1983 Omaha Royals Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 62-72
Finished 4th in the AA's West Division
Manager: Joe Sparks (62-72)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 137,545, Avg. 2,053
1983 Omaha Royals Roster

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1983 season with a record of 62 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Royals gave up 629 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Omaha plated 588 runs. Kelly Heath paced the team with 13 home runs and drove in 61 runs. Steve Hammond led hitters with significant playing time with a .318 average. Derek Botelho topped the squad with 10 wins, while Dave Schuler recorded a 3.27 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Derek Botelho, Frank Wills, Bob Tufts, Cliff Pastornicky, Mark Funderburk, Mark Huismann, Kelly Heath, Steve Hammond, Mark Ryal, Ron Johnson, Buddy Black, Bob Hegman, Pat Sheridan, Dave Leeper, Rickey Keeton, Mike Parrott, Danny Jackson, Scott Brown, Don Hood, Bombo Rivera, Mike Brewer, Charlie Leibrandt, Dave Schuler, Keith Creel, Jeff Cox, Buddy Biancalana and Butch Davis were all players from the 1983 Omaha Royals who played in the Majors during their careers.

Joe Sparks served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Derek Botelho1014.4175.4225250610152.71551059218731101321
Mike Parrott77.5003.084472311699.3974034740572334
Vinnie Yuhas77.5004.6519180200102.711261531145165032
Danny Jackson78.4673.9723221520136.012674601473293402
Rickey Keeton63.6674.091910210188.0934540843442222
Dave Schuler67.4623.2638918415107.7994539932559400
Daniel St. Clair41.8003.814302700185.0884536838244335
Keith Creel42.6673.0477021053.3441818224041113
Frank Wills411.2674.741616041095.0965650845265136
Buddy Black31.7503.3455030035.0311313113032010
Charlie Leibrandt160.0
Bob Tufts50.0
Theo Shaw10.0
Scott Brown008.39140900024.729232371303101
Don Hood01.0003.865030039.37742205100
Mark Huismann02.0001.851701700824.3167529225101
Mike Alvarez02.00010.804100008.31916102511100
Totals5866.4684.20301120100287241021.3101255547799455256482518270

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Steve Hammond11143540065127374857112935.318.364.490.8541962137
Mark Ryal13249045461118285957443162.260.309.403.7131832213
Ron Johnson104409356471132111049014948.317.399.466.8651661031
Dave Leeper10643040552112208958321456.277.297.432.7301751372
Kelly Heath1295294607111016613611685674.239.321.385.7061772652
Cliff Pastornicky108432404511092321152641545.270.298.418.7161694270
Mike Brewer120470412631042339422874977.252.337.388.7251604413
Buddy Biancalana11341636741821335391763670.223.291.316.6071161752
Butch Davis4619117127541035211351836.316.384.497.881851100
Russ Stephans61209175254242322122718.240.346.337.683593130
Brian Poldberg64212180173560618002630.194.310.328.637594201
Jeff Cox53145128143120010021318.242.312.258.570331120
Pat Sheridan20867516234541421912.307.388.6531.042491100
Duane Dewey256763413100310224.206.231.222.453140200
Mark Funderburk17625941000240117.169.210.271.481162000
Bob Hegman4742000000030.000.429.000.42900000
Totals121345904113560108320842945079244378612.263.327.403.7301657029333721


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ron Johnson1B8771649864.9908.793
Steve Hammond1B3630018525.9858.833
Mark Funderburk1B171723614.9671.294
Mark Ryal1B110001.0001.000
Kelly Heath2B106223296865.9854.896
Jeff Cox2B358175620.9634.457
Cliff Pastornicky3B106621982713.9062.453
Steve Hammond3B27154964.9142.370
Jeff Cox3B55510.9092.000
Bob Hegman3B41210.750.750
Brian PoldbergC643372854.9865.7033
Russ StephansC603274279.9816.1503
Duane DeweyC24104711.9914.6251
Mark RyalOF1282021182.9641.664
Mike BrewerOF11723310113.9572.077
Dave LeeperOF102199080.9611.951
Steve HammondOF4062311.9851.625
Pat SheridanOF20532001.0002.750
Butch DavisOF910010.9091.111
Bombo RiveraOF2.000
Mike ParrottP441019011.000.659
Daniel St. ClairP4341020.875.326
Dave SchulerP3871310.952.526
Derek BotelhoP2572331.9091.200
Danny JacksonP2381611.9601.043
Vinnie YuhasP19111721.9331.474
Rickey KeetonP1982110.9671.526
Mark HuismannP1715001.000.353
Frank WillsP1621911.9551.312
Charlie LeibrandtP16.000
Scott BrownP143110.800.286
Keith CreelP7010011.0001.429
Bob TuftsP5.000
Don HoodP506001.0001.200
Buddy BlackP529021.0002.200
Mike AlvarezP41511.8571.500
Theo ShawP10000.000
Buddy BiancalanaSS1131843412365.9584.646
Kelly HeathSS264075514.9584.423
Totals143033911388151313.9693.342700

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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