2016 Kansas City Royals | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |
City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | David Glass | |
General managers | Dayton Moore | |
Managers | Ned Yost | |
Television | Fox Sports Kansas City (Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc) | |
Radio | KCSP 610 AM (Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc) | |
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The Kansas City Royals entered the 2016 season as the defending World Series champions, hoping to reach the World Series for the third consecutive season. Before the season, the team signed free agents Ian Kennedy (a starting pitcher) and Joakim Soria (a reliever) and re-signed star Alex Gordon.[1] However, several players from the previous year's team departed in free agency, including right fielder Alex Rios, second baseman/outfielder Ben Zobrist, and pitchers Greg Holland, Ryan Madson, and Franklin Morales.[2]
The 2016 Royals team was adversely affected by injuries to Gordon, center fielder Lorenzo Cain, closer Wade Davis, and third baseman Mike Moustakas.[1] The team was eliminated from postseason contention with four games left in the season, becoming the fourth consecutive World Series winner to miss the playoffs the following year.[3] However, the Royals were the most successful team in the league at challenging umpire calls via instant replay thanks to the work of replay coordinator Bill Duplissea.[4] The Royals ended the season with an 81–81 record, finishing in third place in the Central Division.[5]
Season standings
American League Central
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | 0.584 | — | 53–28 | 41–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 8 | 45–35 | 41–40 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 13½ | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 16½ | 45–36 | 33–48 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 35½ | 30–51 | 29–52 |
American League Division Leaders
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Cleveland Indians | 94 | 67 | 0.584 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 2½ |
Seattle Mariners | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 3 |
New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 |
Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 15 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 20 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 21 |
Minnesota Twins | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 30 |
Record against opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Boston | 11–8 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 14–6 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–11 |
Cleveland | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | — | 14–4 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Detroit | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 4–14 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Houston | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 11–9 |
Kansas City | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 12–7 | 4–3 | — | 1–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–6 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
Minnesota | 1–5 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 2–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 8–12 |
New York | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 8–12 |
Oakland | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 6–1 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–4 | — | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | — | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 13–7 |
Tampa Bay | 6–13 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 11–8 | 10–10 |
Texas | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 2–4 | — | 3–4 | 13–7 |
Toronto | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | — | 13–7 |
Game log
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April: 12–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 4–8)
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May: 17–11 (Home: 10–4; Away: 7–7)
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June: 13–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 4–10)
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July: 7–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 2–11)
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August: 20–9 (Home: 9–4; Away:11–5)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 6–9; Away: 6–6)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member |
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Alcides Escobar | 162 | 637 | 57 | 166 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 17 | 27 | .261 | .350 |
Eric Hosmer | 158 | 605 | 80 | 161 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 104 | 5 | 57 | .266 | .433 |
Kendrys Morales | 154 | 558 | 65 | 147 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 93 | 0 | 48 | .263 | .468 |
Salvador Pérez | 139 | 514 | 57 | 127 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 22 | .247 | .438 |
Cheslor Cuthbert | 128 | 475 | 49 | 130 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 2 | 32 | .274 | .413 |
Paulo Orlando | 128 | 457 | 52 | 138 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 14 | 13 | .302 | .405 |
Alex Gordon | 128 | 445 | 62 | 98 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 52 | .220 | .380 |
Lorenzo Cain | 103 | 397 | 56 | 114 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 14 | 31 | .287 | .408 |
Whit Merrifield | 81 | 311 | 44 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 19 | .283 | .392 |
Jarrod Dyson | 107 | 299 | 46 | 83 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 30 | 26 | .278 | .388 |
Christian Colón | 54 | 147 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 11 | .231 | .293 |
Adalberto Mondesí | 47 | 135 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | .185 | .281 |
Omar Infante | 39 | 134 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | .239 | .321 |
Drew Butera | 55 | 123 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | .285 | .480 |
Mike Moustakas | 27 | 104 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | .240 | .500 |
Brett Eibner | 26 | 78 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .231 | .423 |
Rey Fuentes | 13 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .317 | .341 |
Billy Burns | 24 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .243 | .243 |
Hunter Dozier | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .263 |
Daniel Nava | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .182 |
Tony Cruz | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Terrance Gore | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5552 | 675 | 1450 | 264 | 33 | 147 | 640 | 121 | 382 | .261 | .400 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Ian Kennedy | 11 | 11 | 3.68 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 195.2 | 173 | 81 | 80 | 66 | 184 |
Edinson Vólquez | 10 | 11 | 5.37 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 189.1 | 217 | 124 | 113 | 76 | 139 |
Yordano Ventura | 11 | 12 | 4.45 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 186.0 | 190 | 96 | 92 | 78 | 144 |
Danny Duffy | 12 | 3 | 3.51 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 179.2 | 163 | 71 | 70 | 42 | 188 |
Dillon Gee | 8 | 9 | 4.68 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 125.0 | 146 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 89 |
Chris Young | 3 | 9 | 6.19 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 88.2 | 104 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 94 |
Kelvin Herrera | 2 | 6 | 2.75 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 72.0 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 86 |
Joakim Soria | 5 | 8 | 4.05 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 66.2 | 70 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 68 |
Brian Flynn | 1 | 2 | 2.60 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 55.1 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 44 |
Chien-Ming Wang | 6 | 0 | 4.22 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 60 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 30 |
Peter Moylan | 2 | 0 | 3.43 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 34 |
Wade Davis | 2 | 1 | 1.87 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 43.1 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 47 |
Luke Hochevar | 2 | 3 | 3.86 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 40 |
Kris Medlen | 1 | 3 | 7.77 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24.1 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Matt Strahm | 2 | 2 | 1.23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
Scott Alexander | 0 | 0 | 3.32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
Brooks Pounders | 2 | 1 | 9.24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 |
Jason Vargas | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Kevin McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Alec Mills | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Drew Butera | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Team Totals | 81 | 81 | 4.21 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1440.0 | 1433 | 712 | 674 | 517 | 1287 |
Farm system
References
- 1 2 "Royals' injuries, fatigue led to uneven 2016". MLB.com.
- ↑ "2016 MLB preview: A team-by-team capsule, including key additions and losses". UPI.
- ↑ Sep 28, foxsports; ET, 2016 at 10:30p (September 28, 2016). "Royals defeat Twins, but get officially eliminated from playoffs". FOX Sports.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Dodd, Rustin (September 17, 2017). "The Royals remain the best at questioning umpires. Here's their secret". Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ↑ Benjamin, Josh. "30 Teams In 30 Days: Kansas City Royals Seek To Reclaim Throne". Forbes.
External links
- 2016 Kansas City Royals Official Site Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- 2016 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference