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2001 Kansas City Royals season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2001 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing fifth in the American League Central with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses.
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| 2001 Kansas City Royals | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Owners | David Glass | |||
| General managers | Allard Baird | |||
| Managers | Tony Muser | |||
| Television | KMBC-TV KCWE FSN Rocky Mountain (Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) | |||
| Radio | KMBZ (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre) | |||
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- January 8, 2001: Johnny Damon was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals with Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Oakland Athletics sent Ángel Berroa and A. J. Hinch to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals.[1]
- March 23, 2001: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[2]
Season standings
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| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 44–36 | 47–35 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 8 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 25 | 37–44 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 26 | 35–46 | 30–51 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 4–5 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 6–14 | 4–15 | 7–2 | 7–12 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
| Baltimore | 5–4 | — | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–13 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 10–9 | 2–7 | 7–12 | 6–12 |
| Boston | 3–4 | 10–9 | — | 3–3 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 10–9 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 4–5 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 9–10 | — | 13–6 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Detroit | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 6–13 | 6–13 | — | 8–11 | 4–15 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–4 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 8–10 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 15–4 | 13–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 3–4 | 13–5 | 13–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–6 | 3–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 14–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | 9–10 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 12–6 |
| Seattle | 15–4 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 7–2 | 15–5 | 6–3 | 12–6 |
| Tampa Bay | 2–7 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–13 | 2–7 | 2–7 | — | 4–5 | 9–10 | 10–8 |
| Texas | 12–7 | 7–2 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–15 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 8–10 |
| Toronto | 4–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 10–9 | 6–3 | — | 8–10 |
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Notable transactions
- May 23, 2001: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Kansas City Royals.[2]
- June 5, 2001: Paul Byrd was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Kansas City Royals for José Santiago.[3]
- June 24, 2001: Brent Mayne was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Sal Fasano and Mac Suzuki.[4]
- July 31, 2001: Rey Sánchez was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Brad Voyles (minors) and Alejandro Machado (minors).[5]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Brent Mayne | 51 | 166 | 40 | .241 | 2 | 20 |
| 1B | Mike Sweeney | 147 | 559 | 170 | .304 | 29 | 99 |
| 2B | Carlos Febles | 79 | 292 | 69 | .236 | 8 | 25 |
| SS | Rey Sánchez | 100 | 390 | 118 | .303 | 0 | 28 |
| 3B | Joe Randa | 151 | 581 | 147 | .253 | 13 | 83 |
| LF | Dee Brown | 106 | 380 | 93 | .245 | 7 | 40 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 155 | 617 | 189 | .306 | 24 | 101 |
| RF | Jermaine Dye | 97 | 367 | 100 | .272 | 13 | 47 |
| DH | Raúl Ibañez | 104 | 279 | 78 | .280 | 13 | 54 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mark Quinn | 118 | 453 | 122 | .269 | 17 | 60 |
| Luis Alicea | 113 | 387 | 106 | .274 | 4 | 32 |
| Dave McCarty | 98 | 200 | 50 | .250 | 7 | 26 |
| Neifi Pérez | 49 | 199 | 48 | .241 | 1 | 12 |
| Héctor Ortiz | 56 | 154 | 38 | .247 | 0 | 11 |
| Gregg Zaun | 39 | 125 | 40 | .320 | 6 | 18 |
| A. J. Hinch | 45 | 121 | 19 | .157 | 6 | 15 |
| Donnie Sadler | 54 | 101 | 13 | .129 | 0 | 2 |
| Endy Chávez | 29 | 77 | 16 | .208 | 0 | 5 |
| Luis Ordaz | 28 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
| Ángel Berroa | 15 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 0 | 4 |
| Wilson Delgado | 14 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Berger | 6 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Harvey | 4 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Trent Hubbard | 5 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Fasano | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jeff Suppan | 34 | 218.1 | 10 | 14 | 4.37 | 120 |
| Chad Durbin | 29 | 179.0 | 9 | 16 | 4.93 | 95 |
| Dan Reichert | 27 | 123.0 | 8 | 8 | 5.63 | 77 |
| Paul Byrd | 16 | 93.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.05 | 49 |
| Chris George | 13 | 74.0 | 4 | 8 | 5.59 | 32 |
| Brian Meadows | 10 | 50.1 | 1 | 6 | 6.97 | 21 |
| Mike MacDougal | 3 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.70 | 7 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Blake Stein | 36 | 131.0 | 7 | 8 | 4.74 | 113 |
| Kris Wilson | 29 | 109.1 | 6 | 5 | 5.19 | 67 |
| Mac Suzuki | 15 | 56.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.30 | 37 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Roberto Hernández | 63 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.12 | 46 |
| Jason Grimsley | 73 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.02 | 61 |
| Doug Henry | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.07 | 57 |
| Cory Bailey | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 61 |
| Tony Cogan | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.84 | 17 |
| Jeff Austin | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 27 |
| José Santiago | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 15 |
| Scott Mullen | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Brad Voyles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 6 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Johnny Damon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Paul Byrd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- – Rey Sanchez at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 2001 Kansas City Royals team at Baseball-Reference
- 2001 Kansas City Royals team at baseball-almanac.com