1982 Kansas City Royals season

• October 23, 1981: Manny Castillo was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982. • December 11, 1981: Clint Hurdle was traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown. • December 11, 1981: Jerry Martin was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey. • January 14, 1982: Ken Phelps was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson. • February 18, 1982: Dennis Littlejohn was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Cornell. • March 23, 1982: Rance Mulliniks was traded by the Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Phil Huffman. • March 30, 1982: Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman were traded by the Royals to the San Francisco Giants for Vida Blue and Bob Tufts. == Regular season ==

Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions Draft picks • June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft • Will Clark was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round, but did not sign. • Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Royals in the 19th round. Player signed July 26, 1982. • Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Royals in the 26th round, but did not sign. • Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 15, 1982. Roster == Player stats ==

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 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts == Farm system ==