1983 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,963,886, Avg. 24,859
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Dick Howser (79-83)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1983 Kansas City Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 79-83
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,963,886, Avg. 24,859
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Dick Howser (79-83)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1983 Kansas City Royals Roster
The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1983 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.
The Royals plated 696 runs and conceded 767 runs. George Brett paced Kansas City with 25 home runs, and Willie Aikens walloped 20 or more, too. George Brett drove in 93 runs. Hal McRae topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .311 clip. Paul Splittorff led the squad with 13 wins, while Dan Quisenberry registered a 1.94 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Dick Howser coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 694
Regular Season Runs Against: 765
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 6, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Baltimore Orioles 11 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 9, 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 10, 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 11, 1983 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 12, 1983 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 13, 1983 | Boston Red Sox 18 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 15, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| April 17, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 20, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 22, 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 23, 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 24, 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 5-3 | 3-2 | 8-5 | ||
| April 26, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 10 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 5-3 | 4-2 | 9-5 | ||
| April 27, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 0 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 5-3 | 4-3 | 9-6 | ||
| April 29, 1983 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 6-3 | 4-3 | 10-6 | ||
| April 30, 1983 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 6-4 | 4-3 | 10-7 | ||
| May 1, 1983 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 6-5 | 4-3 | 10-8 | ||
| May 2, 1983 | New York Yankees 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 7-5 | 4-3 | 11-8 | ||
| May 3, 1983 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 8-5 | 4-3 | 12-8 | ||
| May 4, 1983 | New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 8-6 | 4-3 | 12-9 | ||
| May 6, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 8-6 | 4-4 | 12-10 | ||
| May 7, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 | L | 8-6 | 4-5 | 12-11 | ||
| May 8, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 | W | 8-6 | 5-5 | 13-11 | ||
| May 10, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 8-6 | 5-6 | 13-12 | ||
| May 11, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 8-6 | 5-7 | 13-13 | ||
| May 13, 1983 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 9-6 | 5-7 | 14-13 | ||
| May 14, 1983 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Kansas City Royals 10 | L | 9-7 | 5-7 | 14-14 | ||
| May 15, 1983 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 9-8 | 5-7 | 14-15 | ||
| May 17, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 9-8 | 5-8 | 14-16 | ||
| May 18, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 9-8 | 6-8 | 15-16 | ||
| May 20, 1983 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 9-9 | 6-8 | 15-17 | ||
| May 21, 1983 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 10-9 | 6-8 | 16-17 | ||
| May 22, 1983 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 10-10 | 6-8 | 16-18 | ||
| May 23, 1983 | Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 11-10 | 6-8 | 17-18 | ||
| May 25, 1983 | Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 12-10 | 6-8 | 18-18 | ||
| May 26, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 13-10 | 6-8 | 19-18 | ||
| May 27, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 13-11 | 6-8 | 19-19 | ||
| May 28, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 13-12 | 6-8 | 19-20 | ||
| May 29, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 14-12 | 6-8 | 20-20 | ||
| May 31, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 14-12 | 7-8 | 21-20 | ||
| June 1, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 7 | L | 14-12 | 7-9 | 21-21 | ||
| June 2, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 14-12 | 7-10 | 21-22 | ||
| June 3, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 14-12 | 7-11 | 21-23 | ||
| June 4, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 14-12 | 8-11 | 22-23 | ||
| June 5, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 14-12 | 8-12 | 22-24 | ||
| June 5, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 14-12 | 9-12 | 23-24 | ||
| June 7, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 15-12 | 9-12 | 24-24 | ||
| June 8, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 16-12 | 9-12 | 25-24 | ||
| June 9, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 17-12 | 9-12 | 26-24 | ||
| June 10, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 | W | 17-12 | 10-12 | 27-24 | ||
| June 11, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Seattle Mariners 1 | W | 17-12 | 11-12 | 28-24 | ||
| June 12, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Seattle Mariners 8 | L | 17-12 | 11-13 | 28-25 | ||
| June 13, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 | L | 17-12 | 11-14 | 28-26 | ||
| June 14, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 17-12 | 11-15 | 28-27 | ||
| June 15, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 17-12 | 11-16 | 28-28 | ||
| June 17, 1983 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 18-12 | 11-16 | 29-28 | ||
| June 18, 1983 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 19-12 | 11-16 | 30-28 | ||
| June 19, 1983 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 20-12 | 11-16 | 31-28 | ||
| June 20, 1983 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 20-13 | 11-16 | 31-29 | ||
| June 21, 1983 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 21-13 | 11-16 | 32-29 | ||
| June 22, 1983 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 22-13 | 11-16 | 33-29 | ||
| June 23, 1983 | California Angels 7 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 22-14 | 11-16 | 33-30 | ||
| June 24, 1983 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 11 | W | 23-14 | 11-16 | 34-30 | ||
| June 25, 1983 | California Angels 9 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 23-15 | 11-16 | 34-31 | ||
| June 27, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 23-15 | 11-17 | 34-32 | ||
| June 28, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 23-15 | 11-18 | 34-33 | ||
| June 29, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Oakland Athletics 11 | L | 23-15 | 11-19 | 34-34 | ||
| June 30, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 23-15 | 12-19 | 35-34 | ||
| July 1, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 7 | L | 23-15 | 12-20 | 35-35 | ||
| July 2, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 3 | W | 23-15 | 13-20 | 36-35 | ||
| July 3, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 5 | L | 23-15 | 13-21 | 36-36 | ||
| July 4, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 1 | W | 23-15 | 14-21 | 37-36 | ||
| July 8, 1983 | New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 23-16 | 14-21 | 37-37 | ||
| July 9, 1983 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 24-16 | 14-21 | 38-37 | ||
| July 10, 1983 | New York Yankees 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 24-17 | 14-21 | 38-38 | ||
| July 11, 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 24-18 | 14-21 | 38-39 | ||
| July 12, 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 24-19 | 14-21 | 38-40 | ||
| July 13, 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 25-19 | 14-21 | 39-40 | ||
| July 14, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 25-19 | 14-22 | 39-41 | ||
| July 15, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 10 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 25-19 | 15-22 | 40-41 | ||
| July 16, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 17 | L | 25-19 | 15-23 | 40-42 | ||
| July 17, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 25-19 | 16-23 | 41-42 | ||
| July 18, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 | L | 25-19 | 16-24 | 41-43 | ||
| July 19, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 25-19 | 17-24 | 42-43 | ||
| July 20, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 14 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 | W | 25-19 | 18-24 | 43-43 | ||
| July 22, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 25-19 | 19-24 | 44-43 | ||
| July 22, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 25-19 | 19-25 | 44-44 | ||
| July 23, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 25-19 | 19-26 | 44-45 | ||
| July 24, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 25-19 | 20-26 | 45-45 | ||
| July 25, 1983 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 26-19 | 20-26 | 46-45 | ||
| July 26, 1983 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 26-20 | 20-26 | 46-46 | ||
| July 27, 1983 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 27-20 | 20-26 | 47-46 | ||
| July 29, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 27-20 | 20-27 | 47-47 | ||
| July 30, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 27-20 | 20-28 | 47-48 | ||
| July 31, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 27-20 | 21-28 | 48-48 | ||
| July 31, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 27-20 | 21-29 | 48-49 | ||
| August 1, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 27-20 | 21-30 | 48-50 | ||
| August 2, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 27-20 | 21-31 | 48-51 | ||
| August 2, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 27-20 | 21-32 | 48-52 | ||
| August 3, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | W | 27-20 | 22-32 | 49-52 | ||
| August 4, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 27-20 | 23-32 | 50-52 | ||
| August 5, 1983 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 27-21 | 23-32 | 50-53 | ||
| August 6, 1983 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 28-21 | 23-32 | 51-53 | ||
| August 7, 1983 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 29-21 | 23-32 | 52-53 | ||
| August 8, 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 30-21 | 23-32 | 53-53 | ||
| August 8, 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 30-22 | 23-32 | 53-54 | ||
| August 9, 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 31-22 | 23-32 | 54-54 | ||
| August 10, 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 31-23 | 23-32 | 54-55 | ||
| August 13, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 31-23 | 23-33 | 54-56 | ||
| August 13, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 31-23 | 24-33 | 55-56 | ||
| August 14, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 31-23 | 24-34 | 55-57 | ||
| August 14, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 31-23 | 25-34 | 56-57 | ||
| August 15, 1983 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 32-23 | 25-34 | 57-57 | ||
| August 16, 1983 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 18 | W | 33-23 | 25-34 | 58-57 | ||
| August 17, 1983 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 33-24 | 25-34 | 58-58 | ||
| August 19, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 33-24 | 25-35 | 58-59 | ||
| August 19, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 33-24 | 25-36 | 58-60 | ||
| August 20, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 33-24 | 25-37 | 58-61 | ||
| August 21, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 33-24 | 26-37 | 59-61 | ||
| August 22, 1983 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 33-25 | 26-37 | 59-62 | ||
| August 23, 1983 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 34-25 | 26-37 | 60-62 | ||
| August 24, 1983 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 34-26 | 26-37 | 60-63 | ||
| August 25, 1983 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 35-26 | 26-37 | 61-63 | ||
| August 25, 1983 | Texas Rangers 1 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 36-26 | 26-37 | 62-63 | ||
| August 26, 1983 | Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 37-26 | 26-37 | 63-63 | ||
| August 27, 1983 | Texas Rangers 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 38-26 | 26-37 | 64-63 | ||
| August 28, 1983 | Texas Rangers 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 38-27 | 26-37 | 64-64 | ||
| August 29, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles 9 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 38-28 | 26-37 | 64-65 | ||
| August 30, 1983 | Baltimore Orioles 12 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 38-29 | 26-37 | 64-66 | ||
| August 31, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 38-29 | 26-38 | 64-67 | ||
| September 1, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Chicago White Sox 12 | L | 38-29 | 26-39 | 64-68 | ||
| September 2, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Texas Rangers 7 | L | 38-29 | 26-40 | 64-69 | ||
| September 3, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Texas Rangers 0 | W | 38-29 | 27-40 | 65-69 | ||
| September 3, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 38-29 | 27-41 | 65-70 | ||
| September 4, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 38-29 | 27-42 | 65-71 | ||
| September 5, 1983 | Seattle Mariners 13 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 38-30 | 27-42 | 65-72 | ||
| September 6, 1983 | Seattle Mariners 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 38-31 | 27-42 | 65-73 | ||
| September 7, 1983 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 39-31 | 27-42 | 66-73 | ||
| September 9, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 39-31 | 27-43 | 66-74 | ||
| September 10, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 39-31 | 27-44 | 66-75 | ||
| September 11, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 39-31 | 28-44 | 67-75 | ||
| September 13, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at California Angels 3 | W | 39-31 | 29-44 | 68-75 | ||
| September 14, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 0 | W | 39-31 | 30-44 | 69-75 | ||
| September 16, 1983 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 40-31 | 30-44 | 70-75 | ||
| September 17, 1983 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 41-31 | 30-44 | 71-75 | ||
| September 18, 1983 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 41-32 | 30-44 | 71-76 | ||
| September 19, 1983 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 42-32 | 30-44 | 72-76 | ||
| September 19, 1983 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 43-32 | 30-44 | 73-76 | ||
| September 20, 1983 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 43-33 | 30-44 | 73-77 | ||
| September 21, 1983 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 43-34 | 30-44 | 73-78 | ||
| September 22, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 43-35 | 30-44 | 73-79 | ||
| September 23, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 44-35 | 30-44 | 74-79 | ||
| September 24, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 12 | W | 45-35 | 30-44 | 75-79 | ||
| September 25, 1983 | Minnesota Twins 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 45-36 | 30-44 | 75-80 | ||
| September 26, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 45-36 | 31-44 | 76-80 | ||
| September 27, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 45-36 | 31-45 | 76-81 | ||
| September 28, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 11 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 45-36 | 32-45 | 77-81 | ||
| September 29, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 45-36 | 32-46 | 77-82 | ||
| October 1, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 45-36 | 33-46 | 78-82 | ||
| October 1, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 45-36 | 34-46 | 79-82 | ||
| October 2, 1983 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 45-36 | 34-47 | 79-83 |
