george brett has the most home runs for the royals.
george brett has the most home runs for the royals.
who has the most home runs for the royals?
george brett
after being swept at home in three games by the twins and with only seven games remaining in the regular season, the royals faced a four-game series at home versus the angels. on september 30 the royals won the first game 3–1 with saberhagen pitching a complete game and giving up just one run on a home run by doug decinces. saberhagen collected ten strikeouts in the game and allowed only seven batters to reach first base. the angels claimed the following game on october 1 by the score of 4–2 with mike witt pitching. the royals won the third game on october 2 with black pitching a complete-game shutout and allowing only five batters to reach first base. three of the four runs scored by the royals came in the bottom of the first inning with no outs as george brett hit an inside-the-park home run to center field with two runners on base. the final game of the series on october 3 was won, 4–1, by the royals with quisenberry recording the final out of the game and his 36th save of the season. starting pitcher danny jackson had given up just one run in 8⅔ innings despite allowing 11 hits. the royals' runs came on three home runs by frank white, steve balboni, and brett. with the win, the royals had a one-game lead on the angels.
1985 kansas city royals season
hansen was drafted by the kansas city royals in the second round of the 1980 major league baseball draft out of rio mesa high school in oxnard, california. he began his professional career with the rookie-level gcl royals. in 55 games, hansen batted .228 with 38 hit, three doubles and two triples. in 1981, hansen was promoted to the class-a charleston royals where he batted .242 with 125 hits, 28 doubles, six triples and six home runs in 141 games played. during the next season, 1982, hansen continued playing with the charleston royals. he batted .282 with 78 runs, 148 hits, 34 doubles, 15 home runs and 94 runs batted in (rbis) in 137 games played that season. he was second in the south atlantic league in doubles that year. hansen's 1983 season was split between the class-a fort myers royals and the double-a jacksonville suns. with fort myers, he batted .282 with 51 runs, 109 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 62 rbis in 107 games. in one game with the suns, hansen got one hit in four at-bats. hansen spent his 1984 season at the double-a level with the memphis chicks of the southern league. in 93 games, hansen batted .217 with 71 hits, 10 doubles and three home runs. he continued playing with the memphis chicks in 1985, but received a promotion to the triple-a omaha royals late in the season. hansen batted .324 with 68 hits, 10 doubles and two home runs in 66 games between the two teams. in 1986, hansen spent the entire season with the omaha royals. he batted .253 with 49 hits, five doubles and four home runs in 73 games.
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