A look back at Royals first year players in 1983

Dec 15 2022 by Royals Review

 
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A huge hit, and a huge miss

By 1983, the Pine Tar season, the Royals were getting very old. Hal McRae was 37. Amos Otis was 36. Frank White and John Wathan were 32 and 33 respectively. The pitching staff was downright ancient. Late season acquisition Gaylord Perry was 44. Larry Gura, Vida Blue, Steve Renko, Paul Splittorff, and Dennis Leonard were all on the wrong side of 32. The team needed an infusion of fresh blood in the worst way...

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