Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Kansas City Royals professional baseball team.
Regular-season awards
[edit]- 1980: George Brett
- 1985: Bret Saberhagen
- 1989: Bret Saberhagen
- 1994: David Cone
- 2009: Zack Greinke
- 1969: Lou Piniella
- 1994: Bob Hamelin
- 1999: Carlos Beltrán
- 2003: Ángel Berroa
- 2017: Mike Moustakas
- 2020: Salvador Pérez
- 1980: George Brett and Willie Wilson
- 1982: Hal McRae and Willie Wilson
- 1985: George Brett
- 1986: Frank White
- 1988: George Brett
- 1995: Gary Gaetti
- 1998: Dean Palmer
- 2012: Billy Butler
- 2015: Kendrys Morales
- 2016: Salvador Pérez
- 2017: Eric Hosmer
- 2018: Salvador Pérez
- 2020: Salvador Pérez
- 2021: Salvador Pérez
- 1971: Amos Otis
- 1973: Amos Otis
- 1974: Amos Otis
- 1977: Frank White and Al Cowens
- 1978: Frank White
- 1979: Frank White
- 1980: Frank White and Willie Wilson
- 1981: Frank White
- 1982: Frank White
- 1985: George Brett
- 1986: Frank White
- 1987: Frank White
- 1989: Bret Saberhagen and Bob Boone
- 2000: Jermaine Dye
- 2006: Mark Grudzielanek
- 2011: Alex Gordon
- 2012: Alex Gordon
- 2013: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon
- 2014: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Glove Award Winner)
- 2015: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alcides Escobar
- 2016: Salvador Pérez
- 2017: Alex Gordon
- 2018: Alex Gordon and Salvador Pérez
- 2019: Alex Gordon
- 2020: Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Gold Glove Award Winner)
- 2021: Andrew Benintendi and Michael A. Taylor
- 2024: Seth Lugo and Bobby Witt Jr.
- 1976: Hal McRae
- 1980: Hal McRae
- 1982: Hal McRae
- 2012: Billy Butler
- 2015: Kendrys Morales
Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
[edit]- See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves.
- Team (at all positions)
- (2012)
- (2013)
- Left field (in MLB)
- Alex Gordon (2014)
- Centerfield (in MLB)
- Lorenzo Cain (2014)
USA Today AL Top Rookie
[edit]- Eric Hosmer (2011)
- See footnote[1]
Dan Quisenberry has won more Relief Man of the Year awards than any other player in baseball history.
- 1980: Dan Quisenberry
- 1982: Dan Quisenberry
- 1983: Dan Quisenberry
- 1984: Dan Quisenberry
- 1993: Jeff Montgomery
MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"
[edit]- Note: These awards are voted on by five groups for all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not one per league).
- Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.
"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer, Postseason
[edit]MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Closer
[edit]MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Setup Man
[edit]- 2014 – Wade Davis
MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Executive
[edit]- 2014 – Dayton Moore
- 2015 – Dayton Moore
Baseball America All-Rookie Team
[edit]- 2011 – Eric Hosmer (1B)[2]
- 2003: Tony Peña
Postseason and all-star game awards
[edit]- 1985: Bret Saberhagen
- 2015: Salvador Pérez
- 1980: Frank White
- 1985: George Brett
- 2014: Lorenzo Cain
- 2015: Alcides Escobar
- 1989: Bo Jackson
- 2016: Eric Hosmer
Team award
[edit]- 1980 – William Harridge Trophy (American League championship)
- 1985
- 1985 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series championship)
- 1994 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 2014
- 2014 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 2015
- 2015
Other achievements
[edit]Baseball Hall of Fame
[edit]DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)
[edit]- George Brett — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
Ford C. Frick Award recipients
[edit]Royals Hall of Fame
[edit]Retired numbers
[edit]5 - George Brett; 10 - Dick Howser; 20 - Frank White; 42 - Jackie Robinson * ( retired across all of MLB) <kcroyals.com>
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
[edit]Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
[edit]Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars
[edit]- See: Barney Allis Plaza
Season leaders
[edit]George Brett is the only person in baseball history to win a batting title in three different decades.
- 1976: George Brett (.333)
- 1980: George Brett (.390)
- 1982: Willie Wilson (.332)
- 1990: George Brett (.329)
- 2024: Bobby Witt Jr. (.332)
- 1982: Hal McRae
- 2000: Johnny Damon
- 1977: Dennis Leonard
- 1989: Bret Saberhagen
- 1989: Bret Saberhagen
- 1993: Kevin Appier
- 2009: Zack Greinke
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ MLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976-2006). Awards (The Official Site of MLB's Honors and Accolades). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 2010-06-09. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2010 Awards. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-08-21. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (initially sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year". In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Hilton Smith Legacy Award for "Relievers of the Year".
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.