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George Brett - #5
Career Honors
 Inducted into Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1999
 Had number retired, May
14, 1994
 Won 3 batting titles (1976,
1980, 1990) and became
the only player to win
titles in 3 decades
 Voted A.L. MVP in 1980 and
was 2nd in 1985 and 1976
 Named to 13 All-Star games
 Won Rawlings Gold Glove
in 1985
 1985 ALCS MVP
 Played in 7 postseasons
and 2 World Series
 Ranks 5th on MLB’s all-
time doubles list with 665
 Ranks 14th on MLB’s all-
time hit list with 3,154
 His career-best .390
average in 1980 ranked as
the highest since Ted
Williams’ .406 mark in 1941
 One of 4 players in M.L.
history with 3,000 hits,
300 home runs and 200
stolen bases
 Named Royals Player of
the Year 8 times
Third Baseman, 1973-1993
George Brett wrapped up a 21-year Hall of Fame career with the Royals
in 1993 after establishing himself as one of the greatest baseball players to
ever play the game.
He became the only Royal and just the 11th 3rd baseman to be inducted
into the Hall of Fame on July 25, 1999 after receiving 98 percent of the
votes, the 5th-highest mark in history. He had his number retired by the
Royals May 14, 1994.
At the conclusion of Brett’s career, he was the only player in Major League
history to amass more than 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, 600 doubles, 100
triples and 200 stolen bases. He was the first player to win batting titles in
3 decades (1976, 1980, 1990) and retired as the A.L. career record holder
for most intentional walks (229).
A 13-time All-Star, Brett is the club’s all-time leader in every offensive
category except stolen bases. He was the American League MVP in 1980,
finished as the MVP runner up in 1976 and 1985, was a Gold Glove Award
winner in 1985 and was crowned the Royals Player of the Year eight times.
Brett hit .390 in his MVP season, posting the highest batting average
since Ted Williams’ .406 mark in 1941.
Born May 15, 1953 in Wheeling, W.V., he captivated the baseball world
with his performance in the 1985 ALCS and World Series, earning ALCS
MVP honors after the Royals rallied from a 3 games to 1 deficit against the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Brett posted a .373 career World Series average, going 19-for-51 in 13 games,
with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 4 RBI. He holds numerous ALCS records
after recording a career batting average of .340 in the league championships.
He culminated his career
with his 3,000th hit on Sept. 30,
1992 (pictured left). Overall, he
guided the Royals to seven post-
seasons and two World Series.
During his 21-year career with
the Royals, Kansas City posted
15 winning seasons, including 8
seasons with at least 90 wins.
photo by Stephen Dunn/Allsport/
Getty Images

Brett’s Major League Career Statistics

Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E
2007 KANSAS CITY ROYALS MEDIA GUIDE

1973 KANSAS CITY .125 13 40 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1

1974 KANSAS CITY .282 133 457 49 129 21 5 2 47 6 2 0 21 38 8 5 21
1975 KANSAS CITY .308 159 634 84 195 35 13 11 89 9 6 2 46 49 13 10 26
1976 KANSAS CITY .333 159 645 94 215 34 14 7 67 2 8 1 49 36 21 11 26
1977 KANSAS CITY .312 139 564 105 176 32 13 22 88 3 3 2 55 24 14 12 21
1978 KANSAS CITY .294 128 510 79 150 45 8 9 62 3 5 1 39 35 23 7 16
1979 KANSAS CITY .329 154 645 119 212 42 20 23 107 1 4 0 51 36 17 10 31
1980 KANSAS CITY .390 117 449 87 175 33 9 24 118 0 7 1 58 22 15 6 17
1981 KANSAS CITY .314 89 347 42 109 27 7 6 43 0 4 1 27 23 14 6 14
1982 KANSAS CITY .301 144 552 101 166 32 9 21 82 0 5 1 71 51 6 1 17
1983 KANSAS CITY .310 123 464 90 144 38 2 25 93 0 3 1 57 39 0 1 25
1984 KANSAS CITY .284 104 377 42 107 21 3 13 69 0 7 0 38 37 0 1 14
1985 KANSAS CITY .335 155 550 108 184 38 5 30 112 0 9 3 103 49 9 1 15
1986 KANSAS CITY .290 124 441 70 128 28 4 16 73 0 4 4 80 45 1 2 16
1987 KANSAS CITY .290 115 427 71 124 18 2 22 78 0 8 1 72 47 6 3 9
1988 KANSAS CITY .306 157 589 90 180 42 3 24 103 0 7 3 82 51 14 3 10
1989 KANSAS CITY .282 124 457 67 129 26 3 12 80 0 9 3 59 47 14 4 2
1990 KANSAS CITY .329 142 544 82 179 45 7 14 87 0 7 0 56 63 9 2 7
1991 KANSAS CITY .255 131 505 77 129 40 2 10 61 1 8 0 58 75 2 0 1
1992 KANSAS CITY .285 152 592 55 169 35 5 7 61 0 4 6 35 69 8 6 3
1993 KANSAS CITY .266 145 560 69 149 31 3 19 75 0 10 3 39 67 7 5 0
Major League Totals .305 2707 10349 1583 3154 665 137 317 1595 26 120 33 1096 908 201 96 292
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ROYALS
Frank White - #20
Second Baseman, 1973-1990

REVIEW
Frank White was the defensive star for the Royals from 1973 to 1990,
winning 8 Gold Gloves, an American League record for 2nd basemen at the
time. Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski (8), Ryne Sandberg (9) and Roberto Alomar
(10) are the only 2nd basemen in Major League history to accomplish the

HISTORY
same feat. His number 20 was retired and he was inducted into the Royals
Hall of Fame in 1995.
White claimed the Gold Glove award 6 straight seasons from 1977 to
1982 and missed an unprecedented 9th award in 1988 after committing just
Career Honors 4 errors that season and leading the league in fielding percentage.

 Inducted into Royals Hall
of Fame and had number
retired in 1995
 Named to 5 All-Star games
 Won 8 Rawlings Gold
Gloves, including 6 straight
RECORDS
He was selected to the All-Star team 5 times and earned the starting
nod at 2nd base in 1979. White, who ranks 7th all-time in career fielding
percentage among 2nd basemen, was named the Royals Player of the Year
in 1983 and 1986.
A native of Kansas City, White was tabbed as the ALCS MVP in 1980 after
hitting .545 (6-for-11) and driving in 3 runs to lead Kansas City to its first-ever

from 1977-82
 Voted ALCS MVP in 1980
 Named to TSN Silver
Slugger Team in 1986
 Played in 7 postseasons
and 2 World Series
 Twice named Royals
OPPONENTS
World Series by defeating the New York Yankees.
In the Royals 1985 World Series, White led all players with 6 RBI, hitting
3 doubles and a home run as KC rallied from a 3 games to 1 deficit to beat
St. Louis.
Following his career-best 1986 season, White was selected to the Major
League All-Star team that toured Japan in the offseason. He was also named
to The Sporting News Silver Slugger Team.

PLAYER DEV.
Player of the Year
The Royals 1st-ever graduate of the experimental Royals Academy, White
ranks 2nd on the club’s career charts in games (2,324), at bats (7,859) and
hits (2,006). He also stands in
the top 5 in career runs, doubles,
home runs, stolen bases, total
bases, and extra base hits. He
also hit 3 inside-the park home

MEDIA & MISC.

runs during his playing career with
the Royals.
White was honor e d with
the Ernie Mehl Award for his
contribution to the Kansas City
community in 1988.

White’s Major League Career Statistics

Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E
2007 KANSAS CITY ROYALS MEDIA GUIDE

1973 KANSAS CITY .223 51 139 20 31 6 1 0 5 2 2 0 8 23 3 1 12

1974 KANSAS CITY .221 99 204 19 45 6 3 1 18 5 0 0 5 33 3 4 12
1975 KANSAS CITY .250 111 304 43 76 10 2 7 36 2 2 1 20 39 11 3 12
1976 KANSAS CITY .229 152 446 39 102 17 6 2 46 18 3 3 19 42 20 11 23
1977 KANSAS CITY .245 152 474 59 116 21 5 5 50 11 2 2 25 67 23 5 8
1978 KANSAS CITY .275 143 461 66 127 24 6 7 50 9 2 3 26 59 13 10 16
1979 KANSAS CITY .266 127 467 73 124 26 4 10 48 3 7 1 25 54 28 8 12
1980 KANSAS CITY .264 154 560 70 148 23 4 7 60 9 4 2 19 69 19 6 10
1981 KANSAS CITY .250 94 364 35 91 17 1 9 38 4 3 0 19 50 4 2 6
1982 KANSAS CITY .298 145 524 71 156 45 6 11 56 7 5 2 16 65 10 7 17
1983 KANSAS CITY .260 146 549 52 143 35 6 11 77 4 6 0 20 51 13 5 8
1984 KANSAS CITY .271 129 479 58 130 22 5 17 56 4 3 2 27 72 5 5 11
1985 KANSAS CITY .249 149 563 62 140 25 1 22 69 5 3 1 28 86 10 4 17
1986 KANSAS CITY .272 151 566 76 154 37 3 22 84 2 7 2 43 88 4 4 10
1987 KANSAS CITY .245 154 563 67 138 32 2 17 78 4 4 2 51 86 1 3 10
1988 KANSAS CITY .235 150 537 48 126 25 1 8 58 7 6 4 21 67 7 3 4
1989 KANSAS CITY .256 135 418 34 107 22 1 2 36 5 3 2 30 52 3 2 10
1990 KANSAS CITY .216 82 241 20 52 14 1 2 21 0 3 3 10 32 1 0 8
Major League Totals .255 2324 7859 912 2006 407 58 160 886 101 65 30 412 1035 178 83 206
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