2012 Kansas City Royals season

2012 Kansas City Royals
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Kauffman Stadium (since 1973)
Kansas City, Missouri (since 1969)
Results
Record	72–90 (.444)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	David Glass
General manager(s)	Dayton Moore
Manager(s)	Ned Yost
Local television	Fox Sports Kansas City (Ryan Lefebvre, Jeff Montgomery, Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc)
Local radio	KCSP 610 AM (Denny Matthews, Bob Davis, Steve Stewart, Ryan Lefebvre, Steve Physioc)
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The Kansas City Royals' season of 2012 was the 44th for the Royals franchise. The Royals hosted the 83rd MLB All-Star Game on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium, where the team played its 40th season of home games. The Royals finished 72-90, 3rd place in the AL Central.

Prior to the 2013 Kansas City Royals season (during the offseason), the Royals donated over $4 million in funds raised during the 2012 All-Star game for various projects in the Kansas City area communities, including building two baseball facilities for disabled children.[1][2]

Alex Gordon signed a $37.5 million four-year deal with the Royals.

Jeremy Guthrie signed a $25 million three-year deal in November 2012 to stay with the Royals.

Season standings

American League Central

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	88	74	0.543	—	50–31	38–43
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	3	45–36	40–41
Kansas City Royals	72	90	0.444	16	37–44	35–46
Cleveland Indians	68	94	0.420	20	37–44	31–50
Minnesota Twins	66	96	0.407	22	31–50	35–46

American League Wild Card

Division Winners	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	95	67	0.586
Detroit Tigers	88	74	0.543
Oakland Athletics	94	68	0.580

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Baltimore Orioles	93	69	0.574	—
Texas Rangers	93	69	0.574	—
Tampa Bay Rays	90	72	0.556	3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	89	73	0.549	4
Chicago White Sox	85	77	0.525	8
Seattle Mariners	75	87	0.463	18
Toronto Blue Jays	73	89	0.451	20
Kansas City Royals	72	90	0.444	21
Boston Red Sox	69	93	0.426	24
Cleveland Indians	68	94	0.420	25
Minnesota Twins	66	96	0.407	27

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	13–5	6–2	4–4	3–3	5–4	2–7	5–2	9–9	4–5	8–1	10–8	2–5	11–7	11–7
Boston	5–13	–	6–2	5–3	5–5	4–3	0–6	4–3	5–13	1–8	5–4	9–9	2–6	7–11	11–7
Chicago	2–6	2–6	–	11–7	6–12	6–12	3–5	14–4	5–2	3–3	8–1	4–3	6–3	6–4	9–9
Cleveland	4–4	3–5	7–11	–	10–8	8–10	5–4	6–12	1–5	2–8	4–4	4–4	4–5	2–4	8–10
Detroit	3–3	5–5	12–6	8–10	–	13–5	5–5	10–8	4–6	4–3	1–5	5–2	3–7	4–2	11–7
Kansas City	4–5	3–4	12–6	10–8	5–13	–	4–5	7–11	3–4	5–4	1–7	4–2	4–5	2–6	8–10
Los Angeles	7–2	6–0	5–3	4–5	5–5	5–4	–	6–3	4–5	9–10	11–8	1–9	10–9	4–4	12–6
Minnesota	2–5	3–4	4–14	12–6	8–10	11–7	3–6	–	3–4	4–5	2–8	1–5	2–8	2–5	9–9
New York	9–9	13–5	2–5	5–1	6–4	4–3	5–4	4–3	–	5–5	6–3	8–10	4–3	11–7	13–5
Oakland	5–4	8–1	3–3	8–2	3–4	4–5	10–9	5–4	5–5	–	12–7	5–4	11–8	5–4	10–8
Seattle	1–8	4–5	1–8	4–4	5–1	7–1	8–11	8–2	3–6	7–12	–	4–6	9–10	6–3	8–10
Tampa Bay	8–10	9–9	3–4	4–4	2–5	2–4	9–1	5–1	10–8	4–5	6–4	–	5–4	14–4	9–9
Texas	5–2	6–2	3–6	5–4	7–3	5–4	9–10	8–2	3–4	8–11	10–9	4–5	–	6–3	14–4
Toronto	7–11	11–7	4–6	4–2	2–4	6–2	4–4	5–2	7–11	4–5	3–6	4–14	3–6	–	9–9

• Source: MLB Standings Grid

Game Log

Legend
Royals Win	Royals Loss	Game Postponed
* All times are CDT

Roster

2012 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers 47 Nathan Adcock 51 Jonathan Broxton 67 Francisley Bueno 52 Bruce Chen 31 Louis Coleman 55 Tim Collins 66 Román Colón 43 Aaron Crow 23 Danny Duffy 33 Jeremy Guthrie 40 Kelvin Herrera 44 Luke Hochevar 56 Greg Holland 46 Tommy Hottovy 41 Jeremy Jeffress 32 Vin Mazzaro 39 Luis Mendoza 50 José Mijares 49 Jake Odorizzi 59 Felipe Paulino 57 Jonathan Sánchez 53 Will Smith 61 Everett Teaford 62 Ryan Verdugo		Catchers 50 Adam Moore 27 Brayan Peña 13 Salvador Pérez 28 Manny Piña 33 Humberto Quintero Infielders 34 Tony Abreu 11 Yuniesky Betancourt 16 Billy Butler  2 Alcides Escobar 19 Irving Falu 17 Chris Getz  9 Johnny Giavotella 35 Eric Hosmer  8 Mike Moustakas		Outfielders 30 Jason Bourgeois  6 Lorenzo Cain  1 Jarrod Dyson 21 Jeff Francoeur  4 Alex Gordon  7 David Lough 12 Mitch Maier Other batters 25 Clint Robinson		Manager  3 Ned Yost Coaches 15 Chino Cadahia (bench) 58 Dave Eiland (pitching) -- Bill Fischer (bullpen) 54 Steve Foster (bullpen) 18 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 14 Eddie Rodríguez (third base) 36 Kevin Seitzer (hitting)  7 Doug Sisson (first base)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pacific Coast League	Mike Jirschele
AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Texas League	Brian Poldberg
A	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Carolina League	Vance Wilson
A	Kane County Cougars	Midwest League	Brian Buchanan
Rookie	Burlington Royals	Appalachian League	Tommy Shields
Rookie	AZL Royals	Arizona League	Darryl Kennedy
Rookie	Idaho Falls Chukars	Pioneer League	Omar Ramírez

References

• Kansas City Royals: Official web site

External links

• 2012 Kansas City Royals Official Site
• 2012 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference