Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders

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This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Kansas City Royals professional baseball team.


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Regular-season awards

MVP Award

  • 1980: George Brett

Cy Young Award

  • 1985: Bret Saberhagen
  • 1989: Bret Saberhagen
  • 1994: David Cone
  • 2009: Zack Greinke

Rookie of the Year

  • 1969: Lou Piniella
  • 1994: Bob Hamelin
  • 1999: Carlos Beltrán
  • 2003: Ángel Berroa

Silver Slugger Award

  • 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 Perez

Gold Glove Award

  • 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
  • 2015: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alcides Escobar
  • 2016: Salvador Pérez

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

  • (2012)
  • (2013)
  • Alex Gordon (2014)
  • Lorenzo Cain (2014)

USA Today AL Top Rookie

  • Eric Hosmer (2011)

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year

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"

"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer, Postseason

  • 2015 - Wade Davis

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Closer

  • 2014 - Greg Holland

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Setup Man

  • 2014 - Wade Davis

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Executive

  • 2014 - Dayton Moore
  • 2015 - Dayton Moore

Baseball America All-Rookie Team

  • 2011 - Eric Hosmer (1B)

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

Manager of the Year

  • 2003: Tony Peña

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Postseason and all-star game awards

World Series MVP

  • 1985: Bret Saberhagen
  • 2015: Salvador Pérez

American League Championship Series MVP

  • 1980: Frank White
  • 1985: George Brett
  • 2014: Lorenzo Cain
  • 2015: Alcides Escobar

All-Star Game MVP

  • 1989: Bo Jackson
  • 2016: Eric Hosmer

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Team award

  • 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

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Other achievements

Baseball Hall of Fame

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

  • 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

Royals Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

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Sporting News Sportsman of the Year

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars

  • George Brett

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Season leaders

Batting champions

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)

RBI

  • 1982: Hal McRae

Wins (pitcher)

  • 1977: Dennis Leonard
  • 1989: Bret Saberhagen

ERA

  • 1989: Bret Saberhagen
  • 1993: Kevin Appier

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