Jerry Royster
[edit] Biography
Jerry Royster (Jeron Kennis Royster) was born on October 18, 1952 in Sacramento, California. He made his Major League debut on August 14, 1973 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 5 home runs and 45 RBI. Royster played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Jerry Royster's best season was 1979, when he stole 35 bases and knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .211
| .211
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 13
| 36
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .270
| .361
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 149
| 533
| 65
| 132
| 5
| 45
| .248
| .313
| .304
| 13
| 1
| 52
| 53
| 1
| 14
| 24
| 4
| 11
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| 140
| 445
| 64
| 96
| 6
| 28
| .216
| .278
| .288
| 10
| 2
| 38
| 67
| 1
| 6
| 28
| 3
| 11
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 140
| 529
| 67
| 137
| 2
| 35
| .259
| .331
| .333
| 17
| 8
| 56
| 49
| 3
| 8
| 27
| 2
| 9
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 154
| 601
| 103
| 164
| 3
| 51
| .273
| .337
| .349
| 25
| 6
| 62
| 59
| 0
| 6
| 35
| 0
| 8
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 123
| 392
| 42
| 95
| 1
| 20
| .242
| .309
| .319
| 17
| 5
| 37
| 48
| 1
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 6
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 64
| 93
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 9
| .204
| .257
| .269
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 108
| 261
| 43
| 77
| 2
| 25
| .295
| .351
| .383
| 13
| 2
| 22
| 36
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 3
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 91
| 268
| 32
| 63
| 3
| 30
| .235
| .305
| .328
| 10
| 3
| 28
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 12
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 81
| 227
| 22
| 47
| 1
| 21
| .207
| .257
| .295
| 13
| 2
| 15
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 8
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 90
| 249
| 31
| 70
| 5
| 31
| .281
| .363
| .410
| 13
| 2
| 32
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 6
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 118
| 257
| 31
| 66
| 5
| 26
| .257
| .336
| .362
| 12
| 0
| 32
| 45
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 6
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 18
| 42
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .357
| .413
| .405
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 55
| 154
| 25
| 37
| 7
| 23
| .240
| .324
| .448
| 11
| 0
| 19
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 73
| 196
| 26
| 52
| 7
| 27
| .265
| .342
| .439
| 13
| 0
| 23
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 5
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 68
| 102
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .222
| .206
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1355
| 4012
| 526
| 997
| 33
| 325
| .249
| .314
| .328
| 152
| 33
| 388
| 502
| 10
| 66
| 185
| 19
| 85
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 73
| 196
| 26
| 52
| 7
| 27
| .265
| .342
| .439
| 13
| 0
| 23
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1428
| 4208
| 552
| 1049
| 40
| 352
| .249
| .315
| .333
| 165
| 33
| 411
| 534
| 11
| 69
| 189
| 20
| 90
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 46
| 2
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 33.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| OF
| 7
| 5
| 34.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 143
| 1244.2
| 156
| 306
| 18
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 52
| 37
| 343.2
| 60
| 106
| 15
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 39
| 30
| 279.2
| 76
| 85
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 55
| 38
| 358
| 46
| 76
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 75
| 73
| 641.2
| 186
| 193
| 10
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 60
| 60
| 508.1
| 98
| 183
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 80
| 76
| 670
| 91
| 181
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 77
| 70
| 605
| 170
| 224
| 7
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 7
| 140.2
| 15
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 41
| 41
| 320
| 71
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 49
| 46
| 403.1
| 108
| 129
| 13
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 41
| 41
| 320
| 72
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 25
| 8
| 105.2
| 15
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 8
| 71.2
| 20
| 28
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 61
| 23
| 267.1
| 31
| 51
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 9
| 94.1
| 21
| 34
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 25
| 24
| 195.2
| 42
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 11
| 5
| 53.2
| 14
| 25
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 25
| 24
| 195.2
| 39
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 26
| 15
| 156
| 42
| 51
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 13
| 10
| 93
| 19
| 37
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 18
| 16
| 120
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 47
| 27
| 260.2
| 26
| 68
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 18
| 16
| 120
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 11
| 9
| 77
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 16
| 12
| 110
| 20
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 29
| 21
| 205
| 51
| 95
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 11
| 9
| 77
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 10
| 109.1
| 14
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 43.1
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 58
| 50
| 410.1
| 112
| 165
| 7
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 29
| 8
| 114.2
| 13
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 21
| 13
| 118.2
| 39
| 37
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 59
| 35
| 334.1
| 25
| 83
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| LF
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| SS
| 24
| 12
| 122.2
| 19
| 46
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 9
| 77.1
| 4
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 30
| 24
| 216
| 22
| 41
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 3
| 30.1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 13
| 9
| 80
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 80
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 43
| 33
| 293.1
| 26
| 57
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 88
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 4
| 39.1
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 14
| 10
| 88
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 2
| 36.1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 26
| 15
| 141.1
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 26.1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 19
| 13
| 113
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 9
| 5
| 38.1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 636
| 417
| 4006.2
| 465
| 950
| 73
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 124
| 102
| 839
| 185
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 189
| 142
| 1301.2
| 237
| 480
| 37
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 21
| 13
| 117
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 153
| 120
| 994.1
| 228
| 7
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 417
| 341
| 3057
| 848
| 1066
| 58
| 225
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 21, 1970).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Jim Wynn, Tom Paciorek and Lee Lacy to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson (November 17, 1975).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (January 3, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 21, 1987).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Mike Soper to New York Yankees in exchange for Ken Patterson and a player to be named later (August 26, 1987); Chicago White Sox received Jeff Pries (September 19, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (April 4, 1988).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (May 17, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
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