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Kevin Appier

Full name Robert Kevin Appier
Born December 6, 1967, Lancaster, California
First Game: June 4, 1989; Final Game: April 23, 2004
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 180
Named Internet Baseball Awards' AL Cy Young Award Winner (1993)
Named AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1990)
Ejections: 1991 (1)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1989 KC  A                    6     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 KC  A
1990 KC  A                   32     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 KC  A
1991 KC  A                   34     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1991 KC  A
1992 KC  A                   30     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1992 KC  A
1993 KC  A                   34     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1993 KC  A
1994 KC  A                   23     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1994 KC  A
1995 KC  A                   31     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1995 KC  A
1996 KC  A                   32     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 KC  A
1997 KC  A    Daily Splits   34     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1997 KC  A
1998 KC  A                    3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1998 KC  A
1999 KC  A    Daily Splits   22     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1999 KC  A
1999 OAK A                   12     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1999 OAK A
1999 TOT A                   34     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1999 TOT A
2000 OAK A    Daily Splits   31     6    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .167  .167   0.0 2000 OAK A
2001 NY  N    Daily Splits   33    62    4    7   0   0   0    4    1   0   24   1   3   0   0   2   0    0   0  .113  .141  .113   0.0 2001 NY  N
2002 ANA A    Daily Splits   32     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2002 ANA A
2003 ANA A    Daily Splits   19     5    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2003 ANA A
2003 KC  A                    4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 2003 KC  A
2003 TOT A                   23     5    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2003 TOT A
2004 KC  A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 2004 KC  A
Total NL ( 1 Year )          33    62    4    7   0   0   0    4    1   0   24   1   3   0   0   2   0    0   0  .113  .141  .113   0.0 Total NL
Total AL (15 Years)         381    21    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0   15   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .048  .048  .048   0.0 Total AL
Total    (16 Years) Splits  414    83    4    8   0   0   0    4    1   0   39   1   5   0   0   2   0    0   0  .096  .118  .096   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

           Division Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2000 OAK A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 2000 OAK A
2002 ANA A                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 2002 ANA A
Total    ( 2 Years)           3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2002 ANA A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 2002 ANA A

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2002 ANA A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 2002 ANA A

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1995 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1995 AL   


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1989 KC  A    Daily Splits    6   5   0   0   0   0   21.2   34   106   3   22   22   12   1   10   0   3   0   0   0   5   0   3   0   1   4   9.14  3.00  -2.0 1989 KC  A
1990 KC  A    Daily Splits   32  24   3   3   1   0  185.2  179   784  13   67   57   54   2  127   5   9   6   6   1  17   1  21  15  12   8   2.76  4.21   2.3 1990 KC  A
1991 KC  A    Daily Splits   34  31   6   3   1   0  207.2  205   881  13   97   79   61   3  158   8   6   7   2   1  41   1  12  14  13  10   3.42  4.71   1.4 1991 KC  A
1992 KC  A    Daily Splits   30  30   3   0   0   0  208.1  167   852  10   59   57   68   5  150   8   3   4   2   0  37   6  12  12  15   8   2.46  3.47   4.1 1992 KC  A
1993 KC  A    Daily Splits   34  34   5   1   0   0  238.2  183   953   8   74   68   81   3  186   3   5   5   1   0  39   3  18   6  18   8   2.56  4.44   5.1 1993 KC  A
1994 KC  A    Daily Splits   23  23   1   0   0   0  155    137   653  11   68   66   63   7  145   9   7  11   4   1  22   6  10   8   7   6   3.83  5.22   1.5 1994 KC  A
1995 KC  A    Daily Splits   31  31   4   1   0   0  201.1  163   832  14   90   87   80   1  185   3   3   5   8   0  34  10  20   6  15  10   3.89  4.87   2.4 1995 KC  A
1996 KC  A    Daily Splits   32  32   5   1   0   0  211.1  192   874  17   87   85   75   2  207   7   4  10   5   1  37   5  21   4  14  11   3.62  4.72   3.5 1996 KC  A
1997 KC  A    Daily Splits   34  34   4   1   0   0  235.2  215   972  24   96   89   74   2  196   4   4  14   4   1  46   1  19   7   9  13   3.40  3.91   2.7 1997 KC  A
1998 KC  A    Daily Splits    3   3   0   0   0   0   15     21    69   3   13   13    5   1    9   0   1   1   1   0   4   0   2   0   1   2   7.80  3.33  -0.6 1998 KC  A
1999 KC  A    Daily Splits   22  22   1   0   0   0  140.1  153   613  18   81   76   51   3   78   5   3   5   6   0  29   2  14   8   9   9   4.87  5.27   0.4 1999 KC  A
1999 OAK A    Daily Splits   12  12   0   0   0   0   68.2   77   313   9   50   44   33   1   53   2   2   5   1   1  21   2   5   4   7   5   5.77  5.58  -1.2 1999 OAK A
1999 TOT A                   34  34   1   0   0   0  209    230   926  27  131  120   84   4  131   7   5  10   7   1  50   4  19  12  16  14   5.17  5.38  -0.8 1999 TOT A
2000 OAK A    Daily Splits   31  31   1   1   0   0  195.1  200   884  23  109   98  102  10  129   5   6   6   9   0  46   3  15  13  15  11   4.52  6.23   0.7 2000 OAK A
2001 NY  N    Daily Splits   33  33   1   1   0   0  206.2  181   856  22   89   82   64   4  172   6   7  12  15   0  37   7  16   9  11  10   3.57  4.00   0.8 2001 NY  N
2002 ANA A    Daily Splits   32  32   0   0   0   0  188.1  191   795  23   89   82   64   2  132   1   8   7   7   0  37   1  14   2  14  12   3.92  4.47   1.3 2002 ANA A
2003 ANA A    Daily Splits   19  19   0   0   0   0   92.2  105   422  17   60   58   36   4   50   0   1   4   8   1  21   4   3   3   7   7   5.63  4.79  -1.6 2003 ANA A
2003 KC  A    Daily Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   19     15    77   4    9    9    7   0    5   1   0   2   0   0   2   0   2   1   1   2   4.26  3.75   0.2 2003 KC  A
2003 TOT A                   23  23   0   0   0   0  111.2  120   499  21   69   67   43   4   55   1   1   6   8   1  23   4   5   4   8   9   5.40  4.61  -1.4 2003 TOT A
2004 KC  A    Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0    4      7    22   0    8    6    3   0    2   0   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   1  13.50  4.50  -0.7 2004 KC  A
Total NL ( 1 Year )          33  33   1   1   0   0  206.2  181   856  22   89   82   64   4  172   6   7  12  15   0  37   7  16   9  11  10   3.57  4.00   0.8 Total NL
Total AL (15 Years)         381 369  33  11   2   0 2388.2 2244 10102 210 1079  996  869  47 1822  61  65  94  64   7 440  45 191 104 158 127   3.75  4.65  19.5 Total AL
Total    (16 Years) Splits  414 402  34  12   2   0 2595.1 2425 10958 232 1168 1078  933  51 1994  67  72 106  79   7 477  52 207 113 169 137   3.74  4.60  20.3 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

             Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
2000 OAK A    Daily Splits    2   1   0   0   0   0   10.1   10    46   1    4    4    6   1   13   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   3.48  0.00 2000 OAK A
2002 ANA A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    5      5    24   1    3    3    3   0    3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.40  8.00 2002 ANA A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    3   2   0   0   0   0   15.1   15    70   2    7    7    9   1   16   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   4.11  4.00 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

  League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
2002 ANA A    Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   10.1   10    43   0    4    4    4   0    3   2   1   2   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   1   3.48  7.00 2002 ANA A

                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
2002 ANA A    Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0    6.1    9    32   4    8    8    5   1    4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0  11.37  8.50 2002 ANA A

               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1995 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      0     6   0    0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1995 AL   


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1989 KC  A Daily Splits   P    6    5    0    21.2     1    0    0    0   0    0    3    2    0 1.000
1990 KC  A Daily Splits   P   32   24    3   185.2    15   21    3    3   0    3   13    1    0  .923
1991 KC  A Daily Splits   P   34   31    6   207.2    20   26    2    0   0    2   10    8    0  .958
1992 KC  A Daily Splits   P   30   30    3   208.1    19   21    1    4   0    0   18    9    1  .976
1993 KC  A Daily Splits   P   34   34    5   238.2    26   14    1    4   0    0   11    8    0  .976
1994 KC  A Daily Splits   P   23   23    1   155       7   13    0    1   0    1   14    6    0 1.000
1995 KC  A Daily Splits   P   31   31    4   201.1    16   20    0    3   0    1    9    4    0 1.000
1996 KC  A Daily Splits   P   32   32    5   211.1    19   15    0    2   0    2   13    9    0 1.000
1997 KC  A Daily Splits   P   34   34    4   235.2    24   17    1    3   0    1   14    9    0  .976
1998 KC  A Daily Splits   P    3    3    0    15       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
1999 KC  A Daily Splits   P   22   22    1   140.1    10   13    1    2   0    0   16    8    0  .958
1999 OAK A Daily Splits   P   12   12    0    68.2     3    8    0    0   0    1    8    1    0 1.000
1999 TOT A                P   34   34    1   209      13   21    1    2   0    1   24    9    0  .971
2000 OAK A Daily Splits   P   31   31    1   195.1     8   14    1    1   0    1    9    7    0  .957
2001 NY  N Daily Splits   P   33   33    1   206.2    11   21    2    2   0    3   22    8    0  .941
2002 ANA A Daily Splits   P   32   32    0   188.1    18   14    0    0   0    2   11   13    2 1.000
2003 ANA A Daily Splits   P   19   19    0    92.2     3    6    0    0   0    0    6    3    0 1.000
2003 KC  A Daily Splits   P    4    4    0    19       1    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
2003 TOT A                P   23   23    0   111.2     4    6    0    0   0    0    7    3    0 1.000
2004 KC  A Daily Splits   P    2    2    0     4       1    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits   P  414  402   34  2595.1   202  225   12   25   0   17  178   97    3  .973
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

           Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
2000 OAK A Daily Splits   P    2    1    0    10.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0     -
2002 ANA A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     5       0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    3    2    0    15.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
2002 ANA A Daily Splits   P    2    2    0    10.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
2002 ANA A Daily Splits   P    2    2    0     6.1     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1995 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     2       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8- 2-1991     BOX  KC  A  Jim Evans           Intentional HBP


Transaction Information

Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 2, 1987).

Traded by Kansas City Royals to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jeff D'Amico, Brad
Rigby and Blake Stein (July 31, 1999).

Granted free agency (October 31, 2000).

Signed by New York Mets (December 11, 2000).

Traded by New York Mets to Anaheim Angels in exchange for Mo Vaughn (December 27,
2001).

Released by Anaheim Angels (July 30, 2003).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (August 6, 2003).

Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 21, 2003).

Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 7, 2004).

Released by Kansas City Royals (November 17, 2005).

Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 9, 2006).

Released by Seattle Mariners (June 2, 2006).

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