--1B Ryan Shealy left after three innings in the final game of the season because of tightness in his left hamstring. He has been plagued by hamstring injuries the last two seasons.
--The Royals' eight-game road winning streak ended with the 6-0 loss at Minnesota in the finale. It was the club's longest road winning streak since the 1977 club won 11 in a row. --2B Alberto Callaspo went 0-for-4 in the season finale, snapping his 18-game hitting streak, the longest by a Royal in 2008.
--The Royals' 18 victories in September are their most for any month since they went 18-10 in July 1994.
--RHP Gil Meche, who picked up his 14th victory Sept. 27, was 11-3 after June 10.
--OF David DeJesus did not play in the season-ending weekend series at Minnesota because of a strained right hip flexor.
BY THE NUMBERS: 75 -- Royals' victory total this year, their most in a season since 2003.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We should have been playing this way all year long. We've just underachieved." -- RHP Zack Greinke on the team winning 18 games in September but finishing 12 games below .500.
