Glendon battled his way through a tough campaign, working primarily as a starter but also tossed some innings in relief for Kansas City. Recorded a 6-15 ledger with a 5.88 ERA in 29 games including 24 starts... it was the most losses on the team and tied for the 4th-highest loss total in the league.
The Royals were just 7-17 in his starts, supporting him with only 97 runs or an average of 3.9 runs/start... he turned in nine "quality" starts. Was 6-15 with a 6.26 ERA in 24 starts and was 0-0 with one save and a 1.98 ERA in five relief outings. Tagged with losses in each of his first two starts with a 12.54 ERA before recording his first victory of the season vs. Toronto on April 13. Lost his next start at Oakland before winning back-to-back starts vs. Texas and at Toronto to even his record at 3-3.
Dropped four straight starts from May 6-23 and was 0-5 in a 7-start stretch from May 6-June 9. Turned in his best outing of the season against Detroit on June 14... twirled a complete game 7-hit shutout in a 2-0 win... did not walk a batter in the contest while fanning five.
Defeated the Cardinals in St. Louis by a 6-1 score on June 30, his third win in a 4-start stretch that improved his record to 6-9... it was his final win of the season.
Lost his final six decisions of the campaign, including his last five starts from July 17-August 8. Placed on the 15-day Disabled List on August 22, retroactive to August 9, with tendinitis in his left rotator cuff.
Joined the Triple-A Omaha Royals on a rehab. stint in late August... was 1-1 with a 7.98 ERA in three starts for the O-Royals.
Returned to the Royals active roster on September 4. His final five appearances of the season came in relief.
Recorded his first career save with a 4.0 inning relief stint vs. Seattle on September 11. Made three consecutive scoreless relief appearances from September 16-23, tossing 6.2 scoreless frames. Fanned a season-high seven batters on two occasions, which matched his career high... struck out seven Red Sox at Boston on May 17 and seven Cleveland Indians on July 5.
Was 6-10 with a 5.40 ERA at the All-Star break and 0-5 with a 7.12 ERA after the break. Opposing batters hit .304 against him with left-handers batting just .237 (32-for-135) but right-handers hitting at a .322 clip (159-for-494)... only gave up one home run against a left-handed hitter (Cleveland's Jim Thome).
Career Notes
Glendon owns a career record of 12-24 with a 5.68 ERA... he has tossed two complete games - including one shutout - and owns one save.
Opponents have posted a .302 batting average off him, with left-handers recording a .301 mark (90-for-299) and right-handers logging a .303 average (307-for-1014).
The Royals are 22-20 in his 51 career starts... they have supported him with 218 runs or an average of 4.3 runs per start... he has notched 21 "quality" starts or 41 percent of his career starts.
1997
Glendon earned a spot on the major league roster for the 1st time in his career out of spring training...was 1 of 3 rookie hurlers to make the Royals staff, joining Brian Bevil and Jamie Walker. Finished the season with a 6-9 record and 5.50 ERA in 30 games including 27 starts.
Made his 1st big league start and earned his 1st win with a 12-2 victory at Minnesota on April 6...surrendered 2 1st-inning unearned runs and a hit to lead off the 2nd, then settled down and retired 19 consecutive batters until Chuck Knoblauch singled with 2 outs in the 8th inning. Ran his record to 2-0 with a 3-2 win at Toronto in his next start on April 14. Was 0-2 with 6 no-decisions in his next 8 appearances including 7 starts...season ERA jumped from 1.20 to 5.11.
Recorded 3 straight quality starts from May 20-30 and finally got back in the win column with a 3-2 win at Texas on May 30.
Lost his next 6 decisions over 10 appearances including 8 starts.
Went on the 15-day Disabled List on June 22 with a swollen lymph node under his left arm...served a 1-game rehab. assignment at Omaha before being activated on July 1.
Won back-to-back starts for the 2nd time with wins at Boston and Detroit, August 9 and 15. His win at Boston was a 9-2 complete game victory, the only route-going performance of his career...allowed 6 hits in that contest. Won his final start of the season at Milwaukee on September 25, a 2-1 win in which he scattered 4 hits over 7.1 innings.
The Royals were 15-12 in his 27 starts...he was the only hurler on the staff to have a winning team record when he started...the Royals supported him with 125 runs or an average of 4.6 runs/start...he logged a dozen quality starts.
Had an ERA of 5.39 as a starter (99 ER in 165.1 IP) and a 9.00 ERA in 3 relief appearances (5 ER in 5.0 IP).
Opponents batted at a .301 clip off him...left-handed hitters posted a .354 average (58-for-164) while right-handed hitters batted .285 (148-for-520). Did not win a game at Kauffman Stadium (0-6 with a 6.10 ERA)... was 6-3 with a 5.00 ERA on the road. Was 0-0 with a 2.65 ERA in 4 games, 3 starts, for San Juan in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
