Stan Royer Explained

Stan Royer
Position:Third baseman/First baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:31 August 1967
Birth Place:Olney, Illinois, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 11
Debutyear:1991
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 22
Finalyear:1994
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.250
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:21
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Stanley Dean Royer (born August 31, 1967) is an American former third baseman/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1994) and Boston Red Sox (1994). Listed at 6' 3", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Drafted out of Charleston High School in Charleston, Illinois by the Atlanta Braves, Royer decided to not sign and attended college instead. Royer was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 1988 draft out of Eastern Illinois University, from where he had earned an economics degree. Before the 1991 season, he was sent by Oakland along with Félix José and a minor leaguer to the Cardinals in the same transaction that brought Willie McGee to the Athletics.

In a four-season career, Royer was a .250 hitter (41-for-164) with 21 RBI in 89 games, including four home runs, 10 doubles, and 14 runs scored. He also played in the Oakland, St. Louis and Boston minor league systems from 1988 to 1994, hitting .270 with 72 home runs and 417 RBI in 707 games.

Royer is President of Claris Advisors, an investment advising and wealth management firm based in St. Louis.