1988 Kansas City Royals season

March 2026 November 2013 Kansas City Royals 1988 Kansas City Royals Insignia (1969–2001).svg American League West Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 84 77 y 3rd Ewing Kauffman John Schuerholz John Wathan WDAF-TV(Paul Splittorff, Denny Trease) WIBW (AM)(Denny Matthews, Fred White) The 1988 Kansas City Royals season was the 20th season for the franchise, their 16th at Kauffman Stadium and their 2nd full season under the management of John Wathan. The Royals improved on their 83–79 record from 1987 and finished third in the American League West with an 84–77 record, However, they were eliminated from postseason contention for the 3rd consecutive season. Offseason November 6, 1987: Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar are traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Kurt Stillwell and Ted Power.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stillku01.shtml Kurt Stillwell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More Baseball-Reference.com December 10, 1987: Mélido Pérez, John Davis, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount (minors) were traded by the Royals to the Chicago White Sox for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.Mélido Pérez at Baseball Reference Regular season On Opening Day, the Royals faced the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays' George Bell set a record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day with three.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM Season standings Kansas City Royals Record vs. opponents KC Notable transactions May 13, 1988: Bill Buckner was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Bill Buckner at Baseball Reference May 27, 1988: Steve Balboni was released by the Royals.Steve Balboni at Baseball Reference June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft Bob Hamelin was drafted by the Royals in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1988.Bob Hamelin at Baseball Reference Kerwin Moore was drafted by the Royals in the 16th round. Player signed June 3, 1988.Kerwin Moore at Baseball Reference June 3, 1988: Bud Black was traded by the Royals to the Cleveland Indians for Pat Tabler.Bud Black at Baseball Reference August 31, 1988: Ted Power was traded by the Royals to the Detroit Tigers for Rey Palacios and Mark Lee.Mark Lee at Baseball Reference Roster 1988 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 17 Rick Anderson 27 Luis Aquino 19 Floyd Bannister 40 Bud Black 54 José DeJesús 26 Steve Farr 31 Gene Garber 39 Jerry Don Gleaton 36 Tom Gordon 23 Mark Gubicza 35 Mark Lee 37 Charlie Leibrandt 21 Jeff Montgomery 48 Ted Power 29 Dan Quisenberry 18 Bret Saberhagen 31 Israel Sánchez Catchers  7 Ed Hearn  8 Mike Macfarlane 38 Scotti Madison 24 Larry Owen 29 Rey Palacios  9 Jamie Quirk Infielders 45 Steve Balboni  5 George Brett 14 Bill Buckner 51 Luis de los Santos  2 Dave Owen 32 Bill Pecota 33 Kevin Seitzer  1 Kurt Stillwell  3 Brad Wellman 20 Frank White Outfielders 27 Thad Bosley 34 Nick Capra 22 Jim Eisenreich 16 Bo Jackson 30 Pat Tabler  4 Danny Tartabull 25 Gary Thurman  6 Willie Wilson Manager 12 John Wathan Coaches 32 Frank Funk 41 Adrian Garrett 28 Mike Lum 46 Ed Napoleon 42 Bob Schaefer 44 Jimmie Schaffer Game log Regular season Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; 1988 regular season game log: 84–77 (Home: 44–36; Away: 40–44) y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; April: 12–10 (Home: 6–3; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; May: 11–17 (Home: 4–12; Away: 7–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; June: 17–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–6) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; July: 12–15 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–10) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; August: 18–10 (Home: 13–5; Away: 5–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; September: 16–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 10–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Royals team member Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Mike Macfarlane 70 211 56 .265 4 26 1B George Brett 157 589 180 .306 24 103 2B Frank White 150 537 126 .235 8 58 SS Kurt Stillwell 128 459 115 .251 10 53 3B Kevin Seitzer 149 559 170 .304 5 60 LF Bo Jackson 124 439 108 .246 25 68 CF Willie Wilson 147 591 155 .262 1 37 RF Danny Tartabull 146 507 139 .274 26 102 DH Bill Buckner 89 242 62 .256 3 34 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Pat Tabler 89 301 93 .309 1 49 Jim Eisenreich 82 202 44 .218 1 19 Jamie Quirk 84 196 47 .240 8 25 Bill Pecota 90 178 37 .208 1 15 Brad Wellman 71 107 29 .271 1 6 Larry Owen 37 81 17 .210 1 3 Gary Thurman 35 66 11 .167 0 2 Steve Balboni 21 63 9 .143 2 5 Scotti Madison 16 35 6 .171 0 2 Nick Capra 14 29 4 .138 0 0 Luis de los Santos 11 22 2 .091 0 1 Thad Bosley 15 21 4 .190 0 2 Ed Hearn 7 18 4 .222 0 1 Rey Palacios 5 11 1 .091 0 0 Dave Owen 7 5 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mark Gubicza 35 269.2 20 8 2.70 183 Bret Saberhagen 35 260.2 14 16 3.80 171 Charlie Leibrandt 35 243.0 13 12 3.19 125 Floyd Bannister 31 189.1 12 13 4.33 113 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ted Power 22 80.1 5 6 5.94 44 Rick Anderson 7 34.0 2 1 4.24 9 Luis Aquino 7 29.0 1 0 2.79 11 Tom Gordon 5 15.2 0 2 5.17 18 José DeJesús 2 2.2 0 1 27.00 2 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Steve Farr 62 5 4 20 2.50 72 Jeff Montgomery 45 7 2 1 3.45 47 Jerry Don Gleaton 42 0 4 3 3.55 29 Gene Garber 26 0 4 6 3.58 20 Dan Quisenberry 20 0 1 1 3.55 9 Israel Sánchez 19 3 2 1 4.54 14 Bud Black 17 2 1 0 4.91 19 Mark Lee 4 0 0 0 3.60 0 Awards and records George Brett, Silver Slugger Award Willie Wilson, American League Leader, TriplesGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Willie Wilson, Tied Sam Crawford's American League record, Leading AL in Triples five times Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Omaha Royals American Association Glenn Ezell AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Sal Rende A Baseball City Royals Florida State League Luis Silverio A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Brian Poldberg A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League P. K. Kirsch Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Carlos ToscaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1988 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1988 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac Category:Kansas City Royals seasons Kansas City Royals season Kansas City Royals