1988 KANSAS CITY ROYALS

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Team Record: 84-77 .522
Result: 3rd in American League - West Division
Manager(s): John Wathan
General Manager: John Schuerholz
Stadium: Royals Stadium
Attendance: 2,350,181
Payroll: $11,558,873
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Kansas City Royals affiliate history

Oldest Player: Gene Garber (40)
Youngest Player: Tom Gordon (20)
Longest Tenure: Frank White, George Brett (16)
Top Hitter: George Brett (5)
Top Pitcher: Mark Gubicza (3)
Top Draft Pick: Hugh Walker (#18)

Roster Continuity: 78.59%

American League Standings

West	W	L	Pct	GB
Oakland	104	58	.642	--
Minnesota	91	71	.562	13.0
KC Royals	84	77	.522	19.5
California	75	87	.463	29.0
Chi White Sox	71	90	.441	32.5
Texas	70	91	.435	33.5
Seattle	68	93	.422	35.5

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#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
17	Rick Anderson	P	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	11/29/1956	31	Everett,Washington	1980	8	179	CHW
27	Luis Aquino	P	MLB	6-0	195	Right	Right	5/19/1964	24	Santurce,Puerto Rico	1982	UDFA		TOR
45	Steve Balboni	1B	MLB	6-3	235	Right	Right	1/16/1957	31	Brockton,Massachusetts	1978	2	52	NYY
19	Floyd Bannister	P	MLB	6-1	203	Left	Left	6/10/1955	33	Pierre,South Dakota	1976	1	1	HOU
40	Bud Black	P	MLB	6-2	185	Left	Left	6/30/1957	31	San Mateo,California	1981	UDFA		SEA
27	Thad Bosley	OF	MLB	6-3	175	Left	Left	9/17/1956	31	Oceanside,California	1974	4	82	CAL
5	George Brett	3B-1B	MLB	6-0	205	Left	Right	5/15/1953	35	Glen Dale,West Virginia	1971	2	29	KC
14	Bill Buckner	1B-OF	MLB	6-0	185	Left	Left	12/14/1949	38	Vallejo,California	1968	2	25	LAD
34	Nick Capra	OF-CF	MLB	5-8	165	Right	Right	3/8/1958	30	Denver,Colorado	1979	3	69	TEX
51	Luis De los Santos	1B	MLB	6-5	190	Right	Right	12/29/1966	21	San Cristobal,Dominican Republic	1984	2	44	KC
54	Jose DeJesus	P	MLB	6-5	195	Right	Right	1/6/1965	23	Brooklyn,New York	1983	UDFA		KC
22	Jim Eisenreich	RF-LF	MLB	5-11	195	Left	Left	4/18/1959	29	St. Cloud,Minnesota	1980	16	402	MIN
26	Steve Farr	P	MLB	5-11	200	Right	Right	12/12/1956	31	La Plata,Maryland	1976	UDFA		PIT
31	Gene Garber	P	MLB	5-10	175	Right	Right	11/13/1947	40	Lancaster,Pennsylvania	1965	20	382	PIT
39	Jerry Don Gleaton	P	MLB	6-3	210	Left	Left	9/14/1957	30	Brownwood,Texas	1979	1	17	TEX
36	Tom Gordon	P	MLB	5-9	190	Right	Right	11/18/1967	20	Sebring,Florida	1986	6	157	KC
23	Mark Gubicza	P	MLB	6-5	210	Right	Right	8/14/1962	25	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	1981	2	34	KC
7	Ed Hearn	C	MLB	6-3	215	Right	Right	8/23/1960	27	Stuart,Florida	1978	4	101	PHI
16	Bo Jackson	LF-CF	MLB	6-1	225	Right	Right	11/30/1962	25	Bessemer,Alabama	1986	4	105	KC
35	Mark Lee	P	MLB	6-5	220	Left	Left	7/20/1964	23	Williston,North Dakota	1985	15	392	DET
37	Charlie Leibrandt	P	MLB	6-3	200	Right	Left	10/4/1956	31	Chicago,Illinois	1978	9	225	CIN
8	Mike MacFarlane	C	MLB	6-1	210	Right	Right	4/12/1964	24	Stockton,California	1985	4	97	KC
38	Scotti Madison	3B-C	MLB	5-11	195	Both	Right	9/12/1959	28	Pensacola,Florida	1980	3	64	MIN
21	Jeff Montgomery	P	MLB	5-11	175	Right	Right	1/7/1962	26	Wellston,Ohio	1983	9	212	CIN
2	Dave Owen	SS-3B	MLB	6-2	170	Both	Right	4/25/1958	30	Cleburne,Texas	1979	10	246	CHC
24	Larry Owen	C	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Right	5/31/1955	33	Cleveland,Ohio	1977	17	420	ATL
29	Rey Palacios	C-3B	MLB	5-10	190	Right	Right	11/8/1962	25	Brooklyn,New York	1983	UDFA		DET
32	Bill Pecota	3B-SS	MLB	6-2	195	Right	Right	2/16/1960	28	Redwood City,California	1981	10	234	KC
48	Ted Power	P	MLB	6-4	225	Right	Right	1/31/1955	33	Guthrie,Oklahoma	1976	5	115	LAD
9	Jamie Quirk	C-3B	MLB	6-4	200	Left	Right	10/22/1954	33	Whittier,California	1972	1	18	KC
29	Dan Quisenberry	P	MLB	6-2	185	Right	Right	2/7/1953	35	Santa Monica,California	1975	UDFA		KC
18	Bret Saberhagen	P	MLB	6-1	200	Right	Right	4/11/1964	24	Chicago Heights,Illinois	1982	19	479	KC
31	Israel Sanchez	P	MLB	5-9	170	Left	Left	8/20/1963	24	Falcon Lasvias,Cuba	1982	9	220	KC
33	Kevin Seitzer	3B-1B	MLB	5-11	180	Right	Right	3/26/1962	26	Springfield,Illinois	1983	11	283	KC
1	Kurt Stillwell	SS-2B	MLB	5-11	175	Both	Right	6/4/1965	23	Glendale,California	1983	1	2	CIN
30	Pat Tabler	1B-OF	MLB	6-2	200	Right	Right	2/2/1958	30	Hamilton,Ohio	1976	1	16	NYY
4	Danny Tartabull	RF	MLB	6-1	205	Right	Right	10/30/1962	25	Miami,Florida	1980	3	71	CIN
25	Gary Thurman	RF-LF	MLB	5-10	165	Right	Right	11/12/1964	23	Indianapolis,Indiana	1983	1	21	KC
3	Brad Wellman	2B-SS	MLB	6-0	170	Right	Right	8/17/1959	28	Lodi,California	1979	UDFA		KC
20	Frank White	2B	MLB	5-11	175	Right	Right	9/4/1950	37	Greenville,Mississippi	1970	UDFA		KC
6	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	MLB	6-3	195	Both	Right	7/9/1955	32	Montgomery,Alabama	1974	16	379	LAD

Team Personnel	Position
John Boles	Director of Player Development
Jerry Cram	Minor League Pitching Coordinator
Frank Funk	Pitching Coach
Adrian Garrett	Third Base Coach
Ken Gonzales	Scout
Dave Herrera	Scout
Gary Johnson	Scout
Tony Levato	Scout
Mike Lum	Hitting Coach
Denny Matthews	Broadcaster
Ed Napoleon	Bench Coach
Johnny Ramos	Scout
Bob Schaefer	First Base Coach
Jimmie Schaffer	Bullpen Coach
John Schuerholz	General Manager
Paul Splittorff	Broadcaster
Denny Trease	Broadcaster
John Wathan	Manager
Terry Wetzel	Scout
Fred White	Broadcaster

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