1988 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1988 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1988 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1988 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I can't trade myself. I can't release myself. I can only be like a St. Bernard and just hang." - Royals reliever Dan Quisenberry (1988)
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1988 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

17 Rick Anderson 6-00 175 Right Right 1956-11-29
27 Luis Aquino 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-05-19
19 Floyd Bannister 6-01 195 Left Left 1955-06-10
40 Bud Black 6-02 180 Left Left 1957-06-30
54 Jose DeJesus 6-05 195 Right Right 1965-01-06
26 Steve Farr 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-12-12
31 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
39 Jerry Don Gleaton 6-03 210 Left Left 1957-09-14
36 Tom Gordon 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-11-18
23 Mark Gubicza 6-05 220 Right Right 1962-08-14
35 Mark Lee 6-03 198 Left Left 1964-07-20
37 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
21 Jeff Montgomery 5-11 180 Right Right 1962-01-07
48 Ted Power 6-04 225 Right Right 1955-01-31
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
18 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
31 Israel Sanchez 5-09 170 Left Left 1963-08-20
7 Ed Hearn 6-03 215 Right Right 1960-08-23
8 Mike Macfarlane 6-01 205 Right Right 1964-04-12
38 Scotti Madison 5-11 195 Right Both 1959-09-12
24 Larry Owen 5-11 185 Right Right 1955-05-31
29 Rey Palacios 5-10 190 Right Right 1962-11-08
9 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
45 Steve Balboni 6-03 225 Right Right 1957-01-16
5 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
51 Luis de los Santos 6-05 205 Right Right 1966-12-29
2 Dave Owen 6-02 170 Right Both 1958-04-25
32 Bill Pecota 6-02 190 Right Right 1960-02-16
33 Kevin Seitzer 5-11 190 Right Right 1962-03-26
1 Kurt Stillwell 5-11 175 Right Both 1965-06-04
3 Brad Wellman 6-00 170 Right Right 1959-08-17
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
27 Thad Bosley 6-03 175 Left Left 1956-09-17
34 Nick Capra 5-08 165 Right Right 1958-03-08
22 Jim Eisenreich 5-11 195 Left Left 1959-04-18
16 Bo Jackson 6-01 225 Right Right 1962-11-30
4 Danny Tartabull 6-01 205 Right Right 1962-10-30
25 Gary Thurman 5-10 175 Right Right 1964-11-12
6 Willie Wilson 6-03 195 Right Both 1955-07-09
14 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
30 Pat Tabler 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-02-02
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The 1988 Kansas City Royals played 161 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 77 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 2,350,181 fans witnessed their 1988 Royals finish the season with a .522 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1988 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1988 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1988 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Steve Balboni
George Brett
Bo Jackson
Mike Macfarlane
Bret Saberhagen
Kevin Seitzer
Kurt Stillwell
Danny Tartabull
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1988 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Jamie Quirk (79)
1B George Brett (124)
2B Frank White (148)
3B Kevin Seitzer (147)
SS Kurt Stillwell (124)
LF Bo Jackson (103)
CF Willie Wilson (142)
RF Danny Tartabull (130)
DH Bill Buckner (42)
  
SP Floyd Bannister
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Charlie Leibrandt
SP Bret Saberhagen
  
RP Gene Garber
RP Jerry Don Gleaton
RP Jeff Montgomery
RP Dan Quisenberry
CL Steve Farr


1988 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $2,305,000.00
Dan Quisenberry $1,562,350.00
Willie Wilson $1,383,712.00
Charlie Leibrandt $1,250,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $1,100,000.00
Floyd Bannister $900,000.00
Frank White $825,000.00
Bud Black $635,000.00
Mark Gubicza $635,000.00
Ted Power $575,000.00
Gene Garber $500,000.00
Thad Bosley $400,000.00
Bo Jackson $383,000.00
Steve Balboni $350,000.00
Jamie Quirk $335,000.00
Danny Tartabull $330,000.00
Steve Farr $225,000.00
Kevin Seitzer $175,000.00
Kurt Stillwell $137,500.00
Brad Wellman $125,000.00
Jim Eisenreich $90,000.00
Ed Hearn $80,000.00
Scotti Madison $65,000.00
Bill Pecota $65,000.00
Mike Macfarlane $62,500.00
Gary Thurman $62,500.00


1988 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Kurt Stillwell
#2 Dave Owen
#3 Brad Wellman
#4 Danny Tartabull
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Ed Hearn
#8 Mike Macfarlane
#9 Jamie Quirk
#14 Bill Buckner
#16 Bo Jackson
#17 Rick Anderson
#18 Bret Saberhagen
#19 Floyd Bannister
#20 Frank White
#21 Jeff Montgomery
#22 Jim Eisenreich
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Larry Owen
#25 Gary Thurman
#26 Steve Farr
#27 Luis Aquino
#27 Thad Bosley
#29 Rey Palacios
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 Pat Tabler
#31 Gene Garber
#31 Israel Sanchez
#32 Bill Pecota
#33 Kevin Seitzer
#34 Nick Capra
#35 Mark Lee
#36 Tom Gordon
#37 Charlie Leibrandt
#38 Scotti Madison
#39 Jerry Don Gleaton
#40 Bud Black
#45 Steve Balboni
#48 Ted Power
#51 Luis de los Santos
#54 Jose DeJesus

Did you know that a 1988 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?