1989 Kansas City Royals Roster

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The 1989 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1989 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 1989 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1989 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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55 Kevin Appier 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-12-06
27 Luis Aquino 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-05-19
19 Floyd Bannister 6-01 195 Left Left 1955-06-10
45 Bob Buchanan 6-01 185 Left Left 1961-05-03
34 Stan Clarke 6-01 180 Left Left 1960-08-09
49 Steve Crawford 6-05 225 Right Right 1958-04-29
54 Jose De Jesus 6-05 195 Right Right 1965-01-06
26 Steve Farr 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-12-12
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
38 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
37 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
40 Rick Luecken 6-06 210 Right Right 1960-11-15
34 Larry McWilliams 6-05 180 Left Left 1954-02-10
21 Jeff Montgomery 5-11 180 Right Right 1962-01-07
18 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
8 Bob Boone 6-02 202 Right Right 1947-11-19
15 Mike Macfarlane 6-01 205 Right Right 1964-04-12
5 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
14 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
9 Luis de los Santos 6-05 205 Right Right 1966-12-29
29 Rey Palacios 5-10 190 Right Right 1962-11-08
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
22 Jim Eisenreich 5-11 195 Left Left 1959-04-18
16 Bo Jackson 6-01 225 Right Right 1962-11-30
24 Jeff Schulz 6-01 190 Right Left 1961-06-02
30 Pat Tabler 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-02-02
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
17 Matt Winters 6-03 215 Right Left 1960-03-18
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The 1989 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 70 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 100/99) where 2,477,700 fans witnessed their 1989 Royals finish the season with a .568 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 1989 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1989 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1989 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters

Bob Boone
George Brett
Mark Gubicza
Bo Jackson
Kevin Seitzer
Kurt Stillwell
Pat Tabler
Danny Tartabull
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1989 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Bob Boone (129)
1B George Brett (104)
2B Frank White (132)
3B Kevin Seitzer (159)
SS Kurt Stillwell (130)
LF Bo Jackson (110)
CF Willie Wilson (108)
RF Danny Tartabull (71)
  
SP Luis Aquino
SP Tom Gordon
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Charlie Leibrandt
SP Bret Saberhagen
  
RP Steve Crawford
RP Steve Farr
RP Terry Leach
CL Jeff Montgomery

1989 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Willie Wilson $2,112,205.00
George Brett $2,005,000.00
Mark Gubicza $1,375,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $1,350,000.00
Charlie Leibrandt $1,250,000.00
Danny Tartabull $1,035,000.00
Frank White $1,000,000.00
Floyd Bannister $900,000.00
Bob Boone $883,001.00
Pat Tabler $825,000.00
Bo Jackson $610,000.00
Steve Farr $605,000.00
Kurt Stillwell $460,000.00
Bill Buckner $400,000.00
Kevin Seitzer $340,000.00
Brad Wellman $155,000.00
Steve Crawford $150,000.00
Jim Eisenreich $120,000.00
Jeff Montgomery $95,000.00
Bill Pecota $85,000.00
Mike Macfarlane $70,500.00
Kevin Appier $68,000.00
Luis Aquino $68,000.00
Jose De Jesus $68,000.00
Tom Gordon $68,000.00
Rick Luecken $68,000.00
Rey Palacios $68,000.00
Jeff Schulz $68,000.00
Gary Thurman $68,000.00
Matt Winters $68,000.00
Luis de los Santos $68,000.00

1989 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Kurt Stillwell
#3 Brad Wellman
#4 Danny Tartabull
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#8 Bob Boone
#9 Luis de los Santos
#14 Bill Buckner
#15 Mike Macfarlane
#16 Bo Jackson
#17 Matt Winters
#18 Bret Saberhagen
#19 Floyd Bannister
#20 Frank White
#21 Jeff Montgomery
#22 Jim Eisenreich
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Jeff Schulz
#25 Gary Thurman
#26 Steve Farr
#27 Luis Aquino
#29 Rey Palacios
#30 Pat Tabler
#32 Bill Pecota
#33 Kevin Seitzer
#34 Stan Clarke
#34 Larry McWilliams
#36 Tom Gordon
#37 Charlie Leibrandt
#38 Terry Leach
#39 Jerry Don Gleaton
#40 Rick Luecken
#45 Bob Buchanan
#49 Steve Crawford
#54 Jose De Jesus
#55 Kevin Appier

Did you know that a 1989 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)?