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.
"When the game was on the line, we all wanted George (Brett) at the plate." - John Wathan
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Bob Boone | 6-02 | 202 | Right | Right | 1947-11-19 |
15 | Mike Macfarlane | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1964-04-12 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1989 Kansas City Royals Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?