1987 Kansas City Royals season
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
| General manager(s) | John Schuerholz |
| Manager(s) | Billy Gardner, John Wathan |
| Local television | WDAF-TV (Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White) |
| Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1987 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
Contents
Offseason
- December 10, 1986: Scott Bankhead, Steve Shields, and Mike Kingery were traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Danny Tartabull and Rick Luecken.[1]
- December 22, 1986: Alan Hargesheimer was released by the Royals.[2]
- March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).[3]
- March 27, 1987: David Cone and Chris Jelic were traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo.[4]
- March 30, 1987: Jim Sundberg was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Thad Bosley and Dave Gumpert.[5]
- March 31, 1987: Larry Owen was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | — | 56–25 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 2 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 4 | 42–39 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 7 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 8 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 10 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 10 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
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1987 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
| Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
| New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 2, 1987: Bret Barberie was drafted by the Royals in the 65th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[7]
Roster
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Outfielders
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Jamie Quirk | 109 | 296 | 70 | .236 | 5 | 33 |
| 1B | George Brett | 115 | 427 | 124 | .290 | 22 | 78 |
| 2B | Frank White | 154 | 563 | 138 | .245 | 17 | 78 |
| 3B | Kevin Seitzer | 161 | 641 | 207 | .323 | 15 | 83 |
| SS | Ángel Salazar | 116 | 317 | 65 | .205 | 2 | 21 |
| LF | Bo Jackson | 116 | 396 | 93 | .235 | 22 | 53 |
| CF | Willie Wilson | 146 | 610 | 170 | .279 | 4 | 30 |
| RF | Danny Tartabull | 158 | 582 | 180 | .309 | 34 | 101 |
| DH | Steve Balboni | 121 | 386 | 80 | .207 | 24 | 60 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Larry Owen | 76 | 164 | 31 | .189 | 5 | 14 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Danny Jackson | 36 | 224 | 9 | 18 | 4.02 | 152 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Farm system
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References
- ↑ Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Alan Hargesheimer page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml
- ↑ David Cone page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Sundberg page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Larry Owen page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
