1987 Kansas City Royals season
1987 Kansas City Royals | |
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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.
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]
- Billy Gardner is officially named the team's manager as Dick Howser's replacement during spring training. Howser had contracted brain cancer the previous season and was relieved of duty at the All-Star break. Howser attempted to return as manager for the season, but was physically incapable due to after-effects from his cancer treatments.
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[]
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]
Notable events[]
- June 17, 1987: Manager Dick Howser passes away from brain cancer.
Roster[]
1987 Kansas City Royals roster | |||||||||
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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[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | John Wathan and Frank Funk |
AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Bob Schaefer |
A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Jerry Terrell |
A | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | Ken Berry |
A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Rick Mathews |
Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Luis Silverio |
References[]
- ^ Danny Tartabull at Baseball Reference
- ^ Alan Hargesheimer at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Derek Botelho Stats".
- ^ David Cone at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Sundberg at Baseball Reference
- ^ Larry Owen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bret Barberie at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1987 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1987 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
Categories:
- Kansas City Royals seasons
- 1987 Major League Baseball season
- 1987 in sports in Missouri