Major League Baseball team season
The 1988 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball . It involved the Royals finishing third in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 77 losses.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
4–9
5–7
4–7
4–9
5–8
0–12
4–9
3–9
3–10
4–8
7–5
6–6
5–8
Boston
9–4
—
8–4
7–5
8–5
6–7
6–6
10–3
7–5
9–4
3–9
6–6
8–4
2–11
California
7–5
4–8
—
9–4
8–4
5–7
5–8
3–9
4–9
6–6
4–9
6–7
8–5
6–6
Chicago
7–4
5–7
4–9
—
3–9
3–9
7–6
6–6
4–9
3–9
5–8
9–4
8–5
7–5
Cleveland
9–4
5–8
4–8
9–3
—
4–9
6–6
9–4
5–7
6–7
4–8
5–7
6–6
6–7
Detroit
8–5
7–6
7–5
9–3
9–4
—
8–4
5–8
1–11
8–5
4–8
9–3
8–4
5–8
Kansas City
12–0
6–6
8–5
6–7
6–6
4–8
—
3–9
7–6
6–6
8–5
7–5
7–6
4–8
Milwaukee
9–4
3–10
9–3
6–6
4–9
8–5
9–3
—
7–5
6–7
3–9
8–4
8–4
7–6
Minnesota
9–3
5–7
9–4
9–4
7–5
11–1
6–7
5–7
—
3–9
5–8
8–5
7–6
7–5
New York
10–3
4–9
6–6
9–3
7–6
5–8
6–6
7–6
9–3
—
6–6
5–7
5–6
6–7
Oakland
8–4
9–3
9–4
8–5
8–4
8–4
5–8
9–3
8–5
6–6
—
9–4
8–5
9–3
Seattle
5–7
6–6
7–6
4–9
7–5
3–9
5–7
4–8
5–8
7–5
4–9
—
6–7
5–7
Texas
6–6
4–8
5–8
5–8
6–6
4–8
6–7
4–8
6–7
6–5
5–8
7–6
—
6–6
Toronto
8–5
11–2
6–6
5–7
7–6
8–5
8–4
6–7
5–7
7–6
3–9
7–5
6–6
—
Notable transactions
Roster
1988 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game log
Regular season
1988 regular season game log: 84–77 (Home: 44–36; Away: 40–44)
April: 12–10 (Home: 6–3; Away: 6–7)
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Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
May: 11–17 (Home: 4–12; Away: 7–5)
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Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
June: 17–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–6)
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Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
July: 12–15 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–10)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
August: 18–10 (Home: 13–5; Away: 5–5)
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Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
September: 16–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 10–7)
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Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and records
Farm system
[11]
References
^ "Kurt Stillwell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" . Baseball-Reference.com .
^ Mélido Pérez at Baseball Reference
^ SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
^ Bill Buckner at Baseball Reference
^ Steve Balboni at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Hamelin at Baseball Reference
^ Kerwin Moore at Baseball Reference
^ Bud Black at Baseball Reference
^ Mark Lee at Baseball Reference
^ a b Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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