1988 Kansas City Royals season

Offseason

• November 6, 1987: Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar are traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Kurt Stillwell and Ted Power.
• December 10, 1987: Mélido Pérez, John Davis, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount (minors) were traded by the Royals to the Chicago White Sox for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.

Regular season

• On Opening Day, the Royals faced the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays' George Bell set a record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day with three.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 13, 1988: Bill Buckner was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
• May 27, 1988: Steve Balboni was released by the Royals.
• June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bob Hamelin was drafted by the Royals in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1988.
  • Kerwin Moore was drafted by the Royals in the 16th round. Player signed June 3, 1988.
• June 3, 1988: Bud Black was traded by the Royals to the Cleveland Indians for Pat Tabler.
• August 31, 1988: Ted Power was traded by the Royals to the Detroit Tigers for Rey Palacios and Mark Lee.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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

• George Brett, Silver Slugger Award
• Willie Wilson, American League Leader, Triples
• Willie Wilson, Tied Sam Crawford's American League record, Leading AL in Triples five times

Farm system

References

• 1988 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
• 1988 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac

References

1. "Kurt Stillwell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezme01.shtml Mélido Pérez] at ''Baseball Reference''
3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020402164029/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/ SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bucknbi01.shtml Bill Buckner] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hamelbo01.shtml Bob Hamelin] at ''Baseball Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mooreke02.shtml Kerwin Moore] at ''Baseball Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blackbu02.shtml Bud Black] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema03.shtml Mark Lee] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. 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
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997