1987 Kansas City Royals

83-79 • .512 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1987 Kansas City Royals went 83-79 (.512) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 715 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Danny Tartabull (34 HR, 101 RBI) and Bret Saberhagen (18-10, 3.36 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
2nd Rank
715 R 691 RA
Diff +24

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⚡ Quick Stats

715 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
2,392K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .327 2% below the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .412 3% below the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 3.86 13% better than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 715 10% below the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,392,471
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Avg per Game 29,536

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Kevin Seitzer 0.323 2 Danny Tartabull 0.309 3 Gary Thurman 0.296 4 George Brett 0.290 5 Willie Wilson 0.279

Home Runs

1 Danny Tartabull 34 2 Steve Balboni 24 3 George Brett 22 4 Bo Jackson 22 5 Frank White 17

RBI

1 Danny Tartabull 101 2 Kevin Seitzer 83 3 George Brett 78 4 Frank White 78 5 Steve Balboni 60
1987 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kevin Seitzer 161 641 105 207 33 8 15 83 80 85 12 0.323
Willie Wilson 146 610 97 170 18 15 4 30 32 88 59 0.279
Danny Tartabull 158 582 95 180 27 3 34 101 79 136 9 0.309
Frank White 154 563 67 138 32 2 17 78 51 86 1 0.245
George Brett 115 427 71 124 18 2 22 78 72 47 6 0.290
Bo Jackson 116 396 46 93 17 2 22 53 30 158 10 0.235
Steve Balboni 121 386 44 80 11 1 24 60 34 97 0 0.207
Angel Salazar 116 317 24 65 7 0 2 21 6 46 4 0.205
Jamie Quirk 109 296 24 70 17 0 5 33 28 56 1 0.236
Juan Beniquez 57 174 14 41 7 0 3 26 11 26 0 0.236
Lonnie Smith 48 167 26 42 7 1 3 8 24 31 9 0.251
Larry Owen 76 164 17 31 6 0 5 14 16 51 0 0.189
Bill Pecota 66 156 22 43 5 1 3 14 15 25 5 0.276
Thad Bosley 80 140 13 39 6 1 1 16 9 26 0 0.279
Ross Jones 39 114 10 29 4 2 0 10 5 15 1 0.254
Jim Eisenreich 44 105 10 25 8 2 4 21 7 13 1 0.238
Gary Thurman 27 81 12 24 2 0 0 5 8 20 7 0.296
Jorge Orta 21 50 3 9 4 0 2 4 3 8 0 0.180
Buddy Biancalana 37 47 4 10 1 0 1 7 1 10 0 0.213
Hal McRae 18 32 5 10 3 0 1 9 5 1 0 0.312
Mike Macfarlane 8 19 0 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.211
Ed Hearn 6 17 2 5 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 0.294
Scotti Madison 7 15 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.267
Rick Anderson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Davis 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Farr 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Garber 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Gumpert 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Jackson 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Leibrandt 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Melido Perez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Shirley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stoddard 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 John Davis 2.27 2 Dan Quisenberry 2.76 3 Bret Saberhagen 3.36 4 Charlie Leibrandt 3.41 5 Buddy Black 3.60

Wins

1 Bret Saberhagen 18 2 Charlie Leibrandt 16 3 Mark Gubicza 13 4 Danny Jackson 9 5 Buddy Black 8

Strikeouts

1 Mark Gubicza 166 2 Bret Saberhagen 163 3 Danny Jackson 152 4 Charlie Leibrandt 151 5 Steve Farr 88
1987 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bret Saberhagen 18 10 3.36 33 33 0 257.0 246 96 53 163
Mark Gubicza 13 18 3.98 35 35 0 241.2 231 107 120 166
Charlie Leibrandt 16 11 3.41 35 35 0 240.1 235 91 74 151
Danny Jackson 9 18 4.02 36 34 0 224.0 219 100 109 152
Buddy Black 8 6 3.60 29 18 1 122.1 126 49 35 61
Steve Farr 4 3 4.15 47 0 1 91.0 97 42 44 88
Jerry Don Gleaton 4 4 4.26 48 0 5 50.2 38 24 28 44
Dan Quisenberry 4 1 2.76 47 0 8 49.0 58 15 10 17
John Davis 5 2 2.27 27 0 2 43.2 29 11 26 24
Bob Stoddard 1 3 4.28 17 2 1 40.0 51 19 22 23
Dave Gumpert 0 0 6.05 8 0 0 19.1 27 13 6 13
Gene Garber 0 0 2.51 13 0 8 14.1 13 4 1 3
Rick Anderson 0 2 13.85 6 2 0 13.0 26 20 9 12
Melido Perez 1 1 7.84 3 3 0 10.1 18 9 5 5
Bob Shirley 0 0 14.73 3 0 0 7.1 10 12 6 1

👥 Roster (38)

Rick Anderson Steve Balboni Juan Beniquez Buddy Biancalana Buddy Black Thad Bosley George Brett John Davis Jim Eisenreich Steve Farr Gene Garber Jerry Don Gleaton +26 more

38 players

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The 1987 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1987 Kansas City Royals won 83 games and lost 79, ending up 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 715 for and 691 against. The team batting average of .262 was 1% below the 1987 league mark of .264. The staff ERA of 3.86 was 13% better than the league average of 4.46. The 715 runs scored compare with a league average of 794 per club, 10% fewer.

Royals Stadium was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 2,392,471. Danny Tartabull led the club in home runs with 34. The hits leader was Kevin Seitzer with 207. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bret Saberhagen (18). The strikeout leader was Mark Gubicza with 166. The 1987 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1987 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1987 Kansas City Royals finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Danny Tartabull led the 1987 Kansas City Royals with 34 home runs.
What was the 1987 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1987 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1987 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1987 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Tartabull (34 HR, 101 RBI) and Bret Saberhagen (18-10, 3.36 ERA).
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