1988 Kansas City Royals

84-77 • .522 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1988 Kansas City Royals went 84-77 (.522) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Danny Tartabull (26 HR, 102 RBI) and Mark Gubicza (20-8, 2.70 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

84 Wins
77 Losses
.522 Win %
3rd Rank
704 R 648 RA
Diff +56

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704 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
2,349K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .320 1% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .390 equal to the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.65 8% better than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 704 equal to the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,349,181
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Avg per Game 29,364

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Pat Tabler 0.309 2 George Brett 0.306 3 Kevin Seitzer 0.304 4 Danny Tartabull 0.274 5 Brad Wellman 0.271

Home Runs

1 Danny Tartabull 26 2 Bo Jackson 25 3 George Brett 24 4 Kurt Stillwell 10 5 Jamie Quirk 8

RBI

1 George Brett 103 2 Danny Tartabull 102 3 Bo Jackson 68 4 Kevin Seitzer 60 5 Frank White 58
1988 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Wilson 147 591 81 155 17 11 1 37 22 106 35 0.262
George Brett 157 589 90 180 42 3 24 103 82 51 14 0.306
Kevin Seitzer 149 559 90 170 32 5 5 60 72 64 10 0.304
Frank White 150 537 48 126 25 1 8 58 21 67 7 0.235
Danny Tartabull 146 507 80 139 38 3 26 102 76 119 8 0.274
Kurt Stillwell 128 459 63 115 28 5 10 53 47 76 6 0.251
Bo Jackson 124 439 63 108 16 4 25 68 25 146 27 0.246
Pat Tabler 89 301 37 93 17 2 1 49 23 41 2 0.309
Bill Buckner 89 242 18 62 14 0 3 34 13 19 3 0.256
Mike Macfarlane 70 211 25 56 15 0 4 26 21 37 0 0.265
Jim Eisenreich 82 202 26 44 8 1 1 19 6 31 9 0.218
Jamie Quirk 84 196 22 47 7 1 8 25 28 41 1 0.240
Bill Pecota 90 178 25 37 3 3 1 15 18 34 7 0.208
Brad Wellman 71 107 11 29 3 0 1 6 6 23 1 0.271
Larry Owen 37 81 5 17 1 0 1 3 9 23 0 0.210
Gary Thurman 35 66 6 11 1 0 0 2 4 20 5 0.167
Steve Balboni 21 63 2 9 2 0 2 5 1 20 0 0.143
Scotti Madison 16 35 4 6 2 0 0 2 4 5 1 0.171
Nick Capra 14 29 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.138
Luis de los Santos 11 22 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 0.091
Thad Bosley 15 21 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.190
Ed Hearn 7 18 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.222
Rey Palacios 5 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Dave Owen 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rick Anderson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Aquino 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Bannister 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose de Jesus 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Farr 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Garber 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 5 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
Mark Lee 4 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
Jeff Montgomery 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Power 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Israel Sanchez 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Steve Farr 2.50 2 Mark Gubicza 2.70 3 Charlie Leibrandt 3.19 4 Jeff Montgomery 3.45 5 Jerry Don Gleaton 3.55

Wins

1 Mark Gubicza 20 2 Bret Saberhagen 14 3 Charlie Leibrandt 13 4 Floyd Bannister 12 5 Jeff Montgomery 7

Strikeouts

1 Mark Gubicza 183 2 Bret Saberhagen 171 3 Charlie Leibrandt 125 4 Floyd Bannister 113 5 Steve Farr 72
1988 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Gubicza 20 8 2.70 35 35 0 269.2 237 81 83 183
Bret Saberhagen 14 16 3.80 35 35 0 260.2 271 110 59 171
Charlie Leibrandt 13 12 3.19 35 35 0 243.0 244 86 62 125
Floyd Bannister 12 13 4.33 31 31 0 189.1 182 91 68 113
Steve Farr 5 4 2.50 62 1 20 82.2 74 23 30 72
Ted Power 5 6 5.94 22 12 0 80.1 98 53 30 44
Jeff Montgomery 7 2 3.45 45 0 1 62.2 54 24 30 47
Jerry Don Gleaton 0 4 3.55 42 0 3 38.0 33 15 17 29
Israel Sanchez 3 2 4.54 19 1 1 35.2 36 18 18 14
Rick Anderson 2 1 4.24 7 3 0 34.0 41 16 9 9
Gene Garber 0 4 3.58 26 0 6 32.2 29 13 13 20
Luis Aquino 1 0 2.79 7 5 0 29.0 33 9 17 11
Dan Quisenberry 0 1 3.55 20 0 1 25.1 32 10 5 9
Buddy Black 2 1 4.91 17 0 0 22.0 23 12 11 19
Tom Gordon 0 2 5.17 5 2 0 15.2 16 9 7 18
Mark Lee 0 0 3.60 4 0 0 5.0 6 2 1 0
Jose de Jesus 0 1 27.00 2 1 0 2.2 6 8 5 2

👥 Roster (41)

Rick Anderson Luis Aquino Steve Balboni Floyd Bannister Buddy Black Thad Bosley George Brett Bill Buckner Nick Capra Jim Eisenreich Steve Farr Gene Garber +29 more

41 players

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The 1988 Kansas City Royals in brief

In 1988 the Kansas City Royals posted a 84-77 mark (.522) and finished 3rd in the AL West. The Kansas City Royals scored 704 runs and allowed 648, a run differential of +56. Pitchers allowed 3.65 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.97. Home games were played at Royals Stadium, where 2,349,181 fans came through the gates. For power, Danny Tartabull led the way with 26 homers.

The RBI leader was George Brett, with 103. On the mound, Mark Gubicza won 20 games to lead the staff. Steve Farr closed out 20 saves. The 1988 roster runs to 41 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1987 season and the 1989 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1988 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1988 Kansas City Royals finished 84-77 (.522 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Danny Tartabull led the 1988 Kansas City Royals with 26 home runs.
What was the 1988 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1988 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.65.
Did the 1988 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1988 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Tartabull (26 HR, 102 RBI) and Mark Gubicza (20-8, 2.70 ERA).
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