1990 Kansas City Royals

75-86 • .466 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1990 Kansas City Royals went 75-86 (.466) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 709, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Bo Jackson (28 HR, 78 RBI) and Steve Farr (13-7, 1.98 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

75 Wins
86 Losses
.466 Win %
6th Rank
707 R 709 RA
Diff -2

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⚡ Quick Stats

707 Runs Scored
709 Runs Allowed
-2 Run Diff
2,244K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 3% above the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .328 equal to the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .395 2% above the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.93 1% worse than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 707 2% above the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,244,536
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Avg per Game 27,710

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 George Brett 0.329 2 Willie Wilson 0.290 3 Brian McRae 0.286 4 Jim Eisenreich 0.280 5 Kevin Seitzer 0.275

Home Runs

1 Bo Jackson 28 2 Danny Tartabull 15 3 George Brett 14 4 Gerald Perry 8 5 Mike Macfarlane 6

RBI

1 George Brett 87 2 Bo Jackson 78 3 Danny Tartabull 60 4 Mike Macfarlane 58 5 Gerald Perry 57
1990 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kevin Seitzer 158 622 91 171 31 5 6 38 67 66 7 0.275
George Brett 142 544 82 179 45 7 14 87 56 63 9 0.329
Kurt Stillwell 144 506 60 126 35 4 3 51 39 60 0 0.249
Jim Eisenreich 142 496 61 139 29 7 5 51 42 51 12 0.280
Gerald Perry 133 465 57 118 22 2 8 57 39 56 17 0.254
Bo Jackson 111 405 74 110 16 1 28 78 44 128 15 0.272
Mike Macfarlane 124 400 37 102 24 4 6 58 25 69 1 0.255
Danny Tartabull 88 313 41 84 19 0 15 60 36 93 1 0.268
Willie Wilson 115 307 49 89 13 3 2 42 30 57 24 0.290
Frank White 82 241 20 52 14 1 2 21 10 32 1 0.216
Bill Pecota 87 240 43 58 15 2 5 20 33 39 8 0.242
Pat Tabler 75 195 12 53 14 0 1 19 20 21 0 0.272
Brian McRae 46 168 21 48 8 3 2 23 9 29 4 0.286
Bob Boone 40 117 11 28 3 0 0 9 17 12 1 0.239
Steve Jeltz 74 103 11 16 4 0 0 10 6 21 1 0.155
Terry Shumpert 32 91 7 25 6 1 0 8 2 17 3 0.275
Jeff Schulz 30 66 5 17 5 1 0 6 6 13 0 0.258
Gary Thurman 23 60 5 14 3 0 0 3 2 12 1 0.233
Rey Palacios 41 56 8 13 3 0 2 9 5 24 2 0.232
Russ Morman 12 37 5 10 4 2 1 3 3 3 0 0.270
Sean Berry 8 23 2 5 1 1 0 4 2 5 0 0.217
Jeff Conine 9 20 3 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.250
Brent Mayne 5 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.231
Kevin Appier 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Aquino 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Baller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Codiroli 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Davis 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Storm Davis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Encarnacion 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Farr 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Filson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Maldonado 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy McGaffigan 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry McWilliams 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Montgomery 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Israel Sanchez 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dar Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Stottlemyre 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Wagner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Steve Farr 1.98 2 Jeff Montgomery 2.39 3 Kevin Appier 2.76 4 Andy McGaffigan 3.09 5 Luis Aquino 3.16

Wins

1 Steve Farr 13 2 Kevin Appier 12 3 Tom Gordon 12 4 Storm Davis 7 5 Jeff Montgomery 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Gordon 175 2 Kevin Appier 127 3 Steve Farr 94 4 Jeff Montgomery 94 5 Bret Saberhagen 87
1990 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Gordon 12 11 3.73 32 32 0 195.1 192 81 99 175
Kevin Appier 12 8 2.76 32 24 0 185.2 179 57 54 127
Bret Saberhagen 5 9 3.27 20 20 0 135.0 146 49 28 87
Steve Farr 13 7 1.98 57 6 1 127.0 99 28 48 94
Storm Davis 7 10 4.74 21 20 0 112.0 129 59 35 62
Jeff Montgomery 6 5 2.39 73 0 24 94.1 81 25 34 94
Mark Gubicza 4 7 4.50 16 16 0 94.0 101 47 38 71
Steve Crawford 5 4 4.16 46 0 1 80.0 79 37 23 54
Andy McGaffigan 4 3 3.09 24 11 1 78.2 75 27 28 49
Mark Davis 2 7 5.11 53 3 6 68.2 71 39 52 73
Luis Aquino 4 1 3.16 20 3 0 68.1 59 24 27 28
Pete Filson 0 4 5.91 8 7 0 35.0 42 23 13 9
Mel Stottlemyre 0 1 4.88 13 2 0 31.1 35 17 12 14
Richard Dotson 0 4 8.48 8 7 0 28.2 43 27 14 9
Hector Wagner 0 2 8.10 5 5 0 23.1 32 21 11 14
Chris Codiroli 0 1 9.58 6 2 0 10.1 13 11 17 8
Luis Encarnacion 0 0 7.84 4 0 0 10.1 14 9 4 8
Jim Campbell 1 0 8.38 2 2 0 9.2 15 9 1 2
Israel Sanchez 0 0 8.38 11 0 0 9.2 16 9 3 5
Larry McWilliams 0 0 9.72 13 0 0 8.1 10 9 9 7
Dar Smith 0 1 4.05 2 1 0 6.2 5 3 4 6
Carlos Maldonado 0 0 9.00 4 0 0 6.0 9 6 4 9
Jay Baller 0 1 15.43 3 0 0 2.1 4 4 2 1

👥 Roster (46)

Kevin Appier Luis Aquino Jay Baller Sean Berry Bob Boone George Brett Jim Campbell Chris Codiroli Jeff Conine Steve Crawford Mark Davis Storm Davis +34 more

46 players

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The 1990 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1990 Kansas City Royals won 75 games and lost 86, ending up 6th in the AL West. With 707 runs scored and 709 given up, the 1990 differential was -2. At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .266, 3% better than the league's .259. Pitchers allowed 3.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. The home park, Royals Stadium, recorded 2,244,536 in attendance, about 27,710 a game.

Bo Jackson topped the Kansas City Royals with 28 home runs. George Brett drove in a team-high 87 runs. On the mound, Steve Farr won 13 games to lead the staff. Tom Gordon struck out 175, the most on the club. Jeff Montgomery closed out 24 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1990 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1990 Kansas City Royals finished 75-86 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Bo Jackson led the 1990 Kansas City Royals with 28 home runs.
What was the 1990 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1990 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1990 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1990 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1990 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bo Jackson (28 HR, 78 RBI) and Steve Farr (13-7, 1.98 ERA).
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