1988 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 84-77. They scored 704 runs and belted 121 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. Danny Tartabull provided the power for the team with 26 homers. The offense was powered by George Brett, who led the team with 103 RBI and 180 hits. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 648 runs and had a team ERA of 3.65. Mark Gubicza led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 183 strikeouts. Steve Farr led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Balboni | 1B | 21 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .156 | .270 | .426 | .143 |
| George Brett | 1B | 157 | 589 | 90 | 180 | 24 | 103 | 14 | .389 | .509 | .898 | .306 |
| Luis de los Santos | 1B | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .227 | .458 | .091 |
| Dave Owen | SS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Pecota | SS | 90 | 178 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 7 | .286 | .275 | .561 | .208 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3B | 149 | 559 | 90 | 170 | 5 | 60 | 10 | .387 | .406 | .793 | .304 |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 128 | 459 | 63 | 115 | 10 | 53 | 6 | .322 | .399 | .721 | .251 |
| Brad Wellman | 2B | 71 | 107 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .322 | .327 | .649 | .271 |
| Frank White | 2B | 150 | 537 | 48 | 126 | 8 | 58 | 7 | .266 | .330 | .596 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Thad Bosley | OF | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .190 | .440 | .190 |
| Nick Capra | OF | 14 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .172 | .366 | .138 |
| Jim Eisenreich | OF | 82 | 202 | 26 | 44 | 1 | 19 | 9 | .236 | .282 | .518 | .218 |
| Bo Jackson | OF | 124 | 439 | 63 | 108 | 25 | 68 | 27 | .287 | .472 | .759 | .246 |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 146 | 507 | 80 | 139 | 26 | 102 | 8 | .369 | .515 | .884 | .274 |
| Gary Thurman | OF | 35 | 66 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .214 | .182 | .396 | .167 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 147 | 591 | 81 | 155 | 1 | 37 | 35 | .289 | .333 | .622 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Hearn | C | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .555 | .222 |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 70 | 211 | 25 | 56 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .332 | .393 | .725 | .265 |
| Scotti Madison | C | 16 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .229 | .485 | .171 |
| Larry Owen | C | 37 | 81 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .304 | .259 | .563 | .210 |
| Rey Palacios | C | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 84 | 196 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 25 | 1 | .333 | .408 | .741 | .240 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Buckner | DH | 89 | 242 | 18 | 62 | 3 | 34 | 3 | .290 | .351 | .641 | .256 |
| Pat Tabler | DH | 89 | 301 | 37 | 93 | 1 | 49 | 2 | .358 | .389 | .747 | .309 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5469 | 704 | 1419 | 121 | 671 | 137 | .318 | .391 | .709 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Anderson | 7 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.24 | 1.471 | |||
| Luis Aquino | 7 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2.79 | 1.724 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 31 | 31 | 189.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 113 | 68 | 4.33 | 1.321 | |||
| Buddy Black | 17 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4.91 | 1.545 | |||
| Jose De Jesus | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27.00 | 4.074 | |||
| Steve Farr | 62 | 1 | 82.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 20 | 72 | 30 | 2.50 | 1.258 | |||
| Gene Garber | 26 | 0 | 32.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 3.58 | 1.284 | |||
| Jerry Gleaton | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3.55 | 1.316 | |||
| Tom Gordon | 5 | 2 | 15.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 5.17 | 1.465 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 35 | 35 | 269.7 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 0 | 183 | 83 | 2.70 | 1.187 | |||
| Mark Lee | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 1.400 | |||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 35 | 35 | 243 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 125 | 62 | 3.19 | 1.259 | |||
| Jeff Montgomery | 45 | 0 | 62.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 47 | 30 | 3.45 | 1.340 | |||
| Ted Power | 22 | 12 | 80.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 44 | 30 | 5.94 | 1.594 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 20 | 0 | 25.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3.55 | 1.462 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 35 | 35 | 260.7 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 0 | 171 | 59 | 3.80 | 1.266 | |||
| Israel Sanchez | 19 | 1 | 35.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 4.54 | 1.513 | |||
| Team Totals | 414 | 161 | 1428.5 | 84 | 77 | .522 | 32 | 886 | 465 | 3.65 | 1.316 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Brett | 157 |
| At Bats | Willie Wilson | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Brett | 681 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .306 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .389 |
| Slugging % | Danny Tartabull | .515 |
| OPS | George Brett | .898 |
| Runs | George Brett and Kevin Seitzer | 90 |
| Hits | George Brett | 180 |
| Total Bases | George Brett | 300 |
| Doubles | George Brett | 42 |
| Triples | Willie Wilson | 11 |
| Home Runs | Danny Tartabull | 26 |
| RBI | George Brett | 103 |
| Walks | George Brett | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Bo Jackson | 146 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Kevin Seitzer | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Willie Wilson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Brett | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank White | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mark Gubicza | 20 |
| Losses | Bret Saberhagen | 16 |
| Saves | Steve Farr | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Mark Gubicza | .714 |
| ERA | Mark Gubicza | 2.70 |
| WHIP | Mark Gubicza | 1.187 |
| Innings Pitched | Mark Gubicza | 269.7 |
| Games | Steve Farr | 62 |
| Games Started | Mark Gubicza, Charlie Leibrandt, and Bret Saberhagen | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Mark Gubicza | 183 |
| Complete Games | Bret Saberhagen | 9 |
| Shutouts | Mark Gubicza | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mark Gubicza | 1111 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bret Saberhagen | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Bret Saberhagen | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Mark Gubicza | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Floyd Bannister | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bret Saberhagen | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Bret Saberhagen | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Gubicza | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Gubicza | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Charlie Leibrandt | 27 |
