1986 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1986 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1986 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1986 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six-shooter. He fires until it's empty and then takes the gun and throws it at the villain." - Royals reliever Dan Quisenberry (1986)
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1986 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

28 Scott Bankhead 5-10 185 Right Right 1963-07-31
40 Bud Black 6-02 180 Left Left 1957-06-30
13 David Cone 6-01 190 Right Left 1963-01-02
26 Steve Farr 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-12-12
23 Mark Gubicza 6-05 220 Right Right 1962-08-14
50 Alan Hargesheimer 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-11-21
38 Mark Huismann 6-03 195 Right Right 1958-05-11
25 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
37 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
22 Dennis Leonard 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-05-08
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
31 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
38 Steve Shields 6-05 230 Right Right 1958-11-30
34 Terry Bell 6-00 195 Right Right 1962-10-27
9 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
8 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
45 Steve Balboni 6-03 225 Right Right 1957-01-16
1 Buddy Biancalana 5-11 160 Right Both 1960-02-02
5 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
36 Rondin Johnson 5-10 160 Right Both 1958-12-16
32 Bill Pecota 6-02 190 Right Right 1960-02-16
4 Greg Pryor 6-00 186 Right Right 1949-10-02
2 Angel Salazar 6-00 173 Right Right 1961-11-04
33 Kevin Seitzer 5-11 190 Right Right 1962-03-26
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
17 Mike Brewer 6-05 190 Right Right 1959-10-24
16 Bo Jackson 6-01 225 Right Right 1962-11-30
35 Lynn Jones 5-09 175 Right Right 1953-01-01
27 Mike Kingery 6-00 180 Left Left 1961-03-29
7 Rudy Law 6-01 165 Left Left 1956-10-07
24 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
21 Lonnie Smith 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-12-22
15 Dwight Taylor 5-09 166 Left Left 1960-03-24
6 Willie Wilson 6-03 195 Right Both 1955-07-09
11 Hal McRae 5-11 180 Right Right 1945-07-10
3 Jorge Orta 5-10 175 Right Left 1950-11-26
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The 1986 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,320,794 fans witnessed their 1986 Royals finish the season with a .469 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1986 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1986 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1986 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Steve Balboni
George Brett
Mark Gubicza
Rudy Law
Hal McRae
Angel Salazar
Lonnie Smith
Jim Sundberg
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1986 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (134)
1B Steve Balboni (137)
2B Frank White (151)
3B George Brett (115)
SS Angel Salazar (115)
LF Lonnie Smith (118)
CF Willie Wilson (155)
RF Darryl Motley (62)
DH Jorge Orta (87)
  
SP Scott Bankhead
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Danny Jackson
SP Charlie Leibrandt
SP Dennis Leonard
SP Bret Saberhagen
  
RP Bud Black
RP Steve Farr
CL Dan Quisenberry


1986 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $1,471,429.00
Willie Wilson $1,175,000.00
Lonnie Smith $1,000,000.00
Dan Quisenberry $925,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $925,000.00
Dennis Leonard $883,333.00
Charlie Leibrandt $770,000.00
Jim Sundberg $653,128.00
Hal McRae $650,000.00
Bud Black $645,000.00
Steve Balboni $525,000.00
Frank White $485,000.00
Jorge Orta $450,000.00
Rudy Law $360,000.00
Greg Pryor $293,808.00
Mark Gubicza $250,000.00
Lynn Jones $185,000.00
Danny Jackson $175,000.00
Buddy Biancalana $165,000.00
Jamie Quirk $150,000.00
Mark Huismann $100,000.00
Steve Farr $85,000.00
Angel Salazar $75,000.00
Alan Hargesheimer $67,000.00
Scott Bankhead $60,000.00
David Cone $60,000.00
Mike Kingery $60,000.00


1986 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Buddy Biancalana
#2 Angel Salazar
#3 Jorge Orta
#4 Greg Pryor
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Rudy Law
#8 Jim Sundberg
#9 Jamie Quirk
#11 Hal McRae
#13 David Cone
#15 Dwight Taylor
#16 Bo Jackson
#17 Mike Brewer
#20 Frank White
#21 Lonnie Smith
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Darryl Motley
#25 Danny Jackson
#26 Steve Farr
#27 Mike Kingery
#28 Scott Bankhead
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#31 Bret Saberhagen
#32 Bill Pecota
#33 Kevin Seitzer
#34 Terry Bell
#35 Lynn Jones
#36 Rondin Johnson
#37 Charlie Leibrandt
#38 Mark Huismann
#38 Steve Shields
#40 Bud Black
#45 Steve Balboni
#50 Alan Hargesheimer

Did you know that a 1986 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?