1987 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1987 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1987 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"The sky is so clear today (1987) you can see all the way to Missouri." - Royals broadcaster Jerry Coleman
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1987 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

17 Rick Anderson 6-00 175 Right Right 1956-11-29
40 Bud Black 6-02 180 Left Left 1957-06-30
49 John Davis 6-07 215 Right Right 1963-01-05
26 Steve Farr 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-12-12
28 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
39 Jerry Don Gleaton 6-03 210 Left Left 1957-09-14
23 Mark Gubicza 6-05 220 Right Right 1962-08-14
30 Dave Gumpert 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-05-05
15 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
37 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
31 Melido Perez 6-04 180 Right Right 1966-02-15
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
18 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
31 Bob Shirley 5-11 185 Left Right 1954-06-25
19 Bob Stoddard 6-01 200 Right Right 1957-03-08
7 Ed Hearn 6-03 215 Right Right 1960-08-23
28 Mike Macfarlane 6-01 205 Right Right 1964-04-12
24 Larry Owen 5-11 185 Right Right 1955-05-31
9 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
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
3 Ross Jones 6-02 185 Right Right 1960-01-14
38 Scotti Madison 5-11 195 Right Both 1959-09-12
32 Bill Pecota 6-02 190 Right Right 1960-02-16
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
12 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
27 Thad Bosley 6-03 175 Left Left 1956-09-17
16 Bo Jackson 6-01 225 Right Right 1962-11-30
21 Lonnie Smith 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-12-22
4 Danny Tartabull 6-01 205 Right Right 1962-10-30
25 Gary Thurman 5-10 175 Right Right 1964-11-12
6 Willie Wilson 6-03 195 Right Both 1955-07-09
22 Jim Eisenreich 5-11 195 Left Left 1959-04-18
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 1987 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,392,471 fans witnessed their 1987 Royals finish the season with a .512 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 1987 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1987 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1987 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Steve Balboni
Buddy Biancalana
George Brett
Ed Hearn
Bo Jackson
Danny Jackson
Kevin Seitzer
Danny Tartabull
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1987 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Jamie Quirk (108)
1B George Brett (83)
2B Frank White (152)
3B Kevin Seitzer (141)
SS Angel Salazar (116)
LF Bo Jackson (95)
CF Willie Wilson (143)
RF Danny Tartabull (149)
DH Steve Balboni (52)
  
SP Bud Black
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Danny Jackson
SP Charlie Leibrandt
SP Bret Saberhagen
  
RP John Davis
RP Steve Farr
RP Jerry Don Gleaton
CL Dan Quisenberry


1987 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $2,055,000.00
Willie Wilson $1,389,706.00
Dan Quisenberry $1,262,350.00
Frank White $875,000.00
Charlie Leibrandt $850,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $740,000.00
Steve Balboni $625,000.00
Bud Black $600,000.00
Lonnie Smith $500,000.00
Thad Bosley $457,500.00
Mark Gubicza $450,000.00
Bo Jackson $330,000.00
Danny Jackson $225,000.00
Jamie Quirk $200,000.00
Danny Tartabull $145,000.00
Larry Owen $100,000.00
Angel Salazar $100,000.00
Jerry Don Gleaton $95,000.00
Ed Hearn $76,000.00
Jim Eisenreich $72,500.00
Ross Jones $65,000.00
Bob Stoddard $65,000.00
John Davis $62,500.00
Bill Pecota $62,500.00
Kevin Seitzer $62,500.00
Gary Thurman $62,500.00


1987 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Buddy Biancalana
#2 Angel Salazar
#3 Ross Jones
#3 Jorge Orta
#4 Danny Tartabull
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Ed Hearn
#9 Jamie Quirk
#11 Hal McRae
#12 Juan Beniquez
#15 Danny Jackson
#16 Bo Jackson
#17 Rick Anderson
#18 Bret Saberhagen
#19 Bob Stoddard
#20 Frank White
#21 Lonnie Smith
#22 Jim Eisenreich
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Larry Owen
#25 Gary Thurman
#26 Steve Farr
#27 Thad Bosley
#28 Gene Garber
#28 Mike Macfarlane
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 Dave Gumpert
#31 Melido Perez
#31 Bob Shirley
#32 Bill Pecota
#33 Kevin Seitzer
#37 Charlie Leibrandt
#38 Scotti Madison
#39 Jerry Don Gleaton
#40 Bud Black
#45 Steve Balboni
#49 John Davis

Did you know that a 1987 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)?