1996 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1996 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1996 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I didn't hit the ball (his 3,000th hit off Royals rookie Jose Rosado) particularly well. It was a fastball up. Instincts take over when you smell a triple. It may not have been the crispest of hits in 19 years, but I hit it in the right place." - Paul Molitor on September 17, 1996

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1996 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

17 Kevin Appier 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-12-06
41 Tim Belcher 6-03 220 Right Right 1961-10-19
47 Brian Bevil 6-03 190 Right Right 1971-09-05
46 Jaime Bluma 5-11 195 Right Right 1972-05-18
24 Terry Clark 6-02 196 Right Right 1960-10-18
27 Jeff Granger 6-04 200 Left Right 1971-12-16
23 Mark Gubicza 6-05 220 Right Right 1962-08-14
33 Chris Haney 6-03 195 Left Left 1968-11-16
37 Rick Huisman 6-03 200 Right Right 1969-05-17
45 Jason Jacome 6-01 155 Left Left 1970-11-24
49 Doug Linton 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-02-09
57 Mike Magnante 6-01 190 Left Left 1965-06-17
21 Jeff Montgomery 5-11 180 Right Right 1962-01-07
35 Hipolito Pichardo 6-01 185 Right Right 1969-08-22
46 Tim Pugh 6-06 230 Right Right 1967-01-26
50 Kenny Robinson 5-07 175 Right Right 1969-11-03
50 Jose Rosado 6-00 175 Left Left 1974-11-09
24 Bob Scanlan 6-08 210 Right Right 1966-08-09
51 Julio Valera 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-10-13
26 Sal Fasano 6-02 220 Right Right 1971-08-10
15 Mike Macfarlane 6-01 205 Right Right 1964-04-12
36 Henry Mercedes 6-01 210 Right Right 1969-07-23
29 Mike Sweeney 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-07-22
6 David Howard 6-00 175 Right Both 1967-02-26
4 Keith Lockhart 5-10 170 Right Left 1964-11-10
30 Jose Offerman 6-00 165 Right Both 1968-11-08
12 Craig Paquette 6-00 190 Right Right 1969-03-28
16 Joe Randa 5-11 190 Right Right 1969-12-18
1 Bip Roberts 5-07 165 Right Both 1963-10-27
32 Kevin Young 6-02 219 Right Right 1969-06-16
18 Johnny Damon 6-02 205 Left Left 1973-11-05
42 Tom Goodwin 6-01 170 Right Left 1968-07-27
46 Patrick Lennon 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-04-27
58 Rod Myers 6-00 190 Left Left 1973-01-14
25 Les Norman 6-01 185 Right Right 1969-02-25
22 Jon Nunnally 5-10 190 Right Left 1971-11-09
14 Chris Stynes 5-09 170 Right Right 1973-01-19
31 Michael Tucker 6-02 185 Right Left 1971-06-25
3 Bob Hamelin 6-00 235 Left Left 1967-11-29
44 Joe Vitiello 6-02 215 Right Right 1970-04-11


The 1996 Kansas City Royals played 161 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Kauffman Stadium (Park Factors: 97/98) where 1,435,997 fans witnessed their 1996 Royals finish the season with a .466 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 1996 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1996 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1996 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Tim Belcher
Johnny Damon
Tom Goodwin
Bob Hamelin
Keith Lockhart
Mike Macfarlane
Jose Offerman
Bip Roberts
Michael Tucker
Joe Vitiello

1996 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Mike Macfarlane (99)
1B Jose Offerman (96)
2B Keith Lockhart (84)
3B Joe Randa (92)
SS David Howard (135)
LF Tom Goodwin (75)
CF Johnny Damon (89)
RF Michael Tucker (73)
DH Joe Vitiello (70)
  
SP Kevin Appier
SP Tim Belcher
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Chris Haney
SP Doug Linton
SP Jose Rosado
  
RP Rick Huisman
RP Jason Jacome
RP Mike Magnante
RP Hipolito Pichardo
RP Julio Valera
CL Jeff Montgomery


1996 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Kevin Appier $5,051,250.00
Bip Roberts $2,500,000.00
Jeff Montgomery $2,150,000.00
Mark Gubicza $1,600,000.00
Tim Belcher $1,400,000.00
Jose Offerman $1,100,000.00
Mike Macfarlane $850,000.00
Hipolito Pichardo $625,000.00
David Howard $600,000.00
Chris Haney $575,000.00
Bob Hamelin $375,000.00
Tom Goodwin $312,500.00
Mike Magnante $250,000.00
Keith Lockhart $207,500.00
Jon Nunnally $190,000.00
Terry Clark $180,000.00
Johnny Damon $180,000.00
Julio Valera $175,000.00
Michael Tucker $160,000.00
Jason Jacome $150,000.00
Craig Paquette $150,000.00
Joe Vitiello $150,000.00
Kevin Young $150,000.00
Patrick Lennon $120,000.00
Joe Randa $120,000.00
Rick Huisman $118,000.00
Les Norman $118,000.00
Mike Sweeney $114,000.00
Brian Bevil $109,000.00
Jaime Bluma $109,000.00
Sal Fasano $109,000.00
Rod Myers $109,000.00
Kenny Robinson $109,000.00
Jose Rosado $109,000.00
Chris Stynes $109,000.00


1996 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bip Roberts
#3 Bob Hamelin
#4 Keith Lockhart
#6 David Howard
#12 Craig Paquette
#14 Chris Stynes
#15 Mike Macfarlane
#16 Joe Randa
#17 Kevin Appier
#18 Johnny Damon
#21 Jeff Montgomery
#22 Jon Nunnally
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Terry Clark
#24 Bob Scanlan
#25 Les Norman
#26 Sal Fasano
#27 Jeff Granger
#29 Mike Sweeney
#30 Jose Offerman
#31 Michael Tucker
#32 Kevin Young
#33 Chris Haney
#35 Hipolito Pichardo
#36 Henry Mercedes
#37 Rick Huisman
#41 Tim Belcher
#42 Tom Goodwin
#44 Joe Vitiello
#45 Jason Jacome
#46 Jaime Bluma
#46 Patrick Lennon
#46 Tim Pugh
#47 Brian Bevil
#49 Doug Linton
#50 Kenny Robinson
#50 Jose Rosado
#51 Julio Valera
#57 Mike Magnante
#58 Rod Myers

Did you know that a 1996 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)?

     

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