| 1987 Kansas City Royals | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Owners | Ewing Kauffman | |||
| General managers | John Schuerholz | |||
| Managers | Billy Gardner, John Wathan | |||
| Television | WDAF-TV (Denny Matthews, Denny Trease, Fred White) | |||
| Radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) | |||
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The 1987 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing second in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — | 56–25 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | 42–39 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
| Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
| New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
| 1987 Kansas City Royals roster | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Jamie Quirk | 109 | 296 | 70 | .236 | 5 | 33 |
| 1B | George Brett | 115 | 427 | 124 | .290 | 22 | 78 |
| 2B | Frank White | 154 | 563 | 138 | .245 | 17 | 78 |
| 3B | Kevin Seitzer | 161 | 641 | 207 | .323 | 15 | 83 |
| SS | Ángel Salazar | 116 | 317 | 65 | .205 | 2 | 21 |
| LF | Bo Jackson | 116 | 396 | 93 | .235 | 22 | 53 |
| CF | Willie Wilson | 146 | 610 | 170 | .279 | 4 | 30 |
| RF | Danny Tartabull | 158 | 582 | 180 | .309 | 34 | 101 |
| DH | Steve Balboni | 121 | 386 | 80 | .207 | 24 | 60 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Juan Beníquez | 57 | 174 | 41 | .236 | 3 | 26 |
| Lonnie Smith | 48 | 167 | 42 | .251 | 3 | 8 |
| Larry Owen | 76 | 164 | 31 | .189 | 5 | 14 |
| Bill Pecota | 66 | 156 | 43 | .276 | 3 | 14 |
| Thad Bosley | 80 | 140 | 39 | .279 | 1 | 16 |
| Ross Jones | 39 | 114 | 29 | .254 | 0 | 10 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 44 | 105 | 25 | .238 | 4 | 21 |
| Gary Thurman | 27 | 81 | 24 | .296 | 0 | 5 |
| Jorge Orta | 21 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 4 |
| Buddy Biancalana | 37 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 1 | 7 |
| Hal McRae | 18 | 32 | 10 | .313 | 1 | 9 |
| Mike MacFarlane | 8 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Hearn | 6 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 3 |
| Scotti Madison | 7 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bret Saberhagen | 33 | 257.0 | 18 | 10 | 3.36 | 163 |
| Mark Gubicza | 35 | 241.2 | 13 | 18 | 3.98 | 166 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 35 | 240.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.41 | 151 |
| Danny Jackson | 36 | 224.0 | 9 | 18 | 4.02 | 152 |
| Mélido Pérez | 3 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 7.84 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bud Black | 29 | 122.1 | 8 | 6 | 3.60 | 61 |
| Rick Anderson | 6 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 13.85 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dan Quisenberry | 47 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.76 | 17 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 48 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.26 | 44 |
| Steve Farr | 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.15 | 88 |
| John Davis | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.27 | 24 |
| Bob Stoddard | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 23 |
| Gene Garber | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.51 | |
| Dave Gumpert | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.05 | 13 |
| Bob Shirley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 1 |
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1987 MLB season by team
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