1987 Kansas City Royals season
The 1987 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.Offseason
- December 10, 1986: Scott Bankhead, Steve Shields, and Mike Kingery were traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Danny Tartabull and Rick Luecken.
- December 22, 1986: Alan Hargesheimer was released by the Royals.
- March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner and Pete Carey.
- March 27, 1987: David Cone and Chris Jelic were traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo.
- March 30, 1987: Jim Sundberg was traded by the Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Thad Bosley and Dave Gumpert.
- March 31, 1987: Larry Owen was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
| 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 |
Other batters
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Farm system
