1988 Kansas City Royals season

The 1988 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing third in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 77 losses.

Offseason

 * November 6, 1987: Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar are traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Kurt Stillwell and Ted Power.
 * December 10, 1987: Mélido Pérez, John Davis, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount (minors) were traded by the Royals to the Chicago White Sox for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.

Regular season

 * On Opening Day, the Royals faced the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays' George Bell set a record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day with three.

Notable transactions

 * May 13, 1988: Bill Buckner was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
 * May 27, 1988: Steve Balboni was released by the Royals.
 * June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
 * Bob Hamelin was drafted by the Royals in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1988.
 * Kerwin Moore was drafted by the Royals in the 16th round. Player signed June 3, 1988.
 * June 3, 1988: Bud Black was traded by the Royals to the Cleveland Indians for Pat Tabler.
 * August 31, 1988: Ted Power was traded by the Royals to the Detroit Tigers for Rey Palacios and Mark Lee.

Regular season

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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Royals team member

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and records

 * George Brett, Silver Slugger Award
 * Willie Wilson, American League Leader, Triples
 * Willie Wilson, Tied Sam Crawford's American League record, Leading AL in Triples five times