1988 Kansas City Royals season

Offseason

• December 10, 1987: Mélido Pérez, John Davis, Greg Hibbard, and Chuck Mount 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.

  Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

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

  Farm system