1988 Omaha Royals Roster
Team Record: 81-61
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Glenn Ezell (81-61)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 308,080, Avg. 4,339
Playoffs - Indianapolis Indians 3 games, Omaha Royals 1
The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1988 season with a record of 81 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Royals scored 631 runs and surrendered 524 runs. José Castro led Omaha with 10 home runs Luis de los Santos recorded 87 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .307 average. Steve Fireovid paced the squad with 11 wins, while Luis Aquino recorded a 2.86 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Rick Anderson, Luis Aquino, Buddy Biancalana, Dann Bilardello, Bob Buchanan, Nick Capra, José de Jesús, Luis de los Santos, Tom Dodd, Jim Eisenreich, Steve Fireovid, Jerry Don Gleaton, Tom Gordon, Alan Hargesheimer, Rondin Johnson, Rick Luecken, Mike Macfarlane, Scotti Madison, Jeff Montgomery, Dave Owen, Larry Owen, Israel Sánchez, Jeff Schulz, Bill Swaggerty, Rich Thompson, Gary Thurman and Don Welchel were all players from the 1988 Omaha Royals who played in the Majors during their careers.
Glenn Ezell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Larry Acker | L | L | October 4, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Meadeville, PA US |
Rick Anderson | R | R | November 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | Everett, WA US |
Luis Aquino | R | R | May 19, 1964 | 6'0" | 155 | Santurce, PR |
Buddy Biancalana | S | R | February 2, 1960 | 5'11" | 160 | Greenbrae, CA US |
Dann Bilardello | R | R | May 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
Bob Buchanan | L | L | May 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Ridley Park, PA US |
Nick Capra | R | R | March 8, 1958 | 5'8" | 165 | Denver, CO US |
José Castro | R | R | May 5, 1958 | 5'9" | 155 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Joe Citari | R | R | August 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 195 | |
José de Jesús | R | R | January 6, 1965 | 6'5" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Luis de los Santos | R | R | December 29, 1966 | 6'5" | 205 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
Tom Dodd | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
Jim Eisenreich | L | L | April 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Cloud, MN US |
Steve Fireovid | S | R | June 6, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | Bryan, OH US |
Jerry Don Gleaton | L | L | September 14, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Brownwood, TX US |
Tom Gordon | R | R | November 18, 1967 | 5'9" | 160 | Sebring, FL US |
Alan Hargesheimer | R | R | November 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
Mike Jirschele | R | R | March 3, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Clintonville, WI US |
Rondin Johnson | S | R | December 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 160 | Bremerton, WA US |
Mike Loggins | S | L | December 21, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | |
Rick Luecken | R | R | November 15, 1960 | 6'6" | 210 | McAllen, TX US |
Mike Macfarlane | R | R | April 12, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | Stockton, CA US |
Scotti Madison | S | R | September 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Pensacola, FL US |
Jeff Montgomery | R | R | January 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 170 | Wellston, OH US |
Angel Morris | R | R | April 22, 1963 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Tom Mullen | R | June 5, 1959 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Dave Owen | S | R | April 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 170 | Cleburne, TX US |
Larry Owen | R | R | May 31, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
Israel Sánchez | L | L | August 20, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | Falcon Lasvias, CU |
Jeff Schulz | L | R | June 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Evansville, IN US |
Bill Swaggerty | R | R | December 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 186 | Sanford, FL US |
Rich Thompson | R | R | November 1, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | New York, NY US |
Gary Thurman | R | R | November 12, 1964 | 5'10" | 170 | Indianapolis, IN US |
Aguedo Vasquez | R | R | February 5, 1967 | 5'9" | 160 | Puerto Plata, DO |
Don Welchel | R | R | February 3, 1957 | 6'4" | 205 | Atlanta, TX US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.