| 84-77 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 84-77 record. They went 44-36 at home and 40-41 on the road.
The 1988 Kansas City Royals played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1988 Kansas City Royals went 43-34 against their AL West opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 8-5 | 61.5% | +9 |
| California Angels | 8-5 | 61.5% | +5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 7-5 | 58.3% | -7 |
| Minnesota Twins | 7-6 | 53.8% | +25 |
| Texas Rangers | 7-6 | 53.8% | +18 |
| Chicago White Sox | 6-7 | 46.2% | -1 |
No, the Royals didn't make the Postseason in 1988.
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a run differential of +56. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Royals could have been expected to have about 86.6 wins, or a 87-74 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1988 Kansas City Royals went 31-24.
During the regular season, the 1988 Kansas City Royals went 5-5 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1988 Kansas City Royals was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Royals had during the 1988 regular season was 6 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Mon, Apr 4, 1988 Mon, Apr 4 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Wed, Apr 6, 1988 Wed, Apr 6 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 11 | |
| Thu, Apr 7, 1988 Thu, Apr 7 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Fri, Apr 8, 1988 Fri, Apr 8 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sat, Apr 9, 1988 Sat, Apr 9 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 11 | |
| Sun, Apr 10, 1988 Sun, Apr 10 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 8 - 1 | |
| Tue, Apr 12, 1988 Tue, Apr 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Wed, Apr 13, 1988 Wed, Apr 13 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Thu, Apr 14, 1988 Thu, Apr 14 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Apr 16, 1988 Sat, Apr 16 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sun, Apr 17, 1988 Sun, Apr 17 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Mon, Apr 18, 1988 Mon, Apr 18 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Tue, Apr 19, 1988 Tue, Apr 19 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 12 | |
| Wed, Apr 20, 1988 Wed, Apr 20 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Fri, Apr 22, 1988 Fri, Apr 22 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 13 - 1 | |
| Sat, Apr 23, 1988 Sat, Apr 23 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sun, Apr 24, 1988 Sun, Apr 24 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Tue, Apr 26, 1988 Tue, Apr 26 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Wed, Apr 27, 1988 Wed, Apr 27 | @ New York Yankees | Win 3 - 1 | (11) |
| Thu, Apr 28, 1988 Thu, Apr 28 | @ New York Yankees | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Fri, Apr 29, 1988 Fri, Apr 29 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Sat, Apr 30, 1988 Sat, Apr 30 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Sun, May 1, 1988 Sun, May 1 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 6 - 10 | |
| Mon, May 2, 1988 Mon, May 2 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Tue, May 3, 1988 Tue, May 3 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Wed, May 4, 1988 Wed, May 4 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Thu, May 5, 1988 Thu, May 5 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Fri, May 6, 1988 Fri, May 6 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Sat, May 7, 1988 Sat, May 7 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sun, May 8, 1988 Sun, May 8 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 6 | (10) |
| Mon, May 9, 1988 Mon, May 9 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 10, 1988 Tue, May 10 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Fri, May 13, 1988 Fri, May 13 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sat, May 14, 1988 Sat, May 14 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 15, 1988 Sun, May 15 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Mon, May 16, 1988 Mon, May 16 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Tue, May 17, 1988 Tue, May 17 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 18, 1988 Wed, May 18 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Thu, May 19, 1988 Thu, May 19 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 14 - 1 | |
| Fri, May 20, 1988 Fri, May 20 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, May 21, 1988 Sat, May 21 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Sun, May 22, 1988 Sun, May 22 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 7 - 8 | (10) |
| Mon, May 23, 1988 Mon, May 23 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Tue, May 24, 1988 Tue, May 24 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 25, 1988 Wed, May 25 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Fri, May 27, 1988 Fri, May 27 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sat, May 28, 1988 Sat, May 28 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 8 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 29, 1988 Sun, May 29 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 12 - 1 | |
| Mon, May 30, 1988 Mon, May 30 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Tue, May 31, 1988 Tue, May 31 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 3 | (10) |
| Wed, Jun 1, 1988 Wed, Jun 1 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Thu, Jun 2, 1988 Thu, Jun 2 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Fri, Jun 3, 1988 Fri, Jun 3 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sat, Jun 4, 1988 Sat, Jun 4 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jun 5, 1988 Sun, Jun 5 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Mon, Jun 6, 1988 Mon, Jun 6 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jun 7, 1988 Tue, Jun 7 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jun 8, 1988 Wed, Jun 8 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Fri, Jun 10, 1988 Fri, Jun 10 | @ California Angels | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Sat, Jun 11, 1988 Sat, Jun 11 | @ California Angels | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Sun, Jun 12, 1988 Sun, Jun 12 | @ California Angels | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Mon, Jun 13, 1988 Mon, Jun 13 | @ California Angels | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Tue, Jun 14, 1988 Tue, Jun 14 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Wed, Jun 15, 1988 Wed, Jun 15 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Thu, Jun 16, 1988 Thu, Jun 16 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jun 17, 1988 Fri, Jun 17 | vs California Angels | Loss 7 - 9 | |
| Sat, Jun 18, 1988 Sat, Jun 18 | vs California Angels | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Sun, Jun 19, 1988 Sun, Jun 19 | vs California Angels | Loss 0 - 5 | |
| Mon, Jun 20, 1988 Mon, Jun 20 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Tue, Jun 21, 1988 Tue, Jun 21 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jun 22, 1988 Wed, Jun 22 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jun 24, 1988 Fri, Jun 24 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 7 | |
| Sat, Jun 25, 1988 Sat, Jun 25 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jun 26, 1988 Sun, Jun 26 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 8 | |
| Mon, Jun 27, 1988 Mon, Jun 27 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jun 28, 1988 Tue, Jun 28 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jun 29, 1988 Wed, Jun 29 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 8 | |
| Fri, Jul 1, 1988 Fri, Jul 1 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 8 - 7 | |
| Sat, Jul 2, 1988 Sat, Jul 2 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sun, Jul 3, 1988 Sun, Jul 3 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Mon, Jul 4, 1988 Mon, Jul 4 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 9 | |
| Tue, Jul 5, 1988 Tue, Jul 5 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Wed, Jul 6, 1988 Wed, Jul 6 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Thu, Jul 7, 1988 Thu, Jul 7 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Fri, Jul 8, 1988 Fri, Jul 8 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jul 9, 1988 Sat, Jul 9 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jul 10, 1988 Sun, Jul 10 | @ New York Yankees | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Fri, Jul 15, 1988 Fri, Jul 15 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Fri, Jul 15, 1988 Fri, Jul 15 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 7 | |
| Sat, Jul 16, 1988 Sat, Jul 16 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Sun, Jul 17, 1988 Sun, Jul 17 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 8 - 10 | |
| Mon, Jul 18, 1988 Mon, Jul 18 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Tue, Jul 19, 1988 Tue, Jul 19 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Wed, Jul 20, 1988 Wed, Jul 20 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 0 | (13) |
| Thu, Jul 21, 1988 Thu, Jul 21 | vs New York Yankees | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jul 22, 1988 Fri, Jul 22 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 8 - 9 | |
| Sat, Jul 23, 1988 Sat, Jul 23 | vs New York Yankees | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jul 24, 1988 Sun, Jul 24 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 8 - 10 | |
| Tue, Jul 26, 1988 Tue, Jul 26 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) |
| Wed, Jul 27, 1988 Wed, Jul 27 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jul 28, 1988 Thu, Jul 28 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Fri, Jul 29, 1988 Fri, Jul 29 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Sat, Jul 30, 1988 Sat, Jul 30 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 8 - 7 | |
| Sun, Jul 31, 1988 Sun, Jul 31 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Mon, Aug 1, 1988 Mon, Aug 1 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 2, 1988 Tue, Aug 2 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Wed, Aug 3, 1988 Wed, Aug 3 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Fri, Aug 5, 1988 Fri, Aug 5 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Sat, Aug 6, 1988 Sat, Aug 6 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 11 - 1 | |
| Sun, Aug 7, 1988 Sun, Aug 7 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Mon, Aug 8, 1988 Mon, Aug 8 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Tue, Aug 9, 1988 Tue, Aug 9 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Wed, Aug 10, 1988 Wed, Aug 10 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Thu, Aug 11, 1988 Thu, Aug 11 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 5 | (12) |
| Fri, Aug 12, 1988 Fri, Aug 12 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 13, 1988 Sat, Aug 13 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Sun, Aug 14, 1988 Sun, Aug 14 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 0 | |
| Mon, Aug 15, 1988 Mon, Aug 15 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 12 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 16, 1988 Tue, Aug 16 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Wed, Aug 17, 1988 Wed, Aug 17 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 9 - 6 | |
| Fri, Aug 19, 1988 Fri, Aug 19 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sat, Aug 20, 1988 Sat, Aug 20 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sun, Aug 21, 1988 Sun, Aug 21 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Mon, Aug 22, 1988 Mon, Aug 22 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Tue, Aug 23, 1988 Tue, Aug 23 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 11 - 7 | |
| Wed, Aug 24, 1988 Wed, Aug 24 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 7 | |
| Fri, Aug 26, 1988 Fri, Aug 26 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 27, 1988 Sat, Aug 27 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sun, Aug 28, 1988 Sun, Aug 28 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 12 - 3 | |
| Mon, Aug 29, 1988 Mon, Aug 29 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 30, 1988 Tue, Aug 30 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Wed, Aug 31, 1988 Wed, Aug 31 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Thu, Sep 1, 1988 Thu, Sep 1 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 2, 1988 Fri, Sep 2 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Sat, Sep 3, 1988 Sat, Sep 3 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Sun, Sep 4, 1988 Sun, Sep 4 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Mon, Sep 5, 1988 Mon, Sep 5 | vs California Angels | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Tue, Sep 6, 1988 Tue, Sep 6 | vs California Angels | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 7, 1988 Wed, Sep 7 | vs California Angels | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Thu, Sep 8, 1988 Thu, Sep 8 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Fri, Sep 9, 1988 Fri, Sep 9 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 6 - 14 | |
| Sat, Sep 10, 1988 Sat, Sep 10 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 4 | |
| Sun, Sep 11, 1988 Sun, Sep 11 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 7 - 8 | (11) |
| Tue, Sep 13, 1988 Tue, Sep 13 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Wed, Sep 14, 1988 Wed, Sep 14 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Thu, Sep 15, 1988 Thu, Sep 15 | @ California Angels | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 16, 1988 Fri, Sep 16 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Sat, Sep 17, 1988 Sat, Sep 17 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sun, Sep 18, 1988 Sun, Sep 18 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 3 | (11) |
| Mon, Sep 19, 1988 Mon, Sep 19 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Tue, Sep 20, 1988 Tue, Sep 20 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 10 - 11 | |
| Wed, Sep 21, 1988 Wed, Sep 21 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Fri, Sep 23, 1988 Fri, Sep 23 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Sat, Sep 24, 1988 Sat, Sep 24 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Sun, Sep 25, 1988 Sun, Sep 25 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Mon, Sep 26, 1988 Mon, Sep 26 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Tue, Sep 27, 1988 Tue, Sep 27 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 10 | |
| Thu, Sep 29, 1988 Thu, Sep 29 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 6 | (10) |
| Fri, Sep 30, 1988 Fri, Sep 30 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, Oct 1, 1988 Sat, Oct 1 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Sun, Oct 2, 1988 Sun, Oct 2 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 5 | |
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