Kansas City Royals

1997 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Kevin Appier K. Appier	P	6'2"	220	12/6/1967	29	Lancaster, CA
Tim Belcher T. Belcher	P	6'3"	220	10/19/1961	35	Mount Gilead, OH
Jay Bell J. Bell	SS	6'0"	185	12/11/1965	31	Pensacola, FL
Yamil Benitez Y. Benitez	OF	6'2"	180	10/5/1972	24	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Brian Bevil B. Bevil	P	6'3"	190	9/5/1971	25	Houston, TX
Ricky Bones R. Bones	P	6'0"	200	4/7/1969	28	Salinas, Puerto Rico
Hector Carrasco H. Carrasco	P	6'2"	235	10/22/1969	27	San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Larry Casian L. Casian	P	6'0"	170	10/28/1965	31	Lynwood, CA
Jim Converse J. Converse	P	5'9"	180	8/17/1971	25	San Francisco, CA
Scott Cooper S. Cooper	3B	6'3"	205	10/13/1967	29	St. Louis, MO
Johnny Damon J. Damon	OF	6'2"	205	11/5/1973	23	Fort Riley, KS
Chili Davis C. Davis	DH	6'3"	210	1/17/1960	37	Kingston, Jamaica
Roland DeLaMaza R. DeLaMaza	P	6'2"	195	11/11/1971	25	Granada Hills, CA
Jermaine Dye J. Dye	OF	6'5"	245	1/28/1974	23	Oakland, CA
Sal Fasano S. Fasano	C	6'2"	225	8/10/1971	25	Chicago, IL
Tom Goodwin T. Goodwin	OF	6'0"	195	7/27/1968	28	Fresno, CA
Shane Halter S. Halter	OF	6'0"	195	11/8/1969	27	La Plata, MD
Chris Haney C. Haney	P	6'3"	210	11/16/1968	28	Baltimore, MD
Jed Hansen J. Hansen	2B	6'1"	190	8/19/1972	24	Tacoma, WA
David Howard D. Howard	2B	6'0"	175	2/26/1967	30	Sarasota, FL
Jason Jacome J. Jacome	P	6'0"	205	11/24/1970	26	Tulsa, OK
Jeff King J. King	1B	6'1"	180	12/26/1964	32	Marion, IN
Ryan Long R. Long	OF	6'2"	215	2/3/1973	24	Houston, TX
Mike Macfarlane M. Macfarlane	C	6'1"	205	4/12/1964	33	Stockton, CA
Felix Martinez F. Martinez	SS	6'0"	200	5/18/1974	23	Nagua, Dominican Republic
Allen McDill A. McDill	P	6'0"	170	8/23/1971	25	Greenville, MS
Jeff Montgomery J. Montgomery	P	5'11"	180	1/7/1962	35	Wellston, OH
Rod Myers R. Myers	OF	6'0"	190	1/14/1973	24	Conroe, TX
Jon Nunnally J. Nunnally	OF	5'10"	205	11/9/1971	25	Pelham, NC
Jose Offerman J. Offerman	2B	6'1"	200	11/8/1968	28	San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Gregg Olson G. Olson	P	6'4"	210	10/11/1966	30	Scribner, NE
Dean Palmer D. Palmer	3B	6'1"	210	12/27/1968	28	Tallahassee, FL
Craig Paquette C. Paquette	3B	6'0"	210	3/28/1969	28	Long Beach, CA
Mike Perez M. Perez	P	6'0"	185	10/19/1964	32	Yauco, Puerto Rico
Hipolito Pichardo H. Pichardo	P	6'1"	200	8/22/1969	27	Esperanza, Dominican Republic
Jim Pittsley J. Pittsley	P	6'7"	215	4/3/1974	23	DuBois, PA
Bip Roberts B. Roberts	OF	5'7"	165	10/27/1963	33	Berkeley, CA
Jose Rosado J. Rosado	P	6'0"	185	11/9/1974	22	Newark, NJ
Glendon Rusch G. Rusch	P	6'1"	225	11/7/1974	22	Seattle, WA
Jose Santiago J. Santiago	P	6'3"	225	11/5/1974	22	Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Scott Service S. Service	P	6'6"	240	2/26/1967	30	Cincinnati, OH
Tim Spehr T. Spehr	C	6'2"	185	7/2/1966	30	Excelsior Springs, MO
Andy Stewart A. Stewart	C	5'11"	190	12/5/1970	26	Oshawa, Canada
Larry Sutton L. Sutton	1B	6'0"	195	5/14/1970	27	West Covina, CA
Mike Sweeney M. Sweeney	C	6'3"	225	7/22/1973	23	Orange, CA
Randy Veres R. Veres	P	6'3"	210	11/25/1965	31	Sacramento, CA
Joe Vitiello J. Vitiello	OF	6'3"	220	4/11/1970	27	Cambridge, MA
Jamie Walker J. Walker	P	6'2"	195	7/1/1971	26	McMinnville, TN
Matt Whisenant M. Whisenant	P	6'3"	215	6/8/1971	26	Los Angeles, CA
Mike Williams M. Williams	P	6'2"	200	7/29/1968	28	Radford, VA
Mitch Williams M. Williams	P	6'4"	205	11/17/1964	32	Santa Ana, CA

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

8

Walker

7

Alvarez

7

Lowe

RBI Leaders

20

Pages

19

Baldwin

19

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.409

Pages

.381

Simpson

.369

Díaz

Hit Leaders

27

Pages

25

Baldwin

24

Simpson

Run Leaders

19

Baldwin

18

Trout

17

Neto

OBP Leaders

.488

Alvarez

.470

Rice

.468

Díaz

SLG Leaders

.762

Alvarez

.717

Abrams

.710

Walker

SB Leaders

8

Witt

8

Ramírez

8

Marsee

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Soriano

4

Ashby

3

Skenes

Strikeout Leaders

33

Misiorowski

32

Cease

31

Imanaga

ERA Leaders

0.33

Soriano

0.43

Wacha

0.50

Ohtani

WHIP Leaders

0.67

Soriano

0.71

Wacha

0.72

Ohtani

K/9 Leaders

13.94

Cease

13.71

Misiorowski

12.86

Gore

K/BB Leaders

30.00

Schlittler

7.00

Yamamoto

6.25

Gilbert

Walk Leaders

1

Schlittler

3

Yamamoto

3

McGreevy

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

343

Ohtani

317.5

Alvarez

293.1

Stewart

DraftKings Points Leaders

233.1

Ohtani

233

Alvarez

218

Cruz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-4

13-5

12-6

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

4-14

5-12

6-13

6-12

7-12

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	12	7	.632
Marlins	9	10	.474	3.0
Phillies	8	10	.444	3.5
Nationals	8	10	.444	3.5
Mets	7	12	.368	5.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Pirates	11	7	.611
Reds	11	8	.579	0.5
Cardinals	10	8	.556	1.0
Brewers	9	8	.529	1.5
Cubs	9	9	.500	2.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	14	4	.778
Padres	12	6	.667	2.0
Diamondbacks	11	8	.579	3.5
Giants	7	12	.368	7.5
Rockies	6	12	.333	8.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	10	7	.588
Yankees	10	8	.556	0.5
Orioles	9	9	.500	1.5
Blue Jays	7	10	.412	3.0
Red Sox	7	11	.389	3.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Twins	11	8	.579
Guardians	10	9	.526	1.0
Tigers	9	9	.500	1.5
Royals	7	11	.389	3.5
White Sox	6	12	.333	4.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	10	8	.556
Rangers	9	9	.500	1.0
Angels	9	10	.474	1.5
Astros	8	11	.421	2.5
Mariners	8	11	.421	2.5