It didn’t seem like it at the time, but 1987 will be looked back upon as one of those “what if” years for the Royals. Playing in a weak division, the veteran Royals won just enough games to stay in first place through June 8th before slumping. Between June 27th and July 5th, they got hot again, winning 9 out of 10 to pull into a tie for first place, but that was it. They finished the season two games back of the Minnesota Twins, with a record of 83-79. The Twins then caught fire, romping past the Tigers in the ALCS before besting the Cardinals in a classic seven-game World Series.
A look back at first year Royals players from 1987
