1998 Kansas City Royals

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W-L Record: 72-89 -- 3rd in American League Central Manager: Tony Muser Location: - Baseball Stadium: Kauffman Stadium Top Draft Pick: Jeff Austin (#4) Attendance: 1,494,875 Payroll $32,912,500 Youngest Player: Dee Brown (20) Oldest Player: Terry Pendleton (37) Longest Tenure: Jeff Montgomery (11)

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Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1998 Kansas City Royals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
46	Jermaine Allensworth	CF	26	R	R	6-0	190	1/11/1972	Anderson,Indiana	MLB	1996-1999	260,000
17	Kevin Appier	P	30	R	R	6-2	200	12/6/1967	Lancaster,California	MLB	1989-2004	4,800,000
44	Brian Barber	P	25	R	R	6-1	190	3/4/1973	Hamilton,Ohio	MLB	1995-1999	175,000
41	Tim Belcher	P	36	R	R	6-3	225	10/19/1961	Mount Gilead,Ohio	MLB	1987-2000	2,300,000
36	Carlos Beltran	CF	21	B	R	6-1	190	4/24/1977	Manati,Puerto Rico	MLB	1998-2011	170,000
47	Brian Bevil	P	26	R	R	6-4	225	9/5/1971	Houston,Texas	MLB	1996-1998	175,000
49	Ricky Bones	P	29	R	R	6-0	202	4/7/1969	Salinas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1991-2001	400,000
27	Dee Brown	LF	20	L	R	6-0	215	3/27/1978	Bronx,New York	MLB	1998-2007	170,000
55	Tim Byrdak	P	24	L	L	5-11	180	10/31/1973	Oak Lawn,Illinois	MLB	1998-2011	170,000
19	Jeff Conine	1B-LF	32	R	R	6-1	220	6/27/1966	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	1990-2007	2,240,000
18	Johnny Damon	CF-LF	24	L	L	6-2	190	11/5/1973	Fort Riley,Kansas	MLB	1995-2011	460,000
24	Jermaine Dye	RF	24	R	R	6-5	220	1/28/1974	Vacaville,California	MLB	1996-2009	230,000
45	Bart Evans	P	27	R	R	6-2	210	12/30/1970	Springfield,Missouri	MLB	1998-1998	170,000
26	Sal Fasano	C	26	R	R	6-2	230	8/10/1971	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1996-2008	175,000
43	Carlos Febles	2B	22	R	R	5-11	185	5/24/1976	El Seybo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1998-2003	170,000
15	Jeremy Giambi	RF-LF	23	L	L	6-0	200	9/30/1974	San Jose,California	MLB	1998-2003	170,000
4	Shane Halter	SS-3B	28	R	R	6-0	180	11/8/1969	La Plata,Maryland	MLB	1997-2004	200,000
33	Chris Haney	P	29	L	L	6-3	210	11/16/1968	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1991-2002	1,800,000
2	Jed Hansen	2B	25	R	R	6-1	195	8/19/1972	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	1997-1999	172,500
51	Chris Hatcher	LF	29	R	R	6-3	220	1/7/1969	Anaheim,California	MLB	1998-1998	170,000
7	Jeff King	3B-1B	33	R	R	6-1	188	12/26/1964	Marion,Indiana	MLB	1989-1999	4,000,000
8	Scott Leius	3B	32	R	R	6-3	208	9/24/1965	Yonkers,New York	MLB	1990-1999	180,000
32	Mendy Lopez	SS-2B	23	R	R	6-2	190	10/15/1974	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1998-2004	170,000
15	Mike MacFarlane	C	34	R	R	6-1	210	4/12/1964	Stockton,California	MLB	1987-1999	725,000
31	Shane Mack	LF-CF	34	R	R	6-0	190	12/7/1963	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1987-1998	450,000
14	Felix Martinez	SS	24	B	R	6-0	180	5/18/1974	Nagua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2001	170,000
55	Allen McDill	P	26	L	L	6-0	155	8/23/1971	Greenville,Mississippi	MLB	1997-2001	170,000
21	Jeff Montgomery	P	36	R	R	5-11	175	1/7/1962	Wellston,Ohio	MLB	1987-1999	2,800,000
23	Hal Morris	1B	33	L	L	6-2	195	4/9/1965	Fort Rucker,Alabama	MLB	1988-2000	1,400,000
30	Jose Offerman	SS-2B	29	B	R	6-0	190	11/8/1968	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1990-2005	2,000,000
52	Hector Ortiz	C	28	R	R	6-0	205	10/14/1969	Rio Piedras,Puerto Rico	MLB	1998-2002	170,000
16	Dean Palmer	3B	29	R	R	6-1	210	12/27/1968	Tallahassee,Florida	MLB	1989-2003	5,825,000
6	Terry Pendleton	3B	37	B	R	5-9	195	7/16/1960	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1984-1998	425,000
35	Hipolito Pichardo	P	28	R	R	6-1	195	8/22/1969	Esperaza,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-2002	2,150,000
34	Jim Pittsley	P	24	R	R	6-7	220	4/3/1974	DuBois,Pennsylvania	MLB	1995-1999	215,000
28	Pat Rapp	P	30	R	R	6-3	215	7/13/1967	Jennings,Louisiana	MLB	1992-2001	800,000
51	Danny Rios	P	25	R	R	6-2	192	11/11/1972	Madrid,Spain	MLB	1997-1998	170,000
3	Luis Rivera	SS	34	R	R	5-9	175	1/3/1964	Cidra,Puerto Rico	MLB	1986-1998	245,000
50	Jose Rosado	P	23	L	L	6-0	185	11/9/1974	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1996-2000	242,500
53	Glendon Rusch	P	23	L	L	6-1	200	11/7/1974	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1997-2009	220,000
46	Jose Santiago	P	23	R	R	6-3	215	11/5/1974	Fajardo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1997-2005	170,000
48	Scott Service	P	31	R	R	6-6	240	2/26/1967	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1988-2004	230,000
2	Tim Spehr	C	31	R	R	6-2	200	7/2/1966	Excelsior Springs,Missouri	MLB	1991-1999	285,000
37	Jeff Suppan	P	23	R	R	6-2	210	1/2/1975	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1995-2010	214,000
22	Larry Sutton	1B-RF	28	L	L	6-0	185	5/14/1970	West Covina,California	MLB	1997-2004	172,500
29	Mike Sweeney	1B-C	24	R	R	6-2	215	7/22/1973	Orange,California	MLB	1995-2010	230,000
15	Chris Turner	C	29	R	R	6-3	200	3/23/1969	Bowling Green,Kentucky	MLB	1993-2000	170,000
44	Joe Vitiello	1B-LF	28	R	R	6-3	230	4/11/1970	Cambridge,Massachusetts	MLB	1995-2003	225,000
57	Jamie Walker	P	26	L	L	6-2	190	7/1/1971	McMinnville,Tennessee	MLB	1997-2009	205,000
56	Matt Whisenant	P	27	R	L	6-3	215	6/8/1971	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1997-2000	185,000
12	Ernie Young	CF-RF	28	R	R	6-1	234	7/8/1969	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1994-2004	215,000

Team Personnel

Allard Baird (Assistant to GM)
Tom Burgmeier (Bullpen Coach)
Rich Dauer (Third Base Coach)
Balos Davis (Scout)
Bob Davis (Broadcaster)
Dave Herrera (Scout)
Mike Jirschele (Minor League Infield Instructor)
Gary Johnson (Scout)
Bruce Kison (Pitching Coach)
Mark Littell (Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor)
Denny Matthews (Broadcaster)
Tony Muser (Manager)
Cliff Pastornicky (Scout)
Brian Poldberg (Minor League Catching Coordinator)
Tom Poquette (Hitting Coach)
Bill Price (Scout)
Jamie Quirk (Bench Coach)
Johnny Ramos (Scout)
Herk Robinson (General Manager)
Chet Sergo (Scout)
Luis Silverio (Scout)
Luis Silverio (Latin American Coordinator)
Paul Splittorff (Broadcaster)
Gerald Turner (Scout)
Frank White (First Base Coach)
Fred White (Broadcaster)
Dennis Woody (Scout)

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