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Kansas City Royals Opening Day Starters and Results

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Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH

2008.Mon, Mar 31 at DET W (5-4) Buck Gload Grudzielanek Gordon Pena Teahen DeJesus Guillen Meche Butler

2007.Mon, Apr 2 vs BOS W (7-1) Buck Shealy Grudzielanek Gordon Pena Gload DeJesus Teahen Meche Sweeney

2006.Mon, Apr 3 vs DET L (1-3)# Buck Mientkiewicz Grudzielanek Teahen Berroa Brown DeJesus Sanders Elarton Sweeney

2005.Mon, Apr 4 at DET L (2-11) Buck Sweeney Gotay Teahen Berroa Long DeJesus Stairs Lima Pickering

2004.Mon, Apr 5 vs CHW W (9-7)# Santiago Sweeney Relaford Randa Berroa Guiel Beltran Gonzalez Anderson Harvey

2003.Mon, Mar 31 vs CHW W (3-0)# Mayne Sweeney Febles Randa Berroa Ibanez Tucker Berger Hernandez Harvey

2002.Mon, Apr 1 vs MIN L (6-8) Mayne Sweeney Febles Randa Perez Knoblauch Beltran Tucker Suppan Ibanez

2001.Mon, Apr 2 at NYY L (3-7) Ortiz Sweeney Febles Randa Sanchez Quinn Beltran Dye Suppan Brown

2000.Mon, Apr 3 at TOR L (4-5)# Johnson Sweeney Febles Randa Sanchez Damon Beltran Dye Suppan Quinn

1999.Mon, Apr 5 vs BOS L (3-5) Kreuter King Febles Randa Sanchez Damon Beltran Dye Appier Sutton

1998.Tue, Mar 31 at BAL W (4-1) Sweeney King Offerman Palmer Martinez Morris Damon Sutton Belcher Pendleton

1997.Wed, Apr 2 at BAL L (2-4)# Spehr King Offerman Paquette Bell Roberts Goodwin Dye Appier Vitiello

1996.Tue, Apr 2 at BAL L (2-4) Macfarlane Hamelin Roberts Lockhart Offerman Goodwin Damon Tucker Appier Vitiello

1995.Wed, Apr 26 vs BAL W (5-1) Mayne Joyner Lind Gaetti Gagne Tucker Goodwin Jose Appier Hamelin

1994.Mon, Apr 4 at BAL L (3-6) Macfarlane Joyner Lind Gaetti Gagne Coleman McRae Henderson Appier Hamelin

1993.Mon, Apr 5 vs BOS L (1-3) Mayne Joyner Lind Miller Gagne McReynolds McRae Jose Appier Brett

1992.Mon, Apr 6 at OAK L (3-5) Macfarlane Joyner Shumpert Jefferies Howard Miller McRae McReynolds Appier Brett

1991.Mon, Apr 8 vs CLE W (4-2)# Macfarlane Brett Shumpert Seitzer Stillwell Thurman McRae Tartabull Saberhagen Gibson

1990.Mon, Apr 9 vs BAL L (6-7) Boone Brett White Seitzer Stillwell Jackson Eisenreich Tartabull Saberhagen Perry

1989.Mon, Apr 3 vs TOR L (3-4)# Boone Brett White Seitzer Stillwell Jackson Wilson Tartabull Gubicza Tabler

1988.Mon, Apr 4 vs TOR L (3-5)# Macfarlane Balboni White Seitzer Stillwell Jackson Wilson Tartabull Saberhagen Brett

1987.Mon, Apr 6 vs CHW L (4-5) Hearn Seitzer White Brett Biancalana Jackson Wilson Tartabull Jackson Balboni

1986.Tue, Apr 8 at NYY L (2-4)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae

1985.Mon, Apr 8 vs TOR W (2-1) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Concepcion Motley Wilson Sheridan Black Orta

1984.Tue, Apr 3 vs NYY W (4-2)# Slaught Balboni White Pryor Concepcion Davis Sheridan Motley Black McRae

1983.Mon, Apr 4 at BAL W (7-2) Wathan Aikens White Brett Washington Wilson Otis Martin Gura McRae

1982.Mon, Apr 5 at BAL L (5-13) Wathan Aikens White Brett Washington Wilson Otis Martin Leonard McRae

1981.Fri, Apr 10 at BAL L (3-5) Wathan Aikens White Brett Washington Otis Wilson Hurdle Gura McRae

1980.Thu, Apr 10 vs DET L (1-5) Quirk Aikens White Brett Washington LaCock Wilson Hurdle Leonard McRae

1979.Thu, Apr 5 vs TOR W (11-2)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Leonard McRae

1978.Sat, Apr 8 at CLE L (5-8) Porter Hurdle White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Leonard McRae

1977.Thu, Apr 7 at DET W (7-4)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae

1976.Fri, Apr 9 at CHW L (0-4)# Healy Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Splittorff Nelson

1975.Mon, Apr 7 at CAL L (2-3) Healy Mayberry Rojas Brett Patek McRae Otis Pinson Busby Killebrew

1974.Fri, Apr 5 vs MIN L (4-6) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Wohlford Otis Pinson Splittorff McRae

1973.Fri, Apr 6 at CAL L (2-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Kirkpatrick

1972.Sat, Apr 15 vs CHW W (2-1)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Hovley Oliver Drago

1971.Tue, Apr 6 at CAL W (4-1)# Martinez Oliver Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Keough Drago

1970.Tue, Apr 7 vs OAK L (4-6) Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Bunker

1969.Tue, Apr 8 vs MIN W (4-3)# Rodriguez Harrison Adair Foy Hernandez Kirkpatrick Piniella Oliver Bunker

40 games 20 players 17 players 12 players 15 players 17 players 30 players 12 players 23 players 18 players 21 players

Most Common-games Macfarlane-5
Buck-4
Mayne-4 Mayberry-6
Sweeney-6
Aikens-4 White-15
Rojas-5
Febles-5 Brett-12
Randa-6
Seitzer-4 Patek-8
Washington-4
Stillwell-4 Piniella-4
Jackson-4
Wilson-3 Otis-11
Wilson-7
Beltran-5 Tartabull-5
Cowens-4
Dye-4 Appier-7
Leonard-4
Saberhagen-3 McRae-10
Brett-3
Sweeney-2

Most Common Lineups

2 Games
C. Wathan
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Washington
LF. Wilson
CF. Otis
RF. Martin
Pitcher
DH. McRae

1 Games
C. Boone
1B. Brett
2B. White
3B. Seitzer
SS. Stillwell
LF. Jackson
CF. Eisenreich
RF. Tartabull
Pitcher
DH. Perry

1 Games
C. Martinez
1B. Oliver
2B. Rojas
3B. Schaal
SS. Patek
LF. Piniella
CF. Otis
RF. Keough
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Kreuter
1B. King
2B. Febles
3B. Randa
SS. Sanchez
LF. Damon
CF. Beltran
RF. Dye
Pitcher
DH. Sutton

1 Games
C. Healy
1B. Mayberry
2B. Rojas
3B. Brett
SS. Patek
LF. McRae
CF. Otis
RF. Pinson
Pitcher
DH. Killebrew

1 Games
C. May
1B. Mayberry
2B. Rojas
3B. Schaal
SS. Patek
LF. Piniella
CF. Otis
RF. McRae
Pitcher
DH. Kirkpatrick

39 total lineups (40 when including pitchers)

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Stats updated through October 30, 2008.

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