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Kansas City Royals Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left-hander Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 at CHW L (0-1)#	Perez	Hosmer	Getz	Moustakas	Escobar	Gordon	Cain	Francoeur	Shields	Butler
2012. Fri, Apr 6 at LAA L (0-5)	Pena	Hosmer	Betancourt	Moustakas	Escobar	Gordon	Cain	Francoeur	Chen	Butler
2011. Thu, Mar 31 vs LAA L (2-4)	Treanor	Ka'aihue	Getz	Aviles	Escobar	Gordon	Cabrera	Francoeur	Hochevar	Butler
2010. Mon, Apr 5 vs DET L (4-8)	Kendall	Butler	Getz	Bloomquist	Betancourt	Podsednik	Ankiel	DeJesus	Greinke	Guillen
2009. Tue, Apr 7 at CHW L (2-4)#	Olivo	Jacobs	Teahen	Gordon	Aviles	DeJesus	Crisp	Guillen	Meche	Butler
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
45 Games	25 Players	21 Players	15 Players	18 Players	20 Players	33 Players	16 Players	25 Players	22 Players	22 Players
Most-Games	Macfarlane-5 Buck-4 Mayne-4 Healy-3 Wathan-3 May-2 Rodriguez-2 Sundberg-2 Boone-2 Martinez-2	Mayberry-6 Sweeney-6 Aikens-4 Joyner-4 Balboni-4 Brett-3 King-3 Hosmer-2 Mientkiewicz-1 Fiore-1	White-15 Febles-5 Rojas-5 Grudzielanek-3 Getz-3 Lind-3 Shumpert-2 Offerman-2 Alcaraz-1 Teahen-1	Brett-12 Randa-6 Seitzer-4 Schaal-4 Gordon-3 Teahen-2 Gaetti-2 Moustakas-2 Bloomquist-1 Palmer-1	Patek-8 Berroa-4 Stillwell-4 Washington-4 Escobar-3 Gagne-3 Sanchez-3 Concepcion-2 Hernandez-2 Pena-2	Jackson-4 Piniella-4 Wilson-3 Gordon-3 McRae-2 Damon-2 Coleman-1 DeJesus-1 Otis-1 McReynolds-1	Otis-11 Wilson-7 Beltran-5 DeJesus-4 McRae-4 Damon-2 Goodwin-2 Cain-2 Sheridan-1 Crisp-1	Tartabull-5 Cowens-4 Dye-4 Francoeur-3 Guillen-2 Martin-2 Jose-2 Oliver-2 Hurdle-2 Pinson-2	Appier-7 Leonard-4 Black-3 Meche-3 Saberhagen-3 Splittorff-3 Suppan-3 Gura-2 Drago-2 Bunker-2	McRae-10 Butler-5 Brett-3 Harvey-2 Vitiello-2 Sweeney-2 Hamelin-2 Tabler-1 Guillen-1 Killebrew-1

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Wilson CF. Otis RF. Martin P. Pitcher DH. McRae	1 Game C. Healy 1B. Mayberry 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Patek LF. McRae CF. Otis RF. Cowens P. Pitcher DH. Nelson	1 Game C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Otis CF. Wilson RF. Hurdle P. Pitcher DH. McRae	1 Game C. Santiago 1B. Sweeney 2B. Relaford 3B. Randa SS. Berroa LF. Guiel CF. Beltran RF. Gonzalez P. Pitcher DH. Harvey	1 Game C. Macfarlane 1B. Brett 2B. Shumpert 3B. Seitzer SS. Stillwell LF. Thurman CF. McRae RF. Tartabull P. Pitcher DH. Gibson	1 Game C. Mayne 1B. Joyner 2B. Lind 3B. Miller SS. Gagne LF. McReynolds CF. McRae RF. Jose P. Pitcher DH. Brett

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

1 Game
C. Healy
1B. Mayberry
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Patek
LF. McRae
CF. Otis
RF. Cowens
P. Pitcher
DH. Nelson

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

1 Game
C. Santiago
1B. Sweeney
2B. Relaford
3B. Randa
SS. Berroa
LF. Guiel
CF. Beltran
RF. Gonzalez
P. Pitcher
DH. Harvey

1 Game
C. Macfarlane
1B. Brett
2B. Shumpert
3B. Seitzer
SS. Stillwell
LF. Thurman
CF. McRae
RF. Tartabull
P. Pitcher
DH. Gibson

1 Game
C. Mayne
1B. Joyner
2B. Lind
3B. Miller
SS. Gagne
LF. McReynolds
CF. McRae
RF. Jose
P. Pitcher
DH. Brett

44 total lineups (45 when including pitchers)

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