The Minnesota Twins-Washington Senators All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Twins were established as one of the eight AL charter franchises in 1901 as the Washington Senators.

·         They were the Senators for sixty years before moving to Minnesota in 1961.

·         They got their name because of the twin cities area that includes two adjoining cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

·         They play their games at Target Field which is located in the historic warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

·         They have made the playoffs sixteen times with one wild card berth and eleven divisional titles.

·         They have won six AL Pennants and three World Series Championships in 1924, 1987 & 1991.

Batting Lineup:

1.      2B Rod Carew

2.      RF Sam Rice

3.      CF Kirby Puckett

4.      DH Harmon Killebrew

5.      LF Goose Goslin

6.      3B Gary Gaetti

7.      SS Joe Cronin

8.      1B Mickey Vernon

9.      C Joe Mauer

Starting Rotation:

1.      Walter Johnson

2.      Bert Blyleven

3.      Jim Kaat

4.      Jim Perry

5.      Camilo Pascual

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: Joe Nathan

2.      Rick Aguilera

3.      Eddie Guardado

4.      Jeff Reardon

5.      Ron Davis

6.      Al Worthington

Bench:

OF-Tony Oliva

OF-Torii Hunter

INF-Buddy Myer

INF-Eddie Yost

C-Rick Ferrell

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Bucky Harris

Bucky Harris managed the Twins (Senators) for eighteen seasons where he finished with the most wins with 1336 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1975. He guided them to two AL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 1924. 

Bench Coach-Tom Kelly

Tom Kelly managed the Twins for sixteen seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 1140, is in the Twins Hall of Fame and they retired his number 10. He guided them to two divisional titles, two AL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 1987 & 1991. He played one season for them, started off as a minor league manager, a third base coach and now works in the front office for them. He also won AL Manager of the Year once. 

1B Coach-Ron Gardenhire

Ron Gardenhire managed the Twins for thirteens seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 1068. He guided them to six divisional titles and won AL Manager of the Year once. He also was a coach for eleven seasons where he was on one World Series Championship team in 1991. 

3B Coach-Sam Mele

Sam Mele managed the Twins for seven seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 524. He started off as a scout, then a coach and then guided them to one AL Pennant in 1965. He also played four seasons for them.

Hitting Coach-Gene Mauch

Gene Mauch managed the Twins for five seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 378. He guided them to one third place finish. 

Pitching Coach-Clark Griffith

Clark Griffith managed the Twins (Senators) for nine seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 693 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1946. He was a player manager for three seasons, guided them to second place once, worked a team president and was the owner for them where they won three AL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 1924. 

Bullpen Coach-Ossie Bluege 

Ossie Bluege managed the Twins (Senators) for five seasons where he finished with the seventh most wins with 375. He managed in the minors, coached, guided them two second place finishes and was the farm director that found Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew. He also played eighteen seasons for them where he made one All-Star appearance and was on one World Series Championship team in 1924.

There have been twenty five Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have retired seven numbers for players and one number for a manager. 

Harmon Killebrew spent twenty one seasons all over the field for the Twins as their greatest player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1984, is in the Twins Hall of Fame and they retired his number 3. He made all thirteen of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in home runs six times, led the AL in RBIs three times and won the 1969 AL MVP while there. He worked as a broadcaster for eight seasons for them as well. He also finished the franchise leader in many offensive categories in Twins history like having the most home runs, extra base hits, RBIs, walks, total bases, games played, highest slugging percentage and highest offensive WAR.

Rod Carew spent twelve seasons in the infield for the Twins as their greatest second basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1991, is in the Twins Hall of Fame and they retired his number 29. He made twelve of his eighteen All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won seven batting titles and won the 1977 AL MVP while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Twins history like having the highest WAR for position players, highest batting average, on base percentage, second highest offensive WAR, fifth most stolen bases, singles and sixth most hits to name some. 

Kirby Puckett spent twelve seasons in the outfield for the Twins as their greatest center fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2001, is in the Twins Hall of Fame and they retired his number 34. He made all ten of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in RBIs once, won one batting title, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won all six of his gold gloves, won all six of his silver sluggers, won one ALCS MVP and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1987 & 1991 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Twins history like having the second most hits, third most extra base hits, RBIs, total bases, third highest offensive WAR, fourth most runs scored, doubles and singles to name some. 

Goose Goslin spent twelve seasons in the outfield for the Twins as their greatest/longest tenured left fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1968. He won one batting title, led the AL in RBIs once, led the AL in triples twice, hit for the cycle and was on one World Series Championship in 1924 while there. He also finished with the second highest slugging percentage, third highest batting average, third most triples, eight most RBIs, eight highest on base percentage and eight highest WAR for position players to name some. 

Sam Rice spent nineteen seasons in the outfield for the Twins as their greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1963. He led the AL in stolen bases once and was on one World Series Championship team in 1924 while there. He also finished as the franchise leader in many offensive categories in Twins history like having the most singles, triples, doubles, hits, runs scored, at bats and plate appearances. 

Joe Cronin spent seven seasons in the infield for the Twins as their greatest shortstop where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1956. He made three of his seven All-Star appearances and was a player manager for them for two seasons where he led them to one AL Pennant in 1933 while there. He also finished with the fourth highest defensive WAR and seventh highest on base percentage in Twins history. 

Walter Johnson pitched twenty one seasons for the Twins as their greatest pitcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1936. He won three Triple Crowns, led the AL in wins six times, led the AL in ERA five times, led the AL in strikeouts twelve times, pitched a no-hitter, won two AL MVPs, has the MLB record for most shutouts and was on one World Series Championship team in 1924 while there. He also managed them for four seasons. He finished as the franchise leader in many pitching categories in Twins history like having the lowest ERA, highest WAR for pitchers, most wins, games played, innings pitched, strikeouts, games started, complete games and shutouts. 

Bert Blyleven pitched eleven seasons for the Twins where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2011, is in the Twins Hall of Fame and they retired his number 28. He made one of his two All-Star appearances and was on one World Series Championship team in 1987 while there. He worked as a broadcaster for them as well. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Twins history like having the second highest WAR for pitchers, second most strikeouts, third most shutouts, complete games, innings pitched and wins to name some. 

Rick Ferrell spent eight seasons behind the plate for the Twins as their second greatest/second longest tenured catcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1984. He made three of his eight All-Star appearances and led the AL in caught stealing for catchers once while there. He also coached for them. Other notable catchers in Twins history have been Earl Beatty, Jake Early, Butch Wyanger, AJ Pierzynski, active catchers Jason Castro and Kurt Suzuki. 

Joe Mauer spent fifteen seasons behind the plate for the Twins as their greatest/longest tenured catcher where he made all six of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, won three batting titles, won all five of his silver sluggers, won the 2009 AL MVP, has the highest single season batting average for a catcher, was the first AL catcher to win a batting title, has the most batting titles for catchers while there and they retired his number 7. He also finished with the second most doubles, third highest WAR for position players, third highest offensive WAR, fourth most hits, walks, fifth most plate appearances and total bases to name some. 

Gary Gaetti spent ten seasons in the infield for the Twins as their greatest third basemen where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won all four of his gold gloves, won one ALCS MVP, was on one World Series Championship team in 1987 while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He also finished with the fifth highest defensive WAR and eight most home runs in Twins history.

Mickey Vernon spent fourteen seasons in the infield for the Twins where he made six of his seven All-Star appearances and won two batting titles while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Twins history like having the fifth most doubles, triples, RBIs, sixth most at bats, extra base hits, seventh most games played and plate appearances to name some. 

Jim Kaat pitched fifteen seasons for the Twins where he made two of his three All-Star appearances, led the AL in wins once, won eleven of his sixteen gold gloves while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He was a broadcaster for them and now is a special assistant to the team. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Twins history like having the second most wins, innings pitched, games started, fourth most strikeouts, shutouts and games played to name some. 

Jim Perry pitched ten seasons for the Twins where he made two of his three All-Star appearances, led the AL in in wins once, won the AL CY Young Award once while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Twins history like having the sixth most wins, eight highest WAR for pitchers, eight most innings pitched, strikeouts and games started to name some. 

Camilo Pasqual pitched thirteen seasons for the Twins where he made all seven of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in strikeouts three times, led the AL in shutouts three times, led the AL in complete games three times while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame.  He is one of nine players to play for both Senators teams and worked as pitching coach for three seasons for them. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Twins history like having the second most shutouts, third most strikeouts, fourth most innings pitched, fifth most wins, games started and fifth highest WAR for pitchers to name some. Other notable starters in Twins history have been Johan Santana, Frank Viola, Brad Radke, Dutch Leonard, Tom Zachary, Sad Sam Jones, Earl Whitehill, General Crowder, Sid Hudson, Ray Scarborough, Pedro Ramos, Jack Kralrick, Dean Chance, Dave Goltz, Geoff Zahn, Jerry Koosman, Kevin Tapani, Scott Erickson, Eric Milton, Kyle Lohse, Carl Pavano, active pitchers Francisco Liriano, Jose Berrios and Hall of Famer Early Wynn. 

Tony Oliva spent fifteen seasons in the outfield for the Twins as their second greatest/second longest tenured right fielder where he made all eight of his All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won three batting titles, led AL right fielders in putouts six times, won his only gold glove while there, is in the Twins Hall of Fame and they retired his number 6. He also was on two World Series Championship teams in 1987 & 1991 as their hitting coach and bench coach. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Twins history like having the fifth most home runs, sixth most doubles, total bases, seventh highest WAR for position players, seventh most RBIs and eighth most extra base hits to name some. 

Torii Hunter spent twelve seasons in the outfield for the Twins as their second greatest center fielder where he made two of his five All-Star appearances, won seven of his nine gold gloves while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He also finished with the sixth most home runs in Twins history. Other notable outfielders in Twins history have been Bob Allison, Marty Cordova, Tom Brunansky, George Case, Roy Sievers, Jim Lemon, Gary Ward, Jacque Jones, Shannon Stewart, Delmon Young, Josh Willingham, Jim Busby, Stan Spence, Sam West, Clyde Milan, Matt Lawton, Chilli Davis, active players Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler, Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Heinie Manush. 

Buddy Myer spent sixteen seasons in the infield for the Twins as their second greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he made both of his All-Star appearances and won one batting title while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Twins history like having the highest on base percentage, fourth most triples, fifth most walks, runs scored, seventh most singles and seventh highest offensive WAR to name some. 

Eddie Yost spent fourteen seasons in the infield for the Twins as their second greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made his only All-Star appearance, led the AL in walks four times and led the AL in doubles once while there. He was their third base coach and was an interim manager for them. He also finished with the second most walks, fifth highest on base percentage, eight most runs scored, plate appearances and tenth most games played in Twins history. Other notable infielders in Twins history have been Justin Morneau, Kent Hrbek, Joe Kuhel, Joe Judge, Doug Mientkiewicz, David Ortiz, Chuck Knoblauch, Todd Walker, Luis Castillo, Hall of Fame manager during his career Bucky Harris, Roy Smalley, JJ Hardy, Cristian Guzman, Zoilo Versalles, Greg Gagne, Leo Cardenas, Pete Runnels, Cecil Travis, Roger Peckinpaugh, Rich Rollins, Michael Cuddyer, Eddie Foster, Buddy Lewis, Cesar Tovar, Corey Koskie, one of their greatest managers during his career Ossie Bluege, active player Brian Dozier, Hall of Famers Jim Thome and Paul Molitor. 

Joe Nathan was the Twins closer for seven seasons where he made four of his six All-Star appearances, won reliever of the year once while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He has the second most saves in AL history. He also finished the most saves, second most games finished and sixth most games played in Twins history. 

Rick Aguilera was the Twins closer for eleven seasons where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1987 & 1991 while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He also finished with the most games finished, second most saves and third most games played in Twins history. 

Eddie Guardado was the Twins closer for twelve seasons where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in saves once while there and is in the Twins Hall of Fame. He worked as a bullpen coach for them. He also finished with the second most games played, third most games finished and fourth most saves in Twins history. 

Jeff Reardon was the Twins closer for three seasons where he made one of his four All-Star appearances and was on one World Series Championship team in 1987 while there. He also finished with the sixth most saves and eight most games finished in Twins history. 

Ron Davis was the Twins closer for five seasons where he finished with the fifth most saves and games finished in Twins history. 

Al Worthington was the Twins closer for six seasons where he led the AL in saves once while there. He also finished with the seventh most games finished and eight most saves in Twins history. Other notable relievers have been  Ron Perranoski, LaTroy Hawkins, Glen Perkins, Mike Marshall, Ray Moore, Jesse Crain and Firpo Mayberry. 

The Kanas City Roylas All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Royals were established as an expansion franchise in 1969.

·         They got their name from a name the team contest where the winner got the idea from the American Royal livestock show-horse show-rodeo and barbeque championship completion held annually since 1899 in Kansas City. There were also two teams in the Negro leagues with the same name.

·         They play their games at Kauffman stadium which is located in Kansas City, Missouri.

·         They have made the playoffs eight times with one wild card berth and seven divisional titles.

·         They have won four AL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 1985 & 2015.

Batting Lineup:

1.      LF Willie Wilson

2.      CF Amos Otis

3.      3B George Brett

4.      1B Mike Sweeney

5.      DH Hal McRae

6.      RF Carlos Beltran

7.      2B Frank White

8.      C Darrell Porter

9.      SS Freddie Patek

Starting Rotation:

1.       Bret Saberhagen

2.      Kevin Appier

3.      Dennis Leonard

4.      Mark Gubicza

5.      Paul Splittorff

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: Dan Quisenberry

2.      Jeff Montgomery

3.      Mike MacDougal

4.      Steve Farr

5.      Doug Bird

6.      Tom Burgmeier

Bench:

OF-Johnny Damon

OF-Jermaine Dye

INF-Cookie Rojas

INF-Joe Randa

C-John Buck

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Ned Yost

Ned Yost managed the Royals for ten seasons where he finished with the most wins with 746. He guide them to one wild card berth, one divisional title, two AL Pennants and one World Series Championship in 2015. 

Bench Coach-Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog managed the Royals for five seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 410, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2010 and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He guided them to three divisional titles. 

1B Coach-Dick Howser

Dick Howser managed the Royals for six seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 404, is in the Royals Hall of Fame and they retired his number 10. He guided them to two divisional titles, one AL Pennant and one World Series Championship team in 1985.

3B Coach-Tony Muser

Tony Muser managed the Royals for six seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 431. 

Hitting Coach-John Wathan

John Wathan managed the Royals for five seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins 287. He worked as a coach, a triple AAA manager and had a two winning seasons finishing second both times. He also played ten seasons for them where he was on one World Series Championship team in 1985. 

Pitching Coach-Bob Lemon

Bob Lemon managed the Royals for three seasons where he finished with the eight most wins with 207. He started off as the pitching coach and guided them to their first winning season which got him second place in AL Manager of the Year voting. He was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1976 for his career as a pitcher. 

Bullpen Coach-Jack McKeon

Jack McKeon managed the Royals for three seasons where he finished with the seventh most wins with 215. He guided them to 88 wins in one season. 

There have been eight Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have retired two numbers for players and one number for a manager.

George Brett spent twenty one seasons in the infield for the Royals as their greatest player/greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1999, is in the Royals Hall of Fame and they retired his number 5. He made all thirteen of his All-Star appearances, won three batting titles, won all three silver sluggers, won his only gold glove, won the 1980 AL MVP, won one ALCS MVP and was on one World Series Championship team in 1985. He also finished as the franchise leader in many offensive categories in Royals history like having the most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, walks, singles, extra base hits, highest offensive WAR and highest WAR for position players. 

Mike Sweeney spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Royals as their greatest/longest tenured first basemen where he made all five of his All-Star appearances, was the their captain for five seasons while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He currently works as a special assistant to baseball operations for them. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Royals history like having the second highest slugging percentage, second most home runs, third highest batting average, fifth highest offensive WAR, fifth most RBIs, sixth most extra base hits, walks and doubles to name some. 

Frank White spent eighteen seasons in the infield for the Royals as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he made all five of his All-Star appearances, won his only silver slugger, won all eight of his gold gloves, one ALCS MVP, was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there, is in the Royals Hall of Fame and they retired his number 20. He worked as first base coach, minor league manager, front office member and a broadcaster for them. He also finished in in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Royals history like having the highest defensive WAR, second most games played, at bats, plate appearances, hits, third most singles, extra base hits, total bases and doubles to name some. 

Willie Wilson spent fifteen seasons in the outfield for the Royals where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove, won both of his silver sluggers, won one batting title, led the AL in stolen bases once, was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Royals history like having the most stolen bases, second most triples, singles, third highest offensive WAR, third highest WAR for position players, third most runs scored, fourth most hits and at bats to name some. 

Hal McRae spent fifteen seasons in the outfield for the Royals where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won his only silver slugger, led the AL in RBIs, was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also managed them for four seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Royals history like having the second most extra bases hits, RBIs, doubles, fourth most walks, total bases, triples, plate appearances, games played and fourth highest offensive WAR to name some. 

Amos Otis spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Royals as their greatest center field where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, stole five bases in a game, led the AL in doubles twice, won all three of his gold gloves, led the AL in stolen bases once while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Royals history like having the second highest offensive WAR, second highest WAR for position players, second most runs scored, total bases, walks, stolen bases, third most RBIs, home runs, triples, hits, plate appearances, at bats and games played to name some. 

Carlos Beltran spent seven seasons in the outfield for the Royals where he made one of his nine All-Star appearances and won AL Rookie of the Year while there. He also finished with the fourth highest slugging percentage, seventh most triples, stolen bases, seventh highest offensive WAR, seventh highest WAR for position players and tenth most runs scored in Royals history. 

Darrell Porter spent four seasons behind the plate for the Royals as their greatest shortstop where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, was the sixth catcher to have 100 RBIs-100 runs scored and is one of two catchers with 100 walks-100 RBIs-100 runs scored in a season while there. He also finished with the fourth highest on base percentage in Royals history. 

Freddie Patek spent nine seasons in the infield for the Royals as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, hit for the cycle, led the AL in triples, led the AL in stolen bases once while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished with the third highest defensive WAR, third most stolen bases, eight most runs scored, walks, games played, ninth most plate appearances, tenth most at bats and singles in Royals history. 

Bret Saberhagen pitched eight seasons for the Royals as their greatest pitcher where he made two of his thee All-Star appearances, won two AL CY Young Awards, won his only gold glove, led the majors in wins once, led the AL in ERA once, pitched a no-hitter, won one World Series MVP, was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history like having the second highest WAR for pitchers, third most complete games, fourth most shutouts, strikeouts, fourth lowest ERA and fifth best win-loss percentage to name some. 

Kevin Appier pitched thirteen seasons for the Royals where he made his only All-Star appearance, led the AL in ERA once while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history having the highest WAR for pitchers, most strikeouts, fourth most wins, innings pitched and games started to name some. 

Dennis Leonard pitched twelve seasons for the Royals where he was the only Royals pitcher to have three 20-win game seasons, led the AL in wins once while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history like having the most complete games, shutouts, second most wins, third most games started, innings pitched and strikeouts to name some. 

Mark Gubicza pitched thirteen seasons for the Royals where he made both of his All-Star appearances, was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history like having the second most strikeouts, innings pitched, games started, third most wins, shutouts and third highest WAR for pitchers to name some. 

Paul Splittorff pitched fifteen seasons for the Royals where he was on five divisional winnings teams, one AL Pennant team while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history like having the most wins, innings pitched, games started, second most shutouts, complete games and fourth most games played to name some. Other notable starters in Royals history have been Steve Busby, Larry Gura, Al Fitzmorris, Dick Drago, Bud Black, Danny Jackson, Charlie Liendbrant, David Cone, Tim Belcher, Jeff Suppan, Gil Meche, Yordano Ventura, active players Zack Greinke and Danny Duffy. 

Johnny Damon spent six years in the outfield for the Royals where he led the AL in stolen bases once and led the AL in runs once while there. He also finished with the sixth most triples, ninth most stolen bases and ninth highest batting average in Royals history. 

Jermaine Dye spent five seasons in the outfield for the Royals as their longest tenured right fielder where he made one of his two All-Star appearances and won his only gold glove while there. He also finished with the seventh highest slugging percentage in Royals history. Other notable outfielders in Royals history have been David DeJesus, Lou Piniella, Raul Ibanez, Al Cowens, Bo Jackson, Kirk Gibson, Vince Coleman, Lonnie Smith, Reggie Sanders, Jeff Francoeur, Felix Jose, Danny Tartabull, Cesar Geronimo, Vada Pinson, Pat Kelly, Jorge Orta, active players Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain and Melky Cabrera. 

Cookie Rojas spent eight years in the infield for the Royals as their second greatest/second longest tenured second basemen where he made four of his five All-Star appearances while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. 

Joe Randa spent eight seasons in the infield for the Royals as their second greatest/second longest tenured third basemen where he had six hits one game, scored six runs in a game and set the record for most consecutive errorless games for a third basemen in Royals history. He also finished with the ninth most doubles, tenth most total bases, RBIs and extra base hits in Royals history. Other notable infielders in Royals history have been Billy Butler, John Mayberry, Wally Joyner, Bob Oliver, Ken Harvey, Matt Stairs, Willie Aiken, Steve Balboni, Jeff Conine, Bill Buckner, Jose Lind, Omar Infante, Mark Grudzielanek, Jose Offerman, UL Washington, Kurt Stillwell, Greg Gagne, Rey Sanchez, Neifi Perez, Angel Berroa, Yuniesky Betancourt, Paul Schall, Dean Palmer, Mark Teahen, Kevin Seitzer, Gary Gaetti, active players Eric Hosmer, Kendrys Morales, Alcides Escobar, Whit Merrifield and Mike Moustakas. 

John Buck spent six seasons behind the plate for the Royals as their second greatest catcher. Other notable catchers in Royals history have been Buck Martinez, Mike MacFarlane, Bob Boone, Jim Sundberg and Ellie Rodriguez.

Dan Quisenberry was the Royals closer for ten seasons where he all three of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in saves five times, won reliever of the year five times, was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history like having the lowest ERA, second most games finished, saves and games played to name some. 

Jeff Montgomery was the Royals closer for twelve seasons where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in saves once, won reliever of the year once while there and is in the Royals Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Royals history like having the most saves, games played, games finished and third lowest ERA to name some. 

Mike MacDougal was the Royals closer for six seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance while there. He also finished with the eight most saves and games finished in Royals history. 

Steve Farr was the Royals closer for six seasons where he was on one World Series Championship team in 1985 while there. He also finished with the second lowest ERA, fourth best win-loss percentage, sixth most games finished and night most saves in Royals history. 

Doug Bird was the Royals closer for six seasons where he was on three divisional title teams while there. He also finished with the fifth most saves, games finished, sixth best win-loss percentage, ninth lowest ERA and tenth most games played in Royals history. 

Tom Burgmeier was the Royals closer for five seasons.Other notable relievers in Royals history have been Ted Abernathy, Steve Mingori, Marty Pattin, Tom Gordon,  Luke Hochevar, Al Hrabosky, Roberto Hernandez, active players Joakim Soria, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis.