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1976 Kansas City Royals season

FieldValue
nameKansas City Royals
season1976
miscAmerican League West champions
leagueAmerican League
divisionWest
ballparkRoyals Stadium
cityKansas City, Missouri
record90–72 (.556)
divisional_place1st
ownersEwing Kauffman
general_managersJoe Burke
managersWhitey Herzog (first full season)
televisionKBMA–TV 41
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)
radioWIBW–AM 580
KMBZ–AM 980
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)

(Denny Matthews, Fred White) KMBZ–AM 980 (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |}} The 1976 Kansas City Royals season was their eighth in Major League Baseball. The Royals won their first division title, taking the American League West with a record of 90–72 in the first full season as manager for Whitey Herzog. Kansas City was defeated 3–2 by the New York Yankees in the ALCS. George Brett (.333) became the first Royals player to win a league batting title.

Offseason

  • September 29, 1975: Harmon Killebrew was released by the Royals.
  • November 12, 1975: Nelson Briles was traded by the Royals to the Texas Rangers for Dave Nelson.
  • March 3, 1976: Roger Nelson was signed by the Royals as a free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

  • Dave Nelson, DH
  • Amos Otis, CF
  • George Brett, 3B
  • John Mayberry, 1B
  • Hal McRae, LF
  • Al Cowens, RF
  • Fran Healy, C
  • Freddie Patek, SS
  • Frank White, 2B

Notable transactions

  • May 16, 1976: Fran Healy is traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Larry Gura.
  • June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
    • Bill Paschall was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round.
    • Ken Phelps was drafted by the Royals in the 15th round.

Roster

1976 Kansas City Royals
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

Regular season

|-style=background:#fbb | 1 || April 9 || 1:15p.m. CST || @ White Sox || L 0–4 || Wood (1–0) || Splittorff (0–1) || – || 2:25 || 40,318 || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 11 || || @ White Sox || colspan="8" | Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: August 6) |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 11 || || @ White Sox || colspan="8" | Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: September 13) |-style=background:#cfc | 2 || April 13 || 7:30p.m. CST || Angels || W 7–4 || Fitzmorris (1–0) || Hassler (0–1) || Pattin (1) || 3:05 || 25,516 || 1–1 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 3 || April 14 || 7:30p.m. CST || Angels || L 6–7 || Monge (1–0) || Pattin (0–1) || Brewer (1) || 3:16 || 9,043 || 1–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 4 || April 15 || 7:30p.m. CST || Angels || L 1–5 || Ryan (1–1) || Splittorff (0–2) || – || 2:13 || 7,657 || 1–3 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 5 || April 16 || 7:30p.m. CST || Indians || W 5–3 || Mingori (1–0) || Peterson (0–1) || Pattin (2) || 2:21 || 12,219 || 2–3 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 6 || April 17 || 7:30p.m. CST || Indians || W 5–3 (5) || Fitzmorris (2–0) || Eckersley (0–2) || – || 1:32 || 9,799 || 3–3 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 7 || April 18 || 1:30p.m. CST || Indians || L 0–6 || Dobson (1–1) || Busby (0–1) || – || 2:41 || 10,466 || 3–4 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 8 || April 20 || 6:30p.m. CST || @ Brewers || L 4–5 || Broberg (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || Rodríguez (3) || 2:46 || 4,902 || 3–5 || L2 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 21 || || @ Brewers || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: April 21) |-style=background:#cfc | 9 || April 22 || 6:30p.m. CST || @ Brewers || W 2–1 || Bird (1–0) || Colborn (1–1) || – || 2:36 || 5,196 || 4–5 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 10 || || 7:00p.m. CST || @ Yankees || W 3–2 || Splittorff (1–2) || Hunter (1–3) || Mingori (1) || 2:32 || 35,116 || 5–5 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || || 1:15p.m. CST || @ Yankees || L 8–9 (11) || Lyle (2–0) || Pattin (0–2) || — || 3:53 || 16,034 || 5–6 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || || || @ Yankees || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 6) |-style=background:#bbb | — || || || Red Sox || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 15) |-style=background:#bbb | — || || || Red Sox || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 16) |-style=background:#fbb | 12 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || L 3–5 || Hunter (2–3) || Splittorff (1–3) || — || 2:11 || 11,368 || 5–7 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 13 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 4–1 || Busby (1–1) || Figueroa (1–1) || — || 2:25 || 18,703 || 6–7 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 14 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 2–1 (11) || Bird (2–0) || Lyle (1–1) || — || 3:23 || 13,404 || 7–7 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 15 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 7–5 || Fitzmorris (3–0) || Lee (0–3) || Bird (1) || 2:47 || 16,274 || 8–7 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 16 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 8–4 || Splittorff (2–3) || Jenkins (1–4) || Littell (1) || 2:52 || 17,596 || 9–7 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || L 3–4 || Garland (2–0) || Pattin (0–3) || — || 2:35 || 7,310 || 9–8 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 18 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || W 6–3 || Leonard (1–1) || Holtzman (2–2) || Bird (2) || 2:33 || 51,195 || 10–8 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 19 || || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || W 7–4 || Littell (1–0) || Palmer (4–4) || — || 2:47 || 7,590 || 11–8 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 20 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || L 4–5 (10) || Burgmeier (2–0) || Pattin (0–4) || Luebber (2) || 3:26 || 12,526 || 11–9 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 21 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || W 6–3 || Bird (3–0) || Luebber (0–1) || Littell (2) || 2:33 || 9,652 || 12–9 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 22 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || W 17–5 || Pattin (1–4) || Decker (2–3) || — || 3:04 || 9,601 || 13–9 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 23 || May 13 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 13–2 || Leonard (2–1) || B. Johnson (1–4) || – || 2:39 || 13,657 || 14–9 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 24 || May 14 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 7–1 || Fitzmorris (4–0) || Vuckovich (0–1) || – || 2:09 || 12,990 || 15–9 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 25 || May 15 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 2–1 (12) || Littell (2–0) || Gossage (1–3) || – || 3:00 || 14,693 || 16–9 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 26 || May 16 || 1:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || L 3–4 || Carroll (1–1) || Bird (3–1) || Hamilton (1) || 2:49 || 28,413 || 16–10 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 27 || May 17 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 8–7 (12) || Hall (1–0) || Foucault (3–1) || – || 3:57 || 18,936 || 17–10 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 28 || May 18 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 3–1 || Fitzmorris (5–0) || Umbarger (3–3) || – || 2:07 || 14,116 || 18–10 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 29 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 5–2 || Splittorff (3–3) || Torrez (4–4) || Pattin (3) || 2:49 || 22,483 || 19–10 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 30 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 8–4 || Bird (4–1) || P. Mitchell (1–2) || Littell (3) || 2:46 || 25,682 || 20–10 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 31 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 5–1 || Leonard (3–1) || Hughes (0–4) || — || 2:37 || 8,619 || 21–10 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 32 || || 1:15p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 3–5 || Goltz (3–2) || Fitzmorris (5–1) || — || 2:00 || 6,812 || 21–11 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 33 || || 1:15p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 1–3 || Blyleven (4–3) || Splittorff (3–4) || Campbell (4) || 2:10 || 24,716 || 21–12 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 34 || May 24 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 14–11 || Mingori (1–0) || Barr (1–3) || – || 3:10 || 12,751 || 22–12 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || May 25 || || @ Rangers || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 26) |-style=background:#cfc | 35 (1) || May 26 || 5:00p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 14–2 || Leonard (4–1) || Perry (4–4) || – || 2:54 || – || 23–12 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 36 (2) || May 26 || 8:29p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || L 4–5 (10) || Foucault (4–1) || Pattin (1–5) || – || 3:07 || 16,510 || 23–13 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 37 || May 27 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || L 4–6 || Singer (4–1) || Splittorff (3–5) || Hoerner (3) || 2:44 || 14,755 || 23–14 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 38 || May 28 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 3–0 || Bird (5–1) || Ryan (3–6) || – || 2:07 || 15,777 || 24–14 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 39 (1) || May 29 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 2–3 || Monge (2–1) || Littell (2–1) || – || 2:26 || – || 24–15 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 40 (2) || May 29 || 10:01p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 2–7 || Ross (2–6) || Fitzmorris (5–2) || – || 2:43 || 28,415 || 24–16 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 41 || May 30 || 3:00p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 3–2 (14) || Mingori (3–0) || Drago (1–4) || – || 4:43 || 14,193 || 25–16 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 42 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 1–10 || Torrez (6–5) || Splittorff (3–6) || — || 2:32 || 31,842 || 25–17 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 43 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || W 5–2 || Bird (6–1) || Bahnsen (2–2) || Pattin (4) || 2:29 || 3,860 || 26–17 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 44 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || W 4–3 (12) || Littell (3–1) || Fingers (2–5) || Mingori (2) || 3:57 || 2,628 || 27–17 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 45 || June 4 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Brewers || W 4–3 (10) || Leonard (5–1) || Slaton (7–2) || – || 2:34 || 16,899 || 28–17 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 46 (1) || June 5 || 5:00p.m. CDT || Brewers || W 5–4 || Fitzmorris (6–2) || Broberg (1–5) || Littell (4) || – || 2:51 || 29–17 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 47 (2) || June 5 || 8:26p.m. CDT || Brewers || W 7–2 || Splittorff (4–6) || Champion (0–1) || – || 2:26 || 35,817 || 30–17 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 48 || June 6 || 1:30p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 3–4 (14) || Augustine (1–1) || Pattin (1–6) || – || 3:53 || 15,508 || 30–18 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 52 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 7–0 || Splittorff (5–6) || Palmer (6–7) || — || 2:28 || 12,210 || 33–19 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 53 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 4–0 || Bird (7–1) || Cuellar (2–7) || Littell (6) || 2:00 || 25,883 || 34–19 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 54 || || 1:15p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 7–6 || Busby (3–1) || Alexander (3–4) || Pattin (5) || 2:39 || 19,693 || 35–19 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 55 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 8–4 || Leonard (6–2) || Flanagan (0–2) || — || 2:34 || 23,751 || 36–19 || W5 |-style=background:#cfc | 59 || June 18 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Indians || W 5–3 || Leonard (7–2) || Thomas (0–1) || – || 2:42 || 14,170 || 39–20 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 60 || June 19 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Indians || L 0–3 || Dobson (8–5) || Fitzmorris (8–3) || Kern (3) || 2:20 || 17,389 || 39–21 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 61 || June 20 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Indians || L 8–11 || Bibby (3–2) || Littell (3–2) || Thomas (3) || 2:55 || 13,295 || 39–22 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 62 || June 21 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || L 1–2 (11) || Hamilton (3–3) || Hall (1–1) || – || 3:00 || 28,918 || 39–23 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 63 || June 22 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || L 8–14 || Jefferson (2–2) || Busby (3–2) || – || 2:44 || 18,125 || 39–24 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 64 || June 23 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || L 5–7 || Foucault (6–3) || Leonard (7–3) || – || 2:52 || 21,336 || 39–25 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb | 65 || June 24 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || L 2–5 || Hargan (2–2) || Fitzmorris (8–4) || Hoerner (5) || 2:56 || 14,455 || 39–26 || L6 |-style=background:#cfc | 66 || June 25 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Angels || W 6–3 || Splittorff (7–6) || Ross (5–9) || Littell (7) || 2:14 || 25,522 || 40–26 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 67 || June 26 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Angels || W 3–0 || Pattin (2–7) || Ryan (6–8) || Mingori (4) || 2:28 || 30,125 || 41–26 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 68 || June 27 || 1:30p.m. CDT || Angels || W 5–4 (11) || Bird (8–1) || Drago (1–6) || – || 3:22 || 37,960 || 42–26 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 69 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 3–4 || Campbell (8–2) || Littell (3–3) || — || 2:47 || 6,170 || 42–27 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 70 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 1–0 (10) || Fitzmorris (9–4) || Goltz (7–6) || — || 2:40 || 6,201 || 43–27 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 71 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 4–2 || Splittorff (8–6) || Bane (0–1) || — || 2:40 || 7,471 || 44–27 || W2 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 72 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 2–5 || Fingers (4–5) || Pattin (2–8) || — || 2:46 || 23,175 || 44–28 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 73 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 8–5 || Littell (4–3) || Blue (6–7) || — || 3:05 || 25,723 || 45–28 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 74 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 7–5 || Leonard (8–3) || Todd (6–7) || Mingori (5) || 3:03 || 33,586 || 46–28 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 75 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 0–6 || Norris (2–2) || Fitzmorris (9–5) || — || 2:42 || 24,647 || 46–29 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 76 || || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 2–1 || Splittorff (9–6) || Alexander (4–5) || Mingori (6) || 2:50 || 28,041 || 47–29 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 77 || (1) || 4:30p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 3–1 || Bird (9–1) || Figueroa (9–6) || Mingori (7) || 2:17 || — || 48–29 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 78 || (2) || 7:22p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 4–7 || Lyle (6–5) || Busby (3–3) || — || 2:25 || 35,370 || 48–30 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 79 || || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 2–1 || Littell (5–3) || Hunter (10–8) || Mingori (8) || 2:22 || 23,172 || 49–30 || W1 |-style=background:#bbbfff |-style=background:#cfc | 83 || (1) || 5:00p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 12–5 || Leonard (10–3) || Pole (4–5) || — || 2:32 || — || 52–31 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 84 || (2) || 8:07p.m. CDT || Red Sox || L 1–2 || Jones (3–0) || Bird (9–2) || Willoughby (4) || 2:12 || 24,720 || 52–32 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 85 || (1) || 5:00p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 5–1 || Splittorff (10–6) || Murphy (2–4) || — || 2:04 || — || 53–32 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 86 || (2) || 7:39p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 2–1 || Fitzmorris (11–5) || Wise (7–7) || — || 2:25 || 35,600 || 54–32 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 87 || || 2:15p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 2–1 || Littell (6–3) || Tiant (10–7) || — || 2:39 || 24,411 || 55–32 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 88 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 6–3 || Pattin (3–8) || Cleveland (4–5) || — || 2:34 || 29,267 || 56–32 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 89 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || L 3–4 || Palmer (13–8) || Leonard (10–4) || Martinez (6) || 2:30 || 39,355 || 56–33 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 90 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || L 3–10 || Garland (12–1) || Bird (9–3) || — || 2:29 || 16,145 || 56–34 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 91 || July 21 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 0–5 || Travers (11–7) || Fitzmorris (11–6) || Frisella (5) || 2:24 || 15,445 || 56–35 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 92 || July 22 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Brewers || W 3–1 || Splittorff (11–6) || Colborn (6–11) || Littell (9) || 2:20 || 16,133 || 57–35 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 93 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 0–2 || Blue (8–9) || Pattin (3–9) || — || 2:25 || 9,173 || 57–36 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 94 || || 3:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || W 6–5 || Leonard (11–4) || Todd (6–8) || Mingori (9) || 3:14 || 42,592 || 58–36 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 95 || || 3:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 2–9 || Abbott (2–2) || Bird (9–4) || — || 2:23 || 10,237 || 58–37 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 96 || July 26 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 4–0 || Fitzmorris (12–6) || Ryan (7–13) || – || 2:32 || 18,753 || 59–37 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 97 || July 27 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 1–2 || Tanana (12–7) || Splittorff (11–7) || – || 2:02 || 8,342 || 59–38 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 98 || July 28 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 3–2 (15) || Gura (1–0) || Kirkwood (4–8) || – || 4:04 || 9,947 || 60–38 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 99 || July 30 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 2–1 || Leonard (11–5) || Briles (7–7) || Littell (10) || 2:48 || 28,411 || 61–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 100 || July 31 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 2–4 || Blyleven (8–12) || Fitzmorris (12–7) || – || 2:41 || 35,786 || 61–39 || L1 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 101 || August 1 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 4–8 || Perry (10–8) || Hassler (0–7) || – || 3:15 || 24,732 || 61–40 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 102 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || W 7–1 || Pattin (4–9) || Bane (4–3) || — || 2:28 || 16,939 || 62–40 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 103 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || W 4–2 || Fitzmorris (13–7) || Goltz (9–10) || Littell (11) || 2:32 || 15,932 || 63–40 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 104 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || W 6–4 || Leonard (12–4) || Singer (8–8) || Mingori (10) || 2:44 || 14,544 || 64–40 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 105 (1) || August 6 || 5:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 9–2 || Hassler (1–7) || B. Johnson (9–10) || – || 2:29 || – || 65–40 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 106 (2) || August 6 || 8:34p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 8–3 || Bird (10–4) || Gossage (6–11) || – || 2:00 || 13,824 || 66–40 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 107 || August 7 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 3–5 || Barrios (3–4) || Mingori (3–2) || – || 2:16 || 30,382 || 66–41 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 108 (1) || August 8 || 12:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 2–5 || Forster (2–8) || Pattin (4–10) || Gossage (1) || 2:55 || – || 66–42 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 109 (2) || August 8 || 4:00p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 7–1 || Fitzmorris (14–7) || Jefferson (2–5) || – || 2:31 || 15,997 || 67–42 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 110 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 8–2 || Leonard (13–4) || Holtzman (9–8) || — || 2:10 || 40,435 || 68–42 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 111 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || L 1–2 (11) || Ellis (12–6) || Mingori (3–3) || Lyle (19) || 2:46 || 25,173 || 68–43 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 112 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || L 3–5 || Alexander (7–8) || Bird (10–5) || Lyle (20) || 2:19 || 23,394 || 68–44 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 116 || August 16 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Indians || W 6–1 || Pattin (5–10) || Brown (7–8) || – || 2:08 || 18,797 || 71–45 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 117 || August 17 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Indians || W 4–3 (10) || Littell (7–3) || LaRoche (1–4) || – || 3:09 || 14,836 || 72–45 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 118 || August 18 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Indians || L 1–4 || Eckersley (8–10) || Fitzmorris (14–9) || Kern (11) || 2:44 || 15,095 || 72–46 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 119 || August 19 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || L 4–6 || Augustine (6–8) || Leonard (15–5) || Frisella (8) || 2:39 || 10,554 || 72–47 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 120 || August 20 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 3–0 || Hassler (3–7) || Travers (14–10) || – || 2:19 || 15,043 || 73–47 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 121 || August 21 || 1:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 6–2 || Pattin (6–10) || Colborn (7–13) || Littell (12) || 2:50 || 17,725 || 74–47 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 122 || August 22 || 1:20p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 7–4 || Bird (11–5) || Frisella (4–2) || Littell (13) || 2:30 || 16,596 || 75–47 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 123 || August 23 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Indians || L 3–4 || Eckersley (9–10) || Mingori (3–4) || – || 2:35 || 9,581 || 75–48 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 124 || August 24 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Indians || L 1–2 || Rick Waits (6–5) || Leonard (15–6) || – || 2:10 || 6,615 || 75–49 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 125 || August 25 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Indians || W 2–1 || Hassler (4–7) || Kern (8–7) || Littell (14) || 2:55 || 7,113 || 76–49 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 126 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 7–6 (15) || Bruno (1–0) || Willoughby (2–11) || — || 4:46 || 24,199 || 77–49 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 127 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || L 4–9 || Jenkins (12–11) || Bird (11–6) || — || 2:33 || 24,940 || 77–50 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 128 || || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 8–3 || Fitzmorris (15–9) || Lee (2–5) || Littell (15) || 3:16 || 27,058 || 78–50 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 129 || || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || L 6–15 || Wise (10–10) || Leonard (15–7) || — || 2:50 || 26,747 || 78–51 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 130 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || L 2–3 || May (11–9) || Hassler (5–7) || — || 2:29 || 6,249 || 78–52 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 131 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || L 3–4 || Palmer (19–11) || Pattin (6–11) || Miller (6) || 2:49 || 8,661 || 78–53 || L3 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 132 || || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || L 1–7 || Flanagan (1–4) || Bird (11–7) || — || 2:30 || 8,007 || 78–54 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 133 || September 3 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 1–4 || Boggs (1–4) || Fitzmorris (15–10) || – || 2:54 || 17,748 || 78–55 || L5 |-style=background:#cfc | 134 || September 4 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 7–0 || Leonard (16–7) || Umbarger (9–11) || – || 2:18 || 31,541 || 79–55 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 135 || September 5 || 1:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 1–3 || Blyleven (11–15) || Hassler (5–8) || – || 2:36 || 22,025 || 79–56 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 136 || September 6 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 4–5 || Hargan (6–6) || Bird (11–8) || Hoerner (7) || 2:41 || 27,008 || 79–57 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 137 || September 7 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Angels || L 1–2 || Kirkwood (6–10) || Pattin (6–12) || – || 2:26 || 9,225 || 79–58 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 138 || September 8 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Angels || L 0–2 || Drago (6–7) || Fitzmorris (15–11) || – || 3:07 || 11,939 || 79–59 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 139 || September 9 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Angels || W 6–5 (10) || Mingori (4–4) || Overy (0–2) || – || 3:03 || 10,897 || 80–59 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 140 || || 8:00p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 3–18 || Hughes (8–12) || Hassler (4–10) || — || 3:37 || 8,912 || 80–60 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 141 || || 1:15p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 8–6 || Littell (8–3) || Campbell (15–5) || — || 2:29 || 8,955 || 81–60 || W! |-style=background:#cfc | 142 || || 1:15p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 16–6 || Pattin (7–12) || Redfern (5–8) || — || 2:51 || 8,101 || 82–60 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 143 (1) || September 13 || 5:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 3–4 || Knapp (3–1) || Leonard (16–8) || Hamilton (10) || 2:33 || – || 82–61 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 144 (2) || September 13 || 8:38p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 4–5 || Brett (10–9) || Mingori (4–5) || – || 2:31 || 5,327 || 82–62 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 145 || September 14 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 2–1 || Hassler (5–10) || Forster (2–11) || – || 2:08 || 2,762 || 83–62 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 146 || September 15 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 1–2 || Ryan (14–17) || Bird (11–9) || – || 2:22 || 6,350 || 83–63 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 147 || September 16 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 2–0 || Pattin (8–12) || Tanana (16–10) || – || 2:25 || 7,440 || 84–63 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 148 || September 17 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 3–2 || Leonard (17–8) || Gossage (9–15) || – || 2:38 || 15,087 || 85–63 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 149 || September 18 || 7:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 6–5 || Gura (2–0) || Brett (10–10) || – || 2:35 || 24,955 || 86–63 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 150 || September 19 || 1:30p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 6–5 || Mingori (5–5) || Forster (2–12) || – || 2:43 || 39,797 || 87–63 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 151 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 3–1 || Bird (12–9) || Bahnsen (8–7) || — || 2:30 || 28,869 || 88–63 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 152 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 1–11 || Blue (17–12) || Pattin (8–13) || — || 2:21 || 36,064 || 88–64 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 153 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 1–8 || Torrez (15–11) || Leonard (17–9) || — || 3:01 || 34,077 || 88–65 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 154 || September 24 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 2–1 (14) || Gura (3–0) || Foucault (8–8) || Littell (16) || 4:35 || 6,949 || 89–65 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 155 || September 25 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || L 0–1 || Blyleven (13–16) || Hassler (5–11) || – || 2:12 || 9,001 || 89–66 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 156 || September 26 || 2:00p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || L 1–3 || Briles (11–9) || Bird (12–10) || Hargan (1) || 2:53 || 4,650 || 89–67 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 157 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 3–8 || Blue (18–12) || Leonard (17–10) || — || 3:08 || 37,914 || 89–68 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 158 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 0–1 || Torrez (16–11) || Pattin (8–14) || — || 2:05 || 9,464 || 89–69 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 159 || || 10:00p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || W 4–0 || Gura (4–9) || Mitchell (9–7) || — || 2:15 || 19,631 || 90–69 || W1 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 160 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Twins || L 3–4 || Campbell (17–5) || Littell (8–4) || — || 2:46 || 38,482 || 90–70 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 161 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Twins || L 2–3 || Singer (13–10) || Hassler (5–12) || Campbell (20) || 2:06 || 14,087 || 90–71 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 162 || || 1:30p.m. CDT || Twins || L 3–5 || Hughes (9–14) || Splittorff (11–8) || — || 2:15 || 15,665 || 90–72 || L3 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member

Postseason Game log

|-style=background:#fbb | 1 || || 12Noon CDT || Yankees || L 1–4 || Hunter (1–0) || Gura (0–1) || — || 2:09 || 41,077 || NYY 1–0 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 2 || || 7:15p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 7–3 || Splittorff (1–0) || Figueroa (0–1) || — || 2:45 || 41,091 || Tied 1–1 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 3 || || 7:15p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 3–5 || Ellis (1–0) || Hassler (0–1) || Lyle (1) || 3:00 || 56,808 || NYY 2–1 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 4 || || 2:15p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 7–4 || Bird (1–0) || Hunter (1–1) || Mingori (1) || 2:50 || 56,355 || Tied 2–2 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || || 7:15p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 6–7 || Tidrow (1–0) || Littell (0–1) || — || 3:13 || 56,821 || NYY 3–2 || L1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member

Player stats

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C9526761.228534
1B161*594138.2321395
2B152446102.229246
3B159645215.333767
SS144432104.241143
LF104344104.302234
CF153592165.2791886
RF152581154.265359
DH149527175.332873
  • Tied with Rusty Staub (Detroit) and Robin Yount (Milwaukee) for league lead

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
10729373.249124
7920955.263225
7815336.235117
6313232.242016
6411428.246115
316816.23509
285111.21617
274212.28605
8243.12501
8195.26300
1261.16700

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
35259.017103.51150
35220.115113.0680
26158.21183.9759
1999.2562.8945
1371.2334.4029

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
39197.212103.37107
44141.08142.4965

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
6084162.0892
5555102.3238
311114.4525
204012.3022
121006.7511
80009.003
40006.232
30002.084
30000.001
30000.002

ALCS

Main article: 1976 American League Championship Series

Game 1

October 9, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Team123456789RHE
**New York**200000002**4****12****0**
Kansas City000000010**1****5****2**
**W**: Catfish Hunter (1–0) **L**: Larry Gura (0–1)
**HR**: None

Game 2

October 10, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Team123456789RHE
New York012000000**3****12****5**
**Kansas City**200002030**7****9****0**
**W**: Paul Splittorff (1–0) **L**: Ed Figueroa (0–1)
**HR**: None

Game 3

October 12, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City300000000**3****6****0**
**New York**00020300X**5****9****0**
**W**: Dock Ellis (1–0) **L**: Andy Hassler (0–1) **S**: Sparky Lyle (1)
**HR**: **NYY**: – Chris Chambliss (1)

Game 4

October 13, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
**Kansas City**030201010**7****9****1**
New York020000101**4****11****0**
**W**: Doug Bird (1–0) **L**: Catfish Hunter (1–1) **S**: Steve Mingori (1)
**HR**: **NYY**: – Graig Nettles 2 (2)

Game 5

October 14, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City210000030**6****11****1**
**New York**202002001**7****11****1**
**W**: Dick Tidrow (1–0) **L**: Mark Littell (0–1)
**HR**: **KCR**: – John Mayberry (1), George Brett (1) **NYY**: – Chris Chambliss (2)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19750930&id=OXVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W18DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3848,5439874&hl=en Killebrew cut by Royals]
  2. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19751112&id=lEkoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696,606697&hl=en Royals trade Briles to Texas]
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nelsoro02.shtml Roger Nelson] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gurala01.shtml#all_transactions_other
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/paschbi01.shtml Bill Paschall] at ''Baseball Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps] at ''Baseball Reference''
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