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1976 Kansas City Royals season

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.

1976 Kansas City Royals
American 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)
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Offseason

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Regular season

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A game at Royals Stadium on Sunday, September 19, 1976. The pitcher is Chris Knapp and the batter is Tom Poquette. The Royals would beat the White Sox 6 to 5.

Season standings

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AL West		WLPct.GBHomeRoad
Kansas City Royals90720.556—49–3241–40
Oakland Athletics87740.5402½51–3036–44
Minnesota Twins85770.525544–3741–40
Texas Rangers76860.4691439–4237–44
California Angels76860.4691438–4338–43
Chicago White Sox64970.39825½35–4529–52

Record vs. opponents

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1976 American League record

Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKTEX
Baltimore—7–118–48–47–1112–66–611–74–813–54–88–4
Boston11–7—7–56–69–914–43–912–67–57–114–83–9
California4–85–7—11–77–56–68–104–88–105–76–1212–6
Chicago4–86–67–11—3–96–68–107–57–111–118–97–11
Cleveland11–79–95–79–3—6–126–611–69–34–124–87–5
Detroit6–124–146–66–612–6—4–812–64–89–86–65–7
Kansas City6–69–310–810–86–68–4—8–410–87–59–97–11
Milwaukee7–116–128–45–76–116–124–8—4–85–135–710–2
Minnesota8–45–710–811–73–98–48–108–4—2–1011–711–7
New York5–1311–77–511–112–48–95–713–510–2—6–69–3
Oakland8–48–412–69–88–46–69–97–57–116–6—7–11
Texas4–89–36–1211–75–77–511–72–107–113–911–7—


Opening Day lineup

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1976 Kansas City Royals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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Manager

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Game log

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Regular season

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1976 regular season game log: 90–72 (Home: 49-32; Away: 41–40)
April: 5–7 (Home: 3–4; Away: 2–3)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
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1April 91:15 p.m. CST@ White SoxL 0–4Wood (1–0)Splittorff (0–1)–2:2540,3180–1L1
—April 11@ White SoxPostponed (Cold) (Makeup date: August 6)
—April 11@ White SoxPostponed (Cold) (Makeup date: September 13)
2April 137:30 p.m. CSTAngelsW 7–4Fitzmorris (1–0)Hassler (0–1)Pattin (1)3:0525,5161–1W1
3April 147:30 p.m. CSTAngelsL 6–7Monge (1–0)Pattin (0–1)Brewer (1)3:169,0431–2L1
4April 157:30 p.m. CSTAngelsL 1–5Ryan (1–1)Splittorff (0–2)–2:137,6571–3L2
5April 167:30 p.m. CSTIndiansW 5–3Mingori (1–0)Peterson (0–1)Pattin (2)2:2112,2192–3W1
6April 177:30 p.m. CSTIndiansW 5–3 (5)Fitzmorris (2–0)Eckersley (0–2)–1:329,7993–3W2
7April 181:30 p.m. CSTIndiansL 0–6Dobson (1–1)Busby (0–1)–2:4110,4663–4L1
8April 206:30 p.m. CST@ BrewersL 4–5Broberg (1–0)Leonard (0–1)Rodríguez (3)2:464,9023–5L2
—April 21@ BrewersPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: April 21)
9April 226:30 p.m. CST@ BrewersW 2–1Bird (1–0)Colborn (1–1)–2:365,1964–5W1
10April 237:00 p.m. CST@ YankeesW 3–2Splittorff (1–2)Hunter (1–3)Mingori (1)2:3235,1165–5W2
11April 241:15 p.m. CST@ YankeesL 8–9 (11)Lyle (2–0)Pattin (0–2)—3:5316,0345–6L1
—April 25@ YankeesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 6)
—April 27Red SoxPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 15)
—April 28Red SoxPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 16)
12April 307:30 p.m. CDTYankeesL 3–5Hunter (2–3)Splittorff (1–3)—2:1111,3685–7L2
May: 20–10 (Home: 11–2; Away: 9–8)
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13May 17:30 p.m. CDTYankeesW 4–1Busby (1–1)Figueroa (1–1)—2:2518,7036–7W1
14May 21:30 p.m. CDTYankeesW 2–1 (11)Bird (2–0)Lyle (1–1)—3:2313,4047–7W2
15May 46:30 p.m. CDT@ Red SoxW 7–5Fitzmorris (3–0)Lee (0–3)Bird (1)2:4716,2748–7W3
16May 56:30 p.m. CDT@ Red SoxW 8–4Splittorff (2–3)Jenkins (1–4)Littell (1)2:5217,5969–7W4
17May 76:30 p.m. CDT@ OriolesL 3–4Garland (2–0)Pattin (0–3)–2:357,3109–8L1
18May 86:30 p.m. CDT@ OriolesW 6–3Leonard (1–1)Holtzman (2–2)Bird (2)2:3351,19510–8W1
19May 91:00 p.m. CDT@ OriolesW 7–4Littell (1–0)Palmer (4–4)–2:477,59011–8W2
20May 107:30 p.m. CDTTwinsL 4–5 (10)Burgmeier (2–0)Pattin (0–4)Luebber (2)3:2612,52611–9L1
21May 117:30 p.m. CDTTwinsW 6–3Bird (3–0)Luebber (0–1)Littell (2)2:339,65212–9W1
22May 127:30 p.m. CDTTwinsW 17–5Pattin (1–4)Decker (2–3)–3:049,60113–9W2
23May 137:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxW 13–2Leonard (2–1)B. Johnson (1–4)–2:3913,65714–9W3
24May 147:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxW 7–1Fitzmorris (4–0)Vuckovich (0–1)–2:0912,99015–9W4
25May 157:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxW 2–1 (12)Littell (2–0)Gossage (1–3)–3:0014,69316–9W5
26May 161:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxL 3–4Carroll (1–1)Bird (3–1)Hamilton (1)2:4928,41316–10L1
27May 177:30 p.m. CDTRangersW 8–7 (12)Hall (1–0)Foucault (3–1)–3:5718,93617–10W1
28May 187:30 p.m. CDTRangersW 3–1Fitzmorris (5–0)Umbarger (3–3)–2:0714,11618–10W2
29May 19AthleticsW 5–2Splittorff (3–3)Torrez (4–4)Pattin (3)22,48319–10W3
30May 20AthleticsW 8–4Bird (4–1)P. Mitchell (1–2)Littell (3)25,68220–10W4
31May 218:00 p.m. CDT@ TwinsW 5–1Leonard (3–1)Hughes (0–4)–2:378,61921–10W5
32May 221:15 p.m. CDT@ TwinsL 3–5Goltz (3–2)Fitzmorris (5–1)–2:006,81221–11L1
33May 231:15 p.m. CDT@ TwinsL 1–3Blyleven (4–3)Splittorff (3–4)Campbell (4)2:1024,71621–12L2
34May 247:30 p.m. CDT@ RangersW 14–11Mingori (1–0)Barr (1–3)–3:1012,75122–12W1
—May 25@ RangersPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 26)
35 (1)May 265:00 p.m. CDT@ RangersW 14–2Leonard (4–1)Perry (4–4)–2:54–23–12W2
36 (2)May 268:29 p.m. CDT@ RangersL 4–5 (10)Foucault (4–1)Pattin (1–5)–3:0716,51023–13L1
37May 277:30 p.m. CDT@ RangersL 4–6Singer (4–1)Splittorff (3–5)Hoerner (3)2:4414,75523–14L2
38May 289:30 p.m. CDT@ AngelsW 3–0Bird (5–1)Ryan (3–6)–2:0715,77724–14W1
39 (1)May 297:00 p.m. CDT@ AngelsL 2–3Monge (2–1)Littell (2–1)–2:26–24–15L1
40 (2)May 2910:01 p.m. CDT@ AngelsL 2–7Ross (2–6)Fitzmorris (5–2)–2:4328,41524–16L2
41May 303:00 p.m. CDT@ AngelsW 3–2 (14)Mingori (3–0)Drago (1–4)–4:4314,19325–16W1
42May 31@ AthleticsL 1–10
June: 19–10 (Home: 12–4; Away: 7–6)
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43June 1@ AthleticsW 5–2
44June 2@ AthleticsW 4–3 (12)
45June 47:30 p.m. CDTBrewersW 4–3 (10)Leonard (5–1)Slaton (7–2)–2:3416,89928–17W3
46 (1)June 55:00 p.m. CDTBrewersW 5–4Fitzmorris (6–2)Broberg (1–5)Littell (4)–2:5129–17W4
47 (2)June 58:26 p.m. CDTBrewersW 7–2Splittorff (4–6)Champion (0–1)–2:2635,81730–17W5
48June 61:30 p.m. CDTBrewersL 3–4 (14)Augustine (1–1)Pattin (1–6)–3:5315,50830–18L1
52June 107:30 p.m. CDTOriolesW 7–0Splittorff (5–6)Palmer (6–7)–2:2812,21033–19W2
53June 117:30 p.m. CDTOriolesW 4–0Bird (7–1)Cuellar (2–7)Littell (6)2:0025,88334–19W3
54June 121:15 p.m. CDTOriolesW 7–6Busby (3–1)Alexander (3–4)Pattin (5)2:3919,69335–19W4
55June 131:30 p.m. CDTOriolesW 8–4Leonard (6–2)Flanagan (0–2)–2:3423,75136–19W5
59June 186:30 p.m. CDT@ IndiansW 5–3Leonard (7–2)Thomas (0–1)–2:4214,17039–20W1
60June 196:30 p.m. CDT@ IndiansL 0–3Dobson (8–5)Fitzmorris (8–3)Kern (3)2:2017,38939–21L1
61June 201:00 p.m. CDT@ IndiansL 8–11Bibby (3–2)Littell (3–2)Thomas (3)2:5513,29539–22L2
62June 217:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxL 1–2 (11)Hamilton (3–3)Hall (1–1)–3:0028,91839–23L3
63June 227:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxL 8–14Jefferson (2–2)Busby (3–2)–2:4418,12539–24L4
64June 237:30 p.m. CDT@ RangersL 5–7Foucault (6–3)Leonard (7–3)–2:5221,33639–25L5
65June 247:30 p.m. CDT@ RangersL 2–5Hargan (2–2)Fitzmorris (8–4)Hoerner (5)2:5614,45539–26L6
66June 257:30 p.m. CDTAngelsW 6–3Splittorff (7–6)Ross (5–9)Littell (7)2:1425,52240–26W1
67June 267:30 p.m. CDTAngelsW 3–0Pattin (2–7)Ryan (6–8)Mingori (4)2:2830,12541–26W2
68June 271:30 p.m. CDTAngelsW 5–4 (11)Bird (8–1)Drago (1–6)–3:2237,96042–26W3
69June 288:00 p.m. CDT@ TwinsL 3–4Campbell (8–2)Littell (3–3)–2:476,17042–27L1
70June 298:00 p.m. CDT@ TwinsW 1–0 (10)Fitzmorris (9–4)Goltz (7–6)–2:406,20143–27W1
71June 308:00 p.m. CDT@ TwinsW 4–2Splittorff (8–6)Bane (0–1)–2:407,47144–27W2
July: 17–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 9–5)
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72July 1AthleticsL 2–5
73July 2AthleticsW 8–5
74July 3AthleticsW 7–5
75July 4AthleticsL 0–6
76July 51:00 p.m. CDT@ YankeesW 2–1Splittorff (9–6)Alexander (4–5)Mingori (6)2:5028,04147–29W1
77 (1)July 64:30 p.m. CDT@ YankeesW 3–1Bird (9–1)Figueroa (9–6)Mingori (7)2:17–48–29W2
78 (2)July 67:22 p.m. CDT@ YankeesL 4–7Lyle (6–5)Busby (3–3)—2:2535,37048–30L1
79July 77:00 p.m. CDT@ YankeesW 2–1Littell (5–3)Hunter (10–8)Mingori (8)2:2223,17249–30W1
47th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, PA
83 (1)July 155:00 p.m. CDTRed SoxW 12–5Leonard (10–3)Pole (4–5)–2:32–52–31W1
84 (2)July 158:07 p.m. CDTRed SoxL 1–2Jones (3–0)Bird (9–2)Willoughby (4)2:1224,72052–32L1
85 (1)July 165:00 p.m. CDTRed SoxW 5–1Splittorff (10–6)Murphy (2–4)–2:04–53–32W1
86 (2)July 167:39 p.m. CDTRed SoxW 2–1Fitzmorris (11–5)Wise (7–7)–2:2535,60054–32W2
87July 172:15 p.m. CDTRed SoxW 2–1Littell (6–3)Tiant (10–7)–2:3924,41155–32W3
88July 181:30 p.m. CDTRed SoxW 6–3Pattin (3–8)Cleveland (4–5)–2:3429,26756–32W4
89July 197:30 p.m. CDTOriolesL 3–4Palmer (13–8)Leonard (10–4)Martinez (6)2:3039,35556–33L1
90July 207:30 p.m. CDTOriolesL 3–10Garland (12–1)Bird (9–3)–2:2916,14556–34L2
91July 217:30 p.m. CDTBrewersL 0–5Travers (11–7)Fitzmorris (11–6)Frisella (5)2:2415,44556–35L3
92July 227:30 p.m. CDTBrewersW 3–1Splittorff (11–6)Colborn (6–11)Littell (9)2:2016,1335,50857–35W1
93July 23@ AthleticsL 0–2
94July 24@ AthleticsW 6–5
95July 25@ AthleticsL 2–9
96July 269:30 p.m. CDT@ AngelsW 4–0Fitzmorris (12–6)Ryan (7–13)–2:3218,75359–37W1
97July 279:30 p.m. CDT@ AngelsL 1–2Tanana (12–7)Splittorff (11–7)–2:028,34259–38L1
98July 289:30 p.m. CDT@ AngelsW 3–2 (15)Gura (1–0)Kirkwood (4–8)–4:049,94760–38W1
99July 307:30 p.m. CDTRangersW 2–1Leonard (11–5)Briles (7–7)Littell (10)2:4828,41161–38W2
100July 317:30 p.m. CDTRangersL 2–4Blyleven (8–12)Fitzmorris (12–7)–2:4135,78661–39L1
August: 17–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–9)
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101August 17:30 p.m. CDTRangersL 4–8Perry (10–8)Hassler (0–7)–3:1524,73261–40L2
102August 37:30 p.m. CDTTwinsW 7–1Pattin (4–9)Bane (4–3)–2:2816,93962–40W1
103August 47:30 p.m. CDTTwinsW 4–2Fitzmorris (13–7)Goltz (9–10)Littell (11)2:3215,93263–40W2
104August 57:30 p.m. CDTTwinsW 6–4Leonard (12–4)Singer (8–8)Mingori (10)2:4414,54464–40W3
105 (1)August 65:30 p.m. CDT@ White SoxW 9–2Hassler (1–7)B. Johnson (9–10)–2:29–65–40W4
106 (2)August 68:34 p.m. CDT@ White SoxW 8–3Bird (10–4)Gossage (6–11)–2:0013,82466–40W5
107August 77:00 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 3–5Barrios (3–4)Mingori (3–2)–2:1630,38266–41L1
108 (1)August 812:30 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 2–5Forster (2–8)Pattin (4–10)Gossage (1)2:55–66–42L2
109 (2)August 84:00 p.m. CDT@ White SoxW 7–1Fitzmorris (14–7)Jefferson (2–5)–2:3115,99767–42W1
110August 97:30 p.m. CDTYankeesW 8–2Leonard (13–4)Holtzman (9–8)—2:1040,43568–42W2
111August 107:30 p.m. CDTYankeesL 1–2 (11)Ellis (12–6)Mingori (3–3)Lyle (19)2:4625,17368–43L1
112August 117:30 p.m. CDTYankeesL 3–5Alexander (7–8)Bird (10–5)Lyle (20)2:1923,39468–44L2
116August 167:30 p.m. CDTIndiansW 6–1Pattin (5–10)Brown (7–8)–2:0818,79771–45W3
117August 177:30 p.m. CDTIndiansW 4–3 (10)Littell (7–3)LaRoche (1–4)–3:0914,83672–45W4
118August 187:30 p.m. CDTIndiansL 1–4Eckersley (8–10)Fitzmorris (14–9)Kern (11)2:4415,09572–46L1
119August 197:30 p.m. CDT@ BrewersL 4–6Augustine (6–8)Leonard (15–5)Frisella (8)2:3910,55472–47L2
120August 207:30 p.m. CDT@ BrewersW 3–0Hassler (3–7)Travers (14–10)–2:1915,04373–47W1
121August 211:30 p.m. CDT@ BrewersW 6–2Pattin (6–10)Colborn (7–13)Littell (12)2:5017,72574–47W2
122August 221:20 p.m. CDT@ BrewersW 7–4Bird (11–5)Frisella (4–2)Littell (13)2:3016,59675–47W3
123August 236:30 p.m. CDT@ IndiansL 3–4Eckersley (9–10)Mingori (3–4)–2:359,58175–48L1
124August 246:30 p.m. CDT@ IndiansL 1–2Rick Waits (6–5)Leonard (15–6)–2:106,61575–49L2
125August 256:30 p.m. CDT@ IndiansW 2–1Hassler (4–7)Kern (8–7)Littell (14)2:557,11376–49W1
126August 266:30 p.m. CDT@ Red SoxW 7–6 (15)Bruno (1–0)Willoughby (2–11)–4:4624,19977–49W2
127August 276:30 p.m. CDT@ Red SoxL 4–9Jenkins (12–11)Bird (11–6)–2:3324,94077–50L1
128August 281:00 p.m. CDT@ Red SoxW 8–3Fitzmorris (15–9)Lee (2–5)Littell (15)3:1627,05878–50W1
129August 291:00 p.m. CDT@ Red SoxL 6–15Wise (10–10)Leonard (15–7)–2:5026,74778–51L1
130August 306:30 p.m. CDT@ OriolesL 2–3May (11–9)Hassler (5–7)–2:296,24978–52L2
131August 316:30 p.m. CDT@ OriolesL 3–4Palmer (19–11)Pattin (6–11)Miller (6)2:498,66178–53L3
September: 12–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–9)
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132September 16:30 p.m. CDT@ OriolesL 1–7Flanagan (1–4)Bird (11–7)–2:308,00778–54L4
133September 37:30 p.m. CDTRangersL 1–4Boggs (1–4)Fitzmorris (15–10)–2:5417,74878–55L5
134September 47:30 p.m. CDTRangersW 7–0Leonard (16–7)Umbarger (9–11)–2:1831,54179–55W1
135September 51:30 p.m. CDTRangersL 1–3Blyleven (11–15)Hassler (5–8)–2:3622,02579–56L1
136September 67:30 p.m. CDTRangersL 4–5Hargan (6–6)Bird (11–8)Hoerner (7)2:4127,00879–57L2
137September 77:30 p.m. CDTAngelsL 1–2Kirkwood (6–10)Pattin (6–12)–2:269,22579–58L3
138September 87:30 p.m. CDTAngelsL 0–2Drago (6–7)Fitzmorris (15–11)–3:0711,93979–59L4
139September 97:30 p.m. CDTAngelsW 6–5 (10)Mingori (4–4)Overy (0–2)–3:0310,89780–59W1
140September 108:00 p.m. CDT@ TwinsL 3–18Hughes (8–12)Hassler (4–10)–3:378,91280–60L1
141September 111:15 p.m. CDT@ TwinsW 8–6Littell (8–3)Campbell (15–5)–2:298,95581–60W!
142September 121:15 p.m. CDT@ TwinsW 16–6Pattin (7–12)Redfern (5–8)–2:518,10182–60W2
143 (1)September 135:30 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 3–4Knapp (3–1)Leonard (16–8)Hamilton (10)2:33–82–61L1
144 (2)September 138:38 p.m. CDT@ White SoxL 4–5Brett (10–9)Mingori (4–5)–2:315,32782–62L2
145September 147:30 p.m. CDT@ White SoxW 2–1Hassler (5–10)Forster (2–11)–2:082,76283–62W1
146September 159:30 p.m. CDT@ AngelsL 1–2Ryan (14–17)Bird (11–9)–2:226,35083–63L1
147September 169:30 p.m. CDT@ AngelsW 2–0Pattin (8–12)Tanana (16–10)–2:257,44084–63W1
148September 177:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxW 3–2Leonard (17–8)Gossage (9–15)–2:3815,08785–63W2
149September 187:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxW 6–5Gura (2–0)Brett (10–10)–2:3524,95586–63W3
150September 191:30 p.m. CDTWhite SoxW 6–5Mingori (5–5)Forster (2–12)–2:4339,79787–63W4
151September 21AthleticsW 3–1
152September 22AthleticsL 1–11
153September 23AthleticsL 1–8
154September 247:30 p.m. CDT@ RangersW 2–1 (14)Gura (3–0)Foucault (8–8)Littell (16)4:356,94989–65W1
155September 257:30 p.m. CDT@ RangersL 0–1Blyleven (13–16)Hassler (5–11)–2:129,00189–66L1
156September 262:00 p.m. CDT@ RangersL 1–3Briles (11–9)Bird (12–10)Hargan (1)2:534,65089–67L2
157September 27@ AthleticsL 3–8
158September 28@ AthleticsL 0–1
159September 29@ AthleticsW 4–0
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–3; Away: 0–0)
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160October 17:30 p.m. CDTTwinsL 3–4Campbell (17–5)Littell (8–4)–2:4638,48290–70L1
161October 21:30 p.m. CDTTwinsL 2–3Singer (13–10)Hassler (5–12)Campbell (20)2:0614,08790–71L2
162October 31:30 p.m. CDTTwinsL 3–5Hughes (9–14)Splittorff (11–8)–2:1515,66590–72L3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Royals team member

Postseason Game log

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1976 Postseason game log: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 1–2)
AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 1–2)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1October 912 Noon CDTYankeesL 1–4Hunter (1–0)Gura (0–1)—2:0941,077NYY 1–0L1
2October 107:15 p.m. CDTYankeesW 7–3Splittorff (1–0)Figueroa (0–1)—2:4541,091Tied 1–1W1
3October 127:15 p.m. CDT@ YankeesL 3–5Ellis (1–0)Hassler (0–1)Lyle (1)3:0056,808NYY 2–1L1
4October 132:15 p.m. CDT@ YankeesW 7–4Bird (1–0)Hunter (1–1)Mingori (1)2:5056,355Tied 2–2W1
5October 147:15 p.m. CDT@ YankeesL 6–7Tidrow (1–0)Littell (0–1)—3:1356,821NYY 3–2L1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Royals team member

Starting Lineups

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Regular season

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GameDateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thSP
10April 23@ NYY
11April 24@ NYY
12April 30NYY
13May 1NYY
14May 2NYY
76July 5@ NYY
77July 6@ NYY
78July 6@ NYY
79July 7@ NYY
110August 9NYY
111August 10NYY
112August 11NYY

Playoffs

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GameRoundDateOpponent1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thSP
1ALCSOctober 9NYY#26 Otis
(CF)		#6 Wohlford
(LF)		#5 Brett
(3B)		#11 McRae
(DH)		#7 Mayberry
(1B)		#18 Cowens
(RF)		#20 White
(2B)		#2 Patek
(SS)		#21 Martinez
(C)		#37 Gura
2ALCSOctober 10NYY#6 Wohlford
(LF)		#18 Cowens
(CF)		#5 Brett
(3B)		#7 Mayberry
(1B)		#11 McRae
(DH)		#25 Poquette
(RF)		#20 White
(2B)		#2 Patek
(SS)		#21 Martinez
(C)		#22 Leonard
3ALCSOctober 12@ NYY#6 Wohlford
(LF)		#18 Cowens
(CF)		#5 Brett
(3B)		#7 Mayberry
(1B)		#11 McRae
(DH)		#25 Poquette
(RF)		#20 White
(2B)		#2 Patek
(SS)		#21 Martinez
(C)		#16 Hassler
4ALCSOctober 13@ NYY#18 Cowens
(CF)		#25 Poquette
(LF)		#5 Brett
(3B)		#7 Mayberry
(1B)		#11 McRae
(RF)		#9 Quirk
(DH)		#1 Rokas
(2B)		#2 Patek
(SS)		#21 Martinez
(C)		#37 Gura
5ALCSOctober 14@ NYY#18 Cowens
(CF)		#25 Poquette
(LF)		#5 Brett
(3B)		#7 Mayberry
(1B)		#11 McRae
(RF)		#9 Quirk
(DH)		#1 Rokas
(2B)		#2 Patek
(SS)		#21 Martinez
(C)		#22 Leonard

Detailed records

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Composite Box

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1976 Kansas City Royals Inning–by–Inning Boxscore
Team123456789101112131415RHE
Opponents71
Royals111

Game umpires

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Regular season

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GameDateOpponentHP1B2B3B
10April 23@ YankeesJim EvansNestor Chylak
(crew chief)		Joe BrinkmanGreg Kosc
11April 24@ YankeesNestor Chylak
(crew chief)		Joe BrinkmanGreg KoscJim Evans
12April 30YankeesLou DiMuro
(crew chief)		Bill KunkelDave PhillipsRich Garcia
13May 1YankeesBill KunkelDave PhillipsRich GarciaLou DiMuro
(crew chief)
14May 2YankeesDave PhillipsRich GarciaLou DiMuro
(crew chief)		Bill Kunkel
76July 5@ YankeesDave PhillipsRich GarciaLou DiMuro
(crew chief)		Bill Kunkel
77July 6@ YankeesRich GarciaLou DiMuro
(crew chief)		Bill KunkelDave Phillips
78July 6@ YankeesLou DiMuro
(crew chief)		Bill KunkelDave PhillipsRich Garcia
79July 7@ YankeesBill KunkelDave PhillipsRich GarciaLou DiMuro
(crew chief)
110August 9YankeesRon LucianoAl ClarkLarry McCoyBill Haller
(crew chief)
111August 10YankeesAl ClarkLarry McCoyBill Haller
(crew chief)		Ron Luciano
112August 11YankeesLarry McCoyBill Haller
(crew chief)		Ron LucianoAl Clark

Playoffs

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GameRoundDateOpponentHP1B2B3BLFRF
1ALCSOctober 9YankeesJoe BrinkmanLarry BarnettGeorge MaloneyBill Haller
(crew chief)		Art FrantzLarry McCoy
2ALCSOctober 10YankeesLarry BarnettGeorge MaloneyBill Haller
(crew chief)		Art FrantzLarry McCoyJoe Brinkman
3ALCSOctober 12@ YankeesGeorge MaloneyBill Haller
(crew chief)		Art FrantzLarry McCoyJoe BrinkmanLarry Barnett
4ALCSOctober 13@ YankeesBill Haller
(crew chief)		Art FrantzLarry McCoyJoe BrinkmanLarry BarnettGeorge Maloney
5ALCSOctober 14@ YankeesArt FrantzLarry McCoyJoe BrinkmanLarry BarnettGeorge MaloneyBill Haller
(crew chief)

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CBuck Martinez9526761.228534
1BJohn Mayberry161594138.2321395
2BFrank White152446102.229246
3BGeorge Brett159645215.333767
SSFreddie Patek144432104.241143
LFTom Poquette104344104.302234
CFAmos Otis153592165.2791886
RFAl Cowens152581154.265359
DHHal McRae149527175.332873

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jim Wohlford10729373.249124
Bob Stinson7920955.263225
Dave Nelson7815336.235117
Cookie Rojas6313232.242016
Jamie Quirk6411428.246115
Tony Solaita316816.23509
Ruppert Jones285111.21617
John Wathan274212.28605
Fran Healy8243.12501
Tommy Davis8195.26300
Willie Wilson1261.16700

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dennis Leonard35259.017103.51150
Al Fitzmorris35220.115113.0680
Paul Splittorff26158.21183.9759
Andy Hassler1999.2562.8945
Steve Busby1371.2334.4029

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Doug Bird39197.212103.37107
Marty Pattin44141.08142.4965

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Mark Littell6084162.0892
Steve Mingori5555102.3238
Tom Hall311114.4525
Larry Gura204012.3022
Tom Bruno121006.7511
Bob McClure80009.003
Jerry Cram40006.232
Roger Nelson30002.084
Ray Sadecki30000.001
Ken Sanders30000.002

ALCS

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Main article: 1976 American League Championship Series

Game 1

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October 9, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Team123456789RHE
New York2000000024120
Kansas City000000010152
W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Larry Gura (0–1)
HR: None

Game 2

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October 10, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Team123456789RHE
New York0120000003125
Kansas City200002030790
W: Paul Splittorff (1–0)   L: Ed Figueroa (0–1)
HR: None

Game 3

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October 12, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City300000000360
New York00020300X590
W: Dock Ellis (1–0)   L: Andy Hassler (0–1)   S: Sparky Lyle (1)
HR: NYY: – Chris Chambliss (1)

Game 4

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October 13, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City030201010791
New York0200001014110
W: Doug Bird (1–0)   L: Catfish Hunter (1–1)   S: Steve Mingori (1)
HR: NYY: – Graig Nettles 2 (2)

Game 5

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October 14, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City2100000306111
New York2020020017111
W: Dick Tidrow (1–0)   L: Mark Littell (0–1)
HR: KCR: – John Mayberry (1), George Brett (1)   NYY: – Chris Chambliss (2)

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAAOmaha RoyalsAmerican AssociationBilly Gardner
AAJacksonville SunsSouthern LeagueBill Scripture
AWaterloo RoyalsMidwest LeagueJohn Sullivan
RookieGCL RoyalsGulf Coast LeagueJosé Martínez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo

Notes

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  1. ^ Killebrew cut by Royals
  2. ^ Royals trade Briles to Texas
  3. ^ Roger Nelson at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Bill Paschall at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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