1976 Kansas City Royals season

1976 Kansas City Royals
American League West Champions
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Royals Stadium
City	Kansas City, Missouri
Record	90–72 (.556)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Ewing Kauffman
General managers	Joe Burke
Managers	Whitey Herzog (first full season)
Television	KBMA–TV 41 (Denny Matthews, Fred White)
Radio	WIBW–AM 580 KMBZ–AM 980 (Denny Matthews, Fred White)
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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.

• September 29, 1975: Harmon Killebrew was released by the Royals.^[1]
• November 12, 1975: Nelson Briles was traded by the Royals to the Texas Rangers for Dave Nelson.^[2]
• March 3, 1976: Roger Nelson was signed by the Royals as a free agent.^[3]

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	90	72	.556	—	49‍–‍32	41‍–‍40
Oakland Athletics	87	74	.540	2½	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍44
Minnesota Twins	85	77	.525	5	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍40
Texas Rangers	76	86	.469	14	39‍–‍42	37‍–‍44
California Angels	76	86	.469	14	38‍–‍43	38‍–‍43
Chicago White Sox	64	97	.398	25½	35‍–‍45	29‍–‍52

1976 American League record v t e Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	7–11	8–4	8–4	7–11	12–6	6–6	11–7	4–8	13–5	4–8	8–4
Boston	11–7	—	7–5	6–6	9–9	14–4	3–9	12–6	7–5	7–11	4–8	3–9
California	4–8	5–7	—	11–7	7–5	6–6	8–10	4–8	8–10	5–7	6–12	12–6
Chicago	4–8	6–6	7–11	—	3–9	6–6	8–10	7–5	7–11	1–11	8–9	7–11
Cleveland	11–7	9–9	5–7	9–3	—	6–12	6–6	11–6	9–3	4–12	4–8	7–5
Detroit	6–12	4–14	6–6	6–6	12–6	—	4–8	12–6	4–8	9–8	6–6	5–7
Kansas City	6–6	9–3	10–8	10–8	6–6	8–4	—	8–4	10–8	7–5	9–9	7–11
Milwaukee	7–11	6–12	8–4	5–7	6–11	6–12	4–8	—	4–8	5–13	5–7	10–2
Minnesota	8–4	5–7	10–8	11–7	3–9	8–4	8–10	8–4	—	2–10	11–7	11–7
New York	5–13	11–7	7–5	11–1	12–4	8–9	5–7	13–5	10–2	—	6–6	9–3
Oakland	8–4	8–4	12–6	9–8	8–4	6–6	9–9	7–5	7–11	6–6	—	7–11
Texas	4–8	9–3	6–12	11–7	5–7	7–5	11–7	2–10	7–11	3–9	11–7	—

• 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

• May 16, 1976: Fran Healy is traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Larry Gura.^[4]
• June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bill Paschall was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round.^[5]
  • Ken Phelps was drafted by the Royals in the 15th round.^[6]

1976 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers 29 Doug Bird 35 Tom Bruno 40 Steve Busby 46,49 Jerry Cram 39 Al Fitzmorris 37 Larry Gura 42 Tom Hall 16 Andy Hassler 22 Dennis Leonard 17 Mark Littell 32 Bob McClure 23 Steve Mingori 35 Roger Nelson 33 Marty Pattin 37 Ray Sadecki 28 Ken Sanders 34 Paul Splittorff		Catchers 16 Fran Healy 21 Buck Martinez 15 Bob Stinson 12 John Wathan Infielders  5 George Brett  7 John Mayberry  3 Dave Nelson  2 Freddie Patek  9 Jamie Quirk  1 Cookie Rojas  8 Tony Solaita 20 Frank White		Outfielders 18 Al Cowens 30 Ruppert Jones 11 Hal McRae 26 Amos Otis 25 Tom Poquette 19 Willie Wilson  6 Jim Wohlford Other batters 29 Tommy Davis		Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches 14 Steve Boros 36 Galen Cisco  4 Chuck Hiller 27 Charley Lau

1976 regular season game log: 90–72 (Home: 49-32; Away: 41–40)
April: 5–7 (Home: 3–4; Away: 2–3) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 April 9 1:15 p.m. CST @ White Sox L 0–4 Wood (1–0) Splittorff (0–1) – 2:25 40,318 0–1 L1 — April 11 @ White Sox Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: August 6) — April 11 @ White Sox Postponed (Cold) (Makeup date: September 13) 2 April 13 7:30 p.m. CST Angels W 7–4 Fitzmorris (1–0) Hassler (0–1) Pattin (1) 3:05 25,516 1–1 W1 3 April 14 7:30 p.m. CST Angels L 6–7 Monge (1–0) Pattin (0–1) Brewer (1) 3:16 9,043 1–2 L1 4 April 15 7:30 p.m. CST Angels L 1–5 Ryan (1–1) Splittorff (0–2) – 2:13 7,657 1–3 L2 5 April 16 7:30 p.m. CST Indians W 5–3 Mingori (1–0) Peterson (0–1) Pattin (2) 2:21 12,219 2–3 W1 6 April 17 7:30 p.m. CST Indians W 5–3 (5) Fitzmorris (2–0) Eckersley (0–2) – 1:32 9,799 3–3 W2 7 April 18 1:30 p.m. CST Indians L 0–6 Dobson (1–1) Busby (0–1) – 2:41 10,466 3–4 L1 8 April 20 6:30 p.m. CST @ Brewers L 4–5 Broberg (1–0) Leonard (0–1) Rodríguez (3) 2:46 4,902 3–5 L2 — April 21 @ Brewers Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: April 21) 9 April 22 6:30 p.m. CST @ Brewers W 2–1 Bird (1–0) Colborn (1–1) – 2:36 5,196 4–5 W1 10 April 23 7:00 p.m. CST @ Yankees W 3–2 Splittorff (1–2) Hunter (1–3) Mingori (1) 2:32 35,116 5–5 W2 11 April 24 1:15 p.m. CST @ Yankees L 8–9 (11) Lyle (2–0) Pattin (0–2) — 3:53 16,034 5–6 L1 — April 25 @ Yankees Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 6) — April 27 Red Sox Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 15) — April 28 Red Sox Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 16) 12 April 30 7:30 p.m. CDT Yankees L 3–5 Hunter (2–3) Splittorff (1–3) — 2:11 11,368 5–7 L2
May: 20–10 (Home: 11–2; Away: 9–8) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 13 May 1 7:30 p.m. CDT Yankees W 4–1 Busby (1–1) Figueroa (1–1) — 2:25 18,703 6–7 W1 14 May 2 1:30 p.m. CDT Yankees W 2–1 (11) Bird (2–0) Lyle (1–1) — 3:23 13,404 7–7 W2 15 May 4 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Red Sox W 7–5 Fitzmorris (3–0) Lee (0–3) Bird (1) 2:47 16,274 8–7 W3 16 May 5 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Red Sox W 8–4 Splittorff (2–3) Jenkins (1–4) Littell (1) 2:52 17,596 9–7 W4 17 May 7 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Orioles L 3–4 Garland (2–0) Pattin (0–3) — 2:35 7,310 9–8 L1 18 May 8 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Orioles W 6–3 Leonard (1–1) Holtzman (2–2) Bird (2) 2:33 51,195 10–8 W1 19 May 9 1:00 p.m. CDT @ Orioles W 7–4 Littell (1–0) Palmer (4–4) — 2:47 7,590 11–8 W2 20 May 10 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins L 4–5 (10) Burgmeier (2–0) Pattin (0–4) Luebber (2) 3:26 12,526 11–9 L1 21 May 11 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins W 6–3 Bird (3–0) Luebber (0–1) Littell (2) 2:33 9,652 12–9 W1 22 May 12 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins W 17–5 Pattin (1–4) Decker (2–3) — 3:04 9,601 13–9 W2 23 May 13 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox W 13–2 Leonard (2–1) B. Johnson (1–4) – 2:39 13,657 14–9 W3 24 May 14 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox W 7–1 Fitzmorris (4–0) Vuckovich (0–1) – 2:09 12,990 15–9 W4 25 May 15 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox W 2–1 (12) Littell (2–0) Gossage (1–3) – 3:00 14,693 16–9 W5 26 May 16 1:30 p.m. CDT White Sox L 3–4 Carroll (1–1) Bird (3–1) Hamilton (1) 2:49 28,413 16–10 L1 27 May 17 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers W 8–7 (12) Hall (1–0) Foucault (3–1) – 3:57 18,936 17–10 W1 28 May 18 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers W 3–1 Fitzmorris (5–0) Umbarger (3–3) – 2:07 14,116 18–10 W2 29 May 19 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics W 5–2 Splittorff (3–3) Torrez (4–4) Pattin (3) 2:49 22,483 19–10 W3 30 May 20 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics W 8–4 Bird (4–1) P. Mitchell (1–2) Littell (3) 2:46 25,682 20–10 W4 31 May 21 8:00 p.m. CDT @ Twins W 5–1 Leonard (3–1) Hughes (0–4) — 2:37 8,619 21–10 W5 32 May 22 1:15 p.m. CDT @ Twins L 3–5 Goltz (3–2) Fitzmorris (5–1) — 2:00 6,812 21–11 L1 33 May 23 1:15 p.m. CDT @ Twins L 1–3 Blyleven (4–3) Splittorff (3–4) Campbell (4) 2:10 24,716 21–12 L2 34 May 24 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Rangers W 14–11 Mingori (1–0) Barr (1–3) – 3:10 12,751 22–12 W1 — May 25 @ Rangers Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 26) 35 (1) May 26 5:00 p.m. CDT @ Rangers W 14–2 Leonard (4–1) Perry (4–4) – 2:54 – 23–12 W2 36 (2) May 26 8:29 p.m. CDT @ Rangers L 4–5 (10) Foucault (4–1) Pattin (1–5) – 3:07 16,510 23–13 L1 37 May 27 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Rangers L 4–6 Singer (4–1) Splittorff (3–5) Hoerner (3) 2:44 14,755 23–14 L2 38 May 28 9:30 p.m. CDT @ Angels W 3–0 Bird (5–1) Ryan (3–6) – 2:07 15,777 24–14 W1 39 (1) May 29 7:00 p.m. CDT @ Angels L 2–3 Monge (2–1) Littell (2–1) – 2:26 – 24–15 L1 40 (2) May 29 10:01 p.m. CDT @ Angels L 2–7 Ross (2–6) Fitzmorris (5–2) – 2:43 28,415 24–16 L2 41 May 30 3:00 p.m. CDT @ Angels W 3–2 (14) Mingori (3–0) Drago (1–4) – 4:43 14,193 25–16 W1 42 May 31 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics L 1–10 Torrez (6–5) Splittorff (3–6) — 2:32 31,842 25–17 L1
June: 19–10 (Home: 12–4; Away: 7–6) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 43 June 1 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics W 5–2 Bird (6–1) Bahnsen (2–2) Pattin (4) 2:29 3,860 26–17 W1 44 June 2 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics W 4–3 (12) Littell (3–1) Fingers (2–5) Mingori (2) 3:57 2,628 27–17 W2 45 June 4 7:30 p.m. CDT Brewers W 4–3 (10) Leonard (5–1) Slaton (7–2) – 2:34 16,899 28–17 W3 46 (1) June 5 5:00 p.m. CDT Brewers W 5–4 Fitzmorris (6–2) Broberg (1–5) Littell (4) – 2:51 29–17 W4 47 (2) June 5 8:26 p.m. CDT Brewers W 7–2 Splittorff (4–6) Champion (0–1) – 2:26 35,817 30–17 W5 48 June 6 1:30 p.m. CDT Brewers L 3–4 (14) Augustine (1–1) Pattin (1–6) – 3:53 15,508 30–18 L1 52 June 10 7:30 p.m. CDT Orioles W 7–0 Splittorff (5–6) Palmer (6–7) — 2:28 12,210 33–19 W2 53 June 11 7:30 p.m. CDT Orioles W 4–0 Bird (7–1) Cuellar (2–7) Littell (6) 2:00 25,883 34–19 W3 54 June 12 1:15 p.m. CDT Orioles W 7–6 Busby (3–1) Alexander (3–4) Pattin (5) 2:39 19,693 35–19 W4 55 June 13 1:30 p.m. CDT Orioles W 8–4 Leonard (6–2) Flanagan (0–2) — 2:34 23,751 36–19 W5 59 June 18 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Indians W 5–3 Leonard (7–2) Thomas (0–1) – 2:42 14,170 39–20 W1 60 June 19 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Indians L 0–3 Dobson (8–5) Fitzmorris (8–3) Kern (3) 2:20 17,389 39–21 L1 61 June 20 1:00 p.m. CDT @ Indians L 8–11 Bibby (3–2) Littell (3–2) Thomas (3) 2:55 13,295 39–22 L2 62 June 21 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox L 1–2 (11) Hamilton (3–3) Hall (1–1) – 3:00 28,918 39–23 L3 63 June 22 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox L 8–14 Jefferson (2–2) Busby (3–2) – 2:44 18,125 39–24 L4 64 June 23 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Rangers L 5–7 Foucault (6–3) Leonard (7–3) – 2:52 21,336 39–25 L5 65 June 24 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Rangers L 2–5 Hargan (2–2) Fitzmorris (8–4) Hoerner (5) 2:56 14,455 39–26 L6 66 June 25 7:30 p.m. CDT Angels W 6–3 Splittorff (7–6) Ross (5–9) Littell (7) 2:14 25,522 40–26 W1 67 June 26 7:30 p.m. CDT Angels W 3–0 Pattin (2–7) Ryan (6–8) Mingori (4) 2:28 30,125 41–26 W2 68 June 27 1:30 p.m. CDT Angels W 5–4 (11) Bird (8–1) Drago (1–6) – 3:22 37,960 42–26 W3 69 June 28 8:00 p.m. CDT @ Twins L 3–4 Campbell (8–2) Littell (3–3) — 2:47 6,170 42–27 L1 70 June 29 8:00 p.m. CDT @ Twins W 1–0 (10) Fitzmorris (9–4) Goltz (7–6) — 2:40 6,201 43–27 W1 71 June 30 8:00 p.m. CDT @ Twins W 4–2 Splittorff (8–6) Bane (0–1) — 2:40 7,471 44–27 W2
July: 17–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 9–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 72 July 1 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics L 2–5 Fingers (4–5) Pattin (2–8) — 2:46 23,175 44–28 L1 73 July 2 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics W 8–5 Littell (4–3) Blue (6–7) — 3:05 25,723 45–28 W1 74 July 3 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics W 7–5 Leonard (8–3) Todd (6–7) Mingori (5) 3:03 33,586 46–28 W2 75 July 4 1:30 p.m. CDT Athletics L 0–6 Norris (2–2) Fitzmorris (9–5) — 2:42 24,647 46–29 L1 76 July 5 1:00 p.m. CDT @ Yankees W 2–1 Splittorff (9–6) Alexander (4–5) Mingori (6) 2:50 28,041 47–29 W1 77 July 6 (1) 4:30 p.m. CDT @ Yankees W 3–1 Bird (9–1) Figueroa (9–6) Mingori (7) 2:17 — 48–29 W2 78 July 6 (2) 7:22 p.m. CDT @ Yankees L 4–7 Lyle (6–5) Busby (3–3) — 2:25 35,370 48–30 L1 79 July 7 7:00 p.m. CDT @ Yankees W 2–1 Littell (5–3) Hunter (10–8) Mingori (8) 2:22 23,172 49–30 W1 47th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, PA 83 July 15 (1) 5:00 p.m. CDT Red Sox W 12–5 Leonard (10–3) Pole (4–5) — 2:32 — 52–31 W1 84 July 15 (2) 8:07 p.m. CDT Red Sox L 1–2 Jones (3–0) Bird (9–2) Willoughby (4) 2:12 24,720 52–32 L1 85 July 16 (1) 5:00 p.m. CDT Red Sox W 5–1 Splittorff (10–6) Murphy (2–4) — 2:04 — 53–32 W1 86 July 16 (2) 7:39 p.m. CDT Red Sox W 2–1 Fitzmorris (11–5) Wise (7–7) — 2:25 35,600 54–32 W2 87 July 17 2:15 p.m. CDT Red Sox W 2–1 Littell (6–3) Tiant (10–7) — 2:39 24,411 55–32 W3 88 July 18 1:30 p.m. CDT Red Sox W 6–3 Pattin (3–8) Cleveland (4–5) — 2:34 29,267 56–32 W4 89 July 19 7:30 p.m. CDT Orioles L 3–4 Palmer (13–8) Leonard (10–4) Martinez (6) 2:30 39,355 56–33 L1 90 July 20 7:30 p.m. CDT Orioles L 3–10 Garland (12–1) Bird (9–3) — 2:29 16,145 56–34 L2 91 July 21 7:30 p.m. CDT Brewers L 0–5 Travers (11–7) Fitzmorris (11–6) Frisella (5) 2:24 15,445 56–35 L3 92 July 22 7:30 p.m. CDT Brewers W 3–1 Splittorff (11–6) Colborn (6–11) Littell (9) 2:20 16,133 57–35 W1 93 July 23 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics L 0–2 Blue (8–9) Pattin (3–9) — 2:25 9,173 57–36 L1 94 July 24 3:30 p.m. CDT @ Athletics W 6–5 Leonard (11–4) Todd (6–8) Mingori (9) 3:14 42,592 58–36 W1 95 July 25 3:30 p.m. CDT @ Athletics L 2–9 Abbott (2–2) Bird (9–4) — 2:23 10,237 58–37 L1 96 July 26 9:30 p.m. CDT @ Angels W 4–0 Fitzmorris (12–6) Ryan (7–13) – 2:32 18,753 59–37 W1 97 July 27 9:30 p.m. CDT @ Angels L 1–2 Tanana (12–7) Splittorff (11–7) – 2:02 8,342 59–38 L1 98 July 28 9:30 p.m. CDT @ Angels W 3–2 (15) Gura (1–0) Kirkwood (4–8) – 4:04 9,947 60–38 W1 99 July 30 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers W 2–1 Leonard (11–5) Briles (7–7) Littell (10) 2:48 28,411 61–38 W2 100 July 31 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers L 2–4 Blyleven (8–12) Fitzmorris (12–7) – 2:41 35,786 61–39 L1
August: 17–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 101 August 1 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers L 4–8 Perry (10–8) Hassler (0–7) – 3:15 24,732 61–40 L2 102 August 3 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins W 7–1 Pattin (4–9) Bane (4–3) — 2:28 16,939 62–40 W1 103 August 4 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins W 4–2 Fitzmorris (13–7) Goltz (9–10) Littell (11) 2:32 15,932 63–40 W2 104 August 5 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins W 6–4 Leonard (12–4) Singer (8–8) Mingori (10) 2:44 14,544 64–40 W3 105 (1) August 6 5:30 p.m. CDT @ White Sox W 9–2 Hassler (1–7) B. Johnson (9–10) – 2:29 – 65–40 W4 106 (2) August 6 8:34 p.m. CDT @ White Sox W 8–3 Bird (10–4) Gossage (6–11) – 2:00 13,824 66–40 W5 107 August 7 7:00 p.m. CDT @ White Sox L 3–5 Barrios (3–4) Mingori (3–2) – 2:16 30,382 66–41 L1 108 (1) August 8 12:30 p.m. CDT @ White Sox L 2–5 Forster (2–8) Pattin (4–10) Gossage (1) 2:55 – 66–42 L2 109 (2) August 8 4:00 p.m. CDT @ White Sox W 7–1 Fitzmorris (14–7) Jefferson (2–5) – 2:31 15,997 67–42 W1 110 August 9 7:30 p.m. CDT Yankees W 8–2 Leonard (13–4) Holtzman (9–8) — 2:10 40,435 68–42 W2 111 August 10 7:30 p.m. CDT Yankees L 1–2 (11) Ellis (12–6) Mingori (3–3) Lyle (19) 2:46 25,173 68–43 L1 112 August 11 7:30 p.m. CDT Yankees L 3–5 Alexander (7–8) Bird (10–5) Lyle (20) 2:19 23,394 68–44 L2 116 August 16 7:30 p.m. CDT Indians W 6–1 Pattin (5–10) Brown (7–8) – 2:08 18,797 71–45 W3 117 August 17 7:30 p.m. CDT Indians W 4–3 (10) Littell (7–3) LaRoche (1–4) – 3:09 14,836 72–45 W4 118 August 18 7:30 p.m. CDT Indians L 1–4 Eckersley (8–10) Fitzmorris (14–9) Kern (11) 2:44 15,095 72–46 L1 119 August 19 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Brewers L 4–6 Augustine (6–8) Leonard (15–5) Frisella (8) 2:39 10,554 72–47 L2 120 August 20 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Brewers W 3–0 Hassler (3–7) Travers (14–10) – 2:19 15,043 73–47 W1 121 August 21 1:30 p.m. CDT @ Brewers W 6–2 Pattin (6–10) Colborn (7–13) Littell (12) 2:50 17,725 74–47 W2 122 August 22 1:20 p.m. CDT @ Brewers W 7–4 Bird (11–5) Frisella (4–2) Littell (13) 2:30 16,596 75–47 W3 123 August 23 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Indians L 3–4 Eckersley (9–10) Mingori (3–4) – 2:35 9,581 75–48 L1 124 August 24 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Indians L 1–2 Rick Waits (6–5) Leonard (15–6) – 2:10 6,615 75–49 L2 125 August 25 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Indians W 2–1 Hassler (4–7) Kern (8–7) Littell (14) 2:55 7,113 76–49 W1 126 August 26 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Red Sox W 7–6 (15) Bruno (1–0) Willoughby (2–11) — 4:46 24,199 77–49 W2 127 August 27 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Red Sox L 4–9 Jenkins (12–11) Bird (11–6) — 2:33 24,940 77–50 L1 128 August 28 1:00 p.m. CDT @ Red Sox W 8–3 Fitzmorris (15–9) Lee (2–5) Littell (15) 3:16 27,058 78–50 W1 129 August 29 1:00 p.m. CDT @ Red Sox L 6–15 Wise (10–10) Leonard (15–7) — 2:50 26,747 78–51 L1 130 August 30 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Orioles L 2–3 May (11–9) Hassler (5–7) — 2:29 6,249 78–52 L2 131 August 31 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Orioles L 3–4 Palmer (19–11) Pattin (6–11) Miller (6) 2:49 8,661 78–53 L3
September: 12–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 132 September 1 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Orioles L 1–7 Flanagan (1–4) Bird (11–7) — 2:30 8,007 78–54 L4 133 September 3 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers L 1–4 Boggs (1–4) Fitzmorris (15–10) – 2:54 17,748 78–55 L5 134 September 4 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers W 7–0 Leonard (16–7) Umbarger (9–11) – 2:18 31,541 79–55 W1 135 September 5 1:30 p.m. CDT Rangers L 1–3 Blyleven (11–15) Hassler (5–8) – 2:36 22,025 79–56 L1 136 September 6 7:30 p.m. CDT Rangers L 4–5 Hargan (6–6) Bird (11–8) Hoerner (7) 2:41 27,008 79–57 L2 137 September 7 7:30 p.m. CDT Angels L 1–2 Kirkwood (6–10) Pattin (6–12) – 2:26 9,225 79–58 L3 138 September 8 7:30 p.m. CDT Angels L 0–2 Drago (6–7) Fitzmorris (15–11) – 3:07 11,939 79–59 L4 139 September 9 7:30 p.m. CDT Angels W 6–5 (10) Mingori (4–4) Overy (0–2) – 3:03 10,897 80–59 W1 140 September 10 8:00 p.m. CDT @ Twins L 3–18 Hughes (8–12) Hassler (4–10) — 3:37 8,912 80–60 L1 141 September 11 1:15 p.m. CDT @ Twins W 8–6 Littell (8–3) Campbell (15–5) — 2:29 8,955 81–60 W! 142 September 12 1:15 p.m. CDT @ Twins W 16–6 Pattin (7–12) Redfern (5–8) — 2:51 8,101 82–60 W2 143 (1) September 13 5:30 p.m. CDT @ White Sox L 3–4 Knapp (3–1) Leonard (16–8) Hamilton (10) 2:33 – 82–61 L1 144 (2) September 13 8:38 p.m. CDT @ White Sox L 4–5 Brett (10–9) Mingori (4–5) – 2:31 5,327 82–62 L2 145 September 14 7:30 p.m. CDT @ White Sox W 2–1 Hassler (5–10) Forster (2–11) – 2:08 2,762 83–62 W1 146 September 15 9:30 p.m. CDT @ Angels L 1–2 Ryan (14–17) Bird (11–9) – 2:22 6,350 83–63 L1 147 September 16 9:30 p.m. CDT @ Angels W 2–0 Pattin (8–12) Tanana (16–10) – 2:25 7,440 84–63 W1 148 September 17 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox W 3–2 Leonard (17–8) Gossage (9–15) – 2:38 15,087 85–63 W2 149 September 18 7:30 p.m. CDT White Sox W 6–5 Gura (2–0) Brett (10–10) – 2:35 24,955 86–63 W3 150 September 19 1:30 p.m. CDT White Sox W 6–5 Mingori (5–5) Forster (2–12) – 2:43 39,797 87–63 W4 151 September 21 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics W 3–1 Bird (12–9) Bahnsen (8–7) — 2:30 28,869 88–63 W1 152 September 22 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics L 1–11 Blue (17–12) Pattin (8–13) — 2:21 36,064 88–64 L1 153 September 23 7:30 p.m. CDT Athletics L 1–8 Torrez (15–11) Leonard (17–9) — 3:01 34,077 88–65 L2 154 September 24 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Rangers W 2–1 (14) Gura (3–0) Foucault (8–8) Littell (16) 4:35 6,949 89–65 W1 155 September 25 7:30 p.m. CDT @ Rangers L 0–1 Blyleven (13–16) Hassler (5–11) – 2:12 9,001 89–66 L1 156 September 26 2:00 p.m. CDT @ Rangers L 1–3 Briles (11–9) Bird (12–10) Hargan (1) 2:53 4,650 89–67 L2 157 September 27 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics L 3–8 Blue (18–12) Leonard (17–10) — 3:08 37,914 89–68 L3 158 September 28 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics L 0–1 Torrez (16–11) Pattin (8–14) — 2:05 9,464 89–69 L4 159 September 29 10:00 p.m. CDT @ Athletics W 4–0 Gura (4–9) Mitchell (9–7) — 2:15 19,631 90–69 W1
October: 0–3 (Home: 0–3; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 160 October 1 7:30 p.m. CDT Twins L 3–4 Campbell (17–5) Littell (8–4) — 2:46 38,482 90–70 L1 161 October 2 1:30 p.m. CDT Twins L 2–3 Singer (13–10) Hassler (5–12) Campbell (20) 2:06 14,087 90–71 L2 162 October 3 1:30 p.m. CDT Twins L 3–5 Hughes (9–14) Splittorff (11–8) — 2:15 15,665 90–72 L3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Royals team member

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) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/ Streak 1 October 9 12 Noon CDT Yankees L 1–4 Hunter (1–0) Gura (0–1) — 2:09 41,077 NYY 1–0 L1 2 October 10 7:15 p.m. CDT Yankees W 7–3 Splittorff (1–0) Figueroa (0–1) — 2:45 41,091 Tied 1–1 W1 3 October 12 7:15 p.m. CDT @ Yankees L 3–5 Ellis (1–0) Hassler (0–1) Lyle (1) 3:00 56,808 NYY 2–1 L1 4 October 13 2:15 p.m. CDT @ Yankees W 7–4 Bird (1–0) Hunter (1–1) Mingori (1) 2:50 56,355 Tied 2–2 W1 5 October 14 7:15 p.m. CDT @ Yankees L 6–7 Tidrow (1–0) Littell (0–1) — 3:13 56,821 NYY 3–2 L1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Royals team member

Game	Date	Opponent	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	SP
5	April 16	CLE
6	April 17	CLE
7	April 18	CLE
10	April 23	@ NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#34 Splittorff
11	April 24	@ NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#16 Healy (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#40 Busby
12	April 30	NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#34 Splittorff
13	May 1	NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#2 Patek (SS)	#15 Stinson (C)	#20 White (2B)	#40 Busby
14	May 2	NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
15	May 4	@ BOS	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#39 Fitzmorris
16	May 5	@ BOS	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#8 Solaita (DH)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#34 Splittorff
17	May 7	@ BAL	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#1 Rojas (DH)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#40 Busby
18	May 8	@ BAL	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
19	May 9	@ BAL	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#39 Fitzmorris
20	May 10	MIN	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (DH)	#11 McRae (LF)	#8 Solaita (1B)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#34 Splittorff
21	May 11	MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
22	May 12	MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#40 Busby
27	May 17	TEX
28	May 18	TEX
29	May 19	OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#34 Splittorff
30	May 20	OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
31	May 21	@ MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#22 Leonard
32	May 22	@ MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#39 Fitzmorris
33	May 23	@ MIN	#25 Poquette (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#8 Solaita (DH)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#15 Stinson (C)	#20 White (SS)	#34 Splittorff
34	May 24	@ TEX
35	May 26	@ TEX
36	May 26	@ TEX
37	May 27	@ TEX
42	May 31	@ OAK	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#8 Solaita (DH)	#25 Poquette (RF)	#2 Patek (SS)	#15 Stinson (C)	#34 Splittorff
43	June 1	@ OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
44	June 2	@ OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#12 Wathan (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#40 Busby
52	June 10	BAL	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#34 Splittorff
53	June 11	BAL	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
54	June 12	BAL	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#2 Patek (SS)	#15 Stinson (C)	#40 Busby
55	June 13	BAL	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
59	June 18	@ CLE
60	June 19	@ CLE
61	June 20	@ CLE
64	June 23	@ TEX
65	June 24	@ TEX
69	June 28	@ MIN	#6 Wohlford (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#8 Solaita (DH)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
70	June 29	@ MIN	#6 Wohlford (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#8 Solaita (DH)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#39 Fitzmorris
71	June 30	@ MIN	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#34 Splittorff
72	July 1	OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
73	July 2	OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#40 Busby
74	July 3	OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#22 Leonard
75	July 4	OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#39 Fitzmorris
76	July 5	@ NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#34 Splittorff
77	July 6	@ NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
78	July 6	@ NYY	#6 Wohlford (CF)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#40 Busby
79	July 7	@ NYY	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#16 Hassler
63	July 15	BOS	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#22 Leonard
84	July 15	BOS	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#1 Rojas (DH)	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#20 White (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
85	July 16	BOS	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#20 White (SS)	#34 Splittorff
86	July 16	BOS	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#20 White (SS)	#39 Fitzmorris
87	July 17	BOS	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#20 White (SS)	#16 Hassler
88	July 18	BOS	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#20 White (SS)	#33 Pattin
89	July 19	BAL	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#20 White (SS)	#22 Leonard
90	July 20	BAL	#3 Nelson (2B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#20 White (SS)	#29 Bird
93	July 23	@ OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#33 Pattin
94	July 24	@ OAK	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#22 Leonard
95	July 25	@ OAK	#18 Cowens (RF)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
99	July 30	TEX
100	July 31	TEX
101	August 1	TEX
102	August 3	MIN	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#33 Pattin
103	August 4	MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#39 Fitzmorris
104	August 5	MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#22 Leonard
110	August 9	NYY	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
111	August 10	NYY	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#16 Hassler
112	August 11	NYY	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
116	August 16	@ CLE
117	August 17	@ CLE
118	August 18	@ CLE
123	August 23	CLE
124	August 24	CLE
125	August 25	CLE
126	August 26	@ BOS	#25 Poquette (LF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#33 Pattin
127	August 27	@ BOS	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#21 Martinez (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
128	August 28	@ BOS	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#1 Rojas (3B)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#39 Fitzmorris
129	August 29	@ BOS	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#1 Rojas (3B)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#22 Leonard
130	August 30	@ BAL	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#16 Hassler
131	August 31	@ BAL	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#33 Pattin
132	September 1	@ BAL	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
133	September 3	TEX
134	September 4	TEX
135	September 5	TEX
136	September 6	TEX
140	September 10	@ MIN	#3 Nelson (2B)	#25 Poquette (LF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#26 Otis (CF)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#16 Hassler
141	September 11	@ MIN	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#20 White (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
142	September 12	@ MIN	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#20 White (SS)	#15 Stinson (C)	#33 Pattin
151	September 21	OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#29 Bird
152	September 22	OAK	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#33 Pattin
153	September 23	OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#20 White (2B)	#2 Patek (SS)	#22 Leonard
154	September 24	@ TEX
155	September 25	@ TEX
156	September 26	@ TEX
157	September 27	@ OAK	#6 Wohlford (RF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#29 Davis (DH)	#18 Cowens (CF)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#20 White (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
158	September 28	@ OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#18 Cowens (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#11 McRae (LF)	#9 Quirk (DH)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#33 Pattin
159	September 29	@ OAK	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#12 Wathan (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#37 Gura
160	October 1	MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#12 Wathan (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#29 Bird
161	October 2	MIN	#6 Wohlford (LF)	#1 Rojas (2B)	#25 Poquette (RF)	#9 Quirk (3B)	#29 Davis (DH)	#12 Wathan (1B)	#19 Wilson (CF)	#2 Patek (SS)	#21 Martinez (C)	#22 Leonard
162	October 3	MIN	#25 Poquette (LF)	#26 Otis (CF)	#5 Brett (3B)	#11 McRae (DH)	#7 Mayberry (1B)	#18 Cowens (RF)	#15 Stinson (C)	#2 Patek (SS)	#20 White (2B)	#34 Splittorff

Game	Round	Date	Opponent	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	SP
1	ALCS	October 9	NYY	#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
2	ALCS	October 10	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)	#22 Leonard
3	ALCS	October 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
4	ALCS	October 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
5	ALCS	October 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

1976 Kansas City Royals Inning–by–Inning Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
Opponents	71	68	77	68	76	70
Royals	111	60	85	99	60	89

Game	Date	Opponent	HP	1B	2B	3B
5	April 16	Indians	Bill Deegan	Terry Cooney	Jerry Neudecker	Art Frantz (crew chief)
6	April 17	Indians	Terry Cooney	Jerry Neudecker	Art Frantz (crew chief)	Bill Deegan
7	April 18	Indians	Jerry Neudecker	Art Frantz (crew chief)	Bill Deegan	Terry Cooney
10	April 23	@ Yankees	Jim Evans	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
11	April 24	@ Yankees	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Jim Evans
12	April 30	Yankees	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia
13	May 1	Yankees	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)
14	May 2	Yankees	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel
15	May 4	@ Red Sox	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett
16	May 5	@ Red Sox	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead
17	May 7	@ Orioles	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)
18	May 8	@ Orioles	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney
19	May 9	@ Orioles	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean
20	May 10	Twins	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
21	May 11	Twins	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)
22	May 12	Twins	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans
27	May 17	Rangers	Rich Garcia	Bill Kunkel (crew chief)	Durwood Merrill	Dave Phillips
28	May 18	Rangers	Bill Kunkel (crew dhief)	Durwood Merrill	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia
29	May 19	Athletics	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Bill Kunkel
30	May 20	Athletics	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Bill Kunkel	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)
31	May 21	@ Twins	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)
32	May 22	@ Twins	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett
33	May 23	@ Twins	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford
34	May 24	@ Rangers	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan
35	May 26	@ Rangers	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)
36	May 26	@ Rangers	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney
37	May 27	@ Rangers	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean
42	May 31	@ Athletics	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford
43	June 1	@ Athletics	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead
44	June 2	@ Athletics	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)
52	June 10	Orioles	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	(none)	George Maloney (crew chief)
53	June 11	Orioles	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean
54	June 12	Orioles	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan
55	June 13	Orioles	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)
59	June 18	@ Indians	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
60	June 19	@ Indians	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)
61	June 20	@ Indians	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans
64	June 23	@ Rangers	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark
65	June 24	@ Rangers	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy
69	June 28	@ Twins	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)
70	June 29	@ Twins	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano
71	June 30	@ Twins	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark
72	July 1	Athletics	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy
73	July 2	Athletics	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)
74	July 3	Athletics	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano
75	July 4	Athletics	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark
76	July 5	@ Yankees	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel
77	July 6	@ Yankees	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips
78	July 6	@ Yankees	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia
79	July 7	@ Yankees	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)
83	July 15	Red Sox	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano
84	July 15	Red Sox	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark
85	July 16	Red Sox	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy
86	July 16	Red Sox	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)
87	July 17	Red Sox	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano
88	July 18	Red Sox	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark
89	July 19	Orioles	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford
90	July 20	Orioles	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead
93	July 23	@ Athletics	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean
94	July 24	@ Athletics	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan
95	July 25	@ Athletics	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)
99	July 30	Rangers	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford
100	July 31	Rangers	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead
101	August 1	Rangers	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)
102	August 3	Twins	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan
103	August 4	Twins	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)
104	August 5	Twins	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney
110	August 9	Yankees	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)
111	August 10	Yankees	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano
112	August 11	Yankees	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark
116	August 16	Indians	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
117	August 17	Indians	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)
118	August 18	Indians	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans
123	August 23	@ Indians	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
124	August 24	@ Indians	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)
125	August 25	@ Indians	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans
126	August 26	@ Red Sox	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips
127	August 27	@ Red Sox	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia
128	August 28	@ Red Sox	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)
129	August 29	@ Red Sox	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel
130	August 30	@ Orioles	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans
131	August 31	@ Orioles	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman
132	September 1	@ Orioles	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
133	September 3	Rangers	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel
134	September 4	Rangers	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips
135	September 5	Rangers	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia
136	September 6	Rangers	Bill Kunkel	Dave Phillips	Rich Garcia	Lou DiMuro (crew chief)
140	September 10	@ Twins	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)
141	September 11	@ Twins	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney
142	September 12	@ Twins	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean
151	September 21	Athletics	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc
152	September 22	Athletics	Jim Evans	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)
153	September 23	Athletics	Joe Brinkman	Greg Kosc	Nestor Chylak (crew chief)	Jim Evans
154	September 24	@ Rangers	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead
155	September 25	@ Rangers	Larry Barnett	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)
156	September 26	@ Rangers	Dale Ford	Marty Springstead	Don Denkinger (crew chief)	Larry Barnett
157	September 27	@ Athletics	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy
158	September 28	@ Athletics	Ron Luciano	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Bill Haller (crew chief)
159	September 29	@ Athletics	Al Clark	Larry McCoy	Ron Luciano	Bill Haller (crew chief)
160	October 1	Twins	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney
161	October 2	Twins	Nick Bremigan	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean
162	October 3	Twins	Russ Goetz (crew chief)	George Maloney	Jim McKean	Nick Bremigan

Game	Round	Date	Opponent	HP	1B	2B	3B	LF	RF
1	ALCS	October 9	Yankees	Joe Brinkman	Larry Barnett	George Maloney	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Art Frantz	Larry McCoy
2	ALCS	October 10	Yankees	Larry Barnett	George Maloney	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Art Frantz	Larry McCoy	Joe Brinkman
3	ALCS	October 12	@ Yankees	George Maloney	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Art Frantz	Larry McCoy	Joe Brinkman	Larry Barnett
4	ALCS	October 13	@ Yankees	Bill Haller (crew chief)	Art Frantz	Larry McCoy	Joe Brinkman	Larry Barnett	George Maloney
5	ALCS	October 14	@ Yankees	Art Frantz	Larry McCoy	Joe Brinkman	Larry Barnett	George Maloney	Bill Haller (crew chief)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Buck Martinez	95	267	61	.228	5	34
1B	John Mayberry	161	594	138	.232	13	95
2B	Frank White	152	446	102	.229	2	46
3B	George Brett	159	645	215	.333	7	67
SS	Freddie Patek	144	432	104	.241	1	43
LF	Tom Poquette	104	344	104	.302	2	34
CF	Amos Otis	153	592	165	.279	18	86
RF	Al Cowens	152	581	154	.265	3	59
DH	Hal McRae	149	527	175	.332	8	73

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jim Wohlford	107	293	73	.249	1	24
Bob Stinson	79	209	55	.263	2	25
Dave Nelson	78	153	36	.235	1	17
Cookie Rojas	63	132	32	.242	0	16
Jamie Quirk	64	114	28	.246	1	15
Tony Solaita	31	68	16	.235	0	9
Ruppert Jones	28	51	11	.216	1	7
John Wathan	27	42	12	.286	0	5
Fran Healy	8	24	3	.125	0	1
Tommy Davis	8	19	5	.263	0	0
Willie Wilson	12	6	1	.167	0	0

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dennis Leonard	35	259.0	17	10	3.51	150
Al Fitzmorris	35	220.1	15	11	3.06	80
Paul Splittorff	26	158.2	11	8	3.97	59
Andy Hassler	19	99.2	5	6	2.89	45
Steve Busby	13	71.2	3	3	4.40	29

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Doug Bird	39	197.2	12	10	3.37	107
Marty Pattin	44	141.0	8	14	2.49	65

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mark Littell	60	8	4	16	2.08	92
Steve Mingori	55	5	5	10	2.32	38
Tom Hall	31	1	1	1	4.45	25
Larry Gura	20	4	0	1	2.30	22
Tom Bruno	12	1	0	0	6.75	11
Bob McClure	8	0	0	0	9.00	3
Jerry Cram	4	0	0	0	6.23	2
Roger Nelson	3	0	0	0	2.08	4
Ray Sadecki	3	0	0	0	0.00	1
Ken Sanders	3	0	0	0	0.00	2

October 9, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	12	0
Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	2
W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)   L: Larry Gura (0–1)
HR: None

October 10, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	5
Kansas City	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	7	9	0
W: Paul Splittorff (1–0)   L: Ed Figueroa (0–1)
HR: None

October 12, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
New York	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	X	5	9	0
W: Dock Ellis (1–0)   L: Andy Hassler (0–1)   S: Sparky Lyle (1)
HR: NYY: – Chris Chambliss (1)

October 13, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	7	9	1
New York	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	11	0
W: Doug Bird (1–0)   L: Catfish Hunter (1–1)   S: Steve Mingori (1)
HR: NYY: – Graig Nettles 2 (2)

October 14, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	11	1
New York	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	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)

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Omaha Royals	American Association	Billy Gardner
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Bill Scripture
A	Waterloo Royals	Midwest League	John Sullivan
Rookie	GCL Royals	Gulf Coast League	José Martínez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo

• 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.

• 1976 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
• 1976 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac