1996 Kansas City Royals season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1996 Kansas City Royals season was the 28th season for the franchise, and their 24th at Kauffman Stadium . The Royals finished fifth in the American League Central with a record of 75 wins and 86 losses and missed the postseason for the 11th consecutive season.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
7–6
6–6
4–8
5–7
11–2
9–3
9–3
7–5
3–10
9–4
7–5
3–10–1
8–5
Boston
6–7
—
8–4
6–6
1–11
12–1
3–9
7–5
6–6
7–6
8–5
7–6
6–6
8–5
California
6–6
4–8
—
6–6
4–9
6–6
4–8
7–5
4–8
7–6
6–7
5–8
4–9
7–5
Chicago
8–4
6–6
6–6
—
5–8
10–3
7–6
6–7
6–7
6–7
5–7
5–7
8–4
7–5
Cleveland
7–5
11–1
9–4
8–5
—
12–0
7–6
7–6
10–3
3–9
6–6
8–4
4–8
7–5
Detroit
2–11
1–12
6–6
3–10
0–12
—
6–6
4–8
6–6
5–8
4–8
6–6
4–9
6–7
Kansas City
3–9
9–3
8–4
6–7
6–7
6–6
—
4–9
6–7
4–8
5–7
7–5
6–6
5–8
Milwaukee
3–9
5–7
5–7
7–6
6–7
8–4
9–4
—
9–4
6–6
7–5
4–9
6–7
5–7
Minnesota
5–7
6–6
8–4
7–6
3–10
6–6
7–6
4–9
—
5–7
6–7
6–6
7–5
8–5
New York
10–3
6–7
6–7
7–6
9–3
8–5
8–4
6–6
7–5
—
9–3
3–9
5–7
8–5
Oakland
4–9
5–8
7–6
7–5
6–6
8–4
7–5
5–7
7–6
3–9
—
8–5
7–6
4–8
Seattle
5–7
6–7
8–5
7–5
4–8
6–6
5–7
9–4
6–6
9–3
5–8
—
10–3
5–7
Texas
10–3–1
6–6
9–4
4–8
8–4
9–4
6–6
7–6
5–7
7–5
6–7
3–10
—
10–2
Toronto
5–8
5–8
5–7
5–7
5–7
7–6
8–5
7–5
5–8
5–8
8–4
7–5
2–10
—
Game log
1996 Game Log: 75–86 (Home: 37–43; Away: 38–43)
April: 9–18 (Home: 4–10; Away: 5–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 2
@ Orioles
2–4
Mussina
Appier (0–1)
Myers
46,818
0–1
2
April 3
@ Orioles
1–7
Wells
Gubicza (0–1)
—
40,068
0–2
3
April 4
@ Orioles
3–5
Rhodes
Pichardo (0–1)
Myers
38,753
0–3
4
April 5
Red Sox
5–4 (12)
Clark (1–0)
Pennington
—
39,526
1–3
5
April 6
Red Sox
7–3
Pichardo (1–1)
Belinda
—
17,339
2–3
6
April 7
Red Sox
1–3
Moyer
Gubicza (0–2)
Slocumb
13,183
2–4
7
April 9
@ Yankees
3–7
Pettitte
Haney (0–1)
—
56,329
2–5
8
April 11
@ Yankees
3–5
Key
Belcher (0–1)
Howe
17,519
2–6
9
April 12
@ Brewers
4–1
Appier (1–1)
Bones
Montgomery (1)
7,113
3–6
10
April 13
@ Brewers
3–2
Gubicza (1–2)
Sparks
Montgomery (2)
9,224
4–6
11
April 14
@ Brewers
2–5
McDonald
Haney (0–2)
Miranda
19,131
4–7
12
April 15
White Sox
10–11
Karchner
Pichardo (1–2)
Hernandez
12,653
4–8
13
April 16
White Sox
6–5
Belcher (1–1)
Bere
Montgomery (3)
12,399
5–8
14
April 17
White Sox
1–3
Fernandez
Appier (1–2)
Hernandez
13,350
5–9
15
April 18
Brewers
2–8
Sparks
Gubicza (1–3)
—
13,153
5–10
16
April 19
Brewers
2–8
McDonald
Haney (0–3)
—
15,321
5–11
17
April 20
Brewers
4–12
Miranda
Jacome (0–1)
—
17,220
5–12
18
April 21
Brewers
4–5
Wickander
Pichardo (1–3)
Fetters
14,666
5–13
19
April 22
Yankees
2–6
Cone
Appier (1–3)
—
14,763
5–14
20
April 23
Yankees
5–2
Gubicza (2–3)
Key
Montgomery (4)
12,536
6–14
21
April 24
Orioles
8–11
Mercker
Haney (0–4)
—
13,962
6–15
22
April 25
Orioles
2–3
Rhodes
Valera (0–1)
Myers
16,090
6–16
23
April 26
@ Red Sox
4–3
Belcher (2–1)
Clemens
Montgomery (5)
22,385
7–16
24
April 27
@ Red Sox
10–0
Appier (2–3)
Sele
—
29,459
8–16
25
April 28
@ Red Sox
9–7
Robinson (1–0)
Slocumb
Montgomery (6)
32,491
9–16
26
April 29
@ Twins
6–11
Hansell
Clark (1–1)
Bennett
10,237
9–17
27
April 30
@ Twins
7–16
Naulty
Magnante (0–1)
—
10,503
9–18
May: 15–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
28
May 1
@ Twins
5–6 (10)
Stevens
Montgomery (0–1)
—
11,975
9–19
29
May 3
Athletics
3–1
Appier (3–3)
Reyes
Montgomery (7)
14,452
10–19
30
May 4
Athletics
2–5
Wojciechowski
Gubicza (2–4)
Groom
15,987
10–20
31
May 5
Athletics
2–0
Haney (1–4)
Prieto
—
16,589
11–20
32
May 6
@ Angels
9–4
Belcher (3–1)
Leftwich
Pichardo (1)
14,447
12–20
33
May 7
@ Angels
5–3
Valera (1–1)
Abbott
Montgomery (8)
14,657
13–20
34
May 8
@ Angels
3–1 (14)
Pichardo (2–3)
Eichhorn
—
16,210
14–20
35
May 9
@ Angels
8–2
Gubicza (3–4)
Grimsley
—
15,302
15–20
36
May 10
@ Mariners
14–10
Valera (2–1)
Davis
—
24,231
16–20
37
May 11
@ Mariners
1–11
Wolcott
Belcher (3–2)
Carmona
43,297
16–21
38
May 12
@ Mariners
5–8
Johnson
Linton (0–1)
Charlton
27,470
16–22
39
May 13
@ Rangers
6–7
Cook
Montgomery (0–2)
Henneman
22,981
16–23
40
May 14
@ Rangers
0–10
Hill
Gubicza (3–5)
—
28,999
16–24
41
May 15
@ Rangers
3–1
Haney (2–4)
Pavlik
Montgomery (9)
26,881
17–24
42
May 17
Blue Jays
4–2
Belcher (4–2)
Guzman
Montgomery (10)
20,079
18–24
43
May 18
Blue Jays
2–6
Viola
Appier (3–4)
—
18,116
18–25
44
May 19
Blue Jays
2–3
Hanson
Gubicza (3–6)
Timlin
15,039
18–26
45
May 20
Blue Jays
5–4
Haney (3–4)
Hentgen
Montgomery (11)
14,303
19–26
46
May 21
@ Tigers
7–1
Linton (1–1)
Williams
Valera (1)
24,372
20–26
47
May 22
@ Tigers
6–4
Belcher (5–2)
Farrell
Montgomery (12)
12,890
21–26
48
May 23
Rangers
4–2
Appier (4–4)
Oliver
Montgomery (13)
15,612
22–26
49
May 24
Rangers
8–0
Gubicza (4–6)
Witt
—
13,696
23–26
50
May 25
Rangers
1–2
Helling
Haney (3–5)
Henneman
23,668
23–27
51
May 26
Rangers
4–6
Hill
Linton (1–2)
Henneman
22,665
23–28
52
May 27
Tigers
5–4 (13)
Montgomery (1–2)
Veres
—
19,776
24–28
53
May 29
Tigers
4–5
Gohr
Appier (4–5)
Walker
13,712
24–29
54
May 31
@ Blue Jays
2–4
Hentgen
Gubicza (4–7)
Timlin
33,194
24–30
June: 10–17 (Home: 6–10; Away: 4–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
55
June 1
@ Blue Jays
3–5 (10)
Crabtree
Montgomery (1–3)
—
31,107
24–31
56
June 2
@ Blue Jays
7–5
Belcher (6–2)
Janzen
Montgomery (14)
32,253
25–31
57
June 3
@ Athletics
1–2
Wasdin
Appier (4–6)
Taylor
6,465
25–32
58
June 4
@ Athletics
3–8
Wengert
Gubicza (4–8)
—
11,524
25–33
59
June 5
@ Athletics
5–2
Haney (4–5)
Johns
Montgomery (15)
8,113
26–33
60
June 7
Mariners
9–5
Valera (3–1)
Wolcott
—
20,891
27–33
61
June 8
Mariners
12–8
Appier (5–6)
Milacki
Montgomery (16)
30,022
28–33
62
June 9
Mariners
2–3
Hitchcock
Gubicza (4–9)
Charlton
20,489
28–34
63
June 10
Angels
5–7 (10)
McElroy
Pugh (0–1)
Percival
15,691
28–35
64
June 11
Angels
9–11
McElroy
Valera (3–2)
Percival
16,687
28–36
65
June 12
Angels
3–4 (10)
McElroy
Montgomery (1–4)
Percival
15,428
28–37
66
June 13
Orioles
10–2
Linton (2–2)
Mercker
—
20,108
29–37
67
June 14
Orioles
1–6
Mussina
Gubicza (4–10)
—
28,502
29–38
68
June 15
Orioles
7–6 (16)
Magnante (1–1)
Krivda
—
24,784
30–38
69
June 16
Orioles
5–13
Coppinger
Jacome (0–2)
Mills
19,437
30–39
70
June 17
@ Brewers
4–9
Burrows
Appier (5–7)
—
9,315
30–40
71
June 18
@ Brewers
1–9
Karl
Linton (2–3)
Potts
9,116
30–41
72
June 19
@ Brewers
8–4 (10)
Pichardo (3–3)
Mercedes
—
13,431
31–41
73
June 21
@ Orioles
3–9
Rhodes
Haney (4–6)
—
47,644
31–42
74
June 22
@ Orioles
3–5
Erickson
Montgomery (1–5)
—
47,534
31–43
75
June 23
@ Orioles
4–0
Appier (6–7)
Krivda
—
47,608
32–43
76
June 25
Brewers
3–5
Bones
Gubicza (4–11)
Fetters
14,448
32–44
77
June 26
Brewers
7–3
Haney (5–6)
Givens
—
14,560
33–44
78
June 27
Brewers
2–6
McDonald
Belcher (6–3)
—
17,670
33–45
79
June 28
Twins
6–2
Appier (7–7)
Radke
—
21,515
34–45
80
June 29
Twins
7–12
Trombley
Linton (2–4)
—
23,232
34–46
81
June 30
Twins
2–5
Rodriguez
Gubicza (4–12)
Stevens
28,246
34–47
July: 14–13 (Home: 4–5; Away: 10–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
82
July 1
@ Indians
4–2
Haney (6–6)
Nagy
—
40,814
35–47
83
July 2
@ Indians
2–3
Poole
Belcher (6–4)
—
42,283
35–48
84
July 3
@ Indians
4–6
Tavarez
Magnante (1–2)
Shuey
42,470
35–49
85
July 4
@ Twins
5–3
Linton (3–4)
Robertson
Montgomery (17)
37,295
36–49
86
July 5
@ Twins
8–9
Guardado
Montgomery (1–6)
—
18,465
36–50
87
July 6
@ Twins
8–5
Haney (7–6)
Aguilera
Montgomery (18)
18,699
37–50
88
July 7
@ Twins
8–2
Belcher (7–4)
Aldred
—
14,251
38–50
89
July 11
White Sox
3–2
Haney (8–6)
Alvarez
—
22,928
39–50
90
July 12
White Sox
6–7
Tapani
Belcher (7–5)
Hernandez
18,458
39–51
91
July 13
White Sox
1–3
Fernandez
Rosado (0–1)
—
25,363
39–52
92
July 14
White Sox
2–3
Baldwin
Linton (3–5)
Hernandez
17,024
39–53
93
July 15
Indians
6–3
Magnante (2–2)
Tavarez
Montgomery (19)
22,294
40–53
94
July 16
Indians
4–10
McDowell
Haney (8–7)
—
16,871
40–54
95
July 17
Indians
3–2
Belcher (8–5)
Hershiser
Montgomery (20)
19,532
41–54
96
July 18
@ White Sox
7–1
Appier (8–7)
Fernandez
Pichardo (2)
17,657
42–54
97
July 19
@ White Sox
7–4 (10)
Montgomery (2–6)
Hernandez
—
19,604
43–54
98
July 20
@ White Sox
7–5
Linton (4–5)
Keyser
Montgomery (21)
32,282
44–54
99
July 21
@ White Sox
3–6
Alvarez
Haney (8–8)
Hernandez
21,253
44–55
100
July 22
@ Red Sox
5–2
Belcher (9–5)
Gordon
—
28,109
45–55
101
July 23
@ Red Sox
7–5
Appier (9–7)
Sele
—
23,711
46–55
102
July 24
@ Red Sox
2–12
Moyer
Linton (4–6)
—
33,381
46–56
103
July 25
@ Yankees
7–0
Rosado (1–1)
Hutton
—
23,475
47–56
104
July 26
@ Yankees
1–15
Key
Haney (8–9)
—
23,782
47–57
105
July 27
@ Yankees
4–5
Rogers
Belcher (9–6)
Wetteland
42,044
47–58
106
July 28
@ Yankees
2–3
Wetteland
Jacome (0–3)
—
35,658
47–59
107
July 30
Red Sox
7–0
Rosado (2–1)
Eshelman
—
17,166
48–59
108
July 31
Red Sox
3–5
Wakefield
Haney (8–10)
Slocumb
17,527
48–60
August: 14–15 (Home: 8–9; Away: 6–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
109
August 1
Red Sox
9–4
Belcher (10–6)
Clemens
—
18,934
49–60
110
August 2
Yankees
4–3 (10)
Montgomery (3–6)
Rivera
—
28,618
50–60
111
August 3
Yankees
11–4
Linton (5–6)
Weathers
—
29,355
51–60
112
August 4
Yankees
3–5
Pettitte
Rosado (2–2)
—
24,624
51–61
113
August 5
Yankees
2–5
Key
Pichardo (3–4)
Wetteland
22,865
51–62
114
August 6
Athletics
9–2
Belcher (11–6)
Wasdin
—
14,028
52–62
115
August 7
Athletics
7–0
Appier (10–7)
Prieto
—
15,517
53–62
116
August 8
Athletics
1–2
Wengert
Linton (5–7)
Taylor
19,197
53–63
117
August 9
@ Angels
5–3
Rosado (3–2)
Langston
Montgomery (22)
35,977
54–63
118
August 10
@ Angels
18–3
Haney (9–10)
Abbott
—
21,657
55–63
119
August 11
@ Angels
5–6
Springer
Belcher (11–7)
—
18,591
55–64
120
August 12
@ Mariners
10–4
Appier (11–7)
Moyer
Huisman (1)
43,476
56–64
121
August 13
@ Mariners
5–9
Mulholland
Linton (5–8)
Johnson
21,961
56–65
122
August 14
@ Mariners
3–1
Rosado (4–2)
Wolcott
Montgomery (23)
23,709
57–65
123
August 16
@ Rangers
3–5
Burkett
Haney (9–11)
Henneman
32,053
57–66
124
August 17
@ Rangers
4–1
Belcher (12–7)
Hill
—
41,855
58–66
125
August 18
@ Rangers
3–10
Gross
Appier (11–8)
—
30,480
58–67
126
August 19
Blue Jays
1–2
Spoljaric
Rosado (4–3)
Timlin
16,862
58–68
127
August 20
Blue Jays
5–6 (14)
Timlin
Huisman (0–1)
—
14,568
58–69
128
August 21
Blue Jays
2–6
Guzman
Haney (9–12)
—
12,238
58–70
129
August 22
Tigers
3–10
Thompson
Belcher (12–8)
—
14,699
58–71
130
August 23
Tigers
2–3
Sager
Appier (11–9)
Olson
15,603
58–72
131
August 24
Tigers
9–2
Rosado (5–3)
Olivares
—
28,011
59–72
132
August 25
Tigers
4–7
Van Poppel
Linton (5–9)
Myers
15,123
59–73
133
August 27
Rangers
4–3 (10)
Montgomery (4–6)
Russell
—
12,907
60–73
134
August 28
Rangers
4–3 (12)
Huisman (1–1)
Gross
—
12,695
61–73
135
August 29
@ Tigers
1–4
Eischen
Appier (11–10)
Lima
7,882
61–74
136
August 30
@ Tigers
0–4
Van Poppel
Rosado (5–4)
—
16,498
61–75
137
August 31
@ Tigers
3–1
Linton (6–9)
Lira
Montgomery (24)
16,270
62–75
September: 13–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 5–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
138
September 1
@ Tigers
3–2 (13)
Huisman (2–1)
Myers
Jacome (1)
17,647
63–75
139
September 2
@ Blue Jays
2–0
Belcher (13–8)
Hanson
—
28,177
64–75
140
September 3
@ Blue Jays
5–2
Appier (12–10)
Hentgen
—
25,729
65–75
141
September 4
@ Blue Jays
0–6
Williams
Rosado (5–5)
—
25,827
65–76
142
September 6
@ Athletics
1–7
Adams
Haney (9–13)
—
14,404
65–77
143
September 7
@ Athletics
6–13
Prieto
Belcher (13–9)
—
13,175
65–78
144
September 8
@ Athletics
7–8 (10)
Corsi
Pichardo (3–5)
—
17,208
65–79
145
September 10
Mariners
4–2
Rosado (6–5)
Torres
Bluma (1)
12,499
66–79
146
September 11
Mariners
4–2
Linton (7–9)
Moyer
Bluma (2)
13,078
67–79
147
September 12
Mariners
5–8
Mulholland
Haney (9–14)
Charlton
15,045
67–80
148
September 13
Angels
8–2
Belcher (14–9)
Abbott
—
13,083
68–80
149
September 14
Angels
8–5
Appier (13–10)
Dickson
—
17,174
69–80
September 15
Angels
Cancelled (rain)
69–80
150
September 16
Twins
6–5
Rosado (7–5)
Radke
Bluma (3)
16,843
70–80
151
September 17
Twins
4–2
Haney (10–14)
Aldred
Bluma (4)
11,809
71–80
152
September 18
Twins
4–7
Miller
Belcher (14–10)
—
11,588
71–81
153
September 19
@ Indians
1–9
Ogea
Appier (13–11)
—
42,297
71–82
154
September 20
@ Indians
6–4
Bevil (1–0)
Nagy
Bluma (5)
42,358
72–82
155
September 21
@ Indians
4–13
Hershiser
Rosado (7–6)
—
42,339
72–83
156
September 22
@ Indians
5–6
McDowell
Jacome (0–4)
Mesa
42,291
72–84
157
September 24
@ White Sox
2–3
Castillo
Belcher (14–11)
—
14,348
72–85
158
September 25
@ White Sox
8–2
Appier (14–11)
Tapani
—
15,911
73–85
159
September 27
Indians
11–6
Rosado (8–6)
Hershiser
—
15,939
74–85
160
September 28
Indians
4–5
Mercker
Scanlan (0–1)
Mesa
19,820
74–86
161
September 29
Indians
4–1
Belcher (15–11)
Ogea
Pichardo (3)
14,556
75–86
Legend: = Win = Loss = Game Postponed Bold = Royals team member
Detailed records
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
April
27
9
18
0.333
116
157
May
27
15
12
0.556
120
112
June
27
10
17
0.370
132
156
July
27
14
13
0.519
126
123
August
29
14
15
0.483
140
118
September
24
13
11
0.542
112
120
Total
161
75
86
0.466
746
786
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
Home
80
37
43
0.463
372
369
Away
81
38
43
0.469
374
417
Total
161
75
86
0.466
746
786
Roster
1996 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington [ 5]
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