⭐ Division Winner

1976 Kansas City Royals

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1976 Kansas City Royals went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 611, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Amos Otis (18 HR, 86 RBI) and Dennis Leonard (17-10, 3.51 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
1st Rank
713 R 611 RA
Diff +102

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⚡ Quick Stats

713 Runs Scored
611 Runs Allowed
+102 Run Diff
1,679K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 5% above the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .327 2% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .371 3% above the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.21 9% better than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 713 10% above the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,679,160
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Avg per Game 20,730

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 George Brett 0.333 2 Hal McRae 0.332 3 Tom Poquette 0.302 4 Amos Otis 0.279 5 Al Cowens 0.265

Home Runs

1 Amos Otis 18 2 John Mayberry 13 3 Hal McRae 8 4 George Brett 7 5 Buck Martinez 5

RBI

1 John Mayberry 95 2 Amos Otis 86 3 Hal McRae 73 4 George Brett 67 5 Al Cowens 59
1976 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Brett 159 645 94 215 34 14 7 67 49 36 21 0.333
John Mayberry 161 594 76 138 22 2 13 95 82 73 3 0.232
Amos Otis 153 592 93 165 40 2 18 86 55 100 26 0.279
Al Cowens 152 581 71 154 23 6 3 59 26 50 23 0.265
Hal McRae 149 527 75 175 34 5 8 73 64 43 22 0.332
Frank White 152 446 39 102 17 6 2 46 19 42 20 0.229
Freddie Patek 144 432 58 104 19 3 1 43 50 63 51 0.241
Tom Poquette 104 344 43 104 18 10 2 34 29 31 6 0.302
Jim Wohlford 107 293 47 73 10 2 1 24 29 24 22 0.249
Buck Martinez 95 267 24 61 13 3 5 34 16 45 0 0.228
Bob Stinson 79 209 26 55 7 1 2 25 25 29 3 0.263
Dave Nelson 78 153 24 36 4 2 1 17 14 26 15 0.235
Cookie Rojas 63 132 11 32 6 0 0 16 8 15 2 0.242
Jamie Quirk 64 114 11 28 6 0 1 15 2 22 0 0.246
Tony Solaita 31 68 4 16 4 0 0 9 6 17 0 0.235
Ruppert Jones 28 51 9 11 1 1 1 7 3 16 0 0.216
John Wathan 27 42 5 12 1 0 0 5 2 5 0 0.286
Fran Healy 8 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 10 2 0.125
Tommy Davis 8 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.263
Willie Wilson 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.167
Mark Littell 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Bird 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Bruno 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Busby 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Cram 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Hall 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Nelson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Pattin 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Sadecki 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Mark Littell 2.08 2 Larry Gura 2.30 3 Steve Mingori 2.32 4 Marty Pattin 2.49 5 Andy Hassler 2.89

Wins

1 Dennis Leonard 17 2 Al Fitzmorris 15 3 Doug Bird 12 4 Paul Splittorff 11 5 Mark Littell 8

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Leonard 150 2 Doug Bird 107 3 Mark Littell 92 4 Al Fitzmorris 80 5 Marty Pattin 65
1976 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Leonard 17 10 3.51 35 34 0 259.0 247 101 70 150
Al Fitzmorris 15 11 3.06 35 33 0 220.1 227 75 56 80
Doug Bird 12 10 3.37 39 27 2 197.2 191 74 31 107
Paul Splittorff 11 8 3.97 26 23 0 158.2 169 70 59 59
Marty Pattin 8 14 2.49 44 15 5 141.0 114 39 38 65
Mark Littell 8 4 2.08 60 1 16 104.0 68 24 60 92
Andy Hassler 5 6 2.89 19 14 0 99.2 89 32 39 45
Steve Mingori 5 5 2.32 55 0 10 85.1 73 22 25 38
Steve Busby 3 3 4.40 13 13 0 71.2 58 35 49 29
Larry Gura 4 0 2.30 20 2 1 62.2 47 16 20 22
Tom Hall 1 1 4.45 31 0 1 30.1 28 15 18 25
Tom Bruno 1 0 6.75 12 0 0 17.1 20 13 9 11
Roger Nelson 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 8.2 4 2 4 4
Ray Sadecki 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.2 7 0 3 1
Jerry Cram 0 0 6.23 4 0 0 4.1 8 3 1 2
Bob McClure 0 0 9.00 8 0 0 4.0 3 4 8 3
Ken Sanders 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 0 3 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 3-2

👥 Roster (37)

Doug Bird George Brett Tom Bruno Steve Busby Al Cowens Jerry Cram Tommy Davis Al Fitzmorris Larry Gura Tom Hall Andy Hassler Fran Healy +25 more

37 players

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The 1976 Kansas City Royals in brief

In 1976 the Kansas City Royals posted a 90-72 mark (.556) and finished 1st in the AL West. The club took the division title. The run column shows 713 for and 611 against. Against a league average of .255, the 1976 Kansas City Royals batted .268. The staff ERA of 3.21 was 9% better than the league average of 3.52.

The home park, Royals Stadium, recorded 1,679,160 in attendance, about 20,730 a game. Amos Otis topped the Kansas City Royals with 18 home runs. John Mayberry led in RBI with 95. Dennis Leonard was the top winner, with 17 victories. Mark Littell closed out 16 saves. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against NYA 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1976 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1976 Kansas City Royals finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1976 Kansas City Royals make the playoffs?
The 1976 Kansas City Royals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1976 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Amos Otis led the 1976 Kansas City Royals with 18 home runs.
What was the 1976 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1976 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.21.
Did the 1976 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1976 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
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