1986 Kansas City Royals

76-86 • .469 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1986 Kansas City Royals went 76-86 (.469) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 673, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Steve Balboni (29 HR, 88 RBI) and Charlie Leibrandt (14-11, 4.09 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
3rd Rank
654 R 673 RA
Diff -19

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⚡ Quick Stats

654 Runs Scored
673 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
2,320K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 4% below the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .313 5% below the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .389 4% below the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.82 9% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 654 12% below the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,320,764
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Avg per Game 28,651

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Kevin Seitzer 0.323 2 George Brett 0.290 3 Lonnie Smith 0.287 4 Jorge Orta 0.277 5 Frank White 0.272

Home Runs

1 Steve Balboni 29 2 Frank White 22 3 George Brett 16 4 Jim Sundberg 12 5 Jorge Orta 9

RBI

1 Steve Balboni 88 2 Frank White 84 3 George Brett 73 4 Jorge Orta 46 5 Lonnie Smith 44
1986 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Wilson 156 631 77 170 20 7 9 44 31 97 34 0.269
Frank White 151 566 76 154 37 3 22 84 43 88 4 0.272
Steve Balboni 138 512 54 117 25 1 29 88 43 146 0 0.229
Lonnie Smith 134 508 80 146 25 7 8 44 46 78 26 0.287
George Brett 124 441 70 128 28 4 16 73 80 45 1 0.290
Jim Sundberg 140 429 41 91 9 1 12 42 57 91 1 0.212
Jorge Orta 106 336 35 93 14 2 9 46 23 34 0 0.277
Rudy Law 87 307 42 80 26 5 1 36 29 22 14 0.261
Angel Salazar 117 298 24 73 20 2 0 24 7 47 1 0.245
Hal McRae 112 278 22 70 14 0 7 37 18 39 0 0.252
Jamie Quirk 80 219 24 47 10 0 8 26 17 41 0 0.215
Darryl Motley 72 217 22 44 9 1 7 20 11 31 0 0.203
Mike Kingery 62 209 25 54 8 5 3 14 12 30 7 0.258
Buddy Biancalana 100 190 24 46 4 4 2 8 15 50 5 0.242
Greg Pryor 63 112 7 19 4 0 0 7 3 14 1 0.170
Kevin Seitzer 28 96 16 31 4 1 2 11 19 14 0 0.323
Bo Jackson 25 82 9 17 2 1 2 9 7 34 3 0.207
Lynn Jones 67 47 1 6 2 0 0 1 6 5 0 0.128
Rondin Johnson 11 31 1 8 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0.258
Bill Pecota 12 29 3 6 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.207
Mike Brewer 12 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.167
Terry Bell 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Dwight Taylor 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Bankhead 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Cone 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Farr 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Hargesheimer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Jackson 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Leibrandt 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Shields 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Dan Quisenberry 2.77 2 Steve Farr 3.13 3 Buddy Black 3.20 4 Danny Jackson 3.20 5 Mark Gubicza 3.64

Wins

1 Charlie Leibrandt 14 2 Mark Gubicza 12 3 Danny Jackson 11 4 Scott Bankhead 8 5 Steve Farr 8

Strikeouts

1 Mark Gubicza 118 2 Danny Jackson 115 3 Dennis Leonard 114 4 Bret Saberhagen 112 5 Charlie Leibrandt 108
1986 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Leibrandt 14 11 4.09 35 34 0 231.1 238 105 63 108
Dennis Leonard 8 13 4.44 33 30 0 192.2 207 95 51 114
Danny Jackson 11 12 3.20 32 27 1 185.2 177 66 79 115
Mark Gubicza 12 6 3.64 35 24 0 180.2 155 73 84 118
Bret Saberhagen 7 12 4.15 30 25 0 156.0 165 72 29 112
Scott Bankhead 8 9 4.61 24 17 0 121.0 121 62 37 94
Buddy Black 5 10 3.20 56 4 9 121.0 100 43 43 68
Steve Farr 8 4 3.13 56 0 8 109.1 90 38 39 83
Dan Quisenberry 3 7 2.77 62 0 12 81.1 92 25 24 36
David Cone 0 0 5.56 11 0 0 22.2 29 14 13 21
Mark Huismann 0 1 4.15 10 0 1 17.1 18 8 6 13
Alan Hargesheimer 0 1 6.23 5 1 0 13.0 18 9 7 4
Steve Shields 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 8.2 3 2 4 2

👥 Roster (36)

Steve Balboni Scott Bankhead Terry Bell Buddy Biancalana Buddy Black George Brett Mike Brewer David Cone Steve Farr Mark Gubicza Alan Hargesheimer Mark Huismann +24 more

36 players

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The 1986 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 76-86 record (.469) put the 1986 Kansas City Royals 3rd in the AL West. Runs came in at 654 scored against 673 allowed (-19). At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .252, 4% worse than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 3.82 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.18. Measured against the 746-run league average, the offense was 12% behind. Attendance at Royals Stadium totaled 2,320,764 for the year.

The home run leader was Steve Balboni, who hit 29. The hits leader was Willie Wilson with 170. The pitching staff's wins leader was Charlie Leibrandt (14). The strikeout leader was Mark Gubicza with 118. The saves leader was Dan Quisenberry with 12. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1986 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1986 Kansas City Royals finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Steve Balboni led the 1986 Kansas City Royals with 29 home runs.
What was the 1986 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1986 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1986 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1986 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steve Balboni (29 HR, 88 RBI) and Charlie Leibrandt (14-11, 4.09 ERA).
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