1976 Kansas City Royals season

Major League Baseball team 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.

Offseason

• 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]

Regular season

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

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• 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

Notable transactions

• 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]

Roster

Game log

Regular season

Postseason Game log

Starting Lineups

Regular season

Playoffs

Detailed records

Composite Box

Game umpires

Regular season

Playoffs

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

ALCS

Game 1

October 9, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Game 2

October 10, 1976, at Royals Stadium

Game 3

October 12, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Game 4

October 13, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Game 5

October 14, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo

Notes

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

• 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.

External links

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