• Source: 1976 Kansas City Royals 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.
      November 12, 1975: Nelson Briles was traded by the Royals to the Texas Rangers for Dave Nelson.
      March 3, 1976: Roger Nelson was signed by the Royals as a free agent.


      Regular season




      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Opening Day lineup

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      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.
      June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
      Bill Paschall was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round.
      Ken Phelps was drafted by the Royals in the 15th round.


      = Roster

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      Game log




      = Regular season

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      = Postseason Game log

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      = Starting Lineups

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      Regular season




      Playoffs




      = Detailed records

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      = Composite Box

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      Source:[14]


      Game umpires




      = Regular season

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      = Playoffs

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      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

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      October 9, 1976, at Royals Stadium


      = Game 2

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      October 10, 1976, at Royals Stadium


      = Game 3

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      October 12, 1976, at Yankee Stadium


      = Game 4

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      October 13, 1976, at Yankee Stadium


      = Game 5

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      October 14, 1976, at Yankee Stadium


      Farm system



      LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo


      Notes




      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

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