The Kansas City Royals were 90-72 in 1976. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1976 ALCS against the New York Yankees, 3 games to 2.
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Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3
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Duran’s RBI single lifts Rangers past Royals 7-6 on a 3-run ninth walk-off
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Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals
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Gerrit Cole fans 10 as the Yankees blank KC 7-0 for their 14th straight win over the Royals
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Yankees get 2 hits from every starter for the first time in franchise history in 15-1 rout of Royals
1976 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,540 | 713 | 1,490 | 259 | 57 | 65 | 656 | 484 | 31 | 650 | 218 | 106 | .269 | .327 | .371 |
Team Rank | 6th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 21st | 7th | 18th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 23rd | 5th | 5th | 7th |
1976 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 90 | 72 | 3.21 | 735 | 9 | 35 | 1472.1 | 1,356 | 525 | 611 | 83 | 493 | 31 |
Team Rank | 6th | 6th | 5th | 17th | 16th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 12th | 15th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.0 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 21 | .625 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 4.5 | |
30 | 26 | .536 | 5.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 21 | .644 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 6.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 15.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 16.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 9.0 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 10.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 1.0 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 6.5 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 29 | .517 | ||
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 4.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 8.0 |