1976 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 713 runs and belted 65 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. Amos Otis provided the power for the team with 18 homers. John Mayberry was the best run producer with 95 RBI. George Brett led the team with 215 hits for a .333 average. Freddie Patek had a great year on the basepaths with 51 stolen bases.
The team allowed 611 runs and had a team ERA of 3.21. Dennis Leonard led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 150 strikeouts. Mark Littell led the team with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Brett | 3B | 159 | 645 | 94 | 215 | 7 | 67 | 21 | .377 | .462 | .839 | .333 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 161 | 594 | 76 | 138 | 13 | 95 | 3 | .322 | .342 | .664 | .232 |
| Dave Nelson | 2B | 78 | 153 | 24 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 15 | .298 | .307 | .605 | .235 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 144 | 432 | 58 | 104 | 1 | 43 | 51 | .318 | .306 | .624 | .241 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 63 | 132 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .280 | .288 | .568 | .242 |
| Frank White | 2B | 152 | 446 | 39 | 102 | 2 | 46 | 20 | .263 | .307 | .570 | .229 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Cowens | OF | 152 | 581 | 71 | 154 | 3 | 59 | 23 | .298 | .341 | .639 | .265 |
| Ruppert Jones | OF | 28 | 51 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .259 | .333 | .592 | .216 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 153 | 592 | 93 | 165 | 18 | 86 | 26 | .341 | .444 | .785 | .279 |
| Tom Poquette | OF | 104 | 344 | 43 | 104 | 2 | 34 | 6 | .361 | .430 | .791 | .302 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | 107 | 293 | 47 | 73 | 1 | 24 | 22 | .314 | .307 | .621 | .249 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fran Healy | C | 8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .125 | .375 | .125 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 95 | 267 | 24 | 61 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .269 | .356 | .625 | .228 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 79 | 209 | 26 | 55 | 2 | 25 | 3 | .342 | .335 | .677 | .263 |
| John Wathan | C | 27 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .310 | .643 | .286 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | DH | 8 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .263 | .563 | .263 |
| Hal McRae | DH | 149 | 527 | 75 | 175 | 8 | 73 | 22 | .407 | .461 | .868 | .332 |
| Jamie Quirk | DH | 64 | 114 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .252 | .325 | .577 | .246 |
| Tony Solaita | DH | 31 | 68 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .286 | .294 | .580 | .235 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5540 | 713 | 1490 | 65 | 656 | 218 | .324 | .371 | .695 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 39 | 27 | 197.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2 | 107 | 31 | 3.37 | 1.123 | |||
| Tom Bruno | 12 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6.75 | 1.676 | |||
| Steve Busby | 13 | 13 | 71.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 49 | 4.40 | 1.492 | |||
| Jerry Cram | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.23 | 2.093 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 35 | 33 | 220.3 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 80 | 56 | 3.06 | 1.285 | |||
| Larry Gura | 20 | 2 | 62.7 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2.30 | 1.069 | |||
| Tom Hall | 31 | 0 | 30.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 4.45 | 1.518 | |||
| Andy Hassler | 19 | 14 | 99.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 2.89 | 1.284 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 35 | 34 | 259 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 150 | 70 | 3.51 | 1.224 | |||
| Mark Littell | 60 | 1 | 104 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 16 | 92 | 60 | 2.08 | 1.231 | |||
| Bob McClure | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 55 | 0 | 85.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 10 | 38 | 25 | 2.32 | 1.149 | |||
| Roger Nelson | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.920 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 44 | 15 | 141 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 5 | 65 | 38 | 2.49 | 1.078 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .00 | 2.128 | |||
| Ken Sanders | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 26 | 23 | 158.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 3.97 | 1.437 | |||
| Team Totals | 410 | 162 | 1472.4 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 35 | 735 | 493 | 3.21 | 1.256 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | John Mayberry | 161 |
| At Bats | George Brett | 645 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Brett | 705 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .333 |
| On-Base % | Hal McRae | .407 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .462 |
| OPS | Hal McRae | .868 |
| Runs | George Brett | 94 |
| Hits | George Brett | 215 |
| Total Bases | George Brett | 298 |
| Doubles | Amos Otis | 40 |
| Triples | George Brett | 14 |
| Home Runs | Amos Otis | 18 |
| RBI | John Mayberry | 95 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Amos Otis | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddie Patek | 51 |
| Caught Stealing | Al Cowens and Jim Wohlford | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank White | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | John Mayberry | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hal McRae and Amos Otis | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dennis Leonard | 17 |
| Losses | Marty Pattin | 14 |
| Saves | Mark Littell | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Leonard | .630 |
| ERA | Al Fitzmorris | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Doug Bird | 1.123 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Leonard | 259 |
| Games | Mark Littell | 60 |
| Games Started | Dennis Leonard | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Leonard | 150 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Leonard | 16 |
| Shutouts | Al Fitzmorris and Dennis Leonard | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Leonard | 1072 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 247 |
| Walks Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Doug Bird | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Doug Bird | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Leonard | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Leonard | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Fitzmorris | 33 |
