1976 Kansas City Royals Roster
The 1976 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1976 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1976 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"The only thing bad about winning the pennant (1976) is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three years." - Royals manager Whitey Herzog
1976 Kansas City Royals
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Complete Roster
The 1976 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 1,680,265 fans witnessed their 1976 Royals finish the season with a .556 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1976 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1976 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:
1976 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters
1976 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position
| C | Buck Martinez (94) |
| 1B | John Mayberry (160) |
| 2B | Frank White (130) |
| 3B | George Brett (157) |
| SS | Freddie Patek (143) |
| LF | Tom Poquette (84) |
| CF | Amos Otis (152) |
| RF | Al Cowens (142) |
| SP | Doug Bird |
| SP | Al Fitzmorris |
| SP | Dennis Leonard |
| SP | Marty Pattin |
| SP | Paul Splittorff |
| RP | Larry Gura |
| RP | Tom Hall |
| RP | Steve Mingori |
| CL | Mark Littell |
1976 Kansas City Royals
Salaries
| John Mayberry | $175,000.00 |
| Amos Otis | $155,000.00 |
| George Brett | $126,000.00 |
| Doug Bird | $97,500.00 |
| Cookie Rojas | $77,500.00 |
| Hal McRae | $75,000.00 |
| Freddie Patek | $75,000.00 |
| Marty Pattin | $70,000.00 |
| Paul Splittorff | $58,000.00 |
| Tony Solaita | $45,000.00 |
| Dave Nelson | $42,500.00 |
| Steve Busby | $41,000.00 |
| Frank White | $35,000.00 |
| Steve Mingori | $34,000.00 |
| Al Cowens | $33,500.00 |
| Dennis Leonard | $32,000.00 |
| Jamie Quirk | $29,000.00 |
| Larry Gura | $26,000.00 |
| Tom Bruno | $19,000.00 |
| Ruppert Jones | $19,000.00 |
| Mark Littell | $19,000.00 |
| Bob McClure | $19,000.00 |
| Tom Poquette | $19,000.00 |
| John Wathan | $19,000.00 |
| Willie Wilson | $19,000.00 |
1976 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers
| #1 | Cookie Rojas |
| #2 | Freddie Patek |
| #3 | Dave Nelson |
| #5 | George Brett |
| #6 | Jim Wohlford |
| #7 | John Mayberry |
| #8 | Tony Solaita |
| #9 | Jamie Quirk |
| #10 | Tommy Davis |
| #11 | Hal McRae |
| #12 | John Wathan |
| #15 | Bob Stinson |
| #16 | Andy Hassler |
| #16 | Fran Healy |
| #17 | Mark Littell |
| #18 | Al Cowens |
| #19 | Willie Wilson |
| #20 | Frank White |
| #21 | Buck Martinez |
| #22 | Dennis Leonard |
| #23 | Steve Mingori |
| #25 | Tom Poquette |
| #26 | Amos Otis |
| #28 | Ken Sanders |
| #29 | Doug Bird |
| #30 | Ruppert Jones |
| #32 | Bob McClure |
| #33 | Marty Pattin |
| #34 | Paul Splittorff |
| #35 | Tom Bruno |
| #35 | Roger Nelson |
| #37 | Larry Gura |
| #37 | Ray Sadecki |
| #39 | Al Fitzmorris |
| #40 | Steve Busby |
| #42 | Tom Hall |
| #46 | Jerry Cram |
| #49 | Jerry Cram |
Did you know that a 1976 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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