The 1996

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expa ...

season was a season in American

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...

. It involved the Royals finishing 5th in the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

Central with a record of 75 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason

* October 22, 1995:

Doug Linton Douglas Warren Linton (born February 9, 1965) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1992 and 2003 for the Toronto Blue Jays, California Angels, New York Mets, Kansas Ci ...

was signed as a free agent by the Royals. * December 19, 1995:

Brent Mayne Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, ...

was traded by the Royals to the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major leagu ...

for Al Shirley (minors). * December 21, 1995:

Wally Joyner Wallace Keith Joyner (born June 16, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for four major league teams during a 16-year career, most notably for the California Angels, for whom he was an All-Star. He was a member of ...

and Aaron Dorlarque (minors) were traded by the Royals to the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

for

Bip Roberts Leon Joseph "Bip" Roberts (born October 27, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder who played from 1986 to 1998 for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tig ...

and Bryan Wolff (minors). * January 31, 1996:

Tim Belcher Timothy Wayne Belcher (born October 19, 1961) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 2000 for seven different teams. He was named ''The Sporting News'' Rookie Pitcher of the Year ...

was signed as a free agent by the Royals.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

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Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

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Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

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Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

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Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

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, , 8–0 , , Gubicza (4–6) , , Witt , , — , , 13,696 , , 23–26 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , May 25 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Helling , , Haney (3–5) , , Henneman , , 23,668 , , 23–27 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 51 , , May 26 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Hill , , Linton (1–2) , , Henneman , , 22,665 , , 23–28 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 52 , , May 27 , ,

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, , 5–7 (10) , , McElroy , , Pugh (0–1) , , Percival , , 15,691 , , 28–35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 11 , ,

, , 9–11 , , McElroy , , Valera (3–2) , , Percival , , 16,687 , , 28–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 12 , ,

, , 3–4 (10) , , McElroy , , Montgomery (1–4) , , Percival , , 15,428 , , 28–37 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 66 , , June 13 , ,

, , 10–2 , , Linton (2–2) , , Mercker , , — , , 20,108 , , 29–37 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 14 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Mussina , , Gubicza (4–10) , , — , , 28,502 , , 29–38 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 68 , , June 15 , ,

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, , 4–0 , , Appier (6–7) , , Krivda , , — , , 47,608 , , 32–43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 25 , , Brewers , , 3–5 , , Bones , , Gubicza (4–11) , , Fetters , , 14,448 , , 32–44 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 77 , , June 26 , , Brewers , , 7–3 , , Haney (5–6) , , Givens , , — , , 14,560 , , 33–44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 27 , , Brewers , , 2–6 , , McDonald , , Belcher (6–3) , , — , , 17,670 , , 33–45 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 79 , , June 28 , ,

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Indians Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

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, , 6–7 , , Tapani , , Belcher (7–5) , , Hernandez , , 18,458 , , 39–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 13 , ,

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, , 1–15 , , Key , , Haney (8–9) , , — , , 23,782 , , 47–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , July 27 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Rogers , , Belcher (9–6) , , Wetteland , , 42,044 , , 47–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , July 28 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Wetteland , , Jacome (0–3) , , — , , 35,658 , , 47–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 107 , , July 30 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Rosado (2–1) , , Eshelman , , — , , 17,166 , , 48–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , July 31 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Wakefield , , Haney (8–10) , , Slocumb , , 17,527 , , 48–60 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 109 , , August 1 , ,

, , 9–4 , , Belcher (10–6) , , Clemens , , — , , 18,934 , , 49–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 110 , , August 2 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Montgomery (3–6) , , Rivera , , — , , 28,618 , , 50–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 111 , , August 3 , ,

, , 11–4 , , Linton (5–6) , , Weathers , , — , , 29,355 , , 51–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 4 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Pettitte , , Rosado (2–2) , , — , , 24,624 , , 51–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 113 , , August 5 , ,

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, , 3–10 , , Gross , , Appier (11–8) , , — , , 30,480 , , 58–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 19 , , Blue Jays , , 1–2 , , Spoljaric , , Rosado (4–3) , , Timlin , , 16,862 , , 58–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 20 , , Blue Jays , , 5–6 (14) , , Timlin , , Huisman (0–1) , , — , , 14,568 , , 58–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 21 , , Blue Jays , , 2–6 , , Guzman , , Haney (9–12) , , — , , 12,238 , , 58–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 22 , ,

, , 3–10 , , Thompson , , Belcher (12–8) , , — , , 14,699 , , 58–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 23 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Sager , , Appier (11–9) , , Olson , , 15,603 , , 58–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 131 , , August 24 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Rosado (5–3) , , Olivares , , — , , 28,011 , , 59–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 25 , ,

, , 4–7 , , Van Poppel , , Linton (5–9) , , Myers , , 15,123 , , 59–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , August 27 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Montgomery (4–6) , , Russell , , — , , 12,907 , , 60–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 134 , , August 28 , ,

, , 4–3 (12) , , Huisman (1–1) , , Gross , , — , , 12,695 , , 61–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , August 29 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Eischen , , Appier (11–10) , , Lima , , 7,882 , , 61–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , August 30 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Van Poppel , , Rosado (5–4) , , — , , 16,498 , , 61–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , August 31 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Linton (6–9) , , Lira , , Montgomery (24) , , 16,270 , , 62–75 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 138 , , September 1 , , @

, , 3–2 (13) , , Huisman (2–1) , , Myers , , Jacome (1) , , 17,647 , , 63–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 2 , , @ Blue Jays , , 2–0 , , Belcher (13–8) , , Hanson , , — , , 28,177 , , 64–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 3 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–2 , , Appier (12–10) , , Hentgen , , — , , 25,729 , , 65–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 4 , , @ Blue Jays , , 0–6 , , Williams , , Rosado (5–5) , , — , , 25,827 , , 65–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 6 , , @

, , 1–7 , , Adams , , Haney (9–13) , , — , , 14,404 , , 65–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 7 , , @

, , 6–13 , , Prieto , , Belcher (13–9) , , — , , 13,175 , , 65–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 8 , , @

, , 7–8 (10) , , Corsi , , Pichardo (3–5) , , — , , 17,208 , , 65–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 10 , , Mariners , , 4–2 , , Rosado (6–5) , , Torres , , Bluma (1) , , 12,499 , , 66–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 11 , , Mariners , , 4–2 , , Linton (7–9) , , Moyer , , Bluma (2) , , 13,078 , , 67–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 12 , , Mariners , , 5–8 , , Mulholland , , Haney (9–14) , , Charlton , , 15,045 , , 67–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 13 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Belcher (14–9) , , Abbott , , — , , 13,083 , , 68–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 14 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Appier (13–10) , , Dickson , , — , , 17,174 , , 69–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 16 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Rosado (7–5) , , Radke , , Bluma (3) , , 16,843 , , 70–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 17 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Haney (10–14) , , Aldred , , Bluma (4) , , 11,809 , , 71–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 18 , ,

, , 4–7 , , Miller , , Belcher (14–10) , , — , , 11,588 , , 71–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Ogea , , Appier (13–11) , , — , , 42,297 , , 71–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 20 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Bevil (1–0) , , Nagy , , Bluma (5) , , 42,358 , , 72–82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @

, , 4–13 , , Hershiser , , Rosado (7–6) , , — , , 42,339 , , 72–83 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , , @

, , 5–6 , , McDowell , , Jacome (0–4) , , Mesa , , 42,291 , , 72–84 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 24 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Castillo , , Belcher (14–11) , , — , , 14,348 , , 72–85 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 25 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Appier (14–11) , , Tapani , , — , , 15,911 , , 73–85 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 27 , ,

, , 11–6 , , Rosado (8–6) , , Hershiser , , — , , 15,939 , , 74–85 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 28 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Mercker , , Scanlan (0–1) , , Mesa , , 19,820 , , 74–86 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 161 , , September 29 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Belcher (15–11) , , Ogea , , Pichardo (3) , , 14,556 , , 75–86 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Royals team member''

Detailed records

Roster

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''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WilmingtonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

1996 Kansas City Royals
at ''Baseball Reference''
1996 Kansas City Royals
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