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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 / 1983
90-72, Finished 2nd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dick Howser (90-72)
Scored 784 runs, Allowed 717 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 2,284,464 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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| Season Summary | 90-72, Final Rank:2, GB: 3.0 | |
| Days in First | 51 | last on Sunday, Sep 19, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 53 | last on Sep 19, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 3 | last on Wednesday, Jul 7, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 5.5 | last on Sunday, May 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 23 | last on Wednesday, Sep 15 |
| Most Games under .500 | 1 | last on Monday, Apr 5 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Monday, May 31 to Wednesday, Jun 9 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Thursday, Jul 8 to Saturday, Jul 17 and Thursday, Sep 16 to Wednesday, Sep 22 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 18 | Sunday, Sep 5 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Sep 12 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 12 | Saturday, May 22, Friday, Jun 11 and Saturday, Jun 26 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 12 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Monday, Apr 5 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 13 | 0-1 | 7 | 0.5 | Stewart | Leonard | 2:56 | D | 51,958 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 9 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Gura | Morris | 2:12 | N | 29,069 | + | |||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 5 | 2 | 2-1 | 1 | Tied | Leonard | Petry | Quisenberry | 2:22 | N | 19,508 | ++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | KCR | DET | L | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Rozema | Blue | Saucier | 2:00 | D | 22,962 | - | ||
| 5 | 5 | Tuesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Frost | Stewart | Quisenberry | 2:42 | N | 14,662 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 4-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Frost | Stanhouse | 2:46 | N | 20,382 | ++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Friday, Apr 16 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 5-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Blue | Barker | Quisenberry | 2:38 | N | 6,360 | +++ | |
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 17 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | W | 12 | 10 | 6-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Frost | Waits | Quisenberry | 3:41 | D | 7,089 | ++++ | |
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 6-3 | 3 | 2.5 | Denny | Black | 2:16 | D | 11,373 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Monday, Apr 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 6-4 | 3 | 3.0 | Saucier | Quisenberry | Sosa | 2:24 | N | 10,809 | -- | |
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | L | 0 | 8 | 6-5 | 3 | 3.0 | Wilcox | Blue | 2:26 | N | 10,654 | --- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | L | 1 | 4 | 6-6 | 5 | 3.0 | Underwood | Gura | 2:22 | N | 12,583 | ---- | ||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 11 | 6 | 7-6 | 3 | 3.0 | Jackson | Sorensen | 3:23 | N | 24,332 | + | |||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 8-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Splittorff | Denny | Quisenberry | 2:20 | N | 25,065 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 9-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Gura | Blyleven | 2:19 | D | 20,867 | +++ | |||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 9-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Stanley | Frost | 2:31 | N | 12,998 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 5 | 10-7 | 2 | 2.5 | Leonard | Tudor | 2:31 | N | 12,368 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Thursday, Apr 29 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | L | 0 | 7 | 10-8 | 3 | 3.5 | Stieb | Splittorff | 2:23 | N | 15,707 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 8 | 7 | 11-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Jackson | Jackson | Quisenberry | 2:54 | N | 19,030 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 8 | 7 | 12-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Jackson | Bomback | Quisenberry | 2:53 | N | 23,561 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | L | 5 | 7 | 12-9 | 2 | 2.5 | Clancy | Leonard | Jackson | 2:45 | D | 27,044 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Monday, May 3 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 13-9 | 2 | 2.5 | Splittorff | Caldwell | Quisenberry | 2:40 | N | 8,313 | + | |
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 9 | 13-10 | 4 | 2.5 | Slaton | Jackson | 2:43 | N | 7,646 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14-10 | 3 | 2.0 | Quisenberry | Fingers | 2:57 | D | 9,833 | + | |
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 14-11 | 4 | 1.5 | McLaughlin | Leonard | 2:41 | N | 11,523 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 14-12 | 4 | 2.5 | Bomback | Frost | Jackson | 2:32 | D | 15,102 | -- | |
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 2 | 14-13 | 4 | 3.5 | Stieb | Splittorff | 2:06 | D | 17,044 | --- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 15-13 | 4 | 3.5 | Blue | Fingers | 2:15 | N | 26,835 | + | |||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 17 | 3 | 16-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Gura | Augustine | 2:32 | N | 16,240 | ++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 9 | 7 | 17-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Leonard | Lerch | Quisenberry | 2:48 | N | 17,788 | +++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 13 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 11 | 2 | 18-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Frost | Rainey | 2:23 | N | 17,459 | ++++ | |||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | L | 5 | 10 | 18-14 | 3 | 3.0 | Torrez | Blue | Clear | 3:07 | D | 37,506 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 5 | 0 | 19-14 | 3 | 3.0 | Leonard | Ojeda | 2:28 | D | 34,395 | + | |||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 17 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 7 | 0 | 20-14 | 3 | 2.5 | Gura | Erickson | 2:35 | N | 38,955 | ++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | L | 2 | 6 | 20-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Guidry | Frost | 2:32 | N | 28,076 | - | |||
| 36 | 36 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 20-16 | 3 | 4.5 | John | Splittorff | Gossage | 2:31 | N | 26,121 | -- | ||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | W | 3 | 0 | 21-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Leonard | Tanana | Quisenberry | 2:24 | N | 31,212 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21-17 | 3 | 5.0 | Hough | Quisenberry | 2:50 | N | 28,839 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 22-17 | 3 | 4.0 | Armstrong | Honeycutt | Quisenberry | 2:32 | D | 27,330 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 22-18 | 3 | 5.0 | Hoyt | Splittorff | 2:17 | N | 12,020 | - | ||
| 41 | 41 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 23-18 | 3 | 4.5 | Creel | Dotson | Quisenberry | 3:25 | N | 13,414 | + | |
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 23-19 | 3 | 5.0 | Burns | Gura | Barojas | 3:12 | N | 12,359 | - | |
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 8 | 23-20 | 3 | 5.5 | Hough | Frost | 2:15 | N | 11,721 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 14 | 1 | 24-20 | 3 | 5.5 | Splittorff | Honeycutt | 2:30 | N | 19,532 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 8 | 24-21 | 3 | 5.5 | Medich | Creel | 2:23 | D | 13,575 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 11 | 4 | 25-21 | 3 | 4.5 | Gura | Burns | 3:24 | N | 40,640 | + | |||
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 26-21 | 3 | 3.5 | Blue | Dotson | Quisenberry | 2:56 | N | 24,868 | ++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27-21 | 3 | 2.5 | Armstrong | Barojas | 3:46 | N | 17,407 | +++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 28-21 | 2 | 1.5 | Splittorff | Righetti | Quisenberry | 2:37 | N | 25,221 | ++++ | |
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | W | 14 | 1 | 29-21 | 1 | Tied | Blue | Morgan | 2:54 | D | 32,068 | +++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 30-21 | 1 | up 0.5 | Quisenberry | Redfern | 3:03 | N | 6,274 | ++++++ | |
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 4 | 31-21 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gura | O'Connor | 2:23 | N | 6,543 | +++++++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 5 | 32-21 | 1 | up 1.5 | Splittorff | Williams | Quisenberry | 2:26 | N | 7,030 | ++++++++ | |
| 54 | 54 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 7 | 8 | 32-22 | 1 | up 0.5 | Redfern | Armstrong | 2:55 | N | 13,667 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 33-22 | 1 | up 1.5 | Quisenberry | Vande Berg | 3:14 | N | 34,824 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 33-23 | 1 | up 0.5 | Nelson | Creel | Caudill | 2:53 | N | 32,098 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | L | 1 | 7 | 33-24 | 2 | 0.5 | Bannister | Gura | 2:26 | N | 30,683 | -- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Monday, Jun 14 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 34-24 | 1 | Tied | Splittorff | Havens | Quisenberry | 2:18 | N | 28,448 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 7 | 4 | 35-24 | 1 | up 1.0 | Black | Williams | Quisenberry | 2:41 | N | 21,633 | ++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 35-25 | 1 | Tied | Viola | Blue | 2:18 | N | 25,790 | - | |||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 1 | 36-25 | 2 | 0.5 | Gura | Caudill | Quisenberry | 3:04 | N | 13,057 | + | |
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 10 | 36-26 | 2 | 0.5 | Beattie | Creel | 2:37 | N | 22,150 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 37-26 | 2 | 0.5 | Splittorff | Perry | Quisenberry | 2:57 | N | 17,468 | + | |
| 64 | 64 | Monday, Jun 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 37-27 | 2 | 1.5 | Beard | Blue | 2:56 | N | 30,928 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 38-27 | 2 | 0.5 | Black | Keough | Quisenberry | 2:40 | N | 15,326 | + | |
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 1 | 0 | 39-27 | 2 | 0.5 | Gura | Kingman | 2:44 | D | 15,591 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 7 | 39-28 | 2 | 1.5 | Zahn | Creel | 2:33 | N | 29,250 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 6 | 10 | 40-28 | 2 | 0.5 | Quisenberry | Moreno | 3:01 | N | 34,301 | + | |
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 40-29 | 2 | 1.5 | Forsch | Quisenberry | 3:32 | N | 56,794 | - | |
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 9 | 40-30 | 2 | 2.5 | Goltz | Black | 2:23 | D | 36,572 | -- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 28 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 40-31 | 2 | 3.0 | Langford | Gura | 2:43 | N | 40,728 | --- | |||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | W | 7 | 2 | 41-31 | 2 | 3.0 | Hood | Beard | Armstrong | 2:53 | N | 26,837 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 41-32 | 2 | 3.0 | Keough | Splittorff | 2:52 | N | 24,882 | - | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 7 | 2 | 42-32 | 2 | 1.5 | Blue | Renko | Armstrong | 2:51 | N | 29,609 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 6 | 2 | 43-32 | 2 | 0.5 | Gura | Goltz | Quisenberry | 2:56 | N | 41,380 | ++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 6 | 1 | 44-32 | 1 | up 0.5 | Black | Zahn | 2:14 | D | 33,360 | +++ | |||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 44-33 | 1 | up 1.0 | Stanley | Armstrong | 3:36 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 78 | 78 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 45-33 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hood | Ojeda | Quisenberry | 2:31 | N | 41,024 | + | ||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 46-33 | 1 | up 2.0 | Blue | Tudor | Castro | 2:33 | N | 22,380 | ++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 3 | 1 | 47-33 | 1 | up 3.0 | Gura | Clancy | 2:03 | N | 22,217 | +++ | |||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | L | 4 | 5 | 47-34 | 1 | up 2.0 | Stieb | Armstrong | McLaughlin | 2:37 | N | 24,409 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 6 | 9 | 47-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Caldwell | Splittorff | Fingers | 2:59 | N | 26,983 | -- | |
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 7 | 47-36 | 1 | Tied | Lerch | Blue | 3:09 | N | 33,641 | --- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 8 | 47-37 | 2 | 1.0 | Haas | Gura | Fingers | 2:40 | D | 26,357 | ---- | |
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 47-38 | 2 | 2.0 | Burgmeier | Gura | 2:26 | N | 29,186 | ----- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 47-39 | 2 | 3.0 | Eckersley | Blue | Stanley | 2:24 | N | 30,811 | ------ | |
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 8 | 47-40 | 2 | 3.0 | Clear | Quisenberry | Burgmeier | 2:51 | D | 30,962 | ------- | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 0 | 48-40 | 2 | 2.0 | Botelho | Tudor | 2:33 | D | 28,072 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 48-41 | 2 | 3.0 | Leal | Black | 1:56 | D | 16,466 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 9 | 48-42 | 2 | 4.0 | Stieb | Gura | 2:30 | N | 18,552 | -- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | W | 9 | 7 | 49-42 | 2 | 3.0 | Blue | Clancy | Quisenberry | 2:47 | N | 19,152 | + | |
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 50-42 | 2 | 2.0 | Quisenberry | Fingers | 2:43 | N | 39,526 | ++ | |||
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | L | 4 | 7 | 50-43 | 2 | 2.0 | Vuckovich | Botelho | 2:38 | N | 40,232 | - | |||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 51-43 | 2 | 2.0 | Gura | Lerch | Armstrong | 2:26 | D | 38,629 | + | ||
| 95 | 95 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 52-43 | 2 | 1.0 | Blue | Brennan | 2:44 | N | 13,841 | ++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 53-43 | 2 | 1.0 | Frost | Waits | 2:38 | N | 8,908 | +++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 53-44 | 2 | 2.0 | Sutcliffe | Castro | Spillner | 2:37 | N | 9,868 | - | |
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 54-44 | 2 | 2.0 | Botelho | Martinez | 2:42 | N | 36,217 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 55-44 | 2 | 2.0 | Gura | Stewart | Quisenberry | 2:28 | N | 33,844 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 56-44 | 2 | 1.0 | Blue | Flanagan | 2:20 | N | 40,771 | +++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 57-44 | 2 | 1.0 | Castro | Martinez | Quisenberry | 2:55 | D | 30,280 | ++++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Aug 2 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 58-44 | 1 | Tied | Quisenberry | Tobik | 3:25 | N | 36,725 | +++++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 59-44 | 1 | up 1.0 | Armstrong | Underwood | 2:39 | N | 27,264 | ++++++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | KCR | DET | L | 1 | 7 | 59-45 | 1 | Tied | Petry | Gura | 2:37 | N | 26,340 | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 59-46 | 1 | Tied | Palmer | Blue | 2:35 | N | 20,943 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 60-46 | 1 | up 0.5 | Frost | Davis | Armstrong | 2:44 | N | 0 | + | |
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 61-46 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hood | McGregor | Quisenberry | 2:21 | N | 25,768 | ++ | |
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 61-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Martinez | Quisenberry | 2:48 | N | 39,649 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 10 | 61-48 | 2 | 1.5 | Stoddard | Armstrong | 3:17 | D | 26,099 | -- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 9 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 12 | 2 | 62-48 | 2 | 1.0 | Gura | Sorensen | 2:45 | N | 40,044 | + | |||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 63-48 | 1 | Tied | Armstrong | Waits | 2:39 | N | 25,864 | ++ | |||
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 8 | 0 | 64-48 | 1 | Tied | Hood | Whitson | 2:30 | N | 27,540 | +++ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | L | 1 | 10 | 64-49 | 2 | 1.5 | Wilcox | Frost | Underwood | 2:40 | N | 30,351 | - | |
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 65-49 | 2 | 0.5 | Gura | Petry | 2:30 | D | 34,346 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | W | 6 | 1 | 66-49 | 1 | up 0.5 | Leonard | Ujdur | 2:39 | D | 25,930 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 16 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 66-50 | 2 | 1.0 | Righetti | Blue | Gossage | 2:24 | N | 0 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 16 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 66-51 | 2 | 1.0 | May | Black | Gossage | 2:42 | N | 26,815 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 67-51 | 2 | 1.0 | Splittorff | Morgan | Hood | 2:41 | N | 24,532 | + | |
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 67-52 | 2 | 1.0 | John | Frost | 2:30 | N | 22,604 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 68-52 | 2 | 1.0 | Gura | Hoyt | Quisenberry | 2:31 | N | 37,093 | + | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 13 | 5 | 69-52 | 1 | Tied | Leonard | Escarrega | Armstrong | 3:18 | N | 36,328 | ++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 70-52 | 1 | Tied | Quisenberry | Barojas | 3:20 | N | 40,461 | +++ | |||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | L | 3 | 12 | 70-53 | 2 | 1.0 | Koosman | Splittorff | 2:30 | D | 33,731 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 5 | 70-54 | 2 | 2.0 | Schmidt | Armstrong | Darwin | 2:43 | N | 8,996 | -- | |
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 71-54 | 2 | 1.0 | Gura | Tanana | Quisenberry | 2:54 | N | 9,645 | + | |
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 72-54 | 2 | 0.5 | Leonard | Butcher | Quisenberry | 2:29 | N | 8,952 | ++ | |
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 73-54 | 1 | Tied | Black | Hough | Quisenberry | 2:12 | N | 9,045 | +++ | |
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 74-54 | 1 | Tied | Splittorff | Koosman | 2:58 | N | 42,212 | ++++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 1 | 75-54 | 1 | up 1.0 | Blue | Burns | 2:43 | N | 24,381 | +++++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 76-54 | 1 | up 2.0 | Gura | Hoyt | Quisenberry | 2:50 | D | 26,181 | ++++++ | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | W | 8 | 3 | 77-54 | 1 | up 2.5 | Leonard | Butcher | 2:13 | N | 27,290 | +++++++ | |||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 0 | 6 | 77-55 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hough | Black | 2:42 | N | 20,425 | - | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 77-56 | 1 | up 1.5 | Smithson | Splittorff | 2:40 | N | 18,201 | -- | |||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 78-56 | 1 | up 2.0 | Blue | Howell | Quisenberry | 2:46 | N | 33,613 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 78-57 | 1 | up 2.0 | Rawley | Gura | May | 2:17 | D | 37,881 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | L | 7 | 18 | 78-58 | 1 | up 2.0 | Guidry | Leonard | 2:58 | D | 40,801 | -- | |||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 6 | 78-59 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bannister | Black | 2:34 | N | 10,030 | --- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 5 | 78-60 | 1 | up 1.0 | Moore | Splittorff | Caudill | 2:56 | N | 6,191 | ---- | |
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 2 | 79-60 | 1 | up 2.0 | Blue | Beattie | 2:56 | N | 7,925 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | L | 0 | 5 | 79-61 | 1 | up 1.0 | Castillo | Gura | 2:24 | N | 30,030 | - | |||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 9 | 3 | 80-61 | 1 | up 1.0 | Leonard | Viola | 2:48 | N | 32,961 | + | |||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 18 | 7 | 81-61 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tufts | Felton | Quisenberry | 3:22 | D | 32,363 | ++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 13 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 8 | 0 | 82-61 | 1 | up 1.0 | Blue | Moore | 2:59 | N | 19,508 | +++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 83-61 | 1 | up 1.0 | Castro | Beattie | Tufts | 2:47 | N | 16,826 | ++++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 84-61 | 1 | up 2.0 | Quisenberry | Caudill | 3:51 | N | 17,151 | +++++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 16 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 84-62 | 1 | up 2.0 | Vande Berg | Leonard | Stanton | 2:38 | N | 16,809 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 84-63 | 1 | up 2.0 | Havens | Splittorff | Davis | 2:08 | N | 7,201 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 11 | 84-64 | 1 | up 1.0 | Williams | Blue | 2:37 | D | 8,394 | --- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 9 | 84-65 | 1 | Tied | O'Connor | Castro | 2:43 | D | 7,255 | ---- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 84-66 | 2 | 1.0 | Zahn | Gura | Sanchez | 2:48 | N | 42,322 | ----- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 84-67 | 2 | 2.0 | Forsch | Quisenberry | 2:43 | N | 52,415 | ------ | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 8 | 84-68 | 2 | 3.0 | John | Blue | Goltz | 3:02 | N | 51,273 | ------- | |
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 4 | 85-68 | 2 | 2.5 | Gura | Codiroli | 3:19 | N | 16,611 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 10 | 85-69 | 2 | 3.5 | Underwood | Leonard | 2:58 | D | 16,913 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 85-70 | 2 | 3.5 | Beard | Quisenberry | 2:31 | D | 26,272 | -- | ||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 27 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 85-71 | 2 | 4.5 | John | Blue | Sanchez | 2:51 | N | 38,278 | --- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 86-71 | 2 | 3.5 | Armstrong | Goltz | Quisenberry | 2:47 | N | 30,454 | + | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 6 | 5 | 87-71 | 2 | 2.5 | Tufts | Sanchez | Quisenberry | 3:06 | N | 26,502 | ++ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | W | 11 | 4 | 88-71 | 2 | 2.0 | Splittorff | Norris | Armstrong | 2:34 | N | 18,676 | +++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | W | 12 | 7 | 89-71 | 2 | 2.0 | Castro | Kingman | Tufts | 2:50 | N | 26,369 | ++++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 90-71 | 2 | 2.0 | Quisenberry | Underwood | 2:50 | D | 23,787 | +++++ | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 90-72 | 2 | 3.0 | Kingman | Gura | Beard | 2:45 | D | 24,488 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.