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1986 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985/1987)
76-86, Finished 3rd in AL Western Division
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Scored 654 runs, Allowed 673 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Managed by Dick Howser and Mike Ferraro

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,320,794 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1985/1987) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Tue,4/8 at NYY L (2-4)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Black McRae
2.Wed,4/9 at NYY W (7-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt McRae
3.Thu,4/10 at NYY L (5-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen Law
4.Fri,4/11 vs TOR L (2-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Gubicza McRae
5.Sat,4/12 vs TOR W (1-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Leonard McRae
6.Sun,4/13 vs TOR W (7-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Black McRae
7.Mon,4/14 at BOS W (8-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
8.Wed,4/16 at BOS W (1-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
9.Thu,4/17 at BOS L (2-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Gubicza McRae
10.Fri,4/18 at TOR W (6-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leonard McRae
11.Sat,4/19 at TOR L (5-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Black Orta
12.Sun,4/20 at TOR W (6-4) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
13.Mon,4/21 vs NYY L (4-8) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Law Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
14.Tue,4/22 vs NYY L (1-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Law Wilson Motley Gubicza McRae
15.Wed,4/23 vs NYY L (1-2)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leonard McRae
16.Fri,4/25 vs BOS W (6-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
17.Sat,4/26 vs BOS L (1-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
18.Tue,4/29 at DET L (1-2)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leonard Jones
19.Wed,4/30 at DET W (7-3) Quirk Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt Orta
20.Fri,5/2 vs BAL W (5-0)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Jones Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
21.Sat,5/3 vs BAL L (2-3) Quirk Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Gubicza Orta
22.Sun,5/4 vs BAL W (11-1)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Leonard McRae
23.Mon,5/5 at CLE L (4-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt Smith
24.Tue,5/6 at CLE L (1-6) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Black Smith
25.Wed,5/7 at CLE L (1-7)# Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
26.Fri,5/9 at BAL W (7-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Gubicza Smith
27.Sat,5/10 at BAL L (2-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leonard Smith
28.Sun,5/11 at BAL L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt Orta
29.Mon,5/12 vs DET W (6-5)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Jackson McRae
30.Tue,5/13 vs DET W (4-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
31.Wed,5/14 vs CLE W (5-0) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Gubicza Orta
32.Thu,5/15 vs CLE W (6-3) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leonard Orta
33.Fri,5/16 at CHW L (2-4) Quirk Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt Orta
34.Sat,5/17 at CHW L (6-7) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Jackson Orta
35.Sun,5/18 at CHW L (1-5)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Saberhagen McRae
36.Mon,5/19 at TEX W (6-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Gubicza Orta
37.Tue,5/20 at TEX L (0-4)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Jones Wilson Motley Leonard McRae
38.Wed,5/21 at TEX L (1-2) Quirk Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt Orta
39.Thu,5/22 at TEX W (5-4) Sundberg Quirk White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Jackson Orta
40.Fri,5/23 vs CHW L (1-4) Sundberg Quirk White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Saberhagen Orta
41.Sat,5/24 vs CHW W (7-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Gubicza Orta
42.Sun,5/25 vs CHW W (2-1) Quirk Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leonard Orta
43.Mon,5/26 vs MIL L (0-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Law Wilson Motley Leibrandt Orta
44.Tue,5/27 vs MIL L (1-9)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Jones Jackson McRae
45.Wed,5/28 vs MIL W (4-3) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Saberhagen Orta
46.Fri,5/30 vs TEX W (12-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Leonard Orta
47.Sat,5/31 vs TEX W (8-1)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Gubicza McRae
48.Sun,6/1 vs TEX W (5-3) Quirk Balboni Pryor Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt Orta
49.Mon,6/2 at MIL L (2-7)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Jackson McRae
50.Tue,6/3 at MIL W (4-1) Quirk Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Saberhagen Orta
51.Wed,6/4 at MIL W (8-6)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Leonard McRae
52.Thu,6/5 vs MIN W (8-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Gubicza Orta
53.Fri,6/6 vs MIN W (6-1)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Leibrandt McRae
54.Sat,6/7 vs MIN L (1-4) Sundberg Balboni Pryor Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Jackson Orta
55.Sun,6/8 vs MIN L (2-5) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Saberhagen Orta
56.Mon,6/9 vs SEA L (3-5)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Leonard McRae
57.Tue,6/10 vs SEA W (9-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Bankhead Orta
58.Wed,6/11 vs SEA L (2-12) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Brewer Leibrandt Orta
59.Thu,6/12 at CAL L (2-3) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Jackson Orta
60.Fri,6/13 at CAL W (10-2) Sundberg Balboni Biancalana Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Saberhagen Orta
61.Sat,6/14 at CAL L (5-6) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leonard Orta
62.Sun,6/15 at CAL W (6-5) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt Orta
63.Mon,6/16 at OAK W (3-2) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Law Brewer Bankhead Orta
64.Tue,6/17 at OAK W (2-1) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Jackson Orta
65.Wed,6/18 at OAK L (0-1)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Jones Brewer Saberhagen McRae
66.Fri,6/20 vs CAL L (2-6) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leonard Orta
67.Sat,6/21 vs CAL L (3-4) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt Orta
68.Sun,6/22 vs CAL W (7-4) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Bankhead Orta
69.Mon,6/23 vs OAK W (6-3)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Brewer Jackson McRae
70.Tue,6/24 vs OAK L (4-8) Sundberg Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Saberhagen Orta
71.Wed,6/25 vs OAK W (5-4) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leonard Orta
72.Thu,6/26 vs OAK W (9-2) Quirk Balboni Pryor Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt Orta
73.Fri,6/27 at MIN L (4-6) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Bankhead Orta
74.Sat,6/28 at MIN L (2-7) Quirk Balboni White Brett Biancalana Smith Wilson Law Jackson Orta
75.Sun,6/29 at MIN L (4-9)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Jones Saberhagen McRae
76.Mon,6/30 at SEA L (2-3)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Jones Leonard McRae
77.Tue,7/1 at SEA L (5-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Brett Salazar Smith Wilson Law Leibrandt McRae
78.Wed,7/2 at SEA L (3-5) Quirk Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Law Bankhead Orta
79.Fri,7/4 at CLE L (3-10) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Law Jackson Orta
80.Sat,7/5 at CLE L (5-10) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Jones Saberhagen Orta
81.Sun,7/6 at CLE L (0-5) Quirk Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Jones Leonard Orta
82.Mon,7/7 vs BAL L (1-8) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Kingery Leibrandt Orta
83.Tue,7/8 vs BAL L (4-8)# Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Motley Bankhead McRae
84.Wed,7/9 vs BAL W (3-0) Quirk Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Kingery Jackson Orta
85.Fri,7/11 vs DET W (4-3) Quirk Balboni White Pryor Biancalana Smith Wilson Kingery Saberhagen Orta
86.Fri,7/11 vs DET L (7-8)# Sundberg Balboni Biancalana Pryor Salazar Smith Motley Kingery Leonard McRae
87.Sat,7/12 vs DET W (7-4) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Kingery Leibrandt Orta
88.Sun,7/13 vs DET L (0-5) Sundberg Balboni White Pryor Salazar Smith Wilson Kin