Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988
83-79, Finished 2nd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Gardner (62-64) and John Wathan (21-15)
Scored 715 runs, Allowed 691 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 2,392,471 (4th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
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| Season Summary | 83-79, Final Rank:2, GB: 2.0 | |
| Days in First | 32 | last on Sunday, Jul 5, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 34 | last on Jul 5, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 5 | last on Tuesday, May 26, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 7 | last on Monday, Sep 28, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 10 | last on Sunday, Jul 5 |
| Most Games under .500 | 4 | last on Thursday, Sep 3 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Saturday, May 2 to Saturday, May 9 and Wednesday, Jul 1 to Sunday, Jul 5 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Sunday, Jul 12 to Monday, Jul 20 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Friday, May 29 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Friday, Apr 10, Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, Aug 2 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 12 | Wednesday, May 13 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 17 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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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 6 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Dotson | Jackson | James | 2:43 | D | 39,148 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Leibrandt | Bannister | 2:50 | N | 19,446 | + | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 9 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 1-2 | 4 | 2.0 | DeLeon | Gubicza | Thigpen | 2:42 | N | 21,419 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 10 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 13 | 1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Saberhagen | Rhoden | 3:02 | N | 28,632 | + | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 11 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | L | 2 | 15 | 2-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Rasmussen | Jackson | 2:46 | D | 31,303 | - | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 12 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 8 | 2 | 3-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Niekro | 2:56 | D | 28,154 | + | |||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 10 | 1 | 4-3 | 3 | 1.5 | Gubicza | Petry | 2:33 | N | 16,023 | ++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 2 | 1 | 5-3 | 3 | 1.5 | Saberhagen | Terrell | Black | 2:16 | N | 18,721 | +++ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 5-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Righetti | Farr | 3:27 | D | 22,053 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 5-5 | 3 | 2.5 | Hudson | Leibrandt | 2:47 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Clements | Gubicza | Righetti | 2:22 | D | 40,939 | --- | |
| 12 | 12 | Monday, Apr 20 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 2 | 6-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Saberhagen | Hurst | 2:26 | D | 35,486 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 8 | 6-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Clemens | Anderson | 2:54 | N | 29,082 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 3 | 3.5 | Stanley | Jackson | 2:24 | N | 24,589 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | W | 7 | 3 | 7-8 | 3 | 3.0 | Leibrandt | Petry | 3:24 | N | 14,449 | + | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | L | 2 | 13 | 7-9 | 3 | 3.0 | Morris | Gubicza | 2:43 | D | 18,052 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | W | 6 | 1 | 8-9 | 3 | 3.0 | Saberhagen | Terrell | 2:20 | D | 16,686 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 8-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Boddicker | Jackson | 2:21 | N | 24,894 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 9-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Quisenberry | Schmidt | 3:06 | N | 21,593 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 9-11 | 4 | 3.0 | Niekro | Gubicza | Yett | 2:24 | N | 27,281 | - | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 10-11 | 3 | 2.0 | Saberhagen | Yett | Quisenberry | 2:29 | N | 29,548 | + | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 11-11 | 3 | 2.0 | Jackson | Schrom | 2:29 | D | 27,829 | ++ | |||
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 6 | 4 | 12-11 | 3 | 1.0 | Leibrandt | Johnson | Gleaton | 2:29 | N | 19,245 | +++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 6 | 3 | 13-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Black | Key | Gleaton | 2:36 | N | 28,083 | ++++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 6 | 14-11 | 1 | Tied | Gubicza | Schrom | Quisenberry | 3:32 | N | 32,720 | +++++ | |
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 15-11 | 1 | Tied | Saberhagen | Candiotti | 2:33 | D | 12,051 | ++++++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 15-12 | 1 | Tied | Swindell | Jackson | 2:54 | D | 14,430 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 11 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 4 | 15-13 | 4 | 1.0 | Key | Leibrandt | 2:13 | N | 24,154 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 1 | 16-13 | 1 | Tied | Black | Cerutti | Quisenberry | 2:41 | N | 30,034 | + | |
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17-13 | 1 | Tied | Farr | Williamson | 4:00 | N | 18,457 | ++ | |
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 14 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 17-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Schmidt | Saberhagen | Dixon | 2:38 | N | 17,926 | - | |
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 18-14 | 1 | up 0.5 | Quisenberry | Clear | 3:25 | N | 38,532 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 13 | 0 | 19-14 | 1 | up 0.5 | Leibrandt | Wegman | 2:14 | N | 40,092 | ++ | |||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 17 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 20-14 | 1 | up 1.5 | Farr | Birkbeck | Gleaton | 2:30 | D | 35,724 | +++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 21-14 | 1 | up 2.5 | Gubicza | Nipper | Quisenberry | 2:15 | N | 34,110 | ++++ | ||
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 22-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | Saberhagen | Stanley | 2:27 | N | 25,340 | +++++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | L | 1 | 7 | 22-15 | 1 | up 2.5 | Hurst | Jackson | 2:33 | N | 24,168 | - | |||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 1 | 23-15 | 1 | up 3.5 | Leibrandt | Loynd | 2:36 | N | 28,609 | + | ||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 6 | 23-16 | 1 | up 3.5 | Hough | Black | 2:52 | N | 35,133 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 24-16 | 1 | up 3.5 | Gleaton | Guzman | Quisenberry | 2:50 | D | 38,952 | + | |
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 25-16 | 1 | up 4.5 | Saberhagen | Davis | 2:34 | N | 11,259 | ++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 26-16 | 1 | up 5.0 | Jackson | Long | Quisenberry | 2:52 | N | 13,343 | +++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 26-17 | 1 | up 4.0 | Dotson | Leibrandt | James | 2:26 | N | 15,803 | - | |
| 44 | 44 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 5 | 16 | 26-18 | 1 | up 3.5 | Hough | Gubicza | 3:14 | N | 31,849 | -- | |||
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | W | 12 | 7 | 27-18 | 1 | up 3.5 | Saberhagen | Guzman | Farr | 3:22 | N | 38,513 | + | ||
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 27-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Mohorcic | Gleaton | 3:24 | D | 36,349 | - | ||
| 47 | 47 | Monday, Jun 1 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 27-20 | 1 | up 1.5 | Wegman | Leibrandt | Plesac | 2:39 | N | 9,670 | -- | |
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 14 | 27-21 | 1 | up 1.5 | Crim | Black | Clear | 2:31 | N | 12,240 | --- | |
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 4 | 27-22 | 1 | up 1.5 | Barker | Gubicza | Plesac | 2:32 | D | 17,740 | ---- | |
| 50 | 50 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 1 | 28-22 | 1 | up 2.0 | Saberhagen | Morgan | 2:26 | N | 12,153 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 7 | 28-23 | 1 | up 1.5 | Guetterman | Jackson | Shields | 2:51 | N | 21,671 | - | |
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 29-23 | 1 | up 2.0 | Leibrandt | Bankhead | Quisenberry | 2:52 | N | 25,083 | + | |
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 9 | 1 | 30-23 | 1 | up 2.0 | Black | Moore | 2:55 | D | 12,859 | ++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 5 | 30-24 | 1 | up 1.0 | Niemann | Gubicza | Reardon | 2:35 | N | 17,815 | - | |
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 30-25 | 1 | Tied | Niekro | Jackson | Atherton | 3:00 | N | 18,563 | -- | |
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 30-26 | 2 | 1.0 | Reardon | Gleaton | 3:04 | N | 18,560 | --- | |
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 1 | 0 | 31-26 | 2 | 1.5 | Saberhagen | Witt | 2:17 | N | 35,415 | + | |||
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | L | 0 | 4 | 31-27 | 3 | 1.5 | Fraser | Gubicza | 2:23 | N | 39,650 | - | |||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | L | 0 | 12 | 31-28 | 3 | 2.5 | Sutton | Jackson | 2:45 | D | 29,260 | -- | |||
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 15 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 31-29 | 3 | 3.5 | Leiper | Farr | Howell | 3:21 | N | 36,157 | --- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 1 | 11 | 31-30 | 3 | 4.5 | Ontiveros | Anderson | 3:04 | N | 26,562 | ---- | |||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | W | 10 | 5 | 32-30 | 3 | 3.5 | Saberhagen | Stewart | 2:30 | N | 26,780 | + | |||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | W | 10 | 4 | 33-30 | 3 | 3.0 | Gubicza | Fraser | 2:41 | N | 42,923 | ++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 34-30 | 2 | 3.0 | Jackson | Sutton | 2:36 | N | 32,797 | +++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 4 | 35-30 | 2 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Lazorko | 2:41 | N | 39,510 | ++++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 8 | 35-31 | 2 | 3.0 | Reuss | Stoddard | 2:25 | D | 47,797 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Jun 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 35-32 | 3 | 3.5 | Ontiveros | Saberhagen | Howell | 2:43 | N | 18,346 | -- | |
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 0 | 36-32 | 2 | 3.5 | Gubicza | Rijo | 2:28 | N | 13,121 | + | ||
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 36-33 | 3 | 4.5 | Young | Jackson | Eckersley | 2:27 | D | 18,123 | - | |
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 36-34 | 4 | 5.0 | Morgan | Leibrandt | Wilkinson | 2:43 | N | 39,299 | -- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 6 | 0 | 37-34 | 3 | 3.5 | Saberhagen | Guetterman | 2:11 | N | 39,447 | + | |||
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 8 | 3 | 38-34 | 3 | 2.5 | Gubicza | Moore | 2:40 | D | 32,634 | ++ | |||
| 73 | 73 | Monday, Jun 29 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39-34 | 3 | 1.5 | Jackson | Straker | 1:22 | N | 35,872 | +++ | ||
| 74 | 74 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 39-35 | 3 | 2.5 | Blyleven | Leibrandt | Reardon | 2:44 | N | 21,515 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 40-35 | 2 | 1.5 | Quisenberry | Atherton | 2:59 | N | 26,899 | + | |||
| 76 | 76 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 10 | 3 | 41-35 | 2 | 0.5 | Saberhagen | Niekro | 2:42 | N | 35,992 | ++ | |||
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 6 | 4 | 42-35 | 1 | Tied | Gubicza | Clancy | Gleaton | 3:02 | N | 0 | +++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 43-35 | 1 | Tied | Farr | Henke | 3:07 | N | 40,619 | ++++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 9 | 1 | 44-35 | 1 | Tied | Black | Wells | Stoddard | 2:41 | N | 40,746 | +++++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | KCR | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 45-35 | 1 | Tied | Quisenberry | Eichhorn | 3:18 | D | 25,607 | ++++++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Monday, Jul 6 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 9 | 45-36 | 2 | 1.0 | Stewart | Saberhagen | Huismann | 2:39 | N | 6,332 | - | |
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 45-37 | 2 | 1.0 | Jones | Quisenberry | 3:14 | N | 8,012 | -- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 9 | 45-38 | 2 | 1.0 | Stewart | Gleaton | 3:38 | N | 9,528 | --- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 7 | 45-39 | 2 | 2.0 | Nunez | Black | 2:36 | N | 31,290 | ---- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 7 | 45-40 | 2 | 2.0 | Stieb | Leibrandt | 2:50 | N | 35,200 | ----- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 46-40 | 2 | 2.0 | Saberhagen | Key | 2:23 | D | 38,289 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 46-41 | 2 | 2.0 | Clancy | Black | Henke | 2:52 | D | 40,268 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 46-42 | 3 | 2.0 | Boddicker | Leibrandt | Niedenfuer | 2:59 | N | 39,036 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 46-43 | 3 | 3.0 | Bell | Gubicza | Niedenfuer | 2:41 | N | 38,059 | --- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | L | 7 | 11 | 46-44 | 3 | 3.0 | Flanagan | Jackson | 3:06 | D | 38,944 | ---- | |||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | KCR | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 46-45 | 4 | 4.0 | Schmidt | Black | 2:51 | D | 38,055 | ----- | |||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 20 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | L | 5 | 9 | 46-46 | 4 | 4.0 | Niekro | Saberhagen | Jones | 3:01 | N | 35,164 | ------ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 47-46 | 4 | 4.0 | Leibrandt | Bailes | 2:32 | N | 26,880 | + | |||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | KCR | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 48-46 | 4 | 4.0 | Gubicza | Akerfelds | 2:59 | N | 24,570 | ++ | |||
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 48-47 | 4 | 4.0 | Bell | Jackson | 2:34 | N | 34,535 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 48-48 | 4 | 4.0 | Niedenfuer | Farr | 2:38 | N | 41,687 | -- | ||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 48-49 | 4 | 5.0 | Williamson | Saberhagen | Niedenfuer | 2:37 | D | 36,472 | --- | |
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 49-49 | 4 | 4.0 | Leibrandt | Dixon | 2:37 | D | 28,478 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 49-50 | 4 | 4.5 | Rhoden | Gubicza | 2:20 | N | 36,813 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 49-51 | 4 | 4.5 | Stoddard | Jackson | Righetti | 3:02 | D | 45,131 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | KCR | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 49-52 | 5 | 5.0 | John | Black | Stoddard | 2:38 | N | 33,117 | --- | |
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | L | 0 | 4 | 49-53 | 5 | 6.0 | Clemens | Saberhagen | 2:35 | N | 40,149 | ---- | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 50-53 | 4 | 5.0 | Leibrandt | Sellers | 2:28 | N | 40,111 | + | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | KCR | BOS | W | 13 | 5 | 51-53 | 4 | 4.0 | Gubicza | Stanley | 2:51 | D | 29,154 | ++ | |||
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Aug 3 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 52-53 | 4 | 4.0 | Gleaton | Morris | 3:23 | N | 25,781 | +++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | W | 8 | 4 | 53-53 | 4 | 3.0 | Jackson | Petry | 2:39 | N | 23,330 | ++++ | ||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | KCR | @ | DET | L | 2 | 4 | 53-54 | 4 | 3.0 | Terrell | Saberhagen | 2:20 | N | 21,584 | - | ||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 53-55 | 4 | 4.5 | Sellers | Leibrandt | 2:53 | N | 34,946 | -- | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 53-56 | 5 | 5.5 | Hurst | Gubicza | 2:54 | D | 34,622 | --- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | KCR | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 54-56 | 4 | 5.5 | Davis | Crawford | 2:56 | D | 34,009 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 10 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 10 | 1 | 55-56 | 4 | 5.0 | Jackson | Arnsberg | 2:45 | N | 40,729 | ++ | |||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 56-56 | 4 | 5.0 | Saberhagen | Guidry | Gleaton | 2:45 | N | 35,651 | +++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | KCR | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 57-56 | 3 | 4.0 | Leibrandt | Rhoden | 2:53 | N | 34,395 | ++++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | KCR | DET | L | 1 | 4 | 57-57 | 3 | 4.0 | Morris | Gubicza | 2:59 | N | 38,221 | - | |||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | KCR | DET | W | 7 | 5 | 58-57 | 3 | 4.0 | Black | Terrell | Quisenberry | 3:08 | N | 38,749 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | KCR | DET | L | 4 | 8 | 58-58 | 4 | 5.0 | King | Jackson | Henneman | 3:05 | N | 40,425 | - | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | KCR | DET | L | 6 | 10 | 58-59 | 4 | 6.0 | Robinson | Gleaton | 3:22 | D | 33,006 | -- | |||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 17 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 59-59 | 4 | 6.0 | Davis | Russell | 3:22 | N | 24,101 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 59-60 | 4 | 6.0 | Hough | Gubicza | 2:54 | N | 23,070 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | KCR | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 6 | 60-60 | 3 | 5.0 | Stoddard | Witt | Davis | 3:26 | N | 24,588 | + | |
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 3 | 60-61 | 3 | 4.5 | Barker | Jackson | Crim | 2:45 | N | 37,141 | - | |
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 61-61 | 3 | 3.5 | Gleaton | Knudson | 3:24 | N | 37,740 | + | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 10 | 61-62 | 3 | 3.5 | Aldrich | Stoddard | 3:06 | D | 33,887 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 24 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 61-63 | 3 | 4.5 | Witt | Gubicza | Williams | 2:56 | N | 27,042 | -- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | L | 8 | 15 | 61-64 | 4 | 4.5 | Howe | Stoddard | 3:40 | N | 21,037 | --- | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | W | 3 | 0 | 62-64 | 4 | 3.5 | Jackson | Hough | 2:37 | N | 22,398 | + | |||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 27 | boxscore | KCR | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 63-64 | 3 | 3.0 | Davis | Mohorcic | 3:03 | N | 28,044 | ++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 3 | 64-64 | 3 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | LaPoint | 3:02 | N | 13,484 | +++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 64-65 | 3 | 3.0 | Bannister | Gubicza | 2:57 | N | 21,093 | - | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 7 | 65-65 | 3 | 3.0 | Black | Dotson | 3:33 | D | 21,319 | + | ||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 65-66 | 4 | 3.5 | DeLeon | Jackson | Thigpen | 2:49 | N | 9,166 | - | |
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | L | 0 | 2 | 65-67 | 4 | 3.5 | Higuera | Saberhagen | 2:23 | N | 19,067 | -- | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 65-68 | 4 | 4.5 | Wegman | Leibrandt | Plesac | 2:30 | N | 19,430 | --- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | KCR | MIL | L | 2 | 8 | 65-69 | 4 | 5.5 | Bosio | Gubicza | Crim | 2:56 | N | 23,122 | ---- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 66-69 | 3 | 5.5 | Perez | Dotson | 2:50 | N | 23,810 | + | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 67-69 | 3 | 5.5 | Jackson | DeLeon | 2:37 | N | 34,391 | ++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | KCR | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 67-70 | 3 | 5.5 | Thigpen | Davis | 3:41 | D | 30,360 | - | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 68-70 | 3 | 5.5 | Leibrandt | Witt | Garber | 2:57 | D | 28,034 | + | |
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | KCR | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 69-70 | 3 | 4.5 | Gubicza | Fraser | Davis | 2:57 | N | 25,637 | ++ | |
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 69-71 | 3 | 5.5 | Plunk | Davis | 3:04 | D | 12,361 | - | ||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 0 | 70-71 | 3 | 5.5 | Saberhagen | Ontiveros | 2:40 | N | 22,296 | + | ||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 7 | 71-71 | 3 | 4.5 | Leibrandt | Stewart | Garber | 3:38 | D | 38,095 | ++ | |
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | KCR | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 5 | 72-71 | 2 | 4.5 | Gubicza | Honeycutt | Garber | 3:06 | D | 27,683 | +++ | |
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 14 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 8 | 5 | 73-71 | 2 | 3.5 | Black | Lazorko | Garber | 2:39 | N | 22,451 | ++++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | L | 1 | 7 | 73-72 | 2 | 3.5 | Fraser | Jackson | 3:01 | N | 17,682 | - | |||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | L | 4 | 6 | 73-73 | 2 | 3.5 | Minton | Saberhagen | Buice | 3:13 | N | 18,739 | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | KCR | CAL | W | 7 | 6 | 74-73 | 2 | 3.0 | Davis | Minton | 3:09 | N | 26,014 | + | |||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 74-74 | 3 | 4.0 | Ontiveros | Gubicza | Eckersley | 2:44 | N | 31,301 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 19 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 5 | 9 | 74-75 | 3 | 5.0 | Davis | Perez | 3:05 | N | 38,685 | -- | |||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | KCR | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 74-76 | 3 | 6.0 | Young | Jackson | Eckersley | 2:57 | D | 26,461 | --- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 74-77 | 3 | 6.5 | Campbell | Saberhagen | 2:17 | N | 6,416 | ---- | ||
| 152 | 152 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 75-77 | 3 | 6.5 | Gleaton | Reed | Garber | 3:25 | N | 7,706 | + |
| 153 | 153 | Wednesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | KCR | @ | SEA | W | 9 | 0 | 76-77 | 3 | 6.5 | Gubicza | Langston | 2:32 | N | 8,503 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 77-77 | 2 | 6.0 | Farr | Schatzeder | Garber | 3:07 | N | 52,704 | +++ | |
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 4 | 78-77 | 2 | 5.0 | Davis | Reardon | Garber | 3:04 | D | 46,263 | ++++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | KCR | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 8 | 78-78 | 2 | 6.0 | Blyleven | Leibrandt | 2:12 | D | 53,106 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 28 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 78-79 | 2 | 7.0 | Guetterman | Gubicza | Reed | 3:00 | N | 22,068 | -- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 6 | 3 | 79-79 | 2 | 6.0 | Black | Langston | 2:51 | N | 17,458 | + | |||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | KCR | SEA | W | 7 | 3 | 80-79 | 2 | 5.0 | Jackson | Morgan | 2:47 | N | 16,162 | ++ | |||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 2 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 6 | 3 | 81-79 | 2 | 4.0 | Saberhagen | Viola | 2:23 | N | 22,578 | +++ | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 3 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 82-79 | 2 | 3.0 | Leibrandt | Blyleven | Garber | 2:18 | N | 28,082 | ++++ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 4 | boxscore | KCR | MIN | W | 10 | 1 | 83-79 | 2 | 2.0 | Gubicza | Niekro | 2:24 | D | 26,341 | +++++ | |||
| 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.