1976 Kansas City Royals Organizational Leaders
1976 Kansas City Royals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Beamon | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 143 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Staggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 139 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| Darrell Parker | Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 133 | 19 | 6 | 11 |
| Karel deLeeuw | Waterloo Royals | A | 126 | 22 | 1 | 19 |
| Luis Silverio | Waterloo Royals | A | 126 | 20 | 3 | 14 |
| Danny Garcia | Waterloo Royals | A | 123 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Ortenzio | Omaha Royals | AAA | 113 | 29 | 4 | 14 |
| Steven Lacy | Waterloo Royals | A | 111 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | Omaha Royals | AAA | 111 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Joe Gates | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 108 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gaudet | Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, R | .331 | 50 | 151 |
| John Hoscheidt | Royals | R | .321 | 59 | 184 |
| Steve Patchin | Omaha Royals | AAA | .300 | 106 | 353 |
| Joe Zdeb | Omaha Royals | AAA | .298 | 111 | 372 |
| Kevin Gillen | Waterloo Royals | A | .294 | 96 | 326 |
| Danny Garcia | Waterloo Royals | A | .291 | 123 | 422 |
| Martin Serrano | Jacksonville Suns, Royals | AA, R | .290 | 36 | 124 |
| Pete Koegel | Jacksonville Suns | AA | .287 | 89 | 310 |
| Charlie Beamon | Jacksonville Suns | AA | .286 | 143 | 500 |
| Steven Lacy | Waterloo Royals | A | .285 | 111 | 389 |
| Darrell Parker | Jacksonville Suns, Waterloo Royals | A, AA | .285 | 133 | 467 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Martz | Omaha Royals | AAA | 22 |
| Karel deLeeuw | Waterloo Royals | A | 19 |
| Clint Hurdle | Waterloo Royals | A | 19 |
| Ruppert Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 19 |
| Thomas Laseter | Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 14 |
| Frank Ortenzio | Omaha Royals | AAA | 14 |
| Luis Silverio | Waterloo Royals | A | 14 |
| Bill Sudakis | Omaha Royals | AAA | 14 |
| Darrell Parker | Jacksonville Suns, Waterloo Royals | A, AA | 11 |
| Steve Patchin | Omaha Royals | AAA | 11 |
| Craig Perkins | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 11 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ortenzio | Omaha Royals | AAA | 29 |
| Karel deLeeuw | Waterloo Royals | A | 22 |
| Clint Hurdle | Waterloo Royals | A | 22 |
| Sheldon Mallory | Omaha Royals | AAA | 22 |
| Luis Silverio | Waterloo Royals | A | 20 |
| Steve Staggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 20 |
| Darrell Parker | Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 19 |
| Bill Sudakis | Omaha Royals | AAA | 19 |
| Gary Martz | Omaha Royals | AAA | 18 |
| Mike Denevi | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 16 |
| Kevin Gillen | Waterloo Royals | A | 16 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Staggs | Omaha Royals | AAA | 14 |
| Ruppert Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 |
| John Hoscheidt | Royals | R | 7 |
| Sheldon Mallory | Omaha Royals | AAA | 7 |
| Kevin Gillen | Waterloo Royals | A | 6 |
| Darrell Parker | Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 6 |
| Willie Wilson | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 6 |
| Joe Zdeb | Omaha Royals | AAA | 6 |
| Joe Gates | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 5 |
| Clint Hurdle | Waterloo Royals | A | 5 |
| Thomas Laseter | Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 5 |
| Frank McCann | Royals | R | 5 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Hurdle | Waterloo Royals | A | 89 |
| Karel deLeeuw | Waterloo Royals | A | 88 |
| Luis Silverio | Waterloo Royals | A | 82 |
| Frank Ortenzio | Omaha Royals | AAA | 81 |
| Ruppert Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 73 |
| Darrell Parker | Jacksonville Suns, Waterloo Royals | A, AA | 68 |
| Gary Martz | Omaha Royals | AAA | 62 |
| Kevin Gillen | Waterloo Royals | A | 55 |
| Pete Koegel | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 54 |
| Thomas Laseter | Jacksonville Suns, Waterloo Royals | A, AA | 54 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ballinger | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 12 | 4 |
| Lynn McKinney | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 12 | 8 |
| Jerry Cram | Omaha Royals | AAA | 11 | 3 |
| Rich Gale | Waterloo Royals | A | 11 | 6 |
| Alan Viebrock | Waterloo Royals | A | 11 | 8 |
| Gary Lance | Omaha Royals | AAA | 10 | 10 |
| Tom Bruno | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 | 4 |
| Ken Cvejdlik | Waterloo Royals | A | 9 | 4 |
| Lew Olsen | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 | 7 |
| Bob McClure | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 | 8 |
| Bill Paschall | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 9 | 8 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn McKinney | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 2.42 | 12 | 8 |
| Mark Ballinger | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 2.66 | 12 | 4 |
| Bill Paschall | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 2.67 | 9 | 8 |
| Bob McClure | Omaha Royals | AAA | 2.98 | 9 | 8 |
| Ken Cvejdlik | Waterloo Royals | A | 3.22 | 9 | 4 |
| Lew Olsen | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.37 | 9 | 7 |
| Rich Gale | Waterloo Royals | A | 3.47 | 11 | 6 |
| Alan Viebrock | Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 3.64 | 11 | 8 |
| Tom Bruno | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.79 | 9 | 4 |
| Gary Lance | Omaha Royals | AAA | 4.36 | 10 | 10 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | Waterloo Royals | A | 3 |
| Lynn McKinney | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 3 |
| Gary Williams | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 3 |
| Mark Ballinger | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 2 |
| Ken Cvejdlik | Waterloo Royals | A | 2 |
| Ruben Garcia | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 2 |
| Bob McClure | Omaha Royals | AAA | 2 |
| Lew Olsen | Omaha Royals | AAA | 2 |
| Pat Osburn | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 2 |
| Edward Sempsrott | Waterloo Royals | A | 2 |
| Alan Viebrock | Waterloo Royals | A | 2 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn McKinney | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 96 |
| Roy Branch | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 93 |
| Bob McClure | Omaha Royals | AAA | 91 |
| Rich Gale | Waterloo Royals | A | 88 |
| Bill Paschall | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 88 |
| Edward Sempsrott | Waterloo Royals | A | 87 |
| Gary Williams | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 86 |
| Mark Ballinger | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 83 |
| Ken Cvejdlik | Waterloo Royals | A | 82 |
| Tom Bruno | Omaha Royals | AAA | 79 |
