1976 Waterloo Royals Roster
Team Record: 78-52
Finished 1st in the MWL's North Division
Manager: John Sullivan (78-52)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 56,390, Avg. 868
Finals - Waterloo Royals 2 games, Quad Cities Angels 0
The Waterloo Royals of the Midwest League ended the 1976 season with a record of 78 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Royals scored 711 runs and yielded 545 runs. Clint Hurdle and Karel deLeeuw led Waterloo with 19 home runs apiece. Clint Hurdle drove in 89 runs. Danny Garcia paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .291. Rich Gale and Alan Viebrock topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Ken Cvejdlik recorded a 3.22 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Luis Silverio, Clint Hurdle, Ken Phelps, Mark Souza, Dan Quisenberry, Craig Eaton, Germán Barranca, Rich Gale and Danny Garcia were all players from the 1976 Waterloo Royals who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
John Sullivan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Barr | L | L | May 13, 1953 | 6'5" | 205 | Independence, MO US |
| Germán Barranca | L | R | October 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 160 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Stephen Beene | R | R | September 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ken Cvejdlik | R | R | January 16, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Omaha, NE US |
| Karel deLeeuw | R | R | November 24, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Rich Dubee | S | R | October 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | Brockton, MA US |
| Craig Eaton | R | R | September 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Rich Gale | R | R | January 19, 1954 | 6'7" | 225 | Littleton, NH US |
| Danny Garcia | L | L | April 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 182 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Kevin Gillen | L | L | March 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Dale Hrovat | R | R | November 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Clint Hurdle | L | R | July 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Rapids, MI US |
| Bryan Jones | R | R | May 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ron Kainer | R | R | July 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Steven Lacy | L | R | December 10, 1953 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Thomas Laseter | R | R | October 30, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Fernando Llodrat | R | R | July 13, 1955 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Manuel Moreta | R | R | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Darrell Parker | R | R | November 3, 1955 | 6'2" | 188 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ricky Passalacqua | R | R | January 10, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jerry Peterson | R | R | March 28, 1956 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ken Phelps | L | L | August 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 209 | Seattle, WA US |
| Dan Quisenberry | R | R | February 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Edward Sempsrott | L | L | May 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Luis Silverio | R | R | October 23, 1956 | 5'11" | 165 | Villa Gonzalez, Santiago DO |
| Duke Smith | R | R | December 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Mark Souza | L | L | February 1, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Redwood City, CA US |
| Roy Tanner | S | R | December 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Palatka, FL US |
| Hal Thomasson | R | R | November 13, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | DeWitt, AR US |
| Alan Viebrock | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Mike Williams | S | L | November 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
