1976 Omaha Royals Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 78-58
Finished 1st in the AA's East Division
Manager: Billy Gardner (78-58)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 120,799, Avg. 1,776
1976 Omaha Royals Roster

Playoffs - Denver Bears 4 games, Omaha Royals 2

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1976 season with a record of 78 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Royals led the circuit with just 557 runs allowed. Omaha scored 631 runs. Gary Martz paced the team with 22 home runs, while Ruppert Jones walloped 15 or more, too. Frank Ortenzio accounted for 81 RBI. Joe Zdeb topped batters with significant playing time with a .298 average. Jerry Cram paced the squad with 11 wins, and Bob McClure recorded a 2.98 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mark Ballinger, Tom Bruno, Jerry Cram, Dave Cripe, Bob Johnson, Ruppert Jones, Gary Lance, Sheldon Mallory, Gary Martz, Bob McClure, Roger Nelson, Frank Ortenzio, Steve Staggs, Bill Sudakis, George Throop, U. L. Washington, John Wathan and Joe Zdeb were all players from the 1976 Omaha Royals who played in the Majors during their careers.

Billy Gardner served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jerry Cram113.7863.44511009102.010045391028858417
Gary Lance1010.5004.362525510157.0166103761657965103
Tom Bruno94.6923.792018300114.011559481638479122
Lew Olsen97.5623.372525720155.01596858736459413
Bob McClure98.5292.982121920133.01336144941291216
Dave Hasbach74.6363.47131341083.0653632631262111
Mark Ballinger62.7503.17171431088.0623831536161105
Roger Nelson66.5003.00520001660.0492720231856307
Hal Baird41.8002.2150000557.0461814331834013
Lynn McKinney23.4004.609800047.0592724219431000
Gary Wright25.2863.8119600259.0672925124337004
Ruben Garcia101.0000.00400005.03200714003
George Throop101.0003.60300005.04220307003
Bob Johnson15.1675.1822510166.0774238622249108
Totals7858.5743.593311360327331131.011055574518340456693187550

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Steve Staggs1365904929213920145502778955.283.395.411.806202432
Frank Ortenzio129519447611132941481126488.253.349.430.779192413
Joe Zdeb1174263725711186544604769.298.376.392.769146214
Steve Patchin109395353471061541150013834.300.367.459.826162103
Gary Martz1314984367210618422620356106.243.333.454.787198402
Ruppert Jones102427359659415919731655990.262.366.513.879184315
Sheldon Mallory110417346669122752921126444.263.382.410.792142331
Bill Sudakis8532327546781911449114446.284.379.513.892141013
Brian Murphy1053813322774102135024250.223.311.274.58591151
Dave Cripe74225195275381723002823.272.369.431.80084200
Craig Perkins5012211312323062700518.283.314.469.78353112
U. L. Washington301361202030324161441631.250.338.408.74749000
John Wathan248984413500600516.155.202.214.41718000
Bob McClure215243311000500515.256.347.256.60311130
Jerry Cram51353158101300310.258.324.387.71112010
Gary Lance26615137000300521.137.214.137.3527050
Mark Ballinger17343146100100010.194.219.226.4457120
Dave Hasbach13363256000600113.188.206.188.3936021
Lew Olsen25595155000100522.098.179.098.2775030
Mike Denevi15383434000100311.118.211.118.3284100
Tom Bruno20494334100400226.093.130.116.2475031
Bob Johnson23211923100000214.158.238.211.4494000
Gary Wright1921161200020024.125.222.125.3472030
Lynn McKinney917160200020007.125.125.125.2502010
George Throop31111000000001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Roger Nelson5212110100010003.091.091.091.1821010
Ruben Garcia4110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Hal Baird50880000000005.000.000.000.0000000
Totals1550499343126311100179541145748637585831.255.346.401.747172902840280


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Frank Ortenzio1B1231044811088.9919.146
Gary Martz1B9606031.0007.333
Steve Patchin1B7523071.0007.857
Steve Staggs2B1362733893082.9574.868
Mike Denevi2B3810051.0006.000
Bill Sudakis3B7766119157.9252.403
Dave Cripe3B5841108119.9312.569
Mike Denevi3B50310.750.600
Brian Murphy3B247001.0005.500
Steve PatchinC8746731153.9715.7244
Craig PerkinsC28129412.9934.7502
John WathanC211271433.9796.7143
Bill SudakisC2161011.0008.5000
Gary MartzOF1201961191.9581.725
Joe ZdebOF109209771.9691.982
Ruppert JonesOF99243280.9682.475
Sheldon MalloryOF98155834.9821.663
John WathanOF11010.5001.000
Roger NelsonP5231311.941.308
Jerry CramP5182630.919.667
Hal BairdP5066011.000.240
Lew OlsenP25142213.9731.440
Gary LanceP25202921.9611.960
Bob JohnsonP2221120.867.591
Bob McClureP2152652.8611.476
Tom BrunoP2051813.9581.150
Gary WrightP19218001.0001.053
Mark BallingerP177821.882.882
Dave HasbachP1331310.9411.231
Lynn McKinneyP95910.9331.556
Ruben GarciaP401001.000.250
George ThroopP30000.000
Brian MurphySS1001533052543.9484.580
U. L. WashingtonSS30481021522.9095.000
Mike DeneviSS671120.9003.000
Bill SudakisSS117001.0008.000
Totals145333801429175293.9653.310900

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.





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