Twins || 17–5 || Pattin (1-4) || Decker (2-3) || || Royals Stadium || 9,601 || 13-9 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 13 || White Sox || 13–2 || Leonard (2-1) || B. Johnson (1-4) || || Royals Stadium || 13,657 || 14-9 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 14 || White Sox || 7–1 || Fitzmorris (4-0) || Vuckovich (0-1) || || Royals Stadium || 12,990 || 15-9 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 15 || White Sox || 2–1 (12) || Littell (2-0) || Gossage (1-3) || || Royals Stadium || 14,693 || 16-9 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 16 || White Sox || 3–4 || Carroll (1-1) || Bird (3-1) || Hamilton (1) || Royals Stadium || 28,413 || 16-10 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 17 || Rangers || 8–7 (12) || Hall (1-0) || Foucault (3-1) || || Royals Stadium || 18,936 || 17-10 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 18 || Rangers || 3–1 || Fitzmorris (5-0) || Umbarger (3-3) || || Royals Stadium || 14,116 || 18-10 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 19 || Athletics || 5–2 || Splittorff (3-3) || Torrez (4-4) || Pattin (3) || Royals Stadium || 22,483 || 19-10 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 20 || Athletics || 8–4 || Bird (4-1) || P. Mitchell (1-2) || Littell (3) || Royals Stadium || 25,682 || 20-10 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 21 || @ Twins || 5–1 || Leonard (3-1) || Hughes (0-4) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 8,619 || 21-10 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 22 || @ Twins || 3–5 || Goltz (3-2) || Fitzmorris (5-1) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 6,812 || 21-11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 23 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Blyleven (4-3) || Splittorff (3-4) || Campbell (4) || Metropolitan Stadium || 24,716 || 21-12 || L2 |- |- |- |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = PostponementBold = Royals team member Postseason Game log |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = PostponementBold = Royals team member Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs;