1977 Kansas City Royals season
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Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
General manager(s) | Joe Burke |
Manager(s) | Whitey Herzog |
Local television | KBMA |
Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1977 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing first in the American League West with a record of 102 wins and 60 losses. They went on to lose the 1977 American League Championship Series to the New York Yankees, 3 games to 2.
Contents
Offseason
- November 5, 1976: Ruppert Jones was drafted from the Royals by the Seattle Mariners with the first pick in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft.[1]
- December 6, 1976: Jamie Quirk, Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later were traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter. The Kansas City Royals completed the trade by sending Bob McClure to the Brewers on March 15, 1977.[2]
- December 7, 1976: Frank Ortenzio was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Rudy Kinard (minors).[3]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 55–26 | 47–34 |
Texas Rangers | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 8 | 44–37 | 50–31 |
Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 12 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Minnesota Twins | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 17½ | 48–32 | 36–45 |
California Angels | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 28 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 38 | 29–52 | 35–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 63 | 98 | 0.391 | 38½ | 35–46 | 28–52 |
Record vs. opponents
1977 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–8 | 5–6 | 5–5 | 11–4 | 12–3 | 4–7 | 11–4 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 10–5 |
Boston | 8–6 | — | 7–3 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 4–6 | 8–7 | 8–3 | 10–1 | 6–4 | 12–3 |
California | 6–5 | 3–7 | — | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 4–7 | 5–10 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 6–4 |
Chicago | 5–5 | 7–3 | 7–8 | — | 6–4 | 4–6 | 8–7 | 6–5 | 10–5 | 3–7 | 10–5 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 8–3 |
Cleveland | 4–11 | 7–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | — | 8–7 | 3–7 | 11–4 | 2–9 | 3–12 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 2–9 | 9–5 |
Detroit | 3–12 | 6–9 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–8 | — | 3–8 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 5–6 | 2–8 | 10–5 |
Kansas City | 7–4 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 7–3 | 8–3 | — | 8–2 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 11–4 | 8–7 | 8–2 |
Milwaukee | 4–11 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 5–6 | 4–11 | 5–10 | 2–8 | — | 3–8 | 8–7 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 8–7 |
Minnesota | 4–6 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 9–2 | 5–5 | 5–10 | 8–3 | — | 2–8 | 8–6 | 7–8 | 8–7 | 9–1 |
New York | 7–8 | 7–8 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 12–3 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 8–2 | — | 9–2 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 9–6 |
Oakland | 2–8 | 3–8 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 6–8 | 2–9 | — | 7–8 | 2–13 | 7–3 |
Seattle | 3–7 | 1–10 | 6–9 | 5–10 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 8–7 | — | 9–6 | 4–6 |
Texas | 6–4 | 4–6 | 10–5 | 9–6 | 9–2 | 8–2 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 3–7 | 13–2 | 6–9 | — | 7–4 |
Toronto | 5–10 | 3–12 | 4–6 | 3–8 | 5–9 | 5–10 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 1–9 | 6–9 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 4–7 | — |
Opening Day starters
- George Brett
- Al Cowens
- Pete LaCock
- John Mayberry
- Hal McRae
- Amos Otis
- Freddie Patek
- Darrell Porter
- Paul Splittorff
- Frank White
Notable transactions
- May 27, 1977: Tim Ireland was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Darrell Porter | 130 | 425 | 117 | .275 | 16 | 60 |
1B | John Mayberry | 153 | 543 | 125 | .230 | 23 | 82 |
2B | Frank White | 152 | 474 | 116 | .245 | 5 | 50 |
3B | George Brett | 139 | 564 | 176 | .312 | 22 | 88 |
SS | Freddie Patek | 154 | 497 | 130 | .262 | 5 | 60 |
CF | Amos Otis | 142 | 478 | 120 | .251 | 17 | 78 |
RF | Al Cowens | 162 | 606 | 189 | .312 | 23 | 112 |
DH | Hal McRae | 162 | 641 | 191 | .298 | 21 | 92 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pete LaCock | 88 | 218 | 66 | .303 | 3 | 29 |
Joe Zdeb | 105 | 195 | 58 | .297 | 2 | 23 |
Dave Nelson | 27 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 4 |
Willie Wilson | 13 | 34 | 11 | .324 | 0 | 1 |
U L Washington | 10 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dennis Leonard | 38 | 292.2 | 20 | 12 | 3.04 | 244 |
Jim Colborn | 36 | 239 | 18 | 14 | 3.62 | 103 |
Paul Splittorff | 37 | 229 | 16 | 6 | 3.69 | 99 |
Andy Hassler | 29 | 156.1 | 9 | 6 | 4.20 | 83 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Marty Pattin | 31 | 128.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.58 | 55 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Doug Bird | 53 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 3.88 | 83 |
Larry Gura | 52 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3.13 | 46 |
Mark Littell | 48 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.58 | 55 |
Tom Hall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 10 |
George Throop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1 |
Gary Lance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
ALCS
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Game 1
October 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Kansas City | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
W: Paul Splittorff (1-0) L: Don Gullett (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: KC – Hal McRae (1), John Mayberry (1), Al Cowens (1) NYY – Thurman Munson (1) |
Game 2
October 6: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 |
W: Ron Guidry (1-0) L: Andy Hassler (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: KC – none; NYY – Cliff Johnson (1) |
Game 3
October 7: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 12 | 1 |
W: Dennis Leonard (1-0) L: Mike Torrez (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY – none; KC – none |
Game 4
October 8: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
W: Sparky Lyle (1-0) L: Larry Gura (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY – none; KC – none |
Game 5
October 9: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
W: Sparky Lyle (2-0) L: Dennis Leonard (1-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY – none; KC – none |
Farm system
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Notes
References
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