1977 ALCS
New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals (3-2)

1976 ALCS 1978 ALCS

Dates: October 5 - 9, 1977

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Series Scores

Game 1, October 5
Kansas City Royals	7	Final
New York Yankees	2

W	Paul Splittorff (1-0)
L	Don Gullett (0-1)

Game 2, October 6
Kansas City Royals	2	Final
New York Yankees	6

W	Ron Guidry (1-0)
L	Andy Hassler (0-1)

Game 3, October 7
New York Yankees	2	Final
Kansas City Royals	6

W	Dennis Leonard (1-0)
L	Mike Torrez (0-1)

Game 4, October 8
New York Yankees	6	Final
Kansas City Royals	4

W	Sparky Lyle (1-0)
L	Larry Gura (0-1)

Game 5, October 9
New York Yankees	5	Final
Kansas City Royals	3

W	Sparky Lyle (2-0)
L	Dennis Leonard (1-1)

Series Batting Stats

New York Yankees Batting

New York Yankees Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Paul Blair	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0.02	0.84%	83	164	20	43	4	25	3	.262	.700
Chris Chambliss*	5	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	.059	.200	.059	.259	0	0	0	-0.44	-14.83%	157	600	90	172	17	90	4	.287	.781
Bucky Dent	5	14	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	0	0	1	0.03	0.48%	158	477	54	118	8	49	1	.247	.653
Ed Figueroa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Guidry*	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	5	0	3	0	0	0	0
Don Gullett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson*	5	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	.125	.222	.125	.347	1	0	0	-0.12	-0.22%	146	525	93	150	32	110	17	.286	.925
Cliff Johnson	5	15	2	6	2	0	1	2	1	2	.400	.438	.733	1.171	0	0		0.35	7.43%	*107	286	46	85	22	54	0	.297	.991
Sparky Lyle*	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	5	21	3	6	1	0	1	5	0	2	.286	.273	.476	.749	0	0	0	-0.02	-1.67%	149	595	85	183	18	100	5	.308	.813
Graig Nettles*	5	20	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.150	.150	.150	.300	0	0	0	-0.31	-11.46%	158	589	99	150	37	107	2	.255	.829
Lou Piniella	5	21	1	7	3	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.333	.476	.810	0	0	0	0.31	11.84%	103	339	47	112	12	45	2	.330	.876
Willie Randolph	5	18	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	.278	.300	.333	.633	0	0	0	0.07	2.14%	147	551	91	151	4	40	13	.274	.734
Mickey Rivers*	5	23	5	9	2	0	0	2	0	2	.391	.391	.478	.870	1	0	0	0.40	19.68%	138	565	79	184	12	69	22	.326	.789
Fred Stanley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	48	46	6	12	1	7	1	.261	.696
Dick Tidrow	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Torrez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy White#	4	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.500	.800	1.300	0	0	1	0.12	6.50%	143	519	72	139	14	52	18	.268	.762
Totals	66	175	21	46	12	0	2	17	9	16	.263	.296	.366	.661	2	0		0.41	20.73%	162	5605	831	1576	184		93	.281	.788

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

Kansas City Royals Batting

Kansas City Royals Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Doug Bird	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Brett*	5	20	2	6	0	2	0	2	1	0	.300	.333	.500	.833	0	1	2	0.17	6.19%	139	564	105	176	22	88	14	.312	.905
Al Cowens	5	19	2	5	0	0	1	5	1	3	.263	.300	.421	.721	0	1	0	-0.18	-2.21%	162	606	98	189	23	112	16	.312	.885
Larry Gura#	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Hassler*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete LaCock*	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	-0.01	-0.45%	88	218	25	66	3	29	2	.303	.753
Joe Lahoud*	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	0	0		0.02	0.40%	34	65	8	17	2	8	1	.262	.794
Dennis Leonard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Littell*	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
John Mayberry*	4	12	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	2	.167	.231	.500	.731	0	0	2	-0.10	-2.33%	153	543	73	125	23	82	1	.230	.737
Hal McRae	5	18	6	8	3	0	1	2	3	1	.444	.524	.778	1.302	0	1	0	0.33	8.16%	162	641	104	191	21	92	18	.298	.881
Steve Mingori*	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis	5	16	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	3	.125	.222	.188	.410	2	0	0	-0.07	-1.43%	142	478	85	120	17	78	23	.251	.775
Freddie Patek	5	18	4	7	3	1	0	5	1	2	.389	.400	.667	1.067	0	0	1	0.31	1.79%	154	497	72	130	5	60	53	.262	.688
Marty Pattin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Poquette*	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	0	-0.13	-3.09%	106	342	43	100	2	33	1	.292	.749
Darrell Porter*	5	15	3	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.333	.444	.333	.778	0	0	0	-0.07	-3.79%	130	425	61	117	16	60	1	.275	.804
Cookie Rojas	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0		-0.02	-0.99%	64	156	8	39	0	10	1	.250	.605
Paul Splittorff*	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wathan	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.15	-4.13%	55	119	18	39	2	21	2	.328	.817
Frank White	5	18	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	.278	.263	.333	.596	1	1	0	-0.07	-0.66%	152	474	59	116	5	50	23	.245	.626
Joe Zdeb	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	-0.11	-2.45%	105	195	26	58	2	23	6	.297	.720
Totals	68	163	22	42	9	3	3	21	15	22	.258	.317	.405	.722	5	4		-0.09	-4.99%	162	5594	822	1549	146		170	.277	.776

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

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