1977 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1976 Season 1978 Season

Record: 102-60-0, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost AL Championship Series (3-2) to New York Yankees

Manager: Whitey Herzog (102-60)

General Manager: Joe Burke

Scouting Director: John Schuerholz

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 1,852,603 (3rd of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 98-64, 822 Runs, 651 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Doug Bird	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	180	Mar 5, 1950	5	53	5	1	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
George Brett HOF	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	May 15, 1953	5	139	135	139	135	0	0	0	0	135	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	7.6		All-Star
Jim Colborn	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 22, 1946	9	37	36	1	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7
Al Cowens	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	197	Oct 25, 1951	4	162	151	162	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	142	158	2	6	0	5.3	$40,000
Larry Gura	29	us US	B	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 26, 1947	8	52	6	0	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Tom Hall	29	us US	L	L	6' 0"	150	Nov 23, 1947	10	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Andy Hassler	25	us US	L	L	6' 5"	220	Oct 18, 1951	6	30	28	1	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Bob Heise	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 12, 1947	11	54	16	54	52	0	0	0	23	11	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.3
Clint Hurdle	19	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1957	1st	9	6	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0	1	0	0.5
Pete LaCock	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Jan 17, 1952	6	88	54	88	41	0	0	29	0	0	0	9	0	3	12	26	24	0	0.9
Joe Lahoud	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	198	Apr 14, 1947	10	34	17	34	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	2	15	4	17	0	0.0
Gary Lance	28	us US	B	R	6' 3"	195	Sep 21, 1948	1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dennis Leonard	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 8, 1951	4	39	38	2	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.6	$200,000
Mark Littell	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 17, 1953	4	48	5	1	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Buck Martinez	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 7, 1948	8	29	22	29	28	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.2	$50,000
John Mayberry	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	215	Feb 18, 1949	10	153	146	153	145	0	0	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0.8
Randy McGilberry	23	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	Oct 29, 1953	1st	3	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Hal McRae	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	9	162	157	162	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	47	115	3	0	4.8	$120,000
Steve Mingori	33	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Feb 29, 1944	8	43	0	1	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Dave Nelson	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Jun 20, 1944	10	27	9	27	12	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	7	-0.2
Amos Otis	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 26, 1947	10	142	129	142	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	0	140	0	5	3	2.5	$140,000
Freddie Patek	32	us US	R	R	5' 5"	148	Oct 9, 1944	10	154	148	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2.3	$166,667
Marty Pattin	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Apr 6, 1943	10	31	10	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Tom Poquette	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 30, 1951	3	106	87	106	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	1	28	97	0	16	0	1.6
Darrell Porter	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	193	Jan 17, 1952	7	130	122	130	125	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	2.5
Cookie Rojas	38	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 6, 1939	16	64	34	64	46	0	0	0	16	31	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	1	-0.5
Paul Splittorff	30	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Oct 8, 1946	8	37	37	0	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	$70,000
George Throop	26	us US	R	R	6' 7"	205	Nov 24, 1950	2	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
U L Washington	23	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 27, 1953	1st	10	6	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.1
John Wathan	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Oct 4, 1949	2	55	23	55	40	0	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	2	1.0
Frank White	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 4, 1950	5	152	146	152	152	0	0	0	152	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.9	$50,000
Willie Wilson	21	us US	B	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 9, 1955	2	13	6	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9	2	0	5	0.3
Joe Zdeb	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jun 27, 1953	1st	105	41	105	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	87	1	8	93	4	27	12	0.4	$19,000
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Whitey Herzog HOF	45	us US	Nov 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 2
Charley Lau	44	us US	Apr 12, 1933	Hitting	Apr 7	Oct 2
Galen Cisco	41	us US	Mar 7, 1936	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 2
Steve Boros	40	us US	Sep 3, 1936	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 2
Chuck Hiller	42	us US	Oct 1, 1934	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 2
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date