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1977 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976/1978)
102-60, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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Scored 822 runs, Allowed 651 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-64
Managed by Whitey Herzog

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,852,603 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 102, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats (1976/1978) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  *Darrell Porter      25  130  425   61  117  21  3  16   60  53   70  .275  .353  .452   1   0   6   1   1   6   6  116
1B *John Mayberry       28  153  543   73  125  22  1  23   82  83   86  .230  .336  .401   1   3  13   7   1   7   9   99
2B  Frank White         26  152  474   59  116  21  5   5   50  25   67  .245  .284  .342  23   5   4   2  11   2   0   69
3B *George Brett        24  139  564  105  176  32 13  22   88  55   24  .312  .373  .532  14  12  12   2   3   3   9  142
SS  Freddie Patek       32  154  497   72  130  26  6   5   60  41   84  .262  .320  .368  53  13   6   5  13   7   2   86
LF *Tom Poquette        25  106  342   43  100  23  6   2   33  19   21  .292  .337  .412   1   4   4   5   4   2   2  102
CF  Amos Otis           30  142  478   85  120  20  8  17   78  71   88  .251  .342  .433  23   7  13   0   3   9   5  109
RF  Al Cowens           25  162  606   98  189  32 14  23  112  41   64  .312  .361  .525  16  12  14   8   1   5   4  137
DH  Hal McRae           31  162  641  104  191  54 11  21   92  59   43  .298  .366  .515  18  14  12  13   2   5   5  136
   *Pete LaCock         25   88  218   25   66  12  1   3   29  15   25  .303  .345  .408   2   1   4   1   0   4   1  103
    Joe Zdeb            24  105  195   26   58   5  2   2   23  16   23  .297  .346  .374   6   5   5   0   3   3   3   96
    Cookie Rojas        38   64  156    8   39   9  1   0   10   8   17  .250  .285  .321   1   3   5   0   1   1   2   64
    John Wathan         27   55  119   18   39   5  3   2   21   5    8  .328  .346  .471   2   0   1   0   0   3   1  119
    Buck Martinez       28   29   80    3   18   4  0   1    9   3   12  .225  .253  .313   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   52
   *Joe Lahoud          30   34   65    8   17   5  0   2    8  11   16  .262  .364  .431   1   0   2   0   0   1   1  115
    Bob Heise           30   54   62   11   16   2  1   0    5   2    8  .258  .292  .323   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   67
    Dave Nelson         33   27   48    8    9   3  1   0    4   7   11  .188  .291  .292   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   59
   #Willie Wilson       21   13   34   10   11   2  0   0    1   1    8  .324  .343  .382   6   3   1   0   2   0   0   97
   *Clint Hurdle        19    9   26    5    8   0  0   2    7   2    7  .308  .357  .538   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  139
   #U L Washington      23   10   20    0    4   1  1   0    1   5    4  .200  .360  .350   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   94

   *Mark Littell        24   48    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.6  162 5594  822 1549 299 77 146  773 522  687  .277  .339  .436 170  87 104  45  49  58  50  109
    Rank among 14 AL teams         5    5    5   1  1   6        9   12     5     6     4   2   3                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Dennis Leonard      26  38   3.04  20  12  1  37   1  21   5  292.7  246  117   99  18   79  244 1186  14   8  2   0 134
SP *Paul Splittorff     30  37   3.69  16   6  0  37   0   6   2  229.0  243  104   94  11   83   99  980   5   2  0   2 110
SP  Jim Colborn         31  36   3.62  18  14  0  35   0   6   1  239.0  233  106   96  22   81  103 1023   8  13  3   2 113
SP *Andy Hassler        25  29   4.20   9   6  0  27   1   3   1  156.3  166   88   73   7   75   83  701   8   5  1   3  97

CL  Doug Bird           27  53   3.88  11   4 14   5  31   0   0  118.3  120   52   51  14   29   83  490   3   3  0   4 105
RP *Larry Gura          29  52   3.13   8   5 10   6  24   1   1  106.3  108   43   37   8   28   46  445   4   1  1   4 130
RP  Mark Littell        24  48   3.61   8   4 12   5  29   0   0  104.7   73   49   42   6   55  106  434   8   1  2   6 113
RP *Steve Mingori       33  43   3.09   2   4  4   0  22   0   0   64.0   59   26   22   4   19   19  262   3   1  0   4 132
RP  Marty Pattin        34  31   3.58  10   3  0  10   8   4   0  128.3  115   56   51  16   37   55  529   3   2  0   2 114

   *Tom Hall            29   6   3.52   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    7.7    4    3    3   2    6   10   32   0   0  0   0 116
    Randy McGilberry    23   3   5.14   0   1  0   0   1   0   0    7.0    7    4    4   1    1    1   26   0   0  0   0  79
    George Throop       26   4   3.38   0   0  1   0   1   0   0    5.3    1    2    2   1    4    1   21   0   0  0   0 121
    Gary Lance          28   1   4.50   0   1  0   0   1   0   0    2.0    2    1    1   0    2    0   10   0   0  0   0  90
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.4 162   3.52 102  60 42 162 121  41  15 1460.0 1377  651  571 110  499  850 6139  56  36  9  27 115
    Rank among 14 AL teams          1   1  14  1           7   3      2    1    1        1    6    4

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
DPorter     1053 121 125  663   61  13   4  .982   9  45  57  42
JWathan      205  19  35  130    9   1   0  .993   2   4  15   3
BMartinez    202  22  28  133    8   1   0  .993   2   3  12   6
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1460 162 162  926   78  15   4  .985  13  52  84  51
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .990 *10.02
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JMayberry   1254 138 145 1296   81   7 118  .995  9.88
PLaCock      180  19  29  186   17   2  16  .990 10.15
JWathan       26   4   5   26    0   1   2  .963  9.00
BHeise         0   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162 1508   98  10 136  .994  9.90
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978 *5.42
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
FWhite      1265 145 152  310  434   8  86  .989  5.29
BHeise        84   8  21   20   27   0   8 1.000  4.99
CRojas        60   4  16   26   18   0   7 1.000  6.60
DNelson       51   5  11   11   14   2   3  .926  4.41
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162  367  493  10 104  .989  5.30
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .957 *2.97
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GBrett      1184 134 135  115  325  20  33  .957  3.34
CRojas       242  27  31   23   62   5   6  .944  3.15
BHeise        33   1  12    3   10   3   3  .812  3.55
JZdeb          1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162  141  397  28  42  .951  3.32
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .963 *4.82
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
FPatek      1304 148 154  252  413  29  70  .958  4.59
BHeise        83   7  21   19   30   3   8  .942  5.31
UWashington   62   6   9   13   21   5   4  .872  4.94
FWhite        10   1   4    0    3   0   0 1.000  2.70
GBrett         1   0   1    0    0   1   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162  284  467  38  82  .952  4.63
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .976 *2.11
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
TPoquette    537  60  73  123    4   0   2 1.000  2.13
JZdeb        433  40  87   91    4   3   0  .969  1.97
HMcRae       347  44  47   84    8   4   1  .958  2.39
JLahoud       82  11  13   16    2   1   0  .947  1.97
PLaCock       61   7   9   13    2   0   0 1.000  2.21
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162  327   20   8   3  .977  2.14
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .983 *2.83
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
AOtis       1181 129 140  324   10   3   0  .991  2.54
ACowens      196  26  27   53    0   0   0 1.000  2.43
WWilson       73   6   9   25    0   1   0  .962  3.07
TPoquette      7   1   1    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.57
JZdeb          3   0   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162  405   10   4   0  .990  2.56
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .974 *2.08
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
ACowens     1156 124 142  254   14   6   1  .978  2.09
TPoquette    197  26  28   56    0   0   0 1.000  2.56
CHurdle       61   6   9   16    0   0   0 1.000  2.33
PLaCock       17   2   3    4    0   0   0 1.000  2.12
JLahoud       15   2   2    2    0   0   0 1.000  1.20
JZdeb         14   1   8    1    0   0   0 1.000  0.64
JColborn       0   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162  333   14   6   1  .983  2.14
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .978 *2.34  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
ACowens     1352 150 159  307   14   6   1  .982  2.14
AOtis       1181 129 140  326   10   3   0  .991  2.56
TPoquette    741  87  96  177    4   0   1 1.000  2.20
JZdeb        450  41  93   93    4   3   0  .970  1.94
HMcRae       347  44  47   84    8   4   1  .958  2.39
JLahoud       97  13  15   18    2   1   0  .952  1.85
PLaCock       78   9  12   17    2   0   0 1.000  2.19
WWilson       73   6   9   24    0   1   0  .960  2.95
CHurdle       61   6   9   17    0   0   0 1.000  2.48
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1460 162 162 1063   44  18   3  .984  2.27 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .948 *1.95
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DLeonard     292  37  38   21   29   4   2  .926  1.54
JColborn     239  35  36   27   39   5   3  .930  2.49
PSplittorff  229  37  37    9   38   2   3  .959  1.85
AHassler     156  27  29    6   28   3   2  .919  1.96
MPattin      128  10  31    6   19   0   0 1.000  1.75
DBird        118   5  53    6   13   0   0 1.000  1.45
LGura        106   6  52    6   18   2   1  .923  2.03
MLittell     104   5  48    7    7   1   1  .933  1.20
SMingori      64   0  43    3   14   1   1  .944  2.39
THall          7   0   6    0    2   0   0 1.000  2.34
RMcGilberry    7   0   3    1    2   0   0 1.000  3.86
GThroop        5   0   4    1    2   0   0 1.000  5.09
GLance         2   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1460 162 162   93  211  18  13  .944  1.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Des. Hitter   G
------------+---
HMcRae       115
PLaCock       26
JMayberry      8
DNelson        7
CRojas         6
JLahoud        4
JZdeb          4
GBrett         3
JWathan        2
WWilson        2
ACowens        1
DLeonard       1
DPorter        1
------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageBrett and Cowens.312
On-base %Brett.373
Slugging %Brett.532
OPSBrett.905
GamesCowens and McRae162
At BatsMcRae641
Plate Appearances (approx.)McRae720
RunsBrett105
HitsMcRae191
Total BasesMcRae330
DoublesMcRae54
TriplesCowens14
Home RunsCowens and Mayberry23
RBICowens112
Bases on BallsMayberry83
StrikeoutsOtis88
Stolen BasesPatek53
SinglesCowens120
Adjusted OPS+Brett142
Runs CreatedMcRae119
Adjusted Batting RunsMcRae33
Batting WinsMcRae3.2
Extra-Base HitsMcRae86
Times on BaseMcRae263
Offensive Win%Brett.676
Hit By PitchMcRae13
Sac. HitsPatek13
Sac. FliesOtis9
Intentional WalksBrett and Mayberry9
Grounded into Double PlaysCowens14
Caught StealingMcRae14
Power/Speed NumberOtis19.6
At Bats per StrikeoutBrett23.5
At Bats per Home RunMayberry23.6
OutsMcRae483

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERALeonard3.04
WinsLeonard20
Won-Loss %Pattin.769
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Leonard1.110
Hits Allowed/9IPLeonard7.56
Bases on Balls/9IPLeonard2.43
Strikeouts/9IPLeonard7.50
GamesBird53
SavesBird14
InningsLeonard292.7
StrikeoutsLeonard244
Games StartedLeonard and Splittorff37
Comp. GamesLeonard21
ShutoutsLeonard5
Home Runs Allow.Colborn22
Bases On Balls Allow.Splittorff83
Hits AllowedLeonard246
SO to WalkLeonard3.09
LossesColborn14
Earned Runs Allow.Leonard99
Wild PitchesLeonard14
Hit BatsmenColborn13
Batters FacedLeonard1186
Games FinishedBird31
Adjusted ERA+Leonard134

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