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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 / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1976/1978) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Thu,4/7 at DET W (7-4)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
2.Sat,4/9 at DET W (16-2) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
3.Sun,4/10 at DET W (5-0) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
4.Mon,4/11 vs NYY W (5-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
5.Wed,4/13 vs NYY L (3-5) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
6.Fri,4/15 vs DET L (3-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
7.Sat,4/16 vs DET L (5-8) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
8.Sun,4/17 vs DET W (6-5)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Hassler Rojas
9.Mon,4/18 vs MIN L (6-8) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek LaCock Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
10.Tue,4/19 vs MIN W (11-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
11.Wed,4/20 vs MIN L (2-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
12.Fri,4/22 at SEA W (6-5) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
13.Sat,4/23 at SEA W (8-6) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
14.Sun,4/24 at SEA W (16-1) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
15.Sun,4/24 at SEA L (2-4) Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
16.Tue,4/26 vs TEX W (6-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
17.Wed,4/27 vs TEX L (0-5) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
18.Fri,4/29 vs TOR W (6-1) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
19.Sat,4/30 vs TOR L (1-2)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Splittorff Rojas
20.Sun,5/1 vs TOR W (8-2) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Gura McRae
21.Mon,5/2 vs CHW W (3-1) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
22.Tue,5/3 vs CHW L (4-8) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Pattin McRae
23.Wed,5/4 vs CHW L (3-6) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
24.Thu,5/5 vs CHW W (6-5)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
25.Fri,5/6 at TEX L (2-5) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Gura McRae
26.Sat,5/7 at TEX W (6-5) Porter Mayberry Rojas Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
27.Sun,5/8 at TEX L (2-5) Porter Mayberry Nelson Rojas Patek Poquette Cowens LaCock Pattin McRae
28.Mon,5/9 vs CAL L (3-5) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
29.Tue,5/10 vs CAL L (1-6) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
30.Thu,5/12 vs TEX L (0-2) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
31.Fri,5/13 vs TEX W (3-2) Wathan LaCock White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Gura Nelson
32.Sat,5/14 vs TEX W (6-0) Porter LaCock White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Colborn Nelson
33.Sun,5/15 vs TEX L (3-7) Porter LaCock White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Splittorff Nelson
34.Wed,5/18 at CHW L (4-7) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Leonard Nelson
35.Thu,5/19 at CHW L (3-8) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Colborn LaCock
36.Fri,5/20 vs CLE W (4-0) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Splittorff LaCock
37.Sat,5/21 vs CLE L (7-12) Martinez Mayberry White Rojas Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Bird McRae
38.Sun,5/22 vs CLE L (1-7) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
39.Wed,5/25 at BAL W (4-1)# Martinez Mayberry Rojas Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
40.Wed,5/25 at BAL L (2-7) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
41.Fri,5/27 at BOS L (1-10) Porter Mayberry Rojas Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
42.Sat,5/28 at BOS L (12-17) Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Bird McRae
43.Sun,5/29 at BOS W (3-0) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
44.Mon,5/30 at TOR W (4-1)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
45.Wed,6/1 at TOR W (11-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
46.Fri,6/3 vs BAL L (6-7)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Bird McRae
47.Sat,6/4 vs BAL L (4-5) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
48.Sat,6/4 vs BAL W (14-13)# Martinez Wathan Nelson Brett White Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
49.Sun,6/5 vs BAL W (4-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Heise McRae Cowens Poquette Hassler LaCock
50.Mon,6/6 vs BOS L (0-1) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
51.Tue,6/7 vs BOS W (5-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
52.Wed,6/8 at MIN L (8-9) Wathan Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
53.Thu,6/9 at MIN W (7-2) Wathan Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
54.Fri,6/10 at MIL L (3-4) Wathan Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Bird McRae
55.Sat,6/11 at MIL W (6-0) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
56.Sun,6/12 at MIL L (0-4)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
57.Mon,6/13 at NYY W (8-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Splittorff LaCock
58.Tue,6/14 at NYY L (2-4)# Porter Mayberry Heise Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
59.Thu,6/16 at NYY L (0-7)# Porter Mayberry Rojas Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
60.Fri,6/17 vs MIN W (7-1)# Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
61.Sat,6/18 vs MIN W (2-1)# Wathan Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
62.Sun,6/19 vs MIN W (8-7) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Otis Poquette Hassler LaCock
63.Mon,6/20 vs SEA L (2-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis LaCock Leonard McRae
64.Tue,6/21 vs SEA W (13-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
65.Wed,6/22 vs SEA W (4-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
66.Thu,6/23 vs SEA L (6-8)# Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Hassler McRae
67.Fri,6/24 at OAK W (3-0) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
68.Sat,6/25 at OAK W (6-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Colborn LaCock
69.Sun,6/26 at OAK L (3-7)# Martinez Wathan Nelson Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
70.Sun,6/26 at OAK W (9-3) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Pattin LaCock
71.Mon,6/27 at CAL W (7-2) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Hassler LaCock
72.Tue,6/28 at CAL W (3-1)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
73.Wed,6/29 at CAL L (0-7) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Colborn LaCock
74.Fri,7/1 at CLE W (12-2)# Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
75.Sat,7/2 at CLE W (1-0) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Heise McRae Cowens Poquette Hassler LaCock
76.Sun,7/3 at CLE L (3-6) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Heise McRae Cowens Poquette Leonard LaCock
77.Mon,7/4 at TEX W (1-0) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
78.Tue,7/5 at TEX W (6-4) Wathan LaCock White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Bird Mayberry
79.Wed,7/6 vs MIL W (8-7) Porter Mayberry White Rojas Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Hassler LaCock
80.Fri,7/8 vs OAK W (6-2)# Martinez Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
81.Sat,7/9 vs OAK L (1-7) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Poquette Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
82.Sun,7/10 vs OAK W (5-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Splittorff LaCock
83.Mon,7/11 at CHW L (2-4) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Gura LaCock
84.Tue,7/12 at CHW W (8-3) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Leonard Mayberry
85.Wed,7/13 vs DET W (6-4) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek McRae Otis Cowens Hassler Mayberry
86.Thu,7/14 vs DET W (4-3)# Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Colborn McRae
87.Fri,7/15 vs NYY W (7-4)# Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
88.Sat,7/16 vs NYY W (5-1) Porter Mayberry White Brett Patek McRae Cowens Poquette Leonard LaCock
89.Sun,7/17 vs NYY W (8-4) Porter