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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 / 1979
92-70, Finished 1st in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Whitey Herzog (92-70)
Scored 743 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 2,255,493 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
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Lost AL Championship Series (3-1) to New York Yankees |
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| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bass | 24 | L | R | 6' 1" | 210 | Mar 13, 1954 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Doug Bird | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Mar 5, 1950 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 | $ | |
| Steve Braun | 30 | L | R | 5' 10" | 180 | May 8, 1948 | 8 | 64 | 33 | 64 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0.9 | $ | |
| George Brett HOF | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 15, 1953 | 6 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | $ | All-Star |
| Steve Busby | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Sep 29, 1949 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Jim Colborn | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 22, 1946 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Al Cowens | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 197 | Oct 25, 1951 | 5 | 132 | 128 | 132 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 119 | 135 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | $ | |
| Dave Cripe | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Apr 7, 1951 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Steve Foucault | 28 | L | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Oct 3, 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Rich Gale | 24 | R | R | 6' 7" | 225 | Jan 19, 1954 | 1st | 31 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | $ | |
| Jim Gaudet | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Jun 3, 1955 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Larry Gura | 30 | B | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Nov 26, 1947 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | $ | |
| Andy Hassler | 26 | L | L | 6' 5" | 220 | Oct 18, 1951 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Al Hrabosky | 28 | R | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Jul 21, 1949 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | $ | |
| Clint Hurdle | 20 | L | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Jul 30, 1957 | 2 | 133 | 118 | 133 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 83 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | $ | |
| Art Kusnyer | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 197 | Dec 19, 1945 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Pete LaCock | 26 | L | L | 6' 2" | 200 | Jan 17, 1952 | 7 | 118 | 80 | 118 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Joe Lahoud | 31 | L | L | 6' 1" | 198 | Apr 14, 1947 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Dennis Leonard | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | May 18, 1951 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | $200,000 | |
| Randy McGilberry | 24 | B | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Oct 29, 1953 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Hal McRae | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jul 10, 1945 | 10 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Steve Mingori | 34 | L | L | 5' 10" | 165 | Feb 29, 1944 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Amos Otis | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Apr 26, 1947 | 11 | 141 | 134 | 141 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.5 | $ | |
| Bill Paschall | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 22, 1954 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Freddie Patek | 33 | R | R | 5' 5" | 148 | Oct 9, 1944 | 11 | 138 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | $166,667 | All-Star |
| Marty Pattin | 35 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Apr 6, 1943 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Tom Poquette | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Oct 30, 1951 | 4 | 80 | 54 | 80 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 65 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Darrell Porter | 26 | L | R | 6' 0" | 193 | Jan 17, 1952 | 8 | 150 | 144 | 150 | 145 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.5 | $ | All-Star |
| Jamie Quirk | 23 | L | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 22, 1954 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Luis Silverio | 21 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Oct 23, 1956 | 1st | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Paul Splittorff | 31 | L | L | 6' 3" | 205 | Oct 8, 1946 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | $ | |
| Jerry Terrell | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 13, 1946 | 6 | 73 | 38 | 73 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -0.8 | $ | |
| George Throop | 27 | R | R | 6' 7" | 205 | Nov 24, 1950 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| U L Washington | 24 | B | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Oct 27, 1953 | 2 | 69 | 33 | 69 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -0.6 | $ | |
| John Wathan | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Oct 4, 1949 | 3 | 67 | 47 | 67 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Frank White | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Sep 4, 1950 | 6 | 143 | 138 | 143 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 | $ | All-Star |
| Willie Wilson | 22 | B | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Jul 9, 1955 | 3 | 127 | 45 | 127 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 35 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Joe Zdeb | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Jun 27, 1953 | 2 | 60 | 31 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 20 | 3 | -0.5 | $ | |
| 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 |