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1979 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
85-77, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 851 runs, Allowed 816 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Managed by Whitey Herzog

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,261,845 (4th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1978/1980) / 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,4/5 vs TOR W (11-2)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
2.Sat,4/7 vs TOR W (7-4) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gura McRae
3.Sun,4/8 vs TOR W (8-3) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
4.Mon,4/9 vs DET L (3-7) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gale McRae
5.Wed,4/11 vs DET W (10-3) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gura McRae
6.Fri,4/13 at TOR L (1-4) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
7.Sat,4/14 at TOR L (6-8) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
8.Sun,4/15 at TOR W (12-10) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gale McRae
9.Mon,4/16 at DET L (4-10) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gura McRae
10.Tue,4/17 at DET L (3-6) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
11.Fri,4/20 at BOS L (2-9) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
12.Sat,4/21 at BOS L (4-10) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gura McRae
13.Sun,4/22 at BOS L (0-6) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gale McRae
14.Mon,4/23 vs CHW W (4-3)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Zdeb Wilson Cowens Splittorff McRae
15.Tue,4/24 vs CHW W (5-0) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Wilson Cowens Leonard McRae
16.Wed,4/25 vs CHW W (7-6)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Zdeb Wilson Cowens Gura McRae
17.Thu,4/26 vs CLE W (5-4) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gale McRae
18.Fri,4/27 vs CLE W (15-7) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
19.Sat,4/28 vs CLE W (7-2)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
20.Sun,4/29 vs CLE L (4-5) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gura McRae
21.Mon,4/30 vs TEX L (7-8) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gale McRae
22.Tue,5/1 vs TEX W (9-3)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
23.Wed,5/2 vs TEX L (2-3) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
24.Fri,5/4 at CLE W (5-4)# Porter Wathan White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura McRae
25.Sat,5/5 at CLE W (3-2) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gale McRae
26.Sun,5/6 at CLE L (4-5) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Busby McRae
27.Mon,5/7 at TEX W (10-6) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Leonard McRae
28.Tue,5/8 at TEX L (7-8) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Hurdle Otis Cowens Gura McRae
29.Wed,5/9 at TEX W (4-3) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Braun Otis Hurdle Gale McRae
30.Thu,5/10 at CHW L (2-5) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Braun Otis Poquette Splittorff Hurdle
31.Fri,5/11 at CHW L (3-5)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Patek Zdeb Otis Wilson Busby McRae
32.Sat,5/12 at CHW W (5-4)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Pattin McRae
33.Sun,5/13 at CHW W (14-5)# Wathan Brett Washington Terrell Cruz Wilson Otis Hurdle Rodriguez McRae
34.Mon,5/14 at SEA W (1-0)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Gale McRae
35.Tue,5/15 at SEA W (7-4) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Splittorff McRae
36.Tue,5/15 at SEA L (2-6) Wathan LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Hurdle Gura Porter
37.Wed,5/16 at SEA W (4-3) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Busby McRae
38.Thu,5/17 vs MIN L (6-7)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Leonard McRae
39.Fri,5/18 vs MIN L (6-10) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Pattin McRae
40.Sun,5/20 vs MIN W (5-1) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Splittorff McRae
41.Mon,5/21 vs SEA L (7-12) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Gale McRae
42.Tue,5/22 vs SEA L (11-12) Porter LaCock Terrell Brett Patek Wilson Otis Hurdle Busby McRae
43.Thu,5/24 vs SEA W (5-4)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Zdeb Leonard McRae
44.Fri,5/25 at MIN W (4-3) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Hurdle Splittorff McRae
45.Sat,5/26 at MIN W (7-4) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Hurdle Gale McRae
46.Sun,5/27 at MIN W (2-1)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Zdeb Busby McRae
47.Mon,5/28 vs BAL W (5-4) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Braun Wilson Poquette Pattin Hurdle
48.Tue,5/29 vs BAL L (1-8) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Braun Wilson Poquette Splittorff McRae
49.Wed,5/30 vs BAL W (2-1)# Wathan Brett Washington Cruz Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gale McRae
50.Fri,6/1 vs MIL L (4-5) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura McRae
51.Sat,6/2 vs MIL W (4-3)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
52.Sun,6/3 vs MIL W (6-1) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Braun Otis Wilson Pattin McRae
53.Mon,6/4 at NYY L (3-8)# Porter Wathan Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gale McRae
54.Tue,6/5 at NYY W (3-1) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura McRae
55.Wed,6/6 at BAL L (0-3) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff McRae
56.Thu,6/7 at BAL L (1-3) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Poquette Busby Cowens
57.Fri,6/8 vs NYY L (10-11) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gale Braun
58.Sat,6/9 vs NYY W (9-8)# Wathan Brett Washington Cruz Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura Porter
59.Sun,6/10 vs NYY L (4-10) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Braun Wilson Cowens Mingori Otis
60.Mon,6/11 vs BOS L (0-4) Porter LaCock Washington Brett Cruz Braun Wilson Cowens Busby Otis
61.Tue,6/12 vs BOS W (7-6) Porter LaCock White Brett Cruz Braun Wilson Cowens Gale Otis
62.Wed,6/13 vs BOS L (3-11) Porter LaCock White Brett Cruz Braun Wilson Cowens Gura Otis
63.Fri,6/15 at MIL W (14-11)# Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff Wathan
64.Sat,6/16 at MIL L (2-3) Porter Scott White Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Cowens Busby Braun
65.Sun,6/17 at MIL L (3-5) Porter Scott White Brett Cruz Braun Otis Wilson Gale Quirk
66.Mon,6/18 at OAK W (3-2) Porter Scott White Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Cowens Gura Braun
67.Tue,6/19 at OAK L (5-6) Porter Scott White Brett Cruz Braun Otis Cowens Leonard LaCock
68.Wed,6/20 at OAK W (9-2)# Wathan Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff Porter
69.Thu,6/21 at OAK L (7-10) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Braun Wilson Cowens Busby LaCock
70.Fri,6/22 at CAL W (9-5) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gale LaCock
71.Sat,6/23 at CAL W (13-4) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura LaCock
72.Sun,6/24 at CAL W (5-2) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Leonard LaCock
73.Tue,6/26 vs OAK W (7-6) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Braun Otis Wilson Splittorff LaCock
74.Wed,6/27 vs OAK W (10-3) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Busby Braun
75.Thu,6/28 vs OAK W (7-6) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura Braun
76.Fri,6/29 vs CAL L (5-6) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Leonard LaCock
77.Sat,6/30 vs CAL L (5-8) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gale LaCock
78.Sun,7/1 vs CAL L (2-14) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Braun Wilson Cowens Splittorff Quirk
79.Tue,7/3 at BOS L (0-10) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Busby LaCock
80.Wed,7/4 at BOS L (4-6) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Leonard LaCock
81.Thu,7/5 at BOS L (4-5) Wathan Scott White Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Cowens Gale Porter
82.Fri,7/6 vs CHW L (1-4)# Wathan Scott White Brett Cruz Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff Porter
83.Sat,7/7 vs CHW W (4-3)# Wathan Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura Porter
84.Sun,7/8 vs CHW L (2-4) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Pattin Braun
85.Mon,7/9 at CLE L (2-8)# Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Leonard Washington
86.Tue,7/10 at CLE L (4-7) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gale LaCock
87.Wed,7/11 at CLE L (8-9) Porter Scott White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Splittorff LaCock
88.Thu,7/12 vs TEX L (2-6) Porter LaCock White Brett Patek Wilson Otis Cowens Gura Braun
89.Fri,7/13 vs TEX L (4-9) Porter LaCock White Brett