1977 Kansas City Royals season


The 1977 Kansas City Royals season was their ninth in Major League Baseball. The Royals' franchise-best 102-60 record led the majors and Kansas City won its second consecutive American League West title. Once again the Royals lost to the New York Yankees in the postseason, falling 3-2 in the 1977 American League Championship Series. Hal McRae led the American League in doubles with 54. Al Cowens set a franchise single-season record with 112 runs batted in.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C130425117.2751660
1B153543125.2302382
2B152474116.245550
3B139564176.3122288
SS154497130.262560
CF142478120.2511778
RF162606189.31223112
DH162641191.2982192

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8821866.303329
10519558.297223
6415639.250010
5511939.328221
298018.22519
346517.26228
546216.25805
27489.18804
133411.32401
10204.20001
9268.30827

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
38292.220123.04244
3623918143.62103
372291663.6999
29156.1964.2083

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
31128.110133.5855

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
53114143.8883
5285103.1346
4884123.5855
432443.0919
60003.5210
40013.381
30105.141
10104.500

Other events

Before they were to play a game on June 12th against the Milwaukee Brewers at Milwaukee County Stadium, thieves stole gloves and uniforms belonging to Royals players. Due to this, all but seven Kansas City Royals players had to wear Milwaukee road uniforms for the game played that day.

ALCS

Game 1

October 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City

Game 2

October 6: Yankee Stadium, New York City

Game 3

October 7: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game 4

October 8: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game 5

October 9: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Farm system