1977 Kansas City Royals
102 - 60
1976 / 1978 (Organization)
1st place in the AL West
Home Record:
Away Record: 		55 - 26 (.679)
47 - 34 (.580)		 +11.0 wins
+10.0 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 822 / 734 ( +88 )
Allowed/Expected: 651 / 745 ( +94 )
Pyth Record: 99 - 63 (+3)
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Royals Stadium
Attendance: 1,852,603 Avg Att: 22,872 (1.32)
Att Rank: 3 / 14 Lg Avg: 17,365
       
Park Factor: 1.01    
HR Factor: 0.89 R/L HR: 0.92 / 0.85
Notes:
- West Division Champions
- Lost to New York Yankees in the ALCS

Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Paul Splittorff
SP
30.7
3.1
15.2
8.2
8
Y
6
7
1968
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 25
2 Buck Martinez
C
28.7
-0.2
1.0
-1.0
8
N
12
16
1968
 Trade HOU NL
3 Amos Otis
CF
30.2
2.5
18.5
7.2
8
N
12
3
1969
 Trade NYN NL
4 Cookie Rojas
3B
38.3
-0.5
2.0
-1.2
8
N
6
13
1970
 Trade SLN NL
5 Freddie Patek
SS
32.7
2.3
14.8
2.0
7
N
12
2
1970
 Trade PIT NL
6 John Mayberry
1B
28.4
0.8
13.7
3.2
6
N
12
2
1971
 Trade HOU NL
7 Doug Bird
RP
27.3
1.3
11.2
6.1
5
Y
6
5
1969
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
8 Frank White
2B
26.8
1.9
12.5
1.0
5
Y
7
2
1970
 Free Agency (Amateur)
9 George Brett
3B
24.1
7.6
29.1
17.3
5
Y
6
8
1971
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
10 Hal McRae
DH
32.0
4.8
25.5
14.8
5
N
11
30
1972
 Trade CIN NL
11 Steve Mingori
RP
33.3
1.1
5.7
2.6
5
N
6
8
1973
 Trade CLE AL
12 Al Cowens
RF
25.7
5.3
26.7
14.9
4
Y
6
5
1969
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 75
13 Mark Littell
RP
24.5
0.9
10.6
6.2
4
Y
6
8
1971
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 12
14 Dennis Leonard
SP
26.1
5.6
23.5
14.4
4
Y
6
6
1972
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
15 Marty Pattin
SP
34.2
1.5
9.2
4.5
4
N
10
24
1973
 Trade BOS AL
16 Tom Poquette
LF
25.7
1.6
10.4
4.0
3
Y
6
4
1970
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
17 John Wathan
C
27.7
1.0
4.9
2.3
2
Y
1
13
1971
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 4)
18 George Throop
RP
26.6
0.1
0.7
0.4
2
Y
6
6
1972
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 16
19 Willie Wilson
CF
22.0
0.3
0.9
0.2
2
Y
6
5
1974
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 18)
20 Dave Nelson
2B
33.0
-0.2
0.2
-0.7
2
N
11
12
1975
 Trade TEX AL
21 Tom Hall
RP
29.6
0.2
0.5
0.1
2
N
5
7
1976
 Trade NYN NL
22 Larry Gura
RP
29.6
1.6
10.8
6.3
2
N
5
16
1976
 Trade NYA AL
23 Andy Hassler
SP
25.7
0.5
7.0
2.1
2
N
7
5
1976
 Purchased CAL AL
24 Gary Lance
RP
28.8
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
1
Y
1
1
1971
 Free Agency (Amateur)
25 Joe Zdeb
LF
24.0
0.4
4.8
1.0
1
Y
6
8
1971
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
26 U L Washington
SS
23.7
0.1
0.7
0.2
1
Y
8
4
1972
 Free Agency (Amateur)
27 Clint Hurdle
RF
19.9
0.5
1.4
0.9
1
Y
6
3
1975
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 9)
28 Randy McGilberry
RP
23.7
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
1
Y
6
3
1975
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 14
29 Bob Heise
2B
30.1
0.3
1.5
-0.1
1
N
12
6
1976
 Purchased BOS AL
30 Jim Colborn
SP
31.1
3.7
16.1
8.7
1
N
12
6
1976
 Trade ML4 AL
31 Darrell Porter
C
25.5
2.5
18.5
7.4
1
N
12
6
1976
 Trade ML4 AL
32 Pete LaCock
1B
25.5
0.9
6.0
2.4
1
N
12
8
1976
 Trade CHN NL
33 Joe Lahoud
LF
30.2
0.0
2.2
1.0
1
N
3
22
1977
 Free Agency
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Doug Bird RP Pomona, CA (US)
George Brett 3B El Segundo, CA (US)
Jim Colborn SP Santa Paula, CA (US)
Al Cowens RF Compton, CA (US)
Larry Gura RP Joliet, IL (US)
Tom Hall RP Riverside, CA (US)
Andy Hassler SP Phoenix, AZ (US)
Bob Heise 2B Vacaville, CA (US)
Clint Hurdle RF Merritt Island, FL (US)
Pete LaCock 1B Woodland Hills, CA (US)
Joe Lahoud LF Washington, CT (US)
Gary Lance RP Columbia, SC (US)
Dennis Leonard SP Oceanside, NY (US)
Mark Littell RP Cape Girardeau, MO (US)
Buck Martinez C Elk Grove, CA (US)
John Mayberry 1B Detroit, MI (US)
Randy McGilberry RP Satsuma, AL (US)
Hal McRae DH Sebring, FL (US)
Steve Mingori RP Kansas City, MO (US)
Dave Nelson 2B Gardena, CA (US)
Amos Otis CF Mobile, AL (US)
Freddie Patek SS Seguin, TX (US)
Marty Pattin SP Charleston, IL (US)
Tom Poquette LF Eau Claire, WI (US)
Darrell Porter C Oklahoma City, OK (US)
Cookie Rojas 3B Havana (Cuba)
Paul Splittorff SP Arlington, IL (US)
George Throop RP Pasadena, CA (USA)
U L Washington SS Stringtown, OK (US)
John Wathan C San Diego, CA (US)
Frank White 2B Elsberry, MO (US)
Willie Wilson CF Summit, NJ (US)
Joe Zdeb LF Park Ridge, IL (US)

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James