1977 Kansas City Royals Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 102-60
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,852,643, Avg. 24,377
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to New York Yankees 3-2
Manager: Whitey Herzog (102-60)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1977 Kansas City Royals Roster
1977 Kansas City Royals Results

The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1977 season with a record of 102 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Royals led the league with just 651 runs allowed. Kansas City scored 822 runs. Al Cowens and John Mayberry paced the team with 23 home runs apiece., while Hal McRae, Amos Otis, Darrell Porter and George Brett each walloped 20 or more, too. Al Cowens recorded 112 runs batted in. George Brett and Al Cowens topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .312 clip. Dennis Leonard paced the squad with 20 wins, plus Jim Colborn and Paul Splittorff added 15 or more wins, too Dennis Leonard registered a 3.04 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Whitey Herzog coached the team. The 1977 Kansas City Royals qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Dennis Leonard2012.6253.04383712151292.7246117991879024482141186
Jim Colborn1814.5633.6236350610239.0233106962281210313381023
Paul Splittorff166.7273.6937370620229.0243104941183299205980
Doug Bird114.7333.88535310014118.312052511429483303490
Marty Pattin103.7693.5831108400128.311556511637255203529
Andy Hassler96.6004.2029271310156.31668873775383518701
Mark Littell84.6673.61485290012104.77349426556106128434
Larry Gura85.6153.13526241110106.31084337828446114445
Steve Mingori24.3333.094302200464.0592622419419103262
George Throop003.384010015.3122140100021
Tom Hall003.526020007.74332601000032
Gary Lance01.0004.501010002.0211020000010
Randy McGilberry01.0005.143010007.0744110100026
Totals10260.6303.543811621214110421460.7137765157511049927850369566139

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Hal McRae1627206411041915411219218145943.298.366.515.8813301213255
Al Cowens1626616069818932142311216124164.312.361.525.885318148154
George Brett1396275641051763213228814125524.312.373.532.905300122339
Freddie Patek1545634977213026656053134184.262.320.368.688183651372
John Mayberry153641543731252212382138386.230.336.401.737218137179
Amos Otis1425614788512020817782377188.251.342.433.775207130395
Darrell Porter130486425611172131660105370.275.353.452.80419261166
Frank White152514474591162155502352567.245.284.342.626162421120
Tom Poquette10637234243100236233141921.292.337.412.74914145422
Pete LaCock882382182566121329211525.303.345.408.7538941041
Joe Zdeb105217195265852223651623.297.346.374.7207350333
John Wathan551271191839532212058.328.346.471.8175610031
Cookie Rojas641661568399101013817.250.285.321.6055050112
Buck Martinez298580318401901312.225.253.313.5662510200
Joe Lahoud3477658175028101116.262.364.431.7942820011
Bob Heise546662111621050128.258.292.323.6152001100
Willie Wilson133734101120016318.324.343.382.7251310200
Dave Nelson27554889310413711.188.291.292.5831410000
Clint Hurdle928265800270027.308.357.538.8961400000
U. L. Washington1026200411011054.200.360.350.710700100
Mark Littell48110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Paul Splittorff37000000000000000000
George Throop4000000000000000000
Marty Pattin31000000000000000000
Jim Colborn37000000000000000000
Larry Gura52000000000000000000
Tom Hall6000000000000000000
Andy Hassler30000000000000000000
Gary Lance1000000000000000000
Dennis Leonard39000000000000000000
Randy McGilberry3000000000000000000
Steve Mingori43000000000000000000
Doug Bird53000000000000000000
Totals21726268559482215492997714677317087522687.277.340.436.776244010445495850


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
John Mayberry1B1451381254.71296817118.9959.8789.4970000
Pete LaCock1B2919180.018617216.9901.1507.0000000
John Wathan1B5426.026012.9639.0005.2000000
Bob Heise1B100.00000.0000000
Frank White2B1521451265.0310434886.9895.2934.8950000
Bob Heise2B21884.72027081.0004.9962.2380000
Cookie Rojas2B16460.02618071.0006.6002.7500000
Dave Nelson2B11551.0111423.9264.4122.2730000
George Brett3B1351341184.01153252033.9573.3453.2590000
Cookie Rojas3B3127242.7236256.9443.1522.7420000
Bob Heise3B12133.031033.8133.5451.0830000
Joe Zdeb3B101.00000.000.0000000
Darrell PorterC1251211053.766361134.9826.1845.79290574242.4
John WathanC3519205.0130910.9936.1023.9712015316.7
Buck MartinezC2822202.0133810.9936.2825.0362012633.3
Al CowensOF1591501352.03071461.9822.1372.0190000
Amos OtisOF1401291181.33261030.9912.5602.4000000
Tom PoquetteOF9687741.01774011.0002.1981.8850000
Joe ZdebOF9341450.393430.9701.9391.0430000
Hal McRaeOF4744347.084841.9582.3861.9570000
Joe LahoudOF151397.318210.9521.8491.3330000
Pete LaCockOF12978.0172001.0002.1921.5830000
Willie WilsonOF9673.324010.9602.9452.6670000
Clint HurdleOF9661.7170001.0002.4811.8890000
Dennis LeonardP3837292.7212942.9261.5381.3160000
Jim ColbornP3635239.0273953.9302.4851.8330000
Paul SplittorffP3737229.093823.9591.8471.2700000
Andy HasslerP2927156.362832.9191.9571.1720000
Marty PattinP3110128.3619001.0001.753.8060000
Doug BirdP535118.3613001.0001.445.3580000
Larry GuraP526106.361821.9232.031.4620000
Mark LittellP485104.77711.9331.204.2920000
Steve MingoriP43064.031411.9442.391.3950000
Tom HallP607.702001.0002.348.3330000
Randy McGilberryP307.012001.0003.8571.0000000
George ThroopP405.312001.0005.063.7500000
Gary LanceP102.00000.000.0000000
Freddie PatekSS1541481304.72524132970.9584.5874.3180000
Bob HeiseSS21783.0193038.9425.3132.3330000
U. L. WashingtonSS9662.0132154.8724.9353.7780000
Frank WhiteSS4110.003001.0002.700.7500000
George BrettSS101.00010.000.000.0000000
Totals1897145613146.043821788137384.9784.2243.253130845137.8

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Paul SplittorffALCS101.0002.4022000015.01444130400062
Dennis LeonardALCS11.5003.002101009.0543020400034
Steve MingoriALCS000.003010001.300000010014
Doug BirdALCS000.003020002.040000010009
Marty PattinALCS001.501000006.0621000000024
Mark LittellALCS003.002010003.0531032100018
Andy HasslerALCS01.0004.761100005.7533100301022
Larry GuraALCS01.00018.002100002.0754010200014
Totals23.4003.27165410044.046211629216011187

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Hal McRaeALCS521186830120131.444.524.7781.3021400000
Freddie PatekALCS522184731050012.389.400.6671.0671210210
George BrettALCS521202602020110.300.333.500.8331000000
Darrell PorterALCS518153500000030.333.444.333.778500000
Frank WhiteALCS519181510021104.278.263.333.596600010
Al CowensALCS520192500150113.263.300.421.721810000
John MayberryALCS413121210130012.167.231.500.731600000
Amos OtisALCS518161210022023.125.222.188.410300000
Cookie RojasALCS1440100001001.250.250.250.500100000
Tom PoquetteALCS2660100000000.167.167.167.333100000
Joe LahoudALCS1312000000020.000.667.000.667000000
Pete LaCockALCS1210000000011.000.500.000.500000000
Joe ZdebALCS4990000001002.000.000.000.000000000
John WathanALCS4660000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Marty PattinALCS1000000000000000000
Andy HasslerALCS1000000000000000000
Dennis LeonardALCS2000000000000000000
Paul SplittorffALCS2000000000000000000
Doug BirdALCS3000000000000000000
Mark LittellALCS2000000000000000000
Larry GuraALCS2000000000000000000
Steve MingoriALCS3000000000000000000
Totals68182163224293321541522.258.317.405.7226620220

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
John MayberryALCS1B4430.029120.9389.0007.500
John WathanALCS1B2111.0170001.00013.9098.500
Pete LaCockALCS1B103.040001.00012.0004.000
Frank WhiteALCS2B5544.01316011.0005.9325.800
George BrettALCS3B5544.051222.8953.4773.400
Darrell PorterALCSC5543.0180001.0003.7673.600
John WathanALCSC101.020001.00018.0002.000
Amos OtisALCSCF5438.0111001.0002.8422.400
Al CowensALCSCF116.00000.000.000
Joe ZdebALCSLF4221.040001.0001.7141.000
Hal McRaeALCSLF2217.021001.0001.5881.500
Tom PoquetteALCSLF116.00000.000.000
Paul SplittorffALCSP2215.003001.0001.8001.500
Dennis LeonardALCSP219.00000.000.000
Marty PattinALCSP106.012011.0004.5003.000
Andy HasslerALCSP115.710001.0001.5881.000
Mark LittellALCSP203.00000.000.000
Larry GuraALCSP212.00000.000.000
Doug BirdALCSP302.00000.000.000
Steve MingoriALCSP301.30000.000.000
Al CowensALCSRF5438.0140001.0003.3162.800
Tom PoquetteALCSRF116.030001.0004.5003.000
Freddie PatekALCSSS5544.081810.9635.3185.200
Totals6345396.01325454.9744.2272.952




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