⭐ Division Winner

1977 Kansas City Royals

102-60 • .630 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1977 Kansas City Royals went 102-60 (.630) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 822 runs, allowed 651, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Al Cowens (23 HR, 112 RBI) and Dennis Leonard (20-12, 3.04 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

102 Wins
60 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
822 R 651 RA
Diff +171

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⚡ Quick Stats

822 Runs Scored
651 Runs Allowed
+171 Run Diff
1,852K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 4% above the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .340 3% above the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .436 8% above the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.52 13% better than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 822 12% above the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,852,643
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Avg per Game 22,872

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 John Wathan 0.328 2 George Brett 0.312 3 Al Cowens 0.312 4 Pete LaCock 0.303 5 Hal McRae 0.298

Home Runs

1 Al Cowens 23 2 John Mayberry 23 3 George Brett 22 4 Hal McRae 21 5 Amos Otis 17

RBI

1 Al Cowens 112 2 Hal McRae 92 3 George Brett 88 4 John Mayberry 82 5 Amos Otis 78
1977 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal McRae 162 641 104 191 54 11 21 92 59 43 18 0.298
Al Cowens 162 606 98 189 32 14 23 112 41 64 16 0.312
George Brett 139 564 105 176 32 13 22 88 55 24 14 0.312
John Mayberry 153 543 73 125 22 1 23 82 83 86 1 0.230
Freddie Patek 154 497 72 130 26 6 5 60 41 84 53 0.262
Amos Otis 142 478 85 120 20 8 17 78 71 88 23 0.251
Frank White 152 474 59 116 21 5 5 50 25 67 23 0.245
Darrell Porter 130 425 61 117 21 3 16 60 53 70 1 0.275
Tom Poquette 106 342 43 100 23 6 2 33 19 21 1 0.292
Pete LaCock 88 218 25 66 12 1 3 29 15 25 2 0.303
Joe Zdeb 105 195 26 58 5 2 2 23 16 23 6 0.297
Cookie Rojas 64 156 8 39 9 1 0 10 8 17 1 0.250
John Wathan 55 119 18 39 5 3 2 21 5 8 2 0.328
Buck Martinez 29 80 3 18 4 0 1 9 3 12 0 0.225
Joe Lahoud 34 65 8 17 5 0 2 8 11 16 1 0.262
Bob Heise 54 62 11 16 2 1 0 5 2 8 0 0.258
Dave Nelson 27 48 8 9 3 1 0 4 7 11 1 0.188
Willie Wilson 13 34 10 11 2 0 0 1 1 8 6 0.324
Clint Hurdle 9 26 5 8 0 0 2 7 2 7 0 0.308
U. L. Washington 10 20 0 4 1 1 0 1 5 4 1 0.200
Mark Littell 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Bird 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Hall 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lance 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy McGilberry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Pattin 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Throop 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Dennis Leonard 3.04 2 Steve Mingori 3.09 3 Larry Gura 3.13 4 Marty Pattin 3.58 5 Mark Littell 3.61

Wins

1 Dennis Leonard 20 2 Jim Colborn 18 3 Paul Splittorff 16 4 Doug Bird 11 5 Marty Pattin 10

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Leonard 244 2 Mark Littell 106 3 Jim Colborn 103 4 Paul Splittorff 99 5 Doug Bird 83
1977 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Leonard 20 12 3.04 38 37 1 292.2 246 99 79 244
Jim Colborn 18 14 3.62 36 35 0 239.0 233 96 81 103
Paul Splittorff 16 6 3.69 37 37 0 229.0 243 94 83 99
Andy Hassler 9 6 4.20 29 27 0 156.1 166 73 75 83
Marty Pattin 10 3 3.58 31 10 0 128.1 115 51 37 55
Doug Bird 11 4 3.88 53 5 14 118.1 120 51 29 83
Larry Gura 8 5 3.13 52 6 10 106.1 108 37 28 46
Mark Littell 8 4 3.61 48 5 12 104.2 73 42 55 106
Steve Mingori 2 4 3.09 43 0 4 64.0 59 22 19 19
Tom Hall 0 0 3.52 6 0 0 7.2 4 3 6 10
Randy McGilberry 0 1 5.14 3 0 0 7.0 7 4 1 1
George Throop 0 0 3.38 4 0 1 5.1 1 2 4 1
Gary Lance 0 1 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 3-2

👥 Roster (33)

Doug Bird George Brett Jim Colborn Al Cowens Larry Gura Tom Hall Andy Hassler Bob Heise Clint Hurdle Pete LaCock Joe Lahoud Gary Lance +21 more

33 players

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The 1977 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1977 Kansas City Royals won 102 games and lost 60, ending up 1st in the AL West. That season the Kansas City Royals took the division title. The Kansas City Royals scored 822 runs and allowed 651, a run differential of +171. Against a league average of .266, the 1977 Kansas City Royals batted .276. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 3.52 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06.

Royals Stadium was home in 1977, drawing a total attendance of 1,852,643. The home run leader was Al Cowens, who hit 23. On the mound, Dennis Leonard won 20 games to lead the staff. Doug Bird saved 14 games. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against NYA 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1977 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1977 Kansas City Royals finished 102-60 (.630 win pct).
Did the 1977 Kansas City Royals make the playoffs?
The 1977 Kansas City Royals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1977 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Al Cowens led the 1977 Kansas City Royals with 23 home runs.
What was the 1977 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1977 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1977 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1977 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
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