⭐ Division Winner

1978 Kansas City Royals

92-70 • .568 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1978 Kansas City Royals went 92-70 (.568) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 743 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Amos Otis (22 HR, 96 RBI) and Dennis Leonard (21-17, 3.33 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
1st Rank
743 R 634 RA
Diff +109

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⚡ Quick Stats

743 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
+109 Run Diff
2,255K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 3% above the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .328 1% above the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .399 4% above the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.44 9% better than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 743 9% above the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,255,493
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Avg per Game 27,845

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 John Wathan 0.300 2 Amos Otis 0.298 3 Pete LaCock 0.295 4 George Brett 0.294 5 Frank White 0.275

Home Runs

1 Amos Otis 22 2 Darrell Porter 18 3 Hal McRae 16 4 George Brett 9 5 Clint Hurdle 7

RBI

1 Amos Otis 96 2 Darrell Porter 78 3 Hal McRae 72 4 Al Cowens 63 5 George Brett 62
1978 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal McRae 156 623 90 170 39 5 16 72 51 62 17 0.273
Darrell Porter 150 520 77 138 27 6 18 78 75 75 0 0.265
George Brett 128 510 79 150 45 8 9 62 39 35 23 0.294
Amos Otis 141 486 74 145 30 7 22 96 66 54 32 0.298
Al Cowens 132 485 63 133 24 8 5 63 31 54 14 0.274
Frank White 143 461 66 127 24 6 7 50 26 59 13 0.275
Freddie Patek 138 440 54 109 23 1 2 46 42 56 38 0.248
Clint Hurdle 133 417 48 110 25 5 7 56 56 84 1 0.264
Pete LaCock 118 322 44 95 21 2 5 48 21 27 1 0.295
Tom Poquette 80 204 16 44 9 2 4 30 14 9 2 0.216
Willie Wilson 127 198 43 43 8 2 0 16 16 33 46 0.217
John Wathan 67 190 19 57 10 1 2 28 3 12 2 0.300
Steve Braun 64 137 16 36 10 1 0 14 28 16 3 0.263
Jerry Terrell 73 133 14 27 1 0 0 8 4 13 8 0.203
U. L. Washington 69 129 10 34 2 1 0 9 10 20 12 0.264
Joe Zdeb 60 127 18 32 2 3 0 11 7 18 3 0.252
Jamie Quirk 17 29 3 6 2 0 0 2 5 4 0 0.207
Joe Lahoud 13 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Dave Cripe 7 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.154
Art Kusnyer 9 13 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 4 0 0.231
Luis Silverio 8 11 7 6 2 1 0 3 2 3 1 0.545
Jim Gaudet 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Randy Bass 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bird 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Busby 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Foucault 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gale 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Hrabosky 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy McGilberry 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Paschall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Pattin 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Throop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Larry Gura 2.72 2 Steve Mingori 2.74 3 Al Hrabosky 2.88 4 Rich Gale 3.09 5 Marty Pattin 3.32

Wins

1 Dennis Leonard 21 2 Paul Splittorff 19 3 Larry Gura 16 4 Rich Gale 14 5 Al Hrabosky 8

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Leonard 183 2 Rich Gale 88 3 Larry Gura 81 4 Paul Splittorff 76 5 Al Hrabosky 60
1978 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Leonard 21 17 3.33 40 40 0 294.2 283 109 78 183
Paul Splittorff 19 13 3.40 39 38 0 262.0 244 99 60 76
Larry Gura 16 4 2.72 35 26 0 221.2 183 67 60 81
Rich Gale 14 8 3.09 31 30 0 192.1 171 66 100 88
Doug Bird 6 6 5.29 40 6 1 98.2 110 58 31 48
Marty Pattin 3 3 3.32 32 5 4 78.2 72 29 25 30
Al Hrabosky 8 7 2.88 58 0 20 75.0 52 24 35 60
Steve Mingori 1 4 2.74 45 0 7 69.0 64 21 16 28
Andy Hassler 1 4 4.32 11 9 0 58.1 76 28 24 26
Jim Colborn 1 2 4.76 8 3 0 28.1 31 15 12 8
Randy McGilberry 0 1 4.21 18 0 0 25.2 27 12 18 12
Steve Busby 1 0 7.59 7 5 0 21.1 24 18 15 10
Bill Paschall 0 1 3.38 2 0 1 8.0 6 3 0 5
George Throop 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 3 2
Steve Foucault 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 2.1 5 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 3-1

👥 Roster (38)

Randy Bass Doug Bird Steve Braun George Brett Steve Busby Jim Colborn Al Cowens Dave Cripe Steve Foucault Rich Gale Jim Gaudet Larry Gura +26 more

38 players

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The 1978 Kansas City Royals in brief

In 1978 the Kansas City Royals posted a 92-70 mark (.568) and finished 1st in the AL West. This was a year in which the Kansas City Royals took the division title. With 743 runs scored and 634 given up, the 1978 differential was +109. At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .268, 3% better than the league's .261. The staff ERA of 3.44 was 9% better than the league average of 3.76.

Attendance at Royals Stadium totaled 2,255,493 for the year. Amos Otis led the club in home runs with 22. On the mound, Dennis Leonard won 21 games to lead the staff. Al Hrabosky closed out 20 saves. In the AL Championship Series, the Kansas City Royals lost to NYA 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1978 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1978 Kansas City Royals finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Did the 1978 Kansas City Royals make the playoffs?
The 1978 Kansas City Royals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1978 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Amos Otis led the 1978 Kansas City Royals with 22 home runs.
What was the 1978 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1978 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1978 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1978 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
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