• Source: 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 ALCS. Hal McRae led the American League in doubles, with 54. Al Cowens set a franchise single-season record with 112 runs batted in.


      Offseason


      November 5, 1976: Ruppert Jones was drafted from the Royals by the Seattle Mariners with the first pick in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
      December 6, 1976: Jamie Quirk, Jim Wohlford and a player to be named later were traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Colborn and Darrell Porter. The Kansas City Royals completed the trade by sending Bob McClure to the Brewers on March 15, 1977.
      December 7, 1976: Frank Ortenzio was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Rudy Kinard (minors).


      Regular season




      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Opening Day starters

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      George Brett
      Al Cowens
      Pete LaCock
      John Mayberry
      Hal McRae
      Amos Otis
      Freddie Patek
      Darrell Porter
      Paul Splittorff
      Frank White


      = Notable transactions

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      May 27, 1977: Tim Ireland was signed as a free agent by the Royals.


      = Roster

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      Game log




      = Regular season

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      = Postseason Game log

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      Starters by position


      Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      Other batters


      Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      = Pitching

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      Starting pitchers


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


      Other pitchers


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


      Relief pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Other events


      Before they were to play a game on June 12 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

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      October 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City


      = Game 2

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      October 6: Yankee Stadium, New York City


      = Game 3

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      October 7: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri


      = Game 4

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      October 8: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri


      = Game 5

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      October 9: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri


      Farm system




      Notes




      References


      Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.


      External links


      1977 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
      1977 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac

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