1977 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 102-60. They scored 822 runs and belted 146 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. Al Cowens and John Mayberry were tied for the team lead in home runs with 23. Al Cowens knocked in 112 runs. Hal McRae led the team with 191 hits for a .298 average. Freddie Patek had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.
The team allowed 651 runs and had a team ERA of 3.54. Dennis Leonard led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 244 strikeouts. Doug Bird was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Brett | 3B | 139 | 564 | 105 | 176 | 22 | 88 | 14 | .373 | .532 | .905 | .312 |
| Bob Heise | 2B | 54 | 62 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .292 | .323 | .615 | .258 |
| Pete LaCock | 1B | 88 | 218 | 25 | 66 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .345 | .408 | .753 | .303 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 153 | 543 | 73 | 125 | 23 | 82 | 1 | .336 | .401 | .737 | .230 |
| Dave Nelson | 2B | 27 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .291 | .292 | .583 | .188 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 154 | 497 | 72 | 130 | 5 | 60 | 53 | .320 | .368 | .688 | .262 |
| Cookie Rojas | 3B | 64 | 156 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .285 | .321 | .606 | .250 |
| U L Washington | SS | 10 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .360 | .350 | .710 | .200 |
| Frank White | 2B | 152 | 474 | 59 | 116 | 5 | 50 | 23 | .284 | .342 | .626 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Cowens | OF | 162 | 606 | 98 | 189 | 23 | 112 | 16 | .361 | .525 | .886 | .312 |
| Clint Hurdle | OF | 9 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .357 | .538 | .895 | .308 |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 34 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .364 | .431 | .795 | .262 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 142 | 478 | 85 | 120 | 17 | 78 | 23 | .342 | .433 | .775 | .251 |
| Tom Poquette | OF | 106 | 342 | 43 | 100 | 2 | 33 | 1 | .337 | .412 | .749 | .292 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 13 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .343 | .382 | .725 | .324 |
| Joe Zdeb | OF | 105 | 195 | 26 | 58 | 2 | 23 | 6 | .346 | .374 | .720 | .297 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Buck Martinez | C | 29 | 80 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .253 | .313 | .566 | .225 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 130 | 425 | 61 | 117 | 16 | 60 | 1 | .353 | .452 | .805 | .275 |
| John Wathan | C | 55 | 119 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 2 | .346 | .471 | .817 | .328 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hal McRae | DH | 162 | 641 | 104 | 191 | 21 | 92 | 18 | .366 | .515 | .881 | .298 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5594 | 822 | 1549 | 146 | 773 | 170 | .338 | .436 | .774 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 53 | 5 | 118.3 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 14 | 83 | 29 | 3.88 | 1.260 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 36 | 35 | 239 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 0 | 103 | 81 | 3.62 | 1.314 | |||
| Larry Gura | 52 | 6 | 106.3 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 10 | 46 | 28 | 3.13 | 1.279 | |||
| Tom Hall | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3.52 | 1.299 | |||
| Andy Hassler | 29 | 27 | 156.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 83 | 75 | 4.20 | 1.542 | |||
| Gary Lance | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 38 | 37 | 292.7 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 1 | 244 | 79 | 3.04 | 1.110 | |||
| Mark Littell | 48 | 5 | 104.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 12 | 106 | 55 | 3.61 | 1.223 | |||
| Randy McGilberry | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 1.143 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 43 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 3.09 | 1.219 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 31 | 10 | 128.3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 3.58 | 1.185 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 37 | 37 | 229 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0 | 99 | 83 | 3.69 | 1.424 | |||
| George Throop | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.38 | 0.943 | |||
| Team Totals | 381 | 162 | 1460.6 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 42 | 850 | 499 | 3.54 | 1.284 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Cowens and Hal McRae | 162 |
| At Bats | Hal McRae | 641 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hal McRae | 720 |
| Batting Average | George Brett and Al Cowens | .312 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .373 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .532 |
| OPS | George Brett | .905 |
| Runs | George Brett | 105 |
| Hits | Hal McRae | 191 |
| Total Bases | Hal McRae | 330 |
| Doubles | Hal McRae | 54 |
| Triples | Al Cowens | 14 |
| Home Runs | Al Cowens and John Mayberry | 23 |
| RBI | Al Cowens | 112 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Amos Otis | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddie Patek | 53 |
| Caught Stealing | Hal McRae | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Patek | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Amos Otis | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Cowens | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dennis Leonard | 20 |
| Losses | Jim Colborn | 14 |
| Saves | Doug Bird | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Marty Pattin | .769 |
| ERA | Dennis Leonard | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Dennis Leonard | 1.110 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Leonard | 292.7 |
| Games | Doug Bird | 53 |
| Games Started | Dennis Leonard and Paul Splittorff | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Leonard | 244 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Leonard | 21 |
| Shutouts | Dennis Leonard | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Leonard | 1186 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Colborn | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Leonard | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Colborn | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Colborn | 21 |
