1978 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 92-70. They scored 743 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Amos Otis, who led the team with 22 home runs and 96 RBI. Hal McRae led the team with 170 hits for a .273 average. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 634 runs and had a team ERA of 3.44. Dennis Leonard led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 183 strikeouts. Al Hrabosky led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Brett | 3B | 128 | 510 | 79 | 150 | 9 | 62 | 23 | .342 | .467 | .809 | .294 |
| Dave Cripe | 3B | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .154 |
| Pete LaCock | 1B | 118 | 322 | 44 | 95 | 5 | 48 | 1 | .335 | .419 | .754 | .295 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 138 | 440 | 54 | 109 | 2 | 46 | 38 | .312 | .318 | .630 | .248 |
| Jamie Quirk | 3B | 17 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .324 | .276 | .600 | .207 |
| Jerry Terrell | 2B | 73 | 133 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .225 | .211 | .436 | .203 |
| U L Washington | SS | 69 | 129 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .314 | .295 | .609 | .264 |
| John Wathan | 1B | 67 | 190 | 19 | 57 | 2 | 28 | 2 | .320 | .395 | .715 | .300 |
| Frank White | 2B | 143 | 461 | 66 | 127 | 7 | 50 | 13 | .317 | .399 | .716 | .275 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | OF | 64 | 137 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 3 | .386 | .350 | .736 | .263 |
| Al Cowens | OF | 132 | 485 | 63 | 133 | 5 | 63 | 14 | .319 | .388 | .707 | .274 |
| Clint Hurdle | OF | 133 | 417 | 48 | 110 | 7 | 56 | 1 | .348 | .398 | .746 | .264 |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 141 | 486 | 74 | 145 | 22 | 96 | 32 | .380 | .525 | .905 | .298 |
| Tom Poquette | OF | 80 | 204 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 30 | 2 | .259 | .338 | .597 | .216 |
| Luis Silverio | OF | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .615 | .909 | 1.524 | .545 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 127 | 198 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 46 | .280 | .278 | .558 | .217 |
| Joe Zdeb | OF | 60 | 127 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .287 | .315 | .602 | .252 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gaudet | C | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Art Kusnyer | C | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .538 | .871 | .231 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 150 | 520 | 77 | 138 | 18 | 78 | 0 | .358 | .444 | .802 | .265 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Randy Bass | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Hal McRae | DH | 156 | 623 | 90 | 170 | 16 | 72 | 17 | .329 | .429 | .758 | .273 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5474 | 743 | 1469 | 98 | 695 | 216 | .326 | .399 | .725 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 40 | 6 | 98.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 5.29 | 1.429 | |||
| Steve Busby | 7 | 5 | 21.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 7.59 | 1.831 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 8 | 3 | 28.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4.76 | 1.519 | |||
| Steve Foucault | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 2.609 | |||
| Rich Gale | 31 | 30 | 192.3 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 88 | 100 | 3.09 | 1.409 | |||
| Larry Gura | 35 | 26 | 221.7 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 81 | 60 | 2.72 | 1.096 | |||
| Andy Hassler | 11 | 9 | 58.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 4.32 | 1.715 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 58 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 20 | 60 | 35 | 2.88 | 1.160 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 40 | 40 | 294.7 | 21 | 17 | .553 | 0 | 183 | 78 | 3.33 | 1.225 | |||
| Randy McGilberry | 18 | 0 | 25.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 4.21 | 1.751 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 45 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 2.74 | 1.159 | |||
| Bill Paschall | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.38 | 0.750 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 32 | 5 | 78.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 3.32 | 1.233 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 39 | 38 | 262 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 0 | 76 | 60 | 3.40 | 1.160 | |||
| George Throop | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 370 | 162 | 1439 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 33 | 657 | 478 | 3.44 | 1.270 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hal McRae | 156 |
| At Bats | Hal McRae | 623 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hal McRae | 692 |
| Batting Average | Amos Otis | .298 |
| On-Base % | Amos Otis | .380 |
| Slugging % | Amos Otis | .525 |
| OPS | Amos Otis | .905 |
| Runs | Hal McRae | 90 |
| Hits | Hal McRae | 170 |
| Total Bases | Hal McRae | 267 |
| Doubles | George Brett | 45 |
| Triples | George Brett and Al Cowens | 8 |
| Home Runs | Amos Otis | 22 |
| RBI | Amos Otis | 96 |
| Walks | Darrell Porter | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Clint Hurdle | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 46 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Wilson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Patek, Jerry Terrell, and Frank White | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Cowens and Hal McRae | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hal McRae | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dennis Leonard | 21 |
| Losses | Dennis Leonard | 17 |
| Saves | Al Hrabosky | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Gura | .800 |
| ERA | Larry Gura | 2.72 |
| WHIP | Larry Gura | 1.096 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Leonard | 294.7 |
| Games | Al Hrabosky | 58 |
| Games Started | Dennis Leonard | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Leonard | 183 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Leonard | 20 |
| Shutouts | Dennis Leonard | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Leonard | 1218 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Rich Gale | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 62 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Leonard | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Leonard | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dennis Leonard and Paul Splittorff | 26 |
