1977 Kansas City Royals season

March 2026 November 2013 Kansas City Royals 1977 American League West champions Kansas City Royals Insignia (1969–2001).svg American League West Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 102–60 (.630) 1st Ewing Kauffman Joe Burke Whitey Herzog (second full season) KBMA–TV 41(Denny Matthews, Fred White) WIBW–AM 580KMBZ–AM 980(Denny Matthews, Fred White) 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.Ruppert Jones at Baseball-Reference 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.Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference December 7, 1976: Frank Ortenzio was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Rudy Kinard (minors).Frank Ortenzio at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Kansas City Royals Record vs. opponents KC Opening Day starters George Brett Al Cowens Pete LaCock John Mayberry Hal McRae Amos Otis Freddie Patek Darrell Porter Paul Splittorff Frank White Notable transactions May 27, 1977: Tim Ireland was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Tim Ireland at Baseball Reference Roster 1977 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 29 Doug Bird 48 Jim Colborn 37 Larry Gura 42 Tom Hall 16 Andy Hassler 39 Gary Lance 22 Dennis Leonard 17 Mark Littell 31 Randy McGilberry 23 Steve Mingori 33 Marty Pattin 34 Paul Splittorff 35 George Throop Catchers 21 Buck Martinez 15 Darrell Porter 12 John Wathan Infielders  5 George Brett  6 Bob Heise  8 Pete LaCock  7 John Mayberry  3 Dave Nelson  2 Freddie Patek  1 Cookie Rojas 30 U L Washington 20 Frank White Outfielders 18 Al Cowens  9 Clint Hurdle 10 Joe Lahoud 11 Hal McRae 26 Amos Otis 25 Tom Poquette 32 Willie Wilson 19 Joe Zdeb Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches 14 Steve Boros 36 Galen Cisco  4 Chuck Hiller 27 Charley Lau Game log Regular season Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; 1977 regular season game log: 102–60 (Home: 55–26; Away: 47–34)1977 Kansas City Royals Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1977-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 23 July 2026 y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; April: 11–9 (Home: 5–7; Away: 6–2) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 11, 1977 || 7:40p.m. CST || Yankees || 5–4 (13) || Littell (1–0) || Tidrow (0–1) || — || 3:34 || 39,460 || 4–0 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 13, 1977 || 7:30p.m. CST || Yankees || 3–5 || Guidry (1–0) || Hassler (0–1) || — || 2:58 || 20,089 || 4–1 || L1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; May: 10–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 4–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39(1) || May 25, 1977 || 4:34p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Splittorff (3–4) || Grimsley (4–3) || Gura (4) || 2:23 || — || 19–20 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 40(2) || May 25, 1977 || 7:25p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || 2–7 || D. Martínez (3–2) || Colburn (5–5) || — || 2:56 || 11,388 || 19–21 || L1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; June: 17–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || June 3, 1977 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || 6–7 || Grimsley (6–3) || Bird (2–1) || T. Martinez (1) || 3:00 || 21,878 || 22–24 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 47(1) || June 4, 1977 || 5:00p.m. CDT || Orioles || 4–5 || D. Martínez (4–2) || Colburn (6–6) || — || 2:21 || — || 22–25 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 48(2) || June 4, 1977 || 7:56p.m. CDT || Orioles || 14–13 (10) || Gura (3–1) || Flanagan (1–5) || — || 3:36 || 36,931 || 23–25 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || June 5, 1977 || 1:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || 4–3 || Hassler (2–1) || Palmer (7–5) || Gura (5) || 2:32 || 16,559 || 24–25 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 13, 1977 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 8–3 || Splittorff (5–4) || Torrez (7–5) || Mingori (2) || 2:25 || 22,420 || 28–29 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 14, 1977 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 2–4 || Gullett (6–2) || Hassler (3–2) || — || 2:19 || 19,559 || 28–30 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 16, 1977 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 0–7 || Guidry (5–2) || Leonard (4–7) || — || 2:02 || 26,391 || 28–31 || L2 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; July: 18–8 (Home: 10–1; Away: 8–7) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 15, 1977 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || 7–4 || Splittorff (7–5) || Guidry (6–5) || Mingori (3) || 2:26 || 36,743 || 49–38 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 16, 1977 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || 5–1 || Leonard (9–9) || Torrez (8–9) || — || 2:26 || 40,059 || 50–38 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 17, 1977 || 1:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || 8–4 || Hassler (6–2) || Clay (0–3) || — || 2:26 || 38,699 || 51–38 || W6 |-style=background:#bbbfff | — || July 19, 1977 || 7:15p.m. CDT || colspan=9|48th All-Star Game in Bronx, NY |-style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 24, 1977 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Gullett (9–3) || Hassler (6–3) || Tidrow (4) || 2:30 || 41,060 || 53–40 || L2 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 25, 1977 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 29 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; August: 20–11 (Home: 11–3; Away: 9–8) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || August 22, 1977 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || 8–7 || Mingori (1–3) || T. Martinez (4–1) || — || 2:49 || 36,328 || 70–51 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 23, 1977 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Orioles || 5–2 || Colburn (14–12) || Flanagan (9–10) || Gura (9) || 2:36 || 27,602 || 71–51 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 125 || August 26, 1977 || 6:38p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Leonard (14–10) || Palmer (13–11) || — || 2:15 || 21,511 || 74–51 || W10 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 27, 1977 || 6:33p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || 2–4 || Flanagan (10–10) || Colburn (14–13) || D. Martínez (4) || 2:16 || 17,074 || 74–52 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 28, 1977 || 1:08p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || 5–0 || Hassler (7–5) || Grimsley (12–7) || Bird (8) || 2:19 || 15,764 || 75–52 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 29, 1977 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Lyle (10–4) || Mingori (1–4) || — || 2:29 || 31,269 || 75–53 || L1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; September: 25–5 (Home: 12–1; Away: 13–4) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Royals win      #fbb darkgray = Royals loss      #bbb darkgray = Game postponed      #090 darkgray = Clinched division     Bold = Royals team member Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles 4–2 3–2 7–4 7 4 y 57 51 New York Yankees 4–1 1–4 5–5 5 5 y 42 40 Div Total 8–3 4–6 12–9 12 9 y 99 91 AL West Kansas City Royals — — — — — — Div Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 y 0 0 Season Total 8–3 4–6 12–9 12 9 y 99 91 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total Postseason Game log Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; 1977 Postseason game log: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–1) y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–1) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 5, 1977 || 2:15p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 7–2 || Splittorff (1–0) || Gullett (0–1) || — || 2:40 || 54,930 || KCA 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 6, 1977 || 7:15p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || 2–6 || Guidry (1–0) || Hassler (0–1) || — || 2:58 || 56,230 || TIE 1–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 7, 1977 || 7:15p.m. CDT || Yankees || 6–2 || Leonard (1–0) || Torrez (0–1) || — || 2:19 || 41,285 || KCA 2–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || October 8, 1977 || 12:15p.m. CDT || Yankees || 4–6 || Lyle (1–0) || Gura (0–1) || — || 3:08 || 41,135 || TIE 2–2 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 9, 1977 || 7:15p.m. CDT || Yankees || 3–5 || Lyle (2–0) || Leonard (1–1) || — || 3:04 || 41,133 || NYA 3–2 || L2 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss     Bold = Royals team member Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |4 | April 11, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #26Otis(CF) | #15Porter(C) | #18Cowens(RF) | #8LaCock(LF) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |5 | April 13, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #26Otis(CF) | #15Porter(C) | #18Cowens(RF) | #8LaCock(LF) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |39 | May 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |40 | May 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |46 | June 3, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |47 | June 4, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |48 | June 4, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |49 | June 5, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |57 | June 13, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #25Poquette(RF) | #11McRae(LF) | #5Brett(3B) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #18Cowens(CF) | #8LaCock(DH) | #15Porter(C) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |58 | June 14, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #2Patek(SS) | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #18Cowens(RF) | #26Otis(CF) | #19Zdeb(LF) | #15Porter(C) | #6Heise(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |59 | June 16, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #2Patek(SS) | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #18Cowens(RF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #26Otis(CF) | #1Rojas(2B) | #15Porter(C) | #19Zdeb(LF) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |87 | July 15, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #26Otis(CF) | #18Cowens(RF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #19Zdeb(LF) | #15Porter(C) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |88 | July 16, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(LF) | #8LaCock(DH) | #18Cowens(CF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #25Poquette(RF) | #15Porter(C) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |89 | July 17, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #8LaCock(1B) | #18Cowens(RF) | #10Lahoud(LF) | #26Otis(CF) | #15Porter(C) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |93 | July 24, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #5Brett(3B) | #11McRae(DH) | #26Otis(CF) | #18Cowens(RF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #19Zdeb(LF) | #15Porter(C) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |121 | August 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |122 | August 23, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |125 | August 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |126 | August 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |127 | August 28, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |128 | August 29, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #25Poquette(LF) | #22Leonard(DH) | #5Brett(3B) | #48Coburn(RF) | #16Hassler(1B) | #15Porter(C) | #26Otis(CF) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |4 | April 11, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #8LaCock | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #34Splittorff |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |5 | April 13, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #8LaCock | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #16Hassler |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |39 | May 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |40 | May 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |46 | June 3, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |47 | June 4, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |48 | June 4, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |49 | June 5, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |57 | June 13, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #11McRae | #18Cowens | #25Poquette | #34Splittorff |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |58 | June 14, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #6Heise | #5Brett | #2Patek | #19Zdeb | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #16Hassler |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |59 | June 16, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #1Rojas | #5Brett | #2Patek | #19Zdeb | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #22Leonard |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |87 | July 15, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #19Zdeb | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #34Splittorff |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |88 | July 16, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #11McRae | #18Cowens | #25Poquette | #22Leonard |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |89 | July 17, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #8LaCock | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #10Lahoud | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #16Hassler |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |93 | July 24, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #19Zdeb | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #16Hassler |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |121 | August 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |122 | August 23, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |125 | August 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |126 | August 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |127 | August 28, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |128 | August 29, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #16Hassler | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #25Poquette | #26Otis | #48Colburn | #34Splittorff |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Postseason Batting Order Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 Postseason Batting Order game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |1 | October 5, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #2Patek(SS) | #11McRae(DH) | #5Brett(3B) | #18Cowens(RF) | #26Otis(CF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #19Zdeb(LF) | #15Porter(C) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |2 | October 6, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #2Patek(SS) | #11McRae(DH) | #5Brett(3B) | #18Cowens(RF) | #26Otis(CF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #19Zdeb(LF) | #15Porter(C) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |3 | October 7, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #25Poquette(RF) | #11McRae(LF) | #5Brett(3B) | #18Cowens(CF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #10Lahoud(DH) | #15Porter(C) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |4 | October 8, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #25Poquette(LF) | #11McRae(DH) | #5Brett(3B) | #18Cowens(RF) | #7Mayberry(1B) | #15Porter(C) | #26Otis(CF) | #2Patek(SS) | #20White(2B) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |5 | October 9, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #2Patek(SS) | #11McRae(LF) | #5Brett(3B) | #18Cowens(RF) | #26Otis(CF) | #12Wathan(1B) | #1Rojas(DH) | #15Porter(C) | #20White(2B) |- Defensive Lineup Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |1 | October 5, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #19Zdeb | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #34Splittorff |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |2 | October 6, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #19Zdeb | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #16Hassler |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |3 | October 7, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #11McRae | #18Cowens | #25Poquette | #22Leonard |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |4 | October 8, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #7Mayberry | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #25Poquette | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #37Gura |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |5 | October 9, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | #15Porter | #12Wathan | #20White | #5Brett | #2Patek | #11McRae | #26Otis | #18Cowens | #34Splittorff |- Game Umpires Regular Season Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 Regular Season Umpire game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |4 | April 11, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Al Clark | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Art Frantz | Nick Bremigan |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |5 | April 13, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Art Frantz | Nick Bremigan | Al Clark |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |39 | May 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Nestor Chylak(crew chief) | Steve Palermo | Joe Brinkman | Rich Garcia |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |40 | May 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Steve Palermo | Joe Brinkman | Rich Garcia | Nestor Chylak(crew chief) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |46 | June 3, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |47 | June 4, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean | Dale Ford |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |48 | June 4, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |49 | June 5, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Jim McKean| | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |57 | June 13, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Bill Haller(crew chief) | Ron Luciano | Bill Kunkel | Ken Kaiser |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |58 | June 14, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Ron Luciano | Bill Kunkel | Ken Kaiser | Bill Haller(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |59 | June 16, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Bill Kunkel | Ken Kaiser | Bill Haller(crew chief) | Ron Luciano |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |87 | July 15, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Vic Voltaggio | Marty Springstead(crew chief) | Larry Barnett | Jim Evans |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |88 | July 16, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Marty Springstead(crew chief) | Larry Barnett | Jim Evans | Vic Voltaggio |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |89 | July 17, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Larry Barnett | Jim Evans | Vic Voltaggio | Marty Springstead(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |93 | July 24, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Steve Palermo | Joe Brinkman | Rich Garcia | Nestor Chylak(crew chief) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |121 | August 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Ron Luciano | Bill Haller(crew chief) | Mike Reilly | Bill Kunkel |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |122 | August 23, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Bill Haller(crew chief) | Mike Reilly | Bill Kunkel | Ron Luciano |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |125 | August 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | George Maloney | Ken Kaiser | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |126 | August 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Ken Kaiser | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |127 | August 28, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Ken Kaiser |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |128 | August 29, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Jim McKean | Bill Deegan | Fred Spenn |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- Postseason Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 Postseason Umpire game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |1 | October 5, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |2 | October 6, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |@ NYY | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |3 | October 7, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Jim McKean | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Russ Goetz |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |4 | October 8, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |5 | October 9, 1977 ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |NYY | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Marty Springstead | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Darrell Porter 130 425 117 .275 16 60 1B John Mayberry 153 543 125 .230 23 82 2B Frank White Frank White (baseball) 152 474 116 .245 5 50 3B George Brett 139 564 176 .312 22 88 SS Freddie Patek 154 497 130 .262 5 60 LF Tom Poquette 106 342 100 .292 2 33 CF Amos Otis 142 478 120 .251 17 78 RF Al Cowens 162 606 189 .312 23 112 DH Hal McRae 162 641 191 .298 21 92 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Pete LaCock 88 218 66 .303 3 29 Joe Zdeb 105 195 58 .297 2 23 Cookie Rojas 64 156 39 .250 0 10 John Wathan 55 119 39 .328 2 21 Buck Martinez 29 80 18 .225 1 9 Joe Lahoud 34 65 17 .262 2 8 Bob Heise 54 62 16 .258 0 5 Dave Nelson 27 48 9 .188 0 4 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson (baseball) 13 34 11 .324 0 1 U L Washington 10 20 4 .200 0 1 Clint Hurdle 9 26 8 .308 2 7 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dennis Leonard 38 292.2 20 12 3.04 244 Jim Colborn 36 239.0 18 14 3.62 103 Paul Splittorff 37 229.0 16 6 3.69 99 Andy Hassler 29 156.1 9 6 4.20 83 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Marty Pattin 31 128.1 10 13 3.58 55 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Doug Bird 53 11 4 14 3.88 83 Larry Gura 52 8 5 10 3.13 46 Mark Littell 48 8 4 12 3.58 55 Steve Mingori 43 2 4 4 3.09 19 Tom Hall Tom Hall (baseball) 6 0 0 0 3.52 10 George Throop George Throop (baseball) 4 0 0 1 3.38 1 Randy McGilberry 3 0 1 0 5.14 1 Gary Lance 1 0 1 0 4.50 0 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.Kansas City Royals have gloves, uniforms stolen before game ALCS 1977 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City Team123456789RHEKansas City222000010790New York002000000290W: Paul Splittorff (1–0)  L: Don Gullett (0–1)  HRs: KC – Hal McRae (1), John Mayberry (1), Al Cowens (1) NYY – Thurman Munson (1) Game 2 October 6: Yankee Stadium, New York City Team123456789RHEKansas City001001000231New York00002301X6100W: Ron Guidry (1–0)  L: Andy Hassler (0–1)  HRs: KC – none; NYY – Cliff Johnson (1) Game 3 October 7: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Team123456789RHENew York000010001241Kansas City01101201X6121W: Dennis Leonard (1–0)  L: Mike Torrez (0–1)  HRs: NYY – none; KC – none Game 4 October 8: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Team123456789RHENew York1211000016130Kansas City002200000482W: Sparky Lyle (1–0)  L: Larry Gura (0–1)  HRs: NYY – none; KC – none Game 5 October 9: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Team123456789RHENew York0010000135100Kansas City2010000003101W: Sparky Lyle (2–0)  L: Dennis Leonard (1–1)  HRs: NYY – none; KC – none Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Omaha Royals American Association John Sullivan AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Gordon Mackenzie A Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League José Martínez Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Bill Scripture Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1977 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1977 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac Category:Kansas City Royals seasons Kansas City Royals season Category:American League West champion seasons Kansas City