1978 Kansas City Royals season

The 1978 Kansas City Royals season was their tenth in Major League Baseball. The Royals won their third consecutive American League West title with a record of 92–70. For the third postseason in a row, Kansas City lost to the New York Yankees, falling 3–1 in the ALCS.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1978: John Mayberry was purchased from the Royals by the Toronto Blue Jays.
• June 5, 1978: The Royals traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Steve Hamrick (minors). The Royals completed the deal by sending Gary Lance to the Padres on September 29.
• August 3, 1978: Gerry Ako (minors) and cash were traded by the Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jamie Quirk.

Draft picks

• June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft
• Jeff Cornell was drafted by the Royals in the 8th round.
• Frank Viola was drafted by the Royals in the 16th round, but did not sign.

Roster

Game log

Postseason Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || L 1–7 || Beattie (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || Clay (1) || 2:57 || 41,143 || NYY 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || || 2:30p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 10–4 || Gura (1–0) || Figueroa (0–1) || — || 2:42 || 41,158 || Tied 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || || 2:30p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 5–6 || Gossage (1–0) || Bird (0–1) || — || 2:13 || 55,445 || NYY 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 1–2 || Guidry (1–0) || Leonard (0–2) || Gossage (1) || 2:20 || 56,356 || NYY 3–1 || L2 |-

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Loss&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Bold = Royals team member

Player stats

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

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

ALCS

Game 1

October 3: Royals Stadium

Game 2

October 4: Royals Stadium

Game 3

October 6: Yankee Stadium

Game 4

October 7: Yankee Stadium

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha</small>

Notes

References

External links

• 1978 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
• 1978 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac