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 1978 American League Championship Series.

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. The Royals completed the deal by sending Gary Lance to the Padres on September 29.
August 3, 1978: Gerry Ako 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

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		150	520	138	.265	18	78
1B		118	322	95	.295	5	48
2B		143	461	127	275	7	50
3B		128	510	150	.294	9	62
SS		138	440	109	.248	2	46
LF		127	198	43	.217	0	16
CF		141	486	145	.298	22	96
RF		132	485	133	.274	5	63
DH		156	623	170	.273	16	72

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
	133	417	110	.264	7	56
	80	204	44	.216	4	30
	67	190	57	.300	2	28
	64	137	36	.263	0	14
	73	133	27	.203	0	8
	69	129	34	.264	0	9
	60	127	32	.252	0	11
	17	29	6	.207	0	2
	13	16	2	.125	0	0
	9	13	3	.231	1	2
	8	11	6	.545	0	3
	7	13	2	.154	0	1
	3	8	0	.000	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0

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
	40	294.2	21	17	3.33	183
	39	262	19	13	3.40	76
	35	221.2	16	4	2.72	81
	31	192.1	14	8	3.09	88
	11	58.1	1	4	4.32	26

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
	40	98.2	6	6	5.29	48
	32	78.2	3	3	3.32	30
	11	58.1	1	4	4.32	26
	8	28.1	1	2	4.76	8
	7	21.1	1	0	7.59	10

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
	58	8	7	20	2.88	60
	45	1	4	7	2.74	28
	18	0	1	0	4.21	12
	3	0	0	0	3.86	0
	2	0	1	1	3.38	5
	1	1	0	0	0.00	2

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha

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