The 1978 roster for the Royals included Dennis Leonard at pitcher, Darrell Porter at catcher, Ralph LaCock at first baseman, Frank White at second baseman and George Brett at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Bass | PH | 6'1" | 210 | 3/13/1954 | 24 | Lawton, OK | |
| 2 | | D. Bird | P | 6'4" | 180 | 3/5/1950 | 28 | Corona, CA | |
| 3 | | S. Braun | OF | 5'10" | 180 | 5/8/1948 | 30 | Trenton, NJ | |
| 4 |  | G. Brett | 3B | 6'0" | 200 | 5/15/1953 | 25 | Glen Dale, WV | |
| 5 | | S. Busby | P | 6'2" | 205 | 9/29/1949 | 28 | Burbank, CA | |
| 6 | | J. Colborn | P | 6'0" | 190 | 5/22/1946 | 32 | Santa Paula, CA | |
| 7 | | A. Cowens | OF | 6'2" | 200 | 10/25/1951 | 26 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 8 | | D. Cripe | 3B | 6'0" | 180 | 4/7/1951 | 27 | Ramona, CA | |
| 9 | | S. Foucault | P | 6'0" | 205 | 10/3/1949 | 28 | Duluth, MN | |
| 10 | | R. Gale | P | 6'7" | 225 | 1/19/1954 | 24 | Littleton, NH | |
| 11 | | J. Gaudet | C | 6'0" | 185 | 6/3/1955 | 23 | New Orleans, LA | |
| 12 | | L. Gura | P | 6'1" | 185 | 11/26/1947 | 30 | Joliet, IL | |
| 13 | | A. Hassler | P | 6'5" | 220 | 10/18/1951 | 26 | Texas City, TX | |
| 14 | | A. Hrabosky | P | 5'11" | 185 | 7/21/1949 | 28 | Oakland, CA | |
| 15 | | C. Hurdle | OF | 6'4" | 215 | 7/30/1957 | 20 | Big Rapids, MI | |
| 16 | | A. Kusnyer | C | 6'2" | 198 | 12/19/1945 | 32 | Akron, OH | |
| 17 | | R. LaCock | 1B | 6'3" | 210 | 1/17/1952 | 26 | Burbank, CA | |
| 18 | | J. Lahoud | DH | 6'0" | 200 | 4/14/1947 | 31 | Danbury, CT | |
| 19 | | D. Leonard | P | 6'1" | 190 | 5/8/1951 | 27 | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 20 | | R. McGilberry | P | 6'1" | 195 | 10/29/1953 | 24 | Mobile, AL | |
| 21 | | H. McRae | DH | 5'11" | 180 | 7/10/1945 | 32 | Avon Park, FL | |
| 22 | | S. Mingori | P | 5'10" | 170 | 2/29/1944 | 34 | Kansas City, MO | |
| 23 | | A. Otis | OF | 5'11" | 165 | 4/26/1947 | 31 | Mobile, AL | |
| 24 | | B. Paschall | P | 6'0" | 175 | 4/22/1954 | 24 | Norfolk, VA | |
| 25 | | F. Patek | SS | 5'5" | 148 | 10/9/1944 | 33 | Seguin, TX | |
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