The Kansas City Royals were 92-70 in 1978. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1978 ALCS against the New York Yankees, 3 games to 1.
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Noah Cameron dazzles with a 1-hitter as the Royals shut out the Angels 3-0
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Royals LHP Noah Cameron strikes out 8 while throwing a 1-hitter against the Angels
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Detmers works 8 innings, Schanuel has RBI single in 8th Angels' 1-0 win over Royals
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Royals beat the Angels 7-6 to snap 4-game losing streak
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Homers from Ohtani and Betts power Dodgers to a 4-2 victory and a sweep of the Royals
1978 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,474 | 743 | 1,469 | 305 | 59 | 98 | 695 | 498 | 30 | 644 | 216 | 84 | .268 | .329 | .399 |
Team Rank | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 18th | 3rd | 18th | 12th | 2nd | 1st | 23rd | 3rd | 11th | 4th |
1978 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 92 | 70 | 3.44 | 657 | 11 | 33 | 1439.0 | 1,350 | 550 | 634 | 108 | 478 | 34 |
Team Rank | 5th | 6th | 9th | 24th | 9th | 7th | 16th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 20th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 50 | .597 | ||
67 | 58 | .536 | 7.5 | |
64 | 61 | .512 | 10.5 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 15.0 | |
56 | 69 | .448 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
77 | 48 | .616 | ||
72 | 53 | .576 | 5.0 | |
63 | 61 | .508 | 13.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 16.5 | |
59 | 64 | .480 | 17.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 51 | .592 | ||
67 | 58 | .536 | 7.0 | |
66 | 59 | .528 | 8.0 | |
51 | 73 | .411 | 22.5 | |
50 | 74 | .403 | 23.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 49 | .602 | ||
69 | 55 | .556 | 5.5 | |
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.5 | |
61 | 63 | .492 | 13.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 58 | .528 | ||
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.5 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 6.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 6.0 | |
51 | 74 | .408 | 15.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 62 | .504 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 2.0 | |
59 | 66 | .472 | 4.0 | |
49 | 75 | .395 | 13.5 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 |
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