Kansas City Royals 1978 Scores, Stats, Schedule, Standings

Kansas City Royals

92-70 • 4th in American League • 1st in AL West •

HR

98

18th

R

743

3rd

SO

657

24th

ERA

3.44

9th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

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.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 10/7	@	NYY	L 1-2
Fri 10/6	@	NYY	L 5-6
Wed 10/4	vs	NYY	W 10-4
Tue 10/3	vs	NYY	L 1-7
Sun 10/1	vs	MIN	W 1-0

Team Leaders

See roster

HITS

170

McRae

HR

22

Otis

K

183

Leonard

1978 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Royals	92	70	.568
Angels	87	75	.537	5.0
Rangers	87	75	.537	5.0
Twins	73	89	.451	19.0
White Sox	71	90	.441	20.5
Athletics	69	93	.426	23.0
Mariners	56	104	.350	35.0

1978 Batting Stats

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	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

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	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	SO
Team	92	70	3.44	162	162	53	11	33	1439.0	1,350	550	634	108	478	34	657
Team Rank	5th	6th	9th		3rd	6th	9th	7th	16th	7th	8th	9th	11th	7th	20th	24th

Gallery

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.374

Betts

.365

Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

40

Betts

39

Ohtani

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

27

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.477

Betts

.446

Contreras

.430

Soto

SLG Leaders

.678

Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

462.9

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

351

Betts

331

Cruz

319

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0