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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Caminero has three homers against Royals, Rays combine for 8 1/3 no-hit innings in 13-2 win
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Royals' Carter Jensen homers off Craig Kimbrel to break up Rays' combined no-hitter in the ninth
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Jax shines as DÃaz ties Rays' RBIs record in 5-3 win over Royals
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Jac Caglianone continues tear with 2 homers and 3 RBIs as the Royals beat the Rays 12-5
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Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 31 | .608 | ||
45 | 36 | .556 | 4.0 | |
42 | 39 | .519 | 7.0 | |
41 | 41 | .500 | 8.5 | |
34 | 47 | .420 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
49 | 29 | .628 | ||
44 | 37 | .543 | 6.5 | |
42 | 36 | .538 | 7.0 | |
41 | 40 | .506 | 9.5 | |
37 | 42 | .468 | 12.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
52 | 29 | .642 | ||
42 | 37 | .532 | 9.0 | |
41 | 39 | .513 | 10.5 | |
33 | 47 | .413 | 18.5 | |
32 | 49 | .395 | 20.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 32 | .600 | ||
45 | 33 | .577 | 2.0 | |
39 | 42 | .481 | 9.5 | |
38 | 44 | .463 | 11.0 | |
33 | 46 | .418 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 38 | .519 | ||
42 | 39 | .519 | ||
38 | 44 | .463 | 4.5 | |
34 | 47 | .420 | 8.0 | |
34 | 48 | .415 | 8.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 41 | .500 | ||
40 | 43 | .482 | 1.5 | |
39 | 42 | .481 | 1.5 | |
39 | 42 | .481 | 1.5 | |
34 | 48 | .415 | 7.0 |
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