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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Happ and Amaya homer to help Boyd improve to 8-1 as the Cubs beat the Royals 10-2
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Jac Caglianone gives struggling Royals reason to hope with 2 homers, 2 doubles in win over Cubs
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Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs
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Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, tossing 7 strong innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals
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Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, pitching 7 sharp innings in a 6-4 win over 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | 48 | .597 | ||
64 | 56 | .533 | 7.5 | |
60 | 59 | .504 | 11.0 | |
59 | 61 | .492 | 12.5 | |
53 | 67 | .442 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 45 | .622 | ||
69 | 50 | .580 | 5.0 | |
59 | 60 | .496 | 15.0 | |
58 | 62 | .483 | 16.5 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 17.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 48 | .593 | ||
64 | 56 | .533 | 7.0 | |
63 | 57 | .525 | 8.0 | |
49 | 70 | .412 | 21.5 | |
46 | 73 | .387 | 24.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | 46 | .607 | ||
66 | 52 | .559 | 5.5 | |
64 | 54 | .542 | 7.5 | |
57 | 62 | .479 | 15.0 | |
57 | 63 | .475 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 56 | .521 | ||
59 | 61 | .492 | 3.5 | |
58 | 60 | .492 | 3.5 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 4.0 | |
49 | 70 | .412 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 59 | .508 | ||
59 | 59 | .500 | 1.0 | |
56 | 63 | .471 | 4.5 | |
47 | 71 | .398 | 13.0 | |
45 | 73 | .381 | 15.0 |
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