1977 Kansas City Royals season
The 1977 Kansas City Royals season was their ninth in Major League Baseball. The Royals' franchise-best 102–60 record led the majors and Kansas City won its second consecutive American League West title. Once again, the Royals lost to the New York Yankees in the postseason, falling 3–2 in the ALCS. Hal McRae led the American League in doubles, with 54. Al Cowens set a franchise single-season record with 112 runs batted in.
Offseason
Regular season
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 130 | 425 | 117 | .275 | 16 | 60 |
| 1B | | 153 | 543 | 125 | .230 | 23 | 82 |
| 2B | | 152 | 474 | 116 | .245 | 5 | 50 |
| 3B | | 139 | 564 | 176 | .312 | 22 | 88 |
| SS | | 154 | 497 | 130 | .262 | 5 | 60 |
| LF | | 106 | 342 | 100 | .292 | 2 | 33 |
| CF | | 142 | 478 | 120 | .251 | 17 | 78 |
| RF | | 162 | 606 | 189 | .312 | 23 | 112 |
| DH | | 162 | 641 | 191 | .298 | 21 | 92 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 88 | 218 | 66 | .303 | 3 | 29 |
| 105 | 195 | 58 | .297 | 2 | 23 |
| 64 | 156 | 39 | .250 | 0 | 10 |
| 55 | 119 | 39 | .328 | 2 | 21 |
| 29 | 80 | 18 | .225 | 1 | 9 |
| 34 | 65 | 17 | .262 | 2 | 8 |
| 54 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 34 | 11 | .324 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 38 | 292.2 | 20 | 12 | 3.04 | 244 |
| 36 | 239.0 | 18 | 14 | 3.62 | 103 |
| 37 | 229.0 | 16 | 6 | 3.69 | 99 |
| 29 | 156.1 | 9 | 6 | 4.20 | 83 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 31 | 128.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.58 | 55 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 53 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 3.88 | 83 |
| 52 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3.13 | 46 |
| 48 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.58 | 55 |
| 43 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.09 | 19 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Other events
Before they were to play a game on June 12 against the Milwaukee Brewers at Milwaukee County Stadium, thieves stole gloves and uniforms belonging to Royals players. Due to this, all but seven Kansas City Royals players had to wear Milwaukee road uniforms for the game played that day.
ALCS
Game 1
October 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City
Game 2
October 6: Yankee Stadium, New York City
Game 3
October 7: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game 4
October 8: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game 5
October 9: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri