1978 Kansas City Royals season
- 1978 Kansas City Royals season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1978
misc = 1978 AL West Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Royals Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = Ewing Kauffman
managers = Whitey Herzog
television =KBMA
(Steve Shannon)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)|The by|1978 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.
Regular season
eason standings
Notable transactions
* April 4, 1978: John Mayberry was purchased from the Royals by the Toronto Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maybejo01.shtml John Mayberry page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 6, 1978: Frank Viola was drafted by the Royals in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/violafr01.shtml Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 3, 1978: Gerry Ako (minors) and cash were traded by the Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jamie Quirk. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/q/quirkja01.shtml Jamie Quirk page at Baseball Reference] ]
Roster
Pitching
tarting pitchers
ALCS
Game 1
October 3: Royals Stadium
Game 4
October 7: Yankee Stadium
Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]
* Class AAA: Omaha Royals (American Association; John Sullivan, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Jacksonville Suns (Southern League; Gordon Mackenzie, manager)
* Class A: Fort Myers Royals (Florida State League; Gene Lamont, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Royals (Gulf Coast League; José Martinez, manager)
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1978.shtml 1978 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=KCA 1978 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1978
before = Kansas City Royals
1977
after = California Angels
1979
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