1977 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1977 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1977 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1977 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1977 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1977 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

29 Doug Bird 6-04 180 Right Right 1950-03-05
48 Jim Colborn 6-00 191 Right Right 1946-05-22
37 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
42 Tom Hall 6-00 155 Left Left 1947-11-23
16 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
39 Gary Lance 6-03 195 Right Both 1948-09-21
22 Dennis Leonard 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-05-08
17 Mark Littell 6-03 210 Right Left 1953-01-17
31 Randy McGilberry 6-01 195 Right Both 1953-10-29
23 Steve Mingori 5-10 170 Left Left 1944-02-29
33 Marty Pattin 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-04-06
34 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
35 George Throop 6-07 205 Right Right 1950-11-24
21 Buck Martinez 5-10 190 Right Right 1948-11-07
15 Darrell Porter 6-00 193 Right Left 1952-01-17
12 John Wathan 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-10-04
5 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
6 Bob Heise 6-00 175 Right Right 1947-05-12
8 Pete LaCock 6-03 210 Left Left 1952-01-17
7 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
3 Dave Nelson 5-10 160 Right Right 1944-06-20
2 Freddie Patek 5-05 148 Right Right 1944-10-09
1 Cookie Rojas 5-10 170 Right Right 1939-03-06
30 U.L. Washington 5-11 175 Right Both 1953-10-27
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
18 Al Cowens 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-10-25
9 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
10 Joe Lahoud 6-00 202 Left Left 1947-04-14
26 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
25 Tom Poquette 5-10 175 Right Left 1951-10-30
32 Willie Wilson 6-03 195 Right Both 1955-07-09
19 Joe Zdeb 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-06-27
11 Hal McRae 5-11 180 Right Right 1945-07-10


The 1977 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 102 games, lost 60 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 101/99) where 1,852,603 fans witnessed their 1977 Royals finish the season with a .630 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1977 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1977 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1977 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


George Brett
Al Cowens
Pete LaCock
John Mayberry
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
Freddie Patek
Darrell Porter
Paul Splittorff
Frank White

1977 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Darrell Porter (125)
1B John Mayberry (145)
2B Frank White (152)
3B George Brett (135)
SS Freddie Patek (154)
LF Joe Zdeb (87)
CF Amos Otis (140)
RF Al Cowens (142)
DH Hal McRae (115)
  
SP Jim Colborn
SP Andy Hassler
SP Dennis Leonard
SP Paul Splittorff
  
RP Larry Gura
RP Mark Littell
RP Steve Mingori
CL Doug Bird


1977 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

John Mayberry $200,000.00
Dennis Leonard $180,000.00
Amos Otis $170,000.00
Hal McRae $165,000.00
Freddie Patek $165,000.00
George Brett $130,000.00
Mark Littell $115,000.00
Doug Bird $100,000.00
Paul Splittorff $98,000.00
Marty Pattin $77,500.00
Jim Colborn $75,000.00
Al Cowens $70,000.00
Darrell Porter $70,000.00
Cookie Rojas $70,000.00
Frank White $67,000.00
Steve Mingori $58,000.00
Tom Poquette $55,000.00
Dave Nelson $50,000.00
Larry Gura $45,000.00
Andy Hassler $45,000.00
Joe Lahoud $38,500.00
Bob Heise $37,500.00
Pete LaCock $35,000.00
John Wathan $25,000.00
Clint Hurdle $19,000.00
Gary Lance $19,000.00
Randy McGilberry $19,000.00
U.L. Washington $19,000.00
Willie Wilson $19,000.00
Joe Zdeb $19,000.00


1977 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Cookie Rojas
#2 Freddie Patek
#3 Dave Nelson
#5 George Brett
#6 Bob Heise
#7 John Mayberry
#8 Pete LaCock
#9 Clint Hurdle
#10 Joe Lahoud
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#15 Darrell Porter
#16 Andy Hassler
#17 Mark Littell
#18 Al Cowens
#19 Joe Zdeb
#20 Frank White
#21 Buck Martinez
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 Steve Mingori
#25 Tom Poquette
#26 Amos Otis
#29 Doug Bird
#30 U.L. Washington
#31 Randy McGilberry
#32 Willie Wilson
#33 Marty Pattin
#34 Paul Splittorff
#35 George Throop
#37 Larry Gura
#39 Gary Lance
#42 Tom Hall
#48 Jim Colborn

Did you know that a 1977 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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