1978 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster

#	player	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info	status	cur-org	cur-lev	salary
7	Randy Bass	24	1B	6-1	210	L	R	1954-03-13	Lawton,OK	MLB	1977-1982	1976-1982	1972- 7- 152-MIN
29	Doug Bird	28	P	6-4	180	R	R	1950-03-05	Corona,CA	MLB	1973-1983	1973-1983	1969- 3- 60-KCA
3	Steve Braun	30	OF-3B	5-10	180	L	R	1948-05-08	Trenton,NJ	MLB	1971-1985	1971-1986	1966- 10- 200-MIN
5	George Brett	25	3B-1B	6-0	205	L	R	1953-05-15	Glen Dale,WV	MLB	1973-1993	1973-1993	1971- 2- 29-KCA
40	Steve Busby	28	P	6-2	205	R	R	1949-09-29	Burbank,CA	MLB	1972-1980	1971-1980	1971- 2- 39-KCA
48	Jim Colborn	32	P	6-0	190	R	R	1946-05-22	Santa Paula,CA	MLB	1969-1978	1969-1978	1967- UDFA -CHN
18	Al Cowens	26	OF	6-2	200	R	R	1951-10-25	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1986	1969- 75-1028-KCA
31	Dave Cripe	27	3B	6-0	180	R	R	1951-04-07	Ramona,CA	MLB	1978-1978	1976-1980	1972- UDFA -KCA
16	Steve Foucault	28	P	6-0	205	L	R	1949-10-03	Duluth,MN	MLB	1973-1978	1973-1979	1969- 43- 912-WS2
38	Rich Gale	24	P	6-7	225	R	R	1954-01-19	Littleton,NH	MLB	1978-1984	1977-1991	1975- 5- 105-KCA
37	Jim Gaudet	23	C	6-0	185	R	R	1955-06-03	New Orleans,LA	MLB	1978-1979	1976-1982	1976- 6- 138-KCA
32	Larry Gura	30	P	6-1	185	B	L	1947-11-26	Joliet,IL	MLB	1970-1985	1968-1985	1969- 2- 40-CHN
16	Andy Hassler	26	P	6-5	220	L	L	1951-10-18	Texas City,TX	MLB	1971-1985	1971-1985	1969- 25- 581-CAL
39	Al Hrabosky	28	P	5-11	185	R	L	1949-07-21	Oakland,CA	MLB	1970-1982	1970-1983	1969- 1- 19-SLN
9	Clint Hurdle	20	OF	6-4	215	L	R	1957-07-30	Big Rapids,MI	MLB	1977-1987	1977-1987	1975- 1- 9-KCA
21	Art Kusnyer	32	C	6-2	198	R	R	1945-12-19	Akron,OH	MLB	1970-1978	1970-1979	1966- 37- 698-CHA
8	Pete LaCock	26	1B-OF	6-3	210	L	L	1952-01-17	Burbank,CA	MLB	1972-1980	1972-1980	1970- 1- 20-CHN
10	Joe Lahoud	31	OF	6-0	202	L	L	1947-04-14	Danbury,CT	MLB	1968-1978	1968-1978	1966- UDFA -BOS
22	Dennis Leonard	27	P	6-1	190	R	R	1951-05-08	Brooklyn,NY	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1986	1972- 2- 42-KCA
28,31	Randy McGilberry	24	P	6-1	195	B	R	1953-10-29	Mobile,AL	MLB	1977-1978	1977-1980	1975- 14- 321-KCA
11	Hal McRae	32	OF	5-11	180	R	R	1945-07-10	Avon Park,FL	MLB	1968-1987	1968-1987	1965- 6- 117-CIN
23	Steve Mingori	34	P	5-10	170	L	L	1944-02-29	Kansas City,MO	MLB	1970-1979	1970-1979	1965- UDFA -CIN
26	Amos Otis	31	OF	5-11	165	R	R	1947-04-26	Mobile,AL	MLB	1967-1984	1967-1984	1965- 5- 95-BOS
43	Bill Paschall	24	P	6-0	175	R	R	1954-04-22	Norfolk,VA	MLB	1978-1981	1977-1981	1976- 3- 53-KCA
2	Freddie Patek	33	SS	5-5	148	R	R	1944-10-09	Seguin,TX	MLB	1968-1981	1968-1981	1965- 22- 421-PIT
33	Marty Pattin	35	P	5-11	180	R	R	1943-04-06	Charleston,IL	MLB	1968-1980	1968-1980	1965- 7- 127-CAL
25	Tom Poquette	26	OF	5-10	175	L	R	1951-10-30	Eau Claire,WI	MLB	1973-1982	1973-1982	1970- 4- 81-KCA
15	Darrell Porter	26	C	6-0	193	L	R	1952-01-17	Joplin,MO	MLB	1971-1987	1971-1987	1970- 1- 4-MIL
10	Jamie Quirk	23	C-3B	6-4	200	L	R	1954-10-22	Whittier,CA	MLB	1975-1992	1975-1992	1972- 1- 18-KCA
17	Luis Silverio	21	OF	5-11	165	R	R	1956-10-23	Villa Gonzalez,DR	MLB	1978-1978	1977-1982	1974- UDFA -KCA
#	player	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info	status	cur-org	cur-lev	salary
34	Paul Splittorff	31	P	6-3	210	L	L	1946-10-08	Evansville,IN	MLB	1970-1984	1970-1984	1968- 25- 575-KCA
1	Jerry Terrell	31	SS-3B	6-0	170	R	R	1946-07-13	Waseca,MN	MLB	1973-1980	1973-1980	1968- 18- 412-MIN
35	George Throop	27	P	6-7	205	R	R	1950-11-24	Pasadena,CA	MLB	1975-1979	1975-1979	1972- 16- 378-KCA
30	U L Washington	24	SS	5-11	175	B	R	1953-10-27	Stringtown,OK	MLB	1977-1987	1976-1992	1972- UDFA -KCA
12	John Wathan	28	C-1B	6-2	205	R	R	1949-10-04	Cedar Rapids,IA	MLB	1976-1985	1976-1985	1971- 1- 4-KCA
20	Frank White	27	2B	5-11	175	R	R	1950-09-04	Greenville,MS	MLB	1973-1990	1973-1990	1970- UDFA -KCA
6	Willie Wilson	22	OF	6-3	195	B	R	1955-07-09	Montgomery,AL	MLB	1976-1994	1976-2009	1974- 16- 381-LAN
19	Joe Zdeb	25	OF	5-11	185	R	R	1953-06-27	Compton,IL	MLB	1977-1979	1976-1980	1971- 4- 78-KCA
38 Record(s)

Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.

Opening Day Lineup

1. Willie Wilson (lf)
2. Hal McRae (dh)
3. George Brett (3b)
4. Al Cowens (rf)
5. Clint Hurdle (1b)
6. Amos Otis (cf)
7. Darrell Porter (c)
8. Freddie Patek (ss)
9. Frank White (2b)
P. Dennis Leonard (p)