1978 Kansas City Royals
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Team Won/Loss Splits
Split W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
Overall 97 63 31 .606 835 678 1507 1452 137 110 4,099,430
Home 51 29 11 .638 420 338 723 711 67 55 2,217,345
Away 46 34 20 .575 415 340 784 741 70 55 1,882,085
Extra Innings 13 10 0 .565 120 117 250 248 24 16 588,951
Post-Season 3 4 1 .429 39 48 70 94 4 3 205,284
Interleague 39 33 11 .542 366 325 646 666 60 49 1,856,594
1-Run Games 28 23 7 .549 220 215 507 478 41 30 1,345,720
Blowout Games (5+ Runs) 23 14 2 .622 265 166 372 321 33 24 981,778
Month Splits W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
March/April 19 6 3 .760 162 107 271 239 24 11 556,518
May 19 9 8 .679 138 93 253 228 23 17 724,034
June 13 14 5 .481 92 100 207 239 17 21 716,057
July 16 9 6 .640 164 111 260 227 19 23 681,566
August 16 12 5 .571 146 129 262 260 31 15 715,259
September/October 14 13 4 .519 133 138 254 259 23 23 705,996
Weekday Splits W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
Sunday 9 13 3 .409 112 113 196 215 17 18 586,583
Monday 13 7 5 .650 101 92 174 191 17 11 504,054
Tuesday 8 11 0 .421 73 91 155 189 15 16 474,171
Wednesday 13 8 5 .619 121 91 222 208 21 22 482,682
Thursday 18 8 4 .692 135 105 256 240 20 15 681,211
Friday 18 8 9 .692 128 102 248 217 27 18 685,051
Saturday 18 8 5 .692 165 84 256 192 20 10 685,678
Team Splits W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
BAL 7 1 1 .875 47 9 82 49 4 8 199,550
BOS 5 3 1 .625 34 29 67 72 5 5 230,186
BSN 2 4 1 .333 26 33 63 61 5 2 173,283
CLE 4 4 1 .500 31 33 73 75 8 4 217,020
CLN 2 4 1 .333 24 28 47 53 3 3 165,996
COL 4 2 1 .667 36 32 63 62 5 2 172,663
DET 6 2 3 .750 48 38 79 74 9 8 143,242
IND 7 1 2 .875 53 30 98 68 14 4 218,172
LAD 4 2 2 .667 29 21 46 42 9 3 159,153
MIA 5 1 1 .833 47 15 70 46 1 6 148,036
MIL 2 4 0 .333 20 30 38 53 7 2 135,125
MIN 5 3 1 .625 41 25 69 67 6 5 215,563
MON 3 3 0 .500 31 32 53 62 4 2 158,235
NYA 6 2 4 .750 38 27 70 63 3 7 239,830
NYG 4 2 1 .667 37 19 58 48 6 7 158,531
OAK 8 0 4 1.000 56 31 94 67 8 4 190,813
PHN 6 0 2 1.000 31 14 50 41 3 7 107,249
PIT 1 5 0 .167 21 41 43 66 10 5 166,304
SDP 2 4 1 .333 23 34 55 72 4 4 175,356
SEM 2 6 0 .250 22 33 69 75 5 4 227,122
TAM 4 4 2 .500 40 49 73 77 10 5 196,333
TOR 4 4 1 .500 59 49 87 99 5 7 165,005
WAS 4 2 1 .667 41 26 60 60 3 6 136,663
Regular Season Game Results
Date   Opp Dec Score W-L
Apr 03 MIN L 1-8 0-1
Apr 04 MIN W 5-0 1-1
Apr 05 MIN W 7-3 2-1
Apr 06 MIN W 3-2 3-1
Apr 07 @ COL W 14-7 4-1
Apr 08 @ COL L 1-6 4-2
Apr 09 @ COL W 4-2 5-2
Apr 11 @ TOR L 11-12 5-3
Apr 12 @ TOR W 5-2 6-3
Apr 13 @ TOR W 6-4 7-3
Apr 14 @ TOR W 15-2 8-3
Apr 15 BSN L 2-3 8-4
Apr 16 BSN L 2-6 8-5
Apr 17 BSN W 9-8 9-5
Apr 18 IND W 9-8 10-5
Apr 19 IND W 7-0 11-5
Apr 20 IND W 10-3 12-5
Apr 21 IND W 4-3 13-5
Apr 23 @ DET W 13-11 14-5
Apr 24 @ DET W 3-1 15-5
Apr 25 @ DET W 7-3 16-5
Apr 26 @ DET W 6-4 17-5
Apr 27 @ WAS L 3-5 17-6
Apr 28 @ WAS W 3-1 18-6
Apr 29 @ WAS W 12-3 19-6
May 01 BOS W 3-2 20-6
May 02 BOS L 1-3 20-7
May 03 BOS L 1-2 20-8
May 04 BOS W 5-3 21-8
May 05 MIL L 2-4 21-9
May 06 MIL L 4-7 21-10
May 07 MIL W 5-4 22-10
May 09 @ OAK W 8-6 23-10
May 10 @ OAK W 10-9 24-10
May 11 @ OAK W 7-0 25-10
May 12 @ OAK W 9-2 26-10
May 13 NYG W 11-0 27-10
May 14 NYG W 9-1 28-10
May 15 NYG L 1-5 28-11
May 17 @ MIA L 2-3 28-12
May 18 @ MIA W 3-2 29-12
May 19 @ MIA W 8-1 30-12
May 20 SEM L 2-6 30-13
May 21 SEM L 2-8 30-14
May 22 SEM W 6-4 31-14
May 23 SEM L 1-2 31-15
May 24 @ LAD W 2-1 32-15
May 25 @ LAD W 5-3 33-15
May 26 @ LAD W 7-1 34-15
May 28 TAM W 6-2 35-15
May 29 TAM W 7-6 36-15
May 30 TAM W 6-4 37-15
May 31 TAM W 5-2 38-15
Jun 01 @ PIT L 3-4 38-16
Jun 02 @ PIT L 2-8 38-17
Jun 03 @ PIT L 2-5 38-18
Jun 05 @ CLE L 2-3 38-19
Jun 06 @ CLE L 2-4 38-20
Jun 07 @ CLE W 5-4 39-20
Jun 08 @ CLE W 4-2 40-20
Jun 09 CLN L 0-6 40-21
Jun 10 CLN W 6-3 41-21
Jun 11 CLN W 5-3 42-21
Jun 13 @ BAL W 1-0 43-21
Jun 14 @ BAL W 3-1 44-21
Jun 15 @ BAL W 9-0 45-21
Jun 16 @ BAL L 1-4 45-22
Jun 17 @ MON L 3-4 45-23
Jun 18 @ MON W 8-3 46-23
Jun 19 @ MON L 6-8 46-24
Jun 21 PHN W 3-0 47-24
Jun 22 PHN W 7-5 48-24
Jun 23 PHN W 3-0 49-24
Jun 24 @ NYA L 4-6 49-25
Jun 25 @ NYA W 5-2 50-25
Jun 26 @ NYA L 0-8 50-26
Jun 27 @ NYA W 4-1 51-26
Jun 28 SDP L 1-4 51-27
Jun 29 SDP L 2-10 51-28
Jun 30 SDP L 1-2 51-29
 
Date   Opp Dec Score W-L
Jul 04 COL W 6-5 52-29
Jul 05 COL W 9-8 53-29
Jul 06 COL L 2-4 53-30
Jul 07 WAS W 10-6 54-30
Jul 08 WAS W 10-5 55-30
Jul 09 WAS L 3-6 55-31
Jul 11 BAL W 17-1 56-31
Jul 12 BAL W 5-2 57-31
Jul 13 BAL W 7-1 58-31
Jul 14 BAL W 4-0 59-31
Jul 15 @ BSN W 3-2 60-31
Jul 16 @ BSN L 5-6 60-32
Jul 17 @ BSN L 5-8 60-33
Jul 19 @ NYG L 3-4 60-34
Jul 20 @ NYG W 3-0 61-34
Jul 21 @ NYG W 10-9 62-34
Jul 22 DET W 5-3 63-34
Jul 23 DET W 8-5 64-34
Jul 24 DET L 1-5 64-35
Jul 25 DET L 5-6 64-36
Jul 26 MIA W 7-6 65-36
Jul 27 MIA W 6-1 66-36
Jul 28 MIA W 21-2 67-36
Jul 30 TOR L 4-9 67-37
Jul 31 TOR L 5-7 67-38
Aug 01 TOR W 8-4 68-38
Aug 02 TOR L 5-9 68-39
Aug 03 LAD L 3-7 68-40
Aug 04 LAD W 11-4 69-40
Aug 05 LAD L 1-5 69-41
Aug 07 @ MIN L 1-2 69-42
Aug 08 @ MIN W 4-1 70-42
Aug 09 @ MIN W 15-3 71-42
Aug 10 @ MIN L 5-6 71-43
Aug 11 MON W 6-3 72-43
Aug 12 MON L 2-9 72-44
Aug 13 MON W 6-5 73-44
Aug 15 @ IND W 8-4 74-44
Aug 16 @ IND L 3-4 74-45
Aug 17 @ IND W 6-4 75-45
Aug 18 @ IND W 6-4 76-45
Aug 19 @ CLN L 8-9 76-46
Aug 20 @ CLN L 3-4 76-47
Aug 21 @ CLN L 2-3 76-48
Aug 23 OAK W 6-5 77-48
Aug 24 OAK W 6-5 78-48
Aug 25 OAK W 2-0 79-48
Aug 26 OAK W 8-4 80-48
Aug 27 @ MIL L 5-10 80-49
Aug 28 @ MIL W 2-1 81-49
Aug 29 @ MIL L 2-4 81-50
Aug 30 @ BOS W 7-6 82-50
Aug 31 @ BOS W 5-4 83-50
Sep 01 @ BOS L 2-3 83-51
Sep 02 @ BOS W 10-6 84-51
Sep 04 PIT W 8-4 85-51
Sep 05 PIT L 5-13 85-52
Sep 06 PIT L 1-7 85-53
Sep 07 NYA W 4-3 86-53
Sep 08 NYA W 13-2 87-53
Sep 09 NYA W 7-5 88-53
Sep 10 NYA W 1-0 89-53
Sep 12 @ SDP L 4-7 89-54
Sep 13 @ SDP W 5-3 90-54
Sep 14 @ SDP W 10-8 91-54
Sep 15 @ SEM L 1-2 91-55
Sep 16 @ SEM L 3-4 91-56
Sep 17 @ SEM W 4-3 92-56
Sep 18 @ SEM L 3-4 92-57
Sep 20 CLE W 7-6 93-57
Sep 21 CLE L 3-4 93-58
Sep 22 CLE W 7-1 94-58
Sep 23 CLE L 1-9 94-59
Sep 24 @ PHN W 3-2 95-59
Sep 25 @ PHN W 8-4 96-59
Sep 26 @ PHN W 7-3 97-59
Sep 27 @ TAM L 5-7 97-60
Sep 28 @ TAM L 1-12 97-61
Sep 29 @ TAM L 3-7 97-62
Sep 30 @ TAM L 7-9 97-63
Post-Season Game Results
Date   Opp Dec Score W-L  
Oct 03 @ MIN W 8-3 1-0  
Oct 04 @ MIN W 7-4 2-0  
Oct 06 MIN L 5-12 2-1  
Oct 07 MIN L 5-9 2-2  
Oct 08 MIN L 3-9 2-3  
Oct 10 @ MIN W 9-8 3-3  
Oct 11 @ MIN L 2-3 3-4