1978 Kansas City Royals Starters
(92-70) Lost ALCS vs. Yankees (1-3)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Dennis Leonard Apr 8 CLE 4.1 24 L 5 8 9 3 1 3 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 9 CLE 5.1 21 W 0 0 2 0 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 10 @BAL 8.1 34 W 2 2 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Apr 12 @BAL 8.0 34 W 2 2 7 5 4 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 14 @CLE 7.0 28 W 1 1 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 15 @CLE 3.1 18 5 5 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Apr 16 @CLE 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Apr 17 TOR 7.0 25 W 1 1 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 18 TOR 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Apr 21 BAL 8.0 31 L 2 2 6 7 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 22 BAL 7.0 25 W 2 2 4 0 0 2 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 23 BAL 0.1 5 2 2 1 0 3 0 None None None None
Jim Colborn Apr 24 TEX 3.1 19 4 6 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Apr 25 TEX 8.0 32 L 4 4 6 4 3 2 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 26 @TOR 9.0 32 L 3 3 4 2 2 2 None None None None
Larry Gura Apr 27 @TOR 7.2 31 5 6 9 1 0 2 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 28 @MIL 1.2 13 5 5 5 0 2 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Apr 29 @MIL 9.0 43 W 2 2 13 7 3 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Apr 30 @MIL 7.0 27 W 0 0 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 1 NYY 6.1 31 L 5 6 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Larry Gura May 2 NYY 5.2 24 L 4 4 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard May 3 NYY 7.2 34 L 5 6 9 6 2 3 None None None None
Jim Colborn May 5 MIL 4.1 22 L 5 6 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 6 MIL 8.0 29 2 2 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Rich Gale May 7 MIL 5.2 29 W 4 4 5 2 5 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard May 8 BOS 6.2 30 L 4 7 7 2 4 1 None None None None
Jim Colborn May 9 BOS 6.2 33 L 4 4 11 1 3 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 12 @NYY 6.2 29 3 3 10 1 1 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard May 13 @NYY 7.1 30 L 5 5 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler May 14 @NYY 4.2 25 5 6 7 1 4 0 None None None None
Rich Gale May 15 @BOS 9.0 33 W 1 1 2 5 5 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 16 @BOS 9.0 33 L 3 3 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard May 18 @MIN 2.2 14 L 6 6 4 0 2 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler May 19 @MIN 5.1 27 2 3 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Rich Gale May 20 @MIN 7.1 29 W 3 3 8 1 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 21 @MIN 9.0 34 L 3 3 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard May 22 SEA 3.1 18 L 5 7 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler May 23 SEA 8.0 32 L 3 4 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Larry Gura May 23 (2) SEA 4.1 20 1 2 3 2 4 0 None None None None
Rich Gale May 24 SEA 3.1 21 2 4 5 1 6 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 25 SEA 7.0 29 W 3 3 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler May 28 MIN 5.0 22 2 2 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Rich Gale May 29 @SEA 9.0 39 W 2 2 11 2 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 31 @SEA 9.0 38 W 2 3 11 3 2 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 1 @SEA 9.0 32 W 0 0 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Andy Hassler Jun 2 @CWS 8.0 34 L 4 5 9 3 1 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 3 @CWS 3.1 22 L 6 6 8 1 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 4 @CWS 7.0 26 W 0 2 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 6 TEX 8.0 27 L 2 2 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler Jun 8 TEX 4.2 22 L 4 5 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 8 (2) TEX 8.2 35 2 2 3 1 8 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 9 DET 8.0 33 L 2 3 6 2 3 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 10 DET 9.0 38 W 3 3 9 6 3 2 None None None None
Larry Gura Jun 11 DET 8.0 30 2 2 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Doug Bird Jun 12 @TEX 7.0 30 5 5 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 13 @TEX 9.0 30 W 0 0 1 4 6 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 14 @DET 9.0 32 W 1 1 4 3 1 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 15 @DET 9.0 37 W 2 2 10 8 1 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Jun 16 CWS 7.0 29 W 1 1 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 17 CWS 1.1 12 L 5 5 5 0 3 0 None None None None
Andy Hassler Jun 18 CWS 6.2 29 2 2 6 2 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 18 (2) CWS 5.0 23 L 5 5 6 0 2 3 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 19 @CLE 8.0 35 W 3 5 9 9 1 1 None None None None
Larry Gura Jun 20 @CLE 9.0 35 W 2 2 8 1 3 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 21 @CLE 3.1 15 2 2 3 2 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 23 @OAK 7.2 31 W 3 3 6 1 0 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 23 (2) @OAK 7.0 32 L 1 5 9 6 3 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler Jun 24 @OAK 5.0 26 W 1 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Jun 25 @OAK 6.2 28 L 4 4 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 26 CAL 9.0 32 W 0 0 7 10 0 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jun 27 CAL 6.2 33 4 4 6 6 5 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 28 CAL 1.1 10 L 5 5 7 0 0 0 None None None None
Marty Pattin Jun 29 CAL 6.1 23 1 1 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jun 30 OAK 8.0 28 L 2 2 5 4 2 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 1 OAK 5.2 28 L 4 4 10 4 2 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Jul 2 OAK 8.1 35 W 2 2 9 1 2 1 None None None None
Andy Hassler Jul 2 (2) OAK 4.1 24 L 4 5 5 3 4 0 None None None None
Doug Bird Jul 3 @CAL 6.0 29 L 5 5 10 2 1 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jul 4 @CAL 9.0 33 W 2 3 5 3 2 2 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 5 @CAL 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Marty Pattin Jul 6 @CAL 0.1 6 L 5 5 2 1 3 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 7 @BAL 9.0 32 W 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jul 8 @BAL 8.0 35 W 0 1 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 9 @BAL 9.0 36 W 3 4 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 13 MIL 2.0 12 L 5 5 4 4 2 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Jul 14 MIL 9.0 37 W 0 2 7 6 3 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 15 NYY 9.0 33 W 2 2 8 8 0 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Jul 16 NYY 6.1 27 W 1 1 5 1 3 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 17 NYY 3.0 17 5 5 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Jul 19 @TEX 9.0 34 W 4 4 7 3 3 2 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 20 @TEX 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 21 @BOS 9.0 32 W 0 0 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Doug Bird Jul 22 @BOS 1.1 9 3 4 5 1 0 2 None None None None
Rich Gale Jul 23 @BOS 2.2 15 3 3 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 24 @NYY 9.0 34 W 2 2 8 6 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 25 @NYY 7.2 34 L 3 4 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Doug Bird Jul 26 @SEA 6.0 23 W 3 3 1 4 4 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Jul 27 @SEA 9.0 34 W 1 1 8 4 0 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Jul 28 BOS 9.0 36 W 0 0 8 9 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Jul 29 BOS 8.0 30 L 1 1 5 8 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 30 BOS 7.2 28 W 1 1 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Jul 31 CLE 8.1 29 3 3 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Aug 1 CLE 6.0 28 1 1 5 2 6 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 2 CLE 5.2 28 L 5 5 6 2 4 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 4 @TOR 6.1 27 3 3 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 5 @TOR 8.0 35 W 3 3 10 5 1 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Aug 6 @TOR 6.0 27 W 2 2 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 7 @CWS 6.1 29 L 4 4 8 4 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 8 @CWS 6.0 28 W 3 4 8 5 1 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 9 BAL 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 7 4 0 None None None None
Doug Bird Aug 10 BAL 7.2 30 L 3 3 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 11 TOR 2.1 14 6 6 7 1 1 2 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 12 TOR 3.2 21 L 4 4 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 13 TOR 8.1 35 2 2 9 5 4 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Aug 14 DET 3.1 21 L 4 5 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 15 DET 6.0 28 W 2 2 7 2 5 0 None None None None
Doug Bird Aug 16 MIN 4.0 22 L 5 5 10 6 0 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 16 (2) MIN 6.1 29 W 4 5 9 5 2 1 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 17 MIN 9.2 38 L 6 6 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Aug 18 @TEX 8.2 36 L 0 4 8 2 3 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 19 @TEX 9.0 35 W 0 0 6 7 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 20 @TEX 9.0 32 W 1 1 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 22 CWS 7.1 31 W 3 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 23 CWS 8.0 30 L 3 3 7 6 0 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 24 CWS 7.1 30 L 4 4 8 4 1 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Aug 25 TEX 6.0 25 L 6 6 5 3 3 1 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 26 TEX 1.2 11 L 3 4 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Aug 27 TEX 8.2 35 W 2 2 9 7 0 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 28 @CWS 8.0 32 0 2 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Aug 29 @CWS 6.0 26 L 4 5 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Aug 30 @CWS 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 5 0 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 1 @DET 5.0 24 L 6 6 7 6 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 2 @DET 9.0 35 W 3 3 7 3 2 3 None None None None
Larry Gura Sep 3 @DET 9.0 32 W 2 2 5 3 0 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Sep 4 OAK 6.0 25 W 1 1 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 5 OAK 9.0 28 W 0 0 3 7 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 6 OAK 1.2 14 3 5 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Sep 8 CAL 6.0 30 4 4 7 2 5 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Sep 9 CAL 5.2 27 L 3 3 5 2 5 1 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 9 (2) CAL 7.0 32 L 4 4 9 6 3 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 10 CAL 0.0 6 L 5 5 4 0 2 1 None None None None
Marty Pattin Sep 11 @OAK 9.0 29 W 2 2 4 3 0 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Sep 12 @OAK 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 4 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 13 @OAK 6.1 25 W 1 1 6 2 1 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 14 @OAK 9.0 33 W 1 1 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Sep 15 @CAL 8.0 31 2 2 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Marty Pattin Sep 16 @CAL 7.0 26 2 2 3 3 2 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 17 @CAL 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 3 0 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Sep 18 SEA 4.1 23 6 6 10 0 0 2 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 19 SEA 7.1 32 W 3 5 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Rich Gale Sep 20 @MIL 0.2 7 2 2 1 0 4 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 21 @MIL 9.0 41 W 4 4 10 6 5 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Sep 22 MIN 9.0 36 W 0 2 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Marty Pattin Sep 22 (2) MIN 8.0 31 L 2 4 5 4 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 23 MIN 7.1 31 W 1 1 6 2 6 1 None None None None
Rich Gale Sep 24 MIN 3.1 18 3 3 4 1 4 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 25 @SEA 9.0 35 W 2 2 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Sep 26 @SEA 9.0 30 W 1 1 3 0 3 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 27 @SEA 9.0 34 L 4 4 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Sep 29 @MIN 5.0 18 W 0 0 2 3 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 30 @MIN 5.0 23 3 3 4 2 4 0 None None None None
Larry Gura Oct 1 @MIN 3.0 11 0 0 0 4 2 0 None None None None
Dennis Leonard Oct 3 @NYY 4.0 21 L 3 3 9 2 0 0 68 45 23 .66
Larry Gura Oct 4 @NYY 6.1 28 W 2 2 8 2 2 0 75 46 29 .61
Paul Splittorff Oct 6 NYY 7.1 29 4 5 9 2 0 1 76 45 31 .59
Dennis Leonard Oct 7 NYY 8.0 30 L 2 2 4 9 2 2 115 82 33 .71