Late 1970s Kansas City Royals

Herolover12 · 08-20-2024, 01:59 AM

I started a historical sim to do the late 1970s Kansas City Royals and have posted it to YouTube under 2manyHobbies at

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...fvozRK5dloeIYx

You can watch, but for a synopsis so far.

1976
Started slow and had to play catchup to a hot Minnesota Twins. By August 25th I had finally caught them and we were tied for first in the AL West. Then the wheels came off and I could not buy a win and finished 5th.

I have played out 1977, but haven't posted it to YouTube yet. When I do i will update this post.

Herolover12 · 08-20-2024, 10:36 AM

1977

Started 3 rookies. Clint Hurdle at 1B, UL Washington at 2B, and Willie Wilson at CF.

All three would get votes for AL rookie of the year and Clint Hurdle would win AL Rookie of the year.

Had a tight race with with the Rangers and A's until the end of August when the A's fell off then the Rangers fell away and we had a 92 win season and Al West title.

We would face the Baltimore Orioles in the best of 5 ALCS.

Herolover12 · 08-20-2024, 10:47 AM

Game #1 in Baltimore
The Royals would score runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings to win going away 8-2. George Brett went 3-5 and Al Rookie of the year 1B Clint Hurdle went 2-5 with 3 RBI's.

Game #2 in Baltimore
On a wet day that saw a 57 minute rain delay in the 3rd the Orioles scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st and the Royals made 3 errors to give Baltimore a 4-2 win.

Game #3 in Kansas City
The Royals again scored in the 4th, 5th,a nd 6th innings led by good hitting from the bottom of the lineup. The Royals took a 5-3 lead into the top of the 9th.

TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Mark Littell

Pitching: RHP Doug Bird

Batting: RHB Merv Rettenmund
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.9 MPH)

Batting: LHB Jose Cruz
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 108.8 MPH)

Batting: RHB Bob Bailor
Pickoff Throw to First - No movement.
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jimmy Rosario 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging

Batting: SHB Eddie Murray
0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Jose Cruz to third

Pitching: LHP Al Hrabosky

Batting: RHB Doug DeCinces
0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 383 ft

Batting: RHB Lee May
0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.8 MPH)

Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Kansas City 5

Game #4 in Kansas City
The Orioles again would jump out to a quick lead scoring 2 in the top of the 1st.
In the 6th #9 hitter SS Buddy Harrelson would walk and George Brett would single to cut the lead to 2-1.
In the 7th LF Hal McRae would reach on an error and back up CF Ruppert Jones would single and Hal would stretch it into a score to tie the game 2-2 going into the 8th.

LHP Al Habrosky (The same one that gave up the homerun last game) would K the first batter, but walk his next.
LHP Tug McGraw came on and Bob Bailor immediately hit a double scoring a run.
A flyout would score another run and the Orioles took a 4-2 lead.

They would add another run in the top of the 9th and win 5-2

Herolover12 · 08-23-2024, 07:50 AM

For the 1978 season the Royals made it back to the ALCS leading the AL West the entire way.

However, a few weeks before end of the season the Royals were hit with injuries. They lost their starting 2B, starting RF, and back up catcher for the rest of the year.

The reward for winning their 2nd straight AL West title was a rematch against the 100+ win Baltimore Orioles.

1978 ALCS
Game #1 in Baltimore
Orioles win 4-1 in easy victory.

Game #2 in Baltimore
Orioles score 2 in bottom of 6th to win 2-1 in close pitching dual.

At this point I figure the series is over.

Game #3 in Kansas City
KC pitcher Dennis Leonard goes 9 IP giving up 5 hits as Royals win 3-0.

Game 4 in Kansas City. Orioles lead series 2 games to 1.
Bottom of the 8th Orioles leading the game 2-1.

Back up SS Budy Harrelson, who had lost his SS job to Bucky Dent at the All-Star Break, comes in to pinch hit with 2 outs and the bases loaded. He has a .225 Avg for the season and faces John Miller who has a career 2.62 ERA and has a .182 opponent batting Avg when the bases are loaded.

Harrleson with the count 1-1 Harrleson hits a single by the 2B and Bucky Dent is able to get from 2B and beat the throw home to give the Royals a 3-2 lead. The Orioles would get a man on first with 2 outs, but the Royals would close it out to force a game 5.

Game 5 in Baltimore. Series Tied.
Royals Ace Rick Reuschel, 15-10, 2.81 ERA vs Oriole Ace Mike Flanagan, 17-11, 3.59 ERA.
The Royals would get a run in the top of the 1st and the Orioles would get a run in the bottom of the 4th and another in the bottom of the 7th to lead 2-1.

Top of the 8th 2B Tim Flannery, a 20 year old rookie drafted in 1977, is the leadoff batter. He is only playing because the regular 2B, UL Washington, has been out the last couple of weeks with an injury. But he has had a good series, batting 8th and going for .471. He hits a long fly off the wall in RF for a triple. C Jamie Quirk then comes up with a single to tie the game.

Quirk gets to 2B and with 2 outs George Brett comes up to bat. Brett is about to be benched, if there was anyone to take is place. He is doing good defensively but this bat is dead. .062 for the series. Brett hits a long single that finds that gap between LF-CF for a triple and the Royals, dead and down 2 games to 0 have taken a 3-2 lead in game 5 to the bottom of the 9th.

Bottom of the 9th, #8 hitter, DH Lee May singles and the Orioles PH to move him to 2B with 1 out. J. Cruz grounds out moving May to 3B. The Royal are 1 outs from the series and a showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals and LF Enos Cabell is up to bat. On a 1-1 count Enos singles an the game goes to Extra Innings.

The 10th goes by scoreless and in the top of the 11th Royals 1B Clint Hurdle leads off with a 394ft HR.

The Royals are up 4-3 and again 3 outs away and facing the Oriole bottom of the lineup.
Leadoff hitter Lee May hits a standup double. 2B Wilfong grounds out to move him to third.
Jose Cruz is given and IBB to get better matchup for P Al Habrosky. Enos Cabel then hits a bloop single to score May from third. Cruz, very fast and using the hit and run, makes his way to third. CF Willie Wilson throws to third and short-hops it and Brett can't handle it as the ball goes by him. Cruz runs home Orioles win 5-4.

Willie Wilson was given an error.

08-20-2024, 01:59 AM	#1
Herolover12 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 86	Late 1970s Kansas City Royals I started a historical sim to do the late 1970s Kansas City Royals and have posted it to YouTube under 2manyHobbies at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...fvozRK5dloeIYx You can watch, but for a synopsis so far. 1976 Started slow and had to play catchup to a hot Minnesota Twins. By August 25th I had finally caught them and we were tied for first in the AL West. Then the wheels came off and I could not buy a win and finished 5th. I have played out 1977, but haven't posted it to YouTube yet. When I do i will update this post.

08-20-2024, 10:36 AM	#2
Herolover12 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 86	1977 Started 3 rookies. Clint Hurdle at 1B, UL Washington at 2B, and Willie Wilson at CF. All three would get votes for AL rookie of the year and Clint Hurdle would win AL Rookie of the year. Had a tight race with with the Rangers and A's until the end of August when the A's fell off then the Rangers fell away and we had a 92 win season and Al West title. We would face the Baltimore Orioles in the best of 5 ALCS.

08-20-2024, 10:47 AM	#3
Herolover12 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 86	1977 alcs Game #1 in Baltimore The Royals would score runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings to win going away 8-2. George Brett went 3-5 and Al Rookie of the year 1B Clint Hurdle went 2-5 with 3 RBI's. Game #2 in Baltimore On a wet day that saw a 57 minute rain delay in the 3rd the Orioles scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st and the Royals made 3 errors to give Baltimore a 4-2 win. Game #3 in Kansas City The Royals again scored in the 4th, 5th,a nd 6th innings led by good hitting from the bottom of the lineup. The Royals took a 5-3 lead into the top of the 9th. TOP OF THE 9TH Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Mark Littell Pitching: RHP Doug Bird Batting: RHB Merv Rettenmund 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 101.9 MPH) Batting: LHB Jose Cruz 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 108.8 MPH) Batting: RHB Bob Bailor Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. Pinch Hitting: SHB Jimmy Rosario 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: SHB Eddie Murray 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 110.0 MPH) Jose Cruz to third Pitching: LHP Al Hrabosky Batting: RHB Doug DeCinces 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 383 ft Batting: RHB Lee May 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.8 MPH) Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Kansas City 5 Game #4 in Kansas City The Orioles again would jump out to a quick lead scoring 2 in the top of the 1st. In the 6th #9 hitter SS Buddy Harrelson would walk and George Brett would single to cut the lead to 2-1. In the 7th LF Hal McRae would reach on an error and back up CF Ruppert Jones would single and Hal would stretch it into a score to tie the game 2-2 going into the 8th. LHP Al Habrosky (The same one that gave up the homerun last game) would K the first batter, but walk his next. LHP Tug McGraw came on and Bob Bailor immediately hit a double scoring a run. A flyout would score another run and the Orioles took a 4-2 lead. They would add another run in the top of the 9th and win 5-2 Last edited by Herolover12; 08-20-2024 at 10:55 AM.

08-23-2024, 07:50 AM	#4
Herolover12 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 86	For the 1978 season the Royals made it back to the ALCS leading the AL West the entire way. However, a few weeks before end of the season the Royals were hit with injuries. They lost their starting 2B, starting RF, and back up catcher for the rest of the year. The reward for winning their 2nd straight AL West title was a rematch against the 100+ win Baltimore Orioles. 1978 ALCS Game #1 in Baltimore Orioles win 4-1 in easy victory. Game #2 in Baltimore Orioles score 2 in bottom of 6th to win 2-1 in close pitching dual. At this point I figure the series is over. Game #3 in Kansas City KC pitcher Dennis Leonard goes 9 IP giving up 5 hits as Royals win 3-0. Game 4 in Kansas City. Orioles lead series 2 games to 1. Bottom of the 8th Orioles leading the game 2-1. Back up SS Budy Harrelson, who had lost his SS job to Bucky Dent at the All-Star Break, comes in to pinch hit with 2 outs and the bases loaded. He has a .225 Avg for the season and faces John Miller who has a career 2.62 ERA and has a .182 opponent batting Avg when the bases are loaded. Harrleson with the count 1-1 Harrleson hits a single by the 2B and Bucky Dent is able to get from 2B and beat the throw home to give the Royals a 3-2 lead. The Orioles would get a man on first with 2 outs, but the Royals would close it out to force a game 5. Game 5 in Baltimore. Series Tied. Royals Ace Rick Reuschel, 15-10, 2.81 ERA vs Oriole Ace Mike Flanagan, 17-11, 3.59 ERA. The Royals would get a run in the top of the 1st and the Orioles would get a run in the bottom of the 4th and another in the bottom of the 7th to lead 2-1. Top of the 8th 2B Tim Flannery, a 20 year old rookie drafted in 1977, is the leadoff batter. He is only playing because the regular 2B, UL Washington, has been out the last couple of weeks with an injury. But he has had a good series, batting 8th and going for .471. He hits a long fly off the wall in RF for a triple. C Jamie Quirk then comes up with a single to tie the game. Quirk gets to 2B and with 2 outs George Brett comes up to bat. Brett is about to be benched, if there was anyone to take is place. He is doing good defensively but this bat is dead. .062 for the series. Brett hits a long single that finds that gap between LF-CF for a triple and the Royals, dead and down 2 games to 0 have taken a 3-2 lead in game 5 to the bottom of the 9th. Bottom of the 9th, #8 hitter, DH Lee May singles and the Orioles PH to move him to 2B with 1 out. J. Cruz grounds out moving May to 3B. The Royal are 1 outs from the series and a showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals and LF Enos Cabell is up to bat. On a 1-1 count Enos singles an the game goes to Extra Innings. The 10th goes by scoreless and in the top of the 11th Royals 1B Clint Hurdle leads off with a 394ft HR. The Royals are up 4-3 and again 3 outs away and facing the Oriole bottom of the lineup. Leadoff hitter Lee May hits a standup double. 2B Wilfong grounds out to move him to third. Jose Cruz is given and IBB to get better matchup for P Al Habrosky. Enos Cabel then hits a bloop single to score May from third. Cruz, very fast and using the hit and run, makes his way to third. CF Willie Wilson throws to third and short-hops it and Brett can't handle it as the ball goes by him. Cruz runs home Orioles win 5-4. Willie Wilson was given an error.