1979 Kansas City Royals

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85-77 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1979 Kansas City Royals

What was the record of the 1979 Kansas City Royals?

The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 85-77 record. They went 46-35 at home and 39-42 on the road.

What division did the 1979 Kansas City Royals play in?

The 1979 Kansas City Royals played in the West Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1979 Kansas City Royals?

During the regular season, the 1979 Kansas City Royals went 43-35 against their AL West opponents.

What was the 1979 Kansas City Royals record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
Oakland Athletics 9-4 69.2% +37
Chicago White Sox 8-5 61.5% +14
Minnesota Twins 7-6 53.8% -4
Seattle Mariners 7-6 53.8% -4
California Angels 6-7 46.2% +7
Texas Rangers 6-7 46.2% -5

What was the 1979 Kansas City Royals record by month?

The 1979 Kansas City Royals had their best month in August, when they went 19-11 and had a 63.3% win percentage. Their worst month was July, when they went 10-17 and had a 37.0% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 11-10 52.4% +8
May 17-11 60.7% +10
June 14-14 50% +5
July 10-17 37.0% -36
August 19-11 63.3% +25
September 14-14 50% +23

Did the 1979 Kansas City Royals make the Postseason?

No, the Royals didn't make the Postseason in 1979.

What was the run differential for the 1979 Kansas City Royals?

The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a run differential of +35. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Royals could have been expected to have about 84.1 wins, or a 84-78 record in the regular season.

How did the 1979 Kansas City Royals perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1979 Kansas City Royals went 35-24.

How did the 1979 Kansas City Royals perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1979 Kansas City Royals went 9-6 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1979 Kansas City Royals?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 Kansas City Royals was a 6 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1979 Kansas City Royals?

The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Royals had during the 1979 regular season was 7 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1979 Kansas City Royals Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Thu, Apr 5, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 11 - 2
Sat, Apr 7, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 7 - 4
Sun, Apr 8, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 8 - 3
Mon, Apr 9, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 7
Wed, Apr 11, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 10 - 3
Fri, Apr 13, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 1 - 4
Sat, Apr 14, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 6 - 8
Sun, Apr 15, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 12 - 10
Mon, Apr 16, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 10
Tue, Apr 17, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 6
Fri, Apr 20, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 2 - 9
Sat, Apr 21, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 10
Sun, Apr 22, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 0 - 6
Mon, Apr 23, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 3
Tue, Apr 24, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 0
Wed, Apr 25, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 7 - 6
Thu, Apr 26, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 5 - 4
Fri, Apr 27, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 15 - 7
Sat, Apr 28, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 7 - 2
Sun, Apr 29, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 4 - 5
Mon, Apr 30, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Loss 7 - 8
Tue, May 1, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Win 9 - 3
Wed, May 2, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 3
Fri, May 4, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Win 5 - 4 (10)
Sat, May 5, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Win 3 - 2
Sun, May 6, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 4 - 5
Mon, May 7, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Win 10 - 6
Tue, May 8, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 7 - 8
Wed, May 9, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Win 4 - 3
Thu, May 10, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 5
Fri, May 11, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 5
Sat, May 12, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 4
Sun, May 13, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Win 14 - 5
Mon, May 14, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 1 - 0
Tue, May 15, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 7 - 4
Tue, May 15, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Loss 2 - 6
Wed, May 16, 1979 @ Seattle Mariners Win 4 - 3
Thu, May 17, 1979 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 6 - 7
Fri, May 18, 1979 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 6 - 10 (10)
Sun, May 20, 1979 vs Minnesota Twins Win 5 - 1
Mon, May 21, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 7 - 12
Tue, May 22, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Loss 11 - 12 (12)
Thu, May 24, 1979 vs Seattle Mariners Win 5 - 4
Fri, May 25, 1979 @ Minnesota Twins Win 4 - 3
Sat, May 26, 1979 @ Minnesota Twins Win 7 - 4
Sun, May 27, 1979 @ Minnesota Twins Win 2 - 1
Mon, May 28, 1979 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 5 - 4 (16)
Tue, May 29, 1979 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 1 - 8
Wed, May 30, 1979 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 2 - 1
Fri, Jun 1, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 5
Sat, Jun 2, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 4 - 3
Sun, Jun 3, 1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 6 - 1
Mon, Jun 4, 1979 @ New York Yankees Loss 3 - 8
Tue, Jun 5, 1979 @ New York Yankees Win 3 - 1
Wed, Jun 6, 1979 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 0 - 3
Thu, Jun 7, 1979 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 1 - 3
Fri, Jun 8, 1979 vs New York Yankees Loss 10 - 11 (10)
Sat, Jun 9, 1979 vs New York Yankees Win 9 - 8 (13)
Sun, Jun 10, 1979 vs New York Yankees Loss 4 - 10
Mon, Jun 11, 1979 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 0 - 4 (10)
Tue, Jun 12, 1979 vs Boston Red Sox Win 7 - 6 (10)
Wed, Jun 13, 1979 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 3 - 11
Fri, Jun 15, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 14 - 11
Sat, Jun 16, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 2 - 3
Sun, Jun 17, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 3 - 5
Mon, Jun 18, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Win 3 - 2
Tue, Jun 19, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 5 - 6
Wed, Jun 20, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Win 9 - 2
Thu, Jun 21, 1979 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 7 - 10
Fri, Jun 22, 1979 @ California Angels Win 9 - 5
Sat, Jun 23, 1979 @ California Angels Win 13 - 4
Sun, Jun 24, 1979 @ California Angels Win 5 - 2
Tue, Jun 26, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 7 - 6 (10)
Wed, Jun 27, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 10 - 3
Thu, Jun 28, 1979 vs Oakland Athletics Win 7 - 6
Fri, Jun 29, 1979 vs California Angels Loss 5 - 6 (11)
Sat, Jun 30, 1979 vs California Angels Loss 5 - 8
Sun, Jul 1, 1979 vs California Angels Loss 2 - 14
Tue, Jul 3, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 0 - 10
Wed, Jul 4, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 6
Thu, Jul 5, 1979 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 5
Fri, Jul 6, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 4
Sat, Jul 7, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 3
Sun, Jul 8, 1979 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 4
Mon, Jul 9, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 8
Tue, Jul 10, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 4 - 7
Wed, Jul 11, 1979 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 8 - 9
Thu, Jul 12, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 6
Fri, Jul 13, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Loss 4 - 9
Sat, Jul 14, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 7
Sun, Jul 15, 1979 vs Texas Rangers Win 4 - 3
Thu, Jul 19, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 1 - 2
Fri, Jul 20, 1979 vs Cleveland Indians Win 9 - 1
Sat, Jul 21, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Loss 1 - 4
Sun, Jul 22, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Win 7 - 6
Mon, Jul 23, 1979 @ Texas Rangers Win 5 - 4
Tue, Jul 24, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Win 11 - 6
Wed, Jul 25, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 6
Thu, Jul 26, 1979 @ Chicago White Sox Win 6 - 1
Fri, Jul 27, 1979 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 0 - 8
Sat, Jul 28, 1979 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 6 - 3
Sun, Jul 29, 1979 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 4 - 6
Mon, Jul 30, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 9 - 0
Tue, Jul 31, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 6 - 5
Wed, Aug 1, 1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 3
Fri, Aug 3, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Win 5 - 3
Fri, Aug 3, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 4
Sat, Aug 4, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 2 - 5
Sun, Aug 5, 1979 @ Detroit Tigers Win 3 - 2
Mon, Aug 6, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 16 - 12
Tue, Aug 7, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 2 - 3
Thu, Aug 9, 1979 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 10 - 3
Fri, Aug 10, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 6
Fri, Aug 10, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 3
Sat, Aug 11, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 11 - 5
Sun, Aug 12, 1979 vs Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 1
Mon, Aug 13, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 5
Tue, Aug 14, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 2 - 5
Wed, Aug 15, 1979 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 5 - 6
Thu, Aug 16, 1979 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 4 - 2
Fri, Aug 17, 1979 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 7 - 1
Sat, Aug 18, 1979 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 2 - 9