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The 1978 Kansas City Royals Struggle To Survive A Weak AL West

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The 1978 Kansas City Royals are part of a franchise run that saw the team win four AL West titles in five seasons. The ’78 Royals are the last in the line of three straight KC teams that lost heartbreaking ALCS battles to the New York Yankees. But the 1978 edition was the weakest of those teams, as it took then a long time to close out what was a weak division.

1977 Kansas City Royals: Pitching & Speed Bring Home A Repeat AL West Title

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The Kansas City Royals had come into baseball’s national consciousness in 1976, when they dethroned the Oakland A’s Dynasty in the AL West, and then took the New York Yankees to the final inning of the 1976 ALCS before coming up a just short of the pennant. The 1977 Kansas City Royals established that they were here to stay as a contender, but it was a rocky ride for much of the way before the Royals took over the AL West race.

1985 Kansas City Royals: A Championship That Was A Long Time Coming

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…this 1985 championship had been secured first with a late season run at the Angels, then three straight must-win games in each postseason series. The Royals haven’t seen October baseball since that epic autumn, but they left plenty of memories along the trail.

The 1976 Kansas City Royals Start A New Era In The AL West

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This post is part of a series of sports history articles commemorating under-the-radar teams and moments in a given year. This article about the 1976 Kansas City Royals celebrates a team that won the American League West title, ended the Oakland A’s Dynasty and started the greatest ten-year run in Royals’ franchise history.