Tom Poquette turns 64 today. From 1973 - 1982 he played seven years in the AL, six with the Royals.
I remember him most as the guy who got injured allowing Kevin Bell to hit an inside-the-park grand slam for the White Sox sometime in the mid-1970s.
He played for the Royals in the ALCS in 1976, 1977 and 1978. The Royals didn't win a series in any of those years.
Chris Chambliss crushed the Royals hopes in 1976 with a walk-off homer in Game 5. George Brett had tied the game in the eighth inning with a homer.
In 1977 the Yankees beat the Royals in Game 5 in Kansas City. The Yankees were down 3-2 going into the ninth inning. They crushed the dreams of Royals fans again by scoring three times in the ninth inning. Mickey Rivers drove in the tying run with a hit, then Willie Randolph knocked in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly. The last run scored when George Brett committed a throwing error.
In 1978 it took the Yankees only four games to win the series. The Yankees only managed two runs on four hits but that was enough for Ron Guidry to win 2-1.
Wasn't KC considered the most successful expansion franchise at one point?
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