- Steve Mingori had a good year as a left-handed setup man and occasional closer in 1977. He was part of a deep Kansas City bullpen.
- 1977 Stats:
- Regular season: 2-4, 4 saves, 3.09 ERA in 43 games
- AL Championship Series: 0-0, 0.00 ERA in 3 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- June 9 - Pitched three shutout innings to earn his first save of 1977 as the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2.
- Aug 24 - Earned his fourth (and last) save of the year when he was brought in in the bottom of the 15th inning after the Royals took a lead. Steve allowed one run but got the save as the Royals won 4-3.
- Oct 10 - Got the last two outs of the 8th inning to keep the Royals ahead 3-2 in game 5 of the AL Championship Series. The Royals lost the game and the pennant in the 9th inning when manager Whitey Herzog brought in a starter (Dennis Leonard) to try to finish the game. Herzog came under some criticism for waiting one batter too long to bring Mingori in. Reggie Jackson (a left handed hitter) had singled to make the score 3-2 before Mingori was brought in.
- Other card blogs: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, Cardboard Gods
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