 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana December 8, 1977, akachinjirwa kuKansas City Royals nokuda kwaMark Littell naBuck Martinez. Gore rakatevera, akaenda 87 yeMadzimambo apo aive ne2.88 ERA aine 20 inodzivirira mu75 innings yebasa uye 58 mitambo yakakanda. Akanga ane 60 strikeouts uye 35 anofamba achibvumira zvishoma zvinorova uye zvinomhanya kupfuura gore rakapfuura. Akaonekwa mumitambo mitatu yeALCSgore iroro, nguva yake yokutanga uye bedzi yokukanda mumwaka wokupedzisira. Akaonekwa muchikamu chechisere cheMitambo 1, 2, ne3, achibvumira huwandu hwakabatanidzwa hwematatu matatu uye imwe chete, kunyange zvazvo Royals yakarasikirwa mumitambo mina. Gore rakatevera, akaenda 94 aine 3.74 ERA apo aine 11 anodzivirira mu65 innings. Akabvumira mamwe mabheti uye anomhanyisa 67 ne31, zvichiteerana apo aine 39 strikeouts uye 10 kufamba. Akapiwa rusununguko rusununguko mushure memwaka, uye akazonyora neAtlanta Braves. 