 A year later, Brett emerged as a power hitter, clubbing 22 home runs, as the Royals headed to another ALCS.In Game 5 of the 1977 ALCS, following an RBI triple, Brett got into an altercation with Graig Nettles which ignited a bench-clearing brawl.In , Brett batted .294 (the only time between 1976 and in which he did not bat at least .300) in helping the Royals win a third consecutive AL West title.