1976 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1976 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.
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Record | 88–74 (.543) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
General manager(s) | Hank Peters |
Manager(s) | Earl Weaver |
Local television | WJZ-TV |
Local radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) |
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Offseason
- January 7, 1976: Wayne Krenchicki was selected by the Orioles in the first round (7th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase.[1]
- April 2, 1976: Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman, and Bill VanBommell (minors).[2][3]
Regular season
This was the first season since 1957 that an Oriole other than Brooks Robinson got the most starts at third base, with Doug DeCinces taking over the position for the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer.
Following the early April trade,[2] Reggie Jackson did not immediately report; his first plate appearance was on May 2.[4][5][6][7][8]
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 62 | 0.610 | — | 45–35 | 52–27 |
Baltimore Orioles | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 10½ | 42–39 | 46–35 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 15½ | 46–35 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 78 | 0.509 | 16 | 44–35 | 37–43 |
Detroit Tigers | 74 | 87 | 0.460 | 24 | 36–44 | 38–43 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 66 | 95 | 0.410 | 32 | 36–45 | 30–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |
Boston | 11–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 3–9 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 3–9 | |
California | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 12–6 | |
Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 1–11 | 8–9 | 7–11 | |
Cleveland | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 6–6 | 11–6 | 9–3 | 4–12 | 4–8 | 7–5 | |
Detroit | 6–12 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | — | 4–8 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 9–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 9–3 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | |
Milwaukee | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–11 | 6–12 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 10–2 | |
Minnesota | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 8–4 | — | 2–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | |
New York | 5–13 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 12–4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | |
Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | |
Texas | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 8, 1976: Bobby Brown was released by the Orioles.[9]
- June 8, 1976: Dallas Williams was selected in the first round (20th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[10]
- June 15, 1976: Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman, and Grant Jackson were traded to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey.[11]
- October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the expansion Seattle Mariners.[12]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dave Duncan | 93 | 284 | 58 | .204 | 4 | 17 |
1B | Lee May | 148 | 530 | 137 | .258 | 25 | 109 |
2B | Bobby Grich | 144 | 518 | 138 | .266 | 13 | 54 |
3B | Doug DeCinces | 129 | 440 | 103 | .234 | 11 | 42 |
SS | Mark Belanger | 153 | 522 | 141 | .270 | 1 | 40 |
LF | Ken Singleton | 154 | 544 | 151 | .278 | 13 | 70 |
CF | Paul Blair | 145 | 375 | 74 | .197 | 3 | 16 |
RF | Reggie Jackson | 134 | 498 | 138 | .277 | 27 | 91 |
DH | Andrés Mora | 73 | 220 | 48 | .218 | 6 | 25 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Al Bumbry | 133 | 450 | 113 | .251 | 9 | 36 |
Tony Muser | 136 | 326 | 74 | .227 | 1 | 30 |
Brooks Robinson | 71 | 218 | 46 | .211 | 3 | 11 |
Rick Dempsey | 59 | 174 | 37 | .213 | 0 | 10 |
Elrod Hendricks | 28 | 79 | 11 | .139 | 1 | 4 |
Tommy Harper | 46 | 77 | 18 | .234 | 1 | 7 |
Terry Crowley | 33 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 0 | 5 |
Rich Dauer | 11 | 39 | 4 | .103 | 0 | 3 |
Kiko Garcia | 11 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 4 |
Tim Nordbrook | 27 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 0 |
Royle Stillman | 20 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Shopay | 14 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Bailor | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jim Palmer | 40 | 315 | 22 | 13 | 2.51 | 159 |
Rudy May | 24 | 152.1 | 11 | 7 | 3.78 | 71 |
Ross Grimsley | 28 | 136.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 41 |
Mike Cuellar | 26 | 107 | 4 | 13 | 4.96 | 32 |
Ken Holtzman | 13 | 97.2 | 5 | 4 | 2.86 | 35 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Wayne Garland | 38 | 232.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.67 | 113 |
Mike Flanagan | 20 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 4.13 | 56 |
Doyle Alexander | 11 | 64.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.50 | 17 |
Dave Pagan | 20 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.98 | 34 |
Dennis Martínez | 4 | 27.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.60 | 18 |
Scott McGregor | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dyar Miller | 49 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.94 | 37 |
Tippy Martinez | 28 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2.59 | 31 |
Fred Holdsworth | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.04 | 24 |
Grant Jackson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.12 | 14 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Joe Altobelli |
AA | Charlotte O's | Southern League | Jimmie Schaffer |
A | Miami Orioles | Florida State League | Len Johnston |
Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Ben Hines |
Notes
- Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
- "A's trade Jackson, Holtzman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1976. p. 1B.
- Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- "Reggie agrees to join Orioles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1976. p. 3D.
- "Reggie finally plays and all is forgiven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.
- "Orioles want 'equal' policy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.
- "Jackson is back: 0-for-2". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 15.
- Fimrite, Ron (August 30, 1976). "He's free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
- Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference
- Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference
- Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
- Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1976 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1976 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com