1976 Atlanta Braves season

1976 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta (since 1966)
1976 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	Eddie Robinson, John Alevizos, Bill Lucas
Manager(s)	Dave Bristol
Local television	WTCG (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren)
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Offseason

• November 17, 1975: Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson were traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jerry Royster, Lee Lacy, Tom Paciorek, and Jimmy Wynn.
• December 12, 1975: Larvell Blanks and Ralph Garr were traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Henderson, Ozzie Osborn and Dick Ruthven.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	102	60	--	.630
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	10	.568
Houston Astros	80	82	22	.494
San Francisco Giants	74	88	28	.457
San Diego Padres	73	89	29	.451
Atlanta Braves	70	92	32	.432

Notable transactions

• June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Ricky Jones was drafted by the Braves in the 18th round, but did not sign.
  • John Butcher was drafted by the Braves in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.
• June 13, 1976: Darrell Evans and Marty Perez were traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Montañez, Craig Robinson, Mike Eden, and Jake Brown.
• June 15, 1976: Blue Moon Odom was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Pete Varney.
• June 23, 1976: Elías Sosa and Lee Lacy were traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Marshall.

Roster

1976 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 38 Al Autry 27 Mike Beard 33 Rick Camp 47 Buzz Capra 30 Bruce Dal Canton 36 Adrian Devine 45 Jamie Easterly 50 Preston Hanna 26 Frank LaCorte 31 Max León 20 Mike Marshall 17 Andy Messersmith 14 Roger Moret 49 Carl Morton 35 Phil Niekro 40 Dick Ruthven 38 Elías Sosa 28 Pablo Torrealba		Catchers 29 Vic Correll  3 Dale Murphy 42 Biff Pocoroba 32 Pete Varney 32 Earl Williams Infielders 10 Rob Belloir 15 Darrel Chaney  9 Mike Eden 11 Darrell Evans 19 Rod Gilbreath 34 Lee Lacy 25 Willie Montañez 48 Junior Moore  9 Marty Perez 10 Craig Robinson 34 Pat Rockett  4 Jerry Royster		Outfielders 18 Brian Asselstine 43 Cito Gaston  7 Ken Henderson 27 Dave May 22 Rowland Office 12 Tom Paciorek 24 Jimmy Wynn Other batters 18 Terry Crowley		Manager  1 Dave Bristol Coaches  8 Vern Benson  7 Chris Cannizzaro  5 Eddie Haas 23 Herm Starrette

Player stats

Batting

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
3B	Royster, JerryJerry Royster	149	533	132	.248	5	45
LF	Wynn, JimmyJimmy Wynn	148	449	93	.207	17	66
RF	Henderson, KenKen Henderson	133	435	114	.262	13	61

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
Paciorek, TomTom Paciorek	111	324	94	.290	4	36
Lacy, LeeLee Lacy	50	180	49	.272	3	20
Asselstine, BrianBrian Asselstine	11	33	7	.212	1	3

Pitching

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
Ruthven, DickDick Ruthven	36	240.1	14	17	4.19	142
Autry, AlAl Autry	1	5	1	0	5.40	3

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
Camp, RickRick Camp	5	11.1	0	1	6.35	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
Devine, AdrianAdrian Devine	48	5	6	9	3.21	48
Dal Canton, BruceBruce Dal Canton	42	3	5	1	3.56	36
Beard, MikeMike Beard	30	0	2	1	4.28	8
Capra, BuzzBuzz Capra	5	0	1	0	8.68	4
Hanna, PrestonPreston Hanna	5	0	0	0	4.50	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Jack McKeon
AA	Savannah Braves	Southern League	Tommie Aaron
A	Greenwood Braves	Western Carolinas League	Gene Hassell
Rookie	Kingsport Braves	Appalachian League	Bobby Dews
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Chuck Goggin and Pedro González

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• 1976 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
• Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac