1976 California Angels season
1976 California Angels | ||
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Division | West Division | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
Managers | Dick Williams, Norm Sherry | |
Television | KTLA | |
Radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale) | |
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The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
After a concert by The Who in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of Anaheim Stadium.[1]
Offseason
- January 7, 1976: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[2]
- March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.[3]
Regular season
- July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels pitcher Dick Drago.[4]
- August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career.[5]
- September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Oakland Athletics | 87 | 74 | .540 | 2½ | 51–30 | 36–44 |
Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 5 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Texas Rangers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
California Angels | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
Chicago White Sox | 64 | 97 | .398 | 25½ | 35–45 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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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
- May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.[6]
- June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.[7]
Draft picks
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).[8]
- Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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
G | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Andy Etchebarren | 103 | 247 | 56 | .227 | 0 | 21 |
1B | Tony Solaita | 63 | 215 | 58 | .270 | 9 | 33 |
2B | Jerry Remy | 143 | 502 | 132 | .263 | 0 | 28 |
3B | Ron Jackson | 127 | 410 | 93 | .227 | 8 | 40 |
SS | Dave Chalk | 142 | 438 | 95 | .217 | 0 | 33 |
LF | Bruce Bochte | 146 | 466 | 120 | .248 | 2 | 49 |
CF | Rusty Torres | 120 | 264 | 54 | .205 | 6 | 27 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 99 | 378 | 100 | .265 | 10 | 54 |
DH | Tommy Davis | 72 | 219 | 58 | .265 | 3 | 26 |
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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Dave Collins | 99 | 365 | 96 | .263 | 4 | 28 |
Bill Melton | 118 | 341 | 71 | .208 | 6 | 42 |
Mario Guerrero | 83 | 268 | 76 | .284 | 1 | 18 |
Dan Briggs | 77 | 248 | 53 | .214 | 1 | 14 |
Leroy Stanton | 93 | 231 | 44 | .190 | 2 | 25 |
Terry Humphrey | 71 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 1 | 19 |
Bobby Jones | 78 | 166 | 35 | .211 | 6 | 17 |
Joe Lahoud | 42 | 96 | 17 | .177 | 0 | 4 |
Orlando Ramírez | 30 | 70 | 14 | .200 | 0 | 5 |
Mike Easler | 21 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 0 | 4 |
Adrian Garrett | 29 | 48 | 6 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
Ed Herrmann | 29 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 2 | 8 |
Orlando Álvarez | 15 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 2 | 8 |
Mike Miley | 14 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
Carlos López | 9 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Dade | 13 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Tim Nordbrook | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Smith | 13 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
Ike Hampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Frank Tanana | 34 | 288.1 | 19 | 10 | 2.43 | 261 |
Nolan Ryan | 39 | 284.1 | 17 | 18 | 3.36 | 327 |
Gary Ross | 34 | 225.0 | 8 | 16 | 3.00 | 100 |
Don Kirkwood | 28 | 157.2 | 6 | 12 | 4.62 | 78 |
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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Paul Hartzell | 37 | 166.0 | 7 | 4 | 2.77 | 51 |
Sid Monge | 32 | 117.2 | 6 | 7 | 3.37 | 53 |
Andy Hassler | 14 | 47.1 | 0 | 6 | 5.13 | 16 |
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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Dick Drago | 43 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4.42 | 43 |
Mickey Scott | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.23 | 10 |
John Verhoeven | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.38 | 23 |
Jim Brewer | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.70 | 16 |
Mike Overy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 | 8 |
Steve Dunning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 |
Gary Wheelock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
Farm system
Notes
- ^ "Some Goose Eggs Are on Anaheim Stadium Scoreboard". Los Angeles Times. April 19, 1986.
- ^ Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Historic Home Runs". Time. August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- ^ Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ken Landreaux at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Danny Boone 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.
External links
- 1976 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
- 1976 California Angels at Baseball Almanac