1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Owners | Walter O'Malley | |
Managers | Walter Alston, Tommy Lasorda | |
Television | KTTV | |
Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos | |
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The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the Western Division of the National League. The big news was when long-time manager of two decades Walter Alston resigned abruptly near the end of the season and was replaced by Tommy Lasorda who would manage the team for two decades himself.
Offseason
- November 17, 1975: Jimmy Wynn, Tom Paciorek, Lee Lacy and Jerry Royster were traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson.[1]
- December 23, 1975: Bob Randall was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Walton.[2]
- March 2: Willie Crawford was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Sizemore.[3]
- March 2: Ken McMullen was released by the Dodgers.[4]
- March 31: Orlando Alvarez and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Ellie Rodríguez.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 49–32 | 53–28 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 10 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | 46–36 | 34–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | .451 | 29 | 42–38 | 31–51 |
Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | 34–47 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | |||||
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 9–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–3 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 9–3 | 5–13 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–2 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 3–15 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 15–3 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–6 | |||||
San Diego | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 15: Joe Ferguson, Bob Detherage and Fred Tisdale (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Smith.[6]
- June 23: Mike Marshall was traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Elías Sosa and Lee Lacy.[7]
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Steve Yeager | 117 | 359 | 77 | .214 | 11 | 35 |
1B | Steve Garvey | 162 | 631 | 200 | .317 | 13 | 80 |
2B | Davey Lopes | 117 | 427 | 103 | .241 | 4 | 20 |
3B | Ron Cey | 145 | 502 | 139 | .277 | 23 | 60 |
SS | Bill Russell | 149 | 554 | 152 | .274 | 5 | 65 |
LF | Bill Buckner | 154 | 642 | 193 | .301 | 7 | 60 |
CF | Dusty Baker | 112 | 384 | 93 | .242 | 4 | 39 |
RF | Reggie Smith | 65 | 225 | 63 | .280 | 10 | 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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Ted Sizemore | 84 | 266 | 64 | .241 | 0 | 18 |
Joe Ferguson | 54 | 185 | 41 | .222 | 6 | 18 |
Lee Lacy | 53 | 158 | 42 | .266 | 0 | 14 |
Ed Goodson | 83 | 118 | 27 | .229 | 3 | 17 |
John Hale | 44 | 91 | 14 | .154 | 0 | 8 |
Henry Cruz | 49 | 88 | 16 | .182 | 4 | 14 |
Ellie Rodríguez | 36 | 66 | 14 | .212 | 0 | 9 |
Jim Lyttle | 23 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 0 | 5 |
Manny Mota | 50 | 52 | 15 | .288 | 0 | 13 |
Kevin Pasley | 23 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
Rick Auerbach | 36 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 1 |
Glenn Burke | 25 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 0 | 5 |
Leron Lee | 23 | 45 | 6 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
Iván DeJesús | 22 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Simpson | 23 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Walton | 18 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
Sergio Robles | 6 | 3 | 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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Don Sutton | 35 | 267.2 | 21 | 10 | 3.06 | 161 |
Doug Rau | 34 | 231 | 16 | 12 | 2.57 | 98 |
Burt Hooton | 33 | 226.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.26 | 116 |
Tommy John | 31 | 207 | 10 | 10 | 3.09 | 91 |
Rick Rhoden | 27 | 181 | 12 | 3 | 2.98 | 77 |
Rick Sutcliffe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 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 |
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Al Downing | 17 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 | 30 |
Dennis Lewallyn | 4 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.16 | 4 |
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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Charlie Hough | 77 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2.21 | 81 |
Stan Wall | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.60 | 27 |
Mike Marshall | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4.45 | 39 |
Elías Sosa | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.48 | 20 |
Awards and honors
- Gold Glove Award
- Comeback Player of the Year Award
- TSN National League All-Star
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Don Sutton (September 1976)
- NL Player of the Month
- Steve Garvey (September 1976)
- NL Player of the Week
- Steve Garvey (May 17–23)
- Reggie Smith (July 5–11)
- Doug Rau (July 19–25)
- Don Sutton (Sep. 20–26)
- Hutch Award
All-Stars
- 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey, starter, first base
- Ron Cey, reserve
- Rick Rhoden, reserve
- Bill Russell, reserve[9]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Stan Wasiak |
AA | Waterbury Dodgers | Eastern League | Don LeJohn |
A | Lodi Dodgers | California League | James B. Williams |
A | Danville Dodgers | Midwest League | Dick McLaughlin |
Rookie | Bellingham Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier |
1976 Major League Baseball draft
The Dodgers drafted 41 players in the June draft and 14 in the January draft. Of those, ten players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The top draft pick in the June draft was catcher Mike Scioscia from Springfield High School in Pennsylvania. He would be the Dodgers starting catcher from 1980–1992 and was a 2-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion with the Dodgers (1981 and 1988). After his playing career ended he became the manager of the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels and would win another World Series as their manager in 2002.
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January draft
January Secondary phase
June draft
June secondary phase
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Notes
- ^ Jimmy Wynn at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bob Randall at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Willie Crawford at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ken McMullen at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Orlando Alvarez at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Ferguson at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Mike Marshall at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Hutch Award". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ Geisler Young, LLC -. "1976 All-Star Game". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
- ^ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
- ^ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
- ^ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase