1976 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersHank Peters
ManagersEarl Weaver
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
Seasons

The 1976 Baltimore Orioles season concluded with the ballclub finishing second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. The Orioles stayed in contention for the division title until a 1–0 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Memorial Stadium on September 25.[1]

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $102,531.[2] Reggie Jackson, Bobby Grich and Wayne Garland left the team following the campaign in what was the advent of Major League Baseball (MLB) free agency.[3]

Offseason

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,[5] Reggie Jackson did not immediately report; his first plate appearance was on May 2.[7][8][9][10][11]

Season standings

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9762 0.610 — 45–35 52–27
Baltimore Orioles 8874 0.543 10½ 42–39 46–35
Boston Red Sox 8379 0.512 15½ 46–35 37–44
Cleveland Indians 8178 0.509 16 44–35 37–43
Detroit Tigers 7487 0.460 24 36–44 38–43
Milwaukee Brewers 6695 0.410 32 36–45 30–50

Record vs. opponents

1976 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore —7–118–48–47–1112–66–611–74–813–54–88–4
Boston 11–7—7–56–69–914–43–912–67–57–114–83–9
California 4–85–7—11–77–56–68–104–88–105–76–1212–6
Chicago 4–86–67–11—3–96–68–107–57–111–118–97–11
Cleveland 11–79–95–79–3—6–126–611–69–34–124–87–5
Detroit 6–124–146–66–612–6—4–812–64–89–86–65–7
Kansas City 6–69–310–810–86–68–4—8–410–87–59–97–11
Milwaukee 7–116–128–45–76–116–124–8—4–85–135–710–2
Minnesota 8–45–710–811–73–98–48–108–4—2–1011–711–7
New York 5–1311–77–511–112–48–95–713–510–2—6–69–3
Oakland 8–48–412–69–88–46–69–97–57–116–6—7–11
Texas 4–89–36–1211–75–77–511–72–107–113–911–7—

Notable transactions

Roster

1976 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CDave Duncan9328458.204417
1BLee May148530137.25825109
2BBobby Grich144518138.2661354
3BDoug DeCinces129440103.2341142
SSMark Belanger153522141.270140
LFKen Singleton154544151.2781370
CFPaul Blair14537574.197316
RFReggie Jackson134498138.2772791
DHAndrés Mora7322048.218625

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
Al Bumbry133450113.251936
Tony Muser13632674.227130
Brooks Robinson7121846.211311
Rick Dempsey5917437.213010
Elrod Hendricks287911.13914
Tommy Harper467718.23417
Terry Crowley336115.24605
Rich Dauer11394.10303
Kiko Garcia11327.21914
Tim Nordbrook27225.22700
Royle Stillman20222.09101
Tom Shopay14204.20001
Bob Bailor962.33300

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
Jim Palmer40315.022132.51159
Rudy May24152.11173.7871
Ross Grimsley28136.2873.9541
Mike Cuellar26107.04134.9632
Ken Holtzman1397.2542.8635

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
Wayne Garland38232.12072.67113
Mike Flanagan2085.0354.1356
Doyle Alexander1164.1343.5017
Dave Pagan2046.2145.9834
Dennis Martínez427.2122.6018
Scott McGregor314.2013.686

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
Tippy Martinez283182.5931
Dyar Miller492472.9437
Fred Holdsworth164122.0424
Grant Jackson131135.1214

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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

  1. ↑ "Red Sox 1, Orioles 0," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, September 25, 1976. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Povich, Shirley. "Orioles Seem Destined for Third Place," The Washington Post, Wednesday, March 23, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
  5. 1 2 "A's trade Jackson, Holtzman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1976. p. 1B.
  6. ↑ Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ "Reggie agrees to join Orioles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1976. p. 3D.
  8. ↑ "Reggie finally plays and all is forgiven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.
  9. ↑ "Orioles want 'equal' policy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.
  10. ↑ "Jackson is back: 0-for-2". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 15.
  11. ↑ Fimrite, Ron (August 30, 1976). "He's free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
  12. ↑ Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference
  13. ↑ Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference
  14. ↑ Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
  15. ↑ Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference

References

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