1976 Cleveland Indians season
The Cleveland Indians finished the 1976 MLB season with an 81–78 win-loss record. The team scored 615 runs and allowed 615 runs for a run differential of zero.[1]
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Owner(s) | Nick Mileti |
General manager(s) | Phil Seghi |
Manager(s) | Frank Robinson |
Local television | WJW-TV |
Local radio | WWWE |
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Offseason
- November 22, 1975: Oscar Gamble was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Pat Dobson.[2]
- December 9, 1975: John Ellis was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt.[3]
- December 9, 1975: Ray Fosse was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- December 12, 1975: Jack Brohamer was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks.[5]
Regular season
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
- May 28, 1976: Fritz Peterson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Perzanowski and cash.[6]
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Joe Beckwith was drafted by the Indians in the 12th round, but did not sign.[7]
- Ron Hassey was drafted by the Indians in the 18th round.[8]
- October 1, 1976: Ramón Romero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.[9]
Roster
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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 | Ray Fosse | 90 | 276 | 83 | .301 | 2 | 30 |
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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Larvell Blanks | 104 | 328 | 92 | .280 | 5 | 41 |
Tommy Smith | 55 | 164 | 42 | .256 | 2 | 12 |
Ron Pruitt | 47 | 86 | 23 | .267 | 0 | 5 |
Frank Robinson | 36 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 3 | 10 |
Joe Lis | 20 | 51 | 16 | .314 | 2 | 7 |
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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Pat Dobson | 35 | 217.1 | 16 | 12 | 3.48 | 117 |
Jackie Brown | 32 | 180 | 9 | 11 | 4.25 | 104 |
Fritz Peterson | 9 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 5.55 | 19 |
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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Jim Bibby | 34 | 163.1 | 13 | 7 | 3.20 | 84 |
Stan Thomas | 37 | 105.2 | 4 | 4 | 2.30 | 54 |
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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Tom Buskey | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.63 | 32 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Joe Sparks |
AA | Williamsport Tomahawks | Eastern League | Red Davis |
A | San Jose Bees | California League | Gomer Hodge |
Rookie | GCL Indians | Gulf Coast League | Jack Cassini |
Notes
- "1976 Baseball Standings". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
- Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference
- Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
- Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference
- Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Beckwith page at Baseball Reference
- Ron Hassey page at Baseball Reference
- Ramón Romero page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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References
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