1976 Baltimore Orioles season

1976 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	East Division (since 1969);
Location
	Memorial Stadium (since 1954); Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954);
Results
Record	88–74 (.543)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM); (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
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The 1976 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.

Offseason

January 7, 1976: Wayne Krenchicki was selected by the Orioles in the first round (7th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase.[1]
April 2, 1976: Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman, and Bill VanBommell (minors).[2][3]

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,[2] Reggie Jackson did not immediately report; his first plate appearance was on May 2.[4][5][6][7][8]

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1976 American League Records Sources:
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

April 8, 1976: Bobby Brown was released by the Orioles.[9]
June 8, 1976: Dallas Williams was selected in the first round (20th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[10]
June 15, 1976: Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman, and Grant Jackson were traded to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey.[11]
October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the expansion Seattle Mariners.[12]

Roster

1976 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

13 Doyle Alexander

35 Mike Cuellar

46 Mike Flanagan

17 Wayne Garland

39,48 Ross Grimsley

38 Fred Holdsworth

30 Ken Holtzman

23 Grant Jackson

61 Dennis Martínez

23,36 Tippy Martinez

43 Rudy May

39 Scott McGregor

37 Dyar Miller

30 Dave Pagan

22 Jim Palmer

Catchers

24 Rick Dempsey

25 Dave Duncan

10 Elrod Hendricks

Infielders

21 Bob Bailor

7 Mark Belanger

10,38 Terry Crowley

44 Rich Dauer

11 Doug DeCinces

40 Kiko Garcia

3 Bobby Grich

12 Tommy Harper

14 Lee May

16 Tony Muser

8 Tim Nordbrook

5 Brooks Robinson

15 Royle Stillman

Outfielders

6 Paul Blair

1 Al Bumbry

9 Reggie Jackson

27,52 Andrés Mora

28 Tom Shopay

29 Ken Singleton

Manager

4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

31 George Bamberger

41 Jim Frey

55 Billy Hunter

47 Cal Ripken

Player stats

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
C	Dave Duncan	93	284	58	.204	4	17
1B	Lee May	148	530	137	.258	25	109
2B	Bobby Grich	144	518	138	.266	13	54
3B	Doug DeCinces	129	440	103	.234	11	42
SS	Mark Belanger	153	522	141	.270	1	40
LF	Ken Singleton	154	544	151	.278	13	70
CF	Paul Blair	145	375	74	.197	3	16
RF	Reggie Jackson	134	498	138	.277	27	91
DH	Andrés Mora	73	220	48	.218	6	25

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 Bumbry	133	450	113	.251	9	36
Tony Muser	136	326	74	.227	1	30
Brooks Robinson	71	218	46	.211	3	11
Rick Dempsey	59	174	37	.213	0	10
Elrod Hendricks	28	79	11	.139	1	4
Tommy Harper	46	77	18	.234	1	7
Terry Crowley	33	61	15	.246	0	5
Rich Dauer	11	39	4	.103	0	3
Kiko Garcia	11	32	7	.219	1	4
Tim Nordbrook	27	22	5	.227	0	0
Royle Stillman	20	22	2	.091	0	1
Tom Shopay	14	20	4	.200	0	1
Bob Bailor	9	6	2	.333	0	0

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 Palmer	40	315	22	13	2.51	159
Rudy May	24	152.1	11	7	3.78	71
Ross Grimsley	28	136.2	8	7	3.95	41
Mike Cuellar	26	107	4	13	4.96	32
Ken Holtzman	13	97.2	5	4	2.86	35

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 Garland	38	232.1	20	7	2.67	113
Mike Flanagan	20	85	3	5	4.13	56
Doyle Alexander	11	64.1	3	4	3.50	17
Dave Pagan	20	46.2	1	4	5.98	34
Dennis Martínez	4	27.2	1	2	2.60	18
Scott McGregor	3	14.2	0	1	3.68	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
Dyar Miller	49	2	4	7	2.94	37
Tippy Martinez	28	3	1	8	2.59	31
Fred Holdsworth	16	4	1	2	2.04	24
Grant Jackson	13	1	1	3	5.12	14

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

Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
"A's trade Jackson, Holtzman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1976. p. 1B.
Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference
"Reggie agrees to join Orioles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1976. p. 3D.
"Reggie finally plays and all is forgiven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.
"Orioles want 'equal' policy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.
"Jackson is back: 0-for-2". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 15.
Fimrite, Ron (August 30, 1976). "He's free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference
Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference
Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
Dave Johnson page 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.
1976 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1976 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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[1] Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference

[atrjhlt-2] "A's trade Jackson, Holtzman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 3, 1976. p. 1B.

[3] Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference

[jatjo-4] "Reggie agrees to join Orioles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1976. p. 3D.

[rfplys-5] "Reggie finally plays and all is forgiven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.

[orweqpol-6] "Orioles want 'equal' policy". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 2B.

[jiboft-7] "Jackson is back: 0-for-2". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 3, 1976. p. 15.

[hfatlstsi-8] Fimrite, Ron (August 30, 1976). "He's free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.

[9] Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference

[10] Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference

[11] Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference

[12] Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference