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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Highlights  




2.2  Season standings  




2.3  Record vs. opponents  




2.4  Notable transactions  




2.5  Opening Day lineup  




2.6  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  




3.2  Pitching  






4 Statistical leaders  


4.1  Batting  




4.2  Pitching  






5 Awards and honors  




6 Farm system  




7 Notes  




8 References  




9 External links  













1976 Boston Red Sox season






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1976 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record83–79 (.512)
Divisional place3rd (15+1⁄2 GB)
OwnersTom Yawkey, Jean Yawkey[a]
PresidentTom Yawkey, Jean Yawkey
General managerDick O'Connell
Managers
  • Don Zimmer (42–34)
    • TelevisionWSBK-TV, Ch. 38
    (Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson)
    RadioWMEX-AM 1510
    (Ned Martin, Jim Woods)
    StatsESPN.com
    BB-reference
    ← 1975 Seasons 1977 →

    The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, 15+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the AL championship.

    Offseason

    [edit]

    Regular season

    [edit]
    Record by month[4]
    Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref.
    Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
    April 6 7 6 7 5th 4 [5]
    May 13 15 19 22 4th 7 [6]
    June 15 13 34 35 3rd (tie) 9 [7]
    July 12 19 46 54 5th 15+1⁄2 [8]
    August 16 14 62 68 4th 18 [9]
    September 18 11 80 79 4th 16 [10]
    October 3 0 83 79 3rd 15+1⁄2 [11]

    Highlights

    [edit]

    The Red Sox did not come close to repeating the previous year's success. An off-season contract dispute with Fred Lynn was a distraction. In early May, a brawl with the New York Yankees led to a shoulder injury for Bill Lee, one of their best pitchers and a 17-game winner in 1975; Lee would be out until mid-1977, and his loss was keenly felt.

    On June 15, Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley attempted to sell left fielder Joe Rudi and relief pitcher Rollie Fingers to the Red Sox for $1 million each, and starting pitcher Vida Blue to the New York Yankees for $1.5 million. Three days later, Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn voided the transactions, citing "the best interests of baseball."[12]

    The Red Sox' beloved owner, Tom Yawkey, died of leukemia in July.[13] Manager Darrell Johnson was fired shortly thereafter, and replaced by coach Don Zimmer. Overall, it was a disappointing season for a talented but underachieving team.

    Season standings

    [edit]
  • t
  • e
    • AL East
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    New York Yankees 97 62 .610 — 45‍–‍35 52‍–‍27
    Baltimore Orioles 88 74 .543 10½ 42‍–‍39 46‍–‍35
    Boston Red Sox 83 79 .512 15½ 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
    Cleveland Indians 81 78 .509 16 44‍–‍35 37‍–‍43
    Detroit Tigers 74 87 .460 24 36‍–‍44 38‍–‍43
    Milwaukee Brewers 66 95 .410 32 36‍–‍45 30‍–‍50

    Record vs. opponents

    [edit]
    1976 American League record
  • t
  • e

    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    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

    [edit]

    Opening Day lineup

    [edit]
    17 Cecil Cooper DH
     5 Denny Doyle 2B
    19 Fred Lynn CF
    14 Jim Rice LF
     8 Carl Yastrzemski     1B
    27 Carlton Fisk C
    24 Dwight Evans RF
     6 Rico Petrocelli 3B
     7 Rick Burleson SS
    31 Ferguson Jenkins P

    Source:[17]

    Roster

    [edit]
    1976 Boston Red Sox
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Managers

    Coaches

    Player stats

    [edit]

    Batting

    [edit]

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

    Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
    Jim Rice 153 581 75 164 25 8 25 85 8 28 .282 .482
    Carl Yastrzemski 155 546 71 146 23 2 21 102 5 80 .267 .432
    Rick Burleson 152 540 75 157 27 1 7 42 14 60 .291 .383
    Fred Lynn 132 507 76 159 32 8 10 65 14 48 .314 .467
    Dwight Evans 146 501 61 121 34 5 17 62 6 57 .242 .431
    Carlton Fisk 134 487 76 124 17 5 17 58 12 56 .255 .415
    Cecil Cooper 123 451 66 127 22 6 15 78 7 16 .282 .457
    Denny Doyle 117 432 51 108 15 5 0 26 8 22 .250 .308
    Rick Miller 105 269 40 76 15 3 0 27 11 34 .283 .361
    Butch Hobson 76 269 34 63 7 5 8 34 0 15 .234 .387
    Rico Petrocelli 85 240 17 51 7 1 3 24 0 34 .213 .288
    Steve Dillard 57 167 22 46 14 0 1 15 6 17 .275 .377
    Doug Griffin 49 127 14 24 2 0 0 4 2 9 .189 .205
    Bobby Darwin 43 106 9 19 5 2 3 13 1 2 .179 .349
    Bob Montgomery 31 93 10 23 3 1 3 13 0 5 .247 .398
    Bob Heise 32 56 5 15 2 0 0 5 0 1 .268 .304
    Bernie Carbo 17 55 5 13 4 0 2 6 1 8 .236 .418
    Deron Johnson 15 38 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .132 .211
    Jack Baker 12 23 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 .130 .261
    Ernie Whitt 8 18 4 4 2 0 1 3 0 2 .222 .500
    Andy Merchant 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
    Pitcher Totals 162 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
    Team Totals 162 5511 716 1448 257 53 134 664 95 500 .263 .402

    Source:[13]

    Pitching

    [edit]

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

    Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
    Luis Tiant 21 12 3.06 38 38 0 279.0 274 107 95 64 131
    Rick Wise 14 11 3.53 34 34 0 224.1 218 100 88 48 93
    Fergie Jenkins 12 11 3.27 30 29 0 209.0 201 85 76 43 142
    Reggie Cleveland 10 9 3.07 41 14 2 170.0 159 73 58 61 76
    Dick Pole 6 5 4.33 31 15 0 120.2 131 62 58 48 49
    Rick Jones 5 3 3.36 24 14 0 104.1 133 48 39 26 45
    Jim Willoughby 3 12 2.82 54 0 10 99.0 94 38 31 31 37
    Bill Lee 5 7 5.63 24 14 3 96.0 124 68 60 28 29
    Tom Murphy 4 5 3.44 37 0 8 81.0 91 43 31 25 32
    Tom House 1 3 4.33 36 0 4 43.2 39 22 21 19 27
    Rick Kreuger 2 1 4.06 8 4 0 31.0 31 14 14 16 12
    Team Totals 83 79 3.52 162 162 27 1458.0 1495 660 571 409 673

    Source:[14]

    Statistical leaders

    [edit]
    Luis Tiant
    Category Player Statistic
    Youngest player Rick Jones 21
    Oldest player Deron Johnson 37
    Wins Above Replacement Luis Tiant 6.2

    Source:[18]

    Batting

    [edit]
    Abbr. Category Player Statistic
    G Games played Carl Yastrzemski 155
    PA Plate appearances Carl Yastrzemski 636
    AB At bats Jim Rice 581
    R Runs scored Carlton Fisk 76
    Fred Lynn
    H Hits Jim Rice 164
    2B Doubles Dwight Evans 34
    3B Triples Fred Lynn 8
    Jim Rice
    HR Home runs Jim Rice 25
    RBI Runs batted in Carl Yastrzemski 102
    SB Stolen bases Rick Burleson 14
    Fred Lynn
    CS Caught stealing Rick Miller 10
    BB Base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 80
    SO Strikeouts Jim Rice 123
    BA Batting average Fred Lynn .314
    OBP On-base percentage Fred Lynn .367
    SLG Slugging percentage Jim Rice .482
    OPS On-base plus slugging Fred Lynn .835
    OPS+ Adjusted OPS Fred Lynn 132
    TB Total bases Jim Rice 280
    GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 18
    HBP Hit by pitch Dwight Evans 6
    Carlton Fisk
    SH Sacrifice hits Cecil Cooper 9
    SF Sacrifice flies Fred Lynn 10
    IBB Intentional base on balls Cecil Cooper 6
    Carl Yastrzemski

    Source:[18]

    Pitching

    [edit]
    Abbr. Category Player Statistic
    W Wins Luis Tiant 21
    L Losses Luis Tiant 12
    Jim Willoughby
    W-L % Winning percentage Luis Tiant .636 (21–12)
    ERA Earned run average Luis Tiant 3.06
    G Games pitched Jim Willoughby 54
    GS Games started Luis Tiant 38
    GF Games finished Jim Willoughby 40
    CG Complete games Luis Tiant 19
    SHO Shutouts Rick Wise 4
    SV Saves Jim Willoughby 10
    IP Innings pitched Luis Tiant 279
    SO Strikeouts Ferguson Jenkins 142
    WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Ferguson Jenkins 1.167

    Source:[18]

    Awards and honors

    [edit]
    All-Star Game

    Farm system

    [edit]
    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Pawtucket Red Sox† International League Joe Morgan
    AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League John Kennedy
    A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Tony Torchia
    A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Rac Slider
    A-Short Season Elmira Red Sox New York–Penn League Dick Berardino

    † The Pawtucket Red Sox were known as the Rhode Island Red Sox during the 1976 season.[19]
    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Elmira
    Source:[20][21]

    Notes

    [edit]
    1. ^ Tom Yawkey died in July; ownership and oversight of the club passed to his wife, Jean.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search
  • ^ a b Gene Michael page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ "The 1976 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Events of Friday, April 30, 1976".
  • ^ "Events of Monday, May 31, 1976".
  • ^ "Events of Wednesday, June 30, 1976".
  • ^ "Events of Saturday, July 31, 1976".
  • ^ "Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1976".
  • ^ "Events of Thursday, September 30, 1976".
  • ^ "Events of Sunday, October 3, 1976".
  • ^ "Kuhn void sale of A's stars to Sox, Yankees". The Boston Globe. June 19, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ Driscoll, Edgar (July 10, 1976). "Tom Yawkey, Red Sox owner, dies at 73". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  • ^ Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Wade Boggs page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ "Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 0". Retrosheet. April 9, 1976. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  • ^ a b c "1976 Boston Red Sox Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  • ^ "Name change is made at Pawtucket". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. UPI. January 16, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  • ^ Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook. 1976. p. 36. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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