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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  


2.3.1  Draft picks  






2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Notes  




6 References  




7 External links  













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1976 California Angels
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkAnaheim Stadium
CityAnaheim, California
OwnersGene Autry
General managersHarry Dalton
ManagersDick Williams, Norm Sherry
TelevisionKTLA
RadioKMPC
(Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)
← 1975 Seasons 1977 →

The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

After a concert by The Who in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of Anaheim Stadium.[1]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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  • e
    • AL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Kansas City Royals 90 72 .556 — 49‍–‍32 41‍–‍40
    Oakland Athletics 87 74 .540 2½ 51‍–‍30 36‍–‍44
    Minnesota Twins 85 77 .525 5 44‍–‍37 41‍–‍40
    Texas Rangers 76 86 .469 14 39‍–‍42 37‍–‍44
    California Angels 76 86 .469 14 38‍–‍43 38‍–‍43
    Chicago White Sox 64 97 .398 25½ 35‍–‍45 29‍–‍52

    Record vs. opponents

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    1976 American League record
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    • 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

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    Draft picks

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    Roster

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    1976 California Angels
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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 Andy Etchebarren 103 247 56 .227 0 21
    1B Tony Solaita 63 215 58 .270 9 33
    2B Jerry Remy 143 502 132 .263 0 28
    3B Ron Jackson 127 410 93 .227 8 40
    SS Dave Chalk 142 438 95 .217 0 33
    LF Bruce Bochte 146 466 120 .248 2 49
    CF Rusty Torres 120 264 54 .205 6 27
    RF Bobby Bonds 99 378 100 .265 10 54
    DH Tommy Davis 72 219 58 .265 3 26

    Other batters

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    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
    Dave Collins 99 365 96 .263 4 28
    Bill Melton 118 341 71 .208 6 42
    Mario Guerrero 83 268 76 .284 1 18
    Dan Briggs 77 248 53 .214 1 14
    Leroy Stanton 93 231 44 .190 2 25
    Terry Humphrey 71 196 48 .245 1 19
    Bobby Jones 78 166 35 .211 6 17
    Joe Lahoud 42 96 17 .177 0 4
    Orlando Ramírez 30 70 14 .200 0 5
    Mike Easler 21 54 13 .241 0 4
    Adrian Garrett 29 48 6 .125 0 3
    Ed Herrmann 29 46 8 .174 2 8
    Orlando Álvarez 15 42 7 .167 2 8
    Mike Miley 14 38 7 .184 0 4
    Carlos López 9 10 0 .000 0 0
    Paul Dade 13 9 1 .111 0 1
    Tim Nordbrook 5 8 0 .000 0 0
    Billy Smith 13 8 3 .375 0 0
    Ike Hampton 3 2 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Frank Tanana 34 288.1 19 10 2.43 261
    Nolan Ryan 39 284.1 17 18 3.36 327
    Gary Ross 34 225.0 8 16 3.00 100
    Don Kirkwood 28 157.2 6 12 4.62 78

    Other pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Paul Hartzell 37 166.0 7 4 2.77 51
    Sid Monge 32 117.2 6 7 3.37 53
    Andy Hassler 14 47.1 0 6 5.13 16

    Relief pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Dick Drago 43 7 8 6 4.42 43
    Mickey Scott 33 3 0 3 3.23 10
    John Verhoeven 21 0 2 4 3.38 23
    Jim Brewer 13 3 1 2 3.70 16
    Mike Overy 5 0 2 0 6.14 8
    Steve Dunning 4 0 0 0 7.50 4
    Gary Wheelock 2 0 0 0 27.00 2

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Salt Lake City Gulls Pacific Coast League Jimy Williams
    AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Bobby Knoop
    A Salinas Packers California League Del Crandall
    A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Moose Stubing
    Rookie Idaho Falls Angels Pioneer League Larry Himes

    Notes

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    1. ^ "Some Goose Eggs Are on Anaheim Stadium Scoreboard". Los Angeles Times. April 19, 1986.
  • ^ Ernie CamachoatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Dick DragoatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ "Historic Home Runs". Time. August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • ^ "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  • ^ Bobby JonesatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Terry HumphreyatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Ken LandreauxatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Danny BooneatBaseball-Reference

    • References

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