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1976 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Record | 88–74 (.543) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Jerold Hoffberger | |
General managers | Hank Peters | |
Managers | Earl Weaver | |
Television | WJZ-TV | |
Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) | |
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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.
The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $102,531. 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.
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, Reggie Jackson did not immediately report; his first plate appearance was on May 2.
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 |
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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 | — |
1976 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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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 |
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 Palmer | 40 | 315.0 | 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 | 107.0 | 4 | 13 | 4.96 | 32 |
Ken Holtzman | 13 | 97.2 | 5 | 4 | 2.86 | 35 |
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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Wayne Garland | 38 | 232.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.67 | 113 |
Mike Flanagan | 20 | 85.0 | 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 |
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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Tippy Martinez | 28 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2.59 | 31 |
Dyar Miller | 49 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.94 | 37 |
Fred Holdsworth | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.04 | 24 |
Grant Jackson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.12 | 14 |