1976 California Angels season

1976 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Dick Williams, Norm Sherry
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)
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The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason

January 7, 1976: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[1]
March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.^[2]

Regular season

July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels pitcher Dick Drago.^[3]
August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career.^[4]
September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	90	72	0.556	—	49–32	41–40
Oakland Athletics	87	74	0.540	2½	51–30	36–44
Minnesota Twins	85	77	0.525	5	44–37	41–40
Texas Rangers	76	86	0.469	14	39–42	37–44
California Angels	76	86	0.469	14	38–43	38–43
Chicago White Sox	64	97	0.398	25½	35–45	29–52

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

May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.^[5]
June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.^[6]

Draft picks

June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).^[7]
- Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.^[8]

Roster

1976 California Angels

Roster

Pitchers

21 Jim Brewer

41 Dick Drago

39 Steve Dunning

45 Paul Hartzell

42 Andy Hassler

33 Don Kirkwood

43 Sid Monge

44 Mike Overy

47 Gary Ross

30 Nolan Ryan

19 Mickey Scott

40 Frank Tanana

48 John Verhoeven

52 Gary Wheelock

Catchers

8 Andy Etchebarren

10 Adrian Garrett

15 Ike Hampton

12 Ed Herrmann

9 Terry Humphrey

Infielders

4 Dan Briggs

7 Dave Chalk

12 Tommy Davis

11 Mario Guerrero

16 Ron Jackson

14 Bill Melton

5 Mike Miley

38 Tim Nordbrook

1 Orlando Ramírez

2 Jerry Remy

11 Billy Smith

27 Tony Solaita

Outfielders

17 Orlando Alvarez

22 Bruce Bochte

25 Bobby Bonds

28 Dave Collins

29 Paul Dade

9,14 Bobby Jones

4 Joe Lahoud

15,32 Carlos López

36 Leroy Stanton

3 Rusty Torres

Other batters

10 Mike Easler

Manager

37 Norm Sherry

23 Dick Williams

Coaches

24 Vern Hoscheit

26 Billy Muffett

50 Jimmie Reese

27 Grover Resinger

37 Norm Sherry

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

G	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Bochte, BruceBruce Bochte	146	466	120	.258	2	49
2B	Remy, JerryJerry Remy	143	502	132	.263	0	28
3B	Jackson, RonRon Jackson	127	410	93	.227	8	40
RF	Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	99	378	100	.265	10	54

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
Melton, BillBill Melton	118	341	71	.208	6	42
Guerrero, MarioMario Guerrero	83	268	76	.284	1	18
Solaita, TonyTony Solaita	63	215	58	.270	9	33
Jones, BobbyBobby Jones	78	166	35	.211	6	17
Herrmann, EdEd Herrmann	29	46	8	.174	2	8
López, CarlosCarlos López	9	10	0	.000	0	0
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	13	8	3	.375	0	0

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
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	39	284.1	17	18	3.36	327
Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana	34	288.1	19	10	2.43	261
Ross, GaryGary Ross	34	225	8	16	3.00	100
Kirkwood, DonDon Kirkwood	28	157.2	6	12	4.62	78

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
Hartzell, PaulPaul Hartzell	37	166	7	4	2.77

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
Drago, DickDick Drago	43	7	8	6	4.42	43
Scott, MickeyMickey Scott	33	3	0	3	3.23	10
Verhoeven, JohnJohn Verhoeven	21	0	2	4	3.38	23
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	13	3	1	2	3.70	16
Dunning, SteveSteve Dunning	4	0	0	0	7.50	4

Farm system

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

↑ Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference
↑ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
↑ "Historic Home Runs". Time. August 8, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
↑ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
↑ Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference
↑ Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference
↑ Ken Landreaux at Baseball-Reference
↑ Danny Boone 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.

External links

1976 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
1976 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

1976 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1976 All-Star Game 1976 World Series

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Formerly the Los Angeles Angels, the California Angels, and the Anaheim Angels
Based in Anaheim, California (Greater Los Angeles)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Angels Stadium; Tempe Diablo Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Los Angeles Dodgers

Minors

AAA: Salt Lake Bees
AA: Mobile BayBears
A Adv.: Inland Empire 66ers
A: Burlington Bees
Rookie Adv.: Orem Owlz
Rookie: AZL Angels; DSL Angels

Key personnel

Owner: Arte Moreno
General Manager: Billy Eppler
Manager: Mike Scioscia

World Series
championships (1)

2002

American League
pennants (1)

2002

Division titles

West: 1979; 1982; 1986; 2004; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2014

Wild Card berths

2002

Broadcasting

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