1976 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1976 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1976 in baseball.
1976 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 8, 1976 – October 3, 1976
Regular season
Season MVP AL: Thurman Munson (NYY)
NL: Joe Morgan (CIN)
Postseason
AL champions New York Yankees
  AL runners-up Kansas City Royals
NL champions Cincinnati Reds
  NL runners-up Philadelphia Phillies
World Series
Champions Cincinnati Reds
  Runners-up New York Yankees
Finals MVP Johnny Bench (CIN)

The 1976 Major League Baseball season was the last season until 1993 in which the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) had the same number of teams. The season ended with the Cincinnati Reds taking the World Series Championship for the second consecutive season by sweeping the New York Yankees in four games. It would be the Reds' last title until Lou Piniella guided the club in 1990, and the second time that the Yankees were swept in World Series history. The only team to do it before was the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Regular season standings

American League

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
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

National League

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 101 61 0.623 — 53–28 48–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 92 70 0.568 9 47–34 45–36
New York Mets 86 76 0.531 15 45–37 41–39
Chicago Cubs 75 87 0.463 26 42–39 33–48
St. Louis Cardinals 72 90 0.444 29 37–44 35–46
Montreal Expos 55 107 0.340 46 27–53 28–54
NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 102 60 0.630 — 49–32 53–28
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 70 0.568 10 49–32 43–38
Houston Astros 80 82 0.494 22 46–36 34–46
San Francisco Giants 74 88 0.457 28 40–41 34–47
San Diego Padres 73 89 0.451 29 42–38 31–51
Atlanta Braves 70 92 0.432 32 34–47 36–45

Postseason

  League Championship Series
TV: ABC		 World Series
TV: NBC
                 
East  New York Yankees 3  
West  Kansas City 2  
    AL  New York Yankees 0
  NL  Cincinnati 4
East  Philadelphia 0
West  Cincinnati 3  

Awards and honors

  American League National League
Award Player Position Team Player Position Team
Most Valuable Player Thurman Munson C NYY Joe Morgan 2B CIN
Cy Young Award Jim Palmer RHP BAL Randy Jones LHP SD
Rookie of the Year Mark Fidrych RHP DET Butch Metzger
Pat Zachry 		RHP
RHP 		SD
CIN
Relief Man of the Year Bill Campbell RHP MIN Rawly Eastwick RHP CIN

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG George Brett KC .333 Bill Madlock PIT .339
HR Graig Nettles NYY 32 Mike Schmidt PHI 38
RBI Lee May BAL 109 George Foster CIN 121
SB Billy North OAK 75 Davey Lopes LA 63
Wins Jim Palmer BAL 22 Randy Jones SD 22
ERA Mark Fidrych DET 2.34 John Denny STL 2.52
SO Nolan Ryan CAL 327 Tom Seaver NYM 235
SV Sparky Lyle NYY 23 Rawly Eastwick CIN 26

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