1976 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1976 American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Harry Dalton Dick Williams, Norm Sherry KTLA KMPC(Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale) The 1976 California Angels season was the 16th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 11th in Anaheim, and their 11th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season 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.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-19-sp-692-story.html Some Goose Eggs Are on Anaheim Stadium Scoreboard Los Angeles Times April 19, 1986 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.Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference 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.http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1650858_1650857_1650841,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081202042032/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1650858_1650857_1650841,00.html dead December 2, 2008 Time Historic Home Runs August 8, 2007 April 20, 2010 August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career.http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King smackbomb.com/nolanryan July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game. Season standings Record vs. opponents CAL Notable transactions May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference Draft picks June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).Ken Landreaux at Baseball-Reference Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference 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 49 Bob Clear 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 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 baseball, born 1953 127 410 93 .227 8 40 SS Dave Chalk baseball 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 Tommy Davis (outfielder) 72 219 58 .265 3 26 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 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 Bobby Jones (outfielder) 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 Carlos López (baseball) 9 10 0 .000 0 0 Paul Dade 13 9 1 .111 0 1 Tim Nordbrook 5 8 0 .000 0 0 Billy Smith Billy Smith (second baseman) 13 8 3 .375 0 0 Ike Hampton 3 2 0 .000 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 Frank Tanana 34 288.1 19 10 2.43 261 Nolan Ryan 39 284.1 17 18 3.36 327 Gary Ross Gary Ross (baseball) 34 225.0 8 16 3.00 100 Don 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 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 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 baseball 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 Minor League Baseball 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 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1976 California Angels at Baseball-Reference 1976 California Angels at Baseball Almanac Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1970s in Anaheim, California California Angels season Los