1976 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1976 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco, California Horace Stoneham and Bob Lurie Spec Richardson Bill Rigney KTVU(Al Michaels, Gary Park) KSFO(Al Michaels, Lon Simmons) The 1976 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 94th season in Major League Baseball, their 19th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 17th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 74–88 record, 28 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. Offseason Team movement discussion During the first half of the 1970s, attendance at cold and windy Candlestick Park plummeted, and Giants owner Horace Stoneham had faced financial hardship. Finally, in 1976, he put the team up for sale. In January 1976, Stoneham agreed to sell the team for $13.25 million to a Toronto group consisting of Labatt's Breweries of Canada, Ltd., Vulcan Assets Ltd., and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The team would begin play with the 1976 season at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium and be called the Giants.Giants Moving: Toronto St. Petersburg Times January 9, 1976 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbwMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ql8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5064,759147&dq=national-exhibition-company&hl=en In addition, it was briefly rumored they considered a return to the New York metropolitan area, perhaps to a new baseball stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Instead, Bob Lurie led a group to buy the Giants from Horace Stoneham for $8 million.Giants will stay in San Francisco Gordon Sakamoto Bryan Times February 11, 1976 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=20oLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UFIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3352,2941070&dq=national-exhibition-company&hl=en 14 Notable transactions January 7, 1976: Dennis Littlejohn was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).Dennis Littlejohn page at Baseball Reference Regular season Opening Day starters Von Joshua Gary Matthews Willie Montañez John Montefusco Bobby Murcer Dave Rader Ken Reitz Chris Speier Derrel Thomas Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Notable transactions June 2, 1976: Von Joshua was purchased from the Giants by the Milwaukee Brewers.Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference June 13, 1976: Willie Montañez, Craig Robinson, Mike Eden, and Jake Brown were traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Darrell Evans and Marty Perez.Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1976: Joe Strain was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Joe Strain page at Baseball Reference June 21, 1976: Casey Parsons was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Casey Parsons page at Baseball Reference September 3, 1976: Randy Elliott was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Randy Elliott page at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 8, 1976: Jeff Stember was drafted by the Giants in the 26th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.Jeff Stember page at Baseball Reference Roster 1976 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 33 Jim Barr 37 Mike Caldwell 34 John D'Acquisto 25 Rob Dressler 28 Ed Halicki 60 Dave Heaverlo 39 Bob Knepper 46 Gary Lavelle 41 Greg Minton 17 Randy Moffitt 26 John Montefusco 45 Frank Riccelli 51 Tommy Toms 49 Charlie Williams Catchers 58 Gary Alexander  2 Marc Hill 14 Dave Rader  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 15 Chris Arnold 41 Darrell Evans 10 Johnnie LeMaster 29 Bruce Miller 22 Willie Montañez 16 Steve Ontiveros  1 Marty Perez 21 Ken Reitz  1 Craig Robinson 35 Chris Speier 30 Derrel Thomas Outfielders 43 Glenn Adams 22 Jack Clark 31 Larry Herndon 19 Von Joshua 36 Gary Matthews 20 Bobby Murcer 12 Gary Thomasson Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches  9 Jim Davenport 56 Frank Funk  8 Buck Rodgers  5 Bobby Winkles Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Dave Rader Dave Rader (baseball) 88 255 67 .263 1 22 1B Darrell Evans 92 257 57 .222 10 36 2B Marty Perez 93 332 86 .259 2 26 3B Ken Reitz 155 577 154 .267 5 66 SS Chris Speier 145 495 112 .226 3 40 LF Gary Matthews 156 587 164 .279 20 84 CF Larry Herndon 115 337 97 .288 2 23 RF Bobby Murcer 147 533 138 .259 23 90 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 Gary Thomasson 103 328 85 .259 8 38 Derrel Thomas 81 272 63 .232 2 19 Willie Montañez 60 230 71 .309 2 20 Von Joshua 42 156 41 .263 0 2 Marc Hill 54 131 24 .183 3 15 Jack Clark 26 102 23 .225 2 10 Johnnie LeMaster 33 100 21 .210 0 9 Mike Sadek 55 93 19 .204 0 7 Glenn Adams 69 74 18 .243 0 3 Steve Ontiveros Steve Ontiveros (infielder) 59 74 13 .176 0 5 Gary Alexander 23 73 13 .178 2 7 Chris Arnold 60 69 15 .217 0 5 Bruce Miller 12 25 4 .160 0 2 Craig Robinson Craig Robinson (baseball) 15 13 4 .308 0 2 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 John Montefusco 37 253.1 16 14 2.84 172 Jim Barr 37 252.1 15 12 2.89 75 Ed Halicki 32 186.1 12 14 3.62 130 Rob Dressler 25 107.2 3 10 4.43 33 John D'Acquisto 28 106.0 3 8 5.35 53 Bob Knepper 4 25.0 1 2 3.24 11 Frank Riccelli 4 16.0 1 1 5.63 11 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 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell (baseball) 50 107.1 1 7 4.86 55 Greg Minton 10 25.2 0 3 4.91 7 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 Randy Moffitt 58 6 6 14 2.27 50 Gary Lavelle 65 10 6 12 2.69 71 Dave Heaverlo 61 4 4 1 4.44 40 Charlie Williams Charlie Williams (pitcher) 48 2 0 1 2.96 34 Tommy Toms 7 0 1 1 6.23 4 Award winners All-Star Game John Montefusco, reserve Farm system Minor league baseball AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges AA Lafayette Drillers Texas League John VanOrnum A Fresno Giants California League Andy Gilbert A Cedar Rapids Giants Midwest League Salty Parker Rookie Great Falls Giants Pioneer League Ernie RodriguezLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great FallsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1976 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1976 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1976 in San Francisco