1976 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1976 American League East Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 83–79 (.512) 3rd Tom Yawkey, Jean YawkeyTom Yawkey died in July; ownership and oversight of the club passed to his wife, Jean. Tom Yawkey, Jean Yawkey Dick O'Connell Darrell Johnson (41–45) Don Zimmer (42–34) WSBK-TV, Ch. 38(Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson) WMEX-AM 1510(Ned Martin, Jim Woods) bos BOS The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, 15 1 2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the AL championship. Offseason November 17, 1975: Juan Beniquez and Steve Barr were traded by the Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Ferguson Jenkins. December 12, 1975: Roger Moret was traded by the Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Tom House.The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search February 15, 1976: Gene Michael was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Gene Michael page at Baseball Reference March 3, 1976: Dick Drago was traded by the Red Sox to the California Angels for John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer.Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference Regular season +Record by monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/TBOS01976.htm The 1976 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet October 10, 2020Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 6 7 6 7 5th 4 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/04301976.htm Events of Friday, April 30, 1976 May 13 15 19 22 4th 7 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/05311976.htm Events of Monday, May 31, 1976 June 15 13 34 35 3rd (tie) 9 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/06301976.htm Events of Wednesday, June 30, 1976 July 12 19 46 54 5th 15 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/07311976.htm Events of Saturday, July 31, 1976 August 16 14 62 68 4th 18 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/08311976.htm Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1976 September 18 11 80 79 4th 16 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/09301976.htm Events of Thursday, September 30, 1976 October 3 0 83 79 3rd 15 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/10031976.htm Events of Sunday, October 3, 1976 Highlights The Red Sox did not come close to repeating the previous year's success. An off-season contract dispute with Fred Lynn was a distraction. In early May, a brawl with the New York Yankees led to a shoulder injury for Bill Lee, one of their best pitchers and a 17-game winner in 1975; Lee would be out until mid-1977, and his loss was keenly felt. On June 15, Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley attempted to sell left fielder Joe Rudi and relief pitcher Rollie Fingers to the Red Sox for $1 million each, and starting pitcher Vida Blue to the New York Yankees for $1.5 million. Three days later, Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn voided the transactions, citing "the best interests of baseball."https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60879263/kuhn-voids-sale-of-as-stars-to-sox/ Kuhn void sale of A's stars to Sox, Yankees The Boston Globe 1 June 19, 1976 October 10, 2020 newspapers.com The Red Sox owner, Tom Yawkey, died of leukemia in July. Manager Darrell Johnson was fired shortly thereafter and replaced by coach Don Zimmer. The team finished the season with an 83–79 record. Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Notable transactions April 7, 1976: Diego Seguí was released by the Red Sox.Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference May 4, 1976: Gene Michael was released by the Red Sox. June 3, 1976: Bernie Carbo was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bobby Darwin and Tom Murphy.Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: Wade Boggs was drafted by the Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1976.Wade Boggs page at Baseball Reference Opening Day lineup 17 Cecil Cooper DH  5 Denny Doyle 2B19 Fred Lynn CF14 Jim Rice LF  8 Carl Yastrzemski     1B27 Carlton Fisk C24 Dwight Evans RF  6 Rico Petrocelli 3B   7 Rick Burleson SS31 Ferguson Jenkins P Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B04090BAL1976.htm Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 0 April 9, 1976 Retrosheet October 11, 2020 Roster 1976 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 26 Reggie Cleveland 29 Tom House 31 Ferguson Jenkins 46 Rick Jones 21 Rick Kreuger 37 Bill Lee 47 Tom Murphy 45 Dick Pole 23 Luis Tiant 38 Jim Willoughby 40 Rick Wise Catchers 27 Carlton Fisk 50 Andy Merchant 10 Bob Montgomery 22 Ernie Whitt Infielders 41 Jack Baker  7 Rick Burleson 15,17 Cecil Cooper  3 Steve Dillard  5 Denny Doyle  2 Doug Griffin 12 Bob Heise  4 Butch Hobson 30 Deron Johnson  6 Rico Petrocelli  8 Carl Yastrzemski Outfielders  1 Bernie Carbo 42 Bobby Darwin 24 Dwight Evans 19 Fred Lynn 16 Rick Miller 14 Jim Rice Managers 22 Darrell Johnson 34 Don Zimmer Coaches 33 Don Bryant (Bullpen) 35 Johnny Pesky (First base) 36 Eddie Popowski (Bench/third base) 32 Stan Williams (Pitching) 34 Don Zimmer (Third base) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGJim Rice153581751642582585828.282.482Carl Yastrzemski1555467114623221102580.267.432Rick Burleson152540751572717421460.291.383Fred Lynn1325077615932810651448.314.467Dwight Evans146501611213451762657.242.431Carlton Fisk1344877612417517581256.255.415Cecil Cooper123451661272261578716.282.457Denny Doyle11743251108155026822.250.308Rick Miller10526940761530271134.283.361Butch Hobson76269346375834015.234.387Rico Petrocelli85240175171324034.213.288Steve Dillard571672246140115617.275.377Doug Griffin491271424200429.189.205Bobby Darwin431069195231312.179.349Bob Montgomery319310233131305.247.398Bob Heise3256515200501.268.304Bernie Carbo1755513402618.236.418Deron Johnson153835110005.132.211Jack Baker122313001201.130.261Ernie Whitt81844201302.222.500Andy Merchant2200000000.000.000Pitcher totals162310000000.000.000Team totals162551171614482575313466495500.263.402 Source: Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOLuis Tiant21123.0638380279.02741079564131Rick Wise14113.5334340224.1218100884893Fergie Jenkins12113.2730290209.0201857643142Reggie Cleveland1093.0741142170.015973586176Dick Pole654.3331150120.213162584849Rick Jones533.3624140104.113348392645Jim Willoughby3122.825401099.09438313137Bill Lee575.632414396.012468602829Tom Murphy453.44370881.09143312532Tom House134.33360443.23922211927Rick Kreuger214.0684031.03114141612Team totals83793.52162162271458.01495660571409673 Source: Statistical leaders thumb|right|upright=.66|Luis Tiant Category Player Statistic Youngest player Rick Jones 21 Oldest player Deron Johnson 37 Wins Above Replacement Luis Tiant 6.2 Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1976.shtml 1976 Boston Red Sox Statistics Baseball-Reference.com October 14, 2020 Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Carl Yastrzemski 155 PA Plate appearances Carl Yastrzemski 636 AB At bats Jim Rice 581R Runs scored Carlton Fisk 76 Fred Lynn H Hits Jim Rice 164 2B Doubles Dwight Evans 343B Triples Fred Lynn 8 Jim Rice HR Home runs Jim Rice 25 RBI Runs batted in Carl Yastrzemski 102SB Stolen bases Rick Burleson 14 Fred Lynn CS Caught stealing Rick Miller 10 BB Base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 80 SO Strikeouts Jim Rice 123 BA Batting average Fred Lynn .314 OBP On-base percentage Fred Lynn .367 SLG Slugging percentage Jim Rice .482 OPS On-base plus slugging Fred Lynn .835 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Fred Lynn 132 TB Total bases Jim Rice 280 GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 18HBP Hit by pitch Dwight Evans 6 Carlton Fisk SH Sacrifice hits Cecil Cooper 9 SF Sacrifice flies Fred Lynn 10IBB Intentional base on balls Cecil Cooper 6 Carl Yastrzemski Source: Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Luis Tiant 21L Losses Luis Tiant 12 Jim Willoughby W-L % Winning percentage Luis Tiant .636 (21–12) ERA Earned run average Luis Tiant 3.06 G Games pitched Jim Willoughby 54 GS Games started Luis Tiant 38 GF Games finished Jim Willoughby 40 CG Complete games Luis Tiant 19 SHO Shutouts Rick Wise 4 SV Saves Jim Willoughby 10 IP Innings pitched Luis Tiant 279 SO Strikeouts Ferguson Jenkins 142 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Ferguson Jenkins 1.167 Source: Awards and honors Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF) Luis Tiant – AL Player of the Month (August) All-Star Game Carlton Fisk, reserve C Fred Lynn, starting CF Luis Tiant, reserve P Carl Yastrzemski, reserve OF Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Joe Morgan AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League John Kennedy A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Tony Torchia A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Rac Slider A-Short Season Elmira Red Sox New York–Penn League Dick Berardino The Pawtucket Red Sox were known as the Rhode Island Red Sox during the 1976 season.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60192271/name-change-is-made-at-pawtucket/ Name change is made at Pawtucket UPI The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts 10 January 16, 1976 September 29, 2020 newspapers.com LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Elmira Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxyear1976bost/page/n35/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook 1976 36 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine Notes References 30em External links 1976 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Red Sox