1976 California League season

1976 California League season California League Baseball April 13 – August 29 140 6 Regular season Salinas Angels Thad Bosley, Salinas Angels Playoffs Reno Silver Sox Salinas Angels List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1975 California League season 1975 1977 California League season 1977 The 1976 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 13 and August 29. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the California League championship round. The Reno Silver Sox won the California League championship, as they defeated the Salinas Angels in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Bakersfield Dodgers took a leave of absence from the league. The Visalia Mets took a leave of absence from the league. The Lodi Orioles ended their affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles and began a new affiliation with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The club was renamed to the Lodi Dodgers. The Salinas Packers are renamed to the Salinas Angels. The club remained affiliated with the California Angels. Teams 1976 California League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Fresno Giants Fresno, California San Francisco Giants John Euless Park Lodi Dodgers Lodi, California Los Angeles Dodgers Lawrence Park Modesto A's Modesto, California Oakland Athletics Del Webb Field Reno Silver Sox Reno, Nevada Minnesota Twins San Diego Padres Moana Stadium Salinas Angels Salinas, California California Angels Salinas Municipal Stadium San Jose Bees San Jose, California Cleveland Indians San Jose Municipal Stadium Map of teams left 10px California League Teams 550 450 350 0 75 California 550 California 36.75 -119.77 Black pog.svg 80 right Fresno #ffe California 38.14 -121.27 Black pog.svg 80 left Lodi #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 39.49 -119.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Reno #ffe California 36.70 -121.65 Black pog.svg 80 left Salinas #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe Regular season Summary The Salinas Angels finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 6, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Salinas Angels 91 49 91 49 – Fresno Giants 77 63 77 63 14 Reno Silver Sox 75 62 75 62 14.5 Modesto A's 65 72 65 72 24.5 Lodi Dodgers 64 76 64 76 27 San Jose Bees 45 95 45 95 46 League Leaders Batting leaders 1976 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 6, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Daniel Argee, Modesto A's .356 H Doc Estes, Reno Silver Sox 184 R Hosken Powell, Reno Silver Sox 118 2B Daniel Argee, Modesto A's 35 3B Doc Estes, Reno Silver Sox 13 HR Dan Graham, Reno Silver Sox 29 RBI Dan Graham, Reno Silver Sox 115 SB Thad Bosley, Salinas Angels 90 Pitching leaders 1976 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 6, 2025 Stat Player Total W Kenny Califano, Salinas Angels 15 ERA Greg Heydeman, Lodi Dodgers 3.46 CG Greg Heydeman, Lodi Dodgers Doug Schaefer, Fresno Giants Alan Wirth, Fresno Giants 12 SHO Bruce MacPherson, Reno Silver Sox 3 SV Gus Quiros, Modesto A's 18 IP Greg Heydeman, Lodi Dodgers 195.0 SO Greg Heydeman, Lodi Dodgers 159 Playoffs The Reno Silver Sox won their second consecutive, and fourth overall, California League championship, as they defeated the Salinas Angels in four games. Playoff bracket Finals 1 Salinas 1 2 Reno 3 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Thad Bosley, Salinas Angels See also 1976 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1976 in sports in California Category:1976 in sports in Nevada