1976 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1976 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 88–74 (.543) 2nd Jerold Hoffberger Hank Peters Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) The 1976 Baltimore Orioles season was the 78th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 23rd in Baltimore, and the 23rd at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. The Orioles stayed in contention for the division title until a 1–0 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Memorial Stadium on September 25."Red Sox 1, Orioles 0," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, September 25, 1976. Retrieved April 19, 2023. The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $102,531."On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Reggie Jackson, Bobby Grich and Wayne Garland left the team following the campaign in what was the advent of Major League Baseball (MLB) free agency.Povich, Shirley. "Orioles Seem Destined for Third Place," The Washington Post, Wednesday, March 23, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Offseason January 7, 1976: Wayne Krenchicki was selected by the Orioles in the first round (7th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft Secondary Phase.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference April 2, 1976: Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman, and Bill VanBommell (minors).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F6lfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5059%2C922408 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press A's trade Jackson, Holtzman April 3, 1976 1BReggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference Regular season This was the first season since 1957 that an Oriole other than Brooks Robinson got the most starts at third base, with Doug DeCinces taking over the position for the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer. Following the early April trade, Reggie Jackson did not immediately report; his first plate appearance was on May 2.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HahVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6593%2C8206575 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Reggie agrees to join Orioles April 30, 1976 3Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6644%2C840770 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Reggie finally plays and all is forgiven May 3, 1976 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2277%2C839135 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Orioles want 'equal' policy May 3, 1976 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JfRLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=he0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824%2C1367806 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Jackson is back: 0-for-2 May 3, 1976 15https://www.si.com/vault/1976/08/30/615435/hes-free-at-last Sports Illustrated Fimrite Ron He's free at last August 30, 1976 14 September 1, 2017 September 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170901025555/https://www.si.com/vault/1976/08/30/615435/hes-free-at-last dead Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 8, 1976: Bobby Brown was released by the Orioles.Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: Dallas Williams was selected in the first round (20th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1976: Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman, and Grant Jackson were traded to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey.Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the expansion Seattle Mariners.Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1976 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 46 Mike Flanagan 17 Wayne Garland 39,48 Ross Grimsley 38 Fred Holdsworth 30 Ken Holtzman 23 Grant Jackson 61 Dennis Martínez 23,36 Tippy Martinez 43 Rudy May 39 Scott McGregor 37 Dyar Miller 30 Dave Pagan 22 Jim PalmerCatchers 24 Rick Dempsey 25 Dave Duncan 10 Elrod Hendricks Infielders 21 Bob Bailor  7 Mark Belanger 10,38 Terry Crowley 44 Rich Dauer 11 Doug DeCinces 40 Kiko Garcia  3 Bobby Grich 12 Tommy Harper 14 Lee May 16 Tony Muser  8 Tim Nordbrook  5 Brooks Robinson 15 Royle StillmanOutfielders  6 Paul Blair  1 Al Bumbry  9 Reggie Jackson 27,52 Andrés Mora 28 Tom Shopay 29 Ken Singleton Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 47 Cal Ripken 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 Dave Duncan Dave Duncan (baseball) 93 284 58 .204 4 17 1B Lee May 148 530 137 .258 25 109 2B Bobby Grich 144 518 138 .266 13 54 3B Doug DeCinces 129 440 103 .234 11 42 SS Mark Belanger 153 522 141 .270 1 40 LF Ken Singleton 154 544 151 .278 13 70 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 145 375 74 .197 3 16 RF Reggie Jackson 134 498 138 .277 27 91 DH Andrés Mora 73 220 48 .218 6 25 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 Al Bumbry 133 450 113 .251 9 36 Tony Muser 136 326 74 .227 1 30 Brooks Robinson 71 218 46 .211 3 11 Rick Dempsey 59 174 37 .213 0 10 Elrod Hendricks 28 79 11 .139 1 4 Tommy Harper 46 77 18 .234 1 7 Terry Crowley 33 61 15 .246 0 5 Rich Dauer 11 39 4 .103 0 3 Kiko Garcia 11 32 7 .219 1 4 Tim Nordbrook 27 22 5 .227 0 0 Royle Stillman 20 22 2 .091 0 1 Tom Shopay 14 20 4 .200 0 1 Bob Bailor 9 6 2 .333 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 Jim Palmer 40 315.0 22 13 2.51 159 Rudy May 24 152.1 11 7 3.78 71 Ross Grimsley 28 136.2 8 7 3.95 41 Mike Cuellar 26 107.0 4 13 4.96 32 Ken Holtzman 13 97.2 5 4 2.86 35 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 Wayne Garland 38 232.1 20 7 2.67 113 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 20 85.0 3 5 4.13 56 Doyle Alexander 11 64.1 3 4 3.50 17 Dave Pagan 20 46.2 1 4 5.98 34 Dennis Martínez 4 27.2 1 2 2.60 18 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher) 3 14.2 0 1 3.68 6 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 Tippy Martinez 28 3 1 8 2.59 31 Dyar Miller 49 2 4 7 2.94 37 Fred Holdsworth 16 4 1 2 2.04 24 Grant Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 13 1 1 3 5.12 14 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli AA Charlotte O's Southern League Jimmie Schaffer A Miami Orioles Florida State League Len Johnston Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Ben Hines 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 1976 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore