1976 Milwaukee Brewers season

March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Brewers 1976 American League East Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 66 95 y 6th Bud Selig Jim Baumer Alex Grammas WTMJ-TV(Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Ray Scott) 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) mil MIL The 1976 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 7th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 8th overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the American League East with 66 wins and 95 losses.. It was the seventh consecutive losing season in Milwaukee and the eighth overall for the franchise since its inception. Offseason November 14, 1975: Ed Romero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.Ed Romero at Baseball Reference Regular season (1976)100pxHank AaronOF: 1954–65 1975–76 Hank Aaron's 755th July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his career off California Angels pitcher Dick Drago. Line score July 20, County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Team123456789RHECalifornia000100001262Milwaukee10010031x6120W: Augustine (3–7)  L: Ross (6–12)   SV: Frisella (4)  Home runs: Melton (4), Scott (10), Aaron (10) Attendance: 10,134 Time: 2:37 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197607200MIL Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, July 20, 1976 at County Stadium Baseball-almanac.com January 22, 2019 Hank Aaron's final home runs Home runDatePitcherInningLocation746May 4, 1976Nelson BrilesBottom 4thCounty Stadium747May 19, 1976Mike CuellarTop 6thMemorial Stadium748June 14, 1976Frank TananaBottom 3rdCounty Stadium749June 16, 1976Paul HartzellTop 9thAnaheim Stadium750June 18, 1976Jim ToddTop 9thOakland Alameda County Coliseum751June 19, 1976Glenn AbbottTop 6thOakland Alameda County Coliseum752June 22, 1976Dave RobertsBottom 4thCounty Stadium753July 9, 1976Jim UmbargerBottom 2ndCounty Stadium754July 11, 1976Steve FoucaultBottom 10thCounty Stadium755July 20, 1976Dick DragoBottom 7th County Stadiumhttp://www.755homeruns.com/1976.shtml Hank Aaron's 1976 Home Runs 755homeruns.com January 22, 2019 Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Opening day starters Hank Aaron Pedro García Sixto Lezcano Don Money Charlie Moore Darrell Porter George Scott Bill Sharp Jim Slaton Robin Younthttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=MIL 1976 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac Baseball-almanac.com January 22, 2019 Notable transactions June 2, 1976: Von Joshua was purchased by the Brewers from the San Francisco Giants.Von Joshua at Baseball Reference June 3, 1976: Bobby Darwin and Tom Murphy were traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Bernie Carbo.Bobby Darwin at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: Bill Bordley was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference Roster 1976 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers 46 Jerry Augustine 43 Rick Austin 27 Gary Beare 40 Pete Broberg 35 Bill Castro 38 Bill Champion 48 Jim Colborn 42 Danny Frisella 30 Moose Haas 18 Tom Hausman 43 Kevin Kobel 42 Tom Murphy 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 34 Ray Sadecki 41 Jim Slaton 29 Ed Sprague 25 Bill Travers Catchers 10 Art Kusnyer 22 Charlie Moore 15 Darrell Porter Infielders 11 Kurt Bevacqua 11 Jim Gantner  9 Pedro García 17 Bob Hansen  8 Jack Heidemann  4 Tim Johnson  7 Don Money  5 George Scott  9 Gary Sutherland 19 Robin Yount Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 17 Steve Bowling 12 Bernie Carbo 12 Bobby Darwin  6 Mike Hegan 14,28 Von Joshua 16 Sixto Lezcano 11 Jimmy Rosario 26 Bill Sharp 39 Dan Thomas  3 Gorman Thomas Manager  2 Alex Grammas Coaches 24 Jim Bragan (third base) 32 Harvey Kuenn (first base & hitting) 38 Cal McLish (pitching) 37 Hal Smith (bullpen) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Darrell Porter 119 389 81 .208 5 32 1B George Scott George Scott (first baseman) 156 606 166 .274 18 77 2B Tim Johnson Tim Johnson (baseball) 105 273 75 .275 0 14 3B Don Money 117 439 117 .267 12 62 SS Robin Yount 161* 638 161 .252 2 54 LF Dan Thomas Danny Thomas (baseball) 32 105 29 .276 4 15 CF Von Joshua 107 423 113 .267 5 28 RF Sixto Lezcano 145 513 146 .285 7 56 DH Hank Aaron 85 271 62 .229 10 35 Tied with Rusty Staub (Detroit) and John Mayberry (Kansas City) for league lead 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 Charlie Moore 87 241 46 .191 3 16 Gorman Thomas 99 227 45 .198 8 36 Mike Hegan 80 218 54 .248 5 31 Bernie Carbo 69 183 43 .235 3 15 Bill Sharp 78 180 44 .244 0 11 Jack Heidemann 69 146 32 .219 2 10 Gary Sutherland 59 115 25 .217 1 9 Pedro García Pedro García (baseball) 41 106 23 .217 1 9 Bobby Darwin 25 73 18 .247 1 5 Jim Gantner 26 69 17 .246 0 7 Bob Hansen 24 61 10 .164 0 4 Steve Bowling 14 42 7 .167 0 2 Jimmy Rosario 15 37 7 .189 1 5 Art Kusnyer 15 34 4 .118 0 3 Kurt Bevacqua 12 7 1 .143 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 Slaton 38 292.2 14 15 3.44 138 Bill Travers 34 240.0 15 16 2.81 120 Jim Colborn 32 225.2 9 15 3.71 101 Gary Beare 6 41.0 2 3 3.29 32 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 Jerry Augustine 39 171.2 9 12 3.30 59 Eduardo Rodríguez Eduardo Rodríguez (right-handed pitcher) 43 136.0 5 13 3.64 77 Pete Broberg 20 92.1 1 7 4.97 28 Bill Champion 10 24.1 0 1 7.03 8 Moose Haas 5 16.0 0 1 3.94 9 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 Danny Frisella 32 5 2 9 2.74 43 Bill Castro 39 4 6 8 3.45 23 Ray Sadecki 36 2 0 1 4.34 27 Tom Murphy 15 0 1 1 7.36 7 Ed Sprague Sr. 3 0 2 0 7.04 0 Rick Austin Rick Austin (baseball) 3 0 0 0 5.06 3 Kevin Kobel 3 0 1 0 11.25 1 Tom Hausman 3 0 0 0 5.40 1 Awards and honors All-Star Game Don Money, Third Base, Reserve Bill Travers, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1976.https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=MIL&year=1976 1976 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates Baseball-Reference Sports Reference December 30, 2020 Triple-A Spokane Indians Pacific Coast League Frank Howard Double-A Berkshire Brewers Eastern League John Felske Class A Burlington Bees Midwest League Matt Galante Class A Short Season Newark Co-Pilots New York–Penn League Tony Roig References External links 1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac Category:Milwaukee Brewers seasons Milwaukee Brewers season Mil Category:1970s in Milwaukee