1976 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1976 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Nick Mileti Phil Seghi Frank Robinson WJW-TV WWWE The Cleveland Indians finished their 1976 season with an 81–78 win–loss record. The team scored 615 runs and allowed 615 runs for a run differential of zero.https://www.mlb.com/standings/1976 1976 Baseball Standings MLB.com September 21, 2018 Offseason November 22, 1975: Oscar Gamble was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Pat Dobson.Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1975: John Ellis was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt.Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1975: Ray Fosse was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference December 12, 1975: Jack Brohamer was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks.Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions May 28, 1976: Fritz Peterson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Perzanowski and cash.Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Joe Beckwith was drafted by the Indians in the 12th round, but did not sign.Joe Beckwith page at Baseball Reference Ron Hassey was drafted by the Indians in the 18th round.Ron Hassey page at Baseball Reference October 1, 1976: Ramón Romero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Ramón Romero page at Baseball Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position28 Rick Manning CF18 Duane Kuiper 2B25 Buddy Bell 3B26 Boog Powell 1B21 George Hendrick RF9 Rico Carty DH24 Charlie Spikes LF8 Alan Ashby C15 Frank Duffy SS 37 Dennis Eckersley P 1976 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1976 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 22 Jim Bibby 31 Jackie Brown 35 Tom Buskey 41 Pat Dobson 37 Dennis Eckersley 32 Don Hood 34 Jim Kern 17 Dave LaRoche 40 Harry Parker 16 Fritz Peterson 33 Eric Raich 23 Stan Thomas 36 Rick Waits Catchers  8 Alan Ashby  4 Rick Cerone 10 Ray Fosse Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 14 Larvell Blanks  9 Rico Carty 12 Ed Crosby 15 Frank Duffy 12 Orlando González 16 Alfredo Griffin 27 Doug Howard 18 Duane Kuiper 30 Joe Lis 26 Boog Powell 20 Frank Robinson Outfielders 21 George Hendrick 29 John Lowenstein 28 Rick Manning 13 Ron Pruitt 11 Tommy Smith 24 Charlie Spikes Manager 20 Frank Robinson Coaches  6 Rocky Colavito (Hitting/First Base)  1 Dave Garcia (Third Base)  2 Harvey Haddix (Pitching)  7 Jeff Torborg (Bullpen) Player stats Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Batting Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Alan Ashby 89 247 26 59 5 1 4 32 .239 0 Buddy Bell 159 604 75 170 26 2 7 60 .281 3 Larvell Blanks 104 328 45 92 8 7 5 41 .280 1 Rico Carty 152 552 67 171 34 0 13 83 .310 1 Rick Cerone 7 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 .125 0 Ed Crosby 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 Frank Duffy Frank Duffy (baseball) 133 392 38 83 11 2 2 30 .212 10 Ray Fosse 90 276 26 83 9 1 2 30 .301 1 Orlando Gonzalez 28 68 5 17 2 0 0 4 .250 1 Alfredo Griffin 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 George Hendrick 149 551 72 146 20 3 25 81 .265 4 Doug Howard baseball 39 90 7 19 4 0 0 13 .211 1 Duane Kuiper 135 506 47 133 13 6 0 37 .263 10 Joe Lis 20 51 4 16 1 0 2 7 .314 0 John Lowenstein 93 229 33 47 8 2 2 14 .205 11 Rick Manning 138 552 73 161 24 7 6 43 .292 16 Boog Powell 95 293 29 63 9 0 9 33 .215 1 Ron Pruitt 47 86 7 23 1 1 0 5 .267 2 Frank Robinson 36 67 5 15 0 0 3 10 .224 0 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (baseball) 55 164 17 42 3 1 2 12 .256 8 Charlie Spikes 101 334 34 79 11 5 3 31 .237 5 Team totals 159 5412 615 1423 189 38 85 567 .263 75 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; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Jim Bibby 13 7 3.20 34 21 1 163.1 162 61 58 56 84 Jackie Brown Jackie Brown (baseball) 9 11 4.25 32 27 0 180.0 193 94 85 55 104 Tom Buskey 5 4 3.63 39 0 1 94.1 88 42 38 34 32 Pat Dobson 16 12 3.48 35 35 0 217.1 226 98 84 65 117 Dennis Eckersley 13 12 3.43 36 30 1 199.1 155 82 76 78 200 Don Hood 3 5 4.87 33 6 1 77.2 89 46 42 41 32 Jim Kern 10 7 2.37 50 2 15 117.2 91 38 31 50 111 Dave LaRoche 1 4 2.24 61 0 21 96.1 57 25 24 49 104 Harry Parker Harry Parker (baseball) 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 5 Fritz Peterson 0 3 5.55 9 9 0 47.0 59 31 29 10 19 Eric Raich 0 0 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 Stan Thomas Stan Thomas (baseball) 4 4 2.30 37 7 6 105.2 88 33 27 41 54 Rick Waits 7 9 4.00 26 22 0 123.2 143 60 55 54 65 Team totals 81 78 3.47 159 159 46 1432.0 1361 615 552 533 928 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Joe Sparks AA Williamsport Tomahawks Eastern League Red Davis A San Jose Bees California League Gomer Hodge Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Jack CassiniJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1976 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cincinnati Indians Category:1970s in Cleveland