1976 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season

1976 California Angels

Major League affiliations

* American League (since 1961)
* West Division (since 1969)

Location

* Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
* Anaheim, California (since 1966)

Other information
Owners| Gene Autry
General managers| Harry Dalton
Managers| Dick Williams, Norm Sherry
Local television| KTLA
Local radio| KMPC
(Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)
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The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

After a concert by The Who in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of Anaheim Stadium.[1]

## Offseason[edit]

* January 7, 1976: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[2]
* March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.[3]

## Regular season[edit]

* July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels pitcher Dick Drago.[4]
* August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career.[5]
* September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.

### Season standings[edit]

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AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72  | 0.556  | —  | 49–32  | 41–40
Oakland Athletics | 87 | 74  | 0.540  | 2½  | 51–30  | 36–44
Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77  | 0.525  | 5  | 44–37  | 41–40
Texas Rangers | 76 | 86  | 0.469  | 14  | 39–42  | 37–44
California Angels | 76 | 86  | 0.469  | 14  | 38–43  | 38–43
Chicago White Sox | 64 | 97  | 0.398  | 25½  | 35–45  | 29–52

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1976 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Team  | BAL  | BOS  | CAL  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | KC  | MIL  | MIN  | NYY  | OAK  | TEX
Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 8–4
Boston | 11–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 3–9 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 3–9
California | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 12–6
Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 1–11 | 8–9 | 7–11
Cleveland | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 6–6 | 11–6 | 9–3 | 4–12 | 4–8 | 7–5
Detroit | 6–12 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | — | 4–8 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 9–8 | 6–6 | 5–7
Kansas City | 6–6 | 9–3 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11
Milwaukee | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–11 | 6–12 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 10–2
Minnesota | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 8–4 | — | 2–10 | 11–7 | 11–7
New York | 5–13 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 12–4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 9–3
Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 6–6 | — | 7–11
Texas | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 11–7 | —

### Notable transactions[edit]

* May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.[6]
* June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.[7]

#### Draft picks[edit]

* June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
* Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).[8]
* Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[9]

### Roster[edit]

1976 California Angels

Roster
Pitchers

* 21 Jim Brewer
* 41 Dick Drago
* 39 Steve Dunning
* 45 Paul Hartzell
* 42 Andy Hassler
* 33 Don Kirkwood
* 43 Sid Monge
* 44 Mike Overy
* 47 Gary Ross
* 30 Nolan Ryan
* 19 Mickey Scott
* 40 Frank Tanana
* 48 John Verhoeven
* 52 Gary Wheelock

|  | Catchers

* 8 Andy Etchebarren
* 10 Adrian Garrett
* 15 Ike Hampton
* 12 Ed Herrmann
* 9 Terry Humphrey

Infielders

* 4 Dan Briggs
* 7 Dave Chalk
* 12 Tommy Davis
* 11 Mario Guerrero
* 16 Ron Jackson
* 14 Bill Melton
* 5 Mike Miley
* 38 Tim Nordbrook
* 1 Orlando Ramírez
* 2 Jerry Remy
* 11 Billy Smith
* 27 Tony Solaita

|  | Outfielders

* 17 Orlando Alvarez
* 22 Bruce Bochte
* 25 Bobby Bonds
* 28 Dave Collins
* 29 Paul Dade
* 9,14 Bobby Jones
* 4 Joe Lahoud
* 15,32 Carlos López
* 36 Leroy Stanton
* 3 Rusty Torres

Other batters

* 10 Mike Easler

|  | Manager

* 37 Norm Sherry
* 23 Dick Williams

Coaches

* 49 Bob Clear
* 24 Vern Hoscheit
* 26 Billy Muffett
* 50 Jimmie Reese
* 27 Grover Resinger
* 37 Norm Sherry

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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

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C | Andy Etchebarren | 103 | 247 | 56 | .227 | 0 | 21
1B | Tony Solaita | 63 | 215 | 58 | .270 | 9 | 33
2B | Jerry Remy | 143 | 502 | 132 | .263 | 0 | 28
3B | Ron Jackson | 127 | 410 | 93 | .227 | 8 | 40
SS | Dave Chalk | 142 | 438 | 95 | .217 | 0 | 33
LF | Bruce Bochte | 146 | 466 | 120 | .248 | 2 | 49
CF | Rusty Torres | 120 | 264 | 54 | .205 | 6 | 27
RF | Bobby Bonds | 99 | 378 | 100 | .265 | 10 | 54
DH | Tommy Davis | 72 | 219 | 58 | .265 | 3 | 26

#### Other batters[edit]

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

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Dave Collins | 99 | 365 | 96 | .263 | 4 | 28
Bill Melton | 118 | 341 | 71 | .208 | 6 | 42
Mario Guerrero | 83 | 268 | 76 | .284 | 1 | 18
Dan Briggs | 77 | 248 | 53 | .214 | 1 | 14
Leroy Stanton | 93 | 231 | 44 | .190 | 2 | 25
Terry Humphrey | 71 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 1 | 19
Bobby Jones | 78 | 166 | 35 | .211 | 6 | 17
Joe Lahoud | 42 | 96 | 17 | .177 | 0 | 4
Orlando Ramírez | 30 | 70 | 14 | .200 | 0 | 5
Mike Easler | 21 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 0 | 4
Adrian Garrett | 29 | 48 | 6 | .125 | 0 | 3
Ed Herrmann | 29 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 2 | 8
Orlando Álvarez | 15 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 2 | 8
Mike Miley | 14 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 4
Carlos López | 9 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Paul Dade | 13 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1
Tim Nordbrook | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Billy Smith | 13 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0
Ike Hampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Frank Tanana | 34 | 288.1 | 19 | 10 | 2.43 | 261
Nolan Ryan | 39 | 284.1 | 17 | 18 | 3.36 | 327
Gary Ross | 34 | 225.0 | 8 | 16 | 3.00 | 100
Don Kirkwood | 28 | 157.2 | 6 | 12 | 4.62 | 78

#### Other pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Paul Hartzell | 37 | 166.0 | 7 | 4 | 2.77 | 51
Sid Monge | 32 | 117.2 | 6 | 7 | 3.37 | 53
Andy Hassler | 14 | 47.1 | 0 | 6 | 5.13 | 16

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Dick Drago | 43 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4.42 | 43
Mickey Scott | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.23 | 10
John Verhoeven | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.38 | 23
Jim Brewer | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.70 | 16
Mike Overy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 | 8
Steve Dunning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4
Gary Wheelock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Salt Lake City Gulls | Pacific Coast League | Jimy Williams
AA | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Bobby Knoop
A | Salinas Packers | California League | Del Crandall
A | Quad Cities Angels | Midwest League | Moose Stubing
Rookie | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | Larry Himes

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Some Goose Eggs Are on Anaheim Stadium Scoreboard". Los Angeles Times. April 19, 1986.
2. ^ Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference
3. ^ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ "Historic Home Runs". Time. August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
5. ^ "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
6. ^ Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference
7. ^ Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference
8. ^ Ken Landreaux at Baseball-Reference
9. ^ Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference

## References[edit]

* Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

## External links[edit]

* 1976 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
* 1976 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

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1976 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1976 MLB draft
* 1976 All-Star Game
* 1976 World Series

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* 2002

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