1976 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees

Major League Baseball team season

1976 New York Yankees

American League Champions
American League East Champions
League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Yankee Stadium
City| New York City
Owners| George Steinbrenner
General managers| Gabe Paul
Managers| Billy Martin
Television| WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White)
Radio| WMCA
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White)
| <- 1975 | Seasons | 1977 ->

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The 1976 New York Yankees season was the 74th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 97–62, finishing 10½ games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles to win their first American League East Division title.

In the ALCS, the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in 5 games. Chris Chambliss's walk-off home run in Game 5 clinched the pennant for the Yankees.

In the World Series, they were defeated in a four-game sweep by the defending champion Cincinnati Reds, marking only the second time that the Yankees had ever been swept in a World Series in their history (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers).

New York was managed by Billy Martin. The Yankees returned to the newly renovated Yankee Stadium.

## Offseason

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The Yankees returned to their home stadium in The Bronx after a two-year absence. The team had played home games at Shea Stadium in Queens, the home of the New York Mets, while renovations to Yankee Stadium were completed.

The 1975 club had finished in third place in the AL East with a record of 83–77, finishing 12 games behind the division winning Boston Red Sox. The club was beginning their first full season under manager Billy Martin, who had been hired following the mid-season firing of Bill Virdon.

Owner George Steinbrenner made three off-season moves to try to help the club. First, they brought in power-hitting outfielder/DH Oscar Gamble, who would find the 'short porch' in right field very inviting for his power swing. Then the club made two deals on the same day: they sent Doc Medich to Pittsburgh for three players, primarily seeking the services of pitcher Dock Ellis; and shipping outfielder Bobby Bonds to California for leadoff man Mickey Rivers and starter Ed Figueroa. The Pirates trade had the longest lasting impact, as then-unheralded minor leaguer Willie Randolph was included in the deal, and was a major catalyst on championship teams for years to come.

### Notable transactions

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* November 22, 1975: Pat Dobson was traded by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Oscar Gamble.[1]
* December 11, 1975: Doc Medich was traded by the Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dock Ellis, Ken Brett and Willie Randolph.[1]
* December 11, 1975: Bobby Bonds was traded by the Yankees to the California Angels for Mickey Rivers and Ed Figueroa.[1]
* January 27, 1976: Walt Williams was released by the Yankees.[2]
* March 29, 1976: Ed Brinkman was released by the Yankees.[3]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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AL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Yankees | 97 | 62  | .610  | —  | 45‍–‍35  | 52‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles | 88 | 74  | .543  | 10½  | 42‍–‍39  | 46‍–‍35
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 79  | .512  | 15½  | 46‍–‍35  | 37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 78  | .509  | 16  | 44‍–‍35  | 37‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers | 74 | 87  | .460  | 24  | 36‍–‍44  | 38‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers | 66 | 95  | .410  | 32  | 36‍–‍45  | 30‍–‍50

### Record vs. opponents

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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 | —

### Season summary

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The Yankees won 97 games in 1976 and captured the Eastern Division title of the American League, marking their first postseason appearance since 1964. Two monumental things happened as the season opened. First, the club returned to Yankee Stadium to play home games, with a special pre-game ceremony for the April 15 home opener that included Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Don Larsen, and the widows of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Eighty-five-year-old Bob Shawkey, who had pitched in the stadium in its opening season of 1923, threw out the first pitch, and the Bronx Bombers defeated Minnesota 11–4. Second, the team announced that Thurman Munson would serve in the role of team captain. This was significant because no Yankee player had been captain since the death of Gehrig in 1941.

The team started fast with a 10–3 record in April, including a 5–1 West Coast swing through California and Oakland. On May 20, they authored another memorable chapter in their on-going rivalry with the Boston Red Sox. Lou Piniella collided with Carlton Fisk at home plate, igniting a huge bench-clearing brawl during which Graig Nettles injured Bill Lee's pitching arm.

By mid-June, the club had built a 7-game lead. On the June 15 trading deadline, they made two significant moves to secure post-season success. First, they completed a 10-player deal with Baltimore, upgrading the pitching staff by acquiring starters Ken Holtzman and Doyle Alexander. Second, they were sold the rights to all-star pitcher Vida Blue from Oakland for $1.5 million. However, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, invoking the "best interests in baseball clause", invalidated the sale of Blue, returning him to Oakland.

In July, six players represented the team in the All-Star Game in Philadelphia: Thurman Munson, who was elected to start by the fans; Chris Chambliss; Catfish Hunter; Willie Randolph; Mickey Rivers; and Sparky Lyle. By the end of the month, their lead in the division ballooned to 14½ games. In August, they continued to cruise towards the division title, and took part in a marathon 19-inning affair with Minnesota. By September, the club was poised to secure the spot in the American League Championship Series, and did so on September 25 by defeating the Detroit Tigers 10–6 to clinch the division title.

### Monument Park

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The entrance to the monuments and plaques, at the end of the retired numbers display.

The Yankees opened "Monument Park" at the stadium in 1976. The origin of Monument Park is dated back to May 30, 1932, when the Yankees dedicated a monument to former manager Miller Huggins. The monument was placed it in front of the flagpole in center field at Yankee Stadium. Huggins was the first of many Yankees players granted this honor.

### Postseason

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The Yankees ended the season with a 97–62 record, best in the American League and third best overall in all of major league baseball. In the ALCS, they beat the Kansas City Royals in 5 games. In Game 5, Chris Chambliss hit a memorable walk off home run to clinch the pennant for the Yankees, sending them to the World Series for the first time since 1964. The most memorable moment about the home run was the fans coming onto the field and mobbing Chambliss, and in the process, stealing bases to keep as souvenirs. A rule was later put into place to prevent fans from coming onto the field of play during a home run, dubbed the Chris Chambliss rule. Like their arch-rivals the Red Sox did in the 1975 World Series, the Yankees lost the World Series to the dominant Cincinnati Reds. However, this World Series was much more lopsided than the previous one, as the Yankees were swept, 4 games to 0, by the Reds and were outscored 22–8 in the process.

### Aftermath

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The 1976 Yankees saw the team restore the franchise to glory following the mismanaged years when CBS owned the club and failed to finish in the top half of the league or division from 1965 through 1972. Owner George Steinbrenner delivered on his promise to return the Yankees to greatness, and the fans responded as attendance reached over 2 million for the first time since 1950. Munson won the American League MVP, hitting .302 with 105 RBI. Munson became the first, and until Aaron Judge in 2022, only Yankee player ever to win the MVP and the Rookie of the Year award while wearing the Yankees uniform.

However, the loss to Cincinnati in the World Series only consumed Steinbrenner to try to further improve the ball club. Thanks to the Seitz decision which made the reserve clause obsolete, Steinbrenner took advantage of the new era of free agency. In an era where other owners such as Charlie Finley were unwilling to spend money to keep players, and other clubs were still run by families not ready for the 'balance sheet' era of sports ownership, Steinbrenner ushered in the big salary era of sports by signing Reggie Jackson to a five-year contract worth just under $3 million. The idea of bringing in Jackson for 1977 would be to try to put the Yankees over the top.

Still, the 1976 version of the Yankees marked a return of prominence to the organization. It marked the first of three consecutive American League titles, and a stretch of six seasons where the club won five division titles, four league championships, and two World Series titles.

### Notable transactions

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* May 16, 1976: Larry Gura was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals for Fran Healy.[1]
* May 18, 1976: Ken Brett and Rich Coggins were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Carlos May.[4]
* June 8, 1976: Pat Tabler was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
* June 15, 1976: Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey were traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Grant Jackson, Ellie Hendricks, and Jimmy Freeman.[1]
* July 10, 1976: The Yankees obtained Gene Locklear from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rick Sawyer to the Padres on July 31.[1]
* August 1, 1976: Jim York was released by the Yankees.[1]
* August 31, 1976: Rafael Santana was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[6]
* September 1, 1976: César Tovar was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[1]

### Roster

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1976 New York Yankees

Roster
Pitchers

* 52 Doyle Alexander
* 38 Ken Brett
* 36 Dock Ellis
* 31 Ed Figueroa
* 49 Ron Guidry
* 53 Ken Holtzman
* 29 Catfish Hunter
* 25 Grant Jackson
* 28 Sparky Lyle
* 18,40 Tippy Martinez
* 43 Rudy May
* 53 Dave Pagan
* 19 Dick Tidrow
* 43 Jim York

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* 46 Rick Dempsey
* 40 Fran Healy
* 18 Elrod Hendricks
* 15 Thurman Munson

Infielders

* 2 Sandy Alomar Sr.
* 10 Chris Chambliss
* 20 Mickey Klutts
* 22 Jim Mason
* 9 Graig Nettles
* 30 Willie Randolph
* 11 Fred Stanley
* 26 César Tovar

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* 26 Juan Bernhardt
* 26 Rich Coggins
* 47 Kerry Dineen
* 23 Oscar Gamble
* 46 Gene Locklear
* 27 Elliott Maddox
* 38 Carlos May
* 47 Larry Murray
* 14 Lou Piniella
* 17 Mickey Rivers
* 24 Otto Vélez
* 6 Roy White
* 44 Terry Whitfield

Other batters

* 12 Ron Blomberg

|  | Manager

* 1 Billy Martin

Coaches

* 8 Yogi Berra
* 32 Elston Howard
* 34 Dick Howser
* 21 Bob Lemon
* 39 Gene Michael

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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C | Thurman Munson | 152 | 616 | 186 | .302 | 17 | 105
1B | Chris Chambliss | 156 | 641 | 188 | .293 | 17 | 96
2B | Willie Randolph | 125 | 430 | 115 | .267 | 1 | 40
3B | Graig Nettles | 158 | 583 | 148 | .254 | 32 | 93
SS | Fred Stanley | 110 | 260 | 62 | .238 | 1 | 20
LF | Roy White | 156 | 626 | 179 | .286 | 14 | 65
CF | Mickey Rivers | 137 | 590 | 184 | .312 | 8 | 67
RF | Oscar Gamble | 110 | 340 | 79 | .232 | 17 | 57
DH | Carlos May | 87 | 288 | 80 | .278 | 3 | 40

#### Other batters

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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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Lou Piniella | 100 | 327 | 92 | .281 | 3 | 38
Jim Mason | 93 | 217 | 39 | .180 | 1 | 14
Sandy Alomar Sr. | 67 | 163 | 39 | .239 | 1 | 10
Fran Healy | 46 | 120 | 32 | .267 | 0 | 9
Otto Vélez | 49 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 2 | 10
Elrod Hendricks | 26 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 3 | 5
Elliott Maddox | 18 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 3
Rick Dempsey | 21 | 42 | 5 | .119 | 0 | 2
César Tovar | 13 | 39 | 6 | .154 | 0 | 2
Gene Locklear | 13 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 1
Juan Bernhardt | 10 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1
Larry Murray | 8 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2
Kerry Dineen | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1
Rich Coggins | 7 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1
Mickey Klutts | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Ron Blomberg | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Terry Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | \
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### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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Catfish Hunter | 36 | 298.2 | 17 | 15 | 3.53 | 173
Ed Figueroa | 34 | 256.2 | 19 | 10 | 3.02 | 119
Dock Ellis | 32 | 211.2 | 17 | 8 | 3.19 | 65
Ken Holtzman | 21 | 149.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.17 | 41
Doyle Alexander | 19 | 136.2 | 10 | 5 | 3.29 | 41
Rudy May | 11 | 68.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.57 | 38

#### Other pitchers

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

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Dave Pagan | 7 | 23.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.28 | 13

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

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

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Sparky Lyle | 64 | 103.2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2.26 | 61
Dick Tidrow | 47 | 92.1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.63 | 65
Grant Jackson | 21 | 58.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 | 25
Tippy Martinez | 11 | 28.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.93 | 14
Ron Guidry | 7 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 12
Jim York | 3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 6
Ken Brett | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1

## Postseason

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### ALCS

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Main article: 1976 American League Championship Series

After splitting the first two games with the Western Division champion Royals in Kansas City, the Yankees returned home to try to capture the pennant. The two clubs split the next two games as well, setting up a deciding Game Five showdown. The Yankees had a 6–3 lead after seven innings, but the Royals rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 8th to tie the game at 6–6. Then in the bottom of the ninth, Chris Chambliss hit the first pitch thrown by Mark Littell over the right field wall for the game-winning walk-off home run. Of course, it was anything but a walk-off, as fans stormed the field with delight, making it nearly impossible for Chambliss to round the bases. The win put the Bombers into the World Series for the first time since 1964.

### Game 1

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October 9, 1976, at Royals Stadium

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New York | 2 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 2  | 4 | 12 | 0
Kansas City  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 1 | 5 | 2
W: Catfish Hunter (1–0)  L: Larry Gura (0–1)
HR: None

### Game 2

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October 10, 1976, at Royals Stadium

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New York  | 0 | 1 | 2  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3 | 12 | 5
Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 2  | 0 | 3 | 0  | 7 | 9 | 0
W: Paul Splittorff (1–0)  L: Ed Figueroa (0–1)
HR: None

### Game 3

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October 12, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

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Kansas City  | 3 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 3 | 6 | 0
New York | 0 | 0 | 0  | 2 | 0 | 3  | 0 | 0 | X  | 5 | 9 | 0
W: Dock Ellis (1–0)  L: Andy Hassler (0–1)  S: Sparky Lyle (1)
HR: NYY: – Chris Chambliss (1)

### Game 4

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October 13, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 0  | 2 | 0 | 1  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 7 | 9 | 1
New York  | 0 | 2 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 1  | 4 | 11 | 0
W: Doug Bird (1–0)  L: Catfish Hunter (1–1)  S: Steve Mingori (1)
HR: NYY: – Graig Nettles 2 (2)

### Game 5

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October 14, 1976, at Yankee Stadium

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Kansas City  | 2 | 1 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 3 | 0  | 6 | 11 | 1
New York | 2 | 0 | 2  | 0 | 0 | 2  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 7 | 11 | 1
W: Dick Tidrow (1–0)  L: Mark Littell (0–1)
HR: KCR: – John Mayberry (1), George Brett (1)  NYY: – Chris Chambliss (2)

### World Series

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Main article: 1976 World Series

The Yankees were confident heading into the Fall Classic, but proved to be little match for their opponents. The Cincinnati Reds were the defending world champions, and were making their fourth World Series appearance over a seven-year span. The Big Red Machine dominated the series, sweeping the Yankees in four straight games.

NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)  Game  | Road  | Home  | Score  | Date  | Location  | Attendance  | Time of Game

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1 | Yankees | Reds | 5–1 | October 16 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,826 | 2:10
2 | Yankees | Reds | 4–3 | October 17 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,816 | 2:33
3 | Reds | Yankees | 6–2 | October 19 | Yankee Stadium | 56,667 | 2:40
4 | Reds | Yankees | 7–2 | October 21 | Yankee Stadium | 56,700 | 2:36

## Awards and honors

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Team captain Thurman Munson won the AL MVP.

Graig Nettles was the AL home run champion with 32 home runs in the season.

Munson, Chris Chambliss, Catfish Hunter, Sparky Lyle, Willie Randolph and Mickey Rivers all represented the Yankees at the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[7]

* Billy Martin, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Bobby Cox
AA | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | Pete Ward
A | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | Mike Ferraro
A-Short Season | Oneonta Yankees | New York–Penn League | Ed Napoleon

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse, West Haven[8]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Baseball-Reference.com 1976 New York Yankees transactions from Baseball Reference". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. ^ Walt Williams at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Ed Brinkman at Baseball Reference
4. ^ "Carlos May Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
5. ^ Pat Tabler at Baseball Reference
6. ^ "Rafael Santana Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
7. ^ "1976 All-Star Game". Baseball Almanac.
8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## References

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* 1976 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
* 1976 World Series
* 1976 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac

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American League champions

1900s|

* 1901: Chicago White Stockings
* 1902: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1903: Boston Americans
* 1904: Boston Americans
* 1905: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1906: Chicago White Sox
* 1907: Detroit Tigers
* 1908: Detroit Tigers
* 1909: Detroit Tigers

1910s|

* 1910: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1911: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1912: Boston Red Sox
* 1913: Philaelphia Athletics
* 1914: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1915: Boston Red Sox
* 1916: Boston Red Sox
* 1917: Chicago White Sox
* 1918: Boston Red Sox
* 1919: Chicago White Sox

1920s|

* 1920: Cleveland Indians
* 1921: New York Yankees
* 1922: New York Yankees
* 1923: New York Yankees
* 1924: Washington Senators
* 1925: Washington Senators
* 1926: New York Yankees
* 1927: New York Yankees
* 1928: New York Yankees
* 1929: Philadelphia Athletics

1930s|

* 1930: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1931: Philadelphia Athletics
* 1932: New York Yankees
* 1933: Washington Senators
* 1934: Detroit Tigers
* 1935: Detroit Tigers
* 1936: New York Yankees
* 1937: New York Yankees
* 1938: New York Yankees
* 1939: New York Yankees

1940s|

* 1940: Detroit Tigers
* 1941: New York Yankees
* 1942: New York Yankees
* 1943: New York Yankees
* 1944: St. Louis Browns
* 1945: Detroit Tigers
* 1946: Boston Red Sox
* 1947: New York Yankees
* 1948: Cleveland Indians
* 1949: New York Yankees

1950s|

* 1950: New York Yankees
* 1951: New York Yankees
* 1952: New York Yankees
* 1953: New York Yankees
* 1954: Cleveland Indians
* 1955: New York Yankees
* 1956: New York Yankees
* 1957: New York Yankees
* 1958: New York Yankees
* 1959: Chicago White Sox

1960s|

* 1960: New York Yankees
* 1961: New York Yankees
* 1962: New York Yankees
* 1963: New York Yankees
* 1964: New York Yankees
* 1965: Minnesota Twins
* 1966: Baltimore Orioles
* 1967: Boston Red Sox
* 1968: Detroit Tigers
* 1969: Baltimore Orioles

1970s|

* 1970: Baltimore Orioles
* 1971: Baltimore Orioles
* 1972: Oakland Athletics
* 1973: Oakland Athletics
* 1974: Oakland Athletics
* 1975: Boston Red Sox
* 1976: New York Yankees
* 1977: New York Yankees
* 1978: New York Yankees
* 1979: Baltimore Orioles

1980s|

* 1980: Kansas City Royals
* 1981: New York Yankees
* 1982: Milwaukee Brewers
* 1983: Baltimore Orioles
* 1984: Detroit Tigers
* 1985: Kansas City Royals
* 1986: Boston Red Sox
* 1987: Minnesota Twins
* 1988: Oakland Athletics
* 1989: Oakland Athletics

1990s|

* 1990: Oakland Athletics
* 1991: Minnesota Twins
* 1992: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1993: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1994: No champion
* 1995: Cleveland Indians
* 1996: New York Yankees
* 1997: Cleveland Indians
* 1998: New York Yankees
* 1999: New York Yankees

2000s|

* 2000: New York Yankees
* 2001: New York Yankees
* 2002: Anaheim Angels
* 2003: New York Yankees
* 2004: Boston Red Sox
* 2005: Chicago White Sox
* 2006: Detroit Tigers
* 2007: Boston Red Sox
* 2008: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2009: New York Yankees

2010s|

* 2010: Texas Rangers
* 2011: Texas Rangers
* 2012: Detroit Tigers
* 2013: Boston Red Sox
* 2014: Kansas City Royals
* 2015: Kansas City Royals
* 2016: Cleveland Indians
* 2017: Houston Astros
* 2018: Boston Red Sox
* 2019: Houston Astros

2020s|

* 2020: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2021: Houston Astros
* 2022: Houston Astros
* 2023: Texas Rangers
* 2024: New York Yankees

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American League East champions

1960s|

* 1969: Baltimore Orioles

1970s|

* 1970: Baltimore Orioles
* 1971: Baltimore Orioles
* 1972: Detroit Tigers
* 1973: Baltimore Orioles
* 1974: Baltimore Orioles
* 1975: Boston Red Sox
* 1976: New York Yankees
* 1977: New York Yankees
* 1978: New York Yankees
* 1979: Baltimore Orioles

1980s|

* 1980: New York Yankees
* 1981: New York Yankees
* 1982: Milwaukee Brewers
* 1983: Baltimore Orioles
* 1984: Detroit Tigers
* 1985: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1986: Boston Red Sox
* 1987: Detroit Tigers
* 1988: Boston Red Sox
* 1989: Toronto Blue Jays

1990s|

* 1990: Boston Red Sox
* 1991: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1992: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1993: Toronto Blue Jays
* 1994: No champion
* 1995: Boston Red Sox
* 1996: New York Yankees
* 1997: Baltimore Orioles
* 1998: New York Yankees
* 1999: New York Yankees

2000s|

* 2000: New York Yankees
* 2001: New York Yankees
* 2002: New York Yankees
* 2003: New York Yankees
* 2004: New York Yankees
* 2005: New York Yankees
* 2006: New York Yankees
* 2007: Boston Red Sox
* 2008: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2009: New York Yankees

2010s|

* 2010: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2011: New York Yankees
* 2012: New York Yankees
* 2013: Boston Red Sox
* 2014: Baltimore Orioles
* 2015: Toronto Blue Jays
* 2016: Boston Red Sox
* 2017: Boston Red Sox
* 2018: Boston Red Sox
* 2019: New York Yankees

2020s|

* 2020: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2021: Tampa Bay Rays
* 2022: New York Yankees
* 2023: Baltimore Orioles
* 2024: New York Yankees

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1976 MLB season by team

| AL East|

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

|

AL West|

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

| NL East|

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

|

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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New York Yankees

* Established in 1903
* Formerly the New York Highlanders
* Based in The Bronx, New York

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Coaches
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Team captains
* Members of the Hall of Fame
* First-round picks
* YES Network

Ballparks|

* Hilltop Park
* Polo Grounds
* Yankee Stadium (opened 1923)
* Events
* Shea Stadium
* Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
* Spring training: Bolton Street Park
* Whittington Park
* West End Park
* Barrs Field
* Bader Field
* Al Lang Stadium
* Fort Lauderdale Stadium
* George M. Steinbrenner Field

Culture|

* Monument Park
* Museum
* Old-Timers' Day
* Bleacher Creatures
* Yankees Universe
* Eddie Layton
* Jim Hall
* Logos and uniforms
* Appearance policy
* "Holy Cow!"
* Robert Merrill
* John Sterling
* Ronan Tynan
* "Here Come the Yankees"
* "New York, New York"
* "God Bless America"
* The Pride of the Yankees
* The Babe Ruth Story
* Damn Yankees
* musical
* film
* The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
* Safe at Home!
* Babe Ruth
* The Babe
* 61*
* The Bronx is Burning
* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning
* The Bronx Is Burning
* The Big Fella
* The Bronx Zoo
* The Last Boy
* Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
* The Scout
* Bronx Bombers
* Everyone's Hero
* Four Days in October
* Henry & Me
* The Captain
* It Ain't Over
* Ed Lucas
* Gene Monahan
* Dandy
* Freddy Sez
* George Costanza
* Paul Olden
* Yankee Stadium Legacy
* Yankees HOPE Week
* Yankeeography
* Yankees Classics

Lore|

* Curse of the Bambino
* Johnny Sylvester
* Murderers' Row
* Babe Ruth's called shot
* Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
* Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run
* M&M Boys
* Harmonica Incident
* 1978 AL East tie-breaker game
* Pine Tar Incident
* 1995 ALDS Game 5
* Jeffrey Maier
* The Yankee Years
* Core Four
* Perfect games
* Don Larsen
* David Wells
* David Cone
* Domingo Germán
* 2019 MLB London Series
* MLB at Field of Dreams

Rivalries|

* Boston Red Sox
* Subway Series
* New York Mets
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* San Francisco Giants

Key personnel|

* Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises
* Hal Steinbrenner
* General Manager: Brian Cashman
* Manager: Aaron Boone

Championships (27)|

* 1923
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1956
* 1958
* 1961
* 1962
* 1977
* 1978
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2009

American League
Pennants (41)|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1947
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2003
* 2009
* 2024

Division titles (21)|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1980
* 1981
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2019
* 2022
* 2024

Wild Card titles (7)|

* 1995
* 1997
* 2007
* 2010
* 2015
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021

Minors|

* Triple-A
* Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
* Double-A
* Somerset Patriots
* High-A
* Hudson Valley Renegades
* Single-A
* Tampa Tarpons
* Rookie
* FCL Yankees
* DSL Yankees

Seasons (125)

1900s|

* 1900·1901·1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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