1976 California Angels 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
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	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.

Offseason

• 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.^[1]
• March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.^[2]

Regular season

• July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels pitcher Dick Drago.^[3]
• August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career.^[4]
• September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1976 American League Records Sources:
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

• May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.^[5]
• June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.^[6]

Draft picks

• June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).^[7]
  • Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.^[8]

Roster

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 24 Vern Hoscheit 26 Billy Muffett 50 Jimmie Reese 27 Grover Resinger 37 Norm Sherry

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

G	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Bochte, BruceBruce Bochte	146	466	120	.258	2	49
2B	Remy, JerryJerry Remy	143	502	132	.263	0	28
3B	Jackson, RonRon Jackson	127	410	93	.227	8	40
RF	Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	99	378	100	.265	10	54

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
Melton, BillBill Melton	118	341	71	.208	6	42
Guerrero, MarioMario Guerrero	83	268	76	.284	1	18
Solaita, TonyTony Solaita	63	215	58	.270	9	33
Jones, BobbyBobby Jones	78	166	35	.211	6	17
Herrmann, EdEd Herrmann	29	46	8	.174	2	8
López, CarlosCarlos López	9	10	0	.000	0	0
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	13	8	3	.375	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
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	39	284.1	17	18	3.36	327
Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana	34	288.1	19	10	2.43	261
Ross, GaryGary Ross	34	225	8	16	3.00	100
Kirkwood, DonDon Kirkwood	28	157.2	6	12	4.62	78

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
Hartzell, PaulPaul Hartzell	37	166	7	4	2.77

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
Drago, DickDick Drago	43	7	8	6	4.42	43
Scott, MickeyMickey Scott	33	3	0	3	3.23	10
Verhoeven, JohnJohn Verhoeven	21	0	2	4	3.38	23
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	13	3	1	2	3.70	16
Dunning, SteveSteve Dunning	4	0	0	0	7.50	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

1. Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference
2. Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference
3. "Historic Home Runs". Time. August 8, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
4. The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
5. Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference
6. Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference
7. Ken Landreaux at Baseball-Reference
8. Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference

References

• 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

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