1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1976 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Walter Alston, Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
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The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the western division of the National League. The big news was when long-time manager of two decades Walter Alston resigned abruptly near the end of the season and was replaced by Tommy Lasorda who would manage the team for two decades himself.

Offseason

November 17, 1975: Jimmy Wynn, Tom Paciorek, Lee Lacy and Jerry Royster were traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson.^[1]
December 23, 1975: Bob Randall was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Walton.^[2]
March 2: Willie Crawford was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Sizemore.^[3]
March 2: Ken McMullen was released by the Dodgers.^[4]
March 31: Orlando Alvarez and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Ellie Rodríguez.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	102	60	0.630	—	49–32	53–28
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	0.568	10	49–32	43–38
Houston Astros	80	82	0.494	22	46–36	34–46
San Francisco Giants	74	88	0.457	28	40–41	34–47
San Diego Padres	73	89	0.451	29	42–38	31–51
Atlanta Braves	70	92	0.432	32	34–47	36–45

Record vs. opponents

1976 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–6	6–12	7–11	8–10	8–4	4–8	5–7	3–9	10–8	9–9	4–8
Chicago	6–6	—	3–9	5–7	3–9	11–7	5–13	8–10	8–10	6–6	8–4	12–6
Cincinnati	12–6	9–3	—	12–6	13–5	9–3	6–6	5–7	8–4	13–5	9–9	6–6
Houston	11–7	7–5	6–12	—	5–13	10–2	6–6	4–8	2–10	10–8	10–8	9–3
Los Angeles	10–8	9–3	5–13	13–5	—	10–2	7–5	5–7	9–3	6–12	8–10	10–2
Montreal	4–8	7–11	3–9	2–10	2–10	—	8–10	3–15	8–10	4–8	7–5	7–11
New York	8–4	13–5	6–6	6–6	5–7	10–8	—	5–13	10–8	7–5	7–5	9–9
Philadelphia	7-5	10–8	7–5	8–4	7–5	15–3	13–5	—	8–10	8–4	6–6	12–6
Pittsburgh	9–3	10–8	4–8	10–2	3–9	10–8	8–10	10–8	—	7–5	9–3	12–6
San Diego	8–10	6–6	5–13	8–10	12–6	8–4	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	4–8
San Francisco	9–9	4–8	9–9	8–10	10–8	5–7	5–7	6–6	3–9	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	8–4	6–12	6–6	3–9	2–10	11–7	9–9	6–12	6–12	8–4	7–5	—

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Bill Buckner	Left fielder
Ted Sizemore	Second baseman
Dusty Baker	Center fielder
Steve Garvey	First baseman
Ron Cey	Third baseman
Joe Ferguson	Right fielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Don Sutton	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

June 15: Joe Ferguson, Bob Detherage and Fred Tisdale (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Smith.^[6]
June 23: Mike Marshall were traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Elías Sosa and Lee Lacy.^[7]

Roster

1976 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

44 Al Downing

46 Burt Hooton

49 Charlie Hough

25 Tommy John

35 Dennis Lewallyn

28 Mike Marshall

31 Doug Rau

36 Rick Rhoden

27 Elías Sosa

48 Rick Sutcliffe

20 Don Sutton

45 Stan Wall

Catchers

4 Kevin Pasley

55 Sergio Robles

2 Ellie Rodríguez

7 Steve Yeager

Infielders

1 Rick Auerbach

10 Ron Cey

14 Iván DeJesús

6 Steve Garvey

21 Ed Goodson

15 Davey Lopes

18 Bill Russell

5 Ted Sizemore

Outfielders

12 Dusty Baker

22 Bill Buckner

3 Glenn Burke

37 Henry Cruz

13 Joe Ferguson

43 John Hale

34 Lee Lacy

9 Leron Lee

41 Jim Lyttle

11 Manny Mota

17 Joe Simpson

8 Reggie Smith

Other batters

48 Danny Walton

Manager

24 Walter Alston

52 Tommy Lasorda

Coaches

26 Red Adams

54 Monty Basgall

58 Mark Cresse

19 Jim Gilliam

52 Tommy Lasorda

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Yeager, SteveSteve Yeager	117	359	77	.214	11	35
1B	Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	162	631	200	.317	13	80
2B	Lopes, DaveyDavey Lopes	117	427	103	.241	4	20
3B	Cey, RonRon Cey	145	502	139	.277	23	60
SS	Russell, BillBill Russell	149	554	152	.274	5	65
LF	Buckner, BillBill Buckner	154	642	193	.301	7	60
CF	Baker, DustyDusty Baker	112	384	93	.242	4	39
RF	Smith, ReggieReggie Smith	65	225	63	.280	10	26

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
Sizemore, TedTed Sizemore	84	266	64	.241	0	18
Ferguson, JoeJoe Ferguson	54	185	41	.222	6	18
Goodson, EdEd Goodson	83	118	27	.229	3	17
Rodríguez, EllieEllie Rodríguez	36	66	14	.212	0	9
Walton, DannyDanny Walton	18	15	2	.133	0	2

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
Hooton, BurtBurt Hooton	33	226.2	11	15	3.26	116
John, TommyTommy John	31	207	10	10	3.09	91

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
Downing, AlAl Downing	17	46.2	1	2	3.86	30

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
Hough, CharlieCharlie Hough	77	12	8	18	2.21	81
Sosa, ElíasElías Sosa	24	2	4	1	3.48	20

Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award
- Steve Garvey
Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Tommy John
TSN National League All-Star
- Don Sutton
NL Pitcher of the Month
- Don Sutton (September 1976)
NL Player of the Month
- Steve Garvey (September 1976)
NL Player of the Week
- Steve Garvey (May 17–23)
- Reggie Smith (July 5–11)
- Doug Rau (July 19–25)
- Don Sutton (Sep. 20–26)
Hutch Award
- Tommy John^[8]

All-Stars

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey, starter, first base
- Ron Cey, reserve
- Rick Rhoden, reserve
- Bill Russell, reserve^[9]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Stan Wasiak
AA	Waterbury Dodgers	Eastern League	Don LeJohn
A	Lodi Dodgers	California League	James B. Williams
A	Danville Dodgers	Midwest League	Dick McLaughlin
Rookie	Bellingham Dodgers	Northwest League	Bill Berrier

1976 Major League Baseball draft

Main article: 1976 Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers drafted 41 players in the June draft and 14 in the January draft. Of those, ten players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

The top draft pick in the June draft was catcher Mike Scioscia from Springfield High School in Pennsylvania. He would be the Dodgers starting catcher from 1980–1992 and was a 2-time All-Star and 2-time World Series Champion with the Dodgers. After his playing career ended he became the manager of the Anaheim Angels and would win another World Series as their manager in 2002.

1976 Draft Picks

January draft

^[10]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Michael Wetklow	OF	Sacramento City College	No
2	Dave Patterson	RHP	Cerritos College	Yes	1976–1982	MLB
3	Paul Bain	RHP	El Camino College	Yes	1976–1981	AAA
4	Mookie Wilson	OF	Spartanburg Methodist College	No Mets-1977	1977–1991	MLB
5	Timothy DeWald	RHP	Cypress College	No
6	Robert Weis	RHP	Sacramento City College	No
7	Mark Garber	RHP	Antelope Valley College	No
8	Richard Barnhart	RHP	Green River Community College	No Indians-1978	1979–1980	A
9	Rickey Lear	RHP	Valencia Community College	No Reds-1976	1976–1977	A
10	Robert Benda	SS	Palm Beach Community College	No Tigers-1978	1978–1979	A
11	Charles Young	RHP	Los Angeles Pierce College	No

January Secondary phase

^[11]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Jack Lawson	RHP	Phoenix College	Yes	1976	A-
2	Charles Dorgan	LHP	Green River Community College	Yes	1976–1978	A
3	Larry Buckle	RHP	Long Beach City College	No Reds-1978	1978–1984	AA

June draft

^[12]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Mike Scioscia	C	Springfield High School	Yes	1976–1994	MLB
2	Don Ruzek	SS	Lakewood High School	Yes	1976–1985	AA
3	Max Venable	OF	Cordova High School	Yes	1976–1993	MLB
4	George Kunkler	LHP	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1976–1977	AA
5	Ted Power	RHP	Kansas State University	Yes	1976–1998	MLB
6	Mike Howard	OF	Sacramento High School	Yes	1976–1984	MLB
7	Kelly Snider	1B	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1976–1982	AAA
8	Robert Kownacki	SS	Fairfield University	Yes	1976	A
9	Charles Phillips	LHP	University of Southern California	Yes	1976–1980	AAA
10	Bill Swoope	C	Norfolk Catholic High School	Yes	1976–1981	AA
11	William Martin	RHP	William Carey College	Yes	1976–1978	A
12	Jimmie Giles	OF	Alcorn State University	Yes	1976	A-
13	James Peterson	RHP	Arizona State University	Yes	1976–1977	A
14	Douglas Elliott	2B	Fullerton Union High School	No Mets-1979	1979	A-
15	Keith MacWhorter	RHP	Bryant College	Yes	1976–1984	MLB
16	Jack Perconte	2B	Murray State University	Yes	1976–1987	MLB
17	Miguel Rodriguez	RHP	Adlai Stevenson High School	Yes	1976	A-
18	Timothy Jones	C	Wooster High School	Yes	1976–1978	A
19	Eric Schmidt	LHP	Mission Viejo High School	Yes	1976–1979	A
20	Dan Henry	3B	Loyola Marymount University	Yes	1976–1978	A
21	Jeff Albert	RHP	Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus	Yes	1976–1979	AA
22	Bob Amico	1B	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	Yes	1976	A
23	Richard Martini	OF	University of California, Davis	No
24	Mickey Lashley	RHP	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1977–1979	AA
25	José Martínez	SS	South San Francisco High School	No
26	George Kaage	1B	Kankakee Community College	Yes	1976–1978	A
27	Mark Kryka	RHP	Antigo High School	Yes	1976–1978	A
28	Steven Silagi	RHP	El Rancho High School	No
29	Mickey Martin	C	Grant High School	No
30	Douglas Foster	OF	Compton High School	Yes	1976–1978	A
31	Bubba Holland	RHP	South Florence High School	No Astros-1978	1978–1985	AAA
32	Stephen Nelson	RHP	Wilson High School	No
33	Jeff Hunter	3B	Millard High School	No Red Sox-1980	1980–1982	A
34	Mark Wychopen	C	South Houston High School	No
35	Scott Fletcher	SS	Wadsworth High School	No Cubs-1979	1979–1995	MLB
36	Bruce Scheidegger	3B	Chadwick High School	No
37	Donald Brodell	OF	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Yes	1976–1977	A
38	James Riedel	RHP	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	No
39	Gerald Snow	RHP	Madras High School	No

June secondary phase

^[13]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Joe Ferri	OF	Pasadena City College	No
2	Mike Walters	RHP	Chaffey College	No Angels-1977	1977–1985	MLB

Notes

↑ Jimmy Wynn at Baseball-Reference
↑ Bob Randall at Baseball-Reference
↑ Willie Crawford at Baseball-Reference
↑ Ken McMullen at Baseball-Reference
↑ Orlando Alvarez at Baseball-Reference
↑ Joe Ferguson at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mike Marshall at Baseball-Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1976as.shtml
↑ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
↑ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
↑ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
↑ 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

References

External links

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NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

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