1976 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:1976
League:American League
Division:East
Ballpark:Fenway Park
City:Boston, Massachusetts
Record:83–79 (.512)
Divisional Place:3rd (GB)
Owners:Tom Yawkey, Jean Yawkey
President:Tom Yawkey, Jean Yawkey
General Manager:Dick O'Connell
Television:WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson)
Radio:WMEX-AM 1510
(Ned Martin, Jim Woods)
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Brtn:BOS

The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the AL championship.

Offseason

Regular season

Record by month[4]
Month Record Cumulative Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 6 7 6 7 5th 4 [5]
May 13 15 19 22 4th 7 [6]
June 15 13 34 35 3rd (tie) 9 [7]
July 12 19 46 54 5th [8]
August 16 14 62 68 4th 18 [9]
September 18 11 80 79 4th 16 [10]
October 3 0 83 79 3rd [11]

Highlights

The Red Sox did not come close to repeating the previous year's success. An off-season contract dispute with Fred Lynn was a distraction. In early May, a brawl with the New York Yankees led to a shoulder injury for Bill Lee, one of their best pitchers and a 17-game winner in 1975; Lee would be out until mid-1977, and his loss was keenly felt.

On June 15, Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley attempted to sell left fielder Joe Rudi and relief pitcher Rollie Fingers to the Red Sox for $1 million each, and starting pitcher Vida Blue to the New York Yankees for $1.5 million. Three days later, Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn voided the transactions, citing "the best interests of baseball."[12]

The Red Sox' beloved owner, Tom Yawkey, died of leukemia in July.[13] Manager Darrell Johnson was fired shortly thereafter, and replaced by coach Don Zimmer. Overall, it was a disappointing season for a talented but underachieving team.

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

17 DH
  5 2B
19 CF
14 LF
  8 Carl Yastrzemski     1B
27 C
24 RF
  6 3B
  7 SS
31 P
Source:[17]

Roster

1976 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagersCoaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Bench/third base) (Pitching) (Third base)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Jim Rice153581751642582585828.282.482
Carl Yastrzemski1555467114623221102580.267.432
Rick Burleson152540751572717421460.291.383
Fred Lynn1325077615932810651448.314.467
Dwight Evans146501611213451762657.242.431
Carlton Fisk1344877612417517581256.255.415
Cecil Cooper123451661272261578716.282.457
Denny Doyle11743251108155026822.250.308
Rick Miller10526940761530271134.283.361
Butch Hobson76269346375834015.234.387
Rico Petrocelli85240175171324034.213.288
Steve Dillard571672246140115617.275.377
Doug Griffin491271424200429.189.205
Bobby Darwin431069195231312.179.349
Bob Montgomery319310233131305.247.398
Bob Heise3256515200501.268.304
Bernie Carbo1755513402618.236.418
Deron Johnson153835110005.132.211
Jack Baker122313001201.130.261
Ernie Whitt81844201302.222.500
Andy Merchant2200000000.000.000
Pitcher Totals162310000000.000.000
Team Totals162551171614482575313466495500.263.402
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1976-batting.shtml

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; SO = Strikeouts

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Luis Tiant21123.0638380279.02741079564131
Rick Wise14113.5334340224.1218100884893
Fergie Jenkins12113.2730290209.0201857643142
Reggie Cleveland1093.0741142170.015973586176
Dick Pole654.3331150120.213162584849
Rick Jones533.3624140104.113348392645
Jim Willoughby3122.825401099.09438313137
Bill Lee575.632414396.012468602829
Tom Murphy453.44370881.09143312532
Tom House134.33360443.23922211927
Rick Kreuger214.0684031.03114141612
Team Totals83793.52162162271458.01495660571409673
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1976-pitching.shtml

Statistical leaders

Category Player Statistic
Youngest player 21
Oldest player 37
6.2
Source:[18]

Batting

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G 155
PA Plate appearances Carl Yastrzemski 636
AB At bats 581
R Runs scored 76
Fred Lynn
H Hits Jim Rice 164
2B Doubles 34
3B Triples Fred Lynn 8
Jim Rice
HR Home runs Jim Rice 25
RBI Carl Yastrzemski 102
SB Stolen bases 14
Fred Lynn
CS 10
BB Carl Yastrzemski 80
SO Strikeouts Jim Rice 123
BA Fred Lynn .314
OBP Fred Lynn .367
SLG Jim Rice .482
OPS Fred Lynn .835
OPS+ Fred Lynn 132
TB Jim Rice 280
GIDP Jim Rice 18
HBP Dwight Evans 6
Carlton Fisk
SH Sacrifice hits 9
SF Fred Lynn 10
IBB Cecil Cooper 6
Carl Yastrzemski
Source:[18]

Pitching

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins 21
L Losses Luis Tiant 12
Jim Willoughby
W-L % Luis Tiant .636 (21–12)
ERA Luis Tiant 3.06
G Games pitched Jim Willoughby 54
GS Games started Luis Tiant 38
GF Games finished Jim Willoughby 40
CG Complete games Luis Tiant 19
SHO 4
SV Saves Jim Willoughby 10
IP Luis Tiant 279
SO Strikeouts 142
WHIP Ferguson Jenkins 1.167
Source:[18]

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

The Pawtucket Red Sox were known as the Rhode Island Red Sox during the 1976 season.[19]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem, Elmira
Source:[20] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CZguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3610%2C3309039 The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/michage01.shtml Gene Michael page at Baseball Reference
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
  4. Web site: The 1976 Boston Red Sox . . October 10, 2020.
  5. Web site: Events of Friday, April 30, 1976.
  6. Web site: Events of Monday, May 31, 1976.
  7. Web site: Events of Wednesday, June 30, 1976.
  8. Web site: Events of Saturday, July 31, 1976.
  9. Web site: Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1976.
  10. Web site: Events of Thursday, September 30, 1976.
  11. Web site: Events of Sunday, October 3, 1976.
  12. News: Kuhn void sale of A's stars to Sox, Yankees . . 1 . June 19, 1976 . October 10, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  13. News: Driscoll . Edgar . July 10, 1976 . Tom Yawkey, Red Sox owner, dies at 73 . . April 28, 2021.
  14. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference
  15. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/darwibo01.shtml Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
  16. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boggswa01.shtml Wade Boggs page at Baseball Reference
  17. Web site: Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 0 . April 9, 1976 . . October 11, 2020.
  18. Web site: 1976 Boston Red Sox Statistics . . October 14, 2020.
  19. News: Name change is made at Pawtucket . . . . 10 . January 16, 1976 . September 29, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  21. Book: Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook . 1976 . 36 . March 14, 2021 . Wayback Machine.

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