1976 Cleveland Indians season

1976 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Nick Mileti
General manager(s)	Phil Seghi
Manager(s)	Frank Robinson
Local television	WJW-TV
Local radio	WWWE
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Offseason

November 22, 1975: Oscar Gamble was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Pat Dobson.^[1]
December 9, 1975: John Ellis was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt.^[2]
December 9, 1975: Ray Fosse was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.^[3]
December 12, 1975: Jack Brohamer was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	97	62	0.610	—	45–35	52–27
Baltimore Orioles	88	74	0.543	10½	42–39	46–35
Boston Red Sox	83	79	0.512	15½	46–35	37–44
Cleveland Indians	81	78	0.509	16	44–35	37–43
Detroit Tigers	74	87	0.460	24	36–44	38–43
Milwaukee Brewers	66	95	0.410	32	36–45	30–50

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 28, 1976: Fritz Peterson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Perzanowski and cash.^[5]
June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Joe Beckwith was drafted by the Indians in the 12th round, but did not sign.^[6]
- Ron Hassey was drafted by the Indians in the 18th round.^[7]
October 1, 1976: Ramón Romero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[8]

Roster

1976 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

22 Jim Bibby

31 Jackie Brown

35 Tom Buskey

41 Pat Dobson

37 Dennis Eckersley

32 Don Hood

34 Jim Kern

17 Dave LaRoche

40 Harry Parker

16 Fritz Peterson

33 Eric Raich

23 Stan Thomas

36 Rick Waits

Catchers

8 Alan Ashby

4 Rick Cerone

10 Ray Fosse

Infielders

25 Buddy Bell

14 Larvell Blanks

9 Rico Carty

12 Ed Crosby

15 Frank Duffy

12 Orlando González

16 Alfredo Griffin

28 Doug Howard

18 Duane Kuiper

30 Joe Lis

26 Boog Powell

20 Frank Robinson

Outfielders

21 George Hendrick

29 John Lowenstein

28 Rick Manning

13 Ron Pruitt

11 Tommy Smith

24 Charlie Spikes

Manager

20 Frank Robinson

Coaches

7 Rocky Colavito (Hitting)

1 Dave Garcia (Third Base)

2 Harvey Haddix (Pitching)

6 Jeff Torborg (Bullpen)

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	Fosse, RayRay Fosse	90	276	83	.301	2	30

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
Blanks, LarvellLarvell Blanks	104	328	92	.280	5	41
Smith, TommyTommy Smith	55	164	42	.256	2	12
Pruitt, RonRon Pruitt	47	86	23	.267	0	5
Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	36	67	15	.224	3	10
Lis, JoeJoe Lis	20	51	16	.314	2	7

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
Dobson, PatPat Dobson	35	217.1	16	12	3.48	117
Brown, JackieJackie Brown	32	180	9	11	4.25	104
Peterson, FritzFritz Peterson	9	47	0	3	5.55	19

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
Bibby, JimJim Bibby	34	163.1	13	7	3.20	84
Thomas, StanStan Thomas	37	105.2	4	4	2.30	54

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
Buskey, TomTom Buskey	39	5	4	1	3.63	32

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	Joe Sparks
AA	Williamsport Tomahawks	Eastern League	Red Davis
A	San Jose Bees	California League	Gomer Hodge
Rookie	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Jack Cassini

Notes

↑ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
↑ Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference
↑ Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
↑ Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference
↑ Joe Beckwith page at Baseball Reference
↑ Ron Hassey page at Baseball Reference
↑ Ramón Romero page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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 All-Star Game 1976 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Founded in 1894
Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds, Cleveland Broncos, and Cleveland Naps
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Owner: Larry Dolan
Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan
President: Chris Antonetti
General manager: Mike Chernoff
Manager: Terry Francona

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American League pennants (6)

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