The 1976 Baltimore Orioles season was the 78th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 23rd in Baltimore, and the 23rd at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. The Orioles stayed in contention for the division title until a 1–0 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Memorial Stadium on September 25."Red Sox 1, Orioles 0," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, September 25, 1976. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $102,531."On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Reggie Jackson, Bobby Grich and Wayne Garland left the team following the campaign in what was the advent of Major League Baseball (MLB) free agency.Povich, Shirley. "Orioles Seem Destined for Third Place," The Washington Post, Wednesday, March 23, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

Offseason January 7, 1976: Wayne Krenchicki was selected by the Orioles in the first round (7th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft Secondary Phase.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference April 2, 1976: Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell were traded to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman, and Bill VanBommell (minors).Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference

Regular season This was the first season since 1957 that an Oriole other than Brooks Robinson got the most starts at third base, with Doug DeCinces taking over the position for the future Hall of Famer.

Following the early April trade, Reggie Jackson did not immediately report; his first plate appearance was on

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 8, 1976: Bobby Brown was released by the Orioles.Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: Dallas Williams was selected in the first round (20th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1976: Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman, and Grant Jackson were traded to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey.Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the expansion Seattle Mariners.Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1976 Baltimore Orioles Roster PitchersCatchers

InfieldersOutfielders Manager

Coaches

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 93 284 58 .204 4 17 1B 148 530 137 .258 25 109 2B 144 518 138 .266 13 54 3B 129 440 103 .234 11 42 SS 153 522 141 .270 1 40 LF 154 544 151 .278 13 70 CF 145 375 74 .197 3 16 RF 134 498 138 .277 27 91 DH 73 220 48 .218 6 25

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 133 450 113 .251 9 36 136 326 74 .227 1 30 71 218 46 .211 3 11 59 174 37 .213 0 10 28 79 11 .139 1 4 46 77 18 .234 1 7 33 61 15 .246 0 5 11 39 4 .103 0 3 11 32 7 .219 1 4 27 22 5 .227 0 0 20 22 2 .091 0 1 14 20 4 .200 0 1 9 6 2 .333 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 40 315.0 22 13 2.51 159 24 152.1 11 7 3.78 71 28 136.2 8 7 3.95 41 26 107.0 4 13 4.96 32 13 97.2 5 4 2.86 35

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 38 232.1 20 7 2.67 113 20 85.0 3 5 4.13 56 11 64.1 3 4 3.50 17 20 46.2 1 4 5.98 34 4 27.2 1 2 2.60 18 3 14.2 0 1 3.68 6

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 28 3 1 8 2.59 31 49 2 4 7 2.94 37 16 4 1 2 2.04 24 13 1 1 3 5.12 14

Farm system

Notes

References

1976 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com