The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 87th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 19th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 15th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West. 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.Jimmy Wynn at Baseball-Reference December 23, 1975: Bob Randall was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Walton.Bob Randall at Baseball-Reference March 2: Willie Crawford was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Sizemore.Willie Crawford at Baseball-Reference March 2: Ken McMullen was released by the Dodgers.Ken McMullen at Baseball-Reference March 31: Orlando Alvarez and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Ellie Rodríguez.Orlando Alvarez at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Bill Buckner Left fielderTed Sizemore Second basemanDusty Baker Center fielderSteve Garvey First basemanRon Cey Third basemanJoe Ferguson Right fielderSteve Yeager CatcherBill Russell ShortstopDon 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.Joe Ferguson at Baseball-Reference June 23: Mike Marshall was traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Elías Sosa and Lee Lacy.Mike Marshall at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters 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 117 359 77 .214 11 35 1B 162 631 200 .317 13 80 2B 117 427 103 .241 4 20 3B 145 502 139 .277 23 60 SS 149 554 152 .274 5 65 LF 154 642 193 .301 7 60 CF 112 384 93 .242 4 39 RF 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 84 266 64 .241 0 18 54 185 41 .222 6 18 53 158 42 .266 0 14 83 118 27 .229 3 17 44 91 14 .154 0 8 49 88 16 .182 4 14 23 68 15 .221 0 5 36 66 14 .212 0 9 50 52 15 .288 0 13 23 52 12 .231 0 2 36 47 6 .128 0 1 25 46 11 .239 0 5 23 45 6 .133 0 2 22 41 7 .171 0 2 23 30 4 .133 0 0 18 15 2 .133 0 2 6 3 0 .000 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 35 267.2 21 10 3.06 161 34 231.0 16 12 2.57 98 33 226.2 11 15 3.26 116 31 207.0 10 10 3.09 91 27 181.0 12 3 2.98 77 1 5.0 0 0 0.00 3

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 17 46.2 1 2 3.86 30 4 16.2 1 1 2.16 4

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 77 12 8 18 2.21 81 30 4 3 8 4.45 39 31 2 2 1 3.60 27 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

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

Farm system

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 to 1992 and was a 2-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion with the Dodgers (1981 and 1988). After his playing career ended he became the manager of the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels and would win another World Series as their manager in 2002.

1976 draft picksJanuary draft 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Michael WetklowOF Sacramento City CollegeNo 2Dave PattersonRHP Cerritos CollegeYes1976–1982 MLB3Paul BainRHP El Camino CollegeYes 1976–1981 AAA4Mookie WilsonOF Spartanburg Methodist CollegeNo Mets-1977 1977–1991MLB5Timothy DeWaldRHP Cypress CollegeNo 6Robert WeisRHP Sacramento City CollegeNo 7Mark GarberRHP Antelope Valley CollegeNo 8Richard BarnhartRHP Green River Community CollegeNoIndians-1978 1979–1980 A9Rickey LearRHP Valencia Community CollegeNoReds-1976 1976–1977 A10Robert BendaSS Palm Beach Community CollegeNoTigers-1978 1978–1979 A11Charles YoungRHP Los Angeles Pierce CollegeNo

January secondary phase 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Jack LawsonRHP Phoenix College Yes1976 A-2Charles DorganLHPGreen River Community College Yes 1976–1978 A3Larry BuckleRHPLong Beach City College NoReds-1978 1978–1984 AA

June draft 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Mike SciosciaCSpringfield High SchoolYes1976–1994MLB2Don RuzekSSLakewood High SchoolYes1976–1985AA3Max VenableOFCordova High SchoolYes1976–1993MLB4George KunklerLHPUniversity of OklahomaYes1976–1977AA5Ted PowerRHPKansas State UniversityYes 1976–1998MLB6Mike HowardOFSacramento High SchoolYes1976–1984MLB7Kelly Snider1BUniversity of OklahomaYes 1976–1982 AAA8Robert KownackiSSFairfield UniversityYes 1976 A9Charles PhillipsLHPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYes 1976–1980 AAA10Bill SwoopeCNorfolk Catholic High SchoolYes 1976–1981 AA11William MartinRHPWilliam Carey CollegeYes 1976–1978A12Jimmie GilesOFAlcorn State UniversityYes 1976 A-13James PetersonRHPArizona State UniversityYes1976–1977 A14Douglas Elliott2B Fullerton Union High SchoolNoMets-1979 1979 A-15Keith MacWhorterRHPBryant CollegeYes 1976–1984 MLB16Jack Perconte2BMurray State UniversityYes 1976–1987 MLB17Miguel RodriguezRHPAdlai Stevenson High SchoolYes 1976 A-18Timothy JonesCWooster High SchoolYes 1976–1978A19Eric SchmidtLHPMission Viejo High SchoolYes 1976–1979 A20Dan Henry3BLoyola Marymount UniversityYes 1976–1978 A21Jeff AlbertRHPLong Island University, C. W. Post CampusYes 1976–1979 AA22Bob Amico1BUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New YorkYes 1976 A23Richard MartiniOFUniversity of California, DavisNo 24Mickey LashleyRHPUniversity of OklahomaYes 1977–1979 AA25José MartínezSSSouth San Francisco High SchoolNo 26George Kaage1BKankakee Community CollegeYes 1976–1978 A27Mark KrykaRHPAntigo High SchoolYes 1976–1978 A28Steven SilagiRHPEl Rancho High SchoolNo 29Mickey MartinCGrant High SchoolNo 30Douglas FosterOFCompton High SchoolYes 1976–1978 A31Bubba HollandRHPSouth Florence High SchoolNoAstros-1978 1978–1985 AAA32Stephen NelsonRHPWilson High SchoolNo 33Jeff Hunter3BMillard High SchoolNoRed Sox-1980 1980–1982 A34Mark WychopenCSouth Houston High SchoolNo 35Scott FletcherSSWadsworth High SchoolNoCubs-1979 1979–1995 MLB36Bruce Scheidegger3BChadwick High SchoolNo 37Donald BrodellOFUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockYes 1976–1977 A38James RiedelRHPUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New YorkNo 39Gerald SnowRHPMadras High SchoolNo

June secondary phase 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Joe FerriOF Pasadena City CollegeNo 2Mike WaltersRHP Chaffey CollegeNoAngels-1977 1977–1985MLB

Notes

References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page

External links 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site