1976 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1976 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.Offseason
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 onSeason standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 8, 1976: Bobby Brown was released by the Orioles.
- June 8, 1976: Dallas Williams was selected in the first round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.
- 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.
- October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the expansion Seattle Mariners.
Roster
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 | 22 | 13 | 2.51 | 159 |
| 24 | 152.1 | 11 | 7 | 3.78 | 71 |
| 28 | 136.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 41 |
| 26 | 107 | 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 | 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 |
| 49 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.94 | 37 |
| 28 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2.59 | 31 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.04 | 24 |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.12 | 14 |
Farm system
