1976 Baltimore Orioles season

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.
• 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).

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 39-year-old future Hall of Famer.

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Season 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 (20th pick) 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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

Notes

References

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

References

1. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/26/archives/yanks-win-take-title-as-orioles-lose-yanks-triumph-over-tigers-106.html "Red Sox 1, Orioles 0," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Saturday, September 25, 1976.] Retrieved April 19, 2023.
2. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/06/archives/on-profits-orioles-mainly-strike-out.html "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, April 6, 1977.] Retrieved April 19, 2023.
3. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/03/23/orioles-seem-destined-for-third-place/47a014f9-6711-4bed-b6c8-a4455145bedf/ Povich, Shirley. "Orioles Seem Destined for Third Place," ''The Washington Post'', Wednesday, March 23, 1977.] Retrieved April 19, 2023.
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krencwa01.shtml Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference]
5. (April 3, 1976). "A's trade Jackson, Holtzman". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacksre01.shtml Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference]
7. (April 30, 1976). "Reggie agrees to join Orioles". Eugene Register-Guard.
8. (May 3, 1976). "Reggie finally plays and all is forgiven". Eugene Register-Guard.
9. (May 3, 1976). "Orioles want 'equal' policy". Eugene Register-Guard.
10. (May 3, 1976). "Jackson is back: 0-for-2". Spokesman-Review.
11. Fimrite, Ron. (August 30, 1976). "He's free at last".
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo04.shtml Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference]
13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willida05.shtml Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference]
14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference]
15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsda03.shtml Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference]