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1976 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 94th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their first postseason berth since 1950 and their first National League East title, as they compiled a record of 101–61, nine games ahead of the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates, and won 100 games or more for the first time in franchise history.
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| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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| National League East Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Owners | R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III | |||
| General managers | Paul Owens | |||
| Managers | Danny Ozark | |||
| Television | WPHL-TV | |||
| Radio | WIBG (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser) | |||
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The Phillies lost the NLCS, 3–0 to the Cincinnati Reds. Danny Ozark managed the Phillies in his fourth year, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium, where the All-Star Game was played that season.
- October 24, 1975: Larry Cox was traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins for Sergio Ferrer.[1]
- December 10, 1975: Dick Ruthven, Roy Thomas, and Alan Bannister were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Kaat and Mike Buskey.[2]
- December 27, 1975: Luis Aguayo was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.[3]
- January 7, 1976: Derek Botelho was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed May 5, 1976.[4]
The final 9-game margin masks how competitive the season actually was. In a scary echo of 1964, the Phillies saw a 15+1⁄2-game August lead dwindle to just 3 games as their offense dried up on two late-year road trips.
Mike Schmidt hit 12 home runs in Philadelphia's first 15 games, including four in one game on April 17.[5] No one had hit this many home runs so quickly. In that game, the Phillies and Chicago Cubs combined for thirty-four runs in a game which featured nine home runs.[6] Schmidt's home run feat was later tied by Alex Rodriguez in 2007.
Schmidt also won his first of 10 Gold Gloves that year, and carried the Phillies to the 1976 NLCS where he hit .308. The Phillies hit a major league-leading seven grand slams.[7]
Season standings
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| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 53–28 | 48–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 9 | 47–34 | 45–36 |
| New York Mets | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 15 | 45–37 | 41–39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 26 | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 29 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| Montreal Expos | 55 | 107 | 0.340 | 46 | 27–53 | 28–54 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–6 | 9–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–3 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 9–3 | 5–13 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–2 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 3–15 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 15–3 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–6 | |||||
| San Diego | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- April 9, 1976: Wayne Nordhagen was purchased by the Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals.[8]
- May 14, 1976: Bobby Brown was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[9]
- July 14, 1976: Wayne Nordhagen was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Coggins.[8]
Draft picks
- June 8, 1976: Joe Charboneau was drafted by the Phillies in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 10, 1976.[10]
Game log
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Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bob Boone | 121 | 361 | 98 | .271 | 4 | 54 |
| 1B | Dick Allen | 85 | 298 | 80 | .268 | 15 | 49 |
| 2B | Dave Cash | 160 | 666 | 189 | .284 | 1 | 56 |
| SS | Larry Bowa | 156 | 624 | 155 | .248 | 0 | 49 |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | 160 | 584 | 153 | .262 | 38 | 107 |
| LF | Greg Luzinski | 149 | 533 | 162 | .304 | 21 | 95 |
| CF | Garry Maddox | 146 | 531 | 175 | .330 | 6 | 68 |
| RF | Jay Johnstone | 129 | 440 | 140 | .318 | 5 | 53 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bobby Tolan | 110 | 272 | 71 | .261 | 5 | 35 |
| Ollie Brown | 92 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 5 | 30 |
| Tim McCarver | 90 | 155 | 43 | .277 | 3 | 29 |
| Tommy Hutton | 95 | 124 | 25 | .202 | 1 | 13 |
| Jerry Martin | 130 | 121 | 30 | .248 | 2 | 15 |
| Johnny Oates | 37 | 99 | 25 | .253 | 0 | 8 |
| Terry Harmon | 42 | 61 | 18 | .295 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Taylor | 26 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Bosetti | 13 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 0 |
| John Vukovich | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Blackwell | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Andrews | 4 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Steve Carlton | 35 | 252.2 | 20 | 7 | 3.13 | 195 |
| Jim Kaat | 38 | 227.2 | 12 | 14 | 3.48 | 83 |
| Jim Lonborg | 33 | 222.0 | 18 | 10 | 3.08 | 118 |
| Larry Christenson | 32 | 168.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.68 | 54 |
| Tom Underwood | 33 | 155.2 | 10 | 5 | 3.53 | 94 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ron Reed | 59 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 2.46 | 96 |
| Gene Garber | 59 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2.82 | 92 |
| Tug McGraw | 58 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2.50 | 76 |
| Ron Schueler | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.90 | 43 |
| Wayne Twitchell | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 | 67 |
| Randy Lerch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
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Main article: 1976 National League Championship Series
Game 1
October 9, Veterans Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| W: Don Gullett (1–0) L: Steve Carlton (0–1) SV: None | |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – George Foster (1) PHI – None | |||||||||||||
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Game 2
October 10, Veterans Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| W: Pat Zachry (1–0) L: Jim Lonborg (0–1) SV: Pedro Borbón (1) | |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – None PHI – Greg Luzinski (1) | |||||||||||||
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Game 3
October 12, Riverfront Stadium
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
| W: Rawly Eastwick (1–0) L: Gene Garber (0–1) SV: None | |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – George Foster (2) Johnny Bench (1) PHI – None | |||||||||||||
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Postseason game log
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Sergio Ferrer at Baseball Reference
- "Luis Aguayo". Baseball-Reference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- Derek Botelho at Baseball Reference
- "Team Batting Event Finder: 1976, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- Wayne Nordhagen at Baseball Reference
- Bobby Brown at Baseball Reference
- Joe Charboneau at Baseball Reference
- "1976 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 1, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- "Baseball record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. May 19, 1976. p. 27. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- "Rain reigns over baseball". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI). July 1, 1976. p. 4C. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- MacDonald, Ian (July 2, 1976). "Rained-out Expos get Thorton back". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. 23. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- Fitzpatrick, Frank (October 6, 2009). "Almost enough: The '76–78 Phils". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2009.