1976 California Angels season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = California Angels

| season = 1976

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = West

| ballpark = Anaheim Stadium

| city = Anaheim, California

| owners = Gene Autry

| general_managers = Harry Dalton

| managers = Dick Williams, Norm Sherry

| television = KTLA

| radio = KMPC
(Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)

|}}

The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

After a concert by The Who in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of Anaheim Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-19-sp-692-story.html|title = Some Goose Eggs Are on Anaheim Stadium Scoreboard|website = Los Angeles Times|date = April 19, 1986}}

Offseason

January 7, 1976: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/camacer01.shtml Ernie Camacho] at Baseball-Reference
March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago] at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels pitcher Dick Drago.{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1650858_1650857_1650841,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202042032/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1650858_1650857_1650841,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 2, 2008 | work=Time | title=Historic Home Runs | date=August 8, 2007 | access-date=April 20, 2010}}
August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career.{{Cite web |url=http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html |title=The Nolan Ryan Express {{!}} The Strikeout King |website= smackbomb.com/nolanryan |access-date= July 28, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesbo02.shtml Bobby Jones] at Baseball-Reference
June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/humphte01.shtml Terry Humphrey] at Baseball-Reference

== Draft picks ==

June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/landrke01.shtml Ken Landreaux] at Baseball-Reference
Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/booneda02.shtml Danny Boone] at Baseball-Reference

= Roster =

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|21\|Jim Brewer}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Dick Drago}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Steve Dunning}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Paul Hartzell}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Andy Hassler}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Don Kirkwood}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Sid Monge}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Mike Overy}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Gary Ross}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Nolan Ryan}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Mickey Scott}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Frank Tanana}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|John Verhoeven}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Gary Wheelock}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Andy Etchebarren}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Adrian Garrett}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Ike Hampton}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Ed Herrmann}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Terry Humphrey}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Dan Briggs}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Dave Chalk}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Tommy Davis}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Mario Guerrero}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Ron Jackson}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Bill Melton}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Mike Miley}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Tim Nordbrook}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Orlando Ramírez}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Jerry Remy}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Billy Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Tony Solaita}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \|Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|17\|Orlando Alvarez}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Bruce Bochte}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Bobby Bonds}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Dave Collins}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Paul Dade}} {{MLBplayer\|9,14\|Bobby Jones}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Joe Lahoud}} {{MLBplayer\|15,32\|Carlos López}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Leroy Stanton}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Rusty Torres}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|10\|Mike Easler}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|37\|Norm Sherry}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Dick Williams}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|49\|Bob Clear}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Vern Hoscheit}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Billy Muffett}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Jimmie Reese}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Grover Resinger}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Norm Sherry}}

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" |Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Andy\|Etchebarren}}	103	247	56	.227	0	21
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Tony\|Solaita}}	63	215	58	.270	9	33
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Jerry\|Remy}}	143	502	132	.263	0	28
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Ron\|Jackson\|dab=baseball, born 1953}}	127	410	93	.227	8	40
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Dave\|Chalk\|dab=baseball}}	142	438	95	.217	0	33
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Bruce\|Bochte}}	146	466	120	.248	2	49
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Rusty\|Torres}}	120	264	54	.205	6	27
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Bobby\|Bonds}}	99	378	100	.265	10	54
align="center" \| DH	{{sortname\|Tommy\|Davis\|Tommy Davis (outfielder)}}	72	219	58	.265	3	26

== Other batters ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Dave Collins	99	365	96	.263	4	28
align=center \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Melton}}	118	341	71	.208	6	42
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mario\|Guerrero}}	83	268	76	.284	1	18
align="center" \| Dan Briggs	77	248	53	.214	1	14
align=center \| Leroy Stanton	93	231	44	.190	2	25
align=center \| Terry Humphrey	71	196	48	.245	1	19
align=center \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Jones\|Bobby Jones (outfielder)}}	78	166	35	.211	6	17
align="center" \| Joe Lahoud	42	96	17	.177	0	4
align=center \| Orlando Ramírez	30	70	14	.200	0	5
align=center \| Mike Easler	21	54	13	.241	0	4
align=center \| Adrian Garrett	29	48	6	.125	0	3
align=center \| {{sortname\|Ed\|Herrmann}}	29	46	8	.174	2	8
align="center" \| Orlando Álvarez	15	42	7	.167	2	8
align=center \| Mike Miley	14	38	7	.184	0	4
align=center \| {{sortname\|Carlos\|López\|Carlos López (baseball)}}	9	10	0	.000	0	0
align="center" \| Paul Dade	13	9	1	.111	0	1
align=center \| Tim Nordbrook	5	8	0	.000	0	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|Billy\|Smith\|Billy Smith (second baseman)}}	13	8	3	.375	0	0
align="center" \| Ike Hampton	3	2	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Frank Tanana	34	288.1	19	10	2.43	261
align=center \| {{sortname\|Nolan\|Ryan}}	39	284.1	17	18	3.36	327
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Ross\|Gary Ross (baseball)}}	34	225.0	8	16	3.00	100
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|Kirkwood}}	28	157.2	6	12	4.62	78
align="center"

== Other pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Paul\|Hartzell}}	37	166.0	7	4	2.77	51
align="center" \| Sid Monge	32	117.2	6	7	3.37	53
align=center \| Andy Hassler	14	47.1	0	6	5.13	16

== Relief pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Drago}}	43	7	8	6	4.42	43
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mickey\|Scott}}	33	3	0	3	3.23	10
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Verhoeven}}	21	0	2	4	3.38	23
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Brewer\|dab=baseball}}	13	3	1	2	3.70	16
align="center" \| Mike Overy	5	0	2	0	6.14	8
align=center \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Dunning}}	4	0	0	0	7.50	4
align="center" \| Gary Wheelock	2	0	0	0	27.00	2

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Salt Lake City Gulls|league16=Pacific Coast League|manager16=Jimy Williams

|level17=AA |team17=El Paso Diablos|league17=Texas League|manager17=Bobby Knoop

|level18=A |team18=Salinas Packers|league18=California League|manager18=Del Crandall

|level19=A |team19=Quad Cities Angels|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Moose Stubing

|level20=Rookie|team20=Idaho Falls Angels|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Larry Himes

}}

Notes

References

{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1976.shtml 1976 California Angels] at Baseball-Reference
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=CAL 1976 California Angels] at Baseball Almanac

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