1976 Atlanta Braves season
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1976 Atlanta Braves season
| 1976 Atlanta Braves |
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| Owner(s) | Ted Turner | |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Robinson, John Alevizos, Bill Lucas | |
| Manager(s) | Dave Bristol | |
| Local television | WTCG (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) |
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| Local radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren) |
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Offseason
- November 17, 1975: Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson were traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jerry Royster, Lee Lacy, Tom Paciorek, and Jimmy Wynn.[1]
- December 12, 1975: Larvell Blanks and Ralph Garr were traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Ken Henderson, Ozzie Osborn and Dick Ruthven.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 10 | .568 |
| Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 22 | .494 |
| San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | 28 | .457 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 29 | .451 |
| Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | 32 | .432 |
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ricky Jones was drafted by the Braves in the 18th round, but did not sign.[3]
- John Butcher was drafted by the Braves in the 3rd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[4]
- June 13, 1976: Darrell Evans and Marty Perez were traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Montañez, Craig Robinson, Mike Eden, and Jake Brown.[5]
- June 15, 1976: Blue Moon Odom was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Pete Varney.[6]
- June 23, 1976: Elias Sosa and Lee Lacy were traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Marshall.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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 |
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| 3B | Jerry Royster | 149 | 533 | 132 | .248 | 5 | 45 |
| LF | Jimmy Wynn | 148 | 449 | 93 | .207 | 17 | 66 |
| RF | Ken Henderson | 133 | 435 | 114 | .262 | 13 | 61 |
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 |
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| Tom Paciorek | 111 | 324 | 94 | .290 | 4 | 36 |
| Lee Lacy | 50 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 3 | 20 |
| Brian Asselstine | 11 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 1 | 3 |
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 |
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| Dick Ruthven | 36 | 240.1 | 14 | 17 | 4.19 | 142 |
| Al Autry | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 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 |
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| Rick Camp | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.35 | 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 |
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| Adrian Devine | 48 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3.21 | 48 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 42 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.56 | 36 |
| Mike Beard | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.28 | 8 |
| Buzz Capra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.68 | 4 |
| Preston Hanna | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood
Notes
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1976 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
- Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac
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