1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the western division of the National League. The big news was when long-time manager of two decades Walter Alston resigned abruptly near the end of the season and was replaced by Tommy Lasorda who would manage the team for two decades himself.

Offseason

• November 17, 1975: Jimmy Wynn, Tom Paciorek, Lee Lacy and Jerry Royster were traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson.^[1]
• December 23, 1975: Bob Randall was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Walton.^[2]
• January 7, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft (January draft) notable picks:

Round 2: Dave Patterson

Round 4: Mookie Wilson (did not sign)^[3]

• March 2: Willie Crawford was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Sizemore.^[4]
• March 2: Ken McMullen was released by the Dodgers.^[5]
• March 31: Orlando Alvarez and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Ellie Rodríguez.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

• June 8: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft (June draft) notable picks:

Round 1: Mike Scioscia

Round 3: Max Venable

Round 5: Ted Power

Round 6: Mike Howard

Round 15: Keith Macwhorter

Round 16: Jack Perconte

Round 35: Scott Fletcher (did not sign)^[7]

Secondary phase

Round 2: Mike Walters (did not sign)^[8]

• June 15: Joe Ferguson, Bob Detherage and Fred Tisdale (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Smith.^[9]
• June 23: Mike Marshall were traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Elias Sosa and Lee Lacy.^[10]

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

Awards and honors

• Gold Glove Award
  • Steve Garvey
• Comeback Player of the Year Award
  • Tommy John
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Don Sutton
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Don Sutton (September 1976)
• NL Player of the Month
  • Steve Garvey (September 1976)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Steve Garvey (May 17–23)
  • Reggie Smith (July 5–11)
  • Doug Rau (July 19–25)
  • Don Sutton (Sep. 20-26)
• Hutch Award
  • Tommy John^[11]

All-Stars

• 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Garvey, starter, first base
  • Ron Cey, reserve
  • Rick Rhoden, reserve
  • Bill Russell, reserve^[12]

Farm system

Notes

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site