1976 Cincinnati Reds season
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1976 World Series Champions 1976 National League Champions 1976 NL West Champions |
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Owner(s) | Louis Nippert |
General manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
Local television | WLWT (Ken Coleman, Bill Brown) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
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The 1976 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds won their second consecutive National League West title with a record of 102-60, 10 games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. They went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 National League Championship Series in three straight games, and then win their second consecutive World Series title in four straight games over the New York Yankees. They were the third and most recent National League team to achieve this distinction,and the first since the 1921–22 New York Giants. The Reds drew 2,629,708 fans to their home games at Riverfront Stadium, an all-time franchise attendance record.[1]
Contents
Offseason
- October 24, 1975: Joaquín Andújar was traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for players to be named later. The Astros completed the deal by sending Luis Sánchez and Carlos Alfonso (minors) to the Reds on December 12.[2]
- December 12, 1975: Clay Carroll was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton and Jeff Sovern (minors).[3]
Regular season
Season summary
The "Big Red Machine" was at the height of its power in the 1976 season, with four future Hall-of-Famers (Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Pérez, and manager Sparky Anderson), the future MLB all-time hits leader Pete Rose, and a notable supporting line up including Dave Concepción at shortstop, and Ken Griffey, César Gerónimo, and George Foster in the outfield.
The Reds retained their NL pennant by winning the NLCS in three games over the Phillies, and their second consecutive World Series title by defeating the Yankees in four games, becoming only the second team to sweep a World Series from the Yankees (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers). By sweeping both the Phillies and Yankees, the Reds became the first and only team to have a perfect postseason since the League Championship Series was started in 1969.[citation needed] Joe Morgan was the NL's Most Valuable Player for the second straight season and Johnny Bench was the World Series MVP.
To celebrate the National League's 100th anniversary, the Reds and several other teams adopted pillbox-style caps.[citation needed]
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 49–32 | 53–28 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 10 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 22 | 46–36 | 34–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 28 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 29 | 42–38 | 31–51 |
Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 32 | 34–47 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
1976 National League Records
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1976: Merv Rettenmund was traded by the Reds to the San Diego Padres for Rudy Meoli.[4]
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October (2-1)
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos=Position; G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; Avg.=Batting average; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; SB=Stolen Bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Johnny Bench | 135 | 465 | 62 | 109 | .234 | 16 | 74 | 13 |
1B | Tony Pérez | 139 | 527 | 77 | 137 | .260 | 19 | 91 | 10 |
2B | Joe Morgan | 141 | 472 | 113 | 151 | .320 | 27 | 111 | 60 |
3B | Pete Rose | 162 | 665 | 130 | 215 | .323 | 10 | 63 | 9 |
SS | Dave Concepción | 152 | 576 | 74 | 162 | .281 | 9 | 69 | 21 |
LF | George Foster | 144 | 562 | 86 | 172 | .306 | 29 | 121 | 17 |
CF | César Gerónimo | 149 | 486 | 59 | 149 | .307 | 2 | 49 | 22 |
RF | Ken Griffey | 148 | 562 | 111 | 189 | .336 | 6 | 74 | 34 |
Other batters
Note: G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; Avg.=Batting average; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; SB=Stolen Bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Dan Driessen | 98 | 219 | 32 | 54 | .247 | 7 | 44 | 14 |
Doug Flynn | 93 | 219 | 20 | 62 | .283 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
Bob Bailey | 69 | 124 | 17 | 37 | .298 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
Joel Youngblood | 55 | 57 | 8 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Don Werner | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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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Gary Nolan | 34 | 239.1 | 15 | 9 | 3.46 | 113 |
Pat Zachry | 38 | 204 | 14 | 7 | 2.74 | 143 |
Fred Norman | 33 | 180.1 | 12 | 7 | 3.10 | 126 |
Jack Billingham | 34 | 177 | 12 | 10 | 4.32 | 76 |
Santo Alcalá | 30 | 132 | 11 | 4 | 4.70 | 67 |
Don Gullett | 23 | 126 | 11 | 3 | 3.00 | 64 |
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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Pat Darcy | 11 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 6.23 | 15 |
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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Rawly Eastwick | 71 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 2.09 | 70 |
Pedro Borbón | 69 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.35 | 53 |
Rich Hinton | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.64 | 8 |
Joe Henderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
Postseason
NLCS
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Game 1
October 9, Veterans Stadium
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 |
Reds starter Don Gullett held the Phils to two hits in eight strong innings and helped his own cause with an RBI single in the sixth and a two-run double in the eighth. George Foster added a solo homer.
Game 2
October 10, Veterans Stadium
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) |
Game 3
October 12, Riverfront Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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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 |
1976 World Series
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Summary
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)
Game | Road | Home | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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1 | Yankees | Reds | 5 – 1 | Sat. Oct 16 (D) | Riverfront Stadium | 54,826 | 2:10 |
2 | Yankees | Reds | 4 – 3 | Sun. Oct 17 (N) | Riverfront Stadium | 54,816 | 2:33 |
3 | Reds | Yankees | 6 – 2 | Tue. Oct 19 (N) | Yankee Stadium | 56,667 | 2:40 |
4 | Reds | Yankees | 7 – 2 | Thu. Oct 21 (N) | Yankee Stadium | 56,700 | 2:36 |
Awards and honors
- Johnny Bench, Babe Ruth Award
- Johnny Bench, World Series Most Valuable Player Award
- Pete Rose, Roberto Clemente Award
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Johnny Bench, Catcher, Starter
- Joe Morgan, Second Base, Starter
- Pete Rose, Third Base, Starter
- Dave Concepción, Shortstop, Starter
- George Foster, Outfield, Starter
- Tony Pérez, First Base, Reserve
- Ken Griffey, Sr., Outfielder, Reserve
Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Joaquín Andújar at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rich Hinton at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference
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References
- 1976 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball
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