The 1976 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 7th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 8th overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the American League East with 66 wins and 95 losses.. It was the seventh consecutive losing season in Milwaukee and the eighth overall for the franchise since its inception.
Offseason November 14, 1975: Ed Romero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.Ed Romero at Baseball Reference
Regular season (1976)Hank AaronOF: 1954–65 1975–76
Hank Aaron's 755th July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his career off California Angels pitcher Dick Drago.
Line score July 20, County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Team123456789RHECalifornia000100001262Milwaukee10010031x6120W: Augustine (3–7) L: Ross (6–12) SV: Frisella (4) Home runs: Melton (4), Scott (10), Aaron (10) Attendance: 10,134 Time: 2:37
Hank Aaron's final home runs Home runDatePitcherInningLocation746May 4, 1976Nelson BrilesBottom 4thCounty Stadium747May 19, 1976Mike CuellarTop 6thMemorial Stadium748June 14, 1976Frank TananaBottom 3rdCounty Stadium749June 16, 1976Paul HartzellTop 9thAnaheim Stadium750June 18, 1976Jim ToddTop 9thOakland Alameda County Coliseum751June 19, 1976Glenn AbbottTop 6thOakland Alameda County Coliseum752June 22, 1976Dave RobertsBottom 4thCounty Stadium753July 9, 1976Jim UmbargerBottom 2ndCounty Stadium754July 11, 1976Steve FoucaultBottom 10thCounty Stadium755July 20, 1976Dick DragoBottom 7th County Stadium
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening day starters Hank Aaron Pedro García Sixto Lezcano Don Money Charlie Moore Darrell Porter George Scott Bill Sharp Jim Slaton Robin Yount
Notable transactions June 2, 1976: Von Joshua was purchased by the Brewers from the San Francisco Giants.Von Joshua at Baseball Reference June 3, 1976: Bobby Darwin and Tom Murphy were traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Bernie Carbo.Bobby Darwin at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: Bill Bordley was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference
Roster 1976 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (third base) (first base & hitting) (pitching) (bullpen)
Player stats
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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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 119 389 81 .208 5 32 1B 156 606 166 .274 18 77 2B 105 273 75 .275 0 14 3B 117 439 117 .267 12 62 SS 161* 638 161 .252 2 54 LF 32 105 29 .276 4 15 CF 107 423 113 .267 5 28 RF 145 513 146 .285 7 56 DH 85 271 62 .229 10 35 Tied with Rusty Staub (Detroit) and John Mayberry (Kansas City) for league lead
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 Charlie Moore 87 241 46 .191 3 16 Gorman Thomas 99 227 45 .198 8 36 Mike Hegan 80 218 54 .248 5 31 Bernie Carbo 69 183 43 .235 3 15 Bill Sharp 78 180 44 .244 0 11 Jack Heidemann 69 146 32 .219 2 10 Gary Sutherland 59 115 25 .217 1 9 41 106 23 .217 1 9 Bobby Darwin 25 73 18 .247 1 5 Jim Gantner 26 69 17 .246 0 7 Bob Hansen 24 61 10 .164 0 4 Steve Bowling 14 42 7 .167 0 2 Jimmy Rosario 15 37 7 .189 1 5 Art Kusnyer 15 34 4 .118 0 3 Kurt Bevacqua 12 7 1 .143 0 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 Jim Slaton 38 292.2 14 15 3.44 138 Bill Travers 34 240.0 15 16 2.81 120 Jim Colborn 32 225.2 9 15 3.71 101 6 41.0 2 3 3.29 32
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 39 171.2 9 12 3.30 59 43 136.0 5 13 3.64 77 20 92.1 1 7 4.97 28 Bill Champion 10 24.1 0 1 7.03 8 Moose Haas 5 16.0 0 1 3.94 9
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 32 5 2 9 2.74 43 39 4 6 8 3.45 23 Ray Sadecki 36 2 0 1 4.34 27 Tom Murphy 15 0 1 1 7.36 7 Ed Sprague Sr. 3 0 2 0 7.04 0 3 0 0 0 5.06 3 3 0 1 0 11.25 1 Tom Hausman 3 0 0 0 5.40 1
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Don Money, Third Base, Reserve Bill Travers, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1976.
References
External links 1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac