The Cleveland Indians finished their 1976 season with an 81–78 win–loss record. The team scored 615 runs and allowed 615 runs for a run differential of zero.

Offseason November 22, 1975: Oscar Gamble was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for Pat Dobson.Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1975: John Ellis was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt.Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1975: Ray Fosse was purchased by the Indians from the Oakland Athletics.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference December 12, 1975: Jack Brohamer was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks.Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 28, 1976: Fritz Peterson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Perzanowski and cash.Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Joe Beckwith was drafted by the Indians in the 12th round, but did not sign.Joe Beckwith page at Baseball Reference Ron Hassey was drafted by the Indians in the 18th round.Ron Hassey page at Baseball Reference October 1, 1976: Ramón Romero was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Ramón Romero page at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position28 Rick Manning CF18 Duane Kuiper 2B25 Buddy Bell 3B26 Boog Powell 1B21 George Hendrick RF9 Rico Carty DH24 Charlie Spikes LF8 Alan Ashby C15 Frank Duffy SS 37 Dennis Eckersley P 1976 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1976 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Batting Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 89 247 26 59 5 1 4 32 .239 0 159 604 75 170 26 2 7 60 .281 3 104 328 45 92 8 7 5 41 .280 1 152 552 67 171 34 0 13 83 .310 1 7 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 .125 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 133 392 38 83 11 2 2 30 .212 10 90 276 26 83 9 1 2 30 .301 1 28 68 5 17 2 0 0 4 .250 1 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 149 551 72 146 20 3 25 81 .265 4 39 90 7 19 4 0 0 13 .211 1 135 506 47 133 13 6 0 37 .263 10 20 51 4 16 1 0 2 7 .314 0 93 229 33 47 8 2 2 14 .205 11 138 552 73 161 24 7 6 43 .292 16 95 293 29 63 9 0 9 33 .215 1 47 86 7 23 1 1 0 5 .267 2 36 67 5 15 0 0 3 10 .224 0 55 164 17 42 3 1 2 12 .256 8 101 334 34 79 11 5 3 31 .237 5 Team totals 159 5412 615 1423 189 38 85 567 .263 75

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 13 7 3.20 34 21 1 163.1 162 61 58 56 84 9 11 4.25 32 27 0 180.0 193 94 85 55 104 5 4 3.63 39 0 1 94.1 88 42 38 34 32 16 12 3.48 35 35 0 217.1 226 98 84 65 117 13 12 3.43 36 30 1 199.1 155 82 76 78 200 3 5 4.87 33 6 1 77.2 89 46 42 41 32 10 7 2.37 50 2 15 117.2 91 38 31 50 111 1 4 2.24 61 0 21 96.1 57 25 24 49 104 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 3 5.55 9 9 0 47.0 59 31 29 10 19 0 0 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 4 4 2.30 37 7 6 105.2 88 33 27 41 54 7 9 4.00 26 22 0 123.2 143 60 55 54 65 Team totals 81 78 3.47 159 159 46 1432.0 1361 615 552 533 928

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1976 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com