1976 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1976
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger
general managers = Hank Peters
managers = Earl Weaver
television =WJZ-TV
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) |

The by|1976 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.

Offseason

*January 7, 1976: Wayne Krenchicki was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krencwa01.shtml Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

eason standings

Transactions

*April 2, 1976: Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell were traded by the Orioles to the Oakland Athletics for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommell (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacksre01.shtml Reggie Jackson page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 8, 1976: Dallas Williams was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willida05.shtml Dallas Williams page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 15, 1976: Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Elrod Hendricks, Ken Holtzman, and Grant Jackson were traded by the Orioles to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Joe Altobelli, manager)
* Class AA: Charlotte O's (Southern League; Jimmie Schaffer, manager)
* Class A: Miami Orioles (Florida State League; Len Johnston, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Ben Hines, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1976.shtml 1976 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=BAL 1976 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]