1976 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 1976
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = Ted Turner
general managers = Eddie Robinson, John Alevizos, Bill Lucas
managers =Dave Bristol
television = WTCG
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
radio = WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren)|

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

* June 8, 1976: John Butcher was drafted by the Braves in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 13, 1976: Darrell Evans and Marty Perez were traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Montañez, Craig Robinson, Mike Eden, and Jake Brown. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/evansda01.shtml Darrell Evans page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 15, 1976: Blue Moon Odom was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Pete Varney. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/odombl01.shtml Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 23, 1976: Elias Sosa and Lee Lacy were traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Marshall. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall 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: Richmond Braves (International League; Jack McKeon, manager)
* Class AA: Savannah Braves (Southern League; Tommie Aaron, manager)
* Class A: Greenwood Braves (Western Carolinas League; Gene Hassell, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: Kingsport Braves (Appalachian League; Bobby Dews, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Chuck Goggin and Pedro González, managers)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1976.shtml 1976 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=ATL Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac]