The 1976 California Angels season was the 16th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 11th in Anaheim, and their 11th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

After a concert by The Who in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of Anaheim Stadium.

Offseason January 7, 1976: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference March 3, 1976: John Balaz, Dick Sharon, and Dave Machemer were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference

Regular season July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels pitcher Dick Drago. August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Ron LeFlore of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career. September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers.Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference June 6, 1976: Ed Herrmann was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference

Draft picks June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick).Ken Landreaux at Baseball-Reference Danny Boone was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1976 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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 103 247 56 .227 0 21 1B 63 215 58 .270 9 33 2B 143 502 132 .263 0 28 3B 127 410 93 .227 8 40 SS 142 438 95 .217 0 33 LF 146 466 120 .248 2 49 CF 120 264 54 .205 6 27 RF 99 378 100 .265 10 54 DH 72 219 58 .265 3 26

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 Dave Collins 99 365 96 .263 4 28 118 341 71 .208 6 42 83 268 76 .284 1 18 Dan Briggs 77 248 53 .214 1 14 Leroy Stanton 93 231 44 .190 2 25 Terry Humphrey 71 196 48 .245 1 19 78 166 35 .211 6 17 Joe Lahoud 42 96 17 .177 0 4 Orlando Ramírez 30 70 14 .200 0 5 Mike Easler 21 54 13 .241 0 4 Adrian Garrett 29 48 6 .125 0 3 29 46 8 .174 2 8 Orlando Álvarez 15 42 7 .167 2 8 Mike Miley 14 38 7 .184 0 4 9 10 0 .000 0 0 Paul Dade 13 9 1 .111 0 1 Tim Nordbrook 5 8 0 .000 0 0 13 8 3 .375 0 0 Ike Hampton 3 2 0 .000 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 Frank Tanana 34 288.1 19 10 2.43 261 39 284.1 17 18 3.36 327 34 225.0 8 16 3.00 100 28 157.2 6 12 4.62 78

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 37 166.0 7 4 2.77 51 Sid Monge 32 117.2 6 7 3.37 53 Andy Hassler 14 47.1 0 6 5.13 16

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 43 7 8 6 4.42 43 33 3 0 3 3.23 10 21 0 2 4 3.38 23 13 3 1 2 3.70 16 Mike Overy 5 0 2 0 6.14 8 4 0 0 0 7.50 4 Gary Wheelock 2 0 0 0 27.00 2

Farm system

Notes

References

External links 1976 California Angels at Baseball-Reference 1976 California Angels at Baseball Almanac