1976 Milwaukee Brewers season

1976 Milwaukee Brewers
1976 Milwaukee Brewers
Hank Aaron's final season
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Division	East Division
Ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owners	Bud Selig
Managers	Alex Grammas
Television	WTMJ-TV; (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Ray Scott)
Radio	620 WTMJ ; (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference

The 1976 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the American League East with 66 wins. 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.^[1]

Regular season

(1976) Hank Aaron OF: 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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
California	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2
Milwaukee	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	x	6	12	0
W: Augustine (3–7) L: Ross (6–12) SV: Frisella (4)
Home runs: Melton (4), Scott (10), Aaron (10) Attendance: 10,134 Time: 2:37

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Hank Aaron's final home runs

Home run	Date	Pitcher	Inning	Location
746	05/04/1976	Nelson Briles	Bottom 4th	County Stadium
747	May 19, 1976	Mike Cuellar	Top 6th	Memorial Stadium
748	June 14, 1976	Frank Tanana	Bottom 3rd	County Stadium
749	June 16, 1976	Paul Hartzell	Top 9th	Anaheim Stadium
750	June 18, 1976	Jim Todd	Top 9th	Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
751	June 19, 1976	Glenn Abbott	Top 6th	Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
752	June 22, 1976	Dave Roberts	Bottom 4th	County Stadium
753	07/09/1976	Jim Umbarger	Bottom 2nd	County Stadium
754	07/11/1976	Steve Foucault	Bottom 10th	County Stadium
755	July 20, 1976	Dick Drago	Bottom 7th	County Stadium

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Season standings

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AL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	97	62	.610	—	45‍–‍35	52‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles	88	74	.543	10½	42‍–‍39	46‍–‍35
Boston Red Sox	83	79	.512	15½	46‍–‍35	37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians	81	78	.509	16	44‍–‍35	37‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers	74	87	.460	24	36‍–‍44	38‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers	66	95	.410	32	36‍–‍45	30‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1976 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	7–11	8–4	8–4	7–11	12–6	6–6	11–7	4–8	13–5	4–8	8–4
Boston	11–7	—	7–5	6–6	9–9	14–4	3–9	12–6	7–5	7–11	4–8	3–9
California	4–8	5–7	—	11–7	7–5	6–6	8–10	4–8	8–10	5–7	6–12	12–6
Chicago	4–8	6–6	7–11	—	3–9	6–6	8–10	7–5	7–11	1–11	8–9	7–11
Cleveland	11–7	9–9	5–7	9–3	—	6–12	6–6	11–6	9–3	4–12	4–8	7–5
Detroit	6–12	4–14	6–6	6–6	12–6	—	4–8	12–6	4–8	9–8	6–6	5–7
Kansas City	6–6	9–3	10–8	10–8	6–6	8–4	—	8–4	10–8	7–5	9–9	7–11
Milwaukee	7–11	6–12	8–4	5–7	6–11	6–12	4–8	—	4–8	5–13	5–7	10–2
Minnesota	8–4	5–7	10–8	11–7	3–9	8–4	8–10	8–4	—	2–10	11–7	11–7
New York	5–13	11–7	7–5	11–1	12–4	8–9	5–7	13–5	10–2	—	6–6	9–3
Oakland	8–4	8–4	12–6	9–8	8–4	6–6	9–9	7–5	7–11	6–6	—	7–11
Texas	4–8	9–3	6–12	11–7	5–7	7–5	11–7	2–10	7–11	3–9	11–7	—

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

June 2, 1976: Von Joshua was purchased by the Brewers from the San Francisco Giants.^[5]
June 3, 1976: Bobby Darwin and Tom Murphy were traded by the Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for Bernie Carbo.^[6]
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.^[7]

Roster

1976 Milwaukee Brewers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

2 Alex Grammas

Coaches

24 Jim Bragan (third base)
32 Harvey Kuenn (first base & hitting)
38 Cal McLish (pitching)
37 Hal Smith (bullpen)

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
1B	George Scott	156	606	166	.274	18	77
3B	Don Money	117	439	117	.267	12	62
RF	Sixto Lezcano	145	513	146	.285	7	56
DH	Hank Aaron	85	271	62	.229	10	35

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
Pedro García	41	106	23	.217	1	9

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
Gary Beare	6	41	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
Jerry Augustine	39	171.2	9	12	3.30	59
Eduardo Rodríguez	43	136	5	13	3.64	77
Pete Broberg	20	92.1	1	7	4.97	28

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
Bill Castro	39	4	6	8	3.45	23
Danny Frisella	32	5	2	9	2.74	43
Rick Austin	3	0	0	0	5.06	3
Kevin Kobel	3	0	1	0	11.25	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Frank Howard
AA	Berkshire Brewers	Eastern League	John Felske
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Matt Galante
A-Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Tony Roig

Notes

^ Ed Romero at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197607200MIL
^ http://www.755homeruns.com/1976.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=MIL
^ Von Joshua at Baseball Reference
^ Bobby Darwin at Baseball Reference
^ Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference

References

1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
1976 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac

[1] Ed Romero at Baseball Reference

[2] ttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197607200MIL

[3] ttps://www.755homeruns.com/1976.shtml

[4] ttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=MIL

[5] Von Joshua at Baseball Reference

[6] Bobby Darwin at Baseball Reference

[7] Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference

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