1976 AL
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The 1976 season of the American League was the seventy-sixth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 159 | 97 | 62 | 0 | .610 | -.- | 730 (4.59) | 575 (3.62) | 0.269 | 0.326 | 0.389 | 3.19 | 0.980 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | 10.5 | 619 (3.82) | 598 (3.69) | 0.243 | 0.309 | 0.358 | 3.32 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 15.5 | 716 (4.42) | 660 (4.07) | 0.263 | 0.324 | 0.402 | 3.52 | 0.978 |
| 4 | Cleveland Indians | 159 | 81 | 78 | 0 | .509 | 16.0 | 615 (3.87) | 615 (3.87) | 0.263 | 0.323 | 0.359 | 3.47 | 0.980 |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 161 | 74 | 87 | 0 | .460 | 24.0 | 609 (3.78) | 709 (4.40) | 0.257 | 0.314 | 0.365 | 3.87 | 0.974 |
| 6 | Milwaukee Brewers | 161 | 66 | 95 | 0 | .410 | 32.0 | 570 (3.54) | 655 (4.07) | 0.246 | 0.311 | 0.340 | 3.64 | 0.975 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | -.- | 713 (4.40) | 611 (3.77) | 0.269 | 0.328 | 0.371 | 3.21 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics | 161 | 87 | 74 | 0 | .540 | 2.5 | 686 (4.26) | 598 (3.71) | 0.246 | 0.321 | 0.361 | 3.26 | 0.977 |
| 3 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 5.0 | 743 (4.59) | 704 (4.35) | 0.274 | 0.339 | 0.375 | 3.69 | 0.973 |
| 4 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 76 | 86 | 0 | .469 | 14.0 | 616 (3.80) | 652 (4.02) | 0.250 | 0.320 | 0.341 | 3.45 | 0.976 |
| 5 | California Angels | 162 | 76 | 86 | 0 | .469 | 14.0 | 550 (3.40) | 631 (3.90) | 0.235 | 0.304 | 0.318 | 3.36 | 0.977 |
| 6 | Chicago White Sox | 161 | 64 | 97 | 0 | .398 | 25.5 | 586 (3.64) | 745 (4.63) | 0.255 | 0.313 | 0.349 | 4.25 | 0.979 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League lost the forty-seventh midsummer classic at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, July 13, 1976 by a score of 7 to 1. The league's manager was Darrell Johnson.
[edit] Postseason
The American League Championship Series, featured New York Yankees, the Eastern Division winner, and the Kansas City Royals, the Western Division winner. The Yankees defeated the Royals, 3 games to 2.
In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees were defeated by the National League's Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 0.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Thurman Munson, a catcher with the New York Yankees. In the award's voting, he had 304 out of a possible 336 points and 18 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles. In the award's voting, he had 108 out of a possible 120 points and 19 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Mark Fidrych, a pitcher with the Detroit Tigers. In the award's voting, he had 22 out of a possible 24 points and 22 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The thirty-fourth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 9 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets of the National League by a score of 9 to 3.
[edit] Notable events
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