1976 Atlanta Braves

70-92 • .432 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1976 Atlanta Braves went 70-92 (.432) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 620 runs, allowed 700, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Wynn (17 HR, 66 RBI) and Phil Niekro (17-11, 3.29 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
92 Losses
.432 Win %
6th Rank
620 R 700 RA
Diff -80

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620 Runs Scored
700 Runs Allowed
-80 Run Diff
817K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 4% below the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .319 equal to the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .333 8% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.86 10% worse than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 620 4% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 817,947
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Avg per Game 10,098

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Willie Montanez 0.321 2 Cito Gaston 0.291 3 Tom Paciorek 0.290 4 Rowland Office 0.281 5 Lee Lacy 0.272

Home Runs

1 Jim Wynn 17 2 Ken Henderson 13 3 Willie Montanez 9 4 Earl Williams 9 5 Vic Correll 5

RBI

1 Jim Wynn 66 2 Willie Montanez 64 3 Ken Henderson 61 4 Darrel Chaney 50 5 Jerry Royster 45
1976 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Royster 149 533 65 132 13 1 5 45 52 53 24 0.248
Darrel Chaney 153 496 42 125 20 8 1 50 54 92 5 0.252
Jim Wynn 148 449 75 93 19 1 17 66 127 111 16 0.207
Ken Henderson 133 435 52 114 19 0 13 61 62 68 5 0.262
Willie Montanez 103 420 52 135 14 0 9 64 21 32 0 0.321
Rod Gilbreath 116 383 57 96 11 8 1 32 42 36 7 0.251
Rowland Office 99 359 51 101 17 1 4 34 37 49 2 0.281
Tom Paciorek 111 324 39 94 10 4 4 36 19 57 2 0.290
Dave May 105 214 27 46 5 3 3 23 26 31 5 0.215
Vic Correll 69 200 26 45 6 2 5 16 21 37 0 0.225
Earl Williams 61 184 18 39 3 0 9 26 19 33 0 0.212
Lee Lacy 50 180 25 49 4 2 3 20 6 12 2 0.272
Biff Pocoroba 54 174 16 42 7 0 0 14 19 12 1 0.241
Darrell Evans 44 139 11 24 0 0 1 10 30 33 3 0.173
Cito Gaston 69 134 15 39 4 0 4 25 13 21 1 0.291
Marty Perez 31 96 12 24 4 0 1 6 8 9 0 0.250
Phil Niekro 38 94 5 18 3 0 1 12 0 8 0 0.191
Dick Ruthven 37 76 6 13 1 0 0 5 3 21 0 0.171
Andy Messersmith 29 67 3 12 1 0 0 10 4 19 0 0.179
Dale Murphy 19 65 3 17 6 0 0 9 7 9 0 0.262
Rob Belloir 30 60 5 12 2 0 0 4 5 7 0 0.200
Carl Morton 27 45 2 8 0 0 0 6 2 15 1 0.178
Brian Asselstine 11 33 2 7 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0.212
Frank LaCorte 21 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0.091
Junior Moore 20 26 1 7 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.269
Roger Moret 27 23 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.130
Craig Robinson 15 17 4 4 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0.235
Adrian Devine 48 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pete Varney 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Bruce Dal Canton 42 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.222
Jamie Easterly 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Mike Eden 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Elias Sosa 21 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Terry Crowley 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 24 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Pat Rockett 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Pablo Torrealba 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Autry 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Camp 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Max Leon 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Beard 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Preston Hanna 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buzz Capra 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Max Leon 2.75 2 Andy Messersmith 3.04 3 Mike Marshall 3.19 4 Adrian Devine 3.21 5 Phil Niekro 3.29

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 17 2 Dick Ruthven 14 3 Andy Messersmith 11 4 Adrian Devine 5 5 Carl Morton 4

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 173 2 Dick Ruthven 142 3 Andy Messersmith 135 4 Frank LaCorte 79 5 Adrian Devine 48
1976 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 17 11 3.29 38 37 0 270.2 249 99 101 173
Dick Ruthven 14 17 4.19 36 36 0 240.1 255 112 90 142
Andy Messersmith 11 11 3.04 29 28 1 207.1 166 70 74 135
Carl Morton 4 9 4.17 26 24 0 140.1 172 65 45 42
Frank LaCorte 3 12 4.70 19 17 0 105.1 97 55 53 79
Roger Moret 3 5 5.00 27 12 1 77.1 84 43 27 30
Bruce Dal Canton 3 5 3.56 42 1 1 73.1 67 29 42 36
Adrian Devine 5 6 3.21 48 1 9 73.0 72 26 26 48
Pablo Torrealba 0 2 3.57 36 0 2 53.0 67 21 22 33
Mike Marshall 2 1 3.19 24 0 6 36.2 35 13 14 17
Max Leon 2 4 2.75 30 0 3 36.0 32 11 15 16
Elias Sosa 4 4 5.35 21 0 3 35.1 41 21 13 32
Mike Beard 0 2 4.28 30 0 1 33.2 38 16 14 8
Jamie Easterly 1 1 4.91 4 4 0 22.0 23 12 13 11
Rick Camp 0 1 6.35 5 1 0 11.1 13 8 2 6
Buzz Capra 0 1 8.68 5 0 0 9.1 9 9 6 4
Preston Hanna 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 8.0 11 4 4 3
Al Autry 1 0 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 4 3 3 3

👥 Roster (43)

Brian Asselstine Al Autry Mike Beard Rob Belloir Rick Camp Buzz Capra Darrel Chaney Vic Correll Terry Crowley Bruce Dal Canton Adrian Devine Jamie Easterly +31 more

43 players

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The 1976 Atlanta Braves in brief

In 1976 the Atlanta Braves posted a 70-92 mark (.432) and finished 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 620 scored against 700 allowed (-80). The team batting average of .244 was 4% below the 1976 league mark of .254. The Atlanta Braves staff finished with a 3.86 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. The 1976 Atlanta Braves scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (620 against 645).

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1976, drawing a total attendance of 817,947. The home run leader was Jim Wynn, who hit 17. Willie Montanez collected the most hits, 135. On the mound, Phil Niekro won 17 games to lead the staff. The 1976 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1976 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1976 Atlanta Braves finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Jim Wynn led the 1976 Atlanta Braves with 17 home runs.
What was the 1976 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1976 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1976 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1976 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Wynn (17 HR, 66 RBI) and Phil Niekro (17-11, 3.29 ERA).
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