1976 Baltimore Orioles

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1976 Baltimore Orioles went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 598, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (27 HR, 91 RBI) and Jim Palmer (22-13, 2.51 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
619 R 598 RA
Diff +21

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619 Runs Scored
598 Runs Allowed
+21 Run Diff
1,058K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .242 5% below the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .309 3% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .357 1% below the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.32 6% better than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 619 4% below the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,058,792
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Avg per Game 13,071

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Ken Singleton 0.278 2 Reggie Jackson 0.277 3 Mark Belanger 0.270 4 Bobby Grich 0.266 5 Lee May 0.258

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 27 2 Lee May 25 3 Bobby Grich 13 4 Ken Singleton 13 5 Doug DeCinces 11

RBI

1 Lee May 109 2 Reggie Jackson 91 3 Ken Singleton 70 4 Bobby Grich 54 5 Doug DeCinces 42
1976 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Singleton 154 544 62 151 25 2 13 70 79 76 2 0.278
Lee May 148 530 61 137 17 4 25 109 41 104 4 0.258
Mark Belanger 153 522 66 141 22 2 1 40 51 64 27 0.270
Bobby Grich 144 518 93 138 31 4 13 54 86 99 14 0.266
Reggie Jackson 134 498 84 138 27 2 27 91 54 108 28 0.277
Al Bumbry 133 450 71 113 15 7 9 36 43 76 42 0.251
Doug DeCinces 129 440 36 103 17 2 11 42 29 68 8 0.234
Paul Blair 145 375 29 74 16 0 3 16 22 49 15 0.197
Tony Muser 136 326 25 74 7 1 1 30 21 34 1 0.227
Dave Duncan 93 284 20 58 7 0 4 17 25 56 0 0.204
Andres Mora 73 220 18 48 11 0 6 25 13 49 1 0.218
Brooks Robinson 71 218 16 46 8 2 3 11 8 24 0 0.211
Rick Dempsey 59 174 11 37 2 0 0 10 13 17 1 0.213
Elrod Hendricks 28 79 2 11 1 0 1 4 7 13 0 0.139
Tommy Harper 46 77 8 18 5 0 1 7 10 16 4 0.234
Terry Crowley 33 61 5 15 1 0 0 5 7 11 0 0.246
Rich Dauer 11 39 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.103
Kiko Garcia 11 32 2 7 1 1 1 4 0 4 2 0.219
Tim Nordbrook 27 22 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.227
Royle Stillman 20 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.091
Tom Shopay 14 20 4 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0.200
Bob Bailor 9 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Doyle Alexander 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cuellar 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ross Grimsley 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Holdsworth 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Holtzman 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Martinez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dyar Miller 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pagan 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Palmer 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Fred Holdsworth 2.04 2 Jim Palmer 2.51 3 Tippy Martinez 2.59 4 Wayne Garland 2.67 5 Ken Holtzman 2.86

Wins

1 Jim Palmer 22 2 Wayne Garland 20 3 Rudy May 11 4 Ross Grimsley 8 5 Ken Holtzman 5

Strikeouts

1 Jim Palmer 159 2 Wayne Garland 113 3 Rudy May 71 4 Mike Flanagan 56 5 Ross Grimsley 41
1976 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Palmer 22 13 2.51 40 40 0 315.0 255 88 84 159
Wayne Garland 20 7 2.67 38 25 1 232.1 224 69 64 113
Rudy May 11 7 3.78 24 21 0 152.1 156 64 42 71
Ross Grimsley 8 7 3.95 28 19 0 136.2 143 60 35 41
Mike Cuellar 4 13 4.96 26 19 1 107.0 129 59 50 32
Ken Holtzman 5 4 2.86 13 13 0 97.2 100 31 35 25
Dyar Miller 2 4 2.94 49 0 7 88.2 79 29 36 37
Mike Flanagan 3 5 4.13 20 10 0 85.0 83 39 33 56
Doyle Alexander 3 4 3.50 11 6 0 64.1 58 25 24 17
Dave Pagan 1 4 5.98 20 5 1 46.2 54 31 23 34
Tippy Martinez 3 1 2.59 28 0 8 41.2 32 12 28 31
Fred Holdsworth 4 1 2.04 16 0 2 39.2 24 9 13 24
Dennis Martinez 1 2 2.60 4 2 0 27.2 23 8 8 18
Grant Jackson 1 1 5.12 13 0 3 19.1 19 11 9 14
Scott McGregor 0 1 3.68 3 2 0 14.2 17 6 5 6

👥 Roster (37)

Doyle Alexander Bob Bailor Mark Belanger Paul Blair Al Bumbry Terry Crowley Mike Cuellar Rich Dauer Doug DeCinces Rick Dempsey Dave Duncan Mike Flanagan +25 more

37 players

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The 1976 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The record for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles reads 88 wins and 74 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. The run column shows 619 for and 598 against. The team batting average of .242 was 5% below the 1976 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.32 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.52. League clubs averaged 646 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 4% fewer.

The home park, Memorial Stadium, recorded 1,058,792 in attendance, about 13,071 a game. Reggie Jackson topped the Baltimore Orioles with 27 home runs. The RBI leader was Lee May, with 109. The hits leader was Ken Singleton with 151. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Palmer (22). In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1976 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1976 Baltimore Orioles finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1976 Baltimore Orioles with 27 home runs.
What was the 1976 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1976 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1976 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1976 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (27 HR, 91 RBI) and Jim Palmer (22-13, 2.51 ERA).
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