1976 Boston Red Sox

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in AL E

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
716 R 660 RA
Diff +56

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716 Runs Scored
660 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
1,895K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .324 1% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .401 11% above the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.52 equal to the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 716 11% above the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,895,885
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Avg per Game 23,405

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Fred Lynn 0.314 2 Rick Burleson 0.291 3 Rick Miller 0.283 4 Jim Rice 0.282 5 Cecil Cooper 0.282

Home Runs

1 Jim Rice 25 2 Carl Yastrzemski 21 3 Dwight Evans 17 4 Carlton Fisk 17 5 Cecil Cooper 15

RBI

1 Carl Yastrzemski 102 2 Jim Rice 85 3 Cecil Cooper 78 4 Fred Lynn 65 5 Dwight Evans 62
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Rice 153 581 75 164 25 8 25 85 28 123 8 0.282
Carl Yastrzemski 155 546 71 146 23 2 21 102 80 67 5 0.267
Rick Burleson 152 540 75 157 27 1 7 42 60 37 14 0.291
Fred Lynn 132 507 76 159 32 8 10 65 48 67 14 0.314
Dwight Evans 146 501 61 121 34 5 17 62 57 92 6 0.242
Carlton Fisk 134 487 76 124 17 5 17 58 56 71 12 0.255
Cecil Cooper 123 451 66 127 22 6 15 78 16 62 7 0.282
Denny Doyle 117 432 51 108 15 5 0 26 22 39 8 0.250
Butch Hobson 76 269 34 63 7 5 8 34 15 62 0 0.234
Rick Miller 105 269 40 76 15 3 0 27 34 47 11 0.283
Rico Petrocelli 85 240 17 51 7 1 3 24 34 36 0 0.212
Steve Dillard 57 167 22 46 14 0 1 15 17 20 6 0.275
Doug Griffin 49 127 14 24 2 0 0 4 9 14 2 0.189
Bobby Darwin 43 106 9 19 5 2 3 13 2 35 1 0.179
Bob Montgomery 31 93 10 23 3 1 3 13 5 20 0 0.247
Bob Heise 32 56 5 15 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0.268
Bernie Carbo 17 55 5 13 4 0 2 6 8 17 1 0.236
Deron Johnson 15 38 3 5 1 1 0 0 5 11 0 0.132
Jack Baker 12 23 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0.130
Ernie Whitt 8 18 4 4 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0.222
Andy Merchant 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Pole 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Tiant 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Willoughby 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Cleveland 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom House 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fergie Jenkins 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Jones 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Kreuger 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Lee 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Murphy 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Wise 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Jim Willoughby 2.82 2 Luis Tiant 3.06 3 Reggie Cleveland 3.07 4 Fergie Jenkins 3.27 5 Rick Jones 3.36

Wins

1 Luis Tiant 21 2 Rick Wise 14 3 Fergie Jenkins 12 4 Reggie Cleveland 10 5 Dick Pole 6

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 142 2 Luis Tiant 131 3 Rick Wise 93 4 Reggie Cleveland 76 5 Dick Pole 49
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Luis Tiant 21 12 3.06 38 38 0 279.0 274 95 64 131
Rick Wise 14 11 3.53 34 34 0 224.1 218 88 48 93
Fergie Jenkins 12 11 3.27 30 29 0 209.0 201 76 43 142
Reggie Cleveland 10 9 3.07 41 14 2 170.0 159 58 61 76
Dick Pole 6 5 4.33 31 15 0 120.2 131 58 48 49
Rick Jones 5 3 3.36 24 14 0 104.1 133 39 26 45
Jim Willoughby 3 12 2.82 54 0 10 99.0 94 31 31 37
Bill Lee 5 7 5.63 24 14 3 96.0 124 60 28 29
Tom Murphy 4 5 3.44 37 0 8 81.0 91 31 25 32
Tom House 1 3 4.33 36 0 4 43.2 39 21 19 27
Rick Kreuger 2 1 4.06 8 4 0 31.0 31 14 16 12

👥 Roster (32)

Jack Baker Rick Burleson Bernie Carbo Reggie Cleveland Cecil Cooper Bobby Darwin Steve Dillard Denny Doyle Dwight Evans Carlton Fisk Doug Griffin Bob Heise +20 more

32 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1976 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1976 Boston Red Sox finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jim Rice led the 1976 Boston Red Sox with 25 home runs.
What was the 1976 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1976 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.52.
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