1976 Cleveland Indians

81-78 • .509 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1976 Cleveland Indians went 81-78 (.509) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 615 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included George Hendrick (25 HR, 81 RBI) and Pat Dobson (16-12, 3.48 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

81 Wins
78 Losses
.509 Win %
4th Rank
615 R 615 RA
Diff 0

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615 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
0 Run Diff
949K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .320 equal to the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .359 equal to the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.47 1% better than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 615 5% below the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 949,821
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Avg per Game 12,023

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Joe Lis 0.314 2 Rico Carty 0.310 3 Ray Fosse 0.301 4 Rick Manning 0.292 5 Buddy Bell 0.281

Home Runs

1 George Hendrick 25 2 Rico Carty 13 3 Boog Powell 9 4 Buddy Bell 7 5 Rick Manning 6

RBI

1 Rico Carty 83 2 George Hendrick 81 3 Buddy Bell 60 4 Rick Manning 43 5 Larvell Blanks 41
1976 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Bell 159 604 75 170 26 2 7 60 44 49 3 0.281
Rico Carty 152 552 67 171 34 0 13 83 67 45 1 0.310
Rick Manning 138 552 73 161 24 7 6 43 41 75 16 0.292
George Hendrick 149 551 72 146 20 3 25 81 51 82 4 0.265
Duane Kuiper 135 506 47 133 13 6 0 37 30 42 10 0.263
Frank Duffy 133 392 38 83 11 2 2 30 29 50 10 0.212
Charlie Spikes 101 334 34 79 11 5 3 31 23 50 5 0.237
Larvell Blanks 104 328 45 92 8 7 5 41 30 31 1 0.280
Boog Powell 95 293 29 63 9 0 9 33 41 43 1 0.215
Ray Fosse 90 276 26 83 9 1 2 30 20 20 1 0.301
Alan Ashby 89 247 26 59 5 1 4 32 27 49 0 0.239
John Lowenstein 93 229 33 47 8 2 2 14 25 35 11 0.205
Tommy Smith 55 164 17 42 3 1 2 12 8 8 8 0.256
Doug Howard 39 90 7 19 4 0 0 13 3 13 1 0.211
Ron Pruitt 47 86 7 23 1 1 0 5 16 8 2 0.267
Orlando Gonzalez 28 68 5 17 2 0 0 4 5 7 1 0.250
Frank Robinson 36 67 5 15 0 0 3 10 11 12 0 0.224
Joe Lis 20 51 4 16 1 0 2 7 8 8 0 0.314
Rick Cerone 7 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Alfredo Griffin 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Ed Crosby 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jim Bibby 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Brown 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Dobson 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Parker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Peterson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Raich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Thomas 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 36 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Dave LaRoche 2.24 2 Stan Thomas 2.30 3 Jim Kern 2.37 4 Jim Bibby 3.20 5 Dennis Eckersley 3.43

Wins

1 Pat Dobson 16 2 Jim Bibby 13 3 Dennis Eckersley 13 4 Jim Kern 10 5 Jackie Brown 9

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Eckersley 200 2 Pat Dobson 117 3 Jim Kern 111 4 Jackie Brown 104 5 Dave LaRoche 104
1976 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Dobson 16 12 3.48 35 35 0 217.1 226 84 65 117
Dennis Eckersley 13 12 3.43 36 30 1 199.1 155 76 78 200
Jackie Brown 9 11 4.25 32 27 0 180.0 193 85 55 104
Jim Bibby 13 7 3.20 34 21 1 163.1 162 58 56 84
Rick Waits 7 9 4.00 26 22 0 123.2 143 55 54 65
Jim Kern 10 7 2.37 50 2 15 117.2 91 31 50 111
Stan Thomas 4 4 2.30 37 7 6 105.2 88 27 41 54
Dave LaRoche 1 4 2.24 61 0 21 96.1 57 24 49 104
Tom Buskey 5 4 3.63 39 0 1 94.1 88 38 34 32
Don Hood 3 5 4.87 33 6 1 77.2 89 42 41 32
Fritz Peterson 0 3 5.55 9 9 0 47.0 59 29 10 19
Harry Parker 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 7.0 3 0 0 5
Eric Raich 0 0 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 7 5 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Alan Ashby Buddy Bell Jim Bibby Larvell Blanks Jackie Brown Tom Buskey Rico Carty Rick Cerone Ed Crosby Pat Dobson Frank Duffy Dennis Eckersley +22 more

34 players

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The 1976 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1976 the Cleveland Indians posted a 81-78 mark (.509) and finished 4th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored and allowed exactly 615 runs. Against a league average of .255, the 1976 Cleveland Indians batted .262. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.52. Measured against the 646-run league average, the offense was 5% behind. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 949,821 for the year.

For power, George Hendrick led the way with 25 homers. The RBI leader was Rico Carty, with 83. Pat Dobson led the pitchers with 16 wins. Dennis Eckersley struck out 200, the most on the club. Dave LaRoche closed out 21 saves. The 1976 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1976 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1976 Cleveland Indians finished 81-78 (.509 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
George Hendrick led the 1976 Cleveland Indians with 25 home runs.
What was the 1976 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1976 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1976 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1976 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Hendrick (25 HR, 81 RBI) and Pat Dobson (16-12, 3.48 ERA).
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