1976 Detroit Tigers

74-87 • .460 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1976 Detroit Tigers went 74-87 (.460) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 609 runs, allowed 709, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (17 HR, 54 RBI) and Mark Fidrych (19-9, 2.34 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

74 Wins
87 Losses
.460 Win %
5th Rank
609 R 709 RA
Diff -100

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609 Runs Scored
709 Runs Allowed
-100 Run Diff
1,471K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .315 2% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .365 1% above the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.87 10% worse than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 609 6% below the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,471,533
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Avg per Game 18,394

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Ron LeFlore 0.316 2 Rusty Staub 0.299 3 Ben Oglivie 0.285 4 Phil Mankowski 0.271 5 Bill Freehan 0.270

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 17 2 Ben Oglivie 15 3 Rusty Staub 15 4 Willie Horton 14 5 Aurelio Rodriguez 8

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 96 2 Willie Horton 56 3 Jason Thompson 54 4 Aurelio Rodriguez 50 5 Ben Oglivie 47
1976 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rusty Staub 161 589 73 176 28 3 15 96 83 49 3 0.299
Ron LeFlore 135 544 93 172 23 8 4 39 51 111 58 0.316
Aurelio Rodriguez 128 480 40 115 13 2 8 50 19 61 0 0.240
Alex Johnson 125 429 41 115 15 2 6 45 19 49 14 0.268
Jason Thompson 123 412 45 90 12 1 17 54 68 72 2 0.218
Willie Horton 114 401 40 105 17 0 14 56 49 63 0 0.262
Tom Veryzer 97 354 31 83 8 2 1 25 21 44 1 0.234
Ben Oglivie 115 305 36 87 12 3 15 47 11 44 9 0.285
Dan Meyer 105 294 37 74 8 4 2 16 17 22 10 0.252
Bill Freehan 71 237 22 64 10 1 5 27 12 27 0 0.270
Pedro Garcia 77 227 21 45 10 2 3 20 9 40 2 0.198
Chuck Scrivener 80 222 28 49 7 1 2 16 19 34 1 0.221
Mickey Stanley 84 214 34 55 17 1 4 29 14 19 2 0.257
Bruce Kimm 63 152 13 40 8 0 1 6 15 20 4 0.263
John Wockenfuss 60 144 18 32 7 2 3 10 17 14 0 0.222
Gary Sutherland 42 117 10 24 5 2 0 6 7 12 0 0.205
Mark Wagner 39 115 9 30 2 3 0 12 6 18 0 0.261
Phil Mankowski 24 85 9 23 2 1 1 4 4 8 0 0.271
Marv Lane 18 48 3 9 1 0 0 5 6 11 0 0.188
Jerry Manuel 54 43 4 6 1 0 0 2 3 9 1 0.140
Milt May 6 25 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.280
Frank MacCormack 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Hiller 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Bare 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Crawford 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Fidrych 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Grilli 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Laxton 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Roberts 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Ruhle 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Mark Fidrych 2.34 2 John Hiller 2.38 3 Vern Ruhle 3.92 4 Dave Roberts 4.00 5 Bill Laxton 4.09

Wins

1 Mark Fidrych 19 2 Dave Roberts 16 3 John Hiller 12 4 Vern Ruhle 9 5 Ray Bare 7

Strikeouts

1 John Hiller 117 2 Mark Fidrych 97 3 Vern Ruhle 88 4 Dave Roberts 79 5 Bill Laxton 74
1976 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Roberts 16 17 4.00 36 36 0 252.0 254 112 63 79
Mark Fidrych 19 9 2.34 31 29 0 250.1 217 65 53 97
Vern Ruhle 9 12 3.92 32 32 0 199.2 227 87 59 88
Ray Bare 7 8 4.63 30 21 0 134.0 157 69 51 59
John Hiller 12 8 2.38 56 1 13 121.0 93 32 67 117
Jim Crawford 1 8 4.53 32 5 2 109.1 115 55 43 68
Bill Laxton 0 5 4.09 26 3 2 94.2 77 43 51 74
Dave Lemanczyk 4 6 5.09 20 10 0 81.1 86 46 34 51
Joe Coleman 2 5 4.86 12 12 0 66.2 80 36 34 38
Steve Grilli 3 1 4.64 36 0 3 66.0 63 34 41 36
Frank MacCormack 0 5 5.79 9 8 0 32.2 35 21 34 14
Ed Glynn 1 3 6.08 5 4 0 23.2 22 16 20 17

👥 Roster (33)

Ray Bare Joe Coleman Jim Crawford Mark Fidrych Bill Freehan Pedro Garcia Ed Glynn Steve Grilli John Hiller Willie Horton Alex Johnson Bruce Kimm +21 more

33 players

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The 1976 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 74-87 record (.460) put the 1976 Detroit Tigers 5th in the AL East. Runs came in at 609 scored against 709 allowed (-100). At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .257, 1% better than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.87 was 10% worse than the league average of 3.52. League clubs averaged 646 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 6% fewer. Tiger Stadium was home in 1976, drawing a total attendance of 1,471,533.

Jason Thompson led the club in home runs with 17. Rusty Staub drove in a team-high 96 runs. Mark Fidrych led the pitchers with 19 wins. The strikeout leader was John Hiller with 117. John Hiller saved 13 games. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1976 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1976 Detroit Tigers finished 74-87 (.460 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1976 Detroit Tigers with 17 home runs.
What was the 1976 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1976 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1976 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1976 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (17 HR, 54 RBI) and Mark Fidrych (19-9, 2.34 ERA).
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