1976 Los Angeles Dodgers

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 608 runs, allowed 543, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Ron Cey (23 HR, 80 RBI) and Don Sutton (21-10, 3.06 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
608 R 543 RA
Diff +65

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608 Runs Scored
543 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
2,386K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .312 2% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .349 3% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.02 14% better than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 608 6% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,386,301
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Avg per Game 29,460

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Steve Garvey 0.317 2 Rick Rhoden 0.308 3 Bill Buckner 0.301 4 Manny Mota 0.288 5 Reggie Smith 0.280

Home Runs

1 Ron Cey 23 2 Steve Garvey 13 3 Steve Yeager 11 4 Reggie Smith 10 5 Bill Buckner 7

RBI

1 Ron Cey 80 2 Steve Garvey 80 3 Bill Russell 65 4 Bill Buckner 60 5 Dusty Baker 39
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Buckner 154 642 76 193 28 4 7 60 26 26 28 0.301
Steve Garvey 162 631 85 200 37 4 13 80 50 69 19 0.317
Bill Russell 149 554 53 152 17 3 5 65 21 46 15 0.274
Ron Cey 145 502 69 139 18 3 23 80 89 74 0 0.277
Davey Lopes 117 427 72 103 17 7 4 20 56 49 63 0.241
Dusty Baker 112 384 36 93 13 0 4 39 31 54 2 0.242
Steve Yeager 117 359 42 77 11 3 11 35 30 84 3 0.214
Ted Sizemore 84 266 18 64 8 1 0 18 15 22 2 0.241
Reggie Smith 65 225 35 63 8 4 10 26 18 42 2 0.280
Joe Ferguson 54 185 24 41 7 0 6 18 25 41 2 0.222
Lee Lacy 53 158 17 42 7 1 0 14 16 13 1 0.266
Ed Goodson 83 118 8 27 4 0 3 17 8 19 0 0.229
John Hale 44 91 4 14 2 1 0 8 16 14 4 0.154
Henry Cruz 49 88 8 16 2 1 4 14 9 11 0 0.182
Don Sutton 35 84 2 7 1 0 0 3 6 19 0 0.083
Jim Lyttle 23 68 3 15 3 0 0 5 8 12 0 0.221
Ellie Rodriguez 36 66 10 14 0 0 0 9 19 12 0 0.212
Rick Rhoden 27 65 6 20 3 0 1 9 1 12 0 0.308
Tommy John 31 64 3 7 1 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.109
Burt Hooton 33 62 2 6 1 0 0 4 3 28 0 0.097
Doug Rau 34 60 5 9 0 0 0 2 7 15 0 0.150
Manny Mota 50 52 1 15 3 0 0 13 7 5 0 0.288
Kevin Pasley 23 52 4 12 2 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.231
Rick Auerbach 36 47 7 6 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 0.128
Glenn Burke 25 46 9 11 2 0 0 5 3 8 3 0.239
Leron Lee 23 45 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 9 0 0.133
Ivan de Jesus 22 41 4 7 2 1 0 2 4 9 0 0.171
Joe Simpson 23 30 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.133
Charlie Hough 77 21 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.286
Danny Walton 18 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.133
Al Downing 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Dennis Lewallyn 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 30 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.000
Stan Wall 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sergio Robles 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rick Sutcliffe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Elias Sosa 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Charlie Hough 2.21 2 Doug Rau 2.57 3 Rick Rhoden 2.98 4 Don Sutton 3.06 5 Tommy John 3.09

Wins

1 Don Sutton 21 2 Doug Rau 16 3 Charlie Hough 12 4 Rick Rhoden 12 5 Burt Hooton 11

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 161 2 Burt Hooton 116 3 Doug Rau 98 4 Tommy John 91 5 Charlie Hough 81
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Sutton 21 10 3.06 35 34 0 267.2 231 91 82 161
Doug Rau 16 12 2.57 34 32 0 231.0 221 66 69 98
Burt Hooton 11 15 3.26 33 33 0 226.2 203 82 60 116
Tommy John 10 10 3.09 31 31 0 207.0 207 71 61 91
Rick Rhoden 12 3 2.98 27 26 0 181.0 165 60 53 77
Charlie Hough 12 8 2.21 77 0 18 142.2 102 35 77 81
Mike Marshall 4 3 4.45 30 0 8 62.2 64 31 25 39
Stan Wall 2 2 3.60 31 0 1 50.0 50 20 15 27
Al Downing 1 2 3.86 17 3 0 46.2 43 20 18 30
Elias Sosa 2 4 3.48 24 0 1 33.2 30 13 12 20
Dennis Lewallyn 1 1 2.16 4 2 0 16.2 12 4 6 4
Rick Sutcliffe 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 5.0 2 0 1 3

👥 Roster (37)

Rick Auerbach Dusty Baker Bill Buckner Glenn Burke Ron Cey Henry Cruz Al Downing Joe Ferguson Steve Garvey Ed Goodson John Hale Burt Hooton +25 more

37 players

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The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers reads 92 wins and 70 losses, good for 2nd in the NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 608 runs and allowed 543, a run differential of +65. At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .250, 2% worse than the league's .254. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.02 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the Los Angeles Dodgers scored 6% fewer.

Dodger Stadium was home in 1976, drawing a total attendance of 2,386,301. For power, Ron Cey led the way with 23 homers. Steve Garvey collected the most hits, 200. Don Sutton led the pitchers with 21 wins. The saves leader was Charlie Hough with 18.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Ron Cey led the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.02.
Did the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Cey (23 HR, 80 RBI) and Don Sutton (21-10, 3.06 ERA).
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