⭐ Division Winner

1976 New York Yankees

97-62 • .610 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1976 New York Yankees went 97-62 (.610) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 575, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Graig Nettles (32 HR, 93 RBI) and Ed Figueroa (19-10, 3.02 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

97 Wins
62 Losses
.610 Win %
1st Rank
730 R 575 RA
Diff +155

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730 Runs Scored
575 Runs Allowed
+155 Run Diff
2,017K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 5% above the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .327 2% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .388 8% above the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.19 9% better than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 730 13% above the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,017,932
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Avg per Game 25,224

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Rivers 0.312 2 Thurman Munson 0.302 3 Chris Chambliss 0.293 4 Roy White 0.286 5 Lou Piniella 0.281

Home Runs

1 Graig Nettles 32 2 Chris Chambliss 17 3 Oscar Gamble 17 4 Thurman Munson 17 5 Roy White 14

RBI

1 Thurman Munson 105 2 Chris Chambliss 96 3 Graig Nettles 93 4 Mickey Rivers 67 5 Roy White 65
1976 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chris Chambliss 156 641 79 188 32 6 17 96 27 80 1 0.293
Roy White 156 626 104 179 29 3 14 65 83 52 31 0.286
Thurman Munson 152 616 79 186 27 1 17 105 29 38 14 0.302
Mickey Rivers 137 590 95 184 31 8 8 67 13 51 43 0.312
Graig Nettles 158 583 88 148 29 2 32 93 62 94 11 0.254
Willie Randolph 125 430 59 115 15 4 1 40 58 39 37 0.267
Oscar Gamble 110 340 43 79 13 1 17 57 38 38 5 0.232
Lou Piniella 100 327 36 92 16 6 3 38 18 34 0 0.281
Carlos May 87 288 38 80 11 2 3 40 34 32 1 0.278
Fred Stanley 110 260 32 62 2 2 1 20 34 29 1 0.238
Jim Mason 93 217 17 39 7 1 1 14 9 37 0 0.180
Sandy Alomar 67 163 20 39 4 0 1 10 13 12 12 0.239
Fran Healy 46 120 10 32 3 0 0 9 9 17 3 0.267
Otto Velez 49 94 11 25 6 0 2 10 23 26 0 0.266
Elrod Hendricks 26 53 6 12 1 0 3 5 3 10 0 0.226
Elliott Maddox 18 46 4 10 2 0 0 3 4 3 0 0.217
Rick Dempsey 21 42 1 5 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0.119
Cesar Tovar 13 39 2 6 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.154
Gene Locklear 13 32 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.219
Juan Bernhardt 10 21 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.190
Larry Murray 8 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.100
Kerry Dineen 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.286
Rich Coggins 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.250
Mickey Klutts 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Blomberg 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Catfish Hunter 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Brett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dock Ellis 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Figueroa 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Holtzman 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pagan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Whitfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim York 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Grant Jackson 1.69 2 Sparky Lyle 2.26 3 Dick Tidrow 2.63 4 Ed Figueroa 3.02 5 Dock Ellis 3.19

Wins

1 Ed Figueroa 19 2 Dock Ellis 17 3 Catfish Hunter 17 4 Doyle Alexander 10 5 Ken Holtzman 9

Strikeouts

1 Catfish Hunter 173 2 Ed Figueroa 119 3 Dock Ellis 65 4 Dick Tidrow 65 5 Sparky Lyle 61
1976 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Catfish Hunter 17 15 3.53 36 36 0 298.2 268 117 68 173
Ed Figueroa 19 10 3.02 34 34 0 256.2 237 86 94 119
Dock Ellis 17 8 3.19 32 32 0 211.2 195 75 76 65
Ken Holtzman 9 7 4.17 21 21 0 149.0 165 69 35 41
Doyle Alexander 10 5 3.29 19 19 0 136.2 114 50 39 41
Sparky Lyle 7 8 2.26 64 0 23 103.2 82 26 42 61
Dick Tidrow 4 5 2.63 47 2 10 92.1 80 27 24 65
Rudy May 4 3 3.57 11 11 0 68.0 49 27 28 38
Grant Jackson 6 0 1.69 21 2 1 58.2 38 11 16 25
Tippy Martinez 2 0 1.93 11 0 2 28.0 18 6 14 14
Dave Pagan 1 1 2.28 7 2 0 23.2 18 6 4 13
Ron Guidry 0 0 5.63 7 0 0 16.0 20 10 4 12
Jim York 1 0 5.59 3 0 0 9.2 14 6 4 6
Ken Brett 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 2.1 2 0 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
NYA def. KCA 3-2
World Series
Lost to CIN 4-0

👥 Roster (40)

Doyle Alexander Sandy Alomar Juan Bernhardt Ron Blomberg Ken Brett Chris Chambliss Rich Coggins Rick Dempsey Kerry Dineen Dock Ellis Ed Figueroa Oscar Gamble +28 more

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The 1976 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1976 New York Yankees reads 97 wins and 62 losses, good for 1st in the AL East. The club won the pennant and took the division title. With 730 runs scored and 575 given up, the 1976 differential was +155. The team batting average of .269 was 5% above the 1976 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.19 was 9% better than the league average of 3.52.

Yankee Stadium II was home in 1976, drawing a total attendance of 2,017,932. For power, Graig Nettles led the way with 32 homers. On the mound, Ed Figueroa won 19 games to lead the staff. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against KCA 3-2. The World Series ended in a loss against CIN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 New York Yankees

What was the 1976 New York Yankees record?
The 1976 New York Yankees finished 97-62 (.610 win pct).
Did the 1976 New York Yankees make the playoffs?
The 1976 New York Yankees finished first in their division.
Who led the 1976 New York Yankees in home runs?
Graig Nettles led the 1976 New York Yankees with 32 home runs.
What was the 1976 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1976 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.19.
Did the 1976 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1976 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 New York Yankees play?
The 1976 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
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