1976 Oakland Athletics

87-74 • .540 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1976 Oakland Athletics went 87-74 (.540) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 598, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Sal Bando (27 HR, 84 RBI) and Vida Blue (18-13, 2.35 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

87 Wins
74 Losses
.540 Win %
2nd Rank
686 R 598 RA
Diff +88

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686 Runs Scored
598 Runs Allowed
+88 Run Diff
780K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 4% below the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .323 1% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .360 equal to the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.26 7% better than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 686 6% above the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 780,945
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Avg per Game 9,641

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Bill North 0.276 2 Joe Rudi 0.270 3 Phil Garner 0.261 4 Claudell Washington 0.257 5 Bert Campaneris 0.256

Home Runs

1 Sal Bando 27 2 Gene Tenace 22 3 Don Baylor 15 4 Joe Rudi 13 5 Billy Williams 11

RBI

1 Joe Rudi 94 2 Sal Bando 84 3 Phil Garner 74 4 Don Baylor 68 5 Gene Tenace 66
1976 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Baylor 157 595 85 147 25 1 15 68 58 72 52 0.247
Bill North 154 590 91 163 20 5 2 31 73 95 75 0.276
Phil Garner 159 555 54 145 29 12 8 74 36 71 35 0.261
Sal Bando 158 550 75 132 18 2 27 84 76 74 20 0.240
Bert Campaneris 149 536 67 137 14 1 1 52 63 80 54 0.256
Joe Rudi 130 500 54 135 32 3 13 94 41 71 6 0.270
Claudell Washington 134 490 65 126 20 6 5 53 30 90 37 0.257
Gene Tenace 128 417 64 104 19 1 22 66 81 91 5 0.249
Billy Williams 120 351 36 74 12 0 11 41 58 44 4 0.211
Ken McMullen 98 186 20 41 6 2 5 23 22 33 1 0.220
Larry Haney 88 177 12 40 2 0 0 10 13 26 0 0.226
Jeff Newman 43 77 5 15 4 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.195
Tommy Sandt 41 67 6 14 1 0 0 3 7 9 0 0.209
Tim Hosley 37 55 4 9 2 0 1 4 8 12 0 0.164
Ron Fairly 15 46 9 11 1 0 3 10 9 12 0 0.239
Cesar Tovar 29 45 1 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 1 0.178
Matt Alexander 61 30 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0.033
Willie McCovey 11 24 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.208
Wayne Gross 10 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.222
Angel Mangual 8 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Denny Walling 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.273
Gary Woods 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Jim Holt 4 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.286
Nate Colbert 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Larry Lintz 68 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 0.000
Glenn Abbott 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Bahnsen 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Batton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vida Blue 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Bosman 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rollie Fingers 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hopkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Lindblad 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mitchell 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Todd 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Vida Blue 2.35 2 Rollie Fingers 2.47 3 Mike Torrez 2.50 4 Paul Lindblad 3.06 5 Stan Bahnsen 3.34

Wins

1 Vida Blue 18 2 Mike Torrez 16 3 Rollie Fingers 13 4 Paul Mitchell 9 5 Stan Bahnsen 8

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 166 2 Mike Torrez 115 3 Rollie Fingers 113 4 Stan Bahnsen 82 5 Paul Mitchell 67
1976 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vida Blue 18 13 2.35 37 37 0 298.1 268 78 63 166
Mike Torrez 16 12 2.50 39 39 0 266.1 231 74 87 115
Stan Bahnsen 8 7 3.34 35 14 0 143.0 124 53 43 82
Paul Mitchell 9 7 4.25 26 26 0 142.0 169 67 30 67
Rollie Fingers 13 11 2.47 70 0 20 134.2 118 37 40 113
Paul Lindblad 6 5 3.06 65 0 5 114.2 111 39 24 37
Dick Bosman 4 2 4.10 27 15 0 112.0 118 51 19 34
Mike Norris 4 5 4.78 24 19 0 96.0 91 51 56 44
Jim Todd 7 8 3.81 49 0 4 82.2 87 35 34 22
Glenn Abbott 2 4 5.49 19 10 0 62.1 87 38 16 27
Chris Batton 0 0 9.00 2 1 0 4.0 5 4 3 4
Craig Mitchell 0 0 2.70 1 0 0 3.1 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Glenn Abbott Matt Alexander Stan Bahnsen Sal Bando Chris Batton Don Baylor Vida Blue Dick Bosman Bert Campaneris Nate Colbert Ron Fairly Rollie Fingers +26 more

38 players

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The 1976 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1976 Oakland Athletics reads 87 wins and 74 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. With 686 runs scored and 598 given up, the 1976 differential was +88. The team batting average of .246 was 4% below the 1976 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.26 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.52. The 686 runs scored compare with a league average of 646 per club, 6% more.

Home games were played at Oakland Coliseum, where 780,945 fans came through the gates. For power, Sal Bando led the way with 27 homers. The RBI leader was Joe Rudi, with 94. Vida Blue led the pitchers with 18 wins. The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 20.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1976 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1976 Oakland Athletics finished 87-74 (.540 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Sal Bando led the 1976 Oakland Athletics with 27 home runs.
What was the 1976 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1976 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1976 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1976 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1976 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sal Bando (27 HR, 84 RBI) and Vida Blue (18-13, 2.35 ERA).
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