⭐ Division Winner

1976 Philadelphia Phillies

101-61 • .623 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies went 101-61 (.623) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 770 runs, allowed 557, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Schmidt (38 HR, 107 RBI) and Steve Carlton (20-7, 3.13 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

101 Wins
61 Losses
.623 Win %
1st Rank
770 R 557 RA
Diff +213

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770 Runs Scored
557 Runs Allowed
+213 Run Diff
2,480K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 7% above the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .337 6% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .395 9% above the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.08 12% better than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 770 19% above the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,480,016
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Avg per Game 30,617

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Garry Maddox 0.330 2 Jay Johnstone 0.318 3 Greg Luzinski 0.304 4 Terry Harmon 0.295 5 Dave Cash 0.284

Home Runs

1 Mike Schmidt 38 2 Greg Luzinski 21 3 Dick Allen 15 4 Garry Maddox 6 5 Ollie Brown 5

RBI

1 Mike Schmidt 107 2 Greg Luzinski 95 3 Garry Maddox 68 4 Dave Cash 56 5 Bob Boone 54
1976 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Cash 160 666 92 189 14 12 1 56 54 13 10 0.284
Larry Bowa 156 624 71 155 15 9 0 49 32 31 30 0.248
Mike Schmidt 160 584 112 153 31 4 38 107 100 149 14 0.262
Greg Luzinski 149 533 74 162 28 1 21 95 50 107 1 0.304
Garry Maddox 146 531 75 175 37 6 6 68 42 59 29 0.330
Jay Johnstone 129 440 62 140 38 4 5 53 41 39 5 0.318
Bob Boone 121 361 40 98 18 2 4 54 45 44 2 0.271
Dick Allen 85 298 52 80 16 1 15 49 37 63 11 0.268
Bobby Tolan 110 272 32 71 7 0 5 35 7 39 10 0.261
Ollie Brown 92 209 30 53 10 1 5 30 33 33 2 0.254
Tim McCarver 90 155 26 43 11 2 3 29 35 14 2 0.277
Tom Hutton 95 124 15 25 5 1 1 13 27 11 1 0.202
Jerry Martin 130 121 30 30 7 0 2 15 7 28 3 0.248
Johnny Oates 37 99 10 25 2 0 0 8 8 12 0 0.253
Steve Carlton 35 92 5 20 1 0 0 6 1 24 0 0.217
Jim Kaat 42 79 4 14 3 1 1 8 2 24 0 0.177
Jim Lonborg 33 67 5 11 1 0 0 4 6 20 0 0.164
Terry Harmon 42 61 12 18 4 1 0 6 3 10 3 0.295
Larry Christenson 32 51 5 10 4 0 2 9 3 28 0 0.196
Tom Underwood 34 46 2 5 0 0 0 5 3 18 0 0.109
Ron Reed 59 24 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.167
Tony Taylor 26 23 2 6 1 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.261
Rick Bosetti 13 18 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0.278
Tim Blackwell 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
John Vukovich 4 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.125
Gene Garber 59 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.286
Tug McGraw 58 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Fred Andrews 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.667
Wayne Twitchell 26 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Bill Nahorodny 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Ron Schueler 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Randy Lerch 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Wayne Twitchell 1.75 2 Ron Reed 2.46 3 Tug McGraw 2.50 4 Gene Garber 2.82 5 Ron Schueler 2.90

Wins

1 Steve Carlton 20 2 Jim Lonborg 18 3 Larry Christenson 13 4 Jim Kaat 12 5 Tom Underwood 10

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 195 2 Jim Lonborg 118 3 Ron Reed 96 4 Tom Underwood 94 5 Gene Garber 92
1976 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 20 7 3.13 35 35 0 252.2 224 88 72 195
Jim Kaat 12 14 3.48 38 35 0 227.2 241 88 32 83
Jim Lonborg 18 10 3.08 33 32 1 222.0 210 76 50 118
Larry Christenson 13 8 3.68 32 29 0 168.2 199 69 42 54
Tom Underwood 10 5 3.53 33 25 2 155.2 154 61 63 94
Ron Reed 8 7 2.46 59 4 14 128.0 88 35 32 96
Tug McGraw 7 6 2.50 58 0 11 97.1 81 27 42 76
Gene Garber 9 3 2.82 59 0 11 92.2 78 29 30 92
Wayne Twitchell 3 1 1.75 26 2 1 61.2 55 12 18 67
Ron Schueler 1 0 2.90 35 0 3 49.2 44 16 16 43
Randy Lerch 0 0 3.00 1 0 1 3.0 3 1 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to CIN 3-0

👥 Roster (32)

Dick Allen Fred Andrews Tim Blackwell Bob Boone Rick Bosetti Larry Bowa Ollie Brown Steve Carlton Dave Cash Larry Christenson Gene Garber Terry Harmon +20 more

32 players

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The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

A 101-61 record (.623) put the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies 1st in the NL East. That season the Philadelphia Phillies took the division title. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 770 runs and allowed 557, a run differential of +213. The team batting average of .272 was 7% above the 1976 league mark of .254. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50.

Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 19% ahead. Attendance at Veterans Stadium totaled 2,480,016 for the year. For power, Mike Schmidt led the way with 38 homers. Steve Carlton was the top winner, with 20 victories. Ron Reed closed out 14 saves. In the NL Championship Series, the Philadelphia Phillies lost to CIN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies finished 101-61 (.623 win pct).
Did the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies make the playoffs?
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies finished first in their division.
Who led the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Mike Schmidt led the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies with 38 home runs.
What was the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.08.
Did the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
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