1976 San Francisco Giants

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1976 San Francisco Giants went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 595 runs, allowed 686, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Bobby Murcer (23 HR, 90 RBI) and John Montefusco (16-14, 2.84 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
88 Losses
.457 Win %
4th Rank
595 R 686 RA
Diff -91

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595 Runs Scored
686 Runs Allowed
-91 Run Diff
626K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 4% below the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .311 3% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .344 5% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.53 1% worse than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 595 8% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 626,868
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Avg per Game 7,739

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Willie Montanez 0.309 2 Larry Herndon 0.288 3 Gary Matthews 0.279 4 Ken Reitz 0.267 5 Von Joshua 0.263

Home Runs

1 Bobby Murcer 23 2 Gary Matthews 20 3 Darrell Evans 10 4 Gary Thomasson 8 5 Ken Reitz 5

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 90 2 Gary Matthews 84 3 Ken Reitz 66 4 Chris Speier 40 5 Gary Thomasson 38
1976 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gary Matthews 156 587 79 164 28 4 20 84 75 94 12 0.279
Ken Reitz 155 577 40 154 21 1 5 66 24 48 5 0.267
Bobby Murcer 147 533 73 138 20 2 23 90 84 78 12 0.259
Chris Speier 145 495 51 112 18 4 3 40 60 52 2 0.226
Larry Herndon 115 337 42 97 11 3 2 23 23 45 12 0.288
Marty Perez 93 332 37 86 13 1 2 26 30 28 3 0.259
Gary Thomasson 103 328 45 85 20 5 8 38 30 45 8 0.259
Derrel Thomas 81 272 38 63 5 4 2 19 29 26 10 0.232
Darrell Evans 92 257 42 57 9 1 10 36 42 38 6 0.222
Dave Rader 88 255 25 67 15 0 1 22 27 21 2 0.263
Willie Montanez 60 230 22 71 15 2 2 20 15 15 2 0.309
Von Joshua 42 156 13 41 5 2 0 2 4 20 1 0.263
Marc Hill 54 131 11 24 5 0 3 15 10 19 0 0.183
Jack Clark 26 102 14 23 6 2 2 10 8 18 6 0.225
Johnnie LeMaster 33 100 9 21 3 2 0 9 2 21 2 0.210
Mike Sadek 55 93 8 19 2 0 0 7 11 10 0 0.204
John Montefusco 38 78 3 8 1 0 0 3 5 42 0 0.103
Glenn Adams 69 74 2 18 4 0 0 3 1 12 1 0.243
Jim Barr 41 74 3 12 2 2 0 9 4 21 2 0.162
Steve Ontiveros 59 74 8 13 3 0 0 5 6 11 0 0.176
Gary Alexander 23 73 12 13 1 1 2 7 10 16 1 0.178
Chris Arnold 60 69 4 15 0 1 0 5 6 16 0 0.217
Ed Halicki 32 53 3 9 0 0 0 3 6 23 1 0.170
Rob Dressler 25 31 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0.129
John D'Acquisto 28 26 1 7 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.269
Bruce Miller 12 25 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.160
Mike Caldwell 50 19 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.158
Randy Moffitt 58 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.143
Gary Lavelle 65 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.077
Craig Robinson 15 13 4 4 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.308
Bob Knepper 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.111
Charlie Williams 48 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Frank Riccelli 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Greg Minton 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Dave Heaverlo 61 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Tommy Toms 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Randy Moffitt 2.27 2 Gary Lavelle 2.69 3 John Montefusco 2.84 4 Jim Barr 2.89 5 Charlie Williams 2.96

Wins

1 John Montefusco 16 2 Jim Barr 15 3 Ed Halicki 12 4 Gary Lavelle 10 5 Randy Moffitt 6

Strikeouts

1 John Montefusco 172 2 Ed Halicki 130 3 Jim Barr 75 4 Gary Lavelle 71 5 Mike Caldwell 55
1976 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Montefusco 16 14 2.84 37 36 0 253.1 224 80 74 172
Jim Barr 15 12 2.89 37 37 0 252.1 260 81 60 75
Ed Halicki 12 14 3.62 32 31 0 186.1 171 75 61 130
Gary Lavelle 10 6 2.69 65 0 12 110.1 102 33 52 71
Rob Dressler 3 10 4.43 25 19 0 107.2 125 53 35 33
Mike Caldwell 1 7 4.86 50 9 2 107.1 145 58 20 55
John D'Acquisto 3 8 5.35 28 19 0 106.0 93 63 102 53
Randy Moffitt 6 6 2.27 58 0 14 103.0 92 26 35 50
Charlie Williams 2 0 2.96 48 2 1 85.0 80 28 39 34
Dave Heaverlo 4 4 4.44 61 0 1 75.0 85 37 15 40
Greg Minton 0 3 4.91 10 2 0 25.2 32 14 12 7
Bob Knepper 1 2 3.24 4 4 0 25.0 26 9 7 11
Frank Riccelli 1 1 5.63 4 3 0 16.0 16 10 5 11
Tommy Toms 0 1 6.23 7 0 1 8.2 13 6 1 4

👥 Roster (36)

Glenn Adams Gary Alexander Chris Arnold Jim Barr Mike Caldwell Jack Clark John D'Acquisto Rob Dressler Darrell Evans Ed Halicki Dave Heaverlo Larry Herndon +24 more

36 players

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The 1976 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1976 San Francisco Giants finished 74-88, a .457 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL West. The run column shows 595 for and 686 against. The team batting average of .245 was 4% below the 1976 league mark of .254. Pitchers allowed 3.53 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.50. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 8% behind. Attendance at Candlestick Park totaled 626,868 for the year.

For power, Bobby Murcer led the way with 23 homers. Gary Matthews collected the most hits, 164. John Montefusco was the top winner, with 16 victories. Randy Moffitt closed out 14 saves. The 1976 roster runs to 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1975 season and the 1977 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1976 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1976 San Francisco Giants finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1976 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Bobby Murcer led the 1976 San Francisco Giants with 23 home runs.
What was the 1976 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1976 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.53.
Did the 1976 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1976 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1976 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1976 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Murcer (23 HR, 90 RBI) and John Montefusco (16-14, 2.84 ERA).
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