1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the western division of the National League. The big news was when long-time manager of two decades Walter Alston resigned abruptly near the end of the season and was replaced by Tommy Lasorda who would manage the team for two decades himself.

Offseason

November 17, 1975: Jimmy Wynn, Tom Paciorek, Lee Lacy and Jerry Royster were traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson.
December 23, 1975: Bob Randall was traded by the Dodgers to the Minnesota Twins for Danny Walton.
March 2: Willie Crawford was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Sizemore.
March 2: Ken McMullen was released by the Dodgers.
March 31: Orlando Alvarez and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the California Angels for Ellie Rodríguez.
Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

June 15: Joe Ferguson, Bob Detherage and Fred Tisdale were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Smith.
June 23: Mike Marshall was traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Elías Sosa and Lee Lacy.
Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		117	359	77	.214	11	35
1B		162	631	200	.317	13	80
2B		117	427	103	.241	4	20
3B		145	502	139	.277	23	60
SS		149	554	152	.274	5	65
LF		154	642	193	.301	7	60
CF		112	384	93	.242	4	39
RF		65	225	63	.280	10	26

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	84	266	64	.241	0	18
	54	185	41	.222	6	18
	53	158	42	.266	0	14
	83	118	27	.229	3	17
	44	91	14	.154	0	8
	49	88	16	.182	4	14
	36	66	14	.212	0	9
	23	68	15	.221	0	5
	50	52	15	.288	0	13
	23	52	12	.231	0	2
	36	47	6	.128	0	1
	25	46	11	.239	0	5
	23	45	6	.133	0	2
	22	41	7	.171	0	2
	23	30	4	.133	0	0
	18	15	2	.133	0	2
	6	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	35	267.2	21	10	3.06	161
	34	231	16	12	2.57	98
	33	226.2	11	15	3.26	116
	31	207	10	10	3.09	91
	27	181	12	3	2.98	77
	1	5	0	0	0.00	3

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	17	46.2	1	2	3.86	30
	4	16.2	1	1	2.16	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	77	12	8	18	2.21	81
	31	2	2	1	3.60	27
	30	4	3	8	4.45	39
	24	2	4	1	3.48	20

Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award
*Steve Garvey
Comeback Player of the Year Award
*Tommy John
TSN National League All-Star
*Don Sutton
NL Pitcher of the Month
*Don Sutton
NL Player of the Month
*Steve Garvey
NL Player of the Week
*Steve Garvey
*Reggie Smith
*Doug Rau
*Don Sutton
Hutch Award
*Tommy John
All-Stars
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Steve Garvey, starter, first base
*Ron Cey, reserve
*Rick Rhoden, reserve
*Bill Russell, reserve
Farm system

1976 Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers drafted 41 players in the June draft and 14 in the January draft. Of those, ten players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The top draft pick in the June draft was catcher Mike Scioscia from Springfield High School in Pennsylvania. He would be the Dodgers starting catcher from 1980–1992 and was a 2-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion with the Dodgers. After his playing career ended he became the manager of the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels and would win another World Series as their manager in 2002.

January draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Michael Wetklow	OF	Sacramento City College	No
2	Dave Patterson	RHP	Cerritos College	Yes	1976–1982	MLB
3	Paul Bain	RHP	El Camino College	Yes	1976–1981	AAA
4	Mookie Wilson	OF	Spartanburg Methodist College	No Mets-1977	1977–1991	MLB
5	Timothy DeWald	RHP	Cypress College	No
6	Robert Weis	RHP	Sacramento City College	No
7	Mark Garber	RHP	Antelope Valley College	No
8	Richard Barnhart	RHP	Green River Community College	No Indians-1978	1979–1980	A
9	Rickey Lear	RHP	Valencia Community College	No Reds-1976	1976–1977	A
10	Robert Benda	SS	Palm Beach Community College	No Tigers-1978	1978–1979	A
11	Charles Young	RHP	Los Angeles Pierce College	No

January Secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Jack Lawson	RHP	Phoenix College	Yes	1976	A-
2	Charles Dorgan	LHP	Green River Community College	Yes	1976–1978	A
3	Larry Buckle	RHP	Long Beach City College	No Reds-1978	1978–1984	AA

June draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Mike Scioscia	C	Springfield High School	Yes	1976–1994	MLB
2	Don Ruzek	SS	Lakewood High School	Yes	1976–1985	AA
3	Max Venable	OF	Cordova High School	Yes	1976–1993	MLB
4	George Kunkler	LHP	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1976–1977	AA
5	Ted Power	RHP	Kansas State University	Yes	1976–1998	MLB
6	Mike Howard	OF	Sacramento High School	Yes	1976–1984	MLB
7	Kelly Snider	1B	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1976–1982	AAA
8	Robert Kownacki	SS	Fairfield University	Yes	1976	A
9	Charles Phillips	LHP	University of Southern California	Yes	1976–1980	AAA
10	Bill Swoope	C	Norfolk Catholic High School	Yes	1976–1981	AA
11	William Martin	RHP	William Carey College	Yes	1976–1978	A
12	Jimmie Giles	OF	Alcorn State University	Yes	1976	A-
13	James Peterson	RHP	Arizona State University	Yes	1976–1977	A
14	Douglas Elliott	2B	Fullerton Union High School	No Mets-1979	1979	A-
15	Keith MacWhorter	RHP	Bryant College	Yes	1976–1984	MLB
16	Jack Perconte	2B	Murray State University	Yes	1976–1987	MLB
17	Miguel Rodriguez	RHP	Adlai Stevenson High School	Yes	1976	A-
18	Timothy Jones	C	Wooster High School	Yes	1976–1978	A
19	Eric Schmidt	LHP	Mission Viejo High School	Yes	1976–1979	A
20	Dan Henry	3B	Loyola Marymount University	Yes	1976–1978	A
21	Jeff Albert	RHP	Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus	Yes	1976–1979	AA
22	Bob Amico	1B	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	Yes	1976	A
23	Richard Martini	OF	University of California, Davis	No
24	Mickey Lashley	RHP	University of Oklahoma	Yes	1977–1979	AA
25	José Martínez	SS	South San Francisco High School	No
26	George Kaage	1B	Kankakee Community College	Yes	1976–1978	A
27	Mark Kryka	RHP	Antigo High School	Yes	1976–1978	A
28	Steven Silagi	RHP	El Rancho High School	No
29	Mickey Martin	C	Grant High School	No
30	Douglas Foster	OF	Compton High School	Yes	1976–1978	A
31	Bubba Holland	RHP	South Florence High School	No Astros-1978	1978–1985	AAA
32	Stephen Nelson	RHP	Wilson High School	No
33	Jeff Hunter	3B	Millard High School	No Red Sox-1980	1980–1982	A
34	Mark Wychopen	C	South Houston High School	No
35	Scott Fletcher	SS	Wadsworth High School	No Cubs-1979	1979–1995	MLB
36	Bruce Scheidegger	3B	Chadwick High School	No
37	Donald Brodell	OF	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Yes	1976–1977	A
38	James Riedel	RHP	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	No
39	Gerald Snow	RHP	Madras High School	No

June secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Joe Ferri	OF	Pasadena City College	No
2	Mike Walters	RHP	Chaffey College	No Angels-1977	1977–1985	MLB

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