1976 Oakland Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 87-74
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 780,945, Avg. 9,885
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Chuck Tanner (87-74)
Location: Oakland, California
1976 Oakland Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 87-74
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 780,945, Avg. 9,885
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Chuck Tanner (87-74)
Location: Oakland, California
1976 Oakland Athletics Results
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1976 season with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.
The Athletics plated 686 runs and conceded 598 runs. Sal Bando paced Oakland with 27 home runs, while Don Baylor and Gene Tenace walloped 20 or more also. Joe Rudi recorded 94 runs batted in. Bill North led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .276. Vida Blue topped the team with 18 wins, plus Mike Torrez added 15 or more wins, too Vida Blue earned a 2.35 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Chuck Tanner coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Abbott | P | R | R | February 16, 1951 | 6'6" | 200 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Matt Alexander | OF | B | R | January 30, 1947 | 5'11" | 168 | Shreveport, LA USA |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | R | R | December 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Council Bluffs, IA USA |
| Sal Bando | 3B | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Chris Batton | P | R | R | August 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Don Baylor | 1B | R | R | June 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Austin, TX USA |
| Vida Blue | P | B | L | July 28, 1949 | 6'0" | 189 | Mansfield, LA USA |
| Dick Bosman | P | R | R | February 17, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Kenosha, WI USA |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba |
| Nate Colbert | P | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | L | L | July 12, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | Macon, GA USA |
| Rollie Fingers | P | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Steubenville, OH USA |
| Phil Garner | 2B | R | R | April 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | Jefferson City, TN USA |
| Wayne Gross | 1B | L | R | January 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 210 | Riverside, CA USA |
| Larry Haney | C | R | R | November 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Charlottesville, VA USA |
| Jim Holt | P | L | R | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Graham, NC USA |
| Don Hopkins | P | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS USA |
| Tim Hosley | C | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
| Paul Lindblad | P | L | L | August 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chanute, KS USA |
| Larry Lintz | 2B | B | R | October 10, 1949 | 5'9" | 150 | Martinez, CA USA |
| Angel Mangual | RF | R | R | March 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
| Willie McCovey | P | L | L | January 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | R | R | June 1, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Oxnard, CA USA |
| Craig Mitchell | P | R | R | April 14, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | Santa Rosa, CA USA |
| Paul Mitchell | P | R | R | August 19, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Jeff Newman | C | R | R | September 11, 1948 | 6'2" | 215 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
| Mike Norris | P | R | R | March 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bill North | CF | B | R | May 15, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Joe Rudi | LF | R | R | September 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Modesto, CA USA |
| Tommy Sandt | SS | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Gene Tenace | C | R | R | October 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Russellton, PA USA |
| Jim Todd | P | L | R | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Lancaster, PA USA |
| Mike Torrez | P | R | R | August 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 220 | Topeka, KS USA |
| Cesar Tovar | LF | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela |
| Denny Walling | CF | L | R | April 17, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Neptune, NJ USA |
| Claudell Washington | RF | L | L | August 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Billy Williams | LF | L | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Whistler, AL USA |
| Gary Woods | CF | R | R | July 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Santa Barbara, CA USA |
