1976 Syracuse Chiefs Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 82-57
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Bobby Cox (82-57)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Syracuse, New York
Ballpark: MacArthur Stadium
Attendance: 187,397, Avg. 2,696
1976 Syracuse Chiefs Roster

Playoffs - Syracuse Chiefs 3 games, Memphis Blues 0
Finals - Syracuse Chiefs 3 games, Richmond Braves 1

The Syracuse Chiefs of the International League ended the 1976 season with a record of 82 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Chiefs scored 681 runs and yielded 645 runs. Mickey Klutts led Syracuse with 24 home runs, while Terry Whitfield walloped 15 or more also. Terry Whitfield accounted for 89 RBI. Mickey Klutts paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .319. Ken Clay topped the squad with 11 wins, and Rick Sawyer recorded a 2.75 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1976 Syracuse Chiefs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dell Alston, Rick Anderson, Jim Beattie, Dave Bergman, Juan Bernhardt, Rick Bladt, Ken Clay, Kerry Dineen, Ron Guidry, Bob Kammeyer, Mickey Klutts, Gene Locklear, Tommy Matchick, Scott McGregor, Billy Parker, Gil Patterson, Domingo Ramos, Ken Reynolds, Rick Sawyer, Dennis Sherrill, Rick Stelmaszek, Terry Whitfield, Jim York and George Zeber.

Bobby Cox served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ken Clay118.5794.123024811168.02029477667587228
Ed Ricks106.6254.242218400123.012973581381268617
Rick Sawyer94.6922.751918800134.012555411038465504
John Sielicki82.8002.96151210182.0873827432139121
Gil Patterson72.7782.92101060077.0713025134140102
Jim York61.8575.3422100059.0744235622324304
Ron Guidry51.8330.6822000940.01653013350000
Jim Beattie55.5006.031717200100.01067667880374517
Neal Mersch43.5715.3020410056.06835331027627112
Bob Polinsky48.3333.29461001393.0834434549967312
Doug Heinold49.3084.73171640097.01285951733230204
Bob Kammeyer31.7504.0710620142.0492119516113111
Gene McElwain101.0004.0910000022.023121051618111
Ken Reynolds12.3339.827200011.018141201418013
Scott McGregor110.0
Tommy Matchick000.00100001.00000200001
Rick Anderson003.00600019.05330814101
Scott Delgatti006.00200013.03220101001
Billy Parker0022.50100002.04651302002
Totals7852.6004.042881290361271119.0119160950281536436073211510

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Terry Whitfield138590525811522561689245671.290.361.451.812237504
Dell Alston13057951687145269126618105649.281.351.436.787225070
Mickey Klutts119477430751372232480333587.319.371.551.922237426
Dave Bergman134546455681342327651767773.295.393.400.793182248
Rick Bladt130541453811292149601087059.285.385.408.794185846
Juan Bernhardt10141738041115240857132237.303.343.429.772163537
George Zeber1184773975999162643446360.249.357.345.702137665
Rick Stelmaszek742702143047100223014926.220.365.294.65963070
Bill Stearns74231196234380327002928.219.319.306.62560051
Kerry Dineen592061662142123022733119.253.365.361.72660135
Dennis Irwin2911396122631410101318.271.360.448.80843121
Nelson Pichardo351181091326300812211.239.263.266.52929241
Buck Darrow42138112162330212222119.205.331.286.61732050
Billy Parker291018812195008101226.216.310.273.58324010
Gene Locklear167160718312820910.300.408.483.89229200
Domingo Ramos114339710210800411.256.326.359.68514000
Wayne Benson1131252400000158.160.300.160.4604010
Dennis Sherrill513100000000016.000.231.000.2310200
Bob Polinsky46220000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Gene McElwain10110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Bob Kammeyer10110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Ed Ricks260030000000000000
Ron Guidry230010000000000000
Totals137049664275639116920632955866947555619.273.359.403.762172403854440


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dave Bergman1B12211998010107.9921.484
Juan Bernhardt1B18164130211.0009.833
Tommy Matchick1B4243011.0006.750
George Zeber2B1142373771982.9705.386
Buck Darrow2B244161615.9444.250
Nelson Pichardo2B7111915.9684.286
Billy Parker2B10110.5001.000
Juan Bernhardt3B82661741924.9272.927
Billy Parker3B1171922.9292.364
Nelson Pichardo3B991422.9202.556
Buck Darrow3B861342.8262.375
Mickey Klutts3B30320.6001.000
Rick Bladt3B201001.000.500
Rick StelmaszekC6730635610.9835.09010
Bill StearnsC622424045.9864.54813
Dennis IrwinC291451150.9695.3794
Terry WhitfieldOF12420813153.9361.782
Dell AlstonOF1021836112.9451.853
Rick BladtOF991901442.9812.061
Kerry DineenOF54104321.9821.981
Dave BergmanOF1222001.000.333
Gene LocklearOF814020.8751.750
Bill StearnsOF520001.000.400
Wayne BensonOF42010.667.500
Juan BernhardtOF110001.0001.000
Bob PolinskyP46617001.000.500
Ken ClayP30133742.9261.667
Jim YorkP221810.900.409
Ed RicksP2241710.955.955
Ron GuidryP223311.857.273
Neal MerschP2067001.000.650
Rick SawyerP19112512.9731.895
Doug HeinoldP17102232.9141.882
Jim BeattieP1792322.9411.882
John SielickiP155910.933.933
Scott McGregorP11.000
Gil PattersonP1071610.9582.300
Gene McElwainP1012011.000.300
Bob KammeyerP1039001.0001.200
Ken ReynoldsP711001.000.286
Rick AndersonP601001.000.167
Scott DelgattiP210001.000.500
Billy ParkerP10000.000
Tommy MatchickP10000.000
Mickey KluttsSS1141912902883.9454.219
Nelson PichardoSS11233948.9395.636
Domingo RamosSS10132022.9433.300
Buck DarrowSS6121444.8674.333
Dennis SherrillSS5811021.0003.800
Totals140634911473169393.9673.5312700

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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