The 1976 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds won their second consecutive National League West title with a record of 102-60, 10 games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers . They went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 National League Championship Series in three straight games, and then win their second consecutive World Series title in four straight games over the New York Yankees . They were the third and most recent National League team to achieve this distinction,and the first since the 1921 –22 New York Giants . The Reds drew 2,629,708 fans to their home games at Riverfront Stadium , an all-time franchise attendance record.[ 1]
Offseason [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Season summary [ edit ]
The "Big Red Machine" was at the height of its power in the 1976 season, with four future Hall-of-Famers (Johnny Bench , Joe Morgan , Tony Pérez , and manager Sparky Anderson ), the future MLB all-time hits leader Pete Rose , and a notable supporting line up including Dave Concepción at shortstop , and Ken Griffey , César Gerónimo , and George Foster in the outfield.
The Reds retained their NL pennant by winning the NLCS in three games over the Phillies, and their second consecutive World Series title by defeating the Yankees in four games, becoming only the second team to sweep a World Series from the Yankees (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers ). By sweeping both the Phillies and Yankees, the Reds became the first and only team to have a perfect postseason since the League Championship Series was started in 1969.[citation needed ] Joe Morgan was the NL's Most Valuable Player for the second straight season and Johnny Bench was the World Series MVP.
To celebrate the National League 's 100th anniversary, the Reds and several other teams adopted pillbox-style caps.[citation needed ]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1976 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
6–6
6–12
7–11
8–10
8–4
4–8
5–7
3–9
10–8
9–9
4–8
Chicago
6–6
—
3–9
5–7
3–9
11–7
5–13
8–10
8–10
6–6
8–4
12–6
Cincinnati
12–6
9–3
—
12–6
13–5
9–3
6–6
5–7
8–4
13–5
9–9
6–6
Houston
11–7
7–5
6–12
—
5–13
10–2
6–6
4–8
2–10
10–8
10–8
9–3
Los Angeles
10–8
9–3
5–13
13–5
—
10–2
7–5
5–7
9–3
6–12
8–10
10–2
Montreal
4–8
7–11
3–9
2–10
2–10
—
8–10
3–15
8–10
4–8
7–5
7–11
New York
8–4
13–5
6–6
6–6
5–7
10–8
—
5–13
10–8
7–5
7–5
9–9
Philadelphia
7-5
10–8
7–5
8–4
7–5
15–3
13–5
—
8–10
8–4
6–6
12–6
Pittsburgh
9–3
10–8
4–8
10–2
3–9
10–8
8–10
10–8
—
7–5
9–3
12–6
San Diego
8–10
6–6
5–13
8–10
12–6
8–4
5–7
4–8
5–7
—
8–10
4–8
San Francisco
9–9
4–8
9–9
8–10
10–8
5–7
5–7
6–6
3–9
10–8
—
5–7
St. Louis
8–4
6–12
6–6
3–9
2–10
11–7
9–9
6–12
6–12
8–4
7–5
—
Notable transactions [ edit ]
1976 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game Log [ edit ]
Game Log
April (10-7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
1
April 8
Houston Astros
W 11-5
1-0
Gary Nolan
J. R. Richard
Pedro Borbón
52,949
2
April 10
Houston Astros
W 13-7
2-0
Jack Billingham
Larry Dierker
Rawly Eastwick
16,728
3
April 11
Houston Astros
W 9-3
3-0
Pat Darcy
Joe Niekro
53,390
4
April 13
@ Atlanta Braves
W 6-1
4-0
Fred Norman
Pablo Torrealba
37,973
5
April 15
@ Atlanta Braves
L 5-10
4-1
Phil Niekro
Jack Billingham
15,716
6
April 16
San Francisco Giants
L 7-14
4-2
Jim Barr
Pat Darcy
37,147
7
April 17
San Francisco Giants
W 11-0
5-2
Fred Norman
Ed Halicki
21,219
8
April 18
San Francisco Giants
L 1-5
5-3
John Montefusco
Gary Nolan
Gary Lavelle
23,701
9
April 20
San Diego Padres
L 5-7
5-4
Butch Metzger
Will McEnaney
18,126
10
April 21
San Diego Padres
W 5-4
6-4
Fred Norman
Dave Wehrmeister
Rawly Eastwick
16,603
11
April 23
@ Montreal Expos
L 4-5
6-5
Don Stanhouse
Jack Billingham
5,306
12
April 24
@ Montreal Expos
W 6-4 (11)
7-5
Rawly Eastwick
Don Carrithers
11,190
13
April 25
@ Montreal Expos
W 7-0
8-5
Don Gullett
Steve Renko
Pat Darcy
8,095
14
April 26
@ Philadelphia Phillies
L 9-10
8-6
Tug McGraw
Rawly Eastwick
16,565
15
April 27
@ Philadelphia Phillies
W 7-3
9-6
Jack Billingham
Tom Underwood
17,818
16
April 28
@ Philadelphia Phillies
L 6-7
9-7
Jim Lonborg
Pat Darcy
Tug McGraw
20,215
17
April 30
Montreal Expos
W 7-2
10-7
Gary Nolan
Dan Warthen
20,166
May (18-10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
July (20-9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
September (16-10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
October (2-1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
160
161
162
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos=Position; G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; Avg.=Batting average; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; SB=Stolen Bases
Pos
Player
G
AB
R
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
C
Bench, Johnny Johnny Bench
135
465
62
109
.234
16
74
13
1B
Pérez, Tony Tony Pérez
139
527
77
137
.260
19
91
10
2B
Morgan, Joe Joe Morgan
141
472
113
151
.320
27
111
60
3B
Rose, Pete Pete Rose
162
665
130
215
.323
10
63
9
SS
Concepción, Dave Dave Concepción
152
576
74
162
.281
9
69
21
LF
Foster, George George Foster
144
562
86
172
.306
29
121
17
CF
Gerónimo, César César Gerónimo
149
486
59
149
.307
2
49
22
RF
Griffey, Ken Ken Griffey
148
562
111
189
.336
6
74
34
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Other batters [ edit ]
Note: G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; Avg.=Batting average; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; SB=Stolen Bases
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G=Games pitched; IP=Innings pitched; W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; SO=Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G=Games pitched; IP=Innings pitched; W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; SO=Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Darcy, Pat Pat Darcy
11
39
2
3
6.23
15
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G=Games pitched; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned run average; SO=Strikeouts
Postseason [ edit ]
October 9, Veterans Stadium
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Cincinnati
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
3
0
6
10
0
Philadelphia
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
6
1
W : Don Gullett (1-0) L : Steve Carlton (0-1) SV : None
HRs : CIN – George Foster (1) PHI – None
Reds starter Don Gullett held the Phils to two hits in eight strong innings and helped his own cause with an RBI single in the sixth and a two-run double in the eighth. George Foster added a solo homer.
October 10, Veterans Stadium
October 12, Riverfront Stadium
1976 World Series [ edit ]
Summary [ edit ]
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)
Game
Road
Home
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
Time of Game
1
Yankees
Reds
5 - 1
Sat. Oct 16 (D)
Riverfront Stadium
54,826
2:10
2
Yankees
Reds
4 - 3
Sun. Oct 17 (N)
Riverfront Stadium
54,816
2:33
3
Reds
Yankees
6 - 2
Tue. Oct 19 (N)
Yankee Stadium
56,667
2:40
4
Reds
Yankees
7 - 2
Thu. Oct 21 (N)
Yankee Stadium
56,700
2:36
Awards and honors [ edit ]
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Johnny Bench, Catcher, Starter
Joe Morgan , Second Base, Starter
Pete Rose, Third Base, Starter
Dave Concepción , Shortstop, Starter
George Foster , Outfield, Starter
Tony Pérez , First Base, Reserve
Ken Griffey, Sr. , Outfielder, Reserve
[ 6]
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