1976 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 1976
misc = 1976 National League East Championship

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Veterans Stadium
y4 = 1971
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Robert "Ruly" Carpenter III
general managers =Paul Owens
managers =Danny Ozark
television = WPHL-TV
radio = WIBG
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser)|

The by|1976 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 94th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their first National League East title, as they compiled a record of 101-61, nine games over the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies lost the NLCS, 3-0 to the Cincinnati Reds. Danny Ozark managed the Phillies, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium, where the All-Star Game was played that season.

Offseason

*December 10, 1975: Jim Kaat was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Mike Buskey to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ruthven, Roy Thomas, and Alan Bannister. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaatji01.shtml]

Regular season

In Baseball Year|1976, Mike Schmidt hit 12 home runs in Philadelphia's first 15 games, including 4 in one game on April 17 [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B04170CHN1976.htm] . No one had hit this many home runs so quickly. In that game, the Phillies and Chicago Cubs combined for thirty-four runs in a game which featured nine home runs. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/04171976.shtml]

Schmidt's home run feat was later tied by Alex Rodriguez in Baseball Year|2007. Schmidt won his first of 10 Gold Gloves that year and carried the Phillies to the 1976 NLCS where he hit .308.

eason standings

Transactions

*June 8, 1976: Joe Charbonneau was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 10, 1976. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/charbjo01.shtml]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Game 3

October 12, Riverfront Stadium

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1976.shtml 1976 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference] succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 1976
before = Pittsburgh Pirates
1975
after = Philadelphia Phillies
1977