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1976 MLB Season

League Leaders

Home Runs
  1. 1Mike SchmidtPHI38
  2. 2Dave KingmanNYM37
  3. 3Graig NettlesNYY32
Hits
  1. 1George BrettKC215
  2. 2Pete RoseCIN215
  3. 3Willie MontanezSF206
Runs Batted In
  1. 1George FosterCIN121
  2. 2Joe MorganCIN111
  3. 3Lee MayBAL109
Runs
  1. 1Pete RoseCIN130
  2. 2Joe MorganCIN113
  3. 3Mike SchmidtPHI112
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Bill NorthATH75
  2. 2Davey LopesLAD63
  3. 3Joe MorganCIN60
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Nolan Ryan Jr.LAA327
  2. 2Frank TananaLAA261
  3. 3Tom SeaverNYM235
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Jim PalmerBAL22
  2. 2Randy JonesSD22
  3. 3Don SuttonLAD21
Saves
  1. 1Rawly EastwickCIN26
  2. 2Sparky LyleNYY23
  3. 3Dave LaRocheCLE21

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Joe MorganBAT21.3
  2. 2Mike SchmidtBAT18.8
  3. 3George FosterBAT18.7
  4. 4Reggie JacksonBAT16.4
  5. 5Rick MondayBAT16.1
  6. 6Graig NettlesBAT16
  7. 7Rod CarewBAT16
  8. 8Cesar CedenoBAT15.9
  9. 9Bill MadlockBAT15.6
  10. 10Greg LuzinskiBAT15.5
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Andre DawsonRF237.5
  2. 2Dale MurphyCF193.3
  3. 3Dennis MartinezP180.7
  4. 4Bruce SutterP138.5
  5. 5Willie WilsonOF129.7
  6. 6Jason Thompson1B118.8
  7. 7Garry Templeton Sr.SS115.6
  8. 8Bob KnepperP112.4

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Hank AaronRF385.7
  2. 2Frank RobinsonRF322.2
  3. 3Billy WilliamsOF238.7
  4. 4Tony OlivaRF154
  5. 5Tommy DavisLF147.7
  6. 6Bill FreehanC133.6
  7. 7Tommy HarperLF132.7
  8. 8Deron Johnson1B131.6

Teams · 24

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Cincinnati Reds102-60308.4Joe MorganPlayoffs
Philadelphia Phillies101-61319.2Mike SchmidtPlayoffs
New York Yankees97-62170.4Graig NettlesPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates92-70268.3Richie Zisk
Los Angeles Dodgers92-70214.8Ron Cey
Kansas City Royals90-72197.8Amos OtisPlayoffs
Baltimore Orioles88-74150.7Reggie Jackson
Athletics87-74183.2Sal Bando
New York Mets86-76251Skip Lockwood
Minnesota Twins85-77158.4Rod Carew
Boston Red Sox83-79209.6Jim Rice
Cleveland Indians81-78183.1George Hendrick
Houston Astros80-82236.8Cesar Cedeno
Los Angeles Angels76-86148.8Frank Tanana
Texas Rangers76-86148.4Tom Grieve
Chicago Cubs75-87226.9Rick Monday
Detroit Tigers74-87166.9Rusty Staub
San Francisco Giants74-88222.2Bobby Murcer
San Diego Padres73-89212Dave Winfield
St. Louis Cardinals72-90220.7Ted Simmons
Atlanta Braves70-92213Jimmy Wynn
Milwaukee Brewers66-95129George Scott
Chicago White Sox64-97143.9Jorge Orta
Washington Nationals55-107190.1Steve Rogers

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.