1976 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1976 throughout the world.
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Contents
Champions
Major League Baseball
- World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0); Johnny Bench, MVP
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- All-Star Game, July 13 at Veterans Stadium: National League, 7-1; George Foster, MVP
Other champions
- Caribbean World Series: Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Mexico)
- College World Series: Arizona
- Japan Series: Hankyu Braves over Yomiuri Giants (4-3)
- Little League World Series: Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Awards and honors
- Most Valuable Player
- *Thurman Munson (AL)
- *Joe Morgan (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- *Jim Palmer (AL)
- *Randy Jones (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- *Mark Fidrych (AL)
- *Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry (NL)
Statistical Leaders
| American League | National League | |||
| AVG | George Brett KAN | .333 | Bill Madlock CHC | .339 |
| HR | Graig Nettles NYY | 32 | Mike Schmidt PHI | 38 |
| RBI | Lee May BAL | 109 | George Foster CIN | 121 |
| Wins | Jim Palmer BAL | 22 | Randy Jones SDP | 22 |
| ERA | Mark Fidrych DET | 2.34 | John Denny STL | 2.52 |
| Ks | Nolan Ryan CAL | 327 | Tom Seaver NYM | 235 |
Major League Baseball final standings
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Deaths
- March 11 - Larry Gardner, 89, third baseman for three Red Sox champions who batted .300 five times; longtime coach at University of Vermont
- April 15 - George Scales, 75, second baseman in the Negro Leagues, also a manager in the Puerto Rican winter league
- May 2 - Dan Bankhead, 55, first black pitcher in major league history (Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947, 1950-51); also homered in first major league at-bat
- May 30 - Max Carey, 86, Hall of Fame center fielder, mainly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who led NL in steals ten times, holding league career record of 738 until 1974; set NL records for career games, putouts, chances and double plays in outfield, and batted .458 in 1925 World Series
- June 11 - Jim Konstanty, 59, All-Star pitcher who became the first reliever to win the MVP award, with the 1950 "Whiz Kid" Phillies
- June 15 - Jimmy Dykes, 79, All-Star third baseman for the Athletics and White Sox who went on to become the winningest manager in White Sox history; also managed five other teams
- June 23 - Lon Warneke, 67, 5-time All-Star pitcher had three 20-win seasons for Cubs, led NL in wins and ERA in 1932; later an NL umpire for seven years
- June 30 - Firpo Marberry, 77, pitcher for the Washington Senators who established single-season and career records for both saves and relief appearances, led majors in saves a record five times; also 94-52 as a starter
- July 9 - Tom Yawkey, 73, owner and president of the Boston Red Sox since 1933, and vice president of the American League from 1956 to 1973
- July 21 - Earle Combs, 77, Hall of Fame center fielder for the New York Yankees who batted .325 lifetime and led the AL in triples three times; batting leadoff, he had eight seasons of 100 runs, and batted .350 over four World Series
- September 25 - Red Faber, 88, Hall of Fame pitcher who played his entire 20-year career with the Chicago White Sox, winning 254 games and leading AL in ERA twice; his four 20-win seasons included a 25-win campaign for the scandal-decimated 1921 team, which finished 62-92
- October 9 - Bob Moose, 29, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1967, threw no-hitter in 14-3 season in 1969
- December 1 - George Earnshaw, 76, pitcher who had three 20-win seasons for 1929-30-31 AL champion Athletics; later a scout and coach
- December 2 - Danny Murtaugh, 59, manager who in four stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates won two World Series (1960, 1971) and three division titles; led NL in steals as rookie in 1941
- December 7 - Duke Maas, 47, pitcher who won 45 games for the Tigers, Athletics and Yankees
- December 9 - Wes Ferrell, 68, All-Star pitcher who had six 20-win seasons for the Indians and Red Sox, 193 career wins included a no-hitter; also a career .280 hitter, and caught by brother Rick for five seasons
- December 10 - Danny Thompson, 29, infielder, mainly with the Minnesota Twins, who played four seasons after being diagnosed with leukemia
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