1976 Cincinnati Reds season
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| 1976 Cincinnati Reds 1976 World Series Champions 1976 National League Champions 1976 NL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Francis Dale |
| General Manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
| Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
| Local television | WLWT (Ken Coleman, Bill Brown) |
| Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
The Cincinnati Reds' 1976 season consisted of the Reds winning their second consecutive National League West title with a record of 102-60, 10 games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds retained their NL pennant by winning the National League Championship Series in three games over the Philadelphia Phillies, and their second consecutive World Series title, by defeating the New York Yankees in four games, becoming only the second team to sweep a World Series from the Yankees (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers). 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 season, the Reds and several other teams adopted pillbox-style caps. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 10 | .568 |
| Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 22 | .494 |
| San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | 28 | .457 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 29 | .451 |
| Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | 32 | .432 |
[edit] Roster
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1976 Cincinnati Reds roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] NLCS
[edit] Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| 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.
[edit] Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| W: Pat Zachry (1-0) L: Jim Lonborg (0-1) SV: Pedro Borbón (1) | |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – None PHI – Greg Luzinski (1) | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 12, Riverfront Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
| W: Rawly Eastwick (1-0) L: Gene Garber (0-1) SV: None | |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – George Foster (2) Johnny Bench (1) PHI – None | |||||||||||||
[edit] 1976 World Series
[edit] Summary
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (0)
| Game | Road | Home | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 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 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Johnny Bench, Babe Ruth Award
- Johnny Bench, World Series Most Valuable Player Award
- Pete Rose, Roberto Clemente Award
[edit] References
| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1975 |
NL West Championship Season 1976 |
Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 |
| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1975 |
National League Championship Season 1976 |
Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 |
| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1975 |
World Series champion 1976 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1977 |
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