1976 California Angels season
The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
After a concert by The Who in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of Anaheim Stadium.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
G | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
1B | | 146 | 466 | 120 | .258 | 2 | 49 |
2B | | 143 | 502 | 132 | .263 | 0 | 28 |
3B | | 127 | 410 | 93 | .227 | 8 | 40 |
RF | | 99 | 378 | 100 | .265 | 10 | 54 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 118 | 341 | 71 | .208 | 6 | 42 |
| 83 | 268 | 76 | .284 | 1 | 18 |
| 63 | 215 | 58 | .270 | 9 | 33 |
| 78 | 166 | 35 | .211 | 6 | 17 |
| 29 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 39 | 284.1 | 17 | 18 | 3.36 | 327 |
| 34 | 288.1 | 19 | 10 | 2.43 | 261 |
| 34 | 225 | 8 | 16 | 3.00 | 100 |
| 28 | 157.2 | 6 | 12 | 4.62 | 78 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
| 37 | 166 | 7 | 4 | 2.77 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 43 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4.42 | 43 |
| 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.38 | 23 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.70 | 16 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 |
Farm system