| Frank Robinson | Manager | 3rd season | 160-158 | .504 |
|
| Jeff Torborg | Bench Coach |
| Rocky Colavito | Hitting Coach |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitching Coach |
Cleveland Stadium (78,000 / Grass) | LFL | LF | LC | CF | RC | RF | RFL |
| Distances | 320 | 353 | 385 | 400 | 385 | 353 | 320 |
| Walls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 1976 All-Stars: | CL Dave LaRouche |
Key Offseason Transactions:
- Traded Alan Ashby and Doug Howard to TOR for Al Fitzmorris.
- Signed Wayne Garland as a free agent.
- Traded Stan Perzanowski and cash to CAL for Bill Melton.
- Traded John Lowenstein and Rick Cerone to TOR for Rico Carty.
- Traded George Hendrick to SD for Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall and Hector Torres.
- Traded Jackie Brown to MON for Andre Thornton.
- Traded Hector Torres to TOR for John Lowenstein.
- Released Boog Powell.
|
Starting Pitching: B+
| Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | W | L | S | IP | BB | K | ERA | AVG |
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP | Wayne Garland
Dennis Eckersley
Jim Bibby
Al Fitzmorris
Pat Dobson | 26
22
32
31
35 | 4
2
5
8
10 | A+
A-
B+
A-
B- | 20
13
13
15
16 | 7
12
7
11
12 | 1
1
1
0
0 | 232.1
199.1
163.1
220.1
217.1 | 64
78
56
56
65 | 113
200
84
80
117 | 2.67
3.43
3.20
3.06
3.48 | .250
.211
.259
.269
.267 |
Bullpen: C- | Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | W | L | S | IP | BB | K | ERA | AVG |
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR | Rick Waits
Don Hood
Larry Anderson
Jim Kern
Tom Buskey | 24
27
23
28
30 | 3
4
1
3
4 | F
F
C
A+
B+ | 7
3
0
10
5 | 9
5
0
7
4 | 0
1
0
15
1 | 123.2
77.2
0.0
117.2
94.1 | 54
41
0
50
34 | 65
32
0
111
32 | 4.00
4.87
0.00
2.37
3.63 | .295
.295
.000
.218
.254 |
Closer: A+
| Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | W | L | S | IP | BB | K | ERA | AVG |
| CL | Dave LaRoche | 28 | 7 | A+ | 1 | 4 | 21 | 96.1 | 49 | 104 | 2.24 | .174 |
Infield: D | Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | OBP |
C
1B
2B
3B
SS | Ray Fosse
Andre Thornton
Duane Kuiper
Buddy Bell
Larvell Blanks | 30
27
26
25
27 | 10
4
3
5
5 | D-
B-
F
C
D | 276
268
506
604
328 | 83
52
133
170
92 | 26
28
47
75
45 | 2
11
0
7
5 | 30
38
37
60
41 | .301
.194
.263
.281
.280 | 1
4
10
3
1 | .347
.323
.303
.329
.337 |
Outfield: C- | Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | OBP |
LF
CF
RF | Johnny Grubb
Rick Manning
Jim Norris | 28
22
28 | 5
2
0 | C-
C
C- | 384
552
0 | 109
161
0 | 54
73
0 | 5
6
0 | 27
43
0 | .284
.292
.000 | 1
16
0 | .391
.337
.000 |
Designated Hitter: B+ | Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | OBP |
| DH | Rico Carty | 37 | 12 | B+ | 552 | 171 | 67 | 13 | 83 | .310 | 1 | .379 |
Bench: F+ | Pos | Name | Age | Exp | Grd | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | OBP |
C
SS
3B
LF
RF | Fred Kendall
Alfredo Griffin
Bill Melton
John Lowenstein
Charlie Spikes | 28
19
31
30
26 | 8
1
9
7
5 | F
F
D
F
F | 456
4
341
229
334 | 112
1
71
47
79 | 30
0
31
33
34 | 2
0
6
2
3 | 39
0
42
14
31 | .246
.250
.208
.205
.237 | 1
0
2
11
5 | .302
.250
.300
.283
.294 |
Prediction: 69-93. Sixth place in the AL East.