1976 Milwaukee Brewers season

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1976 Milwaukee Brewers
Hank Aaron's Final Season
Major league affiliations
Location
1976 Information
Owner(s) Bud Selig
Manager(s) Alex Grammas
Local television WTMJ-TV
(Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker, Ray Scott)
Local radio 620 WTMJ
(Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats ESPN.com

BB-reference

The Milwaukee Brewers' 1976 season involved the Brewers' finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 66 wins and 95 losses.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
New York Yankees 97 62 .610 0
Baltimore Orioles 88 74 .543 10.5
Boston Red Sox 83 79 .512 15.5
Cleveland Indians 81 78 .509 16.0
Detroit Tigers 74 87 .509 24.0
Milwaukee Brewers 66 95 .410 32.0



[edit] Hank Aaron's 755th

  • July 20, 1976 – Hank Aaron hit the 755th Home Run of his career off California Angels pitcher Dick Drago.

[edit] Line Score

July 20, County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Milwaukee 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 x 6 12 0
W: Augustine (3-7)  L: Ross (6-12)   SV: Frisella (4)  
Home Runs: Melton (4), Scott (10), Aaron (10) Attendance: 10,134 Time: 2:37

[edit] Hank Aaron’s Final Home Runs

Home Run Date Pitcher Inning Location
746 05/04/1976 Nelson Briles Bottom 4th County Stadium
747 05/19/1976 Mike Cuellar Top 6th Memorial Stadium
748 06/14/1976 Frank Tanana Bottom 3rd County Stadium
749 06/16/1976 Paul Hartzell Top 9th Angels Field
750 06/18/1976 Jim Todd Top 9th Oakland Alameda County Stadium
751 06/19/1976 Glenn Abbott Top 6th Oakland Alameda County Stadium
752 06/22/1976 Dave Roberts Bottom 4th County Stadium
753 07/09/1976 Jim Umbarger Bottom 2nd County Stadium
754 07/11/1976 Steve Foucault Bottom 10th County Stadium
755 07/20/1976 Dick Drago Bottom 7th County Stadium

[edit] References

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1976 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York •
AL West
NL East
NL West
1976 All-Star Game • 1976 World Series
v • d • e
Milwaukee Brewers
Formerly the Seattle Pilots • Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
4 • 19 • 34 • 42 • 44
Key Personnel
Owner: Mark Attanasio • General Manager: Doug Melvin • Manager: Ned Yost
Minors
League Pennants
American League: 1982 • National League: none
Division Titles
AL East: 1981 (second half) • 1982 • NL Central: none • Wild Card: none