The 1976 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the

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with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses. After a concert by

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in March, groundskeepers reported that more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the playing field of

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Offseason

* January 7, 1976:

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was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the secondary phase of the January

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, but did not sign. * March 3, 1976: John Balaz,

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, and

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were traded by the Angels to the

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Regular season

* July 20, 1976:

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of the Milwaukee Brewers hit the 755th and final home run of his career off Angels

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Dick Drago. * August 31, 1976: Angels pitcher

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struck out

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of the Detroit Tigers for the 2000th strikeout of his career. * September 10, 1976: Nolan Ryan had 18 strikeouts in one game.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers by the Angels from the Texas Rangers. * June 6, 1976:

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was traded by the Angels to the Houston Astros for Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow.

Draft picks

* June 8, 1976:

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was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (6th pick). **

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was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Danny Boone
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

External links

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