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March 17 – Major League Baseball's lockout ends as Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn orders team owners to open spring training camps to their players immediately. March 20 – Leo Durocher, hired to manage Japan's Yokohama Taiyō Whales of the Central League, is sick with hepatitis and asks for a five-week delay in reporting. Durocher ...
The 1976 Major League Baseball season ended with the Cincinnati Reds winning their second consecutive World Series championship. This was the last season of the expansion era (dating back to 1961) until 1993 in which the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) had the same number of teams.
The 1976 Boston Red Sox season was the 76th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the AL championship.
The 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 47th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 13, 1976, at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the ...
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds season was the 107th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 7th and 6th full season at Riverfront Stadium.The Reds entered the season as the reigning World Series champions.
The 1976 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 94th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their first postseason berth since 1950 and their first National League East title, as they compiled a record of 101–61, nine games ahead of the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates, and won 100 games or more for the first time in franchise history.
They won the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons back to back and participated in the 1976 Caribbean Series. Naranjeros de Hermosillo when they were champions of the Caribbean Series in 1976. The Naranjeros' victory at the 1976 Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo was the first ever by a Mexican team.
The 1976 Oakland Athletics season was the 76th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 9th season in Oakland.The Athletics finished second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the Kansas City Royals.