1976 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1976 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1976 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1976 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Al Autry 6-05 225 Right Right 1952-02-29
37 Mike Beard 6-01 185 Left Left 1950-06-21
33 Rick Camp 6-00 198 Right Right 1953-06-10
47 Buzz Capra 5-10 168 Right Right 1947-10-01
30 Bruce Dal Canton 6-02 205 Right Right 1941-06-15
36 Adrian Devine 6-04 205 Right Right 1951-12-02
45 Jamie Easterly 5-09 180 Left Left 1953-02-17
50 Preston Hanna 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-09-10
26 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
31 Max Leon 6-00 170 Right Right 1950-02-04
20 Mike Marshall 5-10 180 Right Right 1943-01-15
17 Andy Messersmith 6-01 200 Right Right 1945-08-06
14 Roger Moret 6-04 175 Left Both 1949-09-16
49 Carl Morton 6-00 200 Right Right 1944-01-18
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
40 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
38 Elias Sosa 6-02 190 Right Right 1950-06-10
28 Pablo Torrealba 5-09 175 Left Left 1948-04-28
29 Vic Correll 5-10 185 Right Right 1946-02-05
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
42 Biff Pocoroba 5-10 180 Right Both 1953-07-25
32 Pete Varney 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-04-10
32 Earl Williams 6-03 220 Right Right 1948-07-14
10 Rob Belloir 5-10 155 Right Right 1948-07-13
15 Darrel Chaney 6-01 190 Right Both 1948-03-09
9 Mike Eden 5-10 170 Right Both 1949-05-22
11 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
19 Rod Gilbreath 6-02 185 Right Right 1952-09-24
34 Lee Lacy 6-01 175 Right Right 1948-04-10
25 Willie Montanez 6-01 193 Left Left 1948-04-01
48 Junior Moore 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-01-25
9 Marty Perez 5-11 160 Right Right 1947-02-28
16 Craig Robinson 5-10 165 Right Right 1948-08-21
34 Pat Rockett 5-11 170 Right Right 1955-01-09
4 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
18 Brian Asselstine 6-01 175 Right Left 1953-09-23
43 Cito Gaston 6-04 210 Right Right 1944-03-17
7 Ken Henderson 6-02 180 Right Both 1946-06-15
27 Dave May 5-10½ 186 Right Left 1943-12-23
22 Rowland Office 6-00 170 Left Left 1952-10-25
12 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
18 Terry Crowley 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-02-16
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The 1976 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 92 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 106/108) where 818,179 fans witnessed their 1976 Braves finish the season with a .432 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1976 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1976 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1976 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Darrel Chaney
Darrell Evans
Ken Henderson
Lee Lacy
Carl Morton
Rowland Office
Biff Pocoroba
Jerry Royster
Jimmy Wynn

1976 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Vic Correll (65)
1B Willie Montanez (103)
2B Rod Gilbreath (104)
3B Jerry Royster (148)
SS Darrel Chaney (151)
LF Jimmy Wynn (90)
CF Rowland Office (92)
RF Ken Henderson (115)
  
SP Frank LaCorte
SP Andy Messersmith
SP Carl Morton
SP Phil Niekro
SP Dick Ruthven
  
RP Mike Beard
RP Bruce Dal Canton
RP Max Leon
RP Mike Marshall
RP Elias Sosa
RP Pablo Torrealba
CL Adrian Devine


1976 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Andy Messersmith $200,000.00
Willie Montanez $156,000.00
Mike Marshall $151,000.00
Jimmy Wynn $118,000.00
Phil Niekro $110,000.00
Cito Gaston $40,000.00
Dick Ruthven $36,000.00
Darrel Chaney $34,000.00
Rowland Office $33,500.00
Tom Paciorek $32,500.00
Buzz Capra $32,000.00
Vic Correll $25,000.00
Jerry Royster $25,000.00
Craig Robinson $24,000.00
Biff Pocoroba $23,000.00
Rod Gilbreath $22,000.00
Adrian Devine $19,000.00
Pablo Torrealba $19,000.00


1976 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Jerry Royster
#7 Ken Henderson
#9 Mike Eden
#9 Marty Perez
#10 Rob Belloir
#11 Darrell Evans
#12 Tom Paciorek
#14 Roger Moret
#15 Darrel Chaney
#16 Craig Robinson
#17 Andy Messersmith
#18 Brian Asselstine
#18 Terry Crowley
#19 Rod Gilbreath
#20 Mike Marshall
#22 Rowland Office
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#25 Willie Montanez
#26 Frank LaCorte
#27 Dave May
#28 Pablo Torrealba
#29 Vic Correll
#30 Bruce Dal Canton
#31 Max Leon
#32 Pete Varney
#32 Earl Williams
#33 Rick Camp
#34 Lee Lacy
#34 Pat Rockett
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Adrian Devine
#37 Mike Beard
#38 Al Autry
#38 Elias Sosa
#40 Dick Ruthven
#42 Biff Pocoroba
#43 Cito Gaston
#45 Jamie Easterly
#47 Buzz Capra
#48 Junior Moore
#49 Carl Morton
#50 Preston Hanna

Did you know that a 1976 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?