1976 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 1976 Oakland Athletics 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1976 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

37 Glenn Abbott 6-06 200 Right Right 1951-02-16
39, 45 Stan Bahnsen 6-02 203 Right Right 1944-12-15
32 Chris Batton 6-04 195 Right Right 1954-08-24
14 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
17 Dick Bosman 6-03 208 Right Right 1944-02-17
34 Rollie Fingers 6-04 195 Right Right 1946-08-25
25 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
29 Craig Mitchell 6-03 180 Right Right 1954-04-14
36 Paul Mitchell 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-08-19
16 Mike Norris 6-02 175 Right Right 1955-03-19
22 Jim Todd 6-02 190 Right Left 1947-09-21
24 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
12 Larry Haney 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-11-19
30 Tim Hosley 5-10 195 Right Right 1947-05-10
5 Jeff Newman 6-02 218 Right Right 1948-09-11
6 Sal Bando 6-00 205 Right Right 1944-02-13
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
11 Ron Fairly 5-10 181 Left Left 1938-07-12
2, 3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
10 Wayne Gross 6-02 210 Right Left 1952-01-14
35 Ken McMullen 6-03 195 Right Right 1942-06-01
13 Tommy Sandt 5-11 175 Right Right 1950-12-22
18 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
31 Matt Alexander 5-11 169 Right Both 1947-01-30
20 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
8 Angel Mangual 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-03-19
4 Billy North 5-11 185 Right Both 1948-05-15
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
2, 3 Cesar Tovar 5-09 155 Right Right 1940-07-03
8 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
15 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
33 Gary Woods 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-07-20
23 Nate Colbert 6-02 209 Right Right 1946-04-09
38 Jim Holt 6-00 195 Right Left 1944-05-27
1 Don Hopkins 6-00 175 Right Left 1952-01-09
21, 45 Larry Lintz 5-09 150 Right Both 1949-10-10
44 Willie McCovey 6-04 210 Left Left 1938-01-10
28 Billy Williams 6-01 175 Right Left 1938-06-15
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The 1976 Oakland Athletics played 161 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 96/95) where 780,593 fans witnessed their 1976 Athletics finish the season with a .540 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1976 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1976 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Sal Bando
Don Baylor
Bert Campaneris
Phil Garner
Billy North
Gene Tenace
Mike Torrez
Cesar Tovar
Claudell Washington
Billy Williams

1976 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Larry Haney (87)
1B Gene Tenace (70)
2B Phil Garner (159)
3B Sal Bando (155)
SS Bert Campaneris (149)
LF Joe Rudi (126)
CF Billy North (137)
RF Claudell Washington (105)
DH Billy Williams (106)
  
SP Vida Blue
SP Dick Bosman
SP Paul Mitchell
SP Mike Norris
SP Mike Torrez
  
RP Paul Lindblad
RP Jim Todd
CL Rollie Fingers


1976 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Vida Blue $140,000.00
Willie McCovey $100,000.00
Ron Fairly $70,000.00
Billy North $70,000.00
Joe Rudi $67,200.00
Phil Garner $31,000.00
Larry Haney $30,000.00
Glenn Abbott $25,000.00
Paul Mitchell $22,500.00
Matt Alexander $20,000.00
Jeff Newman $19,000.00


1976 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Don Hopkins
#2 Phil Garner
#2 Cesar Tovar
#3 Phil Garner
#3 Cesar Tovar
#4 Billy North
#5 Jeff Newman
#6 Sal Bando
#8 Angel Mangual
#8 Denny Walling
#10 Wayne Gross
#11 Ron Fairly
#12 Larry Haney
#13 Tommy Sandt
#14 Vida Blue
#15 Claudell Washington
#16 Mike Norris
#17 Dick Bosman
#18 Gene Tenace
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Don Baylor
#21 Larry Lintz
#22 Jim Todd
#23 Nate Colbert
#24 Mike Torrez
#25 Paul Lindblad
#26 Joe Rudi
#28 Billy Williams
#29 Craig Mitchell
#30 Tim Hosley
#31 Matt Alexander
#32 Chris Batton
#33 Gary Woods
#34 Rollie Fingers
#35 Ken McMullen
#36 Paul Mitchell
#37 Glenn Abbott
#38 Jim Holt
#39 Stan Bahnsen
#44 Willie McCovey
#45 Stan Bahnsen
#45 Larry Lintz

Did you know that a 1976 Oakland Athletics 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)?