1976 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 81-78
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 949,821, Avg. 13,968
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Frank Robinson (81-78)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1976 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 81-78
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 949,821, Avg. 13,968
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Frank Robinson (81-78)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1976 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1976 season with a record of 81 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's East Division.
The Indians scored 615 runs and yielded 615 runs. George Hendrick paced Cleveland with 25 home runs Rico Carty drove in 83 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .310. Pat Dobson led the team with 16 wins, while Jim Bibby earned a 3.20 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Robinson coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 615
Regular Season Runs Against: 615
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 13, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| April 14, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 16, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 17, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 | ||
| April 18, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Kansas City Royals 0 | W | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-4 | ||
| April 20, 1976 | Texas Rangers 1 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 23, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 24, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 2-2 | 2-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 25, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-6 | ||
| April 27, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 | W | 2-3 | 3-3 | 5-6 | ||
| April 28, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 2-3 | 4-3 | 6-6 | ||
| April 30, 1976 | California Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 3-3 | 4-3 | 7-6 | ||
| May 1, 1976 | California Angels 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 3-4 | 4-3 | 7-7 | ||
| May 2, 1976 | California Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 3-5 | 4-3 | 7-8 | ||
| May 2, 1976 | California Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 12 | W | 4-5 | 4-3 | 8-8 | ||
| May 3, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 4-5 | 5-3 | 9-8 | ||
| May 4, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 4-5 | 5-4 | 9-9 | ||
| May 5, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 4-5 | 6-4 | 10-9 | ||
| May 7, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at California Angels 5 | L | 4-5 | 6-5 | 10-10 | ||
| May 8, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 4 | L | 4-5 | 6-6 | 10-11 | ||
| May 9, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 3 | L | 4-5 | 6-7 | 10-12 | ||
| May 11, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 5-5 | 6-7 | 11-12 | ||
| May 12, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 5-6 | 6-7 | 11-13 | ||
| May 13, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 5-7 | 6-7 | 11-14 | ||
| May 14, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 5-7 | 7-7 | 12-14 | ||
| May 15, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 5-7 | 7-8 | 12-15 | ||
| May 16, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 5-7 | 8-8 | 13-15 | ||
| May 18, 1976 | New York Yankees 11 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 5-8 | 8-8 | 13-16 | ||
| May 19, 1976 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 5-9 | 8-8 | 13-17 | ||
| May 21, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 5-10 | 8-8 | 13-18 | ||
| May 22, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 5-11 | 8-8 | 13-19 | ||
| May 23, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 6-11 | 8-8 | 14-19 | ||
| May 23, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 7-11 | 8-8 | 15-19 | ||
| May 24, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 7-11 | 9-8 | 16-19 | ||
| May 25, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 7-11 | 10-8 | 17-19 | ||
| May 26, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 7-11 | 10-9 | 17-20 | ||
| May 27, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 7-11 | 11-9 | 18-20 | ||
| May 29, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 7-11 | 12-9 | 19-20 | ||
| May 30, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 7-11 | 12-10 | 19-21 | ||
| May 31, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 8-11 | 12-10 | 20-21 | ||
| May 31, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 9-11 | 12-10 | 21-21 | ||
| June 2, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 9-12 | 12-10 | 21-22 | ||
| June 4, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 9-12 | 12-11 | 21-23 | ||
| June 5, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 9-12 | 13-11 | 22-23 | ||
| June 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 9-12 | 13-12 | 22-24 | ||
| June 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 9-12 | 13-13 | 22-25 | ||
| June 7, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 9-13 | 13-13 | 22-26 | ||
| June 8, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 9-14 | 13-13 | 22-27 | ||
| June 9, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 10-14 | 13-13 | 23-27 | ||
| June 11, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 11-14 | 13-13 | 24-27 | ||
| June 12, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 12-14 | 13-13 | 25-27 | ||
| June 13, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 13-14 | 13-13 | 26-27 | ||
| June 13, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 14-14 | 13-13 | 27-27 | ||
| June 15, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 14-14 | 13-14 | 27-28 | ||
| June 16, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 14-14 | 14-14 | 28-28 | ||
| June 18, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 14-15 | 14-14 | 28-29 | ||
| June 19, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 15-15 | 14-14 | 29-29 | ||
| June 20, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 16-15 | 14-14 | 30-29 | ||
| June 21, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 16-15 | 14-15 | 30-30 | ||
| June 22, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 16-15 | 15-15 | 31-30 | ||
| June 23, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 16-15 | 16-15 | 32-30 | ||
| June 24, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 16-15 | 16-16 | 32-31 | ||
| June 25, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 16-15 | 17-16 | 33-31 | ||
| June 26, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 16-15 | 17-17 | 33-32 | ||
| June 27, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 16-15 | 18-17 | 34-32 | ||
| June 27, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 16-15 | 18-18 | 34-33 | ||
| June 28, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 17-15 | 18-18 | 35-33 | ||
| June 29, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 18-15 | 18-18 | 36-33 | ||
| July 1, 1976 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 19-15 | 18-18 | 37-33 | ||
| July 2, 1976 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 19-16 | 18-18 | 37-34 | ||
| July 3, 1976 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 19-17 | 18-18 | 37-35 | ||
| July 4, 1976 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 19-18 | 18-18 | 37-36 | ||
| July 5, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at California Angels 8 | L | 19-18 | 18-19 | 37-37 | ||
| July 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at California Angels 3 | W | 19-18 | 19-19 | 38-37 | ||
| July 7, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 0 at California Angels 2 | L | 19-18 | 19-20 | 38-38 | ||
| July 9, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 19-18 | 19-21 | 38-39 | ||
| July 10, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 19-18 | 19-22 | 38-40 | ||
| July 11, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 9 | L | 19-18 | 19-23 | 38-41 | ||
| July 15, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 19-18 | 19-24 | 38-42 | ||
| July 16, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Minnesota Twins 6 | W | 19-18 | 20-24 | 39-42 | ||
| July 17, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 19-18 | 21-24 | 40-42 | ||
| July 18, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 19-18 | 22-24 | 41-42 | ||
| July 19, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 10 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 19-19 | 22-24 | 41-43 | ||
| July 19, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 20-19 | 22-24 | 42-43 | ||
| July 20, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 20-20 | 22-24 | 42-44 | ||
| July 21, 1976 | California Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 21-20 | 22-24 | 43-44 | ||
| July 22, 1976 | California Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 22-20 | 22-24 | 44-44 | ||
| July 23, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 23-20 | 22-24 | 45-44 | ||
| July 24, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 23-21 | 22-24 | 45-45 | ||
| July 25, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 23-22 | 22-24 | 45-46 | ||
| July 25, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 23-23 | 22-24 | 45-47 | ||
| July 26, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 23-23 | 23-24 | 46-47 | ||
| July 27, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 23-23 | 23-25 | 46-48 | ||
| July 28, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 23-23 | 24-25 | 47-48 | ||
| July 29, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 23-23 | 24-26 | 47-49 | ||
| July 30, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 23-23 | 25-26 | 48-49 | ||
| July 31, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 23-23 | 26-26 | 49-49 | ||
| July 31, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | L | 23-23 | 26-27 | 49-50 | ||
| August 1, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 23-23 | 27-27 | 50-50 | ||
| August 2, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 23-24 | 27-27 | 50-51 | ||
| August 3, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 24-24 | 27-27 | 51-51 | ||
| August 4, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 25-24 | 27-27 | 52-51 | ||
| August 5, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 25-25 | 27-27 | 52-52 | ||
| August 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 25-25 | 27-28 | 52-53 | ||
| August 7, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 25-25 | 27-29 | 52-54 | ||
| August 8, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 25-25 | 27-30 | 52-55 | ||
| August 8, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 15 | L | 25-25 | 27-31 | 52-56 | ||
| August 9, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 26-25 | 27-31 | 53-56 | ||
| August 11, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 27-25 | 27-31 | 54-56 | ||
| August 12, 1976 | Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 28-25 | 27-31 | 55-56 | ||
| August 13, 1976 | Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 28-26 | 27-31 | 55-57 | ||
| August 14, 1976 | Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 28-27 | 27-31 | 55-58 | ||
| August 15, 1976 | Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 29-27 | 27-31 | 56-58 | ||
| August 15, 1976 | Texas Rangers 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 30-27 | 27-31 | 57-58 | ||
| August 16, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 30-27 | 27-32 | 57-59 | ||
| August 17, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 30-27 | 27-33 | 57-60 | ||
| August 18, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 30-27 | 28-33 | 58-60 | ||
| August 19, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 30-27 | 29-33 | 59-60 | ||
| August 20, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 30-27 | 29-34 | 59-61 | ||
| August 21, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 30-27 | 29-35 | 59-62 | ||
| August 22, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 30-27 | 30-35 | 60-62 | ||
| August 23, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 31-27 | 30-35 | 61-62 | ||
| August 24, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 32-27 | 30-35 | 62-62 | ||
| August 25, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 32-28 | 30-35 | 62-63 | ||
| August 27, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 33-28 | 30-35 | 63-63 | ||
| August 28, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 34-28 | 30-35 | 64-63 | ||
| August 29, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 35-28 | 30-35 | 65-63 | ||
| August 31, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 35-28 | 31-35 | 66-63 | ||
| September 1, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 35-28 | 32-35 | 67-63 | ||
| September 3, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 35-29 | 32-35 | 67-64 | ||
| September 4, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 36-29 | 32-35 | 68-64 | ||
| September 4, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 36-30 | 32-35 | 68-65 | ||
| September 5, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 37-30 | 32-35 | 69-65 | ||
| September 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 37-30 | 33-35 | 70-65 | ||
| September 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 37-30 | 33-36 | 70-66 | ||
| September 7, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 17 | L | 37-30 | 33-37 | 70-67 | ||
| September 8, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 37-30 | 33-38 | 70-68 | ||
| September 9, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 37-30 | 34-38 | 71-68 | ||
| September 10, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 37-30 | 34-39 | 71-69 | ||
| September 11, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 37-30 | 35-39 | 72-69 | ||
| September 12, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 37-30 | 35-40 | 72-70 | ||
| September 13, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 37-30 | 36-40 | 73-70 | ||
| September 14, 1976 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 37-31 | 36-40 | 73-71 | ||
| September 15, 1976 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 37-32 | 36-40 | 73-72 | ||
| September 18, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 38-32 | 36-40 | 74-72 | ||
| September 18, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 38-33 | 36-40 | 74-73 | ||
| September 19, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 39-33 | 36-40 | 75-73 | ||
| September 19, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 40-33 | 36-40 | 76-73 | ||
| September 21, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 40-33 | 36-41 | 76-74 | ||
| September 22, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 40-33 | 37-41 | 77-74 | ||
| September 24, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 41-33 | 37-41 | 78-74 | ||
| September 25, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 42-33 | 37-41 | 79-74 | ||
| September 28, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 43-33 | 37-41 | 80-74 | ||
| September 28, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 43-34 | 37-41 | 80-75 | ||
| September 29, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 44-34 | 37-41 | 81-75 | ||
| September 30, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 44-35 | 37-41 | 81-76 | ||
| October 2, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 44-35 | 37-42 | 81-77 | ||
| October 2, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 44-35 | 37-43 | 81-78 |
