World Series 1976
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Period: | October 16-21, 1976 | |||||||||
MVP: | Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) | |||||||||
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The 1976 World Series was the 73rd edition of the finals of Major League Baseball . The champions of the American League , the New York Yankees , and the champion of the National League , the Cincinnati Reds , faced each other. The best-of-seven series started on October 16 and ended on October 21, 1976. The Cincinnati Reds won a 4-0 win and were able to defend their title from the previous year and win their fourth championship.
As MVP Series Cincinnati was catcher Johnny Bench Award.
The way to the World Series
League Championship Series | World Series | |||||||
East | New York Yankees | 3 | ||||||
west | Kansas City Royals | 2 | ||||||
AL | New York Yankees | 0 | ||||||
NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4th | ||||||
East | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | ||||||
west | Cincinnati Reds | 3 |
Overview of the games
game | date | guest | Score | home | Score | Total status
(NYY-CIN) |
Ball park | spectator |
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1 | October 16, 1976 | New York Yankees | 1 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 0-1 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,826 |
2 | 17th October 1976 | New York Yankees | 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 4th | 0-2 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,816 |
3 | 19th October 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | 6th | New York Yankees | 2 | 0-3 | Yankee Stadium | 56,667 |
4th | October 21, 1976 1 | Cincinnati Reds | 7th | New York Yankees | 2 | 0-4 | Yankee Stadium | 56,700 |
The games in detail
Game 1
Saturday October 16, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati , Ohio
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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new York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Starting Pitchers : NYY - Doyle Alexander CIN - Don Gullett WP : Don Gullett (1–0) LP : Doyle Alexander (0–1)
HRs : CIN - Joe Morgan (1)Game 2
Sunday October 17, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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new York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Cincinnati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 10 | 0 |
Starting Pitchers : NYY - Catfish Hunter CIN - Fred Norman WP : Jack Billingham (1–0) LP : Catfish Hunter (0–1)
Game 3
Tuesday October 19, 1976 at Yankee Stadium in New York , New York
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Cincinnati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6th | 13 | 2 |
new York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 0 |
Starting Pitchers : CIN - Pat Zachry NYY - Dock Ellis WP : Pat Zachry (1–0) LP : Dock Ellis (0–1) SV : Will McEnaney (1)
HRs : CIN - Dan Driessen (1) NYY - Jim Mason (1)Game 4
Thursday October 21, 1976 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 7th | 9 | 2 |
new York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 0 |
Starting Pitchers : CIN - Gary Nolan NYY - Ed Figueroa WP : Gary Nolan (1–0) LP : Ed Figueroa (0–1) SV : Will McEnaney (2)
HRs : CIN - Johnny Bench 2 (2)