
1976 Fresno Giants Roster
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Andy Gilbert (77-63)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: John Euless Park
Attendance: 62,377, Avg. 891
The Fresno Giants of the California League ended the 1976 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Giants plated 848 runs and surrendered 784 runs. Tom Bhagwat and Mike Cash paced Fresno with 22 home runs apiece., while Dennis Littlejohn and James Elrod walloped 15 or more, too. Tom Bhagwat drove in 106 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .334 average. Monroe Greenfield led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.45 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1976 Fresno Giants who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Casey Parsons, Greg Johnston, Alan Wirth, Dennis Littlejohn, Guy Sularz and Bob Brenly.
Andy Gilbert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Daniel Beitey | R | R | September 1, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | |
Tom Bhagwat | R | R | April 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Thomas Boutin | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Bob Brenly | R | R | February 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Coshocton, OH US |
Mike Cash | R | R | January 22, 1952 | 5'8" | 165 | |
Steve Cline | R | R | August 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Hagerstown, MD US |
Marty Coil | R | R | March 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Rick D'Innocenzio | R | R | 6'1" | |||
Paul Dyer | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
James Elrod | R | R | May 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Martin Flores | L | L | June 14, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Monroe Greenfield | R | R | December 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 190 | Coeur d'Alene, ID US |
Greg Johnston | L | L | February 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Dennis Littlejohn | R | R | October 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Monica, CA US |
Arturo Marin | R | R | August 30, 1953 | 5'11" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Howard Mitchell | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
David Myers | R | R | February 27, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Bret Paris | S | R | March 14, 1955 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Casey Parsons | L | R | April 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 180 | Wenatchee, WA US |
Jerry Scarcella | R | R | November 11, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Doug Schaefer | R | R | February 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Dave Stabelfeldt | R | R | August 27, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Rick Steen | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Garret Strong | L | L | April 5, 1954 | 6'0" | 195 | Honolulu, HI US |
Guy Sularz | R | R | November 7, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Minneapolis, MN US |
William Tallman | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Robert Thompson | R | L | November 3, 1952 | 6'6" | 200 | |
Alan Wirth | R | R | December 8, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | Mesa, AZ US |
Scott Wolfe | R | R | July 25, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | Columbus, NE US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.