
1976 Modesto A's Roster
Team Record: 65-72
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: George Farson (65-72)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 48,295, Avg. 705
The Modesto A's of the California League ended the 1976 season with a record of 65 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The A's plated 698 runs and yielded 755 runs. Ray Cosey paced Modesto with 25 home runs Daniel Argee drove in 85 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .356 average. John Hagman and Greg Cochran paced the team with 9 wins each, while Greg Cochran recorded a 3.72 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1976 Modesto A's who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ernie Camacho, Ray Cosey, Mark Williams, Jeff Cox, Mike Patterson and Darrell Woodard.
George Farson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Daniel Argee | L | L | October 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
Tom Baxter | R | R | March 16, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | Bayonne, NJ US |
Monte Bothwell | L | L | July 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | Huron, SD US |
Bo Bowman | R | R | February 25, 1953 | 6'1" | 170 | Morristown, NJ US |
Randy Boyd | S | L | October 1, 1952 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Bart Braun | R | R | April 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 174 | |
Ernie Camacho | R | R | February 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Salinas, CA US |
Greg Cochran | R | R | November 15, 1953 | 6'2" | 195 | Whittier, CA US |
Rick Colzie | R | R | July 14, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Fitzgerald, GA US |
Ray Cosey | L | L | February 15, 1956 | 5'10" | 185 | San Rafael, CA US |
Jeff Cox | R | R | November 9, 1955 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
David Gallino | R | R | November 8, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Larry George | R | R | September 15, 1952 | 6'1" | ||
Randy Green | R | R | January 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 180 | Claremore, OK US |
John Hagman | R | R | September 7, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Mack Harrison | S | R | October 9, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Michael Hile | L | L | 6'2" | 196 | ||
Michael Jones | S | R | June 16, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Kevin Joyce | R | L | September 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 167 | |
Frank Kolarek | R | R | January 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Ron McNeely | L | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | |
Gary Medeiros | R | R | December 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Brian Meyl | S | R | June 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 195 | |
Stephen Necoechea | L | L | December 4, 1954 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Robert Nickeson | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Patrick O'Brien | S | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Madison Owens | S | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
Mike Patterson | L | R | January 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
Ed Pebley | L | R | October 18, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Richard Peregud | R | R | August 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 186 | |
Gus Quiros | R | R | May 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Nolan Ramirez | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Michael Rodriguez | R | R | September 22, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Bobby Salas | R | R | February 3, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Dom Scala | R | R | July 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Astoria, NY US |
Lee Sigman | S | R | December 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | |
Ted Smith | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Gary Spitzack | S | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Dennis Stegman | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Chris Wibberley | R | R | November 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Mark Williams | L | L | July 28, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | Elmira, NY US |
Darrell Woodard | R | R | December 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 160 | Wilma, AR US |
Rick Zoss | R | L | April 24, 1955 | 6'5" | 187 | Detroit, MI 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.