1976 Tidewater Tides Roster
Team Record: 60-78
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Tom Burgess (60-78)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: Metropolitan Park
Attendance: 106,458, Avg. 1,543
The Tidewater Tides of the International League ended the 1976 season with a record of 60 wins and 78 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.
The Tides plated 566 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 634 runs. Billy Baldwin paced Tidewater with 17 home runs and drove in 72 runs. Brock Pemberton topped all regular hitters by hitting .290. Jackson Todd led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.91 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1976 Tidewater Tides who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Benny Ayala, Jay Kleven, Mike Bruhert, Leon Brown, Randy Tate, Brock Pemberton, Nino Espinosa, Hank Webb, Billy Baldwin, Tom Kelley, Tom Makowski, Mark DeJohn, Rick Baldwin, Bob Myrick, Leo Foster, John Stearns, Jackson Todd, Jim Dwyer, Jack Heidemann and Dwight Bernard.
Tom Burgess served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Ayala | R | R | February 7, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Yauco, PR |
| Billy Baldwin | L | L | June 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Tazewell, VA US |
| Rick Baldwin | L | R | June 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Dwight Bernard | R | R | May 31, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Mount Vernon, IL US |
| Leon Brown | R | R | November 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Mike Bruhert | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'6" | 220 | Jamaica, NY US |
| Bill Dancy | S | R | November 10, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Augustine, FL US |
| Mark DeJohn | S | R | September 18, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Middletown, CT US |
| Ron Diggle | L | R | November 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Artesia, CA US |
| Jim Dwyer | L | L | January 3, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Evergreen Park, IL US |
| Nino Espinosa | R | R | August 15, 1953 | 6'1" | 192 | Villa Altagracia, San Cristobal DO |
| Leo Foster | R | R | February 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Covington, KY US |
| Jeff Grose | L | L | December 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Randy Hammon | R | R | December 29, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jack Heidemann | R | R | July 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | Brenham, TX US |
| Charles Heil | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tom Kelley | R | R | January 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Manchester, CT US |
| James Kidder | R | R | September 25, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Dave Klenda | L | R | October 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Jay Kleven | R | R | December 2, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Manny Lantigua | R | R | April 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Luis Lora | L | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| Tom Makowski | R | L | December 22, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Rich Miller | L | R | September 4, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Lebanon, PA US |
| Bob Myrick | R | L | October 1, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
| Brock Pemberton | S | L | November 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Ken Perry | R | R | August 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Dennis Solari | R | R | November 12, 1954 | 6'0" | 178 | Stockton, CA US |
| John Stearns | R | R | August 21, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Denver, CO US |
| Randy Tate | R | R | October 23, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Florence, AL US |
| Jackson Todd | R | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Randy Trapp | R | R | August 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Hank Webb | R | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | Copiague, NY 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.
