1976 Tucson Toros Roster
Team Record: 54-88
Finished 4th in the PCL's East Division
Manager: Harry Bright (0-0), Lee Stange (0-0)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Ballpark: Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 102,514, Avg. 1,444
The Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1976 season with a record of 54 wins and 88 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Toros scored 742 runs and conceded 848 runs. Rich McKinney led Tucson with 22 home runs, while Wayne Gross, Charlie Sands and Tim Hosley each walloped 15 or more, too. Rich McKinney drove in 95 runs. Wayne Gross paced hitters with significant playing time with a .324 average. Chris Batton topped the squad with 10 wins, and Craig Mitchell registered a 4.92 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Skip Pitlock, Paul Mitchell, Craig Mitchell, Nate Colbert, Rob Picciolo, Charlie Hudson, Chris Batton, Don Hopkins, Mike Norris, Dwayne Murphy, Leon Hooten, Jim Foor, Tim Hosley, Jeff Newman, Rich McKinney, Charlie Sands, Bob Lacey, Gaylen Pitts, Larry Lintz, Randy Scarbery, Steve McCatty, Tom Bradley, Rick Lysander, Wayne Gross, Jim Holt, Ángel Mangual and Gary Woods were all players from the 1976 Tucson Toros who played in the Majors during their careers.
Harry Bright and Lee Stange served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Batton | R | R | August 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tom Bradley | R | R | March 16, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Asheville, NC US |
| Nate Colbert | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rick Colzie | R | R | July 14, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Fitzgerald, GA US |
| Jim Foor | L | L | January 13, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| David Gallino | R | R | November 8, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Alan Griffin | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Wayne Gross | L | R | January 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 210 | Riverside, CA US |
| Jim Holt | L | R | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Graham, NC US |
| Leon Hooten | R | R | April 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Downey, CA US |
| Don Hopkins | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS US |
| Tim Hosley | R | R | May 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Charlie Hudson | L | L | August 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 185 | Ada, OK US |
| Wayne Kirby | S | R | February 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Bob Lacey | R | L | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 210 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Keith Lieppman | R | R | January 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Larry Lintz | S | R | October 10, 1949 | 5'9" | 150 | Martinez, CA US |
| Rick Lysander | R | R | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | Huntington Park, CA US |
| Ángel Mangual | R | R | March 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Steve McCatty | R | R | March 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Rich McKinney | R | R | November 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Piqua, OH US |
| Bradley Meyring | R | R | January 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Craig Mitchell | R | R | April 14, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| Paul Mitchell | R | R | August 19, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Worcester, MA US |
| Dwayne Murphy | L | R | March 18, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Merced, CA US |
| Jeff Newman | R | R | September 11, 1948 | 6'2" | 215 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Mike Norris | R | R | March 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Rob Picciolo | R | R | February 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Skip Pitlock | L | L | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Hillside, IL US |
| Gaylen Pitts | R | R | June 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Gus Quiros | R | R | May 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Charlie Sands | L | R | December 17, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Newport News, VA US |
| Dale Sanner | L | R | February 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Randy Scarbery | S | R | June 22, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Fresno, CA US |
| Ted Smith | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Randy Taylor | R | R | December 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| John Tronerud | R | R | September 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Mike Weathers | R | R | November 25, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Gary Woods | R | R | July 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Santa Barbara, CA 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.
