1976 Waterbury Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 62-73
Finished 4th in the EL's North Division
Manager: Don LeJohn (62-73)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 64,912, Avg. 962
The Waterbury Dodgers of the Eastern League ended the 1976 season with a record of 62 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.
The Dodgers scored 505 runs and allowed 600 runs. Marvin Webb paced Waterbury with 10 home runs Pedro Guerrero accounted for 66 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .305 clip. Mitch Bobinger and Rick Sutcliffe led the squad with 10 wins each, while Steven O'Brien registered a 2.7 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Steve Shirley, Terry McDermott, Ron Washington, Rick Sutcliffe, Mike Dimmel, Pedro Guerrero and Bob Detherage were all players from the 1976 Waterbury Dodgers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Don LeJohn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Badcock | L | L | July 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Summit, NJ US |
| Mitch Bobinger | R | L | August 24, 1954 | 6'3" | 190 | , US |
| Richard Cuoco | S | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Bob Detherage | R | R | September 20, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Springfield, MO US |
| Mike Dimmel | R | R | October 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Albert Lea, MN US |
| Ted Farr | R | R | February 3, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Arthur Fischetti | S | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Nelson Garcia | S | R | September 16, 1950 | 6'1" | 143 | |
| Robert Glass | S | R | February 1, 1954 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Pedro Guerrero | R | R | June 29, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Richard Hance | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Richard Magner | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Terry McDermott | R | R | March 20, 1951 | 6'3" | 205 | Rockville Centre, NY US |
| Steven McNulty | R | R | March 11, 1953 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Robert Mestek | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Meyer | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Steven O'Brien | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Rick Ollar | L | L | May 28, 1953 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Stephen Plut | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jim Riggleman | R | R | November 9, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Dix, NJ US |
| Barry Roderick | L | R | April 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 165 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Randy Rogers | R | R | August 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Steve Shirley | L | L | October 12, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Doug Slocum | S | R | November 7, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Hilario Soriano | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald Standley | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Rick Sutcliffe | L | R | June 21, 1956 | 6'7" | 215 | Independence, MO US |
| James Van Der Beek | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Miguel Villaran | R | R | 6'1" | 173 | ||
| Ron Washington | R | R | April 29, 1952 | 5'11" | 155 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Marvin Webb | R | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Claude Westmoreland | R | R | April 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 209 | Aurora, CO 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.
