1976 Toronto Blue Jays
Record: 59-103
Finish: 5th in AL Players Division Division
Runs Scored: 681
Runs Allowed: 901
Exp W-L: 61-101
 
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 1,663,727
Manager: Chuck Glidden

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 68-69, 7th in the American League
AA: 97-40, 1st in the American League
A: 101-36, 1st in the American League
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
RF  Cesar Cedeno 25 156 594 77 160 29 7 6 61 56 21 40 48 .269 .316 .372 .688 65.1 9.1 4.1
CF *Jose Cruz 28 144 538 66 145 30 4 3 70 18 13 43 55 .270 .322 .357 .679 56.2 7.5 3.4
RF  Jeff Burroughs 25 147 509 81 133 31 0 19 66 0 3 71 91 .261 .352 .434 .786 77.9 16.0 1.0
3B  Lou Piniella 32 150 538 56 137 27 1 6 59 1 1 26 50 .255 .290 .342 .632 47.6 4.6 2.0
LF  Lee Richard 27 143 522 60 127 17 4 4 51 21 26 40 67 .243 .298 .314 .612 44.5 2.5 3.0
RF *Gary Holman 32 130 432 50 135 25 3 0 57 3 1 58 60 .313 .391 .384 .775 65.2 14.1 1.1
1B  Andre Thornton 26 123 367 57 86 14 1 9 53 4 4 61 60 .234 .339 .351 .691 50.2 7.8 2.0
2B #Jim Lefebvre 34 99 325 34 85 15 2 10 47 1 0 36 59 .262 .332 .412 .745 44.0 7.9 4.4
CF *Lyman Bostock 25 95 305 29 78 16 3 1 23 9 13 18 21 .256 .301 .338 .639 27.4 2.0 2.8
1B *Claudell Washington 21 114 252 30 62 12 3 8 41 9 2 15 34 .246 .289 .413 .702 31.5 4.6 1.7
C  Jim Sundberg 25 70 189 18 33 11 2 3 23 1 0 25 26 .175 .271 .302 .573 14.5 0.2 2.2
SS  Dave Rosello 26 56 187 16 31 5 0 1 14 0 0 19 20 .166 .240 .209 .449 7.2 0.0 0.6
C #Butch Wynegar 20 64 176 22 45 7 1 0 19 3 0 23 19 .256 .342 .307 .648 20.5 3.0 2.0
C *Ernie Whitt 24 44 148 17 34 9 2 3 20 1 1 10 16 .230 .277 .378 .655 15.8 2.2 1.9
RF  Ron Leflore 28 56 137 19 28 4 3 1 9 28 7 13 30 .204 .283 .299 .582 14.6 1.6 0.8
C *John Wojcik 34 65 109 23 22 3 0 0 8 8 3 25 23 .202 .353 .229 .582 13.0 1.4 0.8
2B  Lee Lacy 28 36 87 11 20 2 1 0 11 3 1 4 8 .230 .264 .276 .540 5.4 0.0 0.9
1B *Jason Thompson 21 47 57 8 13 3 0 4 9 0 0 10 8 .228 .343 .491 .835 9.9 2.1 0.1
C *Jake Gibbs 37 22 48 4 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 10 .188 .188 .292 .479 2.3 0.0 0.3
1B  Byron Browne 33 8 28 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 1 5 5 .179 .303 .286 .589 2.4 0.2 0.4
P *Terry Forster 24 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 27.4 1773 5550 680 1388 265 37 79 650 166 97 542 710 .250 .317 .354 .670 615.2 86.8 35.3
  Rank among 10 AL teams 9 9 9 7 4 10 9 2 9 7 1 9 8 9 9 9  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Jerry Koosman 33 10 20 .333 36 36 0 279.7 268 138 25 140 170 4.44 12.4
 Blue Moon Odom 31 12 9 .571 50 17 0 185.0 158 83 9 124 104 4.04 11.9
 Ed Figueroa 27 7 13 .350 23 22 0 173.0 201 101 12 66 61 5.25 5.5
*Dan Warthen 23 3 9 .250 30 20 2 157.7 137 78 22 112 94 4.45 6.6
 Bill Stoneman 32 7 5 .583 17 17 0 135.3 144 74 20 48 109 4.92 5.5
 Mark Littell 23 2 11 .154 19 19 0 119.0 126 95 27 67 82 7.18 0.0
*Ed Connolly 36 3 11 .214 17 17 0 94.0 114 77 15 69 54 7.37 0.0
 Jim Maloney 36 1 6 .143 17 14 0 92.0 88 50 9 63 43 4.89 2.9
 Andy Messersmith 30 2 4 .333 39 0 2 80.7 99 49 14 50 65 5.47 1.4
 Jim Otten 24 5 5 .500 43 0 8 55.0 64 29 4 29 26 4.75 3.9
*Terry Forster 24 3 9 .250 38 0 1 52.0 77 49 10 33 25 8.48 0.0
*Danny Coombs 34 4 1 .800 27 0 7 30.0 31 8 3 13 14 2.40 4.6
Team Totals 29.4 59 103 .364 356 162 20 1453.3 1507 831 170 814 847 5.15 54.8
Rank among 10 AL teams 10 10 9 10 5 7 10 10 10 7 10  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 31.7
J.Sundberg 494.0 55 64 308 26 3 1 .991 27.8
B.Wynegar 467.0 52 60 301 21 4 0 .988 19.7
E.Whitt 379.0 44 44 230 23 0 2 1.000 43.2
J.Gibbs 102.3 10 18 53 4 2 1 .966 30.8
J.Wojcik 11.0 1 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1453.3 162 188 899 74 9 4 .991 28.2
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 11.45
A.Thornton 922.0 104 117 1058 96 9 118 .992 11.26
G.Holman 454.3 52 57 543 37 2 44 .997 11.49
J.Thompson 44.0 3 12 58 1 0 6 1.000 12.07
J.Sundberg 29.0 3 7 34 2 1 3 .973 11.17
C.Washington 2.0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
J.Lefebvre 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
L.Bostock 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 196 1697 137 12 173 .993 11.36
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 5.79
J.Lefebvre 820.3 97 97 189 364 11 86 .980 6.07
L.Richard 426.3 48 48 84 167 1 31 .996 5.30
L.Lacy 171.6 27 29 38 69 3 15 .973 5.61
J.Wojcik 77.3 6 17 15 34 1 11 .980 5.70
B.Browne 76.0 8 8 17 36 0 4 1.000 6.28
J.Thompson 2.7 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.77
A.Thornton 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1576.3 186 201 344 671 16 147 .984 5.80
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .958 2.84
L.Piniella 1248.3 148 148 97 290 10 19 .975 2.79
C.Washington 118.3 6 31 11 33 2 3 .957 3.35
J.Wojcik 38.0 4 6 1 13 1 0 .933 3.32
J.Burroughs 37.0 4 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.49
L.Bostock 9.7 0 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86
J.Lefebvre 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 196 109 340 13 22 .972 2.78
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 5.18
L.Richard 804.7 94 95 137 330 31 85 .938 5.22
D.Rosello 504.3 56 56 78 203 23 41 .924 5.01
J.Wojcik 139.3 12 25 27 56 1 18 .988 5.36
C.Washington 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
L.Piniella 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 178 242 589 55 144 .938 5.15
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .986 1.94
C.Cedeno 1237.3 141 141 277 10 1 5 .997 2.09
J.Burroughs 96.7 11 11 13 2 1 0 .938 1.40
C.Washington 46.0 4 9 10 2 0 1 1.000 2.35
J.Cruz 38.0 5 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.42
R.Leflore 12.0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75
G.Holman 7.0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
L.Bostock 6.7 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.70
J.Wojcik 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
L.Lacy 1.8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.00
Team Total 1447.5 162 177 311 14 2 6 .994 2.02
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .986 2.43
L.Bostock 663.7 83 85 182 6 0 3 1.000 2.55
C.Washington 389.3 42 55 88 5 3 1 .969 2.15
J.Burroughs 152.3 15 20 46 2 1 1 .980 2.84
J.Cruz 114.3 11 18 30 1 2 0 .939 2.44
C.Cedeno 51.7 5 10 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.26
R.Leflore 44.3 3 10 11 1 0 1 1.000 2.44
J.Wojcik 24.7 2 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.82
G.Holman 9.0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00
T.Forster 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
L.Lacy 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1451.7 162 204 380 15 6 6 .985 2.45
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 1.98
J.Cruz 1007.3 113 120 218 6 2 2 .991 2.00
R.Leflore 258.3 30 31 45 4 1 1 .980 1.71
J.Burroughs 41.0 4 6 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.54
L.Lacy 20.1 3 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.24
C.Cedeno 18.7 2 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.93
C.Washington 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
G.Holman 7.0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
J.Thompson 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
L.Bostock 2.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1364.4 153 169 281 12 3 3 .990 1.93
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 1.98
J.Koosman 279.7 36 36 16 39 3 4 .948 1.77
B.Odom 185.0 17 50 12 32 3 4 .936 2.14
E.Figueroa 173.0 22 23 11 25 1 2 .973 1.87
D.Warthen 157.7 20 30 13 30 0 3 1.000 2.45
B.Stoneman 135.3 17 17 2 22 1 2 .960 1.60
M.Littell 119.0 19 19 10 19 0 0 1.000 2.19
E.Connolly 94.0 17 17 5 9 0 1 1.000 1.34
J.Maloney 92.0 14 17 5 19 0 1 1.000 2.35
A.Messersmith 80.7 0 39 3 15 1 1 .947 2.01
J.Otten 55.0 0 43 1 11 0 1 1.000 1.96
T.Forster 52.0 0 38 3 9 1 0 .923 2.08
D.Coombs 30.0 0 27 1 7 1 0 .889 2.40
Team Total 1453.3 162 356 82 237 11 19 .967 1.98
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Holman .308
On-Base Pct Holman .385
Slugging Pct Burroughs .434
OPS Burroughs .786
XR Burroughs 77.9
Games Cedeno 156
At-Bats Cedeno 594
Runs Burroughs 81
Hits Cedeno 160
Total Bases Cedeno, Burroughs 221
Singles Cedeno 118
Doubles Burroughs 31
Triples Cedeno 7
Homeruns Burroughs 19
RBIs Cruz 70
Stolen Bases Cedeno 56
Caught Stealing Richard 26
Walks Burroughs 71
Strikeouts Burroughs 91
ERA Odom 4.04
Wins Odom 12
Losses Koosman 20
Winning Pct Odom .571
Saves Otten 8
Games Pitched Odom 50
Games Started Koosman 36
Complete Games Koosman 9
Shutouts Koosman, Stoneman 1
Innings Pitched Koosman 279.7
Hits Allowed Koosman 268
Homeruns Allowed Littell 27
Strikeouts Koosman 170
Walks Allowed Koosman 140
Walks per 9IP Figueroa 3.4
Hits per 9IP Odom 7.7
Strikeouts per 9IP Koosman 5.5
WHiP Koosman 1.46
OAVG Odom .234
OOBP Koosman .336
OSLG Odom .326
OOPS Odom .678
Team All-Stars
No players selected to All-Star Team
Player Salaries
Bill Stoneman $ 6,500,000
Lou Piniella $ 6,500,000
Gary Holman $ 5,500,000
Jim Lefebvre $ 4,100,000
Jose Cruz $ 3,628,571
Jerry Koosman $ 3,500,000
Byron Browne $ 3,170,000
Cesar Cedeno $ 2,771,429
Ivan Murrell $ 2,700,000
Jeff Burroughs $ 2,565,000
Jim Kaat $ 1,500,000
Danny Coombs $ 1,100,000
Jim Maloney $ 850,000
Jake Gibbs $ 570,000
Joe Rudi $ 500,000
Mike Lum $ 350,000
Terry Forster $ 350,000
Jim Ray $ 350,000
Andy Messersmith $ 325,000
John Wojcik $ 300,000
Ernie Whitt $ 300,000
Claudell Washington $ 300,000
Dan Warthen $ 300,000
Andre Thornton $ 300,000
Ed Figueroa $ 300,000
Jim Sundberg $ 300,000
Dave Rosello $ 300,000
Ron Leflore $ 300,000
Mark Littell $ 300,000
Lyman Bostock $ 300,000
Lee Richard $ 300,000
Butch Wynegar $ 300,000
Blue Moon Odom $ 300,000
Jim Otten $ 300,000
Jason Thompson $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/7 Signed     Jim Maloney
2/9 Signed     Lou Piniella
2/11 Signed     Andy Messersmith
6/1 Released Tom Dettore    
6/1 Traded Lee Lacy New York (N) Ernie Whitt
7/1 Traded Ed Kranepool Los Angeles Bill Stoneman
$3,000,000
10/3 Released Jerry Bell    
10/3 Released Rico Petrocelli    
10/3 Released Ed Connolly    
10/3 Released Vada Pinson    
10/3 Released Tony Cloninger    
10/3 Released Cisco Carlos