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{{Short description|1976 Major League Baseball championship series}}
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{{Infobox World Series Expanded
| image = 1976 World Series logo.svg
| image_size = 250
| country = World
| year = 1976
| champion = [[1976 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] (4)
| champion_manager = [[Sparky Anderson]]
| champion_games = 102–60, .630, GA: 10
| runnerup = [[1976 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] (0)
| runnerup_manager = [[Billy Martin]]
| runnerup_games = 97–62, .610, GA: {{frac|10|1|2}}
| date = October 16–21
| venue = [[Riverfront Stadium]] (Cincinnati)<br />[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] (New York)
| MVP = [[Johnny Bench]] (Cincinnati)
| television = [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
| announcers = [[Joe Garagiola Sr.|Joe Garagiola]]<br>[[Marty Brennaman]] (in Cincinnati)<br>[[Phil Rizzuto]] (in New York)<br>[[Tony Kubek]]
| radio_network = [[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
| radio_announcers = [[Bill White (first baseman)|Bill White]] (in Cincinnati)<br>[[Marty Brennaman]] (in New York)<br>[[Win Elliot]]
| umpires = [[Lee Weyer]] (NL), [[Lou DiMuro]] (AL), [[Billy Williams (umpire)|Billy Williams]] (NL), [[Bill Deegan]] (AL), [[Bruce Froemming]] (NL), [[Dave Phillips (umpire)|Dave Phillips]] (AL)
| HOFers = '''Reds:''' <br>[[Sparky Anderson]] (mgr.)<br>[[Johnny Bench]]<br>[[Joe Morgan]]<br>[[Tony Pérez]] <br>'''Yankees:''' <br>[[Catfish Hunter]]
| ALCS = [[1976 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] over [[1976 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] (3–2)
| NLCS = [[1976 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] over [[1976 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] (3–0)
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The '''1976 World Series''' was the [[World Series|championship series]] of [[Major League Baseball]]'s (MLB) [[1976 Major League Baseball season|1976 season]]. The 73rd edition of the World Series, it was a [[best-of-seven playoff]] played between the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) champion [[1976 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] and the [[American League]] (AL) champion [[1976 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]. The Reds [[Glossary of baseball (S)#sweep|swept]] the Series in four games to repeat as champions, avenging their [[1939 World Series|1939]] and [[1961 World Series|1961]] World Series losses to the Yankees. The 1976 Reds became, and remain, the only team to sweep an entire multi-tier postseason, one of the crowning achievements of the franchise's [[Big Red Machine]] era.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/11/01/ah-how-great-it-is|title=Ah, How Great It Is|last=Fimrite|first=Ron|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=November 1, 1976|page=18}}</ref> They also became the third NL team (following the [[1908 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] in [[1907 World Series|1907]]–[[1908 World Series|08]] and the [[1922 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] in [[1921 World Series|1921]]–[[1922 World Series|22]]) to win consecutive<!--back-to-back--> World Series, and remain the last to do so.
This was also the second time that the Yankees were swept in a World Series in four straight games, the [[1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] having previously done so in [[1963 World Series|1963]]. (The [[1922 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] "swept" them in five games in [[1922 World Series|1922]], with Game 2 ending in a tie due to being called on account of darkness.) It was also the first World Series sweep [[1966 World Series|in ten years]], and the first for the Reds; their next came against the [[1990 Oakland Athletics|Oakland Athletics]] in [[1990 World Series|1990]].
The Reds won the [[National League West|NL West]] division by ten games over the [[1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]], then defeated the [[1976 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] in three straight games in the [[1976 National League Championship Series|NL Championship Series]], after losing seven of twelve to them during the regular season. The Yankees won the [[American League East|AL East]] division by {{frac|10|1|2}} games over the [[1976 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]], then defeated the [[1976 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] in the deciding fifth game of the [[1976 American League Championship Series|AL Championship Series]].
This World Series was the first in which the [[designated hitter]] rule, which had been introduced in the AL three years prior, was in effect; it was used for all games (for the first ten years, the use of the DH alternated; in even-numbered years, it was used in all games, in odd-numbered years, it was not used; starting in [[1986 World Series|1986]], the DH was used only in games played at the AL representative's park).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-league-adopts-designated-hitter-rule |title=American League adopts designated hitter rule |website=history.com |access-date=11 February 2018 |quote=At first, the designated hitter rule did not apply to any games in the World Series, in which the AL and NL winners met for the world championship. From 1976-1985, it applied only to Series held in even-numbered years, and in 1986 the current rule took effect, according to which the designated hitter rule is used or not used according to the practice of the home team.}}</ref> The use of the DH wound up benefiting the Reds, who were able to get utility infielder [[Dan Driessen]]'s bat in the lineup. Driessen hit .357 with one home run. [[Elliott Maddox]], [[Carlos May]], and [[Lou Piniella]] shared the role for the Yankees. Game 1, played at Cincinnati's [[Riverfront Stadium]], marked the first time the DH was used in a NL ballpark. Game 2, also at Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series weekend game to be scheduled at night.
Reds catcher [[Johnny Bench]] was named the World Series MVP. Bench batted .533 with 8 hits, 6 RBIs and two home runs and also scored 4 runs.
==Background==
{{See also|1976 Major League Baseball postseason}}
After spending the last two years sharing home field with the [[New York Mets]] at [[Shea Stadium]], the 1976 New York Yankees returned home to a rebuilt and modified [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]. [[George Steinbrenner]] had now owned the team for four years, since 1973, with [[Billy Martin]] serving the first of his five stints as manager since 1975. General Manager [[Gabe Paul]] made numerous trades getting [[Mickey Rivers]] and [[Ed Figueroa]] from the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] for [[Bobby Bonds]]; [[Willie Randolph]] and [[Dock Ellis]] from the [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pirates]] for [[Doc Medich]]; and [[Doyle Alexander]], [[Ken Holtzman]], and [[Grant Jackson (baseball)|Grant Jackson]] from the [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] for [[Rudy May]], [[Tippy Martinez]], [[Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher)|Scott McGregor]], and [[Rick Dempsey]].
The heart of the team was Yankee captain, [[Thurman Munson]], whose grit and determination were factors in his winning the 1976 [[American League MVP]] award. Third baseman, [[Graig Nettles]], and first baseman, [[Chris Chambliss]] were the key run producers, while speedy outfielders [[Roy White]] and Rivers [[Glossary of baseball (S)#set the table|set the table]] for the [[Glossary of baseball (P)#power hitter|power hitters]]. Super free agent [[Catfish Hunter]] headed the staff while reliever [[Sparky Lyle]] led the A.L. in saves with 23. The [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] finished {{frac|10|1|2}} ahead in the A.L. East advancing to the [[World Series]] by beating the [[Kansas City Royals]] in the fifth game of the playoffs on a ninth-inning walk-off home run by [[Chris Chambliss|Chambliss]].
The defending champion [[Cincinnati Reds]] were piloted by [[Sparky Anderson]] who had a star-studded lineup led by second baseman [[Joe Morgan]]. Catcher [[Johnny Bench]], first baseman [[Tony Pérez|Tony Perez]], and outfielder [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]] provided enough power to drive in sparkplugs [[Pete Rose]], [[Ken Griffey, Sr.|Ken Griffey]], and Morgan, who combined power (27 homers, 111 RBI) and speed (67 stolen bases) from the third-spot in the batting order. Morgan went on to win his second-straight National League Most Valuable Player award, outdistancing runner-up teammate Foster. Foster would go on to win the 1977 MVP award, giving the Reds six MVPs in an eight-year stretch. Bench won MVP honors in 1970 and 1972 while Rose took home the hardware in '73.
The Reds led the NL in every significant offensive category including runs scored, batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, and stolen bases.
On the mound, the [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]] relied on left-handers [[Don Gullett]] and [[Fred Norman (baseball)|Fred Norman]] to pacify the Yankee hitters in Games 1 and 2, respectively. Gullett had come back from a mid-season injury to start Game 1 but had to leave the game in the eighth inning due to a twisted ankle while Norman out-pitched ace [[Catfish Hunter|Hunter]] in Game 2. Game 3 in [[New York City|New York]] pitted effective 1976 NL Rookie of the Year [[Pat Zachry]] for the Reds against newly acquired Yankee, [[Dock Ellis]]. Ellis only lasted {{frac|3|1|3}} innings, exiting in the fourth after a home run by Driessen. Game 4 was delayed a day due to rain, but the Reds were ready for the sweep. Bench's two-run home run gave the Reds a 3–1 lead. In the top of the ninth, a frustrated [[Billy Martin]] threw a baseball from the dugout onto the field towards home plate umpire Bill Deegan, causing his [[Ejection (sports)#Baseball|ejection]] from the game. In the ninth, Bench's second home run followed by back-to-back doubles by [[César Gerónimo]] and [[Dave Concepción]] made the score 7–2 and essentially blew the game open. The [[Cincinnati Reds]] outscored the [[New York Yankees]], 22–8, and became the first NL team to repeat as World Champions since the 1921–1922 [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]]. The Reds did not make a single offensive or defensive substitution (save pitching changes) during the entire series. Bench would claim the MVP of the series hitting .533 with two home runs and six runs batted in. His catching counterpart, [[Thurman Munson]], had nine hits, all singles, and a .529 batting average.
==Summary==
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary = NL [[Cincinnati Reds]] (4) vs. AL [[New York Yankees]] (0)
| winner =
| score =
| score1 = New York Yankees – 1, '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 5
| date1 = October 16
| loc1 = [[Riverfront Stadium]]
| time1 = 2:10
| att1 = 54,826
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| score2 = New York Yankees – 3, '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 4
| date2 = October 17
| loc2 = Riverfront Stadium
| time2 = 2:33
| att2 = 54,816
| ref2 = <ref name="Game2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B10170CIN1976.htm|title=1976 World Series Game 2 – New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
| score3 = '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 6, New York Yankees – 2
| date3 = October 19
| loc3 = [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
| time3 = 2:40
| att3 = 56,667
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| score4 = '''Cincinnati Reds''' – 7, New York Yankees – 2
| date4 = October 21<small>†</small>
| loc4 = Yankee Stadium
| time4 = 2:36
| att4 = 56,700
| ref4 = <ref name="Game4">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B10210NYA1976.htm|title=1976 World Series Game 4 – Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
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<small>†</small>: postponed from October 20 due to rain
==Matchups==
===Game 1===
[[File:Joe Morgan Reds 1972.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Joe Morgan]]]]
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[[Joe Morgan]] got the Reds off to a booming start with a home run in the first off of [[Doyle Alexander]], who had to start because [[Catfish Hunter]] had a sore arm and needed another day of rest. The Yankees tied the game in the second when [[Lou Piniella]] hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on [[Graig Nettles]]'s sacrifice fly. In the third, [[Dave Concepcion]] tripled with one out and scored on [[Pete Rose]]'s sacrifice fly to put the Reds up 2–1. [[Tony Pérez]]'s RBI single in the sixth extended their lead to 3–1. In the seventh, [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]] hit a leadoff single and scored on a [[Johnny Bench]] RBI triple. Bench then scored on a [[Sparky Lyle]] wild pitch. The only bad news for the Reds was an injury to starting pitcher [[Don Gullett]], who pulled a calf muscle in the eighth and would be unavailable for the remainder of the Series. It turned out to be Gullett's last appearance in a Reds uniform. [[Pedro Borbon]] pitched {{frac|1|2|3}} shutout innings to close the game.
===Game 2===
[[File:Tony Perez Reds.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Tony Perez]]]]
{{Linescore|
|Date=October 17, 1976
|Time=8:30{{nbsp}}pm (ET)
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The Reds scored three runs in the second off [[Catfish Hunter]]. After a leadoff double by [[Dan Driessen]], [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]]'s RBI single put the Reds up 1–0. Foster was caught stealing second, but after a double and walk, [[Dave Concepción]]'s RBI single made it 2–0 Reds. A walk loaded the bases before a [[Glossary of baseball (S)#sacrifice fly|sacrifice fly]] by [[Ken Griffey Sr.|Ken Griffey]] made it 3–0 Reds. The Yankees got on the board on an RBI single by [[Graig Nettles]] in the fourth. In the seventh, the Yankees tied things up on an RBI double by [[Fred Stanley (baseball)|Fred Stanley]] off starter [[Fred Norman (baseball)|Fred Norman]] and an RBI groundout by [[Thurman Munson]] off [[Jack Billingham]]. Meanwhile, Hunter settled into a groove, pitching a complete game and shutting out the Reds until the ninth. With two outs, [[Ken Griffey, Sr.|Ken Griffey]] reached second when Stanley threw wildly past first after fielding his slow bouncer. [[Joe Morgan]] was walked intentionally and [[Tony Pérez]] ended the game by driving in Griffey with a single.
The Sunday night contest, the first weekend World Series game to begin after dark, was played under temperatures that started at 43 °F (6 °C) and dipped into the 30s as the game progressed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/18/archives/yanks-lose-second-series-game-43-reds-triumph-with-two-out-in-ninth.html |title=Yanks Lose Second Series Game, 4-3 |last=Durso |first=Joseph |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 18, 1976}}</ref>
Major League Baseball commissioner [[Bowie Kuhn]] responded to criticism of the scheduling, which was done to accommodate [[NBC]] television, by attending the game without wearing an overcoat in spite of the cold nighttime weather.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/31/archives/bowie-kuhn-answers-critics-of-series-night-baseball-76-million-saw.html |title=Bowie Kuhn Answers Critics of Series Night Baseball |last=Kuhn |first=Bowie |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 31, 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/02/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-thermal-man.html |title=Sports of the Times: The Thermal Man |last=Anderson |first=Dave |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 2, 1982}}</ref>
===Game 3===
[[File:George Foster.png|thumb|upright|[[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]]]]
{{Linescore|
|Date=October 19, 1976
|Time=8:30{{nbsp}}pm (ET)
|Location=[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx|Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|Road='''Cincinnati'''|RoadAbr=CIN
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|WP=[[Pat Zachry]] (1–0)|LP=[[Dock Ellis]] (0–1)|SV=[[Will McEnaney]] (1)
|RoadHR=[[Dan Driessen]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Jim Mason (baseball)|Jim Mason]] (1)
||Other={{convert|48|F|C}}, overcast}}
As the Series moved to [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], the Reds struck first with three runs off starter [[Dock Ellis]]. [[Dan Driessen]] hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on an RBI double by [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]], After [[Johnny Bench]] singled, an RBI force-out by [[César Gerónimo]] made it 2–0 Reds. Geronimo stole second and scored on an RBI single by [[Dave Concepción]] to cap the inning's scoring. [[Dan Driessen]] smacked a home run in the fourth. In the bottom of the inning, the Yankees got on the board on [[Oscar Gamble]]'s single off of [[Pat Zachry]]. A seventh inning home run by [[Jim Mason (baseball)|Jim Mason]]—the 500th home run in the history of the World Series<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/GxB8B |title=Postseason Batting Event Finder: All of MLB: 960 Home Runs in 1903-2020 Postseason, World Series |website=Stathead |access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref>—cut the Reds' lead to 4–2. Mason became the first of two players to hit a home run in his only World Series at-bat, the second being [[Geoff Blum]] in 2005 for the Chicago White Sox. The Reds got both runs back in the eighth on [[Joe Morgan]]'s RBI double off [[Grant Jackson (baseball)|Grant Jackson]] after two leadoff singles and Foster's RBI single off [[Dick Tidrow]].
This game featured a slick defensive play by [[Grant Jackson (baseball)|Grant Jackson]] in the top of the seventh. [[Johnny Bench]] hit a hard grounder up the middle which appeared to be a sure base hit, but Jackson speared the ball with his glove behind his back and retired Bench.
This was the first World Series game at Yankee Stadium to open with opera star [[Robert Merrill]]'s famous rendition of [[The Star-Spangled Banner|the National Anthem]].
===Game 4===
[[File:Johnny Bench.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Johnny Bench]]]]
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|WP=[[Gary Nolan (baseball)|Gary Nolan]] (1–0)|LP=[[Ed Figueroa]] (0–1)|SV=[[Will McEnaney]] (2)
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||Other={{convert|49|F|C}}, partly cloudy}}
The Yankees got on the board in the first (which would be their only lead in this Series) on a two-out [[Thurman Munson]] single and a [[Chris Chambliss]] double off of [[Gary Nolan (baseball)|Gary Nolan]]. Munson would collect four hits in the game. In the fourth, [[Joe Morgan]] walked off of [[Ed Figueroa]], stole second, and came home on a [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]] single. [[Johnny Bench]] followed with his first home run to give the Reds a 3–1 lead. The Yankees cut the lead to 3–2 in the fifth inning when [[Mickey Rivers]] hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on Munson's single, but the Reds padded that lead in the ninth. Figueroa walked two before being relieved by [[Dick Tidrow]], who allowed a one-out three-run home run to Bench to extend the Reds' lead to 6–2. [[César Gerónimo]] and [[Dave Concepción]] followed with consecutive doubles to make 7–2 Reds. [[Will McEnaney]] pitched {{frac|2|1|3}} shutout innings to end the series. It was the Reds' second-straight World Series victory and the second-straight time McEnaney would be on the mound for the Series' final out. It also, to date, is the only perfect playoff season since the LCS was created in 1969. This was Tony Perez's final game in a Reds uniform until 1984. With the win, the Reds became the first visiting team since the [[1957 Milwaukee Braves season|1957 Milwaukee Braves]] to win the World Series at Yankee Stadium.
==Composite box==
1976 World Series '''(4–0): [[Cincinnati Reds]] (N.L.)''' beat [[New York Yankees]] (A.L.).
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==Broadcasting==
This was the last of 30 consecutive World Series telecasts by [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]], which had aired the event since 1947; under [[Major League Baseball]]'s new television contract, World Series coverage would now alternate between NBC (in even-numbered years) and rival network [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] (in odd-numbered years) each year; this arrangement would end after the [[1989 World Series]], and [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] would hold exclusive rights to MLB games for the next four years. (A similar setup occurred between {{wsy|1996}} and {{wsy|2000}}, when World Series telecasts would alternate between NBC and [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]].) It was also the last time that local announcers for the participating teams (the Reds' [[Marty Brennaman]] and the Yankees' [[Phil Rizzuto]], in this case) would be regularly featured on the network telecast.
This was the first of 21 consecutive World Series to be broadcast by [[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS Radio]].
==Notes==
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==See also==
*[[1976 Japan Series]]
* [[List of World Series sweeps]]
==References==
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*{{cite web |author=Forman, Sean L. |title=1976 World Series |work=Baseball-Reference.com – Major League Statistics and Information. |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1976_WS.shtml |access-date=December 9, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235324/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1976_WS.shtml| archive-date= November 30, 2007 | url-status= live}}
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* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_76alcs_gm5_kcnyy 1976 ALCS | Game 5 at MLB.com]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215939/http://www.redshistory.com/ Reds History at redshistory.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070526024324/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1976reds.stm The 1976 Cincinnati Reds at baseballlibrary.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070611125730/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1976yankees.stm The 1976 New York Yankees at baseballlibrary.com]
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