- That isn't my handwriting on the card -- I took this one off of the Topps site. A couple months ago I decided that it would be easier to pull the cards that hadn't been scanned yet off of this site instead of scanning them myself.
- Alex Grammas was hired to manage the Brewers before the 1976 season
- Grammas managed the club to 6th place finishes in 1976 (66-95) and in 1977 (67-95)
- Alex was fired as the Milwaukee manager after the 1977 season.
- Grammas coached with Sparky Anderson in Cincinnati (1970-1975, 1978) and in Detroit (1980-1991)
- Team Record: 66-95 (6th in AL East - 32 games behind New York)
- Team Attendance: 1,012,164 (7th in AL)
- Team Batting: .246 (10th in AL)
- Team Home Runs: 88 (6th in AL)
- Team Stolen Bases: 62 (12th in AL)
- Team ERA: 3.64 (9th in AL)
- Team Fielding: .975 (10th in AL)
- Batting Leader: Sixto Lezcano - .285
- Home Run Leader: George Scott - 18
- RBI Leader: George Scott - 77
- Stolen Base Leader: Robin Yount - 16
- Victories Leader: Bill Travers - 15
- Losses Leader: Bill Travers - 16
- Strikeouts Leader: Jim Slaton - 138
- ERA Leader (starters): Bill Travers - 2.81
- ERA leader (relievers): Danny Frisella - 2.74
- Saves Leader: Danny Frisella - 9
- AL All Stars: Don Money (3B); Bill Travers (P)
- AL Gold Glove Awards: George Scott (1B)
I'm going to make an attempt to collect as many baseball cards as possible from 1976. I was 9 when the 1976 Topps baseball cards came out. I have most of those cards, but I'd like to expand and get the other cards from this great year.
Dig the dude in the plaid leisure suit. Man, this is 70's!
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