1976 New York Yankees season
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| 1976 AL East Champions 1976 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
| General manager(s) | Gabe Paul |
| Manager(s) | Billy Martin |
| Local television | (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) |
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WMCA (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White) |
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The 1976 New York Yankees season was the 74th season for the Yankees in New York, and the 76th season overall for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 97–62, finishing 10½ games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles to win their first American League East title.
In the ALCS, the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in 5 games. Chris Chambliss's walk-off home run in Game 5 clinched the pennant for the Yankees.
In the World Series, they were defeated in a four-game sweep by the defending champion Cincinnati Reds, marking only the second time that the Yankees had ever been swept in a World Series in their history (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers).
New York was managed by Billy Martin. The Yankees returned to the newly renovated Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees returned to their home stadium in The Bronx after a two-year absence. The team had played home games at Shea Stadium in Queens, the home of the New York Mets, while renovations to Yankee Stadium were completed.
The 1975 club had finished in third place in the AL East with a record of 83–79, finishing 12 games behind the division winning Boston Red Sox. The club was beginning their first full season under manager Billy Martin, who had been hired following the mid-season firing of Bill Virdon.
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