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Home Attendance Figures
Reds:       2,629,708
Phillies:   2,480,150
Dodgers:    2,386,301
Yankees:    2,012,434
Red Sox:    1,895,846
Royals:     1,680,265
Mets:       1,468,754
Tigers:     1,467,020
Padres:     1,458,478
Cardinals:  1,207,079
Rangers:    1,164,982
Orioles:    1,058,609
Cubs:       1,026,217
Pirates:    1,025,945
Brewers:    1,012,164
Angels:     1,006,774
Indians:      948,776
White Sox:    914,945
Astros:       886,146
Braves:       818,179
A's:          780,593
Twins:        715,394
Expos:        646,704
Giants:       626,868
MVP Awards
American League (top 10)

Thurman Munson        304
George Brett          217
  Mickey Rivers         179.5
Hal McRae              99
  Chris Chambliss        71.5
Rod Carew              71
Amos Otis              58
Bill Campbell          56
Lee May                51
Jim Palmer             47


National League (top 10)

Joe Morgan            311
George Foster         221
Mike Schmidt          179
Pete Rose             131
Garry Maddox           98
Bill Madlock           51
Steve Garvey           51
Greg Luzinski          49
Ken Griffey            49
Randy Jones            48

No Hitters
Larry Dierker (HON) vs. Expos, 7/9/76        6-0
Odom & Barrios (CHA) vs. A's, 8/24/76        2-1
John Candelaria (PIN) vs. Dodgers, 8/9/76    2-0
John Montefusco (SFN) vs. Braves, 9/29/76    9-0


1976 World Series
  1:  Reds 5, Yankees 1      W: Gullett    L: Alexander
  2:  Reds 4, Yankees 3      W: Billingham L: Hunter  
  3:  Reds 6, Yankees 2      W: Zachry     L: Ellis     
  4:  Reds 7, Yankees 2      W: Nolan      L: Figueroa   

1976 All-Star Game
(at Philadelphia)
Nationals 7, Americans 1
  W: Jones   L: Fidrych

The NL took an early 4-0 lead, then scored 3 times
in the eighth to seal the victory.  The NL has now won
13 of the last 14 games.

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