1976 held at Wyandotte, Michigan.
Champion – Snyder’s, Novi, Michigan
Runner Up – Joe’s Army & Navy, Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Joe’s Army & Navy took an early lead on Gary Smith’s homer and Denny Brown’s RBI single. The game went back and forth until the top of the 7th, when Snyder’s trailing 7-5, erupted for four runs to ice the game. Lon Parker, Rick Trudeau and Phil Higgins all hit singles, with Parker scoring on Higgins’ hit. Doug Gerdes, who was 0-3 up to that point, hit a dramatic 3-run homer into a strong wind to give Snyder’s the 9-7 lead. Rick Pinto got Joe’s out in the bottom of the 7th to win the title. Rick Trudeau (12-17, 706) and Phil Higgins (11-16, .688, 10 RBIs) led the Snyder offense.
- MVP – Rick Pinto, Snyder’s (8-13, .615, 1 RBI, 6 Runs; 2-3 in Final, 4-0 Pitching)
- Home Run Leader – Tom Miller, Joe’s Army & Navy (9-16, .563, 11 RBIs, 9 Runs) – 6
- Batting Leader – Fred Ryan, Joe’s Army & Navy (12-16, 4 HRs, 8 RBIs, 9 Runs) – .750
1976 USSSA ALL WORLD TEAM
- P – Rick Pinto – Snyder’s Softball Club (8-13, .615, 1 RBI, 6 Runs) – also 4-0 Pitching
- C – Tex Collins – Little Caesars (6-13, .462, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 5 Runs)
- 1B – Tom Miller – Joe’s Army & Navy (9-16, .563, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 9 Runs)
- 2B – Doug Czaplewski – Transport Oil (6-16, .375, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
- 3B – Doug Gerdes – Snyder’s Softball Club (10-18, .556, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 10 Runs)
- SS – Rick Trudeau – Snyder’s Softball Club (12-17, .706, 7 RBI, 12 Runs)
- OF – Jim Dillard – Transport Oil (6-15, .400, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 8 Runs)
- OF – Larry Elkins – Snyder’s Softball Club (7-15, .467, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
- OF – Gary Smith – Joe’s Army & Navy (9-15, .600, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 Runs)
- OF – Fred Ryan – Joe’s Army & Navy (12-16, .750, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 9 Runs)
- OF – Dave Rhodes – Snyder’s Softball Club (1-5, .200)
- UTIL – Bill Sepich – Joe’s Army & Navy (4-17, .235, 3 RBI, 1 Run)
- UTIL – Phil Higgins – Snyder’s Softball Club (11-16, .688, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 7 Runs)
- UTIL – Dennis Hogan – Little Caesars (9-16, .563, 5 HR, 5 RBI, 9 Runs)
- UTIL – Derek Gallagher – Transport Oil (8-19, .421, 4 Runs)
OTHERS:
- Mickey McCarty, Taylor Brothers (8-12, .667, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs)
- Jim Mitchell, Uniroyal (4-6, .667, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 Runs)
- Al Gibson, Uniroyal (5-8, .625, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 Runs
- Buddy Slater, Taylor Brothers (5-8, .625, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Dennis Horvath, Little Caesars (9-15, .600, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 8 Runs)
- Gary Bauman, Little Caesars (8-14, .571, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 6 Runs)
- Bob Voss, Snyders (9-16 .563, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 Runs)
- Chuck Drewicz, Snyders (8-15, .533, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 Runs)
- Denny Brown, Joe’s Army & Navy (8-15, .533, 4 RBI, 3 Runs)
- Matt Partridge, Snyders (5-10, .500, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 Runs)
- Stan Harvey, Little Caesars (2-4, .500, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
- Hank Kosmala, Kerr-Copper State (3-6, .500, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs)
- Braxton Speller, Snyders (8-17, .471, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 7 Runs)
- Arlis Jones, Transport Oil (8-17, 471, 5 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Elby Bushong, Kerr-Copper State (3-7, .429, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 Runs)
- Dennis Myers, Kerr-Copper State (3-7, .429, 2 Runs)
- Buck Buchanon, Taylor Brothers (3-7, .429, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Rick Scherr, Taylor Brothers (5-12, .417, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Cal Carman, Uniroyal (3-8, .375, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
- Bill Ferguson, Taylor Brothers (4-11. .364, 7 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Dick Bartel, Taylor Brothers (4-11, .364, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Mike Gouin, Little Caesars (5-15, .333, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 Runs)
- Bert Smith, Little Caesars (5-16, .313, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 Runs)
- Jim Foxy Nelson, Joe’s Army & Navy (4-17, .235, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 4 Runs)
- Glenn Eichelberger, Uniroyal (0-3, .000)
- Jim Puckett, Little Caesars (0-3, .000)
FINAL STANDINGS
1. *Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, Ml (4-0)
2. Joe’s Army & Navy, Kittaning, PA (3-2)
3. Transport Oil, Milwaukee, WI (3-2)
4. Little Caesars, Detroit, MI (2-2)
5t. Taylor Brothers, Corpus Christi, TX (1-2)
5t. Uniroyal, Detroit, MI (1-2)
7t. Kerr-Cooper, Phoenix, AZ (0-2)
7t. Rodeo Room, Anaheim, CA (0-2)
*By winning the 1976 World Series, Snyder’s qualified for the 1977 USSSA Major World Series.
