1976 Chicago Cubs season

1976 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s) Salty Saltwell
Manager(s) Jim Marshall
Local television WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West)
Local radio WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1976 Chicago Cubs season was the 105th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 101st in the National League and the 61st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 75–87.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 101 61 0.623 53–28 48–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 92 70 0.568 9 47–34 45–36
New York Mets 86 76 0.531 15 45–37 41–39
Chicago Cubs 75 87 0.463 26 42–39 33–48
St. Louis Cardinals 72 90 0.444 29 37–44 35–46
Montreal Expos 55 107 0.340 46 27–53 28–54

Record vs. opponents

1976 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 6–6 6–12 7–11 8–10 8–4 4–8 5–7 3–9 10–8 9–9 4–8
Chicago 6–6 3–9 5–7 3–9 11–7 5–13 8–10 8–10 6–6 8–4 12–6
Cincinnati 12–6 9–3 12–6 13–5 9–3 6–6 5–7 8–4 13–5 9–9 6–6
Houston 11–7 7–5 6–12 5–13 10–2 6–6 4–8 2–10 10–8 10–8 9–3
Los Angeles 10–8 9–3 5–13 13–5 10–2 7–5 5–7 9–3 6–12 8–10 10–2
Montreal 4–8 7–11 3–9 2–10 2–10 8–10 3–15 8–10 4–8 7–5 7–11
New York 8–4 13–5 6–6 6–6 5–7 10–8 5–13 10–8 7–5 7–5 9–9
Philadelphia 7-5 10–8 7–5 8–4 7–5 15–3 13–5 8–10 8–4 6–6 12–6
Pittsburgh 9–3 10–8 4–8 10–2 3–9 10–8 8–10 10–8 7–5 9–3 12–6
San Diego 8–10 6–6 5–13 8–10 12–6 8–4 5–7 4–8 5–7 8–10 4–8
San Francisco 9–9 4–8 9–9 8–10 10–8 5–7 5–7 6–6 3–9 10–8 5–7
St. Louis 8–4 6–12 6–6 3–9 2–10 11–7 9–9 6–12 6–12 8–4 7–5

Notable transactions

Roster

1976 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
SS Kelleher, MickMick Kelleher 124 337 77 .228 0 22
LF Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal 136 521 156 .299 8 47
CF Monday, RickRick Monday 137 534 145 .272 32 77

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Wallis, JoeJoe Wallis 121 338 86 .254 5 21
Biittner, LarryLarry Biittner 78 192 47 .245 0 17
Thornton, AndreAndre Thornton 27 85 17 .200 2 14
Adams, MikeMike Adams 25 29 4 .138 0 2
Tabb, JerryJerry Tabb 11 24 7 .292 0 0
Putman, EdEd Putman 5 7 3 .429 0 0
Hosley, TimTim Hosley 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Burris, RayRay Burris 37 249 15 13 3.11 112
Bonham, BillBill Bonham 32 196 9 13 4.27 110
Renko, SteveSteve Renko 28 163.1 8 11 3.86 112
Stone, SteveSteve Stone 17 75 3 6 4.08 33

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Zahn, GeoffGeoff Zahn 3 8.1 0 1 10.80 4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Garman, MikeMike Garman 47 2 4 1 4.95 37
Zamora, OscarOscar Zamora 40 5 3 3 5.24 27
Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman 39 2 8 4 4.10 66
Crosby, KenKen Crosby 7 0 0 0 12.00 5
Dettore, TomTom Dettore 4 0 1 0 10.29 4
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández 2 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Doc Edwards
AA Midland Cubs Texas League Dennis Sommers
A Pompano Beach Cubs Florida State League Jack Hiatt
Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Walt Dixon

Notes

  1. Don Kessinger at Baseball-Reference
  2. Vic Harris at Baseball-Reference
  3. Retrosheet box score: Phillies vs. Cubs 04/17/76
  4. Baseball Almanac box score: Phillies vs. Cubs 04/17/76
  5. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=cubs/7079
  6. The Cubs, by Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson, Dick Johnson, p.302, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers, 2007, ISBN 978-0-618-59500-6
  7. Resnick, Joe (April 22, 2006). "Rick Monday Saved the Flag 30 Years Ago". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  8. Tim Hosley at Baseball-Reference
  9. Tom Dettore at Baseball-Reference
  10. Andre Thornton at Baseball-Reference
  11. Joe Coleman at Baseball-Reference
  12. Keith Drumright at Baseball-Reference
  13. Ramón Hernández at Baseball-Reference

References

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