1976 Chicago Cubs season

Major League Baseball team season

1976 Chicago Cubs

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Wrigley Field
City| Chicago
Owners| Philip K. Wrigley
General managers| Salty Saltwell
Managers| Jim Marshall
Television| WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West)
Radio| WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball 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

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* October 28, 1975: Don Kessinger was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Garman and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Bobby Hrapmann (minors) to the Cubs on April 5, 1976.[1]
* December 22, 1975, Vic Harris was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mick Kelleher.[2]

## Regular season

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* April 17, 1976: Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four consecutive home runs in one game against the Cubs.[3] In the game, the Phillies and Cubs combined for thirty-four runs in a game which featured nine home runs.[4] The Cubs had blown a 13–2 lead at Wrigley, losing to the Phillies 18–16 when Schmidt hit his fourth home run in the 10th inning.[5]
* April 25, 1976: In the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, Cubs outfielder Rick Monday noticed two protesters kneeling on the grass in left-center field, with the apparent intention of burning an American flag. He grabbed the flag and brought it to the bullpen. The crowd at Dodger fans started singing "God Bless America" while the fans were escorted out of the stadium.[6] Monday was later presented with the flag in a ceremony at Wrigley Field by Dodgers executive Al Campanis. In the 2000s, the Baseball Hall of Fame recently named Monday's act as one of the 100 Classic Moments in the history of the game.[7]

### Season standings

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NL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61  | .623  | —  | 53‍–‍28  | 48‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70  | .568  | 9  | 47‍–‍34  | 45‍–‍36
New York Mets | 86 | 76  | .531  | 15  | 45‍–‍37  | 41‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87  | .463  | 26  | 42‍–‍39  | 33‍–‍48
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 90  | .444  | 29  | 37‍–‍44  | 35‍–‍46
Montreal Expos | 55 | 107  | .340  | 46  | 27‍–‍53  | 28‍–‍54

### Record vs. opponents

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1976 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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

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* April 19, 1976: Tim Hosley was selected off waivers from the Cubs by the Oakland Athletics.[8]
* April 22, 1976: Tom Dettore was released by the Cubs.[9]
* May 17, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner.[10]
* June 8, 1976: Joe Coleman was purchased by the Cubs from the Detroit Tigers.[11]
* June 8, 1976: Keith Drumright was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.[12]
* September 8, 1976: Ramón Hernández was purchased by the Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[13]

### Roster

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1976 Chicago Cubs

Roster
Pitchers

* 33 Bill Bonham
* 34 Ray Burris
* 31 Joe Coleman
* 39 Ken Crosby
* 31 Tom Dettore
* 47 Ken Frailing
* 44 Mike Garman
* 36 Ramón Hernández
* 32 Darold Knowles
* 40 Mike Krukow
* 50 Steve Renko
* 43 Paul Reuschel
* 48 Rick Reuschel
* 35 Buddy Schultz
* 30 Steve Stone
* 42 Bruce Sutter
* 38 Geoff Zahn
* 45 Oscar Zamora

|  | Catchers

* 6 Tim Hosley
* 15 George Mitterwald
* 8 Ed Putman
* 9 Steve Swisher

Infielders

* 26 Larry Biittner
* 20 Mick Kelleher
* 23 Pete LaCock
* 18 Bill Madlock
* 17 Dave Rosello
* 16 Rob Sperring
* 12 Jerry Tabb
* 12 Andre Thornton
* 19 Manny Trillo

|  | Outfielders

* 21 Mike Adams
* 1 José Cardenal
* 7 Rick Monday
* 24 Jerry Morales
* 27 Champ Summers
* 22 Wayne Tyrone
* 28 Joe Wallis

Other batters

* 6 Tim Hosley

|  | Manager

* 25 Jim Marshall

Coaches

* 3 Jack Bloomfield
* 4 Harry Dunlop
* 46 Marv Grissom
* 2 Jim Saul

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | Steve Swisher | 109 | 377 | 89 | .236 | 5 | 42
1B | Pete LaCock | 106 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 8 | 28
2B | Manny Trillo | 158 | 582 | 139 | .239 | 4 | 59
SS | Mick Kelleher | 124 | 337 | 77 | .228 | 0 | 22
3B | Bill Madlock | 142 | 514 | 174 | .339 | 15 | 84
LF | José Cardenal | 136 | 521 | 156 | .299 | 8 | 47
CF | Rick Monday | 137 | 534 | 145 | .272 | 32 | 77
RF | Jerry Morales | 140 | 537 | 147 | .274 | 16 | 67

#### Other batters

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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

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Joe Wallis | 121 | 338 | 86 | .254 | 5 | 21
George Mitterwald | 101 | 303 | 65 | .215 | 5 | 28
Dave Rosello | 91 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 1 | 11
Larry Biittner | 78 | 192 | 47 | .245 | 0 | 17
Champ Summers | 83 | 126 | 26 | .206 | 3 | 13
Rob Sperring | 43 | 93 | 24 | .258 | 0 | 7
Andre Thornton | 27 | 85 | 17 | .200 | 2 | 14
Wayne Tyrone | 30 | 57 | 13 | .228 | 1 | 8
Mike Adams | 25 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 2
Jerry Tabb | 11 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 0 | 0
Randy Hundley | 13 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1
Ed Putman | 5 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0
Tim Hosley | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Rick Reuschel | 38 | 260.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.46 | 146
Ray Burris | 37 | 249.0 | 15 | 13 | 3.11 | 112
Bill Bonham | 32 | 196.0 | 9 | 13 | 4.27 | 110
Steve Renko | 28 | 163.1 | 8 | 11 | 3.86 | 112
Steve Stone | 17 | 75.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.08 | 33

#### Other pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Ken Frailing | 6 | 18.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.41 | 10
Ken Crosby | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 5
Geoff Zahn | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 4

#### Relief pitchers

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Bruce Sutter | 52 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2.70 | 73
Darold Knowles | 58 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2.89 | 39
Paul Reuschel | 50 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4.55 | 55
Mike Garman | 47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.95 | 37
Oscar Zamora | 40 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5.24 | 27
Joe Coleman | 39 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4.10 | 66
Buddy Schultz | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.08 | 15
Tom Dettore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.29 | 4
Mike Krukow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 1
Ramón Hernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

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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. ^ "The Cubs: 99 years of misery - ESPN Page 2".
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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* Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
* 1976 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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1976 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1976 MLB draft
* 1976 All-Star Game
* 1976 World Series

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Chicago Cubs

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| Television|

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Radio|

* Radio network
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Broadcasters|

| Television|

* Jon Sciambi
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* Beth Mowins

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Radio|

* Pat Hughes
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