1976 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Jarry Park | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 55–107 (.340) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | Jim Fanning | |
Managers | Karl Kuehl, Charlie Fox | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Russ Taylor) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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The 1976 Montreal Expos season was the eighth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 55–107, 46 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was their final season at Jarry Park; they relocated to Olympic Stadium for the 1977 season.
Offseason
- December 22, 1975: Rodney Scott was sent to the Expos by the Kansas City Royals to complete an earlier deal (the Royals sent a player to be named later to the Expos for Bob Stinson) made on March 31, 1975.[1]
- Prior to 1976 season: Roger Freed was acquired from the Sultanes de Monterrey.[2]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their fourth season there.
Regular season
- April 21, 1976: Shortstop Tim Foli (hitting in the number seven slot) hit for the cycle at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs in front of a crowd of 7,277, the first in Expos history to achieve the feat. Pitcher Woodie Fryman picked up the victory.
Season standings
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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Gary Carter
- Nate Colbert
- Tim Foli
- Mike Jorgensen
- Pete Mackanin
- Larry Parrish
- Bombo Rivera
- Steve Rogers
- Jerry White
Notable transactions
- May 17: Steve Renko and Larry Biitner were traded to the Chicago Cubs for Andre Thornton.[3]
- June 2: Nate Colbert was released.[4]
- June 8: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Dan Schatzeder was selected in the 3rd round, and signed June 18.[5]
- Jack O'Connor was selected in the 9th round, and signed June 18.[6]
- July 21: Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual were traded to the New York Mets for Del Unser and Wayne Garrett.[7]
Roster
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader among qualifying players |
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; SB = Stolen Bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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1B | Mike Jorgensen | 125 | 343 | 87 | .254 | 6 | 23 | 7 |
2B | Pete Mackanin | 114 | 380 | 85 | .224 | 8 | 33 | 6 |
3B | Larry Parrish | 154 | 543 | 126 | .232 | 11 | 61 | 2 |
SS | Tim Foli | 149 | 546 | 144 | .264 | 6 | 54 | 6 |
LF | Bombo Rivera | 68 | 185 | 51 | .276 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
RF | Gary Carter | 91 | 311 | 68 | .219 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
CF | Ellis Valentine | 94 | 305 | 85 | .279 | 7 | 39 | 14 |
C | Barry Foote | 105 | 350 | 82 | .234 | 7 | 27 | 2 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Jerry White | 114 | 278 | 68 | .245 | 2 | 21 | 15 |
Del Unser | 69 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
Pepe Mangual | 66 | 215 | 56 | .260 | 3 | 16 | 17 |
Earl Williams | 61 | 190 | 45 | .237 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
Andre Thornton | 69 | 183 | 35 | .191 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
Wayne Garrett | 59 | 177 | 43 | .243 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
José Morales | 104 | 158 | 50 | .316 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
Pepe Frías | 76 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Jim Dwyer | 50 | 92 | 17 | .185 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Gary Roenicke | 29 | 90 | 20 | .222 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Jim Lyttle | 42 | 85 | 23 | .271 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Andre Dawson | 24 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Warren Cromartie | 33 | 81 | 17 | .210 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Nate Colbert | 14 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Larry Biittner | 11 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Cox | 13 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pat Scanlon | 11 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Roger Freed | 8 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Larry Johnson | 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rodney Scott | 7 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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Steve Rogers | 33 | 230.0 | 7 | 17 | 3.21 | 150 |
Woodie Fryman | 34 | 216.1 | 13 | 13 | 3.36 | 123 |
Don Stanhouse | 34 | 184.0 | 9 | 12 | 3.77 | 79 |
Gerry Hannahs | 3 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 10 |
Dennis Blair | 5 | 15.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.02 | 9 |
Larry Landreth | 3 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 7 |
Joe Keener | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.38 | 1 |
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 |
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Don Carrithers | 34 | 140.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.43 | 71 |
Steve Dunning | 32 | 91.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.14 | 72 |
Dan Warthen | 23 | 90.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.30 | 67 |
Clay Kirby | 22 | 78.2 | 1 | 8 | 5.72 | 51 |
Steve Renko | 5 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.54 | 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 |
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Dale Murray | 81 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.26 | 35 |
Joe Kerrigan | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.81 | 22 |
Chuck Taylor | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 14 |
Fred Scherman | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.95 | 18 |
Chip Lang | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.19 | 30 |
Wayne Granger | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.66 | 16 |
Bill Atkinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Awards and honors
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Woodie Fryman, pitcher, reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver
Notes
- ^ Rodney Scott at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roger Freed at Baseball Reference
- ^ Andre Thornton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Nate Colbert at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack O'Connor at Baseball Reference
- ^ Del Unser at Baseball Reference
References
- 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.
External links
- 1976 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1976 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac