1976 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 95th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 85th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–90 during the season and finished fifth in the National League East, 29 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Record | 72–90 (.444) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch |
General manager(s) | Bing Devine |
Manager(s) | Red Schoendienst |
Local television | KSD-TV (Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Bob Starr) |
Local radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr) |
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Offseason
- October 28, 1975: Mike Garman and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Don Kessinger. The Cardinals sent completed the deal by sending Bobby Hrapmann (minors) to the Cubs on April 5, 1976.[1]
- December 12, 1975: Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Lee Richard.[2]
- December 22, 1975, Mick Kelleher was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Vic Harris.[3]
- January 7, 1976: John Butcher was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[4]
- February 3, 1976: Tom Walker was purchased by the Cardinals from the Detroit Tigers.[5]
- March 2, 1976: Ted Sizemore was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Crawford.[6]
Regular season
This was the twelfth and final season for Red Schoendienst as the Cardinals' full-time manager, although he would manage the club in parts of two later seasons (1980 and 1990).
The Cardinals went to the Columbia blue road uniforms for the first time in '76. They would continue to wear those uniforms through the 1984 season.
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 9, 1976: Wayne Nordhagen was purchased from the Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies.[7]
- May 19, 1976: Luis Meléndez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Bill Greif.[8]
- June 8, 1976: John Littlefield was drafted by the Cardinals in the 30th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[9]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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3B | Héctor Cruz | 151 | 526 | 120 | .228 | 13 | 71 |
SS | Don Kessinger | 145 | 502 | 120 | .239 | 1 | 40 |
RF | Willie Crawford | 120 | 392 | 119 | .304 | 9 | 50 |
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 |
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Vic Harris | 97 | 259 | 59 | .228 | 1 | 19 |
Mike Anderson | 86 | 199 | 58 | .291 | 1 | 12 |
Joe Ferguson | 71 | 189 | 38 | .201 | 4 | 21 |
Lee Richard | 66 | 91 | 16 | .176 | 0 | 5 |
Luis Meléndez | 20 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Mejías | 18 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
John Tamargo | 10 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
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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Pete Falcone | 32 | 212 | 12 | 16 | 3.23 | 138 |
John Denny | 30 | 207 | 11 | 9 | 2.52 | 74 |
Lynn McGlothen | 33 | 205 | 13 | 15 | 3.91 | 106 |
Bob Forsch | 33 | 194 | 8 | 10 | 3.94 | 76 |
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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Eric Rasmussen | 43 | 150.1 | 6 | 12 | 3.53 | 76 |
John Curtis | 37 | 134 | 6 | 11 | 4.50 | 52 |
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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Bill Greif | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4.12 | 32 |
Tom Walker | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.12 | 11 |
Doug Capilla | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Johnson City[10]
References
- Don Kessinger page at Baseball Reference
- Lee Richard page at Baseball Reference
- Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference
- John Butcher page at Baseball Reference
- Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference
- Ted Sizemore page at Baseball Reference
- Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference
- Luis Meléndez page at Baseball Reference
- John Littlefield page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007