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 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.Don Kessinger at Baseball-Reference December 22, 1975, Vic Harris was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mick Kelleher.Vic Harris at Baseball-Reference
Regular season April 17, 1976: Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four consecutive home runs in one game against the Cubs.Retrosheet box score: Phillies vs. Cubs 04/17/76 In the game, the Phillies and Cubs combined for thirty-four runs in a game which featured nine home runs.Baseball Almanac box score: Phillies vs. Cubs 04/17/76 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. 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.The Cubs, by Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson, Dick Johnson, p.302, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers, 2007, 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.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 19, 1976: Tim Hosley was selected off waivers from the Cubs by the Oakland Athletics.Tim Hosley at Baseball-Reference April 22, 1976: Tom Dettore was released by the Cubs.Tom Dettore at Baseball-Reference May 17, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner.Andre Thornton at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1976: Joe Coleman was purchased by the Cubs from the Detroit Tigers.Joe Coleman at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1976: Keith Drumright was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.Keith Drumright at Baseball-Reference September 8, 1976: Ramón Hernández was purchased by the Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Ramón Hernández at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1976 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 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 124 337 77 .228 0 22 3B Bill Madlock 142 514 174 .339 15 84 LF 136 521 156 .299 8 47 CF 137 534 145 .272 32 77 RF Jerry Morales 140 537 147 .274 16 67
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 121 338 86 .254 5 21 George Mitterwald 101 303 65 .215 5 28 Dave Rosello 91 227 55 .242 1 11 78 192 47 .245 0 17 Champ Summers 83 126 26 .206 3 13 Rob Sperring 43 93 24 .258 0 7 27 85 17 .200 2 14 Wayne Tyrone 30 57 13 .228 1 8 25 29 4 .138 0 2 11 24 7 .292 0 0 Randy Hundley 13 18 3 .167 0 1 5 7 3 .429 0 0 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 Rick Reuschel 38 260.0 14 12 3.46 146 37 249.0 15 13 3.11 112 32 196.0 9 13 4.27 110 28 163.1 8 11 3.86 112 17 75.0 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 Ken Frailing 6 18.2 1 2 2.41 10 Ken Crosby 7 12.0 0 0 12.00 5 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 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 47 2 4 1 4.95 37 40 5 3 3 5.24 27 39 2 8 4 4.10 66 Buddy Schultz 29 1 1 2 6.08 15 4 0 1 0 10.29 4 Mike Krukow 2 0 0 0 8.31 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 1
Farm system
Notes
References
1976 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference