| 1976 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 75–87 (.463) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| 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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The1976 Chicago Cubs season was the 105th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 101st in theNational League and the 61st atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in theNational League East with a record of 75–87.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1976 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Geoff Zahn | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 4 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |