1976 Montreal Expos season

1976 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Jarry Park (since 1969)
Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Jim Fanning
Manager(s)	Karl Kuehl, Charlie Fox
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local 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. The Expos played their final season of home games at Jarry Park, before moving their home games 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 by the Expos from the Sultanes de Monterrey.^[2]

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

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1976 National League Records Sources:
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, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner.^[3]
• June 2, 1976: Nate Colbert was released by the Expos.^[4]
• June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
  • Dan Schatzeder was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 18, 1976.^[5]
  • Jack O'Connor was drafted by the Expos in the 9th round. Player signed June 18, 1976.^[6]
• July 21, 1976: Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual were traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Del Unser and Wayne Garrett.^[7]

Roster

1976 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 52 Bill Atkinson 28 Dennis Blair 40 Don Carrithers 36 Steve Dunning 35 Woodie Fryman 47 Wayne Granger 12 Gerry Hannahs 56 Joe Keener 18 Joe Kerrigan 31 Clay Kirby 57 Larry Landreth 33 Chip Lang 27 Dale Murray 18 Steve Renko 45 Steve Rogers 21 Fred Scherman 26 Don Stanhouse 21 Chuck Taylor 39 Dan Warthen		Catchers  8 Gary Carter  9 Barry Foote 47 Larry Johnson Infielders 10 Jim Cox 19 Tim Foli 23 Roger Freed 38 Pepe Frías 11 Wayne Garrett 16 Mike Jorgensen  5 Pete Mackanin 34 José Morales 15 Larry Parrish 42 Pat Scanlon 12 Rodney Scott 17 Andre Thornton 32 Earl Williams		Outfielders 17 Larry Biittner 24 Nate Colbert 49 Warren Cromartie 10 Andre Dawson 43 Jim Dwyer 20 Jim Lyttle 11 Pepe Mangual 44 Bombo Rivera 29,32 Gary Roenicke 25 Del Unser 17 Ellis Valentine 37 Jerry White		Manager  4 Charlie Fox  6 Karl Kuehl Coaches 46 Bill Adair 48 Larry Bearnarth 14 Larry Doby 41 Ron Piché  1 Ozzie Virgil

Player stats

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
1B	Jorgensen, MikeMike Jorgensen	125	343	87	.254	6	23
2B	Mackanin, PetePete Mackanin	114	380	85	.224	8	33
3B	Parrish, LarryLarry Parrish	154	543	126	.232	11	61
SS	Foli, TimTim Foli	149	546	144	.264	6	54
LF	Rivera, BomboBombo Rivera	68	185	51	.276	2	19
RF	Carter, GaryGary Carter	91	311	68	.219	6	38

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
Dwyer, JimJim Dwyer	50	92	17	.185	0	5
Colbert, NateNate Colbert	14	40	8	.200	2	6
Scanlon, PatPat Scanlon	11	27	5	.185	1	2
Freed, RogerRoger Freed	8	15	3	.200	0	1
Scott, RodneyRodney Scott	7	10	4	.400	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
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	33	230	7	17	3.21	150
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman	34	216.1	13	13	3.36	123
Blair, DennisDennis Blair	5	15.2	0	2	4.02	9
Hannahs, GerryGerry Hannahs	3	16	2	0	6.75	10

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
Carrithers, DonDon Carrithers	34	140.1	6	12	4.43	71
Dunning, SteveSteve Dunning	32	91.1	2	6	4.14	72

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
Granger, WayneWayne Granger	27	1	0	2	3.66	16
Atkinson, BillBill Atkinson	4	0	0	0	0.00	4

Awards and honors

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Woodie Fryman, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Vern Rapp
AA	Québec Métros	Eastern League	Lance Nichols
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Gordon Mackenzie
Rookie	Lethbridge Expos	Pioneer League	Walt Hriniak

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver

Notes

1. Rodney Scott at Baseball Reference
2. Roger Freed at Baseball Reference
3. Andre Thornton at Baseball Reference
4. Nate Colbert at Baseball Reference
5. Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
6. Jack O'Connor at Baseball Reference
7. 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