1976 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1976 National League East Jarry Park Montreal 55–107 (.340) 6th Charles Bronfman Jim Fanning Karl Kuehl, Charlie Fox CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Russ Taylor)CKAC (French)(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) 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.Rodney Scott at Baseball Reference Prior to 1976 season: Roger Freed was acquired from the Sultanes de Monterrey.Roger Freed at Baseball Reference 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 Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON 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.Andre Thornton at Baseball Reference June 2: Nate Colbert was released.Nate Colbert at Baseball Reference June 8: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Dan Schatzeder was selected in the 3rd round, and signed June 18.Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference Jack O'Connor was selected in the 9th round, and signed June 18.Jack O'Connor at Baseball Reference July 21: Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual were traded to the New York Mets for Del Unser and Wayne Garrett.Del Unser at Baseball Reference 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 (First base) 48 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching) 14 Larry Doby (Hitting) 41 Ron Piché (Bullpen)  1 Ozzie Virgil (Third base) 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 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 Jerry White Jerry White (baseball) 114 278 68 .245 2 21 15 Del Unser 69 220 50 .227 7 15 3 Pepe Mangual 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 Jim Dwyer (baseball) 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 Pat Scanlon (third baseman) 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 Rodney Scott (baseball) 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 Steve Rogers Steve Rogers (baseball) 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 Dennis Blair (baseball) 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 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 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 Bill Atkinson (baseball) 4 0 0 0 0.00 4 Awards and honors 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Woodie Fryman, pitcher, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1976 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1976 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1976 in Montreal Category:1976 in sports in Quebec