1976 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1976 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 72–90 (.444) 5th August "Gussie" Busch Bing Devine Red Schoendienst KSD-TV(Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Bob Starr) KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr) 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. 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.Don Kessinger page at Baseball Reference December 12, 1975: Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Lee Richard.Lee Richard page at Baseball Reference December 22, 1975, Mick Kelleher was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Vic Harris.Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference 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.John Butcher page at Baseball Reference February 3, 1976: Tom Walker was purchased by the Cardinals from the Detroit Tigers.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference March 2, 1976: Ted Sizemore was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Crawford.Ted Sizemore page at Baseball Reference 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 Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions April 9, 1976: Wayne Nordhagen was purchased from the Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies.Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference May 19, 1976: Luis Meléndez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Bill Greif.Luis Meléndez page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: John Littlefield was drafted by the Cardinals in the 30th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.John Littlefield page at Baseball Reference Roster 1976 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 26 Doug Capilla 22 John Curtis 36 John Denny 41 Pete Falcone 31 Bob Forsch 34 Danny Frisella 38 Bill Greif 39 Al Hrabosky 44 Lerrin LaGrow 47 Lynn McGlothen 46 Mike Proly 42 Eric Rasmussen 24 Eddie Solomon 34 Tom Walker 32 Mike Wallace 48 Steve Waterbury Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson  9 Ken Rudolph 23 Ted Simmons 12 John Tamargo Infielders 14 Luis Alvarado 16 Doug Clarey 25 Héctor Cruz 15 Ron Fairly  4 Vic Harris 37 Keith Hernandez 11 Don Kessinger  3 Lee Richard  7 Reggie Smith 19 Garry Templeton 10 Mike Tyson Outfielders 27 Mike Anderson 20 Lou Brock 28 Charlie Chant  5 Willie Crawford 21 Bake McBride  7 Sam Mejías 26 Luis Meléndez 29 Jerry Mumphrey 40 Mike Potter Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches 18 Preston Gómez  8 Fred Koenig 30 Johnny Lewis 33 Bob Milliken Player stats = Indicates team leader Y 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 Ted Simmons 150 546 159 .291 5 75 1B Keith Hernandez 129 374 108 .289 7 46 2B Mike Tyson 76 245 70 .286 3 28 3B Héctor Cruz Héctor Cruz (baseball) 151 526 120 .228 13 71 SS Don Kessinger 145 502 120 .239 1 40 LF Lou Brock 133 498 150 .301 4 67 CF Jerry Mumphrey 112 384 99 .258 1 26 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 Bake McBride 72 272 91 .335 3 24 Vic Harris Vic Harris (second baseman) 97 259 59 .228 1 19 Garry Templeton 53 213 62 .291 1 17 Mike Anderson Mike Anderson (outfielder) 86 199 58 .291 1 12 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson (baseball) 71 189 38 .201 4 21 Reggie Smith 47 170 37 .218 8 23 Ron Fairly 73 110 29 .264 0 21 Lee Richard 66 91 16 .176 0 5 Ken Rudolph 27 50 8 .160 0 5 Luis Alvarado 16 42 12 .286 0 3 Luis Meléndez Luis Meléndez (baseball) 20 24 3 .125 0 0 Sam Mejías 18 21 3 .143 0 0 Mike Potter 9 16 0 .000 0 0 Charlie Chant 15 14 2 .143 0 0 John Tamargo 10 10 3 .300 0 1 Doug Clarey 9 4 1 .250 1 2 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Pete Falcone 32 212.0 12 16 3.23 138 John Denny 30 207.0 11 9 2.52 74 Lynn McGlothen 33 205.0 13 15 3.91 106 Bob Forsch 33 194.0 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 Eric Rasmussen baseball 43 150.1 6 12 3.53 76 John Curtis John Curtis (baseball) 37 134.0 6 11 4.50 52 Lerrin LaGrow 8 24.1 0 1 1.48 10 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 Al Hrabosky 68 8 6 13 3.30 73 Mike Wallace 49 3 2 2 4.07 40 Bill Greif 47 1 5 6 4.12 32 Eddie Solomon 26 1 1 0 4.86 19 Danny Frisella 18 0 0 1 3.97 11 Mike Proly 14 1 0 0 3.71 4 Tom Walker Tom Walker (1970s pitcher) 10 1 2 3 4.12 11 Doug Capilla 7 1 0 0 5.40 5 Steve Waterbury 5 0 0 0 6.00 4 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tulsa Oilers American Association Ken Boyer AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Jack Krol A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Hal Lanier Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Buzzy Keller Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Dave RickettsLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Johnson CityJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1976 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1976 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis