1976 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1976 Chicago Cubs logo.svg National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 75 87 y 4th Philip K. Wrigley Salty Saltwell Jim Marshall WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) chc CHC 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.https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=cubs/7079 The Cubs: 99 years of misery - ESPN Page 2 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, 978-0-618-59500-6 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.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/AR2006042201389.html The Washington Post Joe Resnick April 20, 2010 Rick Monday Saved the Flag 30 Years Ago April 22, 2006 Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC 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 33 Bill Bonham 34 Ray Burris 31 Joe Coleman 39 Ken Crosby 31 Tom Dettore 47 Ken Frailing 44 Mike Garman 36 Ramón Hernández 32 Darold Knowles 40 Mike Krukow 50 Steve Renko 43 Paul Reuschel 48 Rick Reuschel 35 Buddy Schultz 30 Steve Stone 42 Bruce Sutter 38 Geoff Zahn 45 Oscar Zamora Catchers  6 Tim Hosley 15 George Mitterwald  8 Ed Putman  9 Steve Swisher Infielders 26 Larry Biittner 20 Mick Kelleher 23 Pete LaCock 18 Bill Madlock 17 Dave Rosello 16 Rob Sperring 12 Jerry Tabb 12 Andre Thornton 19 Manny Trillo Outfielders 21 Mike Adams  1 José Cardenal  7 Rick Monday 24 Jerry Morales 27 Champ Summers 22 Wayne Tyrone 28 Joe Wallis Other batters  6 Tim Hosley Manager 25 Jim Marshall Coaches  3 Jack Bloomfield  4 Harry Dunlop 46 Marv Grissom  2 Jim Saul 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 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 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 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 Mike Adams (outfielder) 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 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 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 Steve Stone (baseball) 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 Geoff Zahn 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 Mike Garman 47 2 4 1 4.95 37 Oscar Zamora Oscar Zamora (baseball) 40 5 3 3 5.24 27 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher) 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 Ramón Hernández (pitcher) 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 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 1976 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs