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)
Results
Record	55–107 (.340)
Divisional place	6th
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

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

Notes

↑ Rodney Scott at Baseball Reference
↑ Roger Freed at Baseball Reference
↑ Andre Thornton at Baseball Reference
↑ Nate Colbert at Baseball Reference
↑ Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
↑ Jack O'Connor at Baseball Reference
↑ 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

1976 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1976 All-Star Game 1976 World Series

Montreal Expos

Now the Washington Nationals
Based in Montreal, Quebec (1969–2004)

The franchise

Ballparks

Jarry Park Olympic Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Spring training	City Island Ball Park Municipal Stadium Roger Dean Stadium Space Coast Stadium

Culture

Rivalries

Toronto Blue Jays

Retired numbers

Championships

National League East: 1981 (second half)

Legacy

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Seasons (36)

1960s	1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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