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

Record vs. opponents

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 Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (First base) (Pitching) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (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 125 343 87 .254 6 23 7 2B 114 380 85 .224 8 33 6 3B 154 543 126 .232 11 61 2 SS 149 546 144 .264 6 54 6 LF 68 185 51 .276 2 19 1 RF 91 311 68 .219 6 38 0 CF 94 305 85 .279 7 39 14 C 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 114 278 68 .245 2 21 15 Del Unser 69 220 50 .227 7 15 3 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 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 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 11 27 5 .185 1 2 0 8 15 3 .200 0 1 0 Larry Johnson 6 13 2 .154 0 0 0 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 33 230.0 7 17 3.21 150 34 216.1 13 13 3.36 123 Don Stanhouse 34 184.0 9 12 3.77 79 3 16.0 2 0 6.75 10 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 34 140.1 6 12 4.43 71 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 27 1 0 2 3.66 16 4 0 0 0 0.00 4

Awards and honors 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Woodie Fryman, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver

Notes

References

External links 1976 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1976 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac