# 1976 Montreal Expos season

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.
* Prior to 1976 season: Roger Freed was acquired from the Sultanes de Monterrey.

## 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

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 48‍–‍33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 47‍–‍34 | 45‍–‍36 |
| New York Mets | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | 45‍–‍37 | 41‍–‍39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 42‍–‍39 | 33‍–‍48 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 29 | 37‍–‍44 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Montreal Expos | 55 | 107 | .340 | 46 | 27‍–‍53 | 28‍–‍54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1976 National League recordvte 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

* 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.
* June 2: Nate Colbert was released.
* June 8: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
** Dan Schatzeder was selected in the 3rd round, and signed June 18.
** Jack O'Connor was selected in the 9th round, and signed June 18.
* July 21: Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual were traded to the New York Mets for Del Unser and Wayne Garrett.

## 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 | 114 | 278 | 68 | .245 | 2 | 21 | 15 |
| Del Unser | 69 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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