1976 Montreal Expos season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
| Manager(s) | Karl Kuehl and Charlie Fox |
| Local television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
| Local radio | CFCF (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Russ Taylor) CKAC (AM) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) |
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 finals season of home games at Jarry Park, before moving their home games to Olympic Stadium for the 1977 season.
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[edit] Offseason
- December 22, 1975: Rodney Scott was sent by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on March 31, 1975. The Kansas City Royals sent a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Bob Stinson. The Kansas City Royals sent Rodney Scott (December 22, 1975) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
[edit] Regular Season
- April 21, 1976 - Shortstop Tim Foli (hitting in the number seven slot) hits for the cycle at Wrigley Field in Chicago in front of a crowd of 7,277. Tim is the first in Expos history to hit for the cycle. Pitcher Woodie Fryman picks up the victory.
[edit] Opening Day Starters
- Gary Carter
- Nate Colbert
- Tim Foli
- Mike Jorgensen
- Pete Mackanin
- Larry Parrish
- Bombo Rivera
- Steve Rogers
- Jerry White
[edit] Season Standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 |
| New York Mets | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 29 |
| Montreal Expos | 55 | 107 | .340 | 46 |
[edit] Notable Transactions
- May 17, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner.
[edit] Roster
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1976 Montreal Expos roster
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[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] Award Winners
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Woodie Fryman, Pitcher, Reserve
[edit] References
- 1976 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1976 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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