1976 St. Louis Cardinals season

Offseason

• October 28, 1975: Mike Garman and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Don Kessinger. The Cardinals sent completed the deal by sending Bobby Hrapmann (minors) to the Cubs on April 5, 1976.
• December 12, 1975: Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for Lee Richard.
• December 22, 1975, Mick Kelleher was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Vic Harris.
• January 7, 1976: John Butcher was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
• February 3, 1976: Tom Walker was purchased by the Cardinals from the Detroit Tigers.
• March 2, 1976: Ted Sizemore was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Crawford.

Regular season

This was the twelfth and final season for Red Schoendienst as the Cardinals' full-time manager, although he would manage the club in parts of two later seasons (1980 and 1990).

The Cardinals went to the Columbia blue road uniforms for the first time in '76. They would continue to wear those uniforms through the 1984 season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 9, 1976: Wayne Nordhagen was purchased from the Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies.
• May 19, 1976: Luis Meléndez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Bill Greif.
• June 8, 1976: John Littlefield was drafted by the Cardinals in the 30th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.

Roster

Player stats

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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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kessido01.shtml Don Kessinger page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/richale01.shtml Lee Richard page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrivi01.shtml Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walketo02.shtml Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sizemte01.shtml Ted Sizemore page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nordhwa01.shtml Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/melenlu01.shtml Luis Meléndez page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/littljo01.shtml John Littlefield page at Baseball Reference]
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007