1976 Chicago Cubs

75-87 • .463 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1976 Chicago Cubs went 75-87 (.463) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 611 runs, allowed 728, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Rick Monday (32 HR, 77 RBI) and Ray Burris (15-13, 3.11 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
4th Rank
611 R 728 RA
Diff -117

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611 Runs Scored
728 Runs Allowed
-117 Run Diff
1,026K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .313 2% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .356 1% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.93 12% worse than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 611 5% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,026,785
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Avg per Game 12,676

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.339 2 Jose Cardenal 0.299 3 Jerry Morales 0.274 4 Rick Monday 0.272 5 Rob Sperring 0.258

Home Runs

1 Rick Monday 32 2 Jerry Morales 16 3 Bill Madlock 15 4 Jose Cardenal 8 5 Pete LaCock 8

RBI

1 Bill Madlock 84 2 Rick Monday 77 3 Jerry Morales 67 4 Manny Trillo 59 5 Jose Cardenal 47
1976 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Manny Trillo 158 582 42 139 24 3 4 59 53 70 17 0.239
Jerry Morales 140 537 66 147 17 0 16 67 41 49 3 0.274
Rick Monday 137 534 107 145 20 5 32 77 60 125 5 0.272
Jose Cardenal 136 521 64 156 25 2 8 47 32 39 23 0.299
Bill Madlock 142 514 68 174 36 1 15 84 56 27 15 0.339
Steve Swisher 109 377 25 89 13 3 5 42 20 82 2 0.236
Joe Wallis 121 338 51 86 11 5 5 21 33 62 3 0.254
Mick Kelleher 124 337 28 77 12 1 0 22 15 32 0 0.228
George Mitterwald 101 303 19 65 7 0 5 28 16 63 1 0.215
Pete LaCock 106 244 34 54 9 2 8 28 42 37 1 0.221
Dave Rosello 91 227 27 55 5 1 1 11 41 33 1 0.242
Larry Biittner 78 192 21 47 13 1 0 17 10 6 0 0.245
Champ Summers 83 126 11 26 2 0 3 13 13 31 1 0.206
Rob Sperring 43 93 8 24 3 0 0 7 9 25 0 0.258
Andre Thornton 27 85 8 17 6 0 2 14 20 14 2 0.200
Rick Reuschel 38 83 9 19 4 0 0 6 6 16 0 0.229
Ray Burris 39 81 4 9 0 0 0 1 1 28 0 0.111
Bill Bonham 32 65 6 13 4 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.200
Wayne Tyrone 30 57 3 13 1 0 1 8 3 21 0 0.228
Steve Renko 29 53 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0.094
Mike Adams 25 29 1 4 2 0 0 2 8 7 0 0.138
Jerry Tabb 11 24 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.292
Steve Stone 17 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.143
Randy Hundley 13 18 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.167
Joe Coleman 39 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.154
Paul Reuschel 50 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.154
Oscar Zamora 40 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bruce Sutter 52 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Mike Garman 47 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 58 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.143
Ed Putman 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.429
Buddy Schultz 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Frailing 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Crosby 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tim Hosley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Krukow 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Dettore 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Bruce Sutter 2.70 2 Darold Knowles 2.89 3 Ray Burris 3.11 4 Rick Reuschel 3.46 5 Steve Renko 3.86

Wins

1 Ray Burris 15 2 Rick Reuschel 14 3 Bill Bonham 9 4 Steve Renko 8 5 Bruce Sutter 6

Strikeouts

1 Rick Reuschel 146 2 Ray Burris 112 3 Steve Renko 112 4 Bill Bonham 110 5 Bruce Sutter 73
1976 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 14 12 3.46 38 37 1 260.0 260 100 64 146
Ray Burris 15 13 3.11 37 36 0 249.0 251 86 70 112
Bill Bonham 9 13 4.27 32 31 0 196.0 215 93 96 110
Steve Renko 8 11 3.86 28 27 0 163.1 164 70 43 112
Paul Reuschel 4 2 4.55 50 2 3 87.0 94 44 33 55
Bruce Sutter 6 3 2.70 52 0 10 83.1 63 25 26 73
Joe Coleman 2 8 4.10 39 4 4 79.0 72 36 35 66
Mike Garman 2 4 4.95 47 2 1 76.1 79 42 35 37
Steve Stone 3 6 4.08 17 15 0 75.0 70 34 21 33
Darold Knowles 5 7 2.89 58 0 9 71.2 61 23 22 39
Oscar Zamora 5 3 5.24 40 2 3 55.0 70 32 17 27
Buddy Schultz 1 1 6.08 29 0 2 23.2 37 16 9 15
Ken Frailing 1 2 2.41 6 3 0 18.2 20 5 5 10
Ken Crosby 0 0 12.00 7 1 0 12.0 20 16 8 5
Geoff Zahn 0 1 10.80 3 2 0 8.1 16 10 2 4
Tom Dettore 0 1 10.29 4 0 0 7.0 11 8 2 4
Mike Krukow 0 0 8.31 2 0 0 4.1 6 4 2 1
Ramon Hernandez 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (39)

Mike Adams Larry Biittner Bill Bonham Ray Burris Jose Cardenal Joe Coleman Ken Crosby Tom Dettore Ken Frailing Mike Garman Ramon Hernandez Tim Hosley +27 more

39 players

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The 1976 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1976 Chicago Cubs won 75 games and lost 87, ending up 4th in the NL East. The Chicago Cubs scored 611 runs and allowed 728, a run differential of -117. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .251, 1% worse than the league's .254. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 5% behind.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,026,785 in attendance, about 12,676 a game. For power, Rick Monday led the way with 32 homers. Bill Madlock drove in a team-high 84 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ray Burris (15). Rick Reuschel struck out 146, the most on the club. Bruce Sutter closed out 10 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1976 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1976 Chicago Cubs finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Rick Monday led the 1976 Chicago Cubs with 32 home runs.
What was the 1976 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1976 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1976 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1976 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1976 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rick Monday (32 HR, 77 RBI) and Ray Burris (15-13, 3.11 ERA).
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