1976 St. Louis Cardinals

72-90 • .444 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals went 72-90 (.444) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 629 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Hector Cruz (13 HR, 71 RBI) and Lynn McGlothen (13-15, 3.91 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

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
5th Rank
629 R 671 RA
Diff -42

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⚡ Quick Stats

629 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
-42 Run Diff
1,200K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .322 1% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .358 1% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.60 3% worse than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 629 2% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,200,323
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Avg per Game 14,818

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Bake McBride 0.335 2 Willie Crawford 0.304 3 Lou Brock 0.301 4 Mike Anderson 0.291 5 Ted Simmons 0.291

Home Runs

1 Hector Cruz 13 2 Willie Crawford 9 3 Reggie Smith 8 4 Keith Hernandez 7 5 Ted Simmons 5

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 75 2 Hector Cruz 71 3 Lou Brock 67 4 Willie Crawford 50 5 Keith Hernandez 46
1976 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ted Simmons 150 546 60 159 35 3 5 75 73 35 0 0.291
Hector Cruz 151 526 54 120 17 1 13 71 42 119 1 0.228
Don Kessinger 145 502 55 120 22 6 1 40 61 51 3 0.239
Lou Brock 133 498 73 150 24 5 4 67 35 75 56 0.301
Willie Crawford 120 392 49 119 17 5 9 50 37 53 2 0.304
Jerry Mumphrey 112 384 51 99 15 5 1 26 37 53 22 0.258
Keith Hernandez 129 374 54 108 21 5 7 46 49 53 4 0.289
Bake McBride 72 272 40 91 13 4 3 24 18 28 10 0.335
Vic Harris 97 259 21 59 12 3 1 19 16 55 1 0.228
Mike Tyson 76 245 26 70 12 9 3 28 16 34 3 0.286
Garry Templeton 53 213 32 62 8 2 1 17 7 33 11 0.291
Mike Anderson 86 199 17 58 8 1 1 12 26 30 1 0.291
Joe Ferguson 71 189 22 38 8 4 4 21 32 40 4 0.201
Reggie Smith 47 170 20 37 7 1 8 23 14 28 1 0.218
Ron Fairly 73 110 13 29 4 0 0 21 23 12 0 0.264
Lee Richard 66 91 12 16 4 2 0 5 4 9 1 0.176
Lynn McGlothen 33 71 3 15 3 0 0 11 1 15 0 0.211
John Denny 30 67 3 15 2 0 0 4 1 27 1 0.224
Pete Falcone 32 62 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 23 0 0.129
Bob Forsch 35 62 6 11 2 0 1 5 1 17 0 0.177
Ken Rudolph 27 50 1 8 3 0 0 5 1 7 0 0.160
Luis Alvarado 16 42 5 12 1 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.286
Eric Rasmussen 43 38 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.105
John Curtis 38 35 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 13 0 0.200
Luis Melendez 20 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Sam Mejias 18 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0.143
Mike Potter 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Charlie Chant 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
John Tamargo 10 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.300
Al Hrabosky 68 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Eddie Solomon 26 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.400
Tom Walker 10 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Doug Clarey 9 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.250
Bill Greif 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Mike Wallace 49 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Danny Frisella 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Capilla 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Proly 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Waterbury 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 John Denny 2.52 2 Pete Falcone 3.23 3 Al Hrabosky 3.30 4 Eric Rasmussen 3.53 5 Lynn McGlothen 3.91

Wins

1 Lynn McGlothen 13 2 Pete Falcone 12 3 John Denny 11 4 Bob Forsch 8 5 Al Hrabosky 8

Strikeouts

1 Pete Falcone 138 2 Lynn McGlothen 106 3 Bob Forsch 76 4 Eric Rasmussen 76 5 John Denny 74
1976 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Falcone 12 16 3.23 32 32 0 212.0 173 76 93 138
John Denny 11 9 2.52 30 30 0 207.0 189 58 74 74
Lynn McGlothen 13 15 3.91 33 32 0 205.0 209 89 68 106
Bob Forsch 8 10 3.94 33 32 0 194.0 209 85 71 76
Eric Rasmussen 6 12 3.53 43 17 0 150.1 139 59 54 76
John Curtis 6 11 4.50 37 15 1 134.0 139 67 65 52
Al Hrabosky 8 6 3.30 68 0 13 95.1 89 35 39 73
Mike Wallace 3 2 4.07 49 0 2 66.1 66 30 39 40
Bill Greif 1 5 4.12 47 0 6 54.2 60 25 26 32
Eddie Solomon 1 1 4.86 26 2 0 37.0 45 20 16 19
Lerrin LaGrow 0 1 1.48 8 2 0 24.1 21 4 7 10
Danny Frisella 0 0 3.97 18 0 1 22.2 19 10 13 11
Tom Walker 1 2 4.12 10 0 3 19.2 22 9 3 11
Mike Proly 1 0 3.71 14 0 0 17.0 21 7 6 4
Doug Capilla 1 0 5.40 7 0 0 8.1 8 5 4 5
Steve Waterbury 0 0 6.00 5 0 0 6.0 7 4 3 4

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Alvarado Mike Anderson Lou Brock Doug Capilla Charlie Chant Doug Clarey Willie Crawford Hector Cruz John Curtis John Denny Ron Fairly Pete Falcone +28 more

40 players

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The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals reads 72 wins and 90 losses, good for 5th in the NL East. Runs came in at 629 scored against 671 allowed (-42). The team batting average of .259 was 2% above the 1976 league mark of .254. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.60 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. Busch Stadium II was home in 1976, drawing a total attendance of 1,200,323.

The home run leader was Hector Cruz, who hit 13. The RBI leader was Ted Simmons, with 75. Lynn McGlothen led the pitchers with 13 wins. Pete Falcone struck out 138, the most on the club. Al Hrabosky saved 13 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Hector Cruz led the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals with 13 home runs.
What was the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.60.
Did the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hector Cruz (13 HR, 71 RBI) and Lynn McGlothen (13-15, 3.91 ERA).
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