1976 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 72-90
Finished 5th in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,200,323, Avg. 15,194
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (72-90)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1976 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 72-90
Finished 5th in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,200,323, Avg. 15,194
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (72-90)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1976 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1976 season with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, finishing fifth in the NL's East Division.
The Cardinals tallied 629 runs and allowed 671 runs. Hector Cruz paced St. Louis with 13 home runs Ted Simmons drove in 75 runs. Lou Brock topped all regular batters by connecting at a .301 clip. Lynn McGlothen led the squad with 13 wins, while John Denny recorded a 2.52 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Red Schoendienst coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alvarado | 2B | R | R | January 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 162 | Lajas, P.R. |
| Mike Anderson | RF | R | R | June 22, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | Florence, SC USA |
| Lou Brock | LF | L | L | June 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | El Dorado, AR USA |
| Doug Capilla | P | L | L | January 7, 1952 | 5'11" | 160 | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Charlie Chant | LF | R | R | August 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 190 | Bell, CA USA |
| Doug Clarey | 2B | R | R | April 20, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Willie Crawford | RF | L | L | September 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Hector Cruz | 3B | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| John Curtis | P | L | L | March 9, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Newton, MA USA |
| John Denny | P | R | R | November 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 185 | Prescott, AZ USA |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | L | L | July 12, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | Macon, GA USA |
| Pete Falcone | P | L | L | October 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Joe Ferguson | C | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bob Forsch | P | R | R | January 13, 1950 | 6'4" | 200 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Danny Frisella | P | L | R | March 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bill Greif | P | R | R | April 25, 1950 | 6'4" | 196 | Fort Stockton, TX USA |
| Vic Harris | IF | B | R | March 27, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | L | L | October 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Al Hrabosky | P | R | L | July 21, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Don Kessinger | SS | B | R | July 17, 1942 | 6'1" | 170 | Forrest City, AR USA |
| Lerrin LaGrow | P | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 6'5" | 220 | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Bake McBride | CF | L | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Fulton, MO USA |
| Lynn McGlothen | P | L | R | March 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 185 | Monroe, LA USA |
| Sam Mejias | RF | R | R | May 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago D.R. |
| Luis Melendez | CF | R | R | August 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Aibonito, P.R. |
| Jerry Mumphrey | CF | B | R | September 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Tyler, TX USA |
| Mike Potter | LF | R | R | May 16, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Montebello, CA USA |
| Mike Proly | P | R | R | December 15, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Jamaica, NY USA |
| Eric Rasmussen | P | R | R | March 22, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Racine, WI USA |
| Lee Richard | 2B | R | R | September 18, 1948 | 5'11" | 165 | Lafayette, LA USA |
| Ken Rudolph | C | R | R | December 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Rockford, IL USA |
| Ted Simmons | C | B | R | August 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 193 | Highland Park, MI USA |
| Reggie Smith | IF | B | R | April 2, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Shreveport, LA USA |
| Eddie Solomon | P | R | R | February 9, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Perry, GA USA |
| John Tamargo | C | B | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Garry Templeton | SS | B | R | March 24, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | Lockney, TX USA |
| Mike Tyson | 2B | R | R | January 13, 1950 | 5'9" | 170 | Rocky Mount, NC USA |
| Tom Walker | P | R | R | November 7, 1948 | 6'1" | 188 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Mike Wallace | P | L | L | February 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 190 | Gastonia, NC USA |
| Steve Waterbury | P | R | R | April 6, 1952 | 6'5" | 190 | Carbondale, IL USA |
