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1976 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975/1977)
72-90, Finished 5th in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 629 runs, Allowed 671 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-86
Managed by Red Schoendienst

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,207,079 (6th of 12)
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Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1975/1977) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 8, 1975

Drafted Manny Castillo from the New York Mets in the 1975 minor league draft.

Traded Ken Reitz to the San Francisco Giants. Received Pete Falcone.

December 9, 1975

Traded Ron Reed to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Mike Anderson.

December 12, 1975

Traded Buddy Bradford and Greg Terlecky to the Chicago White Sox. Received Lee Richard.

December 22, 1975

Traded Mick Kelleher to the Chicago Cubs. Received Vic Harris.

January 7, 1976

Drafted John Butcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dan O'Brien in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

January 9, 1976

Signed Victor Cruz as an amateur free agent.

Purchased Terry Hughes from the Boston Red Sox.

January 12, 1976

Traded Dick Sharon to the California Angels. Received Bill Rothan (minors).

February 3, 1976

Purchased Tom Walker from the Detroit Tigers.

March 2, 1976

Traded Ted Sizemore to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Willie Crawford.

April 2, 1976 (Standings)

Purchased Lerrin LaGrow from the Detroit Tigers.

April 5, 1976 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and Mike Garman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Don Kessinger. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bobby Hrapmann (minors) (April 5, 1976) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

April 7, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Harry Parker to the Cleveland Indians. Received Roric Harrison.

April 8, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Ken Reynolds and Bob Stewart (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Danny Frisella.

April 9, 1976 (Standings)

Sold Wayne Nordhagen to the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 19, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Luis Melendez to the San Diego Padres. Received Bill Greif.

May 23, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Cardell Camper to the Cleveland Indians. Received Nelson Garcia (minors).

May 29, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Mario Guerrero to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later and Ed Jordan (minors). The California Angels sent Ed Kurpiel (minors) (July 30, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

June 7, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Danny Frisella to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Sam Mejias (June 23, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

June 8, 1976 (Standings)

Drafted Leon Durham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1976.

Drafted John Fulgham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Charlie Lea in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Gene Roof in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

Drafted Ray Searage in the 22nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

Drafted John Littlefield in the 30th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

June 15, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Reggie Smith to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Joe Ferguson, Bob Detherage, and Fred Tisdale (minors).

July 23, 1976 (Standings)

Sergio Robles sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

September 3, 1976 (Standings)

Traded Mike Easler to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Ron Farkas (minors) (September 7, 1976) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

September 14, 1976 (Standings)

Sold Ron Fairly to the Oakland Athletics.

October 20, 1976

Traded Willie Crawford, Vic Harris, and John Curtis to the San Francisco Giants. Received John D'Acquisto, Mike Caldwell, and Dave Rader.

October 22, 1976

Traded Mike Wallace to the Texas Rangers. Received John Sutton.

November 6, 1976

Released Lloyd Allen.

Sold Luis Alvarado to the Detroit Tigers.

Traded Bill Greif, Angel Torres, and Sam Mejias to the Montreal Expos. Received Steve Dunning, Pat Scanlon, and Tony Scott.

Released Lee Richard.

November 23, 1976

Traded Joe Ferguson and Bob Detherage to the Houston Astros. Received Larry Dierker and Jerry Davanon.

December 6, 1976

Drafted Roger Freed from the Montreal Expos in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

Mike Proly drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1976

Traded Ed Kurpiel (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Brock Pemberton and Leon Brown.

December 10, 1976

Traded Lynn McGlothen to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ken Reitz.

December 15, 1976

Traded Randy Wiles to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tony LaRussa.

January 11, 1977

Drafted Ty Waller in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed May 11, 1977.

Drafted Jesse Orosco in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 28, 1977

Traded Mark Covert (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Buddy Schultz.

March 23, 1977

Traded Lerrin LaGrow to the Chicago White Sox. Received Clay Carroll.

March 24, 1977

Released Tom Walker.

March 26, 1977

Purchased Tommy Sandt from the Oakland Athletics.

March 28, 1977

Traded Bill Caudill to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Joel Youngblood.

March 29, 1977

Traded Mike Caldwell to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Pat Darcy.

Released Roric Harrison.

March 30, 1977

Traded Doug Clarey to the New York Mets. Received Benny Ayala.

March 31, 1977

Sold Ken Rudolph to the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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