1976 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1976
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.pngcurrent league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=Philip K. Wrigley
general managers = E .R. "Salty" Saltwell
managers=Jim Marshall
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Jim West)
radio = WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|

Offseason

*December 22, 1975, Vic Harris was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mick Kelleher. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrivi01.shtml Vic Harris page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

In by|1976, Mike Schmidt hit 12 home runs in Philadelphia's first 15 games, including 4 in one game on April 17 [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B04170CHN1976.htm] . No one had hit this many home runs so quickly. In that game, the Phillies and Chicago Cubs combined for thirty-four runs in a game which featured nine home runs. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/04171976.shtml]

eason standings

Notable transactions

* May 17, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thornan01.shtml Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 8, 1976: Keith Drumright was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drumrke01.shtml Keith Drumright page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Wichita Aeros (American Association; Doc Edwards, manager)
* Class AA: Midland Cubs (Texas League; Dennis Sommers, manager)
* Class A: Pompano Beach Cubs (Florida State League; Jack Hiatt, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Cubs (Gulf Coast League; Walt Dixon, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1976.shtml 1976 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]