1976 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1976 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1976 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1976 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

33 Bill Bonham 6-03 195 Right Right 1948-10-01
34 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
31 Joe Coleman 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-02-03
39 Ken Crosby 6-02 179 Right Right 1947-12-15
31 Tom Dettore 6-04 200 Right Left 1947-11-17
47 Ken Frailing 6-00 190 Left Left 1948-01-19
44 Mike Garman 6-03 215 Right Right 1949-09-16
36 Ramon Hernandez 5-09 170 Left Both 1940-08-31
32 Darold Knowles 6-00 190 Left Left 1941-12-09
40 Mike Krukow 6-05 205 Right Right 1952-01-21
50 Steve Renko 6-05 230 Right Right 1944-12-10
43 Paul Reuschel 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-01-12
48 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
35 Buddy Schultz 6-00 175 Left Right 1950-09-19
30 Steve Stone 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-07-14
42 Bruce Sutter 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-01-08
38 Geoff Zahn 6-01 180 Left Left 1945-12-19
45 Oscar Zamora 5-10 178 Right Right 1944-09-23
5 Randy Hundley 6-00 175 Right Right 1942-06-01
15 George Mitterwald 6-02 206 Right Right 1945-06-07
8 Ed Putman 6-01 190 Right Right 1953-09-25
9 Steve Swisher 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-08-09
26 Larry Biittner 6-02 205 Left Left 1945-07-27
20 Mick Kelleher 5-09 176 Right Right 1947-07-25
23 Pete LaCock 6-03 210 Left Left 1952-01-17
18 Bill Madlock 5-11 185 Right Right 1951-01-02
17 Dave Rosello 5-11 160 Right Right 1950-06-26
16 Rob Sperring 6-01 185 Right Right 1949-10-10
12 Jerry Tabb 6-02 195 Right Left 1952-03-17
12 Andre Thornton 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-08-13
19 Manny Trillo 6-01 164 Right Right 1950-12-25
21 Mike Adams 5-09 180 Right Right 1948-07-24
1 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
7 Rick Monday 6-03 200 Left Left 1945-11-20
24 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
27 Champ Summers 6-02 205 Right Left 1946-06-15
22 Wayne Tyrone 6-01 185 Right Right 1950-08-01
28 Joe Wallis 5-10 195 Right Both 1952-01-09
6 Tim Hosley 5-10 195 Right Right 1947-05-10


The 1976 Chicago Cubs played 162 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 87 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 109/110) where 1,026,217 fans witnessed their 1976 Cubs finish the season with a .463 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1976 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1976 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1976 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Ray Burris
Jose Cardenal
Bill Madlock
Rick Monday
Jerry Morales
Dave Rosello
Steve Swisher
Andre Thornton
Manny Trillo

1976 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Steve Swisher (107)
1B Pete LaCock (54)
2B Manny Trillo (156)
3B Bill Madlock (136)
SS Mick Kelleher (101)
LF Jose Cardenal (127)
CF Rick Monday (99)
RF Jerry Morales (133)
  
SP Bill Bonham
SP Ray Burris
SP Steve Renko
SP Rick Reuschel
SP Steve Stone
  
RP Joe Coleman
RP Mike Garman
RP Darold Knowles
RP Paul Reuschel
RP Buddy Schultz
RP Oscar Zamora
CL Bruce Sutter


1976 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Jose Cardenal $125,000.00
Darold Knowles $90,000.00
Bill Madlock $77,500.00
Jerry Morales $66,000.00
Steve Renko $66,000.00
Rick Reuschel $47,500.00
Ray Burris $45,000.00
George Mitterwald $40,000.00
Bill Bonham $38,000.00
Manny Trillo $37,500.00
Larry Biittner $34,500.00
Steve Stone $34,000.00
Mick Kelleher $25,000.00
Steve Swisher $25,000.00
Paul Reuschel $20,000.00
Ken Crosby $19,000.00
Mike Krukow $19,000.00
Ed Putman $19,000.00
Buddy Schultz $19,000.00
Rob Sperring $19,000.00
Champ Summers $19,000.00
Bruce Sutter $19,000.00
Jerry Tabb $19,000.00
Wayne Tyrone $19,000.00
Joe Wallis $19,000.00
Oscar Zamora $19,000.00


1976 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jose Cardenal
#5 Randy Hundley
#6 Tim Hosley
#7 Rick Monday
#8 Ed Putman
#9 Steve Swisher
#12 Jerry Tabb
#12 Andre Thornton
#15 George Mitterwald
#16 Rob Sperring
#17 Dave Rosello
#18 Bill Madlock
#19 Manny Trillo
#20 Mick Kelleher
#21 Mike Adams
#22 Wayne Tyrone
#23 Pete LaCock
#24 Jerry Morales
#26 Larry Biittner
#27 Champ Summers
#28 Joe Wallis
#30 Steve Stone
#31 Joe Coleman
#31 Tom Dettore
#32 Darold Knowles
#33 Bill Bonham
#34 Ray Burris
#35 Buddy Schultz
#36 Ramon Hernandez
#38 Geoff Zahn
#39 Ken Crosby
#40 Mike Krukow
#42 Bruce Sutter
#43 Paul Reuschel
#44 Mike Garman
#45 Oscar Zamora
#47 Ken Frailing
#48 Rick Reuschel
#50 Steve Renko

Did you know that a 1976 Chicago Cubs Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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