1976 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Doug Capilla 5-08 175 Left Left 1952-01-07
22 John Curtis 6-02 185 Left Left 1948-03-09
36 John Denny 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-08
41 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
34 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
38 Bill Greif 6-05 205 Right Right 1950-04-25
39 Al Hrabosky 5-11 185 Left Right 1949-07-21
44 Lerrin LaGrow 6-05 220 Right Right 1948-07-08
47 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
46 Mike Proly 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-12-15
42 Eric Rasmussen 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-03-22
24 Eddie Solomon 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-02-09
34 Tom Walker 6-01 188 Right Right 1948-11-07
32 Mike Wallace 6-02 204 Left Left 1951-02-03
48 Steve Waterbury 6-05 190 Right Right 1952-04-06
13 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
9 Ken Rudolph 6-01 185 Right Right 1946-12-29
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
12 John Tamargo 5-10 180 Right Both 1951-11-07
14 Luis Alvarado 5-09 162 Right Right 1949-01-15
16 Doug Clarey 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-04-20
25 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
15 Ron Fairly 5-10 181 Left Left 1938-07-12
4 Vic Harris 6-00 170 Right Both 1950-03-27
37 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
11 Don Kessinger 6-01 175 Right Both 1942-07-17
3 Lee Richard 5-11 165 Right Right 1948-09-18
7 Reggie Smith 6-00 195 Right Both 1945-04-02
19 Garry Templeton 5-11 190 Right Both 1956-03-24
10 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
27 Mike Anderson 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-06-22
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
28 Charlie Chant 6-00 190 Right Right 1951-08-07
5 Willie Crawford 6-01 205 Left Left 1946-09-07
21 Bake McBride 6-02 190 Right Left 1949-02-03
7 Sam Mejias 6-00 170 Right Right 1952-05-09
26 Luis Melendez 6-00 165 Right Right 1949-08-11
29 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
40 Mike Potter 6-01 195 Right Right 1951-05-16


The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 90 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,207,079 fans witnessed their 1976 Cardinals finish the season with a .444 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1976 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
Hector Cruz
Keith Hernandez
Bake McBride
Lynn McGlothen
Lee Richard
Ted Simmons
Reggie Smith
Mike Tyson

1976 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (113)
1B Keith Hernandez (110)
2B Mike Tyson (74)
3B Hector Cruz (148)
SS Don Kessinger (113)
LF Lou Brock (123)
CF Jerry Mumphrey (79)
RF Willie Crawford (105)
  
SP John Curtis
SP John Denny
SP Pete Falcone
SP Bob Forsch
SP Lynn McGlothen
SP Eric Rasmussen
  
RP Bill Greif
RP Eddie Solomon
RP Mike Wallace
CL Al Hrabosky


1976 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Ted Simmons $191,000.00
Lou Brock $185,000.00
Al Hrabosky $100,000.00
Lynn McGlothen $55,000.00
Bob Forsch $44,000.00
Mike Anderson $41,000.00
Mike Tyson $40,000.00
Ken Rudolph $34,000.00
John Denny $28,000.00
Vic Harris $27,000.00
Eric Rasmussen $23,500.00
Hector Cruz $23,000.00
Keith Hernandez $21,000.00
Doug Capilla $19,000.00
Charlie Chant $19,000.00
Doug Clarey $19,000.00
Pete Falcone $19,000.00
Sam Mejias $19,000.00
Jerry Mumphrey $19,000.00
Mike Potter $19,000.00
Mike Proly $19,000.00
John Tamargo $19,000.00
Garry Templeton $19,000.00
Steve Waterbury $19,000.00


1976 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#3 Lee Richard
#4 Vic Harris
#5 Willie Crawford
#7 Sam Mejias
#7 Reggie Smith
#9 Ken Rudolph
#10 Mike Tyson
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 John Tamargo
#13 Joe Ferguson
#14 Luis Alvarado
#15 Ron Fairly
#16 Doug Clarey
#19 Garry Templeton
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Bake McBride
#22 John Curtis
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Eddie Solomon
#25 Hector Cruz
#26 Doug Capilla
#26 Luis Melendez
#27 Mike Anderson
#28 Charlie Chant
#29 Jerry Mumphrey
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Mike Wallace
#34 Danny Frisella
#34 Tom Walker
#36 John Denny
#37 Keith Hernandez
#38 Bill Greif
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Mike Potter
#41 Pete Falcone
#42 Eric Rasmussen
#44 Lerrin LaGrow
#46 Mike Proly
#47 Lynn McGlothen
#48 Steve Waterbury

Did you know that a 1976 St. Louis Cardinals 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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