The 1976

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season was the eighth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the

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with a record of 55–107, 46 games behind the

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. This was their final season at

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; they relocated to

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for the

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season.

Offseason

* December 22, 1975: Rodney Scott was sent to the Expos by the

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to complete an earlier deal (the Royals sent a player to be named later to the Expos for Bob Stinson) made on March 31, 1975. * Prior to 1976 season: Roger Freed was acquired from the

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Spring training

The Expos held

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at City Island Ball Park in

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, their fourth season there.

Regular season

* April 21, 1976:

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Tim Foli (hitting in the number seven slot) hit for the cycle at

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against the

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in front of a crowd of 7,277, the first in Expos history to achieve the feat. Pitcher Woodie Fryman picked up the victory.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

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* Tim Foli *

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* Larry Parrish *

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* Steve Rogers * Jerry White

Notable transactions

* May 17: Steve Renko and Larry Biitner were traded to the

for

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. * June 2:

was released. * June 8:

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** Dan Schatzeder was selected in the 3rd round, and signed June 18. ** Jack O'Connor was selected in the 9th round, and signed June 18. * July 21: Jim Dwyer and

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were traded to the

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for

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and

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.Del Unser
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 47th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 13, 1976 ...

* Woodie Fryman, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver

Notes

References

External links

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at ''Baseball Reference''
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