1976 Houston Astros
Personnel | Standings | Splits | Calendar | Regular Season
Summary:
80-82, Third place, NL West
Manager: Bill Virdon
Coaches:
| Name | First Game | Last Game |
|---|---|---|
| Deacon Jones | 4/8/1976 | 10/2/1976 |
| Bob Lillis | 4/8/1976 | 10/2/1976 |
| Tony Pacheco | 4/8/1976 | 10/2/1976 |
| Mel Wright | 4/8/1976 | 10/2/1976 |
Players:
Standings: 1976 NL Western Division
| Team | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 857 | 633 | - |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 608 | 543 | 10.0 |
| Houston Astros | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 625 | 657 | 22.0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 162 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 595 | 686 | 28.0 |
| San Diego Padres | 162 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 570 | 662 | 29.0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 162 | 70 | 92 | .432 | 620 | 700 | 32.0 |
Finish: Third place out of six, 22 games behind
Team splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Atlanta Braves | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 90 | 69 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 57 | 43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 18 | 32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 86 | 108 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 56 | 73 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 40 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 17 | 24 |
| Montreal Expos | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 65 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 40 | 21 |
| New York Mets | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 34 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 16 | 20 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 28 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 17 | 33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 42 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 23 | 32 |
| San Diego Padres | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 65 | 62 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 28 | 33 |
| San Francisco Giants | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 73 | 78 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 40 | 58 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 61 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 36 | 24 |
| Total | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 625 | 657 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 277 | 264 | 80 | 34 | 46 | .425 | 348 | 393 |
Division splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Division | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| NL East | 72 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 271 | 284 | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 121 | 122 | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 150 | 162 |
| NL West | 90 | 42 | 48 | .467 | 354 | 373 | 46 | 25 | 21 | .543 | 156 | 142 | 44 | 17 | 27 | .386 | 198 | 231 |
| Total | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 625 | 657 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 277 | 264 | 80 | 34 | 46 | .425 | 348 | 393 |
Monthly splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Month | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| April | 21 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 82 | 99 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 50 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 32 | 49 |
| May | 27 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 107 | 129 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 87 | 88 |
| June | 27 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 107 | 116 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 55 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 52 | 65 |
| July | 31 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 125 | 108 | 17 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 64 | 61 |
| August | 29 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 112 | 110 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 50 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 62 | 73 |
| September | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 77 | 90 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 51 | 57 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 625 | 657 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 277 | 264 | 80 | 34 | 46 | .425 | 348 | 393 |
Day/night splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Day / night | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Day | 51 | 22 | 29 | .431 | 205 | 255 | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 73 | 75 | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 132 | 180 |
| Night | 111 | 58 | 53 | .523 | 420 | 402 | 60 | 35 | 25 | .583 | 204 | 189 | 51 | 23 | 28 | .451 | 216 | 213 |
| Total | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 625 | 657 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 277 | 264 | 80 | 34 | 46 | .425 | 348 | 393 |
Day-of-week splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Day of week | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Sunday | 31 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 136 | 131 | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 48 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 88 | 78 |
| Monday | 19 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 93 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 47 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 46 | 39 |
| Tuesday | 24 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 85 | 83 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 51 | 59 |
| Wednesday | 25 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 81 | 108 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 47 | 62 |
| Thursday | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 44 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 26 | 38 |
| Friday | 23 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 91 | 89 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 53 | 51 |
| Saturday | 27 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 95 | 114 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 58 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 37 | 66 |
| Total | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 625 | 657 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 277 | 264 | 80 | 34 | 46 | .425 | 348 | 393 |
Score by inning:
| Home | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | 44 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 |
| Houston | 50 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 277 |
| Road | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 57 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 28 | 42 | 48 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 348 |
| Opponent | 53 | 37 | 44 | 41 | 61 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 393 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
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| Opponent | 97 | 64 | 60 | 72 | 92 | 74 | 54 | 77 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657 |
| Houston | 107 | 49 | 47 | 83 | 51 | 78 | 78 | 87 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 625 |
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Rec | Strk | WP | LP | SV | A | T | D/N | ||||
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| Thu | 4/8/1976 | at | Reds | L | 5-11 | 0-1 | L1 | Nolan (1-0) | Richard (0-1) | Borbon (1) | 52,949 | 2:41 | D | |
| Sat | 4/10/1976 | at | Reds | L | 7-13 | 0-2 | L2 | Billingham (1-0) | Dierker (0-1) | Eastwick (1) | 16,728 | 2:40 | D | |
| Sun | 4/11/1976 | at | Reds | L | 3-9 | 0-3 | L3 | Darcy (1-0) | Niekro (0-1) | 53,390 | 2:45 | D | ||
| Mon | 4/12/1976 | vs | Giants | W | 5-0 | 1-3 | W1 | Richard (1-1) | Halicki (0-1) | Forsch (1) | 10,510 | 2:21 | N | |
| Tue | 4/13/1976 | vs | Giants | W | 2-1 | 2-3 | W2 | Barlow (1-0) | Montefusco (1-1) | Forsch (2) | 7,591 | 2:08 | N | |
| Wed | 4/14/1976 | vs | Giants | W | 5-3 | 3-3 | W3 | Dierker (1-1) | Caldwell (0-1) | Hardy (1) | 7,784 | 2:00 | N | |
| Fri | 4/16/1976 | vs | Padres | W | 4-1 | 4-3 | W4 | Niekro (1-1) | Wehrmeister (0-1) | Forsch (3) | 13,496 | 2:20 | N | |
| Sat | 4/17/1976 | vs | Padres | W | 5-4 | 5-3 | W5 | Richard (2-1) | Spillner (0-2) | Forsch (4) | 11,702 | 2:08 | N | |
| Sun | 4/18/1976 | 1 | vs | Padres | W | 4-2 | 6-3 | W6 | Griffin (1-0) | Strom (1-1) | Forsch (5) | 2:02 | D | |
| Sun | 4/18/1976 | 2 | vs | Padres | L | 5-11 | 6-4 | L1 | Jones (3-0) | Andujar (0-1) | 13,771 | 2:30 | D | |
| Mon | 4/19/1976 | vs | Dodgers | W | 8-3 | 7-4 | W1 | Dierker (2-1) | Sutton (0-3) | 9,122 | 2:41 | N | ||
| Tue | 4/20/1976 | vs | Dodgers | L | 3-6 | 7-5 | L1 | Rhoden (1-0) | Niekro (1-2) | Marshall (2) | 10,885 | 2:41 | N | |
| Wed | 4/21/1976 | vs | Dodgers | W | 1-0 (16) | 8-5 | W1 | Barlow (2-0) | Wall (0-1) | 10,106 | 3:54 | N | ||
| Thu | 4/22/1976 | vs | Dodgers | L | 2-7 | 8-6 | L1 | Rau (2-0) | Andujar (0-2) | Marshall (3) | 8,529 | 2:34 | N | |
| Fri | 4/23/1976 | vs | Mets | W | 3-1 | 9-6 | W1 | Cosgrove (1-0) | Koosman (1-1) | Forsch (6) | 10,380 | 1:57 | N | |
| Sat | 4/24/1976 | vs | Mets | L | 1-7 | 9-7 | L1 | Seaver (2-0) | Dierker (2-2) | 17,299 | 2:44 | N | ||
| Sun | 4/25/1976 | vs | Mets | L | 2-4 | 9-8 | L2 | Sanders (1-0) | Niekro (1-3) | 10,246 | 2:27 | D | ||
| Wed | 4/28/1976 | 1 | at | Expos | W | 6-4 | 10-8 | W1 | Richard (3-1) | Fryman (2-2) | 2:29 | D | ||
| Wed | 4/28/1976 | 2 | at | Expos | L | 7-8 | 10-9 | L1 | Carrithers (1-1) | Barlow (2-1) | 5,330 | 2:54 | D | |
| Thu | 4/29/1976 | at | Expos | W | 3-1 | 11-9 | W1 | Dierker (3-2) | Murray (0-2) | Hardy (2) | 5,873 | 2:20 | D | |
| Fri | 4/30/1976 | at | Mets | L | 1-3 | 11-10 | L1 | Matlack (3-0) | Niekro (1-4) | 17,868 | 2:18 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/2/1976 | 1 | at | Mets | W | 5-4 | 12-10 | W1 | Richard (4-1) | Apodaca (1-1) | Hardy (3) | 2:39 | D | |
| Sun | 5/2/1976 | 2 | at | Mets | L | 4-7 | 12-11 | L1 | Koosman (2-1) | Rondon (0-1) | Lockwood (2) | 29,846 | 2:31 | D |
| Tue | 5/4/1976 | at | Phillies | L | 0-5 | 12-12 | L2 | Lonborg (3-0) | Dierker (3-3) | 10,655 | 1:59 | N | ||
| Wed | 5/5/1976 | at | Phillies | L | 3-6 | 12-13 | L3 | Reed (2-0) | Niekro (1-5) | Garber (3) | 17,944 | 2:18 | N | |
| Fri | 5/7/1976 | at | Cardinals | W | 3-1 | 13-13 | W1 | Richard (5-1) | Forsch (0-1) | 15,141 | 2:21 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/8/1976 | at | Cardinals | L | 1-5 | 13-14 | L1 | McGlothen (3-3) | Cosgrove (1-1) | 17,366 | 2:04 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/9/1976 | at | Cardinals | W | 10-5 | 14-14 | W1 | Dierker (4-3) | Denny (1-2) | 12,051 | 2:31 | D | ||
| Tue | 5/11/1976 | vs | Expos | W | 5-3 | 15-14 | W2 | Griffin (2-0) | Kirby (0-2) | Forsch (7) | 8,706 | 2:37 | N | |
| Wed | 5/12/1976 | vs | Expos | L | 2-7 | 15-15 | L1 | Fryman (4-2) | Richard (5-2) | 8,665 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Fri | 5/14/1976 | vs | Phillies | L | 1-5 | 15-16 | L2 | Christenson (3-1) | Cosgrove (1-2) | 14,264 | 2:24 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/15/1976 | vs | Phillies | L | 1-2 | 15-17 | L3 | Lonborg (5-0) | Dierker (4-4) | 20,749 | 1:50 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/16/1976 | vs | Phillies | L | 2-12 | 15-18 | L4 | Carlton (3-1) | Griffin (2-1) | 11,553 | 2:25 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/17/1976 | 1 | vs | Braves | L | 2-3 | 15-19 | L5 | Messersmith (1-4) | Richard (5-3) | 2:23 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/17/1976 | 2 | vs | Braves | W | 3-2 | 16-19 | W1 | Forsch (1-0) | Dal Canton (1-1) | 10,126 | 2:27 | D | |
| Tue | 5/18/1976 | vs | Braves | L | 2-3 (10) | 16-20 | L1 | Sosa (3-3) | Barlow (2-2) | 7,689 | 2:47 | D | ||
| Wed | 5/19/1976 | at | Padres | W | 9-4 | 17-20 | W1 | Griffin (3-1) | Spillner (1-6) | 14,336 | 2:50 | N | ||
| Thu | 5/20/1976 | at | Padres | W | 5-4 | 18-20 | W2 | Niekro (2-5) | Wehrmeister (0-4) | Forsch (8) | 11,742 | 2:23 | D | |
| Fri | 5/21/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 1-2 | 18-21 | L1 | Hooton (4-2) | Richard (5-4) | 53,568 | 1:52 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/22/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 5-6 (13) | 18-22 | L2 | Hough (5-0) | Siebert (0-1) | 43,055 | 3:30 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/23/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 5-6 (10) | 18-23 | L3 | Wall (1-1) | Siebert (0-2) | 33,975 | 3:46 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/24/1976 | at | Giants | L | 1-5 | 18-24 | L4 | Dressler (1-1) | Cosgrove (1-3) | 2:23 | D | |||
| Tue | 5/25/1976 | at | Giants | L | 6-7 | 18-25 | L5 | Heaverlo (2-0) | Forsch (1-1) | 2,903 | 2:43 | N | ||
| Wed | 5/26/1976 | at | Giants | L | 4-11 | 18-26 | L6 | Barr (2-4) | Dierker (4-5) | Moffitt (1) | 3,115 | 2:31 | D | |
| Sat | 5/29/1976 | at | Braves | W | 4-3 | 19-26 | W1 | Niekro (3-5) | Niekro (3-4) | Forsch (9) | 11,238 | 2:20 | N | |
| Sun | 5/30/1976 | 1 | at | Braves | W | 5-2 | 20-26 | W2 | Griffin (4-1) | Messersmith (2-5) | Forsch (10) | 2:25 | D | |
| Sun | 5/30/1976 | 2 | at | Braves | W | 16-5 | 21-26 | W3 | Rondon (1-1) | Moret (1-1) | Pentz (1) | 12,261 | 2:49 | D |
| Mon | 5/31/1976 | vs | Reds | L | 2-4 | 21-27 | L1 | Darcy (2-3) | Richard (5-5) | Eastwick (6) | 21,338 | 2:50 | N | |
| Tue | 6/1/1976 | vs | Reds | W | 2-1 | 22-27 | W1 | Andujar (1-2) | Zachry (4-1) | 13,435 | 2:07 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/2/1976 | vs | Reds | L | 7-8 | 22-28 | L1 | McEnaney (1-2) | Forsch (1-2) | 13,476 | 3:20 | N | ||
| Thu | 6/3/1976 | vs | Reds | W | 5-3 | 23-28 | W1 | Dierker (5-5) | Alcala (5-1) | Forsch (11) | 11,786 | 2:30 | N | |
| Fri | 6/4/1976 | vs | Cubs | W | 1-0 | 24-28 | W2 | Cosgrove (2-3) | R. Reuschel (5-4) | 9,101 | 1:48 | N | ||
| Sat | 6/5/1976 | vs | Cubs | W | 4-3 | 25-28 | W3 | Richard (6-5) | Zamora (3-1) | Forsch (12) | 10,329 | 2:26 | N | |
| Sun | 6/6/1976 | 1 | vs | Cubs | W | 2-0 | 26-28 | W4 | Andujar (2-2) | Bonham (4-3) | 2:14 | D | ||
| Sun | 6/6/1976 | 2 | vs | Cubs | W | 5-1 | 27-28 | W5 | Rondon (2-1) | Frailing (1-2) | Pentz (2) | 19,438 | 2:03 | N |
| Mon | 6/7/1976 | vs | Cardinals | L | 6-7 | 27-29 | L1 | Curtis (4-5) | Niekro (3-6) | Hrabosky (6) | 8,596 | 2:36 | N | |
| Tue | 6/8/1976 | vs | Cardinals | W | 2-0 | 28-29 | W1 | Dierker (6-5) | Forsch (1-2) | 9,827 | 2:04 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/9/1976 | vs | Cardinals | W | 5-2 | 29-29 | W2 | Richard (7-5) | McGlothen (5-5) | 11,267 | 2:30 | N | ||
| Fri | 6/11/1976 | at | Cubs | L | 3-8 | 29-30 | L1 | Bonham (5-3) | Cosgrove (2-4) | P. Reuschel (1) | 9,315 | 2:41 | D | |
| Sat | 6/12/1976 | at | Cubs | L | 2-5 | 29-31 | L2 | R. Reuschel (6-4) | Andujar (2-3) | Knowles (6) | 14,773 | 2:19 | D | |
| Sun | 6/13/1976 | at | Cubs | L | 3-8 | 29-32 | L3 | Burris (3-8) | Dierker (6-6) | P. Reuschel (2) | 18,107 | 2:38 | D | |
| Mon | 6/14/1976 | vs | Pirates | L | 1-2 | 29-33 | L4 | Reuss (7-5) | Richard (7-6) | 9,884 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/16/1976 | vs | Pirates | L | 3-6 | 29-34 | L5 | Medich (5-5) | Andujar (2-4) | Demery (2) | 12,249 | 2:38 | N | |
| Fri | 6/18/1976 | at | Pirates | L | 3-7 | 29-35 | L6 | Candelaria (6-4) | Richard (7-7) | 19,141 | 2:14 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/20/1976 | at | Pirates | W | 9-4 | 30-35 | W1 | Griffin (5-1) | Moose (3-2) | 18,670 | 3:01 | D | ||
| Mon | 6/21/1976 | at | Braves | L | 9-11 | 30-36 | L1 | Sosa (4-4) | Pentz (0-1) | 4,821 | 3:10 | N | ||
| Tue | 6/22/1976 | at | Braves | W | 9-7 | 31-36 | W1 | Pentz (1-1) | LaCorte (0-1) | Forsch (13) | 5,563 | 3:09 | N | |
| Wed | 6/23/1976 | vs | Dodgers | L | 0-1 | 31-37 | L1 | Rhoden (6-0) | Richard (7-8) | 13,871 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Thu | 6/24/1976 | vs | Dodgers | L | 1-5 | 31-38 | L2 | John (4-4) | Dierker (6-7) | Hough (6) | 11,076 | 2:23 | N | |
| Fri | 6/25/1976 | vs | Reds | L | 6-8 | 31-39 | L3 | Borbon (1-1) | Griffin (5-2) | McEnaney (4) | 44,988 | 2:45 | N | |
| Sat | 6/26/1976 | vs | Reds | W | 3-0 | 32-39 | W1 | Andujar (3-4) | Zachry (6-3) | 31,039 | 2:26 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/27/1976 | vs | Reds | L | 2-4 | 32-40 | L1 | Norman (6-1) | Richard (7-9) | Eastwick (9) | 24,234 | 2:33 | D | |
| Mon | 6/28/1976 | at | Giants | W | 8-2 | 33-40 | W1 | Cosgrove (3-4) | Dressler (1-6) | Forsch (14) | 2,604 | 2:28 | N | |
| Tue | 6/29/1976 | at | Giants | W | 4-3 | 34-40 | W2 | Dierker (7-7) | Barr (6-6) | 4,133 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/30/1976 | at | Giants | L | 2-10 | 34-41 | L1 | Halicki (7-10) | Rondon (2-2) | 3,125 | 2:43 | D | ||
| Fri | 7/2/1976 | 1 | at | Reds | W | 10-8 (14) | 35-41 | W1 | Pentz (2-1) | Hinton (0-1) | 4:05 | D | ||
| Fri | 7/2/1976 | 2 | at | Reds | W | 3-2 | 36-41 | W2 | Andujar (4-4) | Norman (6-2) | 38,357 | 2:10 | N | |
| Sat | 7/3/1976 | at | Reds | L | 8-9 | 36-42 | L1 | Borbon (2-1) | Niekro (3-7) | 45,277 | 2:55 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/4/1976 | at | Reds | L | 2-7 | 36-43 | L2 | Nolan (8-4) | Dierker (7-8) | 28,090 | 2:30 | D | ||
| Mon | 7/5/1976 | vs | Mets | W | 7-3 | 37-43 | W1 | Niekro (4-7) | Apodaca (1-4) | 14,037 | 2:32 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/6/1976 | vs | Mets | W | 1-0 (10) | 38-43 | W2 | Richard (8-9) | Lockwood (5-3) | 10,671 | 2:56 | N | ||
| Wed | 7/7/1976 | vs | Mets | L | 4-12 | 38-44 | L1 | Koosman (9-6) | Andujar (4-5) | 12,608 | 2:56 | N | ||
| Thu | 7/8/1976 | vs | Expos | W | 7-6 | 39-44 | W1 | Forsch (2-2) | Dunning (0-3) | 6,598 | 2:26 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/9/1976 | vs | Expos | W | 6-0 | 40-44 | W2 | Dierker (8-8) | Stanhouse (6-4) | 12,511 | 2:26 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/10/1976 | vs | Expos | W | 4-2 | 41-44 | W3 | Richard (9-9) | Kirby (1-7) | Forsch (15) | 14,035 | 2:14 | N | |
| Sun | 7/11/1976 | vs | Expos | W | 1-0 | 42-44 | W4 | Andujar (5-5) | Rogers (2-8) | 11,722 | 2:20 | N | ||
| Thu | 7/15/1976 | at | Mets | L | 1-3 | 42-45 | L1 | Koosman (10-6) | Richard (9-10) | 20,295 | 1:57 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/16/1976 | at | Mets | W | 4-3 | 43-45 | W1 | Dierker (9-8) | Matlack (10-3) | Pentz (3) | 13,323 | 2:42 | N | |
| Sat | 7/17/1976 | at | Mets | W | 1-0 | 44-45 | W2 | Andujar (6-5) | Seaver (9-6) | 32,911 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/18/1976 | 1 | at | Expos | W | 7-6 (10) | 45-45 | W3 | Forsch (3-2) | Murray (0-8) | 2:50 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/18/1976 | 2 | at | Expos | W | 14-1 | 46-45 | W4 | Larson (1-0) | Dunning (0-4) | 11,641 | 2:36 | N | |
| Mon | 7/19/1976 | at | Expos | W | 3-1 | 47-45 | W5 | Richard (10-10) | Rogers (3-9) | 7,563 | 2:32 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/20/1976 | 1 | at | Pirates | L | 5-9 | 47-46 | L1 | Candelaria (10-4) | Griffin (5-3) | Tekulve (2) | 2:29 | N | |
| Tue | 7/20/1976 | 2 | at | Pirates | W | 4-3 | 48-46 | W1 | Forsch (4-2) | Giusti (0-1) | 11,922 | 2:34 | N | |
| Wed | 7/21/1976 | 1 | at | Pirates | L | 1-5 | 48-47 | L1 | Reuss (10-5) | Dierker (9-9) | 2:14 | N | ||
| Wed | 7/21/1976 | 2 | at | Pirates | L | 1-4 | 48-48 | L2 | Demery (6-3) | Andujar (6-6) | Giusti (4) | 12,209 | 2:38 | N |
| Fri | 7/23/1976 | vs | Giants | L | 0-3 | 48-49 | L3 | Barr (8-6) | Richard (10-11) | 25,782 | 2:06 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/24/1976 | 1 | vs | Giants | W | 5-4 (13) | 49-49 | W1 | Pentz (3-1) | Heaverlo (3-2) | 3:32 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/24/1976 | 2 | vs | Giants | L | 0-4 | 49-50 | L1 | D'Acquisto (2-5) | Larson (1-1) | Caldwell (1) | 22,621 | 2:16 | N |
| Sun | 7/25/1976 | vs | Giants | W | 1-0 (10) | 50-50 | W1 | McLaughlin (1-0) | Halicki (9-13) | 11,035 | 2:07 | D | ||
| Mon | 7/26/1976 | vs | Padres | W | 7-0 | 51-50 | W2 | Dierker (10-9) | Spillner (2-10) | 8,915 | 2:03 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/27/1976 | vs | Padres | W | 4-1 | 52-50 | W3 | Richard (11-11) | Johnson (0-1) | 8,208 | 2:08 | N | ||
| Wed | 7/28/1976 | vs | Padres | L | 1-2 (10) | 52-51 | L1 | Jones (18-4) | Andujar (6-7) | 14,260 | 2:28 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/30/1976 | vs | Braves | L | 2-3 | 52-52 | L2 | Messersmith (10-9) | Larson (1-2) | 10,869 | 2:08 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | 1 | vs | Braves | W | 2-1 | 53-52 | W1 | Richard (12-11) | Ruthven (11-9) | 2:03 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | 2 | vs | Braves | W | 9-6 | 54-52 | W2 | Sambito (1-0) | Dal Canton (3-4) | Forsch (16) | 15,927 | 2:56 | N |
| Sun | 8/1/1976 | vs | Braves | W | 6-0 | 55-52 | W3 | Dierker (11-9) | Niekro (11-7) | 10,136 | 2:30 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/2/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 4-5 (11) | 55-53 | L1 | Sosa (5-7) | Pentz (3-2) | 30,621 | 2:50 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/3/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 0-2 | 55-54 | L2 | Hooton (7-11) | Larson (1-3) | 18,684 | 2:11 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/4/1976 | at | Dodgers | W | 1-0 | 56-54 | W1 | Richard (13-11) | Rau (10-8) | 18,433 | 2:09 | N | ||
| Thu | 8/5/1976 | at | Padres | L | 3-4 | 56-55 | L1 | Freisleben (7-9) | McLaughlin (1-1) | Metzger (9) | 9,798 | 2:10 | N | |
| Fri | 8/6/1976 | at | Padres | L | 3-9 | 56-56 | L2 | Griffin (6-3) | Dierker (11-10) | Metzger (10) | 12,911 | 2:34 | N | |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | at | Padres | L | 2-3 | 56-57 | L3 | Sawyer (2-0) | Andujar (6-8) | Metzger (11) | 16,403 | 2:18 | N | |
| Sun | 8/8/1976 | at | Padres | L | 3-4 | 56-58 | L4 | Metzger (10-0) | Richard (13-12) | 11,205 | 2:21 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/9/1976 | at | Cardinals | W | 13-4 | 57-58 | W1 | Larson (2-3) | Forsch (5-7) | 12,395 | 2:28 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/10/1976 | at | Cardinals | L | 1-8 | 57-59 | L1 | McGlothen (10-11) | McLaughlin (1-2) | 10,938 | 2:11 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/11/1976 | at | Cardinals | W | 8-1 | 58-59 | W1 | Dierker (12-10) | Denny (6-6) | 12,695 | 2:40 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/13/1976 | vs | Pirates | L | 5-8 | 58-60 | L1 | Tekulve (4-1) | Niekro (4-8) | 17,876 | 2:54 | N | ||
| Sat | 8/14/1976 | vs | Pirates | L | 4-5 | 58-61 | L2 | Giusti (3-3) | Pentz (3-3) | 9,721 | 2:56 | D | ||
| Sun | 8/15/1976 | 1 | vs | Pirates | L | 6-8 | 58-62 | L3 | Medich (6-11) | Larson (2-4) | Tekulve (3) | 2:38 | D | |
| Sun | 8/15/1976 | 2 | vs | Pirates | L | 0-3 | 58-63 | L4 | Reuss (11-7) | Sambito (1-1) | 16,326 | 2:29 | D | |
| Mon | 8/16/1976 | vs | Cubs | L | 3-5 | 58-64 | L5 | Sutter (3-3) | Dierker (12-11) | 7,371 | 2:30 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/17/1976 | vs | Cubs | W | 8-1 | 59-64 | W1 | Richard (14-12) | Stone (3-5) | 8,786 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Thu | 8/19/1976 | at | Phillies | L | 1-7 | 59-65 | L1 | Carlton (15-4) | Andujar (6-9) | 35,605 | 2:02 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/20/1976 | at | Phillies | W | 8-3 | 60-65 | W1 | Larson (3-4) | Twitchell (2-1) | 36,049 | 2:23 | N | ||
| Sat | 8/21/1976 | at | Phillies | L | 4-7 | 60-66 | L1 | Kaat (11-8) | Richard (14-13) | Reed (12) | 37,756 | 2:23 | N | |
| Sun | 8/22/1976 | at | Phillies | L | 1-5 | 60-67 | L2 | Underwood (9-3) | Dierker (12-12) | 43,513 | 2:12 | D | ||
| Tue | 8/24/1976 | at | Cubs | W | 4-3 | 61-67 | W1 | Andujar (7-9) | Renko (5-7) | McLaughlin (1) | 10,700 | 2:29 | D | |
| Wed | 8/25/1976 | at | Cubs | L | 1-5 | 61-68 | L1 | Burris (11-12) | Larson (3-5) | 8,770 | 2:11 | D | ||
| Thu | 8/26/1976 | at | Cubs | W | 5-3 | 62-68 | W1 | Richard (15-13) | R. Reuschel (11-9) | Forsch (17) | 6,653 | 2:11 | D | |
| Fri | 8/27/1976 | vs | Cardinals | W | 2-1 | 63-68 | W2 | McLaughlin (2-2) | Rasmussen (5-10) | 10,229 | 2:14 | N | ||
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | vs | Cardinals | W | 4-3 | 64-68 | W3 | Dierker (13-12) | Forsch (5-10) | 5,663 | 2:10 | D | ||
| Sun | 8/29/1976 | vs | Cardinals | W | 6-0 | 65-68 | W4 | Sambito (2-1) | McGlothen (11-12) | 7,098 | 2:09 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/30/1976 | vs | Phillies | W | 3-1 | 66-68 | W5 | Larson (4-5) | Christenson (10-8) | 5,437 | 1:48 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/31/1976 | vs | Phillies | W | 3-2 | 67-68 | W6 | Richard (16-13) | McGraw (6-6) | 6,881 | 2:13 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/1/1976 | vs | Phillies | W | 1-0 | 68-68 | W7 | McLaughlin (3-2) | Kaat (11-10) | 6,395 | 1:40 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/3/1976 | vs | Dodgers | L | 3-4 | 68-69 | L1 | Hooton (9-12) | Dierker (13-13) | Hough (14) | 9,028 | 2:15 | N | |
| Sat | 9/4/1976 | vs | Dodgers | W | 5-2 | 69-69 | W1 | Andujar (8-9) | John (8-9) | 6,875 | 2:09 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/5/1976 | vs | Dodgers | L | 0-4 | 69-70 | L1 | Rau (14-10) | Larson (4-6) | 12,483 | 2:08 | D | ||
| Mon | 9/6/1976 | at | Reds | L | 8-9 | 69-71 | L2 | Sarmiento (5-1) | Richard (16-14) | 22,912 | 2:56 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/7/1976 | at | Reds | W | 10-5 | 70-71 | W1 | Sambito (3-1) | Borbon (4-3) | Forsch (18) | 19,026 | 2:22 | N | |
| Wed | 9/8/1976 | vs | Reds | L | 0-3 | 70-72 | L1 | Nolan (12-8) | McLaughlin (3-3) | Eastwick (20) | 9,525 | 2:00 | N | |
| Thu | 9/9/1976 | vs | Reds | L | 3-4 (11) | 70-73 | L2 | Eastwick (11-5) | Forsch (4-3) | McEnaney (7) | 8,945 | 3:13 | N | |
| Sat | 9/11/1976 | 1 | at | Padres | L | 1-4 | 70-74 | L3 | Jones (21-12) | Dierker (13-14) | 2:01 | N | ||
| Sat | 9/11/1976 | 2 | at | Padres | W | 2-1 | 71-74 | W1 | Richard (17-14) | Sawyer (4-2) | Pentz (4) | 13,340 | 2:07 | N |
| Tue | 9/14/1976 | 1 | at | Braves | W | 4-3 | 72-74 | W2 | Lemongello (1-0) | Ruthven (13-15) | Forsch (19) | 2:16 | N | |
| Tue | 9/14/1976 | 2 | at | Braves | L | 3-4 | 72-75 | L1 | Autry (1-0) | McLaughlin (3-4) | Devine (7) | N | ||
| Wed | 9/15/1976 | at | Braves | W | 4-3 | 73-75 | W1 | Larson (5-6) | Camp (0-1) | 1,145 | 2:12 | N | ||
| Thu | 9/16/1976 | at | Braves | L | 3-5 | 73-76 | L1 | Niekro (15-11) | Andujar (8-10) | Devine (8) | 3,990 | 1:54 | N | |
| Sat | 9/18/1976 | vs | Padres | L | 1-4 | 73-77 | L2 | Freisleben (10-13) | Richard (17-15) | 3,287 | 2:04 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | 1 | vs | Padres | W | 3-2 | 74-77 | W1 | Lemongello (2-0) | Jones (21-14) | 1:42 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | 2 | vs | Padres | W | 3-2 | 75-77 | W2 | McLaughlin (4-4) | Metzger (11-3) | 5,360 | 1:42 | D | |
| Tue | 9/21/1976 | vs | Braves | L | 2-6 | 75-78 | L1 | Niekro (16-11) | Larson (5-7) | 3,637 | 2:04 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/22/1976 | vs | Braves | W | 5-2 | 76-78 | W1 | Andujar (9-10) | LaCorte (3-10) | 3,849 | 2:15 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/24/1976 | at | Giants | W | 14-5 | 77-78 | W2 | Richard (18-15) | Riccelli (1-1) | Sambito (1) | 1,596 | 2:49 | N | |
| Sat | 9/25/1976 | at | Giants | L | 0-10 | 77-79 | L1 | Barr (15-11) | McLaughlin (4-5) | 2,432 | 2:05 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | at | Giants | L | 1-5 | 77-80 | L2 | Lavelle (10-6) | Lemongello (2-1) | Moffitt (14) | 15,048 | 2:09 | D | |
| Mon | 9/27/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 0-2 | 77-81 | L3 | Sutton (21-9) | Larson (5-8) | 10,639 | 2:03 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/28/1976 | at | Dodgers | W | 1-0 | 78-81 | W1 | Richard (19-15) | Hooton (11-15) | 10,483 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/29/1976 | at | Dodgers | L | 0-1 | 78-82 | L1 | Wall (2-2) | Sambito (3-2) | Hough (18) | 11,600 | 1:52 | N | |
| Fri | 10/1/1976 | vs | Giants | W | 5-4 | 79-82 | W1 | Lemongello (3-1) | Barr (15-12) | Pentz (5) | 5,196 | 1:55 | N | |
| Sat | 10/2/1976 | vs | Giants | W | 10-1 | 80-82 | W2 | Richard (20-15) | Dressler (3-10) | 7,612 | 2:08 | D |
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