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September-October 1973
If the Expos could not be a part of the post-season, they would still have a major role in determining just who would, with 15 games against the three contenders. Elimination from the post-season, practically a given since May, became reality on September 12. Montreal split the record during a 12-game home stand, and reduced the Mets' lead in the division from six games to four.
They would incredibly sweep the Mets at Shea Stadium after a day's break, although there would be heartache again for Bert Blyleven, who would finish his season limping into the dugout with a stress fracture to his ankle, once again denying him an opportunity for 20 wins in a season. Although he has lost 19 games, this was perhaps his best season in Montreal with an ERA of 3.64.
If the Mets sweep was great news for Phillies fans, Montreal would dash their hopes as they continued their form, keeping New York's lead at four games, helped in no small measure by Don Money hitting for the cycle. Montreal's influence on the division race ended on September 29 with a 6-4 win against Philadelphia in another three-game series, this time inside Veterans Stadium. The Expos would finish the season with nine games against the Pirates. On the same day that the Mets won the division, the Expos lifted themselves off the bottom with a 8-7 win at Three Rivers Stadium.
The season would eventually finish on October 10 with the Expos in fourth place. Their 74-88 record was a great improvement on the 1972 disaster.
NL West
1. New York (97-65)
2. Philadelphia (90-72)
3. Chicago (89-73)
4. Montreal (74-88)
5. St Louis (73-89)
6. Pittsburgh (72-90)
NL West
1. San Francisco (102-60)
2. Los Angeles (89-73)
3. Cincinnati (80-82)
4. Houston (78-84)
5. Atlanta (77-85)
6. San Diego (51-111)
AL East
1. Boston (109-53)
2. Baltimore (93-69)
3. Detroit (86-76)
4. New York (86-76)
5. Cleveland (72-90)
6. Milwaukee (49-113)
AL West
1. Oakland (109-53)
2. California (99-63)
3. Chicago (78-84)
4. Minnesota (74-88)
5. Texas (63-99)
6. Kansas City (54-108)
Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead. That was the first thing that came to mind following the New York Mets' victory over San Francisco in the League Championship, denying the Giants a fifth straight trip to the World Series. With the Angels improving dramatically this year, could this spell the end to the Giants' dominance of recent years?
Giddy on their success, the Mets would be no match for the Red Sox, who secured their second title in as many years in a 4-1 series result.
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Code:
1973 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Luebber, Steve MON 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000
Hacker, Rich MON 6 .333 12 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .583 .385
Staub, Rusty MON 162 .322 627 202 36 1 24 85 73 2 1 100 101 .498 .403
Powell, Paul MON 159 .317 653 207 36 3 15 86 123 24 9 115 67 .450 .395
Evans, Dwight MON 150 .276 554 153 25 1 26 94 92 2 1 78 106 .466 .377
Broberg, Pete MON 2 .273 11 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 .273 .273
Money, Don MON 156 .260 599 156 34 3 22 67 90 4 1 69 94 .437 .335
Harrah, Toby MON 140 .255 548 140 25 6 13 88 66 14 11 81 57 .394 .358
Lane, Marvin MON 132 .251 291 73 13 4 10 37 63 0 0 40 34 .426 .342
Ballinger, Mark MON 0 .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .250
Jestadt, Garry MON 57 .240 75 18 6 0 0 6 14 1 0 7 7 .320 .305
Nettles, Graig MON 147 .233 468 109 10 0 17 57 62 2 2 44 69 .363 .315
Hermoso, Remy MON 89 .230 326 75 15 0 0 16 59 2 1 30 16 .276 .268
Stanley, Fred MON 83 .217 207 45 3 0 0 31 31 1 1 17 6 .232 .322
Kline, Steve MON 39 .213 94 20 0 0 0 2 25 0 0 2 3 .213 .227
Munson, Thurman MON 156 .175 600 105 10 1 9 29 73 1 1 34 53 .240 .211
Ross, Tony MON 21 .157 70 11 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 7 0 .171 .203
Bateman, John MON 30 .146 41 6 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 3 5 .244 .217
Dawson, Andre MON 8 .143 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .250
Blyleven, Bert MON 38 .141 99 14 0 0 0 4 41 0 0 4 4 .141 .173
Renko, Steve MON 41 .129 85 11 0 0 0 2 27 0 0 1 3 .129 .149
Rogers, Steve MON 6 .050 20 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 1 .050 .095
Stoneman, Bill MON 36 .048 63 3 0 0 0 6 34 1 0 6 0 .048 .130
McConnell, Josh MON 7 .000 18 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 .000 .053
Laxton, Bill MON 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000
McGinn, Dan MON 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .111
Code:
1973 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Blyleven, Bert MON 294.1 3.64 38 38 17 19 0 237 98 11.59
Kline, Steve MON 275.1 3.46 39 39 16 15 0 111 70 10.07
Stoneman, Bill MON 219.1 4.68 36 36 11 12 0 169 133 13.71
Renko, Steve MON 252.0 5.50 41 41 8 18 0 158 136 14.64
Laxton, Bill MON 62.2 4.16 43 0 6 2 6 43 43 13.36
McGinn, Dan MON 69.2 5.94 45 0 5 5 2 50 44 16.67
Broberg, Pete MON 68.0 4.10 35 2 3 3 2 35 44 14.56
Luebber, Steve MON 73.2 6.60 51 0 3 6 1 39 41 16.49
Strohmayer, John MON 41.2 3.46 41 0 2 3 30 23 22 12.31
Rogers, Steve MON 51.2 7.49 14 6 2 4 0 32 32 18.46
Ballinger, Mark MON 22.1 8.06 16 0 1 1 0 17 8 16.12
Todd, Jackson MON 5.2 14.29 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 17.47
Adamson, Mike MON 1.0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 36.00
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Re: The Expos
Off-Season Activities
Attendance - 1,740,159 (average of 21,483 per game)
Profit - $67,000
Cash - $1,848,246
Franchise Value - $14.8M
Farm System Rating - D
Medical Staff Rating - C-
Scouting Staff Rating - D+
Team Payroll/Budget - $4.14M/$3.03M
Average Age of Team - 23.6 (youngest in major leagues - next youngest are the Mets at 27.2)
Awards
Steve Kline was awarded the NL Pitcher Gold Glove with a fielding average of .986
Player Movements
C Thurman Munson (84) resigned for $185,000 at Arbitration
1B Rusty Staub (91) resigned for $365,000 over four seasons with a player option and no-trade clause
SS Remy Hermoso (78) resigned for $230,000 at Arbitration
3B Toby Harrah (87/93) resigned for $300,000 at Arbitration
SS Don Money (92/93) resigned for $354,000 over four seasons with a player option
CF Paul Powell (86/92) resigned for $350,000 at Arbitration
C John Bateman (69) declined his player option to renew his contract and was released
LF Graig Nettles (80) resigned for $266,000 at Arbitration
2B Garry Jestadt (69) was released without a contract offered
3B Ken Reitz (55/80) was released without a contract offered
SP Bert Blyleven (87/91) resigned for $400,000 at Arbitration
SP Steve Kline (85) resigned for $368,000 over three seasons with a player option
SP Steve Renko (89) resigned for $306,000 at Arbitration
SP Bill Stoneman (85) resigned for $302,000 over two seasons with a player option
SP Steve Rogers (82) was released without a contract offered
RP John Strohmayer (83) resigned for $200,000 at Arbitration
RP Bill Laxton (81/86) resigned for $200,000 at Arbitration
RP Dan McGinn (67) was released without a contract offered
The emphasis in 1974 will be to see whether the Expos can continue their development with a stable roster. Despite doubling our funding in developmental areas, we are still one of the lowest-spending teams in the league, although our payroll has blown out in recent times.
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Your 1974 Montreal Expos
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Line-up
For the first time, the Expos return all eight starters.
CF - Paul Powell (87/93)
3B - Toby Harrah (86/93)
1B - Rusty Staub (90)
RF - Dwight Evans (93/95)
2B - Don Money (93/94)
LF - Graig Nettles (80)
C - Thurman Munson (81)
SS - Remy Hermoso (77)
Bench
C - James Kendricks (57/66)
IF - Fred Stanley (72)
LF - Marvin Lane (77/81)
2B - Bob Sheldon (67/71)
IF - Tony Ross (57/67)
RF - Josh McConnell (63/70)
Rotation
1. Bert Blyleven (87/92)
2. Steve Kline (86)
3. Steve Renko (89)
4. Bill Stoneman (87)
Bullpen
Mopup - Pete Broberg (77/84)
Closer - John Strohmayer (83)
Setup - Bill Laxton (81)
Short - Steve Luebber (78/82)
Short - Mark Ballinger (74)
Middle - Jackson Todd (71/83)
Long - Hank Smalridge (60/81)
Notable Prospects
A
SP - Jackson Todd (66/84)
R
OF - Andre Dawson (67/89)
1B - Pete Lacock (57/81)
SP - Bill Travers (55/96)
SP - Shane Rawley (50/89)
SP - Jim Clancy (48/91)
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Predicitions
1. New York (98-64)
2. Chicago (87-75)
3. Pittsburgh (82-80)
4. Philadelphia (81-81)
5. St Louis (74-88)
6. Montreal (70-92)
AMERICAN LEAGUE - Oakland over Baltimore in 4 games
NATIONAL LEAGUE - New York over Los Angeles in 5 games
WORLD SERIES - New York over Oakland in 7 games
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April 1974
With just six games at Parc Jarry in April, it would be quite difficult for the Expos to get off to a fast start in 1974. However, after starting 7-4 Montreal suddenly had a share of the lead in the NL East. The results soon started to turn against Rusty Staub's young team, although at least this year they would not have to wait until June before playing a team from their own division.
NL East
1. Philadelphia (17-10)
2. New York (15-9)
3. Chicago (15-12)
4. Montreal (12-15)
5. Pittsburgh (12-15)
6. St Louis (10-17)
NL West - Houston lead by a game from Los Angeles and San Francisco
AL East - Boston hit the ground running at 22-7, four clear of the Tigers
AL West - California lead Chicago by 2. Oakland have started 13-14.
Expos Leaders
ERA - Bert Blyleven (3.02)
Wins - Bert Blyleven (3)
Saves - John Strohmayer (3)
Average - Paul Powell (.322)
Home Runs - Toby Harrah (5)
Stolen Bases - Paul Powell (5)
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May 1974
Bert Blyleven earned a contract extension at the start of the month and will now stay in Montreal at least until the end of the 1976 season.
May would be a baseball fan's dream in Montreal, with the Expos playing at Parc Jarry on all but seven days of the month - three of which were rest days. The fans who regularly came to watch the play would be baffled as to why the Expos could not build any consistency - a 12-16 record for the month, 11-13 at home. They also saw the team's ERA creep up past 5.00 for the first time this season. In fact, the Expos would only record one shutout during this month.
NL East
1. New York (38-14)
2. Philadelphia (37-18)
3. Chicago (27-27)
4. Pittsburgh (26-29)
5. Montreal (24-31)
6. St Louis (24-33)
NL West - San Francisco lead the Dodgers, with the other teams under .500. San Diego are on track for 60 wins for the first time in franchise history.
AL East - A contest this year! Perhaps! Boston lead the Tigers by a single game, with the Yankees not far behind
AL West - California lead Oakland and Chicago by 2.5 games.
Expos Leaders
ERA - Steve Kline (3.96)
Wins - Bert Blyleven (6)
Saves - John Strohmayer (4)
Average - Rusty Staub (.313)
Home Runs - Toby Harrah (11)
Stolen Bases - Toby Harrah (5)
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Draft Choices
1st Round - SP Devon Fleck (76/90), Jefferson PA
2nd Round - C Harris Burcham (69/77), Rochester NY
3rd Round - LF Tony Johnson (55/86), Memphis TN
4th Round - SP Charlie Lea (52/84), Orleans France
5th Round - 2B Tony Bernazard (54/80), Caguas, Puetro Rico
6th Round - P Scott Sanderson (51/81), Dearborn MI
June 1974
June would see the Expos play at home on just three occasions. Therefore only a few hardy supporters would witness the first ever Expos no-hitter, thrown by Renko at Riverside Stadium on June 2. During the same game, Don Money hit for the cycle, thus creating two slices of history for the Montreal club. Generally speaking the Expos performed well on the road without excelling, and the end of the month found themselves 20 games behind the Phillies.
NL East
1. Philadelphia (56-26)
2. New York (55-26)
3. Chicago (45-37)
4. Pittsburgh (42-40)
5. Montreal (34-45)
6. St Louis (29-52)
NL West - San Francisco lead Los Angeles by 1.5 games, while San Diego is off the bottom of the table for the first time ever.
AL East - Boston lead the Yankees by 8 games
AL West - Oakland lead California by 2 games
Expos Leaders
ERA - Steve Kline (3.42)
Wins - Bert Blyleven (7)
Saves - John Strohmayer (6)
Average - Rusty Staub (.318)
Home Runs - Dwight Evans (17)
Stolen Bases - Toby Harrah (8)
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July-August 1974
Rusty Staub got a return invitation to the All-Star Game, held in Pittsburgh. Representing the National League for the fifth time in his career, he went 3/4 and scored two runs in the NL's 5-3 win.
July turned out to be a major disappointment for the Expos, winning just 7 games and remaining a second tier team in the National League. August, on the other hand, saw some strong play from the Expos, and despite the absence of Rusty Staub due to a broken finger, the team performed well. Included in the results were series victories against the Mets (x 2) and Pirates.
Dwight Evans continued to show his improvement this season, having secured a starting position at the beginning of the year. He is currently batting .330 with 30 home runs and 113 RBIs.
The Expos dream of a post-season spot ended officially on August 31. They would instead turn their attention to becoming the spoiler in the division race between the Phillies and Mets.
NL East
1. Philadelphia (86-46)
2. New York (82-50)
3. Pittsburgh (66-60)
4. Chicago (68-63)
5. Montreal (53-76)
6. St Louis (53-82)
NL West - San Francisco continue to head off the Dodgers, by 5.5 games
AL East - Boston continue their dominance, leading Detroit by 13.5 games
AL West - Oakland have timed their run to perfection, and now lead California by 7.5 games. Time is running out for the Angels.
Expos Leaders
ERA - Steve Kline (3.44)
Wins - Bert Blyleven (11)
Saves - John Strohmayer (12)
Average - Dwight Evans (.330)
Home Runs - Dwight Evans (30)
Stolen Bases - Paul Powell (13)
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September-October 1974
A dreadful 2-10 start to the month meant that the Expos would be certain of finishing the season with another poor losing record. The 82-80 season of 1971 seemed so long ago now. At least the fans would look forward to the state-of-the-art Stade Olympique opening in a couple of years.
Montreal eventually finished the last 33 days of the season with just nine wins, and lost their 100th game of the season on their last regular season game, in typical fashion. Trailing the Giants by 2 runs with the bases loaded, the Expos went down swinging, with Evans, Dawson and then Munson consigning the 1974 season to the history books.
NL East
1. Philadelphia (107-55)
2. New York (98-64)
3. Chicago (88-74)
4. Pittsburgh (78-84)
5. St Louis (65-97)
6. Montreal (62-100)
NL West
1. San Francisco (102-60)
2. Los Angeles (94-68)
3. Houston (77-85)
4. Cincinnati (74-88)
5. Atlanta (68-94)
6. San Diego (59-103)
AL East
1. Boston (104-58)
2. Detroit (92-70)
3. New York (89-73)
4. Baltimore (82-80)
5. Cleveland (67-95)
6. Milwaukee (59-103)
AL West
1. Oakland (103-59)
2. California (94-68)
3. Minnesota (84-78)
4. Chicago (82-80)
5. Texas (64-98)
6. Kansas City (52-110)
AMERICAN LEAGUE - Oakland beat Boston 3-0
NATIONAL LEAGUE - Philadelphia beat San Francisco 3-1
WORLD SERIES - Oakland beat Philadelphia 4-3
The Phillies' fairytale run through the World Series (their first apperance since 1950) ended in heartbreak, with the Athletics - the former Philadelphia AL club - shutting out the Phillies in the final two games at Veterans Stadium. It is the Oakland club's third World Series title in five years, previously winning in 1970 and 1971. The American League has now won the last five World Series titles, with San Francisco the last NL victor in 1969.
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Code:
1974 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Harrah, Toby MON 153 .269 616 166 17 2 25 84 75 13 8 104 99 .425 .363
Evans, Dwight MON 157 .321 589 189 41 7 34 101 93 6 3 114 123 .587 .419
Money, Don MON 134 .259 553 143 26 4 20 37 75 4 3 63 91 .429 .304
Munson, Thurman MON 146 .187 552 103 20 0 4 45 80 2 1 41 38 .245 .254
Powell, Paul MON 126 .264 522 138 26 2 12 69 94 17 5 81 55 .391 .351
Staub, Rusty MON 120 .303 502 152 33 1 13 45 50 2 0 80 55 .450 .360
Nettles, Graig MON 146 .265 442 117 11 1 16 45 55 1 1 57 67 .403 .333
Lane, Marvin MON 134 .265 359 95 16 4 7 43 70 8 1 43 37 .390 .344
Sheldon, Bob MON 96 .249 333 83 15 3 0 21 62 7 1 26 25 .312 .299
Hermoso, Remy MON 105 .226 332 75 9 1 1 12 81 3 1 26 29 .268 .257
Lynn, Fred MON 95 .222 225 50 11 4 8 18 40 0 1 29 39 .413 .282
Stanley, Fred MON 70 .209 139 29 4 0 0 11 26 0 0 8 5 .237 .267
Blyleven, Bert MON 43 .066 106 7 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 3 1 .066 .066
Renko, Steve MON 41 .167 78 13 0 0 0 3 25 0 0 6 4 .167 .198
Kline, Steve MON 36 .169 77 13 0 0 0 1 24 0 0 3 5 .169 .177
Stoneman, Bill MON 30 .058 52 3 1 0 0 3 29 0 0 4 0 .077 .109
Carter, Gary MON 38 .082 49 4 1 0 0 5 7 0 0 5 5 .102 .182
Burcham, Harris MON 17 .200 35 7 1 0 0 2 8 0 0 3 3 .229 .243
Blair, Dennis MON 11 .000 24 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 3 .000 .037
Dawson, Andre MON 11 .333 12 4 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 .667 .467
Ballinger, Mark MON 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Hacker, Rich MON 8 .143 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .143 .143
LaCock, Pete MON 4 .000 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .364
Broberg, Pete MON 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Rhoden, Rick MON 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .200
Roenicke, Gary MON 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Smalridge, Hank MON 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250
Luebber, Steve MON 0 .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500
Ross, Tony MON 3 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
McConnell, Josh MON 1 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000
Strohmayer, John MON 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000
Laxton, Bill MON 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500
Code:
1974 Pitching Team IP ERA G GS W L SV K BB R/9
Blyleven, Bert MON 322.1 4.22 43 43 14 21 0 216 122 11.78
Renko, Steve MON 260.1 5.36 41 41 7 21 0 173 131 13.62
Kline, Steve MON 242.2 3.75 36 36 12 12 0 83 60 11.76
Stoneman, Bill MON 176.0 5.16 30 30 7 13 0 135 92 13.86
Laxton, Bill MON 91.2 5.01 77 0 9 7 4 77 59 13.94
Blair, Dennis MON 80.0 8.55 15 11 1 6 0 29 50 17.55
Broberg, Pete MON 73.0 5.55 43 0 3 7 1 41 53 17.88
Luebber, Steve MON 66.0 6.95 46 0 2 2 2 32 55 16.50
Ballinger, Mark MON 59.0 3.97 37 0 2 1 3 43 18 10.83
Strohmayer, John MON 43.1 3.12 33 0 5 5 15 19 16 10.38
Smalridge, Hank MON 23.0 9.78 17 0 0 4 1 13 15 20.35
Rhoden, Rick MON 17.1 9.35 5 1 0 1 0 6 11 18.17
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Re: The Expos
Off-Season Activities
Attendance - 1,729,026 (average of 21,346 per game)
Loss - $568,000
Cash - $1,279,155
Franchise Value - $22.9M
Farm System Rating - C-
Medical Staff Rating - C-
Scouting Staff Rating - D+
Team Payroll/Budget - $4.16M/$5.05M
Average Age of Team - 24.6 (youngest in major leagues - next youngest are the Mets at 27.7 - at least we're getting older)
Awards
Don Money was awarded the NL Shortstop Gold Glove for 1974
Player Movements
C Thurman Munson (81) resigned for $210,000 at Arbitration
3B Toby Harrah (90/93) resigned for $425,000 at Arbitration
LF Marvin Lane (82/85) resigned for $225,000 at Arbitration
CF Paul Powell (86/90) resigned for $344,000 at Arbitration
RF Dwight Evans (93/94) resigned for $470,000 at Arbitration
2B Remy Hermoso (77) released without a contract offered
LF Graig Nettles (78) resigned for three years at $246,000
SS Rich Hacker (66) released without a contract offered
1B Pete Lacock (58/81) released without a contract offered
SP Steve Renko (89) resigned for $285,000 at Arbitration
RP John Strohmayer (80) resigned for $210,000 at Arbitration
RP Bill Laxton (79) resigned for $208,000 at Arbitration
RP Steve Luebber (83) resigned for $150,000 at Arbitration
SP Pete Broberg (77/84) released without a contract offered
RP Mark Ballinger (75) released without a contract offered
Trade Movement
Expos Get - RP Larry Anderson (74/94) and $500,000
Dodgers Get - C Gary Carter (75/88) and SP Jackson Todd (62/81)
Expos Get - RP Jamie Easterly (71/90)
Braves Get - LF Graig Nettles (78) and $450,000
Expos Get - C Milt May (85) and $50,000
Pirates Get - C Thurman Munson (81), SS Fred Stanley (74) and RP Jake Gibson (50/77)
In retrospect, it wasn't such a difficult decision to get rid of Munson. May was simply younger, cheaper and - we believe - better. Although Munson was the solid catcher we needed at the time, he simply hasn't progressed since coming north of the border, and only batted .175 and .187 in his last two seasons here.
Another trade saw two underperforming pitchers traded for an up-and-coming star. Oh, and a whole lot of cash as well.
Expos Get - SP Jerry Reuss (90/93) and $350,000
Cardinals Get - SP Steve Renko (88), RP Bill Laxton (79), RP Joe Kerrigan (63/83) and Hank Smalridge (60/80)
With Reuss eligible for free agency at the end of the season, we took a gamble and signed him up for four seasons at $365,000.
The other major news of the off-season came on November 26, when outfield Dwight Evans put his name on a new four-year contract worth $725,000 each season. There is also the opportunity for Evans to extend his stay right up until the end of the 1981 season. The 23-year old was also savvy enough to request a no-trade clause built into his contract, after seeing more than a few players sweep through the Expos in his short career.
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Predicitions for 1975
1. New York (98-64)
2. Philadelphia (88-74)
3. Chicago (81-81)
4. Pittsburgh (77-85)
5. St Louis (75-87)
6. Montreal (73-89)
AMERICAN LEAGUE - Oakland to beat Detroit in 3 games
NATIONAL LEAGUE - Los Angeles to beat New York in 5 games
WORLD SERIES - Oakland to beat Los Angeles in 6 games
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Line-up
CF - Paul Powell (87)
3B - Toby Harrah (91/94)
1B - Rusty Staub (88)
RF - Dwight Evans (93/94)
SS - Don Money (93)
LF - Marvin Lane (82)
C - Milt May (86)
2B - Bob Sheldon (80/82)
Bench
C - Harris Burcham (57/62)
OF - Andre Dawson (75/93)
OF - Fred Lynn (78/93)
LF - Gary Roenike (52/79)
RF - Mark Webster (47/57)
C - James Kendricks (48/57)
Rotation
1. Bert Blyleven (92/93)
2. Steve Kline (85)
3. Jerry Reuss (89/92)
4. Bill Stoneman (78)
Bullpen
Mopup - Theo Frearson (64/82)
Closer - John Strohmayer (74)
Setup - Steve Luebber (84)
Short - Larry Anderson (74/93)
Short - Jamie Easterly (72/89)
Middle - Bill Travers (63/93)
Long - Dennis Blair (71/84)
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April 1975
With the Stade Olympique slowly taking shape, the Expos began the season on the road, where two close losses and a big win to the Giants could be considered a success. Jerry Reuss performed well on his debut, allowing just three hits and no earned runs in a game eventually won in extra innings by San Francisco. San Diego were the first visitors to Parc Jarry and duly lost two of the three games played. Montreal fans could feel happy with the 3-3 start, although they would miss Reuss for the rest of the month with a pulled groin, which Expos officials were quick to point out was an injury sustained on the field and not in the middle of the night!
Montreal continued to buck the expectations set by the media, winning at least one game in each series during the month before being swept by Atlanta in a home series were the locals were outscored by 36 runs to 12. Although closing pitcher Strohmayer had three saves to his credit, he also had four losses to his name, all of which were close losses where Kline, Blyleven and Reuss saw their good work squandered.
John Strohmayer was packed off to the Phillies with Steve Luebber and $500,000 in return for closer Mac Scarce. The Expos fans hoped his ERA lived up to his name.
NL East
1. Philadelphia (19-8)
2. New York (16-11)
3. St Louis (15-12)
4. Chicago (15-14)
5. Pittsburgh (13-17)
6. Montreal (11-16)
NL West - Los Angeles lead Cincinnati by 2 games
AL East - Baltimore lead Boston and the surprising Indians by 1 game
AL West - California lead Oakland by half a game
Expos Leaders
ERA - Steve Kline (1.83)
Wins - Steve Kline (3)
Saves - John Strohmayer (3 - traded to Philadelphia on April 30)
Average - Rusty Staub (.297)
Home Runs - Milt May (4)
Stolen Bases - Toby Harrah (1)
