April 1976
1976 was a great year to live in Montreal, with the eyes of the world soon to be trained on the city with the Olympic Games coming to town. However, not all was good out at the Olympic...
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April 1976
1976 was a great year to live in Montreal, with the eyes of the world soon to be trained on the city with the Olympic Games coming to town. However, not all was good out at the Olympic...
Pre-Season Predicitions
1. New York (100-62)
2. Chicago (88-74)
3. Philadelphia (85-77)
4. Montreal (77-85)
5. St Louis (75-87)
6. Pittsburgh (64-98)
AMERICAN LEAGUE - Baltimore to...
1976 Montreal Expos
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The final season at Parc Jarry
Line-up
2B - Bob Sheldon
1B - Rusty Staub
SS - Don Money
RF - Dwight Evans
LF - Andre...
Off-Season Activity
The Expos were recognised in the end of season awards, with a record three players scoring golden gloves - Milt May, Bob Sheldon and Dwight Evans.
Third baseman Toby Harrah...
1975 Batting Team G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K SB CS R RBI SLG OBP
Powell, Paul MON 155 .218 641 140 33 2 11 70 140 8 4 91 56 ...
September-October 1975
The Expos would finish their seventh season mostly on the road, with just two series against the second-placed Phillies to whet the appetites of the Montreal public. It was...
August 1975
"We're Number Six - Again!"
August was a disastrous month for the Expos, with a ten game losing streak on the road severely affecting team morale and confidence. Rumours swept...
July 1975
Don Money went off to the All-Star Game in Milwaukee but had an unhappy night along with the rest of the National League (1-6 losers).
The month was characterised by excellent home...
Draft Choices
3B Rob Teal (67/84) - Syracuse NY
SS Harry Chappas (64/84) - Mount Rainier MD
1B Chris Smith (49/88) - Torrance CA
P David Palmer (48/84) - Glens Falls NY
P Rick Engle (49/81) -...
May 1975
Pitching trouble dominated the Expos this month, with starters Blyleven, Stoneman and mopup pitcher Blair sitting out for extended periods with injury. The good news was that they didn't...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Your 1974 Montreal Expos
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Line-up
For the first time, the Expos return all eight starters.
CF -...
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...
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...
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....