1984 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1984 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Charles Bronfman John McHale, Murray Cook Bill Virdon, Jim Fanning CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) 78–83 (.484) 5th The 1984 Montreal Expos season was the 16th season in franchise history. They recorded 78 wins during the 1984 season and finished in fifth place in the National League East. A managerial change occurred as Bill Virdon was replaced by Jim Fanning. The highlight of the Expos season was the acquisition of Pete Rose. After being benched in the 1983 World Series, Rose left the Phillies and signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Expos. He garnered his 4,000th hit with the team on April 13, 1984, against the Phillies, being only the second player to do so. Offseason October 7, 1983: Woodie Fryman was released by the Expos.Woodie Fryman at Baseball-Reference October 31, 1983: Tim Barrett was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.Tim Barrett at Baseball-Reference December 7, 1983: Scott Sanderson was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs, and Al Newman was traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. The Cubs sent Carmelo Martínez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally to the Padres.Scott Sanderson at Baseball-Reference December 7, 1983: Ray Burris was traded by the Expos to the Oakland Athletics for Rusty McNealy and cash.Ray Burris at Baseball-Reference December 19, 1983: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Dan Schatzeder at Baseball-Reference December 23, 1983: Sal Butera was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Sal Butera at Baseball-Reference January 20, 1984: Pete Rose was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Pete Rose at Baseball-Reference February 27, 1984: Al Oliver was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Max Venable, Fred Breining, and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the trade by sending Andy McGaffigan to the Expos on March 31.Max Venable at Baseball-Reference Spring training The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their eighth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981. Regular season April 13, 1984: Pete Rose doubled off of his former teammate, Phillies pitcher Jerry Koosman, for his 4,000th career hit. Rose would join Ty Cobb as only the second player to enter the 4000 hit club. The hit came 21 years to the day after Rose's first career hit. Rose was eventually traded to the Reds for infielder Tom Lawless on August 15. While with the Expos, Rose had 72 hits and batted .259. Opening Day starters Gary Carter Andre Dawson Charlie Lea Bryan Little Tim Raines Bobby Ramos Pete Rose Ángel Salazar Tim Wallach Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Notable transactions June 4, 1984: Anthony Young was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Anthony Young at Baseball-Reference July 20, 1984: Al Newman was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos for Greg A. Harris.https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml Al Newman Stats August 16, 1984: Pete Rose was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Lawless. Roster 1984 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 39 Greg Bargar 48 Fred Breining 50 Rick Grapenthin 34 Bill Gullickson 20 Greg Harris 38 Joe Hesketh 42 Bob James 53 Charlie Lea 25 Gary Lucas 37 Andy McGaffigan 46 David Palmer 41 Jeff Reardon 45 Steve Rogers 43 Dan Schatzeder 28 Bryn Smith 51 Randy St. Claire Catchers 33 Sal Butera  8 Gary Carter 44 Bobby Ramos Infielders 24 Dan Driessen 23 Doug Flynn 16 Terry Francona 19 Rene Gonzales 35 Ron Johnson 37 Wallace Johnson 20 Tom Lawless  3 Bryan Little  4 Mike Ramsey 14 Pete Rose  6 Ángel Salazar 31 Razor Shines  4 Chris Speier 13 Derrel Thomas 29 Tim Wallach Outfielders 10 Andre Dawson 18 Miguel Diloné 15 Mike Fuentes 27 Roy Johnson 30 Tim Raines  1 Tony Scott 32 Mike Stenhouse 49 Max Venable  5 Jim Wohlford Manager  7 Jim Fanning  7 Bill Virdon Coaches 17 Felipe Alou (First Base) 36 Galen Cisco (Pitching)  2 Billy DeMars (Hitting) 40 Joe Kerrigan (Bullpen) 12 Russ Nixon (Third Base) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Gary Carter 159 596 175 .294 27 106 2 1B Terry Francona 58 214 74 .346 1 18 0 2B Doug Flynn 124 366 89 .243 0 170 SS Ángel Salazar 80 174 27 .155 0 121 3B Tim Wallach 160 582 143 .246 18 72 3 LF Jim Wohlford 95 213 64 .300 5 293 CF Tim Raines 160 622 192 .309 8 60 75 RF Andre Dawson 138 533 132 .248 17 8613 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Pete Rose 95 278 72 .259 0 23 Bryan Little Bryan Little (baseball) 85 266 65 .244 0 9 Derrel Thomas 108 243 62 .255 0 20 Mike Stenhouse 80 175 32 .183 4 16 Miguel Dilone 88 169 47 .278 1 10 Dan Driessen 51 169 43 .254 9 32 Bobby Ramos 31 83 16 .193 2 5 Tony Scott 45 71 18 .254 0 5 Max Venable 38 71 17 .239 2 7 Mike Ramsey 37 70 15 .214 0 3 Chris Speier 25 40 6 .150 0 1 Roy Johnson Roy Johnson (1980s outfielder) 16 33 5 .152 1 2 Rene Gonzales 29 30 7 .233 0 2 Wallace Johnson 17 24 5 .208 0 4 Razor Shines 12 20 6 .300 0 2 Tom Lawless 11 17 3 .176 0 0 Ron Johnson 5 5 1 .200 0 1 Mike Fuentes Mike Fuentes (baseball) 3 4 1 .250 0 0 Sal Butera 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bill Gullickson 32 226.2 12 9 3.61 100 Charlie Lea 30 224.1 15 10 2.89 123 Bryn Smith 28 179.0 12 13 3.32 101 Steve Rogers 31 169.1 6 15 4.31 64 David Palmer David Palmer (baseball) 20 105.1 7 3 3.84 66 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dan Schatzeder 36 136.0 7 7 2.71 89 Joe Hesketh 11 45.0 2 2 1.80 32 Greg Bargar 3 8.0 0 1 7.88 2 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Jeff Reardon 68 7 7 23 2.90 79 Bob James 62 6 6 10 3.66 91 Gary Lucas Gary Lucas (baseball) 55 0 3 8 2.72 42 Andy McGaffigan 21 3 4 1 2.54 39 Greg A. Harris 15 0 1 2 2.04 15 Rick Grapenthin 13 1 2 2 3.52 9 Randy St. Claire 4 0 0 0 4.50 4 Fred Breining 4 0 0 0 1.35 5 Award winners Andre Dawson, Gold Glove Award, Outfield Tim Raines, National League Leader, 38 Doubles Tim Raines, National League Leader, 75 Stolen BasesStolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Gary Carter, catcher, starter Charlie Lea, pitcher, starter Tim Raines, outfield, reserve Tim Wallach, third baseman, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Buck Rodgers AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Rick Renick A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Tommy Thompson A Gastonia Expos South Atlantic League J. R. Miner A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Moby Benedict Rookie Calgary Expos Pioneer League Ed Creech Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1984 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference 1984 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1984 in Montreal Category:1984 in sports in Quebec