1979 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1979 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Charles Bronfman John McHale Dick Williams CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)CKAC (French)(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) 95–65 (.594) 2nd The 1979 Montreal Expos season was the 11th in franchise history. The team finished second in the National League East with a record of 95–65, 2 games behind the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1979 season was the Expos' first winning season in franchise history (and it would be the most wins they would have in a season in the team's history before they relocated). Offseason November 28, 1978: Duffy Dyer was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference December 4, 1978: Ken Macha was drafted by the Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.Ken Macha at Baseball Reference December 7, 1978: Stan Papi was traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Lee.Stan Papi at Baseball Reference December 8, 1978: Mike Hart was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jim Mason.Jim Mason at Baseball Reference December 9, 1978: Randy St. Claire was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference December 14, 1978: Sam Mejías was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry White and Rodney Scott.Sam Mejías at Baseball Reference March 30, 1979: Mike Garman was released by the Expos.Mike Garman at Baseball Reference March 31, 1979: Pepe Frías was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell.Dave Campbell at Baseball Reference Spring training The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their seventh season there. Regular season Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Opening Day lineup Andre Dawson, CF Rodney Scott, 2B Warren Cromartie, LF Ellis Valentine, RF Tony Pérez, 1B Gary Carter, C Larry Parrish, 3B Chris Speier, SS Steve Rogers, P Notable transactions June 13, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Giants for John Tamargo. The Expos completed the deal by sending Joe Pettini to the Giants on March 15, 1980.John Tamargo at Baseball Reference July 20, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Rusty Staub. The Expos completed the deal by sending Randy Schafer (minors) to the Tigers on December 3.Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference Youppi! Youppi!, a creation of Acme Mascots, Inc. (a division of Harrison/Erickson, Inc.), was commissioned by Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry. Originally leased by the team in 1979, the mascot was eventually purchased by the Expos and represented the team. Roster 1979 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 42 Bill Atkinson 22 Stan Bahnsen 35 Woodie Fryman 48 Ross Grimsley 34 Bill Gullickson 20 Bob James 37 Bill Lee 43 Rudy May 29 Dale Murray 46 Dave Palmer 45 Steve Rogers 21 Scott Sanderson 36 Dan Schatzeder 27 Elías Sosa Catchers  8 Gary Carter  5 Duffy Dyer 47 John Tamargo Infielders 57 Randy Bass  7 Tony Bernazard 30 Dave Cash 14 Tommy Hutton 31 Ken Macha 12 Jim Mason 15 Larry Parrish 24 Tony Pérez  3 Rodney Scott 25 Tony Solaita  4 Chris Speier  6 Rusty Staub Outfielders 49 Warren Cromartie 10 Andre Dawson 17 Ellis Valentine 18 Jerry White Other batters 32 Tim Raines Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 16 Felipe Alou (Third base)  2 Jim Brewer (Pitching) 58 Pat Mullin (Hitting) 40 Norm Sherry (Bullpen)  9 Vern Rapp (Bench)  1 Ozzie Virgil (First base) Game log Montreal Expos; 1979 Game Log: 95–65 (Home: 56–25; Away: 39–40) y Montreal Expos; April: 14–5 (Home: 10–1; Away: 4–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak y Montreal Expos; May: 15–10 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak y Montreal Expos; June: 14–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak y Montreal Expos; July: 14–16 (Home: 8–10; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak y Montreal Expos; August: 15–11 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak y Montreal Expos; September: 23–11 (Home: 12–6; Away: 11–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Expos team member Player stats = Indicates team 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Gary Carter 141 505 143 .283 22 75 1B Tony Perez 132 489 132 .270 13 73 2B Rodney Scott Rodney Scott (baseball) 151 562 134 .238 3 42 SS Chris Speier 113 344 78 .227 7 26 3B Larry Parrish 153 544 167 .307 30 82 LF Warren Cromartie 158 659 181 .275 8 46 CF Andre Dawson 155 639 176 .275 25 92 RF Ellis Valentine 146 548 151 .276 21 82 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 Dave Cash Dave Cash (baseball) 76 187 60 .321 2 19 Jerry White Jerry White (baseball) 88 138 41 .297 3 18 Rusty Staub 38 86 23 .267 3 14 Tommy Hutton 86 83 21 .253 1 13 Duffy Dyer 28 74 18 .243 1 8 Jim Mason Jim Mason (baseball) 40 71 13 .183 0 6 Tony Solaita 29 42 12 .286 1 7 Tony Bernazard 22 40 12 .300 1 8 Ken Macha 20 36 10 .278 0 4 John Tamargo 12 21 8 .381 0 5 Randy Bass 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Tim Raines 6 0 0 ---- 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 Steve Rogers Steve Rogers (baseball) 37 248.2 13 12 3.00 143 Bill Lee Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) 33 222.0 16 10 3.04 59 Scott Sanderson Scott Sanderson (baseball) 24 168.0 9 8 3.43 138 Dan Schatzeder 21 162.0 10 5 2.83 106 Ross Grimsley 27 151.1 10 9 5.35 42 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 David Palmer David Palmer (baseball) 36 122.2 10 2 2.63 72 Rudy May 33 93.2 10 3 2.31 67 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 Elias Sosa 62 8 7 18 1.96 59 Stan Bahnsen 51 3 1 5 3.15 71 Woodie Fryman 44 3 6 10 2.79 44 Bill Atkinson Bill Atkinson (baseball) 10 2 0 1 1.98 7 Dale Murray 9 1 2 1 2.70 4 Bob James Bob James (baseball) 2 0 0 0 13.50 1 Bill Gullickson 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Dick Williams, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year All-Stars 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Gary Carter, Catcher - Reserve Larry Parrish, Infield - Reserve Steve Rogers, Putcher - Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Jack McKeon AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Billy Gardner A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Larry Bearnarth Short-Season A Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Pat Daugherty Rookie Calgary Expos Pioneer League Bob Bailey Notes References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1979 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1979 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1979 in Montreal Montreal Expos season