1980 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1980 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) 2nd 90–72 (.556) The 1980 Montreal Expos season was the 12th season in franchise history. The Expos were tied with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies in the standings entering the final weekend of the 1980 season with a three-game series set between the two clubs at Olympic Stadium. On October 4, with the Phillies holding a one-game lead in the standings, and with the score tied at four heading to the tenth, Mike Schmidt hit a blast deep into the seats in left field to give the Phillies a 6–4 lead and ultimate win to clinch the National League East. This was the Expos closest shot at making the postseason at the time in their brief 12-year history. Offseason December 7, 1979: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Ron LeFlore.Ron LeFlore page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1979: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Rowland Office page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1980: Mike Sharperson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Mike Sharperson page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1980: Duffy Dyer was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Manuel.Jerry Manuel page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal (John Tamargo was traded by the Giants to the Expos for a player to be named later and cash).Joe Pettini page at Baseball Reference March 18, 1980: Jim Mason was released by the Expos.Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1980: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for La Rue Washington and Chris Smith.Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference Spring training In 1980, the Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for the final time. It was their eighth season there. For spring training the following season, they would return to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, where they previously had trained from 1969 through 1972. Regular season On June 8, during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Expos played against two different Cardinals managers: Ken Boyer, who was fired between games, and his replacement, Jack Krol. Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Opening Day starters Gary Carter Warren Cromartie Andre Dawson Ron LeFlore Larry Parrish Scott Sanderson Rodney Scott Chris Speier Ellis Valentine http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=MON 1980 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Drafted Terry Francona in the 1st round (22nd pick).Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference Drafted Tom Gorman in the 4th round.Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference Drafted Roy Johnson in the 5th round.Roy Johnson page at Baseball Reference Drafted Chris Sabo in the 30th round, but he did not sign.Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference August 11, 1980: Acquired John D'Acquisto and cash from the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later. Randy Bass went to the Padres on September 5 to complete the deal.John D'Acquisto page at Baseball Reference August 31, 1980: Traded Tony Phillips and cash to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference Roster 1980 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 22 Stan Bahnsen 42 John D'Acquisto 28 Hal Dues 35 Woodie Fryman 48 Ross Grimsley 34 Bill Gullickson 53 Charlie Lea 37 Bill Lee 29 Dale Murray 32 Fred Norman 46 Dave Palmer 47 Steve Ratzer 45 Steve Rogers 21 Scott Sanderson 27 Elías Sosa Catchers  8 Gary Carter 44 Bobby Ramos 11 John Tamargo Infielders  6 Bill Almon  7 Tony Bernazard 49 Warren Cromartie 14 Tommy Hutton 31 Ken Macha 43 Jerry Manuel 54 Brad Mills  5 Willie Montañez 15 Larry Parrish 30 Tim Raines  3 Rodney Scott  4 Chris Speier Outfielders 10 Andre Dawson  7 Ron LeFlore 25 Rowland Office 24 Bob Pate 17 Ellis Valentine 58 Tim Wallach 18 Jerry White Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 16 Felipe Alou (Assistant) 36 Galen Cisco (Pitching) 39 Pat Mullin (Hitting) 40 Norm Sherry (Bullpen)  9 Vern Rapp (First Base)  1 Ozzie Virgil (Third Base) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Gary Carter 154 549 76 145 .264 29 101 3 1B Warren Cromartie 162 597 74 172 .288 14 70 8 2B Rodney Scott Rodney Scott (baseball) 154 567 84 127 .224 0 46 63 3B Larry Parrish 126 452 55 115 .254 15 72 2 SS Chris Speier 128 388 35 103 .265 1 32 0 LF Ron LeFlore 139 521 95 134 .257 4 39 97 CF Andre Dawson 151 577 96 178 .308 17 87 34 RF Ellis Valentine 86 311 40 98 .315 13 67 5https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1980.shtml 1980 Montreal Expos Statistics Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Rowland Office 116 292 36 78 .267 6 30 3 Jerry White Jerry White (baseball) 110 214 22 56 .262 7 23 8 Tony Bernazard 82 183 26 41 .224 5 18 9 Ken Macha 49 107 10 31 .290 1 8 0 Brad Mills Brad Mills (manager) 21 60 1 18 .300 0 8 0 Tommy Hutton 62 55 2 12 .218 0 5 0 John Tamargo 37 51 4 14 .275 1 13 0 Bob Pate 23 39 3 10 .256 0 5 0 Bill Almon 18 38 2 10 .263 0 3 0 Bobby Ramos 13 32 5 5 .156 0 2 0 Tim Raines 15 20 5 1 .050 0 0 5 Willie Montañez 14 19 1 4 .211 0 1 0 Tim Wallach 5 11 1 2 .182 1 2 0 Jerry Manuel 7 6 0 0 .000 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) 37 281.0 16 11 2.98 147 Scott Sanderson Scott Sanderson (baseball) 33 211.1 16 11 3.11 125 Bill Gullickson 24 141.0 10 5 3.00 120 David Palmer David Palmer (baseball) 24 130.0 8 6 2.98 73 Bill Lee Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) 24 118.0 4 6 4.96 34 Charlie Lea 21 104.0 7 5 3.72 56 Steve Ratzer 1 4.0 0 0 11.25 0 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 Fred Norman Fred Norman (baseball) 48 98.0 4 4 4.13 58 Ross Grimsley 11 41.1 2 4 6.31 11 Hal Dues 6 12.1 0 1 6.57 2 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Woodie Fryman 61 80.0 7 4 17 2.25 59 Elías Sosa 67 94.0 9 6 9 3.06 58 Stan Bahnsen 57 91.1 7 6 4 3.05 48 Dale Murray 16 29.1 0 1 0 6.14 16 John D'Acquisto 11 20.2 0 2 2 2.18 15 Tommy Hutton 1 1.0 0 0 0 27.00 1 Awards and honors Gary Carter, National League Gold Glove Award Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Award Ron LeFlore, National League Stolen Base Leader, 97 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Gary Carter, reservehttp://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1980as.shtml 1980 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Billy Gardner AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Larry Bearnarth A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Bob Bailey A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Pat Daugherty Rookie Calgary Expos Pioneer League Steve Boros Notes 2 References 1980 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference 1980 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1980 Expos: The team of the '80s Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1980 in sports in Quebec Category:1980 in Montreal