1991 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1991 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Claude Brochu Dave Dombrowski Buck Rodgers, Tom Runnells CBC Television/CTV Television Network(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)The Sports Network(Ken Singleton, Dave Van Horne)RDS Network(Denis Casavant, Rodger Brulotte) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Bobby Winkles, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price) CKAC (French)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Pierre Arsenault) 71–90 6th The 1991 Montreal Expos season was the 23rd season in franchise history. After several winning seasons, the Expos faltered in 1991, winning only 20 of its first 49 games. Manager Buck Rodgers was replaced as manager by Tom Runnells. The team ultimately finished 71–90. The highlight of the season was Dennis Martinez pitching a perfect game at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 1991. Offseason November 15, 1990: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Scott Service Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/servisc01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com December 3, 1990: Rolando Roomes was released by the Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roomero01.shtml Rolando Roomes Stats Baseball Reference December 23, 1990: Tim Raines, Jeff Carter, and a player to be named later were traded by the Expos to the Chicago White Sox for Iván Calderón and Barry Jones. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mario Brito to the White Sox on February 15, 1991.Tim Raines Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raineti01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com February 15, 1991: Ron Hassey signed as a free agent by the Expos.Ron Hassey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hassero01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com February 27, 1991: Rick Mahler signed as a free agent by the Expos.Rick Mahler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mahleri01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com March 30, 1991: Mike Aldrete was released by the Expos.Mike Aldrete Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aldremi01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 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 15th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981. Regular season On May 23, 1991, the Expos were no-hit by the Phillies' Tommy Greene. Greene was starting for only the second time in the season and 15th time in his major league career, and was pitching in place of Danny Cox who had suffered a pulled groin in his last start. Greene became the first visiting pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in Montreal's history as the Phillies defeated the Expos, 2–0 before an Olympic Stadium crowd of 8,833.BASEBALL; From Sub to Sublime: No-Hitter for Phillies' Greene Chass New York Times May 24, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/24/sports/baseball-from-sub-to-sublime-no-hitter-for-phillies-greene.html Murray Murray Chass July 26, 1991: Mark Gardner pitched 9 innings of no-hit baseball against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It was tied at 0–0 in the tenth; however, versatile utility man Lenny Harris singled for the Dodgers breaking it up. July 28, 1991: In a 2–0 victory, Dennis Martínez pitched a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The final out was recorded by Marquis Grissom in center field off a lazy fly ball off the bat of Chris Gwynn. Dennis shut out the Dodgers in his previous meeting with them on April 30, 1991, the perfect game marked the 25th straight inning the Dodgers failed to score a run off him. September 8, 1991: The Expos had to play their last 13 home games on the road, due to a concrete beam from Olympic Stadium's roof collapsing on September 13. Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Opening Day starters Oil Can Boyd Iván Calderón Delino DeShields Andrés Galarraga Dave Martinez Spike Owen Gilberto Reyes Larry Walker Tim Wallach Notable transactions April 1, 1991: Otis Nixon and Boi Rodriguez (minors) were traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Jimmy Kremers and a player to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Keith Morrison to the Expos on June 3.Otis Nixon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nixonot01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com June 3: 1991 Major League Baseball draft Cliff Floyd was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (14th pick). He signed on June 15.Cliff Floyd Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/floydcl01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com Kirk Rueter was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round. He signed on June 21.Kirk Rueter page at Baseball Reference June 4: Kenny Williams was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Toronto Blue Jays.Ken Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willike02.shtml Baseball-Reference.com June 10: Rick Mahler was released by the Expos. July 15: Tim Burke was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Ron Darling and Mike Thomas.Ron Darling Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/darliro01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com July 19: Scott Service was purchased from the Expos by the Chunichi Dragons. July 21: Oil Can Boyd was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jonathan Hurst, Joey Eischen, and a player to be named later. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Travis Buckley to the Expos on September 1.Oil Can Boyd Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boydoi01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 1991: Ron Darling was traded by the Expos to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Grott and Russell Cormier (minors). The Perfect Game Dennis Martínez's perfect game On July 28, 1991, Dennis Martínez became the first Latin-born pitcher to throw a perfect game, the 13th in major league history, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Baseball's Perfect Games: Dennis Martinez, Montreal Expos The Baseball Page http://www.thebaseballpage.com/stats/lists_feats/perfect_games.htm August 21, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061113020621/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/stats/lists_feats/perfect_games.htm November 13, 2006 Scorecard July 28, Dodger Stadium, Chávez Ravine, California Team123456789RHE Montreal000000200240Los Angeles000000000002W: Dennis Martínez  L: Mike MorganHRs: None, Attendance: 45,560Length of game: 2:14. Umpires: HP: Larry Poncino, 1B: Bruce Froemming, 2B: Dana DeMuth, 3B: Greg Bonin SourceDennis Martinez Perfect Game Box Score https://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/07281991.shtml 2026-01-27 Baseball Almanac Roster 1991 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 47 Brian Barnes 23 Oil Can Boyd 44 Tim Burke 15 Ron Darling 39 Jeff Fassero 41 Steve Frey 28 Mark Gardner 42 Chris Haney 50 Barry Jones 48 Bill Long 42 Rick Mahler 32 Dennis Martínez 43 Chris Nabholz 48 Doug Piatt 51 Mel Rojas 34 Scott Ruskin 55 Bill Sampen 26 Dave Schmidt 40 Dave Wainhouse Catchers 20 Mike Fitzgerald 24 Ron Hassey  2 Gilberto Reyes 26 Nelson Santovenia Infielders 25 Bret Barberie  4 Delino DeShields 16 Tom Foley 14 Andrés Galarraga 11 Spike Owen 29 Tim Wallach Outfielders 38 Eric Bullock 22 Iván Calderón  9 Marquis Grissom  1 Dave Martinez  3 Junior Noboa  6 Nikco Riesgo 23 John Vander Wal 33 Larry Walker 44,12 Kenny Williams Manager 37 Buck Rodgers (Fired on June 2, 1991) 10 Tom Runnells (Promoted on June 2, 1991) Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching) 21 Tommy Harper (First Base) 17 Rafael Landestoy (Bench) 31 Ken Macha (Bullpen)  6 Jerry Manuel (Third Base) (Hired on June 2, 1991) 12 Hal McRae (Hitting) (Fired on June 2, 1991) 10 Tom Runnells (Third Base) (Promoted to Manager on June 2, 1991) 35 Jay Ward (Hitting) (Hired on June 2, 1991) Player stats 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 Gilberto Reyes 83 207 45 .217 0 13 1B Andrés Galarraga 107 375 82 .219 9 33 2B Delino DeShields 151 563 134 .238 10 51 3B Tim Wallach 151 577 130 .225 13 73 SS Spike Owen 139 424 108 .255 3 26 LF Iván Calderón Iván Calderón (baseball) 134 470 141 .300 19 75 CF Marquis Grissom 148 558 149 .267 6 39 RF Larry Walker 137 487 141 .290 16 64 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 Martinez 124 396 117 .295 7 42 Mike Fitzgerald 71 198 40 .202 4 28 Tom Foley Tom Foley (infielder) 86 168 35 .208 0 15 Bret Barberie 57 136 48 .353 2 18 Ron Hassey 52 119 27 .227 1 14 Nelson Santovenia 41 96 24 .250 2 14 Junior Noboa 67 95 23 .242 1 2 Eric Bullock 73 72 16 .222 1 6 Kenny Williams 34 70 19 .271 0 1 John Vander Wal 21 61 13 .213 1 8 Nikco Riesgo 4 7 1 .143 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 Dennis Martínez 31 222.0 14 11 2.39 123 Mark Gardner 27 168.1 9 11 3.85 107 Brian Barnes 28 160.0 5 8 4.22 117 Chris Nabholz 24 153.2 8 7 3.63 99 Oil Can Boyd 19 120.1 6 8 3.52 82 Chris Haney 16 84.2 3 7 4.04 51 Ron Darling 3 17.0 0 2 7.41 11 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 Bill Sampen 43 92.1 9 5 4.00 52 Rick Mahler 10 37.1 1 3 3.62 17 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 Barry Jones 77 4 9 13 3.35 46 Scott Ruskin 64 4 4 6 4.24 46 Jeff Fassero 51 2 5 8 2.44 42 Mel Rojas 37 3 3 6 3.75 37 Tim Burke 37 3 4 5 4.11 25 Steve Frey 31 0 1 1 4.99 21 Doug Piatt 21 0 0 0 2.60 29 Dave Schmidt 4 0 1 0 10.38 3 Bill Long 3 0 0 0 10.80 0 Dave Wainhouse 2 0 1 0 6.75 1 Award winners Marquis Grissom, National League Stolen Base Leader, 76 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml 2026-01-27 Baseball Almanac Dennis Martínez, National League ERA Champion, 2.39 Dennis Martínez, Pitcher of the Month, JulyDennis Martínez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martide01.shtml 2026-01-27 Baseball-Reference.com All-Stars 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Iván Calderón, outfield, starter Dennis Martínez, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Jerry Manuel and Pat Kelly AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Mike Quade A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Felipe Alou A Rockford Expos Midwest League Pat Kelly and Rob Leary A Sumter Flyers South Atlantic League Lorenzo Bundy A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Ed Creech Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Keith SniderLeague Champions: West Palm Beach, Jamestown, GCL ExposJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1991 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference 1991 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Almanac Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Montreal Expos season, 1991 Montreal Expos season