1970 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1970 National League East Jarry Park Montreal Charles Bronfman Jim Fanning Gene Mauch CBC Television(Hal Kelly, Don Drysdale)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor)CKLM (French)(Jean-Paul Sarault, Jean-Pierre Roy) 73–89 (.451) 6th The 1970 Montreal Expos season was the second season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 73–89, 16 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Expos won 21 more games than in their inaugural season in 1969. Offseason December 3, 1969: Jerry Robertson was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Sparma.Jerry Robertson 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 second season at the stadium. Regular season Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Opening Day starters John Boccabella Ron Fairly Mack Jones Coco Laboy Adolfo Phillips Marv Staehle Rusty Staub Bill Stoneman Bobby Wine Notable transactions April 22, 1970: Garry Jestadt was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Qualls.Jim Qualls at Baseball Reference May 19, 1970: Don Shaw was purchased from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.Don Shaw at Baseball Reference June 15, 1970: José Herrera was traded by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers for John O'Donoghue.José Herrera at Baseball Reference June 15, 1970: Ty Cline was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Clyde Mashore.Clyde Mashore at Baseball Reference June 22, 1970: Bombo Rivera was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.Bombo Rivera at Baseball Reference June 23, 1970: Don Bosch was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mike Marshall.Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference August 2, 1970: Kevin Collins was purchased from the Expos by the Detroit Tigers.Kevin Collins at Baseball Reference August 20, 1970: Floyd Wicker was purchased from the Expos by the Milwaukee Brewers.Floyd Wicker at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft Pat Scanlon was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.Pat Scanlon at Baseball Reference Jerry White was drafted by the Expos in the 14th round.Jerry White at Baseball Reference Roster 1970 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 17 Bill Dillman 30 Ken Johnson 28 Mike Marshall 25 Dan McGinn 15 Balor Moore 44 Carl Morton 22 Rich Nye 23 John O'Donoghue 16 Claude Raymond 29 Howie Reed 18 Steve Renko 28 Carroll Sembera 21 Joe Sparma 26 Bill Stoneman 36 John Strohmayer 47 Gary Waslewski 24 Mike Wegener Catchers  2 John Bateman 22 Jack Hiatt Infielders  3 Bob Bailey 12 John Boccabella 11 Ron Brand  6 Ron Fairly 37 Remy Hermoso 39 Coco Laboy  8 Jim Qualls 14 Marv Staehle  1 Gary Sutherland 23 Fred Whitfield  7 Bobby Wine Outfielders 37 Boots Day 35 Jim Fairey 42 Jim Gosger 43 Don Hahn  9 Mack Jones  5 Clyde Mashore 20 Adolfo Phillips 10 Rusty Staub Other batters  5 Ty Cline 38 José Herrera Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches 34 Jim Bragan (First base) 32 Cal McLish (Pitching) 33 Dick Williams (Hitting/Third base) 31 Jerry Zimmerman (Bullpen) 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 John Bateman 139 520 123 .237 15 68 1B Ron Fairly 119 385 111 .288 15 61 2B Gary Sutherland 116 359 74 .206 3 26 SS Bobby Wine 159 501 116 .232 3 51 3B Coco Laboy 137 432 86 .199 5 53 LF Mack Jones 108 271 65 .240 14 32 CF Adolfo Phillips 92 214 51 .238 6 21 RF Rusty Staub 160 569 156 .274 30 94 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 Bob Bailey 131 352 101 .287 28 84 Marv Staehle 104 321 70 .218 0 26 Jim Gosger 91 274 72 .263 5 37 Jim Fairey 92 211 51 .242 3 25 Don Hahn 82 149 38 .255 0 8 John Boccabella 61 145 39 .269 5 17 Ron Brand 72 126 30 .238 0 9 Boots Day 41 108 29 .269 0 5 Jack Hiatt 17 43 14 .326 0 7 Clyde Mashore 13 25 4 .160 1 3 Fred Whitfield 4 15 1 .067 0 0 Jim Qualls 9 9 1 .111 0 1 Ty Cline 2 2 1 .500 0 0 Remy Hermoso 4 1 0 .000 0 0 José Herrera 1 1 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 Carl Morton 43 284.2 18 11 3.60 154 Steve Renko 41 222.2 13 11 4.32 142 Bill Stoneman 40 207.2 7 15 4.59 176 Rich Nye 8 46.1 3 2 4.08 21 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 McGinn 52 130.2 7 10 5.44 83 Mike Wegener 25 104.1 3 6 5.26 35 Mike Marshall 24 64.2 3 7 3.48 38 Joe Sparma 9 29.1 0 4 7.06 23 Gary Waslewski 6 24.2 0 2 5.11 19 John O'Donoghue 9 22.1 2 3 5.24 6 Balor Moore 6 9.2 0 2 7.45 6 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 Claude Raymond 59 6 7 23 4.43 68 Howie Reed 57 6 5 5 3.13 42 John Strohmayer 42 3 1 0 4.86 74 Bill Dillman 18 2 3 0 5.28 17 Carroll Sembera 5 0 0 0 18.90 6 Ken Johnson Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher) 3 0 0 0 7.50 4 Awards and honors Rusty Staub: All-Star reserve Carl Morton: National League Rookie of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips International League Clyde McCullough AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Gus Niarhos A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League J. W. Porter A-Short Season Watertown Expos Northern League Bobby Malkmus Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Ed Sadowski Buffalo franchise moved to Winnipeg and renamed, June 11, 1970; Jacksonville affiliation shared with Milwaukee Brewers 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 1970 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1970 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1970 in sports in Quebec Category:1970 in Montreal