1977 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1977 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal 75–87 (.463) 5th Charles Bronfman Charlie Fox 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) The 1977 Montreal Expos season was the ninth season in the history of the franchise. The team finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 26 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the Expos' first year in Olympic Stadium, after playing their first eight seasons at Jarry Park. Offseason November 6, 1976: Pat Scanlon, Steve Dunning, and Tony Scott were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Greif, Ángel Torres and Sam Mejías.Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1976: Roger Freed was drafted from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.Jeff Terpko page at Baseball Reference Spring training The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their fifth season there. Regular season April 15: The Expos set an attendance record for a regular season game as 57,592 fans attend the first game at Olympic Stadium. They were defeated 7 to 2 by the eventual National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Ellis Valentine of the Expos homered in the third inning for the first home run at the Expos' new home. April 20: Catcher Gary Carter hit three home runs in one game. Opening Day starters Gary Carter Dave Cash Warren Cromartie Andre Dawson Tim Foli Larry Parrish Tony Pérez Don Stanhouse Ellis Valentine1977 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Notable transactions April 6: Don Carrithers was purchased by the Minnesota Twins.Don Carrithers page at Baseball Reference April 10: Tom Walker was signed as a free agent.Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference June 7: 1977 Major League Baseball draft Bill Gullickson was selected in the 1st round (2nd pick).Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference Scott Sanderson was selected in the 3rd round.Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference Tim Raines was selected in the 5th round.Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference June 22: Joe Pettini was signed as an amateur free agent.Joe Pettini page at Baseball-Reference July 13: Tom Walker was purchased by the California Angels. Roster 1977 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 32 Santo Alcalá 42 Bill Atkinson 22 Stan Bahnsen 31 Jackie Brown 28 Hal Dues 35 Gerry Hannahs 16 Fred Holdsworth 18 Joe Kerrigan 21 Larry Landreth 20 Will McEnaney 45 Steve Rogers 43 Dan Schatzeder 26 Don Stanhouse 48 Jeff Terpko 33 Wayne Twitchell 16 Tom Walker 39 Dan Warthen Catchers 44 Tim Blackwell  8 Gary Carter  9 Barry Foote 34 José Morales Infielders 30 Dave Cash 19 Tim Foli 38 Pepe Frías 11 Wayne Garrett 16 Mike Jorgensen  5 Pete Mackanin 12 Stan Papi 15 Larry Parrish 24 Tony Pérez  4 Chris Speier Outfielders 49 Warren Cromartie 10 Andre Dawson 14 Sam Mejías 25 Del Unser 17 Ellis Valentine 37 Jerry White Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches  2 Jim Brewer (Pitching)  6 Billy Gardner (First Base)  3 Mickey Vernon (Hitting)  1 Ozzie Virgil (Third Base) 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 154 522 148 .284 31 84 1B Tony Pérez 154 559 158 .283 19 91 2B Dave Cash Dave Cash (baseball) 153 650 188 .289 0 43 SS Chris Speier 139 531 125 .235 5 38 3B Larry Parrish 123 402 99 .246 11 46 LF Warren Cromartie 155 620 175 .282 5 50 CF Andre Dawson 139 525 148 .282 19 65 RF Ellis Valentine 127 508 149 .293 25 76 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 Del Unser 113 289 79 .273 12 40 Wayne Garrett 68 159 43 .270 2 22 Sam Mejías 74 101 23 .228 3 8 Pete Mackanin 55 85 19 .224 1 6 José Morales José Morales (designated hitter) 65 74 15 .203 1 9 Pepe Frías 53 70 18 .257 0 5 Tim Foli 13 57 10 .175 0 3 Barry Foote 15 49 12 .245 2 8 Stan Papi 13 43 10 .233 0 4 Tim Blackwell 16 22 2 .091 0 0 Jerry White Jerry White (baseball) 16 21 4 .190 0 1 Mike Jorgensen 19 20 4 .200 0 0 Pitching = Indicates franchise record 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) 40 301.2 17 16 3.10 206 Wayne Twitchell 22 139.0 6 5 4.21 93 Stan Bahnsen 23 127.2 8 9 4.81 58 Gerry Hannahs 8 37.0 1 5 4.86 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 Jackie Brown Jackie Brown (baseball) 42 185.2 9 12 4.51 89 Don Stanhouse 47 158.1 10 10 3.41 89 Santo Alcalá 32 101.2 2 6 4.69 64 Fred Holdsworth 14 42.1 3 3 3.19 21 Dan Warthen 12 35.0 2 3 7.97 26 Hal Dues 6 23.0 1 1 4.30 9 Dan Schatzeder 6 21.2 2 1 2.49 14 Larry Landreth 4 9.1 0 2 9.64 5 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 Joe Kerrigan 66 3 5 11 3.22 43 Will McEnaney 69 3 5 3 3.95 38 Bill Atkinson Bill Atkinson (baseball) 55 7 2 7 3.35 56 Jeff Terpko 13 0 1 0 5.66 14 Tom Walker Tom Walker (1970s pitcher) 11 1 1 0 4.74 10 Award winners 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Ellis Valentine, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Jim Marshall AA Québec Métros Eastern League Doc Edwards A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Felipe Alou A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Pat Daugherty Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Ray Bellino LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver 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 1977 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference 1977 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1977 in Montreal Category:1977 in sports in Quebec