1987 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1987 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Charles Bronfman Murray Cook, Bill Stoneman Buck Rodgers CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning)The Sports Network(Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning, Rich Griffin, Rob Faulds) CKAC (French)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) 3rd 91–71 The 1987 Montreal Expos season was the 19th season in franchise history. They finished third in the National League East with a 91–71 record and 4 games behind the Cardinals. Offseason October 7, 1986: Bert Roberge was released by the Expos.Bert Roberge at Baseball-Reference December 9, 1986: John Mizerock was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mizerjo01.shtml John Mizerock: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 25 January 2018 January 19, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Dave Engle at Baseball-Reference February 3, 1987: Jeff Reardon and Tom Nieto were traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed, and Al Cardwood (minors).Jeff Reardon at Baseball-Reference February 16, 1987: Pascual Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Pascual Pérez at Baseball-Reference February 20, 1987: Al Newman was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Shade (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml Al Newman Stats 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 11th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981. Regular season August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hit for the cycle in a 10–7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Olympic Stadium, going five-for-five in the process. A crowd of 26,134 were on hand to see it in Montreal. Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Opening Day lineup Casey Candaele Tom Foley Andrés Galarraga Vance Law John Stefero Jay Tibbs Tim Wallach Mitch Webster Herm Winninghamhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=MON 1987 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 1, 1987: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Tim Raines at Baseball-Reference May 4, 1987: Nelson Norman was released by the Expos.Nelson Norman at Baseball-Reference May 6, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft Nate Minchey was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1987.Nate Minchey at Baseball-Reference John Vander Wal was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 6, 1987.John Vander Wal at Baseball-Reference Archi Cianfrocco was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round. Player signed June 10, 1987.Archi Cianfrocco at Baseball-Reference June 30, 1987: Curt Brown was sent by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference Major League debuts Batters: Jack Daugherty (Sep 1) Alonzo Powell (Apr 6) Tom Romano (Sep 1) Nelson Santovenia (Sep 16) Pitchers: Jeff Fischer (Jun 19) Ubaldo Heredia (May 12) http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1987/18.shtml The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft Roster 1987 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 52 Curt Brown 44 Tim Burke 39 Bill Campbell 39 Jeff Fischer 26 Neal Heaton 35 Ubaldo Heredia 38 Joe Hesketh 53 Charlie Lea 32 Dennis Martínez 22 Bob McClure 27 Andy McGaffigan 49 Jeff Parrett 34 Pascual Pérez 48 Bob Sebra 28 Bryn Smith 40 Lary Sorensen 51 Randy St. Claire 50 Jay Tibbs 17 Floyd Youmans Catchers 20 Mike Fitzgerald 24 Jeff Reed 47 Nelson Santovenia 19 John Stefero Infielders  7 Hubie Brooks  9 Casey Candaele 33 Jack Daugherty 16 Tom Foley 14 Andrés Galarraga  6 Wallace Johnson  2 Vance Law 33 Nelson Norman 12 Luis Rivera 47 Razor Shines 29 Tim Wallach Outfielders  4 Dave Engle  5 Reid Nichols 21 Alonzo Powell 30 Tim Raines 41 Tom Romano 23 Mitch Webster  3 Herm Winningham Manager 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching) 60 Leonel Carrión (Assistant) 26 Ron Hansen (First Base) 31 Ken Macha (Bullpen) 42 Jackie Moore (Third Base)  1 Bobby Winkles (Hitting) 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; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Mike Fitzgerald Mike Fitzgerald (catcher) 107 287 69 .240 3 36 3 1B Andrés Galarraga 147 551 168 .305 13 90 7 2B Vance Law 133 436 119 .273 12 56 8 3B Tim Wallach 153 593 177 .298 26 123 9 SS Hubie Brooks 112 430 113 .263 14 72 4 LF Tim Raines 139 530 175 .330 18 68 50 CF Herm Winningham 137 347 83 .239 4 41 29 RF Mitch Webster 156 588 165 .281 15 63 33 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB Casey Candaele 138 449 122 .272 1 23 7 Tom Foley Tom Foley (infielder) 106 280 82 .293 5 28 6 Jeff Reed Jeff Reed (baseball) 75 207 44 .213 1 21 0 Reid Nichols 77 147 39 .265 4 20 2 Wallace Johnson 75 85 21 .247 1 14 5 Dave Engle 59 84 19 .226 1 14 1 John Stefero 18 56 11 .196 1 3 0 Alonzo Powell 14 41 8 .195 0 4 0 Luis Rivera Luis Rivera (infielder) 18 32 5 .156 0 1 0 Jack Daugherty Jack Daugherty (baseball) 11 10 1 .100 0 0 0 Razor Shines 6 9 2 .222 0 0 1 Nelson Norman 1 4 0 .000 0 0 0 Tom Romano 7 3 0 .000 0 0 0 Nelson Santovenia 2 1 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 Neal Heaton 32 193.1 13 10 4.52 105 Bob Sebra 36 177.1 6 15 4.42 156 Bryn Smith 26 150.1 10 9 4.37 94 Dennis Martínez 22 144.2 11 4 3.30 84 Floyd Youmans 23 116.1 9 8 4.64 94 Pascual Pérez Pascual Pérez (baseball) 10 70.1 7 0 2.30 58 Ubaldo Heredia 2 10.0 0 1 5.40 6 Charlie Lea 1 1.0 0 1 36.00 1 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 Jay Tibbs 19 83.0 4 5 4.99 54 Lary Sorensen 23 47.2 3 4 4.72 21 Jeff Fischer 4 13.2 0 1 8.56 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 Tim Burke 55 7 0 18 1.19 58 Andy McGaffigan 69 5 2 12 2.39 100 Bob McClure 52 6 1 5 3.44 33 Jeff Parrett 45 7 6 6 4.21 56 Randy St. Claire 44 3 3 7 4.03 43 Joe Hesketh 18 0 0 1 3.14 31 Bill Campbell 7 0 0 0 8.10 4 Curt Brown Curt Brown (baseball) 5 0 1 0 7.71 6 Vance Law 3 0 0 0 5.40 2 Tim Wallach 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Tim Wallach, Silver Slugger Award 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tim Raines, outfield Tim Raines, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Joe Sparks AA Jacksonville Expos Southern League Tommy Thompson A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Felipe Alou A Burlington Expos Midwest League J. R. Miner A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Gene Glynn Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Jethro McIntyreLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: IndianapolisJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1987 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference 1987 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com Category:Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season Category:1987 in Montreal Category:1987 in sports in Quebec