Montreal Expos - The First Year (1969)

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Titles:

Top Expos Players of the Sixties

None

Pitchers:

Ballpark:

Bill Stoneman (0.52) - 7

Parc Jarry

Dan McGinn (0.74) - 4

Jerry Robertson (1.44) - 3

Team Name:

Mike Wegener (0.11) - 3

Expos

Howie Reed (0.22) - 2

Steve Renko (0.65) - 2

Owner:

Gary Waslewski (1.26) - 1

Charles Bronfman

Roy Face (0.52) - 1

General Managers:

Catchers:

Jim Fanning

Ron Brand (0.70) - 2

Managers:

First Basemen:

Gene Mauch

Bob Bailey (1.06) - 6

Ron Fairly (2.11) - 2

Hall of Famers:

None

Second Basemen:

Gary Sutherland (0.56) - 0

Rookie of the Year:

None

ShortStop:

Bobby Wine (1.52) - 3

MVP

None

Third Base:

Coco LaBoy (2.53) - 5

No Hitters:

Bill Stoneman (1969)

Outfield:

Rusty Staub (6.21) - 9

Cy Young:

Mack Jones (3.75) - 9

None

Ty Cline (1.16) - 1

Adolfo Phillips (0.04) - 1

Notable Events:

1969 - Charles Bronfman, who owns Seagram's Distilleries,

purchases the Expos expansion franchise.

1969 - The Expansion Expos are not suprisingly awful in their first year of existence.

The top players on the roster:

1969 - The Expos open up in Parc Jarry. They renovate the ballpark

□ OF - Rusty Staub, 25, obtained from Houston for Jesus Alou, 27, the 13th

getting it up to barely adequate standards for major league baseball,

pick in the draft and Jack Billingham, 26, the 10th pick in the draft

upping its seating capacity to 28,000

□ 1B - Ron Fairly, 31, obtained from LA for Manny Mota,31, the 2nd pick in

the draft and Maury Wills, 36, the 21st pick in the draft

1969 - Jim Fanning is the team's first General Manager.

□ RHP - Steve Renko, 25, obtained from Mets

for Donn Clendenon, 33, the 11th pick in the draft

□ 1B - Bob Bailey, 26, purchased from Dodgers

□ OF Mack Jones, 30, 4th pick in expansion draft

□ RHP - Bill Stoneman, 25, 19th pick in expansion draft

□ RHP - Carl Morton, 26, 45th pick in expansion draft