Montreal Expos - The Seventies (1970-1979)
 
   
 
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        Yr P W L   Yr P W L   Yr P W L               1970  
        1970 6 73 89   1973 4 79 83   1977 5 75 87               Decade  
        1971 5 71 90   1974 4 79 82   1978 4 76 86               Click  
        1972 5 70 86   1975 5 75 87   1979 2 95 65               on Logo  
                  1976 6 55 107                            
                                                       
                                                             
   
  Titles: Top Expos Players of the Seventies  
  None  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Steve Rogers (27.95) -   62  
  1970 -1976 Parc Jarry Steve Renko (7.67) -   35  
  1977-1979 Stad Olympique Mike Marshall (6.6) -   31  
    Mike Torrez (3.46) -   23  
  Team Name: Woody Fryman (6.74) -   20  
  Expos Ross Grimsley (0.6) -   20  
    Bill Stoneman (6.37) -   20  
  Owner:  Carl Morton (2.32) -   19  
  Charles Bronfman Dale Murray (4.23) -   15  
    Don Stanhouse (3.28) -   12  
  General Managers: Dennis Blair (4.2) -    11  
  Jim Fanning (1970-1976) Dan Schatzeder (5.22) -    9  
  Charlie Fox (1977-1978) Chuck Taylor (4.67) -    3  
  John McHale (1979)    
    Catchers:  
  Managers: Gary Carter (22.21) -   52  
  Gene Mauch (1970-1975)  Barry Foote (1.86) -   17  
  Karl Kuehl (1976) John Bateman (1.67) -   11  
  Charlie Fox (1976)    
  Dick Williams (1977-1979) First Basemen:  
    Ron Fairly (15.44) -   41  
  Hall of Famers: Mike Jorgensen (9.21) -   35  
  Gary Carter Tony Perez (6.64) -   19  
  Tony Perez    
  Andre Dawson   Second Basemen:  
    Ron Hunt (12.74) -   18  
  Rookie of the Year:  Dave Cash (4.17) -    5  
  Carl Morton (1970)    
  Andre Dawson (1977) ShortStop:  
    Tim Foli (2.72) -   26  
  MVP Chris Speier (5.69) -   19  
  None    
e   Third Base:  
e No Hitters: Bob Bailey (17.27) -   48  
e Bill Stoneman (1972) Larry Parrish (9.99) -   27  
e      
e Cy Young: Outfield:  
  None Andre Dawson (11.89) -   31  
    Ellis Valentine (12.87) -   29  
  Notable Events: Rusty Staub (12.32) -   27  
    Ken Singleton (9.29) -   24  
  1970 - The Expos are in their second year of existence and the expansion draft Warren Cromartie (6.91) -   21  
  offered slim pickings. Therefore, Montreal is pretty much starting from scratch.  Boots Day (1.88) -   14  
  That being said, there are a few keepers moving forward on the '70 roster: Willie Davis (2.92) -   12  
  □   1B - Ron Fairly, 31, obtained from LA for Manny Mota and Maury Wills    
  □   3B - Bob Bailey, 27, purchased from LA Notable Events:  
  □   OF - Rusty Staub, 26, obtained from Houston  
   for Jesus Alou and Jack Billingham 1970-79 - Montreal had built an outstanding young roster almost  
  □   RHP - Carl Morton, 26, 45th pick in expansion draft  exclusively thru the draft as all three GM's in the Seventies  
  □   RHP - Steve Renko, 25, obtained from Mets for Donn Clendenon   contributed to the excellent acquisition of talent.   
  □   RHP - Bill Stoneman, 26, 19th pick in expansion draft With owner Bronfman, GM John McHale, and manager Dick Williams,  
  □   RHP - Mike Marshall, 27, obtained from Houston for  the Expos are in great shape, leadership-wise, moving into the Eighties.  
  Don Bosch, 27, who had been purchased from the Mets in '69  
   The top talent acquired in the Seventies:   
  1972 - Fan favorite, Rusty Staub, Le Grande Orange, is dealt to the Mets  
  for Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen. Singleton will be dealt to Baltimore in '75 Pitchers:  
  for washed up Lefty Dave McNally. Ken becomes a star player there □   Steve Rogers - 29, 4th overall pick 1971  
  □   Dan Schatzeder 25, 1976 3rd round  
  1973 - Montreal is in it's first pennant race in a weak NL East □   David Palmer - 21, 1976 21st round  
  They finish fourth, but only 3 1/2 games back, at 79-83 □   Bryn Smith - 23, obtained from Baltimore in 1977 in a trade  
  □   Scott Sanderson - 22, 1977 3rd round  
  1975-1976 - Les Bleus attendance dips under a milion. The team □   Bill Gullickson - 20, 2nd overall pick 1977 draft  
  is terrible in '76, losing 107 games, and people are weary of the □   Charlie Lea - 22, 9th round 1978  
  tiny, makeshift ballpark.    
    Catchers:  
  1977 - Dick Williams is named manager. He is an outstanding field general □   Gary Carter - 25, 1972 3rd round, future Hall of Famer  
  who had won titles previously in Boston and Oakland.    
  Third Base:  
  1977 - Stad Olympique which was built for the 1976 olympics opens to baseball. □   Larry Parrish - 25. undrafted free agent 1972  
   It will take several years before the renovation for baseball is complete,  □   Tim Wallach - 22, 10th overall pick 1979 draft  
  particularly the roof, which unfortunately will never be added properly    
  with several dangerous accidents occurring. The roof is designed to be  Outfield:  
  retractable, but ends up being permanent due to it's major construction flaws.  □   Ellis Valentine - 24, 1972 2nd round  
  The inability of the roof to retract is a major reason for the failure of the Montreal □   Warren Cromartie - 25, 1973 1st round   
  franchise in the Nineties as the locals have no interest in being inside on warm □   Andre Dawson - 24, 1975 11th round - future Hall of Famer  
  summer evenings. □   Tim Raines - 19, 1977 5th round - future Hall of Famer  
     
  1979 - Montreal has it's first winning season, and it’s a big one.  
  They finish thirty games over .500 and are in it until the final  
  weekend of the season, losing to the eventual champion Pirates  
  The young talent that the Expos has been gathering has now    
  begun to mature.  
   
  1979 - John McHale becomes GM. He was Expos team president since   
  their inception and was a successful executive with the Tigers and Braves  
  prior to coming over to Montreal. His presence is a plus