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1979 Montreal Expos season

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Owner(s)
  
Charles Bronfman

Manager(s)
  
Dick Williams

General manager(s)
  
John McHale

Local television
  
CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)

Local radio
  
CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)

Offseason

  • November 28, 1978: Duffy Dyer was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
  • December 4, 1978: Ken Macha was drafted by the Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.
  • December 7, 1978: Stan Papi was traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Spaceman Bill Lee.
  • December 8, 1978: Mike Hart was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jim Mason.
  • December 9, 1978: Randy St. Claire was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.
  • December 14, 1978: Sam Mejías was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry White and Rodney Scott.
  • March 30, 1979: Mike Garman was released by the Expos.
  • March 31, 1979: Pepe Frías was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Andre Dawson, CF
  • Rodney Scott, 2B
  • Warren Cromartie, LF
  • Ellis Valentine, RF
  • Tony Pérez, 1B
  • Gary Carter, C
  • Larry Parrish, 3B
  • Chris Speier, SS
  • Steve Rogers, P

    • Notable transactions

  • June 13, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Giants for John Tamargo. The Expos completed the deal by sending Joe Pettini to the Giants on March 15, 1980.
  • July 20, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Rusty Staub. The Expos completed the deal by sending Randy Schafer (minors) to the Tigers on December 3.

    • Youppi!

    Youppi!, a creation of Acme Mascots, Inc. (a division of Harrison/Erickson, Inc.), was commissioned by Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry. Originally leased by the team in 1979, the mascot was eventually purchased by the Expos and represented the team.

    Contents

    Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Dick Williams, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

    • All-Stars

    1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    References

    1979 Montreal Expos season Wikipedia
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