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1980 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

  • December 7, 1979: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Ron LeFlore.
  • December 6, 1979: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
  • January 11, 1980: Mike Sharperson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.
  • March 15, 1980: Duffy Dyer was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Manuel.
  • March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal (John Tamargo was traded by the Giants to the Expos for a player to be named later and cash).
  • March 18, 1980: Jim Mason was released by the Expos.
  • March 31, 1980: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for La Rue Washington and Chris Smith.

    • Regular season

    On June 8, during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Expos played against two different Cardinals managers: Ken Boyer, who was fired between games, and his replacement, Jack Krol.

    Contents

    Opening Day starters

  • Gary Carter
  • Warren Cromartie
  • Andre Dawson
  • Ron LeFlore
  • Larry Parrish
  • Scott Sanderson
  • Rodney Scott
  • Chris Speier
  • Ellis Valentine

    • Notable transactions

  • June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Terry Francona was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (22nd pick).
  • Tom Gorman was drafted by the Expos in the 4th round.
  • Roy Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.
  • Chris Sabo was drafted by the Expos in the 30th round, but did not sign.
  • August 31, 1980: Tony Phillips and cash were traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Gary Carter, National League Gold Glove Award
  • Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Award
  • Ron LeFlore, National League Stolen Base Leader, 97

    • 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Gary Carter, reserve

    • References

    1980 Montreal Expos season Wikipedia
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