1982 Montreal Expos season

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Owner(s) Charles Bronfman Manager(s) Jim Fanning		General manager(s) John McHale
Local television CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun) Local radio CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)

The 1982 Montreal Expos season, was the 14th in franchise history.

Offseason

January 14, 1982: Grant Jackson was traded by the Expos to the Kansas City Royals for Ken Phelps.

March 31, 1982: Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler were traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Al Oliver.

Regular season

May 9, 1982: Spaceman Bill Lee was released after not showing up at a game. Lee did not show up as a sign of protest because the Expos had released second baseman Rodney Scott.

August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. Interestingly, the two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Opening Day starters

Gary Carter

Warren Cromartie

Andre Dawson

Wallace Johnson

Al Oliver

Tim Raines

Scott Sanderson

Chris Speier

Tim Wallach

Notable transactions

April 5, 1982: Bobby Ramos was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees for Brad Gulden.

May 5, 1982: Rowland Office was released by the Expos.

May 22, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres for Kim Seaman.

June 8, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Manuel. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.

June 15, 1982: Dan Schatzeder was purchased by the Expos from the San Francisco Giants.

August 4, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Joel Youngblood. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.

August 15, 1982: Casey Candaele was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.

All-Star game

On July 13, 1982, the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. The National League won 4–1 before a crowd of 59 057. Steve Rogers was the winning pitcher and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Dave Concepción was named MVP. Five players represented the Expos on the National League squad: Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Al Oliver and Rogers.

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

Award winners

Gary Carter, Gold Glove Award, Catcher

Andre Dawson, Gold Glove Award, Outfield

Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 78

Steve Rogers, Pitcher of the Month, April

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Gary Carter, Catcher

Andre Dawson, Outfield

Tim Raines, Outfield

Al Oliver, First Baseman

Steve Rogers, Pitcher

References

1982 Montreal Expos season Wikipedia

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