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1987 Montreal Expos season

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Owner(s)
  
Charles Bronfman

Manager(s)
  
Buck Rodgers

General manager(s)
  
Murray Cook, Bill Stoneman

Local television
  
CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)

Local radio
  
CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning, Rich Griffin, Rob Faulds) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)

Offseason

  • October 7, 1986: Bert Roberge was released by the Expos.
  • January 19, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
  • February 3, 1987: Jeff Reardon and Tom Nieto were traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed, and Al Cardwood (minors).
  • February 16, 1987: Pascual Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
  • February 20, 1987: Al Newman was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Shade (minors).

    • Regular season

  • August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hit for the cycle in a 10-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Olympic Stadium, going five-for-five in the process. A crowd of 26,134 were on hand to see it in Montreal.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Casey Candaele
  • Tom Foley
  • Andrés Galarraga
  • Vance Law
  • John Stefero
  • Jay Tibbs
  • Tim Wallach
  • Mitch Webster
  • Herm Winningham

    • Notable transactions

  • May 1, 1987: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
  • May 4, 1987: Nelson Norman was released by the Expos.
  • May 6, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
  • June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
  • Nate Minchey was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1987.
  • John Vander Wal was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 6, 1987.
  • Archi Cianfrocco was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round. Player signed June 10, 1987.
  • June 30, 1987: Curt Brown was sent by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.

    • Major League debuts

  • Batters:
  • Jack Daugherty (Sep 1)
  • Alonzo Powell (Apr 6)
  • Tom Romano (Sep 1)
  • Nelson Santovenia (Sep 16)
  • Pitchers:
  • Jeff Fischer (Jun 19)
  • Ubaldo Heredia (May 12)

    • Starters by position

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases

    Contents

    Awards and honors

    1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Tim Raines, Outfield
  • Tim Raines, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis

    References

    1987 Montreal Expos season Wikipedia
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