1988 Montreal Expos season

Updated on Dec 07, 2024

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Owner(s) Charles Bronfman		Manager(s) Buck Rodgers
General manager(s) Bill Stoneman, Dave Dombrowski 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)CKAC (French)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)

Offseason

December 7, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.

December 16, 1987: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Expos.

December 18, 1987: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Expos.

December 18, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.

March 5, 1988: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Expos.

March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased by the Expos from the Atlanta Braves.

CFL quarterback Matt Dunigan retired from the Canadian Football League in 1988 and chased a childhood dream of professional baseball. Dunigan attended an open tryout with the Montreal Expos and was one of two ball players selected to sign a contract.

Opening Day starters

Expos pitcher Pascual Pérez threw a five-inning rain-shortened no-hitter against the Phillies on September 24, 1988. It was the first no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history. Perez allowed one walk, and another Phillies baserunner reached on an error. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt waved off the game after a 90-minute rain delay after the game was stopped by a steady rain with one out in the top of the sixth. However, due to a statistical rule change in 1991, no-hitters must last at least nine innings to count. As a result of the retroactive application of the new rule, this game and thirty-five others are no longer considered no-hitters.

Notable transactions

July 13, 1988: Jeff Reed, Herm Winningham, and Randy St. Claire were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo.

July 14, 1988: Dave Engle was released by the Expos.

July 23, 1988: Casey Candaele was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mark Bailey.

September 1, 1988: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Tom O'Malley. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.