1977 Montreal Expos season

The 1969 Montreal Expos season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 73-87, 26 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the first year the team played their home games in Olympic Stadium, having left Jarry Park after the 1976 season.

Offseason [edit]

• November 6, 1976: Pat Scanlon, Steve Dunning, and Tony Scott were traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Greif, Ángel Torres and Sam Mejías.^[1]
• December 6, 1976: Roger Freed was drafted from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.^[2]
• December 10, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.^[3]
• December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.^[4]
• March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.^[5]

Regular season [edit]

• April 15, 1977: The Expos set an attendance record for a regular season game as 57,592 fans attend the first game at Olympic Stadium. They were defeated 7 to 2 by the eventual National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Greg Luzinski of the Phils and Ellis Valentine of the Expos hit homers in the second inning, the first home runs at the Expos new home.
• April 20, 1977: Gary Carter hit three home runs in one game.

Opening Day starters [edit]

• Gary Carter
• Dave Cash
• Warren Cromartie
• Andre Dawson
• Tim Foli
• Larry Parrish
• Tony Pérez
• Don Stanhouse
• Ellis Valentine^[6]

Season standings [edit]

Notable transactions [edit]

• April 6, 1977: Don Carrithers was purchased from the Expos by the Minnesota Twins.^[7]
• April 10, 1977: Tom Walker was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[8]
• June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Bill Gullickson was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (2nd pick).^[9]
  • Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round.^[10]
  • Tim Raines was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.^[11]
• June 22, 1977: Joe Pettini was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.^[12]
• July 13, 1977: Tom Walker was purchased from the Expos by the California Angels.^[8]

Roster [edit]

Player stats [edit]

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

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

Other batters [edit]

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

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

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

Other pitchers [edit]

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

Relief pitchers [edit]

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

Award winners [edit]

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Ellis Valentine, reserve

Farm system [edit]

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver

Notes [edit]

References [edit]

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 

External links [edit]

• 1977 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
• 1977 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com