The 1979 Montreal Expos season was the 11th in franchise history. The team finished second in the National League East with a record of 95–65, 2 games behind the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1979 season was the Expos first winning season in franchise history (and it would be the most wins they would have in a season in the team's history before they relocated).
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 95–65 (.594) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | John McHale | |
Managers | Dick Williams | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their seventh season there.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
Montreal Expos | 95 | 65 | 0.594 | 2 | 56–25 | 39–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 12 | 42–39 | 44–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 14 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 18 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 35 | 28–53 | 35–46 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 1–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–7 | 6–12 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 11–7 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 6–12 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 9–1 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 15–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–15 | — | 5–13 | 8–10–1 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 10–8–1 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 7–10 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7–1 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Youppi!, a creation of Acme Mascots, Inc. (a division of Harrison/Erickson, Inc.), was commissioned by Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry. Originally leased by the team in 1979, the mascot was eventually purchased by the Expos and represented the team.
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1979 Game Log: 95–65 (Home: 56–25; Away: 39–40) | ||||||||||
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April: 14–5 (Home: 10–1; Away: 4–4)
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May: 15–10 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–8)
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June: 14–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 5–9)
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July: 14–16 (Home: 8–10; Away: 6–6)
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August: 15–11 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–8)
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September: 23–11 (Home: 12–6; Away: 11–5)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Expos team member' |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Gary Carter | 141 | 505 | 143 | .283 | 22 | 75 |
1B | Tony Perez | 132 | 489 | 132 | .270 | 13 | 73 |
2B | Rodney Scott | 151 | 562 | 134 | .238 | 3 | 42 |
SS | Chris Speier | 113 | 344 | 78 | .227 | 7 | 26 |
3B | Larry Parrish | 153 | 544 | 167 | .307 | 30 | 82 |
LF | Warren Cromartie | 158 | 659 | 181 | .275 | 8 | 46 |
CF | Andre Dawson | 155 | 639 | 176 | .275 | 25 | 92 |
RF | Ellis Valentine | 146 | 548 | 151 | .276 | 21 | 82 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Dave Cash | 76 | 187 | 60 | .321 | 2 | 19 |
Jerry White | 88 | 138 | 41 | .297 | 3 | 18 |
Rusty Staub | 38 | 86 | 23 | .267 | 3 | 14 |
Tommy Hutton | 86 | 83 | 21 | .253 | 1 | 13 |
Duffy Dyer | 28 | 74 | 18 | .243 | 1 | 8 |
Jim Mason | 40 | 71 | 13 | .183 | 0 | 6 |
Tony Solaita | 29 | 42 | 12 | .286 | 1 | 7 |
Tony Bernazard | 22 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 1 | 8 |
Ken Macha | 20 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 4 |
John Tamargo | 12 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 0 | 5 |
Randy Bass | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Raines | 6 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Rogers | 37 | 248.2 | 13 | 12 | 3.00 | 143 |
Bill Lee | 33 | 222.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.04 | 59 |
Scott Sanderson | 24 | 168.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.43 | 138 |
Dan Schatzeder | 21 | 162.0 | 10 | 5 | 2.83 | 106 |
Ross Grimsley | 27 | 151.1 | 10 | 9 | 5.35 | 42 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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David Palmer | 36 | 122.2 | 10 | 2 | 2.63 | 72 |
Rudy May | 33 | 93.2 | 10 | 3 | 2.31 | 67 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Elias Sosa | 62 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 1.96 | 59 |
Stan Bahnsen | 51 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.15 | 71 |
Woodie Fryman | 44 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2.79 | 44 |
Bill Atkinson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.98 | 7 |
Dale Murray | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 4 |
Bob James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Bill Gullickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |