1979 Montreal Expos season

1979 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1969);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Olympic Stadium (since 1977); Montreal (since 1969);
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	John McHale
Manager(s)	Dick Williams
Local television	CBC Television; (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider); Télévision de Radio-Canada; (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local radio	CFCF (English); (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider); CKAC (French); (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)
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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.

Offseason

November 28, 1978: Duffy Dyer was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[1]
December 4, 1978: Ken Macha was drafted by the Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.[2]
December 7, 1978: Stan Papi was traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Spaceman Bill Lee.[3]
December 8, 1978: Mike Hart was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jim Mason.[4]
December 9, 1978: Randy St. Claire was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.[5]
December 14, 1978: Sam Mejías was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry White and Rodney Scott.[6]
March 30, 1979: Mike Garman was released by the Expos.[7]
March 31, 1979: Pepe Frías was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell.[8]

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their seventh season there.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1979 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

June 13, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Giants for John Tamargo. The Expos completed the deal by sending Joe Pettini to the Giants on March 15, 1980.[9]
July 20, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Rusty Staub. The Expos completed the deal by sending Randy Schafer (minors) to the Tigers on December 3.[10]

Youppi!

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.

Roster

1979 Montreal Expos

Roster

Pitchers

42 Bill Atkinson

22 Stan Bahnsen

35 Woodie Fryman

48 Ross Grimsley

34 Bill Gullickson

20 Bob James

37 Bill Lee

43 Rudy May

29 Dale Murray

46 Dave Palmer

45 Steve Rogers

21 Scott Sanderson

36 Dan Schatzeder

27 Elías Sosa

Catchers

8 Gary Carter

5 Duffy Dyer

47 John Tamargo

Infielders

57 Randy Bass

7 Tony Bernazard

30 Dave Cash

14 Tommy Hutton

31 Ken Macha

12 Jim Mason

15 Larry Parrish

24 Tony Pérez

19 Rodney Scott

25 Tony Solaita

4 Chris Speier

6 Rusty Staub

Outfielders

49 Warren Cromartie

10 Andre Dawson

17 Ellis Valentine

18 Jerry White

Other batters

32 Tim Raines

Manager

23 Dick Williams

Coaches

16 Felipe Alou

2 Jim Brewer

58 Pat Mullin

40 Norm Sherry

9 Vern Rapp

1 Ozzie Virgil

Game log

1979 Game Log: 95–65 (Home: 56–25; Away: 39–40)

April: 14–5 (Home: 10–1; Away: 4–4)

May: 15–10 (Home: 7–2; Away: 8–8)

June: 14–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 5–9)

July: 14–16 (Home: 8–10; Away: 6–6)

August: 15–11 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–8)

September: 23–11 (Home: 12–6; Away: 11–5)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Expos team member'

Player stats

Starters by position

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
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

Other batters

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
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

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Rogers	37	248.2	13	12	3.00	143
Bill Lee	33	222	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

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
David Palmer	36	122.2	10	2	2.63	72
Rudy May	33	93.2	10	3	2.31	67

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

Awards and honors

Dick Williams, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Jack McKeon
AA	Memphis Chicks	Southern League	Billy Gardner
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Larry Bearnarth
Short-Season A	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Pat Daugherty
Rookie	Calgary Expos	Pioneer League	Bob Bailey

Notes

Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference
Ken Macha at Baseball Reference
Stan Papi at Baseball Reference
Jim Mason at Baseball Reference
Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference
Sam Mejías at Baseball Reference
Mike Garman at Baseball Reference
Dave Campbell at Baseball Reference
John Tamargo at Baseball Reference
Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1979 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
1979 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac

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[1] Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference

[2] Ken Macha at Baseball Reference

[3] Stan Papi at Baseball Reference

[4] Jim Mason at Baseball Reference

[5] Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference

[6] Sam Mejías at Baseball Reference

[7] Mike Garman at Baseball Reference

[8] Dave Campbell at Baseball Reference

[9] John Tamargo at Baseball Reference

[10] Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference