1980 Montreal Expos season

1980 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1980)
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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Offseason

• December 7, 1979: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Ron LeFlore.^[1]
• December 6, 1979: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[2]
• January 11, 1980: Mike Sharperson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.^[3]
• March 15, 1980: Duffy Dyer was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Manuel.^[4]
• March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal (John Tamargo was traded by the Giants to the Expos for a player to be named later and cash).^[5]
• March 18, 1980: Jim Mason was released by the Expos.^[6]
• March 31, 1980: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for La Rue Washington and Chris Smith.^[7]

Regular season

On June 8, during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Expos played against two different Cardinals managers: Ken Boyer, who was fired between games, and his replacement, Jack Krol.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	71	0.562	—	49–32	42–39
Montreal Expos	90	72	0.556	1	51–29	39–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	79	0.512	8	47–34	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	74	88	0.457	17	41–40	33–48
New York Mets	67	95	0.414	24	38–44	29–51
Chicago Cubs	64	98	0.395	27	37–44	27–54

Record vs. opponents

1980 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	2–16	7–11	11–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	11–1	12–6	11–6	6–6
Chicago	4–8	—	7–5	1–11	5–7	6–12	10–8	5–13	8–10	4–8	5–7	9–9
Cincinnati	16–2	5–7	—	8–10	9–9	3–9	8–4	7–5	6–6	15–3–1	7–11	5–7
Houston	11–7	11–1	10–8	—	9–10	5–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	11–7	11–7	7–5
Los Angeles	7–11	7–5	9–9	10–9	—	11–1	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	13–5	7–5
Montreal	7–5	12–6	9–3	7–5	1–11	—	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–2	7–5	12–6
New York	9–3	8–10	4–8	4–8	5–7	8–10	—	6–12	10–8	1–11	3–9	9–9
Philadelphia	7-5	13–5	5–7	9–3	6–6	9–9	12–6	—	7–11	8–4	6–6	9–9
Pittsburgh	1–11	10–8	6–6	5–7	6–6	12–6	8–10	11–7	—	6–6	8–4	10–8
San Diego	6–12	8–4	3–15–1	7–11	9–9	2–10	11–1	4–8	6–6	—	10–8	7–5
San Francisco	6–11	7–5	11–7	7–11	5–13	5–7	9–3	6–6	4–8	8–10	—	7–5
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	7–5	5–7	5–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	5–7	—

Opening Day starters

• Gary Carter
• Warren Cromartie
• Andre Dawson
• Ron LeFlore
• Larry Parrish
• Scott Sanderson
• Rodney Scott
• Chris Speier
• Ellis Valentine

^[8]

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Terry Francona was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (22nd pick).^[9]
  • Tom Gorman was drafted by the Expos in the 4th round.^[10]
  • Roy Johnson was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.^[11]
  • Chris Sabo was drafted by the Expos in the 30th round, but did not sign.^[12]
• August 31, 1980: Tony Phillips and cash were traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.^[13]

Roster

1980 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 22 Stan Bahnsen 42 John D'Acquisto 28 Hal Dues 35 Woodie Fryman 48 Ross Grimsley 34 Bill Gullickson 53 Charlie Lea 37 Bill Lee 29 Dale Murray 32 Fred Norman 46 Dave Palmer 47 Steve Ratzer 45 Steve Rogers 21 Scott Sanderson 27 Elías Sosa		Catchers  8 Gary Carter 44 Bobby Ramos 11 John Tamargo Infielders  6 Bill Almon  7 Tony Bernazard 49 Warren Cromartie 14 Tommy Hutton 31 Ken Macha 43 Jerry Manuel 54 Brad Mills  5 Willie Montañez 15 Larry Parrish 30 Tim Raines  3 Rodney Scott  4 Chris Speier		Outfielders 10 Andre Dawson  7 Ron LeFlore 25 Rowland Office 24 Bob Pate 17 Ellis Valentine 58 Tim Wallach 18 Jerry White		Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 16 Felipe Alou 36 Galen Cisco 39 Pat Mullin 40 Norm Sherry  9 Vern Rapp  1 Ozzie Virgil

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Carter, GaryGary Carter	154	549	76	145	.264	29	101	3
1B	Cromartie, WarrenWarren Cromartie	162	597	74	172	.288	14	70	8
2B	Scott, RodneyRodney Scott	154	567	84	127	.224	0	46	63
3B	Parrish, LarryLarry Parrish	126	452	55	115	.254	15	72	2
SS	Speier, ChrisChris Speier	128	388	35	103	.265	1	32	0
LF	LeFlore, RonRon LeFlore	139	521	95	134	.257	4	39	97
CF	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	151	577	96	178	.308	17	87	34
RF	Valentine, EllisEllis Valentine	86	311	40	98	.315	13	67	5

^[14]

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Office, RowlandRowland Office	116	292	36	78	.267	6	30	3
White, JerryJerry White	110	214	22	56	.262	7	23	8
Bernazard, TonyTony Bernazard	82	183	26	41	.224	5	18	9
Ramos, BobbyBobby Ramos	13	32	5	5	.156	0	2	0
Raines, TimTim Raines	15	20	5	1	.050	0	0	5
Montañez, WillieWillie Montañez	14	19	1	4	.211	0	1	0
Wallach, TimTim Wallach	5	11	1	2	.182	1	2	0
Manuel, JerryJerry Manuel	7	6	0	0	.000	0	0	0

Pitching

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
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	37	281	16	11	2.98	147
Sanderson, ScottScott Sanderson	33	211.1	16	11	3.11	125
Palmer, DavidDavid Palmer	24	130	8	6	2.98	73
Lee, BillBill Lee	24	118	4	6	4.96	34

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
Norman, FredFred Norman	48	98	4	4	4.13	58
Grimsley, RossRoss Grimsley	11	41.1	2	4	6.31	11
Dues, HalHal Dues	6	12.1	0	1	6.57	2

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Sosa, ElíasElías Sosa	67	94	9	6	9	3.06	58
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman	61	80	7	4	17	2.25	59
Bahnsen, StanStan Bahnsen	57	91.1	7	6	4	3.05	48
D'Acquisto, JohnJohn D'Acquisto	11	20.2	0	2	2	2.18	15

Awards and honors

• Gary Carter, National League Gold Glove Award
• Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Award
• Ron LeFlore, National League Stolen Base Leader, 97 ^[15]

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Gary Carter, reserve^[16]

Farm system

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

Notes

1. Ron LeFlore page at Baseball Reference
2. Rowland Office page at Baseball Reference
3. Mike Sharperson page at Baseball Reference
4. Jerry Manuel page at Baseball Reference
5. Joe Pettini page at Baseball Reference
6. Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference
7. Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference
8. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=MON
9. Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference
10. Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference
11. Roy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
12. Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference
13. Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
14. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1980.shtml
15. Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
16. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1980as.shtml

References

• 1980 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• 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.

External links

• 1980 Expos: The team of the '80s