1970 Montreal Expos season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman | |
| Manager(s) | Gene Mauch | |
| Local television | CBC Television (Don Drysdale, Hal Kelly) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
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| Local radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKLM (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jean-Paul Sarault) |
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Offseason [edit]
- December 3, 1969: Jerry Robertson was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Sparma.[1]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 73 | .549 | -- |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 88 | .453 | 15.5 |
| Montreal Expos | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 |
Opening Day starters [edit]
- John Boccabella
- Ron Fairly
- Mack Jones
- Coco Laboy
- Adolfo Phillips
- Marv Staehle
- Rusty Staub
- Bill Stoneman
- Bobby Wine
Notable transactions [edit]
- April 22, 1970: Garry Jestadt was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Qualls.[2]
- May 19, 1970: Don Shaw was purchased from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- June 15, 1970: José Herrera was traded by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers for John O'Donoghue.[4]
- June 15, 1970: Ty Cline was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Clyde Mashore.[5]
- June 22, 1970: Bombo Rivera was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.[6]
- June 23, 1970: Don Bosch was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mike Marshall.[7]
- August 2, 1970: Kevin Collins was purchased from the Expos by the Detroit Tigers.[8]
- August 20, 1970: Floyd Wicker was purchased from the Expos by the Milwaukee Brewers.[9]
Draft picks [edit]
- June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball Draft
- Pat Scanlon was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.[10]
- Jerry White was drafted by the Expos in the 14th round.[11]
Roster [edit]
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Ron Fairly | 119 | 385 | 111 | .288 | 15 | 61 |
Other batters [edit]
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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| John Boccabella | 61 | 145 | 39 | .269 | 5 | 17 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
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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Other pitchers [edit]
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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| Joe Sparma | 9 | 29.1 | 0 | 4 | 7.06 | 23 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
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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| Bill Dillman | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.28 | 17 |
| Ken Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 |
Awards and honors [edit]
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Rusty Staub, reserve
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
Buffalo franchise moved to Winnipeg and renamed, June 11, 1970; Jacksonville affiliation shared with Milwaukee Brewers
Notes [edit]
- ^ Jerry Robertson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Qualls page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Herrera page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clyde Mashore page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bombo Rivera page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kevin Collins page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Floyd Wicker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry White page at Baseball Reference
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.
- 1970 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1970 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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