1980 Montreal Expos season explained

The 1980 Montreal Expos season was the 12th season in franchise history. The Expos were tied with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies in the standings entering the final weekend of the season with a three game series set between the two clubs at Olympic Stadium. On October 4, with the Phillies holding a one-game lead in the standings, and with the score tied at four heading to the tenth, Mike Schmidt hit a blast deep into the seats in left field to give the Phillies a 6–4 lead and ultimate win to clinch the National League East. This was the Expos closest shot at making the postseason in their brief 12 year history.

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]

Spring training

In 1980, the Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for the final time. It was their eighth season there. For spring training the following season, they would return to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, where they previously had trained from 1969 through 1972.

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.

Opening Day starters

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

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Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
  • Drafted Terry Francona in the 1st round (22nd pick).^[9]
  • Drafted Tom Gorman in the 4th round.^[10]
  • Drafted Roy Johnson in the 5th round.^[11]
  • Drafted Chris Sabo in the 30th round, but he did not sign.^[12]
• August 11, 1980: Acquired John D'Acquisto and cash from the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later. Randy Bass went to the Padres on September 5 to complete the deal.^[13]
• August 31, 1980: Traded Tony Phillips and cash to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.^[14]

Roster

1980 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (Assistant) (Pitching) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Third Base)

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		154	549	76	145	.264	29	101	3
1B		162	597	74	172	.288	14	70	8
2B		154	567	84	127	.224	0	46	63
3B		126	452	55	115	.254	15	72	2
SS		128	388	35	103	.265	1	32	0
LF		139	521	95	134	.257	4	39	97
CF		151	577	96	178	.308	17	87	34
RF		86	311	40	98	.315	13	67	5

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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
	116	292	36	78	.267	6	30	3
	110	214	22	56	.262	7	23	8
	82	183	26	41	.224	5	18	9
	49	107	10	31	.290	1	8	0
	21	60	1	18	.300	0	8	0
	62	55	2	12	.218	0	5	0
	37	51	4	14	.275	1	13	0
	23	39	3	10	.256	0	5	0
	18	38	2	10	.263	0	3	0
	13	32	5	5	.156	0	2	0
	15	20	5	1	.050	0	0	5
	14	19	1	4	.211	0	1	0
	5	11	1	2	.182	1	2	0
	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
	37	281.0	16	11	2.98	147
	33	211.1	16	11	3.11	125
	24	141.0	10	5	3.00	120
	24	130.0	8	6	2.98	73
	24	118.0	4	6	4.96	34
	21	104.0	7	5	3.72	56
	1	4.0	0	0	11.25	0

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
	48	98.0	4	4	4.13	58
	11	41.1	2	4	6.31	11
	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
	61	80.0	7	4	17	2.25	59
	67	94.0	9	6	9	3.06	58
	57	91.1	7	6	4	3.05	48
	16	29.1	0	1	0	6.14	16
	11	20.2	0	2	2	2.18	15
	1	1.0	0	0	0	27.00	1

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 ^[16]

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Gary Carter, reserve^[17]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

References

• 1980 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links

• 1980 Expos: The team of the '80s

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lefloro01.shtml Ron LeFlore page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/officro01.shtml Rowland Office page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sharpmi01.shtml Mike Sharperson page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manueje01.shtml Jerry Manuel page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pettijo01.shtml Joe Pettini page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/masonji01.shtml Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/staubru01.shtml Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference
8. Web site: 1980 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac.
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francte01.shtml Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gormato01.shtml Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsro04.shtml Roy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saboch01.shtml Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference
13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/d'acqjo01.shtml John D'Acquisto page at Baseball Reference
14. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
15. Web site: 1980 Montreal Expos Statistics.
16. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
17. Web site: 1980 All-Star Game.