1970 Montreal Expos season

The 1970 Montreal Expos season was the second season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 73–89, 16 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1970 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Jarry Park (since 1969) Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Jim Fanning
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	CBC Television (Don Drysdale, Hal Kelly) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKLM (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jean-Paul Sarault)
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Offseason

• December 3, 1969: Jerry Robertson was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Sparma.[1]

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their second season at the stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	73	0.549	—	50–32	39–41
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	5	46–34	38–44
New York Mets	83	79	0.512	6	44–38	39–41
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	0.469	13	34–47	42–39
Philadelphia Phillies	73	88	0.453	15½	40–40	33–48
Montreal Expos	73	89	0.451	16	39–41	34–48

Record vs. opponents

1970 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	5–13	9–9	6–12	6–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	9–9	7–11	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	7–5	7–5	6–6	13–5	7–11	9–9	8–10	9–3	7–5	7–11
Cincinnati	13–5	5–7	—	15–3	13–5	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–4	8–10	9–9	9–3
Houston	9–9	5–7	3–15	—	8–10	8–4	6–6	4–8	6–6	14–4	10–8	6–6
Los Angeles	12–6	6–6	5–13	10–8	—	8–4	7–5	6–5	6–6	11–7	9–9	7–5
Montreal	6–6	5–13	5–7	4–8	4–8	—	10–8	11–7	9–9	6–6	6–6	7–11
New York	6–6	11–7	4–8	6–6	5–7	8–10	—	13–5	6–12	6–6	6–6	12–6
Philadelphia	5-7	9–9	5–7	8–4	5–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–14	9–3	8–4	8–10
Pittsburgh	6–6	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	9–9	12–6	14–4	—	6–6	4–8	12–6
San Diego	9–9	3–9	10–8	4–14	7–11	6–6	6–6	3–9	6–6	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	11–7	5–7	9–9	8–10	9–9	6–6	6–6	4–8	8–4	13–5	—	7–5
St. Louis	5–7	11–7	3–9	6–6	5–7	11–7	6–12	10–8	6–12	8–4	5–7	—

Opening Day starters

• John Boccabella
• Ron Fairly
• Mack Jones
• Coco Laboy
• Adolfo Phillips
• Marv Staehle
• Rusty Staub
• Bill Stoneman
• Bobby Wine

Notable transactions

• 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

• 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

1970 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 17 Bill Dillman 30 Ken Johnson 28 Mike Marshall 25 Dan McGinn 15 Balor Moore 44 Carl Morton 22 Rich Nye 23 John O'Donoghue 16 Claude Raymond 29 Howie Reed 18 Steve Renko 28 Carroll Sembera 21 Joe Sparma 26 Bill Stoneman 36 John Strohmayer 47 Gary Waslewski 24 Mike Wegener		Catchers  2 John Bateman 22 Jack Hiatt Infielders  3 Bob Bailey 12 John Boccabella 11 Ron Brand  6 Ron Fairly 37 Remy Hermoso 39 Coco Laboy  8 Jim Qualls 14 Marv Staehle  1 Gary Sutherland 23 Fred Whitfield  7 Bobby Wine		Outfielders 37 Boots Day 35 Jim Fairey 42 Jim Gosger 43 Don Hahn  9 Mack Jones  5 Clyde Mashore 20 Adolfo Phillips 10 Rusty Staub Other batters  5 Ty Cline 38 José Herrera		Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches 34 Jim Bragan 32 Cal McLish 33 Dick Williams 31 Jerry Zimmerman

Player stats

Batting

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
1B	Ron Fairly	119	385	111	.288	15	61

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
John Boccabella	61	145	39	.269	5	17

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

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
Joe Sparma	9	29.1	0	4	7.06	23

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
Bill Dillman	18	2	3	0	5.28	17
Ken Johnson	3	0	0	0	7.50	4

Awards and honors

1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Rusty Staub, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons/ Winnipeg Whips	International League	Clyde McCullough
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Gus Niarhos
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	J. W. Porter
A-Short Season	Watertown Expos	Northern League	Bobby Malkmus
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Ed Sadowski

Buffalo franchise moved to Winnipeg and renamed, June 11, 1970; Jacksonville affiliation shared with Milwaukee Brewers

Notes

1. Jerry Robertson at Baseball Reference
2. Jim Qualls at Baseball Reference
3. Don Shaw at Baseball Reference
4. José Herrera at Baseball Reference
5. Clyde Mashore at Baseball Reference
6. Bombo Rivera at Baseball Reference
7. Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference
8. Kevin Collins at Baseball Reference
9. Floyd Wicker at Baseball Reference
10. Pat Scanlon at Baseball Reference
11. Jerry White 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.
• 1970 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
• 1970 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac