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1978 Montreal Expos (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
76-86, Finished 4th in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 633 runs, Allowed 611 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Managed by Dick Williams

Ballpark: Stade Olympique (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,427,007 (7th of 12)
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Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1977/1979) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 1977

Larry Johnson granted Free Agency.

November 10, 1977

Purchased Darold Knowles from the Texas Rangers.

December 6, 1977

Jeff Terpko selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1977 minor league draft.

December 7, 1977

Traded Don Stanhouse, Joe Kerrigan, and Gary Roenicke to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Rudy May, Randy Miller, and Bryn Smith.

December 21, 1977

Signed Ross Grimsley as a free agent.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Tony Phillips in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed March 10, 1978.

January 14, 1978

Released Tim Blackwell.

January 27, 1978

Released Jackie Brown.

January 30, 1978

Purchased Tito Fuentes from the Detroit Tigers.

February 15, 1978

Sold Frank Ortenzio to the Chicago White Sox.

March 22, 1978

Released Tito Fuentes.

March 23, 1978

Santo Alcala selected by the Seattle Mariners off waivers.

March 29, 1978

Traded Will McEnaney to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tim Jones.

Sold Jose Morales to the Minnesota Twins.

March 31, 1978

Released Rick Sawyer.

April 14, 1978 (Standings)

the Chicago White Sox returned Frank Ortenzio following previous purchase.

May 20, 1978 (Standings)

Traded Larry Landreth and Gerry Hannahs to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mike Garman.

May 27, 1978 (Standings)

Signed Gerry Pirtle as a free agent.

June 6, 1978 (Standings)

Drafted Dave Hostetler in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Bill Mooneyham in the 6th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Charlie Lea in the 9th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Tom Wieghaus in the 10th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Jim Deshaies in the 13th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Razor Shines in the 18th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Pat Rooney in the 20th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

June 9, 1978 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs. Received Woodie Fryman. The Montreal Expos sent Jerry White (June 23, 1978) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

Purchased Ed Herrmann from the Houston Astros.

July 20, 1978 (Standings)

Purchased Tom Hutton from the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 21, 1978 (Standings)

Sold Wayne Garrett to the St. Louis Cardinals.

September 5, 1978 (Standings)

Pete Mackanin selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

October 2, 1978 (Standings)

Released Ed Herrmann.

November, 1978

the Seattle Mariners returned Santo Alcala following previous waiver selection.

November 2, 1978

Darold Knowles granted Free Agency.

Del Unser granted Free Agency.

November 28, 1978

Signed Duffy Dyer as a free agent.

December 4, 1978

Drafted Ken Macha from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1978

Purchased Tony Solaita from the California Angels.

December 7, 1978

Traded Stan Papi to the Boston Red Sox. Received Bill Lee.

December 8, 1978

Traded Mike Hart to the Texas Rangers. Received Jim Mason.

December 9, 1978

Signed Randy St. Claire as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1978

Traded Sam Mejias to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rodney Scott and Jerry White.

January 8, 1979

Signed Elias Sosa as a free agent.

January 9, 1979

Drafted Jim Weaver in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Randy O'Neal in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 17, 1979

Released Fred Holdsworth.

January 19, 1979

Signed Andres Galarraga as an amateur free agent.

February 13, 1979

Released Wayne Twitchell.

March 30, 1979

Released Mike Garman.

March 31, 1979

Traded Pepe Frias to the Atlanta Braves. Received Dave Campbell.

April 1, 1979

Purchased Art Gardner from the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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