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Deutsch1971 Montreal Expos season
| 1971 Montreal Expos | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Jarry Park | |
| City | Montreal | |
| Record | 71–90 (.441) | |
| Divisional place | 5th | |
| Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
| General managers | Jim Fanning | |
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |
| Television | CBC Television (Don Drysdale, Dave Van Horne) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
| Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKLM (French) (Jean-Paul Sarault, Jean-Pierre Roy) | |
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The 1971 Montreal Expos season was the third season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fifth place in the National League East with a record of 71–90, 25+1⁄2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason
[edit]- December 30, 1970: Dave McDonald was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Ron Hunt.[1]
- January 1971: Jack Scalia was selected by the Expos third overall in the January phase of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft, which the held two lotteries annually.[2] Scalia would never play a game for the Expos, as he suffered a back injury and pursued a modeling career.[3]
- March 31, 1971: Don Hahn was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Rich Hacker and Ron Swoboda.[4]
- March 31, 1971: Jim Qualls was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Stan Swanson.[5]
Spring training
[edit]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 third season at the stadium.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–28 | 45–37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25½ | 36–44 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Opening Day starters
[edit]- Boots Day CF
- Ron Hunt 2B
- Rusty Staub RF
- Bob Bailey 3B
- Ron Fairly 1B
- Mack Jones LF
- John Bateman C
- Bobby Wine SS
- Carl Morton P
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
- Future Canadian Football League star Condredge Holloway was drafted by Expos in the 1st round (4th pick).[6]
- Steve Rogers was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (4th pick) of the Secondary Phase.[7]
- June 15, 1971: Bob Reynolds was traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Torrez.[8]
- June 16, 1971: Jimy Williams was purchased from the Expos by the New York Mets.[9]
- June 25, 1971: Ron Swoboda was traded by the Expos to the New York Yankees for Ron Woods.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders
| Outfielders
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Bateman | 139 | 492 | 119 | .242 | 10 | 56 |
| 1B | Ron Fairly | 146 | 447 | 115 | .257 | 13 | 71 |
| 2B | Ron Hunt | 152 | 520 | 145 | .279 | 5 | 38 |
| SS | Bobby Wine | 119 | 340 | 68 | .200 | 1 | 16 |
| 3B | Bob Bailey | 157 | 545 | 137 | .251 | 14 | 83 |
| LF | Jim Fairey | 92 | 200 | 49 | .245 | 1 | 19 |
| CF | Boots Day | 127 | 371 | 105 | .283 | 4 | 33 |
| RF | Rusty Staub | 162 | 599 | 186 | .311 | 19 | 97 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sutherland | 111 | 304 | 78 | .257 | 4 | 26 |
| John Boccabella | 74 | 177 | 39 | .220 | 3 | 15 |
| Coco Laboy | 76 | 151 | 38 | .252 | 1 | 14 |
| Ron Woods | 51 | 138 | 41 | .297 | 1 | 17 |
| Clyde Mashore | 66 | 114 | 22 | .193 | 1 | 7 |
| Stan Swanson | 49 | 106 | 26 | .245 | 2 | 11 |
| Jim Gosger | 51 | 102 | 16 | .157 | 0 | 8 |
| Mack Jones | 43 | 91 | 15 | .165 | 3 | 9 |
| Ron Swoboda | 39 | 75 | 19 | .253 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Brand | 47 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave McDonald | 24 | 39 | 4 | .103 | 1 | 4 |
| Rich Hacker | 16 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Humphrey | 9 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stoneman | 39 | 294.2 | 17 | 16 | 3.15 | 251 |
| Steve Renko | 40 | 275.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.75 | 129 |
| Carl Morton | 36 | 213.2 | 10 | 18 | 4.80 | 84 |
| Ernie McAnally | 31 | 177.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.90 | 98 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Strohmayer | 27 | 114.0 | 7 | 5 | 4.34 | 56 |
| Dan McGinn | 28 | 71.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.96 | 40 |
| Jim Britton | 16 | 45.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.72 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Marshall | 66 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 4.28 | 85 |
| Howie Reed | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.29 | 25 |
| Claude Raymond | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4.70 | 29 |
| John O'Donoghue | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 7 |
| Mike Torrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Award winners
[edit]1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1971 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ Kiss Em Goodbye: An ESPN Treasury of failed, forgotten, and departed teams, p. 184, Dennis Purdy, Ballantine Books, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-345-52012-8
- ^ a b Ron Swoboda at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stan Swanson at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1st Round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft".
- ^ Steve Rogers at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Torrez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jimy Williams at Baseball Reference
References
[edit]- 1971 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1971 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac
- 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.