1969 Montreal Expos season 1969 Montreal Expos season was the inaugural season in Major League Baseball for the team. The Expos, as typical for first-year expansion teams, finished in the cellar of the National League East Division with a 52–110 record, 48 games behind the eventual World Series Champion New York Mets . They did not win any game in extra innings during the year, which also featured a surprise no-hitter in just the ninth regular-season game they ever played. Their home attendance of 1,212,608, an average of 14,970 per game, was good for 7th in the N.L.Offseason Expansion draft The Montreal Expos participated in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft on October 14 , 1968.Player Former team Pick Manny Mota Pittsburgh Pirates 2nd pick Mack Jones Cincinnati Reds 4th pick John Bateman Houston Astros 6th pick Gary Sutherland Philadelphia Phillies 8th pick Jack Billingham Los Angeles Dodgers 10th pick Donn Clendenon Pittsburgh Pirates 11th pick Jesús Alou San Francisco Giants 13th pick Mike Wegener Philadelphia Phillies 15th pick Skip Guinn Atlanta Braves 17th pick Bill Stoneman Chicago Cubs 19th pick Maury Wills Pittsburgh Pirates 21st pick Bobby Wine Philadelphia Phillies 23rd pick Bob Reynolds San Francisco Giants 25th pick Dan McGinn Cincinnati Reds 27th pick José Herrera Houston Astros 29th pick Jimy Williams Cincinnati Reds 32nd pick Remy Hermoso Atlanta Braves 34th pick Mudcat Grant Los Angeles Dodgers36th pick Jerry Robertson St. Louis Cardinals 38th pick Don Shaw New York Mets 40th pick Ty Cline San Francisco Giants 41st pick Garry Jestadt Chicago Cubs 43rd pick Carl Morton Atlanta Braves 45th pick Larry Jaster St. Louis Cardinals 47th pick Ernie McAnally New York Mets 49th pick Jim Fairey Los Angeles Dodgers 52nd pick Coco Laboy St. Louis Cardinals 54th pick John Boccabella Chicago Cubs 56th pick Ron Brand Houston Astros 58th pick John Glass New York Mets 60th pick
Other transactions October 16 , 1968: Don Bosch was purchased by the Expos from the New York Mets. October 21, 1968: Bob Bailey was purchased by the Expos from the Los Angeles Dodgers. December 2, 1968: Floyd Wicker was drafted by the Expos from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 rule 5 draft . January 22, 1969: Donn Clendenon and Jesús Alou were traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Rusty Staub . Clendenon refused to report to his new team. The Expos sent Jack Billingham, Skip Guinn, and $100,000 to the Astros on April 8 as compensation.1968 MLB June amateur draft San Diego Padres , along with the two American League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots , were allowed to participate in the June 1968 MLB first-year player draft , although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. The Expos drafted only 15 players in the 1968 June draft, and none reached the major leagues. All but five went unsigned.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 destined to become their long-time spring training home: They would train there through 1972 and from 1981 through 1997 .Regular season Historic games The first game Milestones April 8, Shea Stadium, New York City, New York Opening Day lineup Others April 14, 1969: Mack Jones hit a three-run home run and two-run triple that highlighted an 8–7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Expos' first home victory as a franchise at Jarry Park . Jones' blast was also the first MLB home run hit outside the United States . Dan McGinn became the first MLB pitcher to win a game outside the United States. April 17, 1969: In just the franchise's ninth game in existence, Bill Stoneman pitched a 7–0 no-hitter while striking out 8 batters against the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium . Johnny Briggs made the final out for the Phillies. Le Grand Orange Rusty Staub was the hitting hero for the Expos going 4 for 5 with three doubles and a homer. A crowd of 6,496 were on hand to see it in Philadelphia. Stoneman pitched another 7–0 no-hitter in 1972, against the New York Mets in Jarry Park on October 2.Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 27, 1969: Roy Face was signed as a free agent by the Expos. June 3, 1969: Mudcat Grant was traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gary Waslewski . June 11, 1969: Maury Wills and Manny Mota were traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich . June 11, 1969: Paul Popovich was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Adolfo Phillips and Jack Lamabe . June 15, 1969: Donn Clendenon was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Kevin Collins , Steve Renko , Bill Carden and Dave Colon. August 15, 1969: Roy Face was released by the Expos. August 19, 1969: Claude Raymond was purchased by the Expos from the Atlanta Braves. September 13, 1969: Marv Staehle was purchased by the Expos from the Seattle Pilots.Draft picks June 5, 1969: Terry Humphrey was drafted by the Expos in the 39th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft .Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats ; R = Runs scored ; 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 103 287 19 74 .258 0 20 2 1B 111 358 46 95 .265 9 53 3 2B 141 544 63 130 .239 3 35 5 3B 157 562 53 145 .258 18 83 0 SS 121 370 23 74 .200 3 25 0 LF 135 455 73 123 .270 22 79 6 CF 58 199 25 43 .216 4 7 6 RF 158 549 89 166 .302 29 79 3
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 70 253 35 73 .289 12 39 1 74 235 16 49 .209 8 19 0 101 209 26 50 .239 2 12 4 47 189 23 42 .222 0 8 15 38 129 14 31 .240 4 14 0 47 126 7 36 .286 2 12 1 49 112 13 20 .179 1 4 1 52 96 5 23 .240 2 12 0 31 89 6 28 .315 0 0 1 40 86 4 9 .105 1 6 1 28 74 6 12 .162 0 3 3 20 49 6 14 .286 1 6 0 41 39 2 4 .103 0 2 0 6 17 4 7 .412 1 1 0 4 9 0 1 .111 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 .000 0 1 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 42 235.2 11 19 4.39 185 38 179.2 5 16 3.96 133 32 165.2 5 14 4.40 124 18 103.1 6 7 4.01 68 11 50.2 1 6 4.80 20 1 1.1 0 0 20.25 2
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 30 109.1 3 7 3.29 63 31 106 6 7 4.84 59 24 77 1 6 5.49 39 8 29.1 0 3 4.60 16
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 74 7 10 6 3.94 112 44 4 2 5 3.94 34 35 2 5 1 5.21 45 23 0 2 2 3.55 15 22 0 4 3 5.71 32 15 1 2 1 4.09 11 10 0 0 0 2.87 11 3 0 0 0 6.75 4
Awards and honors 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Rusty Staub, reserveFarm system
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