1994 Montreal Expos season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Montreal Expos
season = 1994
misc = 1st Place in NL East

current league = National League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Olympic Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Montreal
y5 = 1969
owners = Claude Brochu
managers = Felipe Alou
television = The Sports Network
(Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton)
SRC
RDS Network
(Claude Raymond, Camille Dube)
radio = CIQC
(Dave Van Horne, Richard Griffin, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price)
CKAC (AM)
(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte,Alain Chantelois)|

The Montreal Expos finished the season with the best record in Major League Baseball. The Expos had 74 wins compared to 40 losses. The 1994 Major League Baseball strike forced an end to the season and any postseason aspirations that the franchise had. One of the highlights of the season was that five Expos represented the National League at the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game held in Pittsburgh. Moisés Alou had the game winning hit for the National League.

Offseason

* On November 19, 1993, the Expos traded fan favourite Delino DeShields to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Martínez. At the time, the media in Montreal reacted poorly to the deal.
*December 13, 1993: Randy Milligan was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Montreal Expos sent Brian Barnes (December 17, 1993) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millira01.shtml Randy Milligan Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 2, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/learyti01.shtml Tim Leary Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 31, 1994: John Vander Wal was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Montreal Expos. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vandejo02.shtml John Vander Wal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

In by|1994, the Expos team — and Walker himself — appeared to be rising to its potential. Led by rising young stars Pedro Martínez, Moisés Alou, Cliff Floyd, Mike Lansing and Jeff Fassero, Montreal was off to a 74-40 start, leading the National League Eastern Division.

Walker, with 86 RBI, was well on his way to his first 100-RBI year. The season, however, was stopped due to the 1994 players' strike. The World Series, for which the Expos appeared to be destined, was never played and Montreal lost many of its players during the next season due to free agency and salary constraints. The 1994 Montreal Expos team that could have been remains one of baseball's hot discussion points.

Opening Day Starters

* Moisés Alou
* Sean Berry
* Wil Cordero
* Darrin Fletcher
* Cliff Floyd
* Marquis Grissom
* Mike Lansing
* Pedro Martínez
* Larry Walker [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=MON 1994 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

Transactions

*April 1, 1994: Tim Leary was released by the Montreal Expos.
*April 16, 1994: Tim Leary was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.
*June 23, 1994: Tim Leary was released by the Montreal Expos.

Roster

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Award Winners

* Felipe Alou, Associated Press Manager of the Year
* Felipe Alou, The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Moisés Alou, OF, Reserve
* Wil Cordero, Shortstop, Reserve
* Darren Fletcher, Catcher, Reserve
* Marquis Grissom, Outfield, Reserve
* Ken Hill, Pitcher, Reserve

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1994.shtml 1994 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=MON 1994 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 1994
before = Philadelphia Phillies
1993
after = Atlanta Braves
1995