1977 Montreal Expos season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Montreal Expos
season = 1977
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Olympic Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Montreal
y5 = 1969
owners = Charles Bronfman
managers = Dick Williams
television = CBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
radio = CFCF
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
CKAC (AM)
(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)|

The Montreal Expos left Jarry Park and started to play their home games in Olympic Stadium.

Offseason

* December 10, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.
* December 16, 1976: Tony Perez was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Will McEnaney to the Montreal Expos for Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Perez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.

Regular season

* April 15 by|1977 - The Expos set an attendance record for a regular season game as 57, 592 fans attend the first game at Olympic Stadium. They were defeated 7 to 2 by the eventual National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Greg Luzinski of the Phils and Ellis Valentine of the Expos hit homers in the second inning, the first home runs at the Expos new home.

* April 20, 1977 – Gary Carter hit three home runs in one game.

Opening Day Starters

*Gary Carter
*Dave Cash
*Warren Cromartie
*Andre Dawson
*Tim Foli
*Larry Parrish
*Tony Perez
*Don Stanhouse
*Ellis Valentine [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=MON 1977 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

Notable Transactions

* June 7, 1977: Bill Gullickson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gullibi01.shtml Bill Gullickson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 7, 1977: Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 7, 1977: Tim Raines was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti01.shtml Tim Raines Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Ellis Valentine, Outfield, Reserve

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1977.shtml 1977 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=MON 1977 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]