1979 Montreal Expos season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Montreal Expos
season = 1979
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Olympic Stadium
y4 = 1979
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)|

Offseason

*December 4, 1978: Ken Macha was drafted by the Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/machake01.shtml Ken Macha page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 7, 1978: Stan Papi was traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Spaceman Bill Lee.
*December 8, 1978: Mike Hart was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jim Mason. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/masonji01.shtml Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 9, 1978: Randy St. Claire was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml Randy St. Claire page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 14, 1978: Sam Mejias was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry White and Rodney Scott [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mejiasa01.shtml Sam Mejias page at Baseball Reference] ] .

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Transactions

* March 31, 1979: Pepe Frias was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campbda02.shtml Dave Campbell page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 13, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the San Francisco Giants for John Tamargo. The Expos completed the deal by sending Joe Pettini to the Giants on March 15, 1980. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tamarjo01.shtml John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 20, 1979: The Expos acquired Rusty Staub from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Randy Schafer (minors) (December 3, 1979) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/staubru01.shtml Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Dick Williams, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1979.shtml 1979 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=MON 1979 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]