1971 Montreal Expos season
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Record | 71-90 (.441) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
General manager(s) | Jim Fanning |
Manager(s) | Gene Mauch |
Local television | CBC Television (Don Drysdale, Dave Van Horne) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
Local radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor) CKLM (French) (Jean-Pierre Roy, Jean-Paul Sarault) |
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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, 25½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason[]
- 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 1971 Major League Baseball draft.[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 Expos for Stan Swanson.[5]
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 their third season at the stadium.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 52–28 | 45–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 7 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
New York Mets | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 25½ | 36–44 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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[]
Notable transactions[]
- 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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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
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 |
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2B | Ron Hunt | 152 | 520 | 145 | .279 | 5 | 38 |
Other batters[]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jim Britton | 16 | 45.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.72 | 23 |
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 |
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Mike Marshall | 66 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 4.28 | 85 |
Award winners[]
1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Winnipeg Whips | International League | Clyde McCullough and Jimmy Bragan |
AA | Québec Carnavals | Eastern League | Gus Niarhos |
A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | Bobby Malkmus |
A-Short Season | Jamestown Falcons | New York–Penn League | Ed Sadowski |
A-Short Season | Watertown Expos | Northern League | Bob Oldis |
Notes[]
- ^ 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[]
- 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.
- Montreal Expos seasons
- 1971 Major League Baseball season
- 1970s in Montreal
- 1971 in Quebec