·The Montreal Expos were introduced as an expansion team in 1969.
·They played most of their games in Olympic Stadium which was located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of the city.
·They got their name from the Expo 67 World’s fair.
·Following the 2004 season they moved to Washington DC and became the Nationals. Washington had lost both of their teams in the 1960s & 1970s. ·They won the NL East once but that was in 1981 when the season was split into halves due to a players strike. While in 1994 they would have won the division but the players strike ended the season including the playoffs.
Felipe Alou managed the Expos for ten seasons where he finished with the most wins in with 691. He was a manager in the minor leagues for them, batting coach, and bench coach before being promoted to manager becoming the first Dominican manager in baseball history. In 1994 he managed them to the best record in the majors until the strike ended the whole season and that was the season he was named NL manager of the year.
Gene Mauch managed the Expos for seven seasons where he finished with the third most wins in their history with 499 and was the first manager of their history. During five of his seasons the Expos did not finish in last place, managing to win 70 games or more in those seasons.
Buck Rogers managed the Expos for seven seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 520. He won manager of the year once, won an AAA championship and in his first six seasons the Expos averaged almost 84 wins per season.
Dick Williams managed the Expos for five seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 380. Those Expos teams in 1979-1980 won over 90 games both years the first winning seasons in franchise history and the 1979 unit won 95 games, the most that the franchise would win in Montreal but they finished second each time to the eventual World Champion.
Frank Robinson managed the Expos (Nationals) for five seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 385. He only was the manager because MLB owned the team at the time and they had losing records in the five previous seasons but finished the 2002 and 2003 seasons with 83–79 records. The Expos then next slumped to a 67–95 record in 2004, their final season before relocation to DC. Robinson got his 1000th win while there, becoming the 53rd manager to reach that milestone.
Joe Kerrigan was on eight major league staffs while in Montreal mostly as their pitching coach from 1983-1986 & 1992-1996. He also in 1987 to 1991 was the pitching coach for three different Montreal farm teams and was a pitcher on the Expos for two years as well.
Pierre Arsenault was a coach for the Expos mostly as the bullpen catcher for sixteen consecutive seasons and was hired as a French-language radio analyst in 1990 after just being a part batting practice pitcher before his coaching career started.
There have been eleven Hall of Famers who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They had four retired numbers.
Andre Dawson spent eleven seasons in the outfield for the Expos as their greatest player/greatest outfielder/greatest center fielder where his numbers speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2010 and they retired his number 10. He won NL rookie of the year, made three of his eight All-Star appearances, won six of his eight gold gloves, won three of his silver sluggers and led NL outfielders in putouts three times while there. He is one of eight MLB players with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases during his career. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Expos history like having the second most extra bases, RBIs, homeruns, triples, total bases, runs scored, at bats, third highest WAR for position players, third highest offensive WAR, third most hits, plate appearances, stolen bases, doubles and singles to name some.
Gary Carter spent eleven seasons behind the plate for the Expos as their greatest/longest tenured catcher/second best player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected him into the Hall of Fame in 2003 and they retired his number 8. He made seven of his eleven All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, won three of five silver sluggers, and led the NL in RBIs once while there plus. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Expos history with him having the highest WAR for position players, highest WAR for defense, the second most walks, games played, second highest offensive WAR, third extra base hits, RBIs, home runs and total bases to name some.
Tim Raines spent thirteen in the outfield for the Expos as their third best player/longest tenured outfielder/second best outfielder where he put numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2017 and they retired his number 30. He made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won the All Star game MVP once, won his only silver slugger, won the NL batting title once, led the NL in stolen bases four times, led the majors in steals twice, led the majors in runs scored twice, and led the NL in outfield assists once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Expos history with having the highest offensive WAR, most runs scored, walks, triples, stolen bases, singles, second most hits, plate appearances, batting average and second highest WAR for position players to name some.
Vladimir Guerrero spent eight seasons in the outfield for the Expos as their best/longest tenured right fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018. He made four of his nine All-Star appearances, won three of his silver sluggers and was a part of the 30-30 club twice while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Expos history like having the highest batting average, slugging percentage, on base plus slugging, most home runs and third most triples to name some.
Larry Walker spent his six seasons in the outfield for the Expos where put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2020. He made one of his five All-Star appearances, won two of his seven gold gloves and won one his three silvers sluggers while there. His career SLG of .565 ranks him 12th all-time and is one of only 19 hitters in history to accomplish a .300 batting average, .400 on-base percentage, .500 SLG with at least 5,000 plate appearances, and one of six whose careers began after 1960. Considering advanced metrics, he is one of only three players in history to rank within the top 100 of each of RBIs, runs scored, and defensive runs saved; the others are Barry Bonds and Willie Mays. He also finished in the top 10 for a many offensive categories in Expos history like having the fourth highest slugging percentage, sixth highest WAR for position players and the eighth most stolen bases to name some. Andres Galarraga spent eight seasons for the Expos as their longest tenured/best first basemen where he made one of his All-Star appearances, won both of his gold gloves, won one of his two silver sluggers, led the NL in hits once and led the NL in doubles once. He also finished with the sixth most home runs, seventh most RBIs and the ninth most games played in Expos history. Tim Wallach spent thirteen seasons for the Expos as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made all five of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves and won both of his silver sluggers while there. He was named team captain prior to the 1991 season, being the first team captain in franchise history and was famous for wearing a flapless helmet being the last one to wear it. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Expos history like having the most games played, hits, at bats, plate appearances, total bases, doubles, RBIs, extra base hits, second most singles and had the second highest defensive WAR to name some. Chris Speier spent eight seasons for the Expos their longest tenured/best shortstop where he hit for the cycle once and finished with the fifth highest WAR for defense while there. He would go onto to coach for the team for two years and was on the 1981 divisional winning team. Jose Vidro spent ten seasons for the Expos history as their longest tenured/best second basemen where he made all three of his All-Star appearances and won his only silver slugger while there. He also hit over .300 for five straight years 1999-2003. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Expos history like having the second highest batting average, second most doubles, the fifth most hits and the sixth highest offensive WAR to name some.
Dennis Martinez pitched eight seasons for the Expos finishing as their greatest pitcher where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, led the majors in ERA once, led the majors in shutouts once, and pitched a perfect game (first Latin born pitcher) while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories like having the second most wins, innings pitched, games started, second highest WAR for pitchers, third most shutouts, complete games and strikeouts to name some. He was the first Nicaraguan to play in the majors where he finished with the most wins for a Latin pitcher and became the seventh pitcher with at least 100 wins in both the American and National leagues in 1993.
Steve Rogers pitched thirteen seasons for the Expos where he led the majors in ERA once, led NL in shutouts twice and made all five of his All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Expos history like having the most wins, has highest WAR for pitchers, most innings pitched, strikeouts, game started, complete games and shutouts to name some.
Javier Vazquez pitched six seasons for the Expos where he was their opening day starter for a few seasons. He also finished in the 10 for many pitching categories in Expos history like having the second most strikeouts and has the fourth highest WAR for a pitcher to name some.
Jeff Fassero pitched six seasons for the Expos where he finished the second highest strikeouts per 9 IP in their history.
Carl Pavano spent five seasons pitching for the Expos where he had 78 starts and had a record of 24–35 and an ERA of 4.83 while there. Other notable starter in Expos history have been Livan Hernandez, Bill Stoneman, Scott Sanderson, Hall of Famers Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez.
Moises Alou spent six seasons for the Expos in the outfield where he made one of his six All-Star appearances, won one of his silver sluggers and played under his father Felipe who was his manager for his whole time there. He also finished with the third highest slugging percentage, sixth highest batting average and the fifth highest on base plus slugging in Expos history.
Marquis Grissom spent six seasons in centerfield for the Expos where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won two of his four gold gloves and led the NL in stolen bases twice while there. He caught the final out of Dennis Martinez’s perfect game and was their first base coach for one season He also finished with the second most stolen bases and has the seventh highest WAR for position players in Expos history. Other notable outfielders in Expos history have been Rondell White, Ken Singleton, Ellis Valentine and Rusty Staub.
Larry Parrish spent eight seasons for the Expos as their second greatest/second longest third basemen where he where he made one of his two All-Star appearances and is the only Expos player to ever hit three home runs in one game on three separate occasions while there. He also finished with the seventh most extra base hits, eight most games played and has the tenth most triples in Expos history.
Orlando Cabrera spent seven seasons for the Expos as their second greatest shortstop where he won one of his two gold gloves and hit the most homeruns for a shortstop in a season in their history with 17 while there. He also finished with sixth highest defensive WAR and the eight most doubles in Expos history. Other notable infielders in Expos history were Hubie Brooks, Mike Lansing, Ron Hunt, Delino DeShields, Ron Fairly, Bob Bailey, Al Oliver and Hall of Famer Tony Perez.
Brian Schneider spent seven seasons behind the plate for the Expos as their second longest/second best catcher where he led the league or NL a few times in having the highest percentage of throwing out runners and finished with the seventh best WAR for defense in their history. Another notable catcher in Expos history was Darrin Fletcher.
Jeff Reardon was the Expos closer for six seasons where he made two of his four All-Star appearances, led the NL in saves once and was the NL reliever of year once while there. He also finished with the most saves, most games finished, the second lowest ERA and appeared in the fourth most games in Expos history.
John Wetteland was the Expos closer for three seasons where he made one of his three All-Star appearances and their pitching coach for one season. He also finished with the fourth most saves and has the sixth most games finished in Expos history.
Ugueth Urbina was the Expos closer for seven seasons where he led the NL in saves once and made one his two All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with second most saves, third most games finished and has the fifth most games played in Expos history.
Tim Burke was the Expos closer for seven seasons where he made his only All Star appearance while there. He also finished with the lowest ERA, most games played, second most games finished, third best win-loss percentage and he fifth most saves in Expos history.
Mel Rojas was the Expos closer for seven and half seasons where he finished with the third most saves, games played, fourth most games finished, fifth most strikeouts per 9 IP and has the sixth lowest ERA in Expos history.
Mike Marshall was the Expos closer for four seasons where he led the NL in saves once, finished with the fifth most games finished and has the sixth most saves in Expos history. Other notable relievers for the Expos (Nationals) were Chad Cordero and Jeff Shaw.
