The 1978 Montreal Expos season was the tenth season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 76–86, 14 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason October 25, 1977: Bombo Rivera was purchased from the Expos by the Minnesota Twins.Bombo Rivera at Baseball Reference November 10, 1977: Darold Knowles was purchased by the Expos from the Texas Rangers.Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference December 7, 1977: Joe Kerrigan, Gary Roenicke and Don Stanhouse were traded by the Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Rudy May, Randy Miller, and Bryn Smith.Joe Kerrigan at Baseball Reference January 10, 1978: Tony Phillips was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed March 10, 1978.Tony Phillips at Baseball Reference March 29, 1978: Will McEnaney was traded by the Expos to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Jones.Will McEnaney at Baseball-Reference

Spring training The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their sixth season there.

Regular season During the season, Ross Grimsley became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Expos.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Highlights May 5, 1978: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds became the 13th and youngest player in major league history to collect his 3,000th career hit with a single off Expos pitcher Steve Rogers. July 20, 1978: Shortstop Chris Speier (hitting in the number eight slot) hit for the cycle at Olympic Stadium in Montreal in front of a crowd of 14,108. Speier is the second in Expos history to hit for the cycle. Pitcher Woodie Fryman picked up the victory. Coincidentally, Fryman also got the victory when Expos shortstop Tim Foli hit for the cycle in 1976. July 30, 1978: The Expos set a team record (never broken while the team was in Montreal) in hits in a game when they picked up 28 as they beat the Atlanta Braves by a score of 19–0. Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish, and Gary Carter led the way with 4 hits each. A crowd of 10,834 was on hand at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium. Pitcher Woodie Fryman picked up the victory.

First Pearson Cup The Pearson Cup was an annual mid-season exhibition between former Canadian rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Expos. Named after former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, it was originally created to raise money for minor league baseball in Canada. In later years, it was incorporated into the interleague baseball schedule.

The series began in 1978, and Canadian Bill Atkinson was the winning pitcher and scored the winning run for the Expos in the first-ever Pearson Cup game at the Olympic Stadium on June 29.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions May 20, 1978: Larry Landreth and Gerry Hannahs were traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Garman.Mike Garman at Baseball Reference June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Dave Hostetler was drafted by the Expos in the 4th round.Dave Hostetler at Baseball Reference Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Expos in the 6th round, but did not sign.Bill Mooneyham at Baseball Reference Jim Deshaies was drafted by the Expos in the 13th round, but did not sign.Jim Deshaies at Baseball Reference Razor Shines was drafted by the Expos in the 18th round.Razor Shines at Baseball Reference June 9, 1978: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Woodie Fryman. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jerry White to the Cubs on June 23.Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference

Roster 1978 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (First base) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Third base)

Player stats = Indicates team leader

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 C 157 533 136 .255 20 72 1B Tony Pérez 148 544 158 .290 14 78 2B 159 658 166 .252 3 43 SS Chris Speier 150 501 126 .251 5 51 3B Larry Parrish 144 520 144 .277 15 70 LF Warren Cromartie 159 607 180 .297 10 56 CF Andre Dawson 157 609 154 .253 25 72 RF Ellis Valentine 151 570 165 .289 25 76

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 Del Unser 130 179 35 .196 2 15 Stan Papi 67 152 35 .230 0 11 Wayne Garrett 49 69 12 .174 1 2 39 59 12 .203 0 5 67 56 13 .232 0 6 Ed Herrmann 19 40 7 .175 0 3 73 15 4 .267 0 5 Bob Reece 9 11 2 .182 0 3 Jerry White 18 10 2 .200 0 0 Jerry Fry 4 9 0 .000 0 0 Bobby Ramos 2 4 0 .000 0 0

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 36 263.0 20 11 3.05 84 30 219.0 13 10 2.47 126 27 144.0 8 10 3.88 87 19 94.2 5 7 3.61 53 Scott Sanderson 10 61.0 4 2 2.51 50

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 Dan Schatzeder 29 143.2 7 7 3.07 69 Wayne Twitchell 33 112.0 4 12 5.38 69 Hal Dues 25 99.0 5 6 2.36 36 5 9.2 0 1 2.79 7 Bob James 4 4.0 0 1 9.00 3

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 Mike Garman 47 4 6 13 4.40 23 60 3 3 6 2.38 34 44 1 5 7 3.84 44 29 2 2 3 4.37 32 Gerry Pirtle 19 0 2 0 5.96 14 Fred Holdsworth 6 0 0 0 7.27 3 5 0 1 0 10.29 6 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Awards and honors

All-Stars 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Ross Grimsley, reserve Steve Rogers, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

1978 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1978 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac