The 1979 Montreal Expos season was the 11th in franchise history. The team finished second in the National League East with a record of 95–65, 2 games behind the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1979 season was the Expos' first winning season in franchise history (and it would be the most wins they would have in a season in the team's history before they relocated).

Offseason November 28, 1978: Duffy Dyer was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference December 4, 1978: Ken Macha was drafted by the Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 rule 5 draft.Ken Macha at Baseball Reference December 7, 1978: Stan Papi was traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Bill Lee.Stan Papi at Baseball Reference December 8, 1978: Mike Hart was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Jim Mason.Jim Mason at Baseball Reference December 9, 1978: Randy St. Claire was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.Randy St. Claire at Baseball Reference December 14, 1978: Sam Mejías was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry White and Rodney Scott.Sam Mejías at Baseball Reference March 30, 1979: Mike Garman was released by the Expos.Mike Garman at Baseball Reference March 31, 1979: Pepe Frías was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell.Dave Campbell at Baseball Reference

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

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Andre Dawson, CF Rodney Scott, 2B Warren Cromartie, LF Ellis Valentine, RF Tony Pérez, 1B Gary Carter, C Larry Parrish, 3B Chris Speier, SS Steve Rogers, P

Notable transactions 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.John Tamargo at Baseball Reference July 20, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Rusty Staub. The Expos completed the deal by sending Randy Schafer (minors) to the Tigers on December 3.Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference

Youppi! Youppi!, a creation of Acme Mascots, Inc. (a division of Harrison/Erickson, Inc.), was commissioned by Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry. Originally leased by the team in 1979, the mascot was eventually purchased by the Expos and represented the team.

Roster 1979 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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

Game log

| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = Expos team member

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 141 505 143 .283 22 75 1B 132 489 132 .270 13 73 2B 151 562 134 .238 3 42 SS 113 344 78 .227 7 26 3B 153 544 167 .307 30 82 LF 158 659 181 .275 8 46 CF 155 639 176 .275 25 92 RF 146 548 151 .276 21 82

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 76 187 60 .321 2 19 88 138 41 .297 3 18 38 86 23 .267 3 14 86 83 21 .253 1 13 28 74 18 .243 1 8 40 71 13 .183 0 6 29 42 12 .286 1 7 22 40 12 .300 1 8 20 36 10 .278 0 4 12 21 8 .381 0 5 2 1 0 .000 0 0 6 0 0 ---- 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 37 248.2 13 12 3.00 143 33 222.0 16 10 3.04 59 24 168.0 9 8 3.43 138 21 162.0 10 5 2.83 106 27 151.1 10 9 5.35 42

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 36 122.2 10 2 2.63 72 33 93.2 10 3 2.31 67

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 62 8 7 18 1.96 59 51 3 1 5 3.15 71 44 3 6 10 2.79 44 10 2 0 1 1.98 7 9 1 2 1 2.70 4 2 0 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Awards and honors Dick Williams, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Gary Carter, Catcher - Reserve Larry Parrish, Infield - Reserve Steve Rogers, Putcher - Reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

1979 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1979 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac