The 1980 Montreal Expos season was the 12th season in franchise history. The Expos were tied with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies in the standings entering the final weekend of the season with a three-game series set between the two clubs at Olympic Stadium. On October 4, with the Phillies holding a one-game lead in the standings, and with the score tied at four heading to the tenth, Mike Schmidt hit a blast deep into the seats in left field to give the Phillies a 6–4 lead and ultimate win to clinch the National League East. This was the Expos closest shot at making the postseason at the time in their brief 12-year history.

Offseason December 7, 1979: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Ron LeFlore.Ron LeFlore page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1979: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Rowland Office page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1980: Mike Sharperson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Mike Sharperson page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1980: Duffy Dyer was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Manuel.Jerry Manuel page at Baseball Reference March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal (John Tamargo was traded by the Giants to the Expos for a player to be named later and cash).Joe Pettini page at Baseball Reference March 18, 1980: Jim Mason was released by the Expos.Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1980: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for La Rue Washington and Chris Smith.Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference

Spring training In 1980, the Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for the final time. It was their eighth season there. For spring training the following season, they would return to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, where they previously had trained from 1969 through 1972.

Regular season On June 8, during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Expos played against two different Cardinals managers: Ken Boyer, who was fired between games, and his replacement, Jack Krol.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Gary Carter Warren Cromartie Andre Dawson Ron LeFlore Larry Parrish Scott Sanderson Rodney Scott Chris Speier Ellis Valentine

Notable transactions June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Drafted Terry Francona in the 1st round (22nd pick).Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference Drafted Tom Gorman in the 4th round.Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference Drafted Roy Johnson in the 5th round.Roy Johnson page at Baseball Reference Drafted Chris Sabo in the 30th round, but he did not sign.Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference August 11, 1980: Acquired John D'Acquisto and cash from the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later. Randy Bass went to the Padres on September 5 to complete the deal.John D'Acquisto page at Baseball Reference August 31, 1980: Traded Tony Phillips and cash to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1980 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (Assistant) (Pitching) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Third Base)

Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader

Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C 154 549 76 145 .264 29 101 3 1B 162 597 74 172 .288 14 70 8 2B 154 567 84 127 .224 0 46 63 3B 126 452 55 115 .254 15 72 2 SS 128 388 35 103 .265 1 32 0 LF 139 521 95 134 .257 4 39 97 CF 151 577 96 178 .308 17 87 34 RF 86 311 40 98 .315 13 67 5

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 116 292 36 78 .267 6 30 3 110 214 22 56 .262 7 23 8 82 183 26 41 .224 5 18 9 49 107 10 31 .290 1 8 0 21 60 1 18 .300 0 8 0 62 55 2 12 .218 0 5 0 37 51 4 14 .275 1 13 0 23 39 3 10 .256 0 5 0 18 38 2 10 .263 0 3 0 13 32 5 5 .156 0 2 0 15 20 5 1 .050 0 0 5 14 19 1 4 .211 0 1 0 5 11 1 2 .182 1 2 0 7 6 0 0 .000 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 37 281.0 16 11 2.98 147 33 211.1 16 11 3.11 125 24 141.0 10 5 3.00 120 24 130.0 8 6 2.98 73 24 118.0 4 6 4.96 34 21 104.0 7 5 3.72 56 1 4.0 0 0 11.25 0

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 48 98.0 4 4 4.13 58 11 41.1 2 4 6.31 11 6 12.1 0 1 6.57 2

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO 61 80.0 7 4 17 2.25 59 67 94.0 9 6 9 3.06 58 57 91.1 7 6 4 3.05 48 16 29.1 0 1 0 6.14 16 11 20.2 0 2 2 2.18 15 1 1.0 0 0 0 27.00 1

Awards and honors Gary Carter, National League Gold Glove Award Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Award Ron LeFlore, National League Stolen Base Leader, 97 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Gary Carter, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References 1980 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference 1980 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

External links 1980 Expos: The team of the '80s