The 1987 Montreal Expos season was the 19th season in franchise history. They finished third in the National League East with a 91–71 record and 4 games behind the Cardinals.

Offseason October 7, 1986: Bert Roberge was released by the Expos.Bert Roberge at Baseball-Reference December 9, 1986: John Mizerock was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. January 19, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Dave Engle at Baseball-Reference February 3, 1987: Jeff Reardon and Tom Nieto were traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed, and Al Cardwood (minors).Jeff Reardon at Baseball-Reference February 16, 1987: Pascual Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Pascual Pérez at Baseball-Reference February 20, 1987: Al Newman was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Shade (minors).

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 11th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hit for the cycle in a 10–7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Olympic Stadium, going five-for-five in the process. A crowd of 26,134 were on hand to see it in Montreal.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Casey Candaele Tom Foley Andrés Galarraga Vance Law John Stefero Jay Tibbs Tim Wallach Mitch Webster Herm Winningham

Notable transactions May 1, 1987: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Tim Raines at Baseball-Reference May 4, 1987: Nelson Norman was released by the Expos.Nelson Norman at Baseball-Reference May 6, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft Nate Minchey was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1987.Nate Minchey at Baseball-Reference John Vander Wal was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 6, 1987.John Vander Wal at Baseball-Reference Archi Cianfrocco was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round. Player signed June 10, 1987.Archi Cianfrocco at Baseball-Reference June 30, 1987: Curt Brown was sent by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference

Major League debuts Batters: Jack Daugherty (Sep 1) Alonzo Powell (Apr 6) Tom Romano (Sep 1) Nelson Santovenia (Sep 16) Pitchers: Jeff Fischer (Jun 19) Ubaldo Heredia (May 12)

Roster 1987 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

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

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; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C 107 287 69 .240 3 36 3 1B 147 551 168 .305 13 90 7 2B 133 436 119 .273 12 56 8 3B 153 593 177 .298 26 123 9 SS 112 430 113 .263 14 72 4 LF 139 530 175 .330 18 68 50 CF 137 347 83 .239 4 41 29 RF 156 588 165 .281 15 63 33

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB Casey Candaele 138 449 122 .272 1 23 7 106 280 82 .293 5 28 6 75 207 44 .213 1 21 0 Reid Nichols 77 147 39 .265 4 20 2 Wallace Johnson 75 85 21 .247 1 14 5 59 84 19 .226 1 14 1 18 56 11 .196 1 3 0 Alonzo Powell 14 41 8 .195 0 4 0 18 32 5 .156 0 1 0 11 10 1 .100 0 0 0 Razor Shines 6 9 2 .222 0 0 1 1 4 0 .000 0 0 0 Tom Romano 7 3 0 .000 0 0 0 Nelson Santovenia 2 1 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 32 193.1 13 10 4.52 105 Bob Sebra 36 177.1 6 15 4.42 156 Bryn Smith 26 150.1 10 9 4.37 94 22 144.2 11 4 3.30 84 Floyd Youmans 23 116.1 9 8 4.64 94 10 70.1 7 0 2.30 58 Ubaldo Heredia 2 10.0 0 1 5.40 6 Charlie Lea 1 1.0 0 1 36.00 1

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 Jay Tibbs 19 83.0 4 5 4.99 54 23 47.2 3 4 4.72 21 Jeff Fischer 4 13.2 0 1 8.56 6

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 Tim Burke 55 7 0 18 1.19 58 Andy McGaffigan 69 5 2 12 2.39 100 Bob McClure 52 6 1 5 3.44 33 Jeff Parrett 45 7 6 6 4.21 56 44 3 3 7 4.03 43 Joe Hesketh 18 0 0 1 3.14 31 Bill Campbell 7 0 0 0 8.10 4 5 0 1 0 7.71 6 Vance Law 3 0 0 0 5.40 2 Tim Wallach 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Awards and honors Tim Wallach, Silver Slugger Award

1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tim Raines, outfield Tim Raines, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: IndianapolisJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1987 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference 1987 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com