The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team which existed from 1969 through the 1997 season in West Palm Beach, Florida.

History The West Palm Beach Expos were a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos and played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium.

Evolving from the West Palm Beach Indians and directly from the West Palm Beach Braves (1965–1968), they were one of the longest existing Florida State League teams. In 1998, the team moved to nearby Jupiter and became today's Jupiter Hammerheads.

Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Gary Carter (1972), Vladimir Guerrero (1996–1997), Randy Johnson (1986), Tim Raines (1978) and Larry Walker (1986) played for West Palm Beach.

The 1990 Expos were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.

The ballpark The Expos played at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium, located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive. The stadium was the longtime spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. It was demolished in 2002 and is now the site of retail stores.

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni Gary Carter (1972) Inducted, 2003. Vladimir Guerrero (1996–1997) Inducted, 2018. Randy Johnson (1986) Inducted, 2015. Tim Raines (1978) Inducted, 2017. Larry Walker (1986) Inducted, 2020.

Notable alumni Felipe Alou (MGR, 1977, 1986–1991) 3× MLB All-Star; 1994 NL Manager of the Year Dusty Baker (1968) 2× MLB All-Star; 3× NL Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000) Richard Barmes (1981-1986) Michael Barrett (1997) Miguel Batista (1992) Tony Bernazard (1975) Mike Blowers (1987) Geoff Blum (1995) Kent Bottenfield (1988) MLB All-Star Orlando Cabrera (1995, 1997) Ivan Calderon (1992) MLB All-Star Jamey Carroll (1997) Norm Charlton (1984–1985) MLB All-Star Greg Colbrunn (1989, 1993) Wil Cordero (1989) MLB All-Star Wayne Garrett (1967) Cito Gaston (1965) MLB All-Star; Manager: 2× World Series Champion Toronto Blue Jays (1992, 1993) John Wetteland (1993) MLB All-Star Bill Gullickson (1977–1978) Cliff Floyd (1992) MLB All-Star Barry Foote (1971) Andrés Galarraga (1979, 1982–1983) 5× MLB All-Star; 1993 NL Batting Title John Hart (1969–1970) Jeff Huson (1987) Marcel Lachemann (1974) Charlie Lea (1987) MLB All-Star Dale Murray (1971-1972) David Palmer (1977–1978, 1981) Larry Parrish (1973) 2× MLB All-Star Tony Phillips (1978–1979) Ron Reed (1965) MLB All-Star Shane Rawley (1975) MLB All-Star Alberto Reyes (1990) Gary Roenicke (1974) Mel Rojas (1988) Scott Sanderson (1977) MLB All-Star Dan Schatzeder (1976) Tony Scott (1970–1971) Bryn Smith (1987) Matt Stairs (1989-1990) Ugueth Urbina (1995–1996) 2× MLB All-Star Ellis Valentine (1973) MLB All-Star John Vander Wal (1988) Jose Vidro (1995) 3× MLB All-Star Jerry White (1971) Rondell White (1992, 1996) MLB All-Star John Wetteland (1993) 3× MLB All-Star Earl Williams (1967) 1971 NL Rookie of the Year Esteban Yan (1995)

Year-by-year records Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs / Notes 1969 56-73 10th Ed Sadowski Did not qualify 1970 79-50 2nd J.W. Porter Lost in 1st round 1971 58-81 11th Bobby Malkmus Did not qualify 1972 64-65 7th Lance Nichols Did not qualify 1973 80-58 1st Lance Nichols Lost League Finals 1974 79-53 2nd Walt Hriniak League Champs 1975 58-77 7th Gordon Mackenzie Did not qualify 1976 63-79 7th Gordon Mackenzie Did not qualify 1977 77-55 3rd Felipe Alou Lost in 1st round 1978 67-77 10th Larry Bearnarth Did not qualify 1979 79-65 4th Larry Bearnarth Did not qualify 1980 64-73 7th Bob Bailey Did not qualify 1981 65-71 7th Bob Bailey Did not qualify 1982 54-80 9th Junior Miner Did not qualify 1983 75-57 4th Tommy Thompson Did not qualify 1984 72-72 6th Tommy Thompson Did not qualify 1985 74-66 6th Junior Miner Did not qualify 1986 80-55 3rd Felipe Alou Lost League Finals 1987 75-63 5th (t) Felipe Alou Did not qualify 1988 71-63 7th Felipe Alou Lost in 2nd round 1989 74-64 7th Felipe Alou Did not qualify 1990 92-40 1st Felipe Alou Lost League Finals 1991 72-59 5th (t) Felipe Alou League Champs 1992 76-61 4th Dave Jauss Lost in 1st round 1993 69-67 8th Rob Leary Did not qualify 1994 71-60 3rd Rob Leary Lost in 1st round 1995 54-81 14th Gomer Hodge (19-35) / Rick Sofield (35-46) Did not qualify 1996 68-67 7th Rick Sofield Did not qualify 1997 69-66 6th Doug Sisson Did not qualify

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