The 1970 Montreal Expos season was the second season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 73–89, 16 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Expos won 21 more games than in their inaugural season in 1969.

Offseason December 3, 1969: Jerry Robertson was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Sparma.Jerry Robertson at Baseball Reference

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 second season at the stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters John Boccabella Ron Fairly Mack Jones Coco Laboy Adolfo Phillips Marv Staehle Rusty Staub Bill Stoneman Bobby Wine

Notable transactions April 22, 1970: Garry Jestadt was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Qualls.Jim Qualls at Baseball Reference May 19, 1970: Don Shaw was purchased from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.Don Shaw at Baseball Reference June 15, 1970: José Herrera was traded by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers for John O'Donoghue.José Herrera at Baseball Reference June 15, 1970: Ty Cline was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Clyde Mashore.Clyde Mashore at Baseball Reference June 22, 1970: Bombo Rivera was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.Bombo Rivera at Baseball Reference June 23, 1970: Don Bosch was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mike Marshall.Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference August 2, 1970: Kevin Collins was purchased from the Expos by the Detroit Tigers.Kevin Collins at Baseball Reference August 20, 1970: Floyd Wicker was purchased from the Expos by the Milwaukee Brewers.Floyd Wicker at Baseball Reference

Draft picks June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft Pat Scanlon was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round.Pat Scanlon at Baseball Reference Jerry White was drafted by the Expos in the 14th round.Jerry White at Baseball Reference

Roster 1970 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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

Player stats

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 John Bateman 139 520 123 .237 15 68 1B 119 385 111 .288 15 61 2B Gary Sutherland 116 359 74 .206 3 26 SS Bobby Wine 159 501 116 .232 3 51 3B Coco Laboy 137 432 86 .199 5 53 LF Mack Jones 108 271 65 .240 14 32 CF Adolfo Phillips 92 214 51 .238 6 21 RF Rusty Staub 160 569 156 .274 30 94

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 Bob Bailey 131 352 101 .287 28 84 Marv Staehle 104 321 70 .218 0 26 Jim Gosger 91 274 72 .263 5 37 Jim Fairey 92 211 51 .242 3 25 Don Hahn 82 149 38 .255 0 8 61 145 39 .269 5 17 Ron Brand 72 126 30 .238 0 9 Boots Day 41 108 29 .269 0 5 Jack Hiatt 17 43 14 .326 0 7 Clyde Mashore 13 25 4 .160 1 3 Fred Whitfield 4 15 1 .067 0 0 Jim Qualls 9 9 1 .111 0 1 Ty Cline 2 2 1 .500 0 0 Remy Hermoso 4 1 0 .000 0 0 José Herrera 1 1 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 Carl Morton 43 284.2 18 11 3.60 154 Steve Renko 41 222.2 13 11 4.32 142 Bill Stoneman 40 207.2 7 15 4.59 176 Rich Nye 8 46.1 3 2 4.08 21

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 McGinn 52 130.2 7 10 5.44 83 Mike Wegener 25 104.1 3 6 5.26 35 Mike Marshall 24 64.2 3 7 3.48 38 9 29.1 0 4 7.06 23 Gary Waslewski 6 24.2 0 2 5.11 19 John O'Donoghue 9 22.1 2 3 5.24 6 Balor Moore 6 9.2 0 2 7.45 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 Claude Raymond 59 6 7 23 4.43 68 Howie Reed 57 6 5 5 3.13 42 John Strohmayer 42 3 1 0 4.86 74 18 2 3 0 5.28 17 Carroll Sembera 5 0 0 0 18.90 6 3 0 0 0 7.50 4

Awards and honors

Rusty Staub: All-Star reserve Carl Morton: National League Rookie of the Year

Farm system

Buffalo franchise moved to Winnipeg and renamed, June 11, 1970; Jacksonville affiliation shared with Milwaukee Brewers

Notes

References

1970 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1970 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac