1970 Montreal Expos

73-89 • .451 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1970 Montreal Expos went 73-89 (.451) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 807, and played home games at Jarry Park. Team leaders included Rusty Staub (30 HR, 94 RBI) and Carl Morton (18-11, 3.60 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
6th Rank
687 R 807 RA
Diff -120

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687 Runs Scored
807 Runs Allowed
-120 Run Diff
1,424K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .237 8% below the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .322 2% below the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .364 7% below the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.50 11% worse than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 687 6% below the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumParc Jarry
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,424,449
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Avg per Game 17,805

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Ron Fairly 0.288 2 Bob Bailey 0.287 3 Rusty Staub 0.274 4 John Boccabella 0.269 5 Boots Day 0.269

Home Runs

1 Rusty Staub 30 2 Bob Bailey 28 3 John Bateman 15 4 Ron Fairly 15 5 Mack Jones 14

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 94 2 Bob Bailey 84 3 John Bateman 68 4 Ron Fairly 61 5 Coco Laboy 53
1970 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rusty Staub 160 569 98 156 23 7 30 94 112 93 12 0.274
John Bateman 139 520 51 123 21 5 15 68 28 75 8 0.237
Bobby Wine 159 501 40 116 21 3 3 51 39 94 0 0.232
Coco Laboy 137 432 37 86 26 1 5 53 31 81 0 0.199
Ron Fairly 119 385 54 111 19 0 15 61 72 64 10 0.288
Gary Sutherland 116 359 37 74 10 0 3 26 31 22 2 0.206
Bob Bailey 131 352 77 101 19 3 28 84 72 70 5 0.287
Marv Staehle 104 321 41 70 9 1 0 26 39 21 1 0.218
Jim Gosger 91 274 38 72 11 2 5 37 35 35 5 0.263
Mack Jones 108 271 51 65 11 3 14 32 59 74 5 0.240
Adolfo Phillips 92 214 36 51 6 3 6 21 36 51 7 0.238
Jim Fairey 92 211 35 51 9 3 3 25 14 38 1 0.242
Don Hahn 82 149 22 38 8 0 0 8 27 27 4 0.255
John Boccabella 61 145 18 39 3 1 5 17 11 24 0 0.269
Ron Brand 72 126 10 30 2 3 0 9 9 16 2 0.238
Boots Day 41 108 14 29 4 0 0 5 6 18 3 0.269
Carl Morton 43 93 6 15 2 0 2 7 6 29 0 0.161
Steve Renko 41 80 8 16 3 0 1 6 2 18 0 0.200
Bill Stoneman 42 60 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 31 0 0.100
Jack Hiatt 17 43 4 14 2 0 0 7 14 14 0 0.326
Dan McGinn 52 35 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0.114
Mike Wegener 25 34 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0.118
Clyde Mashore 13 25 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 11 0 0.160
Rich Nye 10 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.176
Fred Whitfield 4 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.067
Mike Marshall 24 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.091
Claude Raymond 59 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.000
Howie Reed 57 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.000
Jim Qualls 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.111
Joe Sparma 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
John Strohmayer 42 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Gary Waslewski 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
John O'Donoghue 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Balor Moore 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ty Cline 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bill Dillman 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Remy Hermoso 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Herrera 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carroll Sembera 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Howie Reed 3.13 2 Mike Marshall 3.48 3 Carl Morton 3.60 4 Rich Nye 4.08 5 Steve Renko 4.32

Wins

1 Carl Morton 18 2 Steve Renko 13 3 Dan McGinn 7 4 Bill Stoneman 7 5 Claude Raymond 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Stoneman 176 2 Carl Morton 154 3 Steve Renko 142 4 Dan McGinn 83 5 John Strohmayer 74
1970 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Morton 18 11 3.60 43 37 0 284.2 281 114 125 154
Steve Renko 13 11 4.32 41 33 1 222.2 203 107 104 142
Bill Stoneman 7 15 4.59 40 30 0 207.2 209 106 109 176
Dan McGinn 7 10 5.44 52 19 0 130.2 154 79 78 83
Mike Wegener 3 6 5.26 25 16 0 104.1 100 61 56 35
Howie Reed 6 5 3.13 57 1 5 89.0 81 31 40 42
Claude Raymond 6 7 4.43 59 0 23 83.1 76 41 27 68
John Strohmayer 3 1 4.86 42 0 0 76.0 85 41 39 74
Mike Marshall 3 7 3.48 24 5 3 64.2 56 25 29 38
Rich Nye 3 2 4.08 8 6 0 46.1 47 21 20 21
Bill Dillman 2 3 5.28 18 0 0 30.2 28 18 18 17
Joe Sparma 0 4 7.06 9 6 0 29.1 34 23 25 23
Gary Waslewski 0 2 5.11 6 4 0 24.2 23 14 15 19
John O'Donoghue 2 3 5.24 9 3 0 22.1 20 13 11 6
Balor Moore 0 2 7.45 6 2 0 9.2 14 8 8 6
Carroll Sembera 0 0 18.90 5 0 0 6.2 14 14 11 6
Ken Johnson 0 0 7.50 3 0 0 6.0 9 5 1 4

👥 Roster (40)

Bob Bailey John Bateman John Boccabella Ron Brand Ty Cline Boots Day Bill Dillman Jim Fairey Ron Fairly Jim Gosger Don Hahn Remy Hermoso +28 more

40 players

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The 1970 Montreal Expos in brief

In 1970 the Montreal Expos posted a 73-89 mark (.451) and finished 6th in the NL East. The run column shows 687 for and 807 against. At the plate the Montreal Expos hit .237, 8% worse than the league's .258. The staff ERA of 4.50 was 11% worse than the league average of 4.05. The 1970 Montreal Expos scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (687 against 731).

The home park, Jarry Park, recorded 1,424,449 in attendance, about 17,805 a game. Rusty Staub topped the Montreal Expos with 30 home runs. On the mound, Carl Morton won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bill Stoneman with 176. Claude Raymond closed out 23 saves. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Montreal Expos

What was the 1970 Montreal Expos record?
The 1970 Montreal Expos finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Rusty Staub led the 1970 Montreal Expos with 30 home runs.
What was the 1970 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1970 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1970 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Montreal Expos play?
The 1970 Montreal Expos played home games at Jarry Park.
Who led the 1970 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rusty Staub (30 HR, 94 RBI) and Carl Morton (18-11, 3.60 ERA).
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