1978 Montreal Expos

76-86 • .469 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1978 Montreal Expos went 76-86 (.469) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 633 runs, allowed 611, and played home games at Stade Olympique. Team leaders included Ellis Valentine (25 HR, 76 RBI) and Ross Grimsley (20-11, 3.05 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
4th Rank
633 R 611 RA
Diff +22

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⚡ Quick Stats

633 Runs Scored
611 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
1,427K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 equal to the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .305 5% below the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .379 2% above the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.42 4% better than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 633 2% below the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStade Olympique
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,427,181
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Avg per Game 17,839

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Warren Cromartie 0.297 2 Tony Perez 0.290 3 Ellis Valentine 0.289 4 Larry Parrish 0.277 5 Gary Carter 0.255

Home Runs

1 Andre Dawson 25 2 Ellis Valentine 25 3 Gary Carter 20 4 Larry Parrish 15 5 Tony Perez 14

RBI

1 Tony Perez 78 2 Ellis Valentine 76 3 Gary Carter 72 4 Andre Dawson 72 5 Larry Parrish 70
1978 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Cash 159 658 66 166 26 3 3 43 37 29 12 0.252
Andre Dawson 157 609 84 154 24 8 25 72 30 128 28 0.253
Warren Cromartie 159 607 77 180 32 6 10 56 33 60 8 0.297
Ellis Valentine 151 570 75 165 35 2 25 76 35 88 13 0.289
Tony Perez 148 544 63 158 38 3 14 78 38 104 2 0.290
Gary Carter 157 533 76 136 27 1 20 72 62 70 10 0.255
Larry Parrish 144 520 68 144 39 4 15 70 32 103 2 0.277
Chris Speier 150 501 47 126 18 3 5 51 60 75 1 0.251
Del Unser 130 179 16 35 5 0 2 15 24 29 2 0.196
Stan Papi 67 152 15 35 11 0 0 11 10 28 0 0.230
Ross Grimsley 36 90 5 13 1 0 0 4 2 20 0 0.144
Steve Rogers 30 71 2 8 0 0 0 3 3 17 0 0.113
Wayne Garrett 49 69 6 12 0 0 1 2 8 10 0 0.174
Tom Hutton 39 59 4 12 3 0 0 5 10 5 0 0.203
Sam Mejias 67 56 9 13 1 0 0 6 2 5 0 0.232
Dan Schatzeder 32 45 3 10 2 0 1 7 2 7 1 0.222
Rudy May 27 42 2 6 2 0 0 3 3 19 0 0.143
Ed Herrmann 19 40 1 7 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.175
Woodie Fryman 19 34 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.059
Hal Dues 25 31 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.194
Wayne Twitchell 33 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 17 0 0.083
Scott Sanderson 10 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.105
Pepe Frias 73 15 5 4 2 1 0 5 0 3 0 0.267
Stan Bahnsen 44 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Bob Reece 9 11 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.182
Jerry White 18 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.200
Jerry Fry 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 60 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Mike Garman 47 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bill Atkinson 29 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Bobby Ramos 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy Miller 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
David Palmer 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Holdsworth 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob James 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerry Pirtle 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Hal Dues 2.36 2 Darold Knowles 2.38 3 Steve Rogers 2.47 4 Scott Sanderson 2.51 5 Ross Grimsley 3.05

Wins

1 Ross Grimsley 20 2 Steve Rogers 13 3 Rudy May 8 4 Dan Schatzeder 7 5 Hal Dues 5

Strikeouts

1 Steve Rogers 126 2 Rudy May 87 3 Ross Grimsley 84 4 Dan Schatzeder 69 5 Wayne Twitchell 69
1978 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ross Grimsley 20 11 3.05 36 36 0 263.0 237 89 67 84
Steve Rogers 13 10 2.47 30 29 1 219.0 186 60 64 126
Rudy May 8 10 3.88 27 23 0 144.0 141 62 42 87
Dan Schatzeder 7 7 3.07 29 18 0 143.2 108 49 68 69
Wayne Twitchell 4 12 5.38 33 15 0 112.0 121 67 71 69
Hal Dues 5 6 2.36 25 12 1 99.0 85 26 42 36
Woodie Fryman 5 7 3.61 19 17 1 94.2 93 38 37 53
Stan Bahnsen 1 5 3.84 44 1 7 75.0 74 32 31 44
Darold Knowles 3 3 2.38 60 0 6 72.0 63 19 30 34
Mike Garman 4 6 4.40 47 0 13 61.1 54 30 31 23
Scott Sanderson 4 2 2.51 10 9 0 61.0 52 17 21 50
Bill Atkinson 2 2 4.37 29 0 3 45.1 45 22 28 32
Gerry Pirtle 0 2 5.96 19 0 0 25.2 33 17 23 14
David Palmer 0 1 2.79 5 1 0 9.2 9 3 2 7
Fred Holdsworth 0 0 7.27 6 0 0 8.2 16 7 8 3
Randy Miller 0 1 10.29 5 0 0 7.0 11 8 3 6
Bob James 0 1 9.00 4 1 0 4.0 4 4 4 3
Sam Mejias 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Bill Atkinson Stan Bahnsen Gary Carter Dave Cash Warren Cromartie Andre Dawson Hal Dues Pepe Frias Jerry Fry Woodie Fryman Mike Garman Wayne Garrett +24 more

36 players

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The 1978 Montreal Expos in brief

The 1978 Montreal Expos finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 633 for and 611 against. The Montreal Expos staff finished with a 3.42 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.57. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 2% behind. The home park, Stade Olympique, recorded 1,427,181 in attendance, about 17,839 a game. Ellis Valentine led the club in home runs with 25.

The RBI leader was Tony Perez, with 78. Warren Cromartie collected the most hits, 180. Ross Grimsley was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Steve Rogers with 126. Mike Garman closed out 13 saves. The 1978 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Montreal Expos

What was the 1978 Montreal Expos record?
The 1978 Montreal Expos finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Andre Dawson led the 1978 Montreal Expos with 25 home runs.
What was the 1978 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1978 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 3.42.
Did the 1978 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Montreal Expos play?
The 1978 Montreal Expos played home games at Stade Olympique.
Who led the 1978 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ellis Valentine (25 HR, 76 RBI) and Ross Grimsley (20-11, 3.05 ERA).
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