1979 Montreal Expos

95-65 • .594 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1979 Montreal Expos went 95-65 (.594) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 701 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Stade Olympique. Team leaders included Larry Parrish (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Lee (16-10, 3.04 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

95 Wins
65 Losses
.594 Win %
2nd Rank
701 R 581 RA
Diff +120

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⚡ Quick Stats

701 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+120 Run Diff
2,102K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% above the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .319 2% below the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .408 6% above the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.14 16% better than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 701 3% above the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStade Olympique
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,102,153
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Avg per Game 25,952

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Dave Cash 0.321 2 Larry Parrish 0.307 3 Jerry White 0.297 4 Gary Carter 0.283 5 Ellis Valentine 0.276

Home Runs

1 Larry Parrish 30 2 Andre Dawson 25 3 Gary Carter 22 4 Ellis Valentine 21 5 Tony Perez 13

RBI

1 Andre Dawson 92 2 Larry Parrish 82 3 Ellis Valentine 82 4 Gary Carter 75 5 Tony Perez 73
1979 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Warren Cromartie 158 659 84 181 46 5 8 46 38 78 8 0.275
Andre Dawson 155 639 90 176 24 12 25 92 27 115 35 0.275
Rodney Scott 151 562 69 134 12 5 3 42 66 82 39 0.238
Ellis Valentine 146 548 73 151 29 3 21 82 22 74 11 0.276
Larry Parrish 153 544 83 167 39 2 30 82 41 101 5 0.307
Gary Carter 141 505 74 143 26 5 22 75 40 62 3 0.283
Tony Perez 132 489 58 132 29 4 13 73 38 82 2 0.270
Chris Speier 113 344 31 78 13 1 7 26 43 45 0 0.227
Dave Cash 76 187 24 60 11 1 2 19 12 12 7 0.321
Jerry White 88 138 30 41 7 1 3 18 21 23 8 0.297
Rusty Staub 38 86 9 23 3 0 3 14 14 10 0 0.267
Tom Hutton 86 83 14 21 2 1 1 13 10 7 0 0.253
Steve Rogers 40 77 8 12 2 0 0 2 5 21 0 0.156
Duffy Dyer 28 74 4 18 6 0 1 8 9 17 0 0.243
Bill Lee 33 74 5 16 2 0 0 6 0 21 0 0.216
Jim Mason 40 71 3 13 5 1 0 6 7 16 0 0.183
Ross Grimsley 32 55 4 11 2 0 0 8 0 10 0 0.200
Dan Schatzeder 32 51 6 11 1 0 1 8 6 13 0 0.216
Scott Sanderson 34 50 0 8 2 0 0 1 0 23 0 0.160
Tony Solaita 29 42 5 12 4 0 1 7 11 16 0 0.286
Tony Bernazard 22 40 11 12 2 0 1 8 15 12 1 0.300
Ken Macha 25 36 8 10 3 1 0 4 2 9 0 0.278
David Palmer 36 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.032
Rudy May 33 21 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.143
John Tamargo 12 21 0 8 2 0 0 5 3 3 0 0.381
Stan Bahnsen 55 14 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0.071
Elias Sosa 62 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.154
Woodie Fryman 44 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dale Murray 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Atkinson 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Bass 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gullickson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob James 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Raines 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Elias Sosa 1.96 2 Rudy May 2.31 3 David Palmer 2.64 4 Woodie Fryman 2.79 5 Dan Schatzeder 2.83

Wins

1 Bill Lee 16 2 Steve Rogers 13 3 Ross Grimsley 10 4 Rudy May 10 5 David Palmer 10

Strikeouts

1 Steve Rogers 143 2 Scott Sanderson 138 3 Dan Schatzeder 106 4 David Palmer 72 5 Stan Bahnsen 71
1979 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Rogers 13 12 3.00 37 37 0 248.2 232 83 78 143
Bill Lee 16 10 3.04 33 33 0 222.0 230 75 46 59
Scott Sanderson 9 8 3.43 34 24 1 168.0 148 64 54 138
Dan Schatzeder 10 5 2.83 32 21 1 162.0 136 51 59 106
Ross Grimsley 10 9 5.35 32 27 0 151.1 199 90 41 42
David Palmer 10 2 2.64 36 11 2 122.2 110 36 30 72
Elias Sosa 8 7 1.96 62 0 18 96.2 77 21 37 59
Stan Bahnsen 3 1 3.15 55 0 5 94.1 80 33 42 71
Rudy May 10 3 2.31 33 7 0 93.2 88 24 31 67
Woodie Fryman 3 6 2.79 44 0 10 58.0 52 18 22 44
Bill Atkinson 2 0 1.98 10 0 1 13.2 9 3 4 7
Dale Murray 1 2 2.70 9 0 1 13.1 14 4 3 4
Bob James 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1
Bill Gullickson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Bill Atkinson Stan Bahnsen Randy Bass Tony Bernazard Gary Carter Dave Cash Warren Cromartie Andre Dawson Duffy Dyer Woodie Fryman Ross Grimsley Bill Gullickson +22 more

34 players

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The 1979 Montreal Expos in brief

The 1979 Montreal Expos won 95 games and lost 65, ending up 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 701 scored against 581 allowed (+120). Against a league average of .260, the 1979 Montreal Expos batted .264. The staff ERA of 3.14 was 16% better than the league average of 3.73. Measured against the 682-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead. Attendance at Stade Olympique totaled 2,102,153 for the year.

The home run leader was Larry Parrish, who hit 30. Andre Dawson drove in a team-high 92 runs. Warren Cromartie collected the most hits, 181. Bill Lee led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Steve Rogers with 143. Elias Sosa saved 18 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Montreal Expos

What was the 1979 Montreal Expos record?
The 1979 Montreal Expos finished 95-65 (.594 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Larry Parrish led the 1979 Montreal Expos with 30 home runs.
What was the 1979 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1979 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 3.14.
Did the 1979 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Montreal Expos play?
The 1979 Montreal Expos played home games at Stade Olympique.
Who led the 1979 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Parrish (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Lee (16-10, 3.04 ERA).
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