# 1984 Montreal Expos season

The 1984 Montreal Expos season was the 16th season in franchise history. They recorded 78 wins during the 1984 season and finished in fifth place in the National League East. A managerial change occurred as Bill Virdon was replaced by Jim Fanning. The highlight of the Expos season was the acquisition of Pete Rose. After being benched in the 1983 World Series, Rose left the Phillies and signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Expos. He garnered his 4,000th hit with the team on April 13, 1984 against the Phillies, being only the second player to do so.

## Offseason

* October 7, 1983: Woodie Fryman was released by the Expos.
* October 31, 1983: Tim Barrett was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.
* December 7, 1983: Scott Sanderson was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs, and Al Newman was traded by the Expos to the San Diego Padres as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. The Cubs sent Carmelo Martínez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally to the Padres.
* December 7, 1983: Ray Burris was traded by the Expos to the Oakland Athletics for Rusty McNealy and cash.
* December 19, 1983: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
* December 23, 1983: Sal Butera was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
* January 20, 1984: Pete Rose was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
* February 27, 1984: Al Oliver was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Max Venable, Fred Breining, and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the trade by sending Andy McGaffigan to the Expos on March 31.

## 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 eighth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

## Regular season

* April 13, 1984: Pete Rose doubled off of his former teammate, Phillies pitcher Jerry Koosman, for his 4,000th career hit. Rose would join Ty Cobb as only the second player to enter the 4000 hit club. The hit came 21 years to the day after Rose's first career hit. Rose was eventually traded to the Reds for infielder Tom Lawless on August 15. While with the Expos, Rose had 72 hits and batted .259.

### Opening Day starters

* Gary Carter
* Andre Dawson
* Charlie Lea
* Bryan Little
* Tim Raines
* Bobby Ramos
* Pete Rose
* Ángel Salazar
* Tim Wallach

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago Cubs | 96 | 65 | .596 | — | 51‍–‍29 | 45‍–‍36 |
| New York Mets | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6½ | 48‍–‍33 | 42‍–‍39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12½ | 44‍–‍37 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 15½ | 39‍–‍42 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Montreal Expos | 78 | 83 | .484 | 18 | 39‍–‍42 | 39‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21½ | 41‍–‍40 | 34‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1984 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 |
| Cincinnati | 5–13 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 4–8 |
| Houston | 6–12 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 8–4 |
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 8–4 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 |
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–14 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 13–5 | 7–5 |
| San Francisco | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 7–5 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 4, 1984: Anthony Young was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
* July 20, 1984: Al Newman was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos for Greg A. Harris.
* August 16, 1984: Pete Rose was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Lawless.

### Roster
## 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 | Gary Carter | 159 | 596 | 175 | .294 | 27 | 106 |
| 1B | Terry Francona | 58 | 214 | 74 | .346 | 1 | 18 |
| 2B | Doug Flynn | 124 | 366 | 89 | .243 | 0 | 17 |
| SS | Ángel Salazar | 80 | 174 | 27 | .155 | 0 | 12 |
| 3B | Tim Wallach | 160 | 582 | 143 | .246 | 18 | 72 |
| LF | Jim Wohlford | 95 | 213 | 64 | .300 | 5 | 29 |
| CF | Tim Raines | 160 | 622 | 192 | .309 | 8 | 60 |
| RF | Andre Dawson | 138 | 533 | 132 | .248 | 17 | 86 |

#### 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 |
| Pete Rose | 95 | 278 | 72 | .259 | 0 | 23 |
| Bryan Little | 85 | 266 | 65 | .244 | 0 | 9 |
| Derrel Thomas | 108 | 243 | 62 | .255 | 0 | 20 |
| Mike Stenhouse | 80 | 175 | 32 | .183 | 4 | 16 |
| Miguel Dilone | 88 | 169 | 47 | .278 | 1 | 10 |
| Dan Driessen | 51 | 169 | 43 | .254 | 9 | 32 |
| Bobby Ramos | 31 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 2 | 5 |
| Tony Scott | 45 | 71 | 18 | .254 | 0 | 5 |
| Max Venable | 38 | 71 | 17 | .239 | 2 | 7 |
| Mike Ramsey | 37 | 70 | 15 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Speier | 25 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Johnson | 16 | 33 | 5 | .152 | 1 | 2 |
| Rene Gonzales | 29 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 2 |
| Wallace Johnson | 17 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 4 |
| Razor Shines | 12 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lawless | 11 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fuentes | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Butera | 3 | 3 | 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 |
| Bill Gullickson | 32 | 226.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.61 | 100 |
| Charlie Lea | 30 | 224.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.89 | 123 |
| Bryn Smith | 28 | 179.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.32 | 101 |
| Steve Rogers | 31 | 169.1 | 6 | 15 | 4.31 | 64 |
| David Palmer | 20 | 105.1 | 7 | 3 | 3.84 | 66 |

#### 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 Schatzeder | 36 | 136.0 | 7 | 7 | 2.71 | 89 |
| Joe Hesketh | 11 | 45.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 | 32 |
| Greg Bargar | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 2 |

#### 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 |
| Jeff Reardon | 68 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 2.90 | 79 |
| Bob James | 62 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3.66 | 91 |
| Gary Lucas | 55 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.72 | 42 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.54 | 39 |
| Greg A. Harris | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.04 | 15 |
| Rick Grapenthin | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.52 | 9 |
| Randy St. Claire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Fred Breining | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 5 |

## Award winners

* Andre Dawson, Gold Glove Award, Outfield
* Tim Raines, National League Leader, 38 Doubles
* Tim Raines, National League Leader, 75 Stolen Bases
1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Gary Carter, catcher, starter
* Charlie Lea, pitcher, starter
* Tim Raines, outfield, reserve
* Tim Wallach, third baseman, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Buck Rodgers |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Rick Renick |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | Tommy Thompson |
| A | Gastonia Expos | South Atlantic League | J. R. Miner |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Expos | New York–Penn League | Moby Benedict |
| Rookie | Calgary Expos | Pioneer League | Ed Creech |