# 1980 Montreal Expos season

The 1980 Montreal Expos season was the 12th season in franchise history. The Expos were tied with the division rival Philadelphia Phillies in the standings entering the final weekend of the 1980 season with a three game series set between the two clubs at Olympic Stadium. On October 4, with the Phillies holding a one-game lead in the standings, and with the score tied at four heading to the tenth, Mike Schmidt hit a blast deep into the seats in left field to give the Phillies a 6–4 lead and ultimate win to clinch the National League East. This was the Expos closest shot at making the postseason in their brief 12 year history.

## Offseason

* December 7, 1979: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Ron LeFlore.
* December 6, 1979: Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Expos.
* January 11, 1980: Mike Sharperson was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.
* March 15, 1980: Duffy Dyer was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Manuel.
* March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal (John Tamargo was traded by the Giants to the Expos for a player to be named later and cash).
* March 18, 1980: Jim Mason was released by the Expos.
* March 31, 1980: Rusty Staub was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for La Rue Washington and Chris Smith.

## Spring training

In 1980, the Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for the final time. It was their eighth season there. For spring training the following season, they would return to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, where they previously had trained from 1969 through 1972.

## Regular season

On June 8, during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Expos played against two different Cardinals managers: Ken Boyer, who was fired between games, and his replacement, Jack Krol.

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Montreal Expos | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 51‍–‍29 | 39‍–‍43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 47‍–‍34 | 36‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 33‍–‍48 |
| New York Mets | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 38‍–‍44 | 29‍–‍51 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 98 | .395 | 27 | 37‍–‍44 | 27‍–‍54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1980 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 2–16 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 12–6 | 11–6 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Cincinnati | 16–2 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 15–3–1 | 7–11 | 5–7 |
| Houston | 11–7 | 11–1 | 10–8 | — | 9–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 10–9 | — | 11–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 1–11 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 |
| New York | 9–3 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 10–8 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–11 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 6–12 | 8–4 | 3–15–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| San Francisco | 6–11 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Gary Carter
* Warren Cromartie
* Andre Dawson
* Ron LeFlore
* Larry Parrish
* Scott Sanderson
* Rodney Scott
* Chris Speier
* Ellis Valentine

### Notable transactions

* June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
** Drafted Terry Francona in the 1st round (22nd pick).
** Drafted Tom Gorman in the 4th round.
** Drafted Roy Johnson in the 5th round.
** Drafted Chris Sabo in the 30th round, but he did not sign.
* August 11, 1980: Acquired John D'Acquisto and cash from the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later. Randy Bass went to the Padres on September 5 to complete the deal.
* August 31, 1980: Traded Tony Phillips and cash to the San Diego Padres for Willie Montañez.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Gary Carter | 154 | 549 | 76 | 145 | .264 | 29 | 101 | 3 |
| 1B | Warren Cromartie | 162 | 597 | 74 | 172 | .288 | 14 | 70 | 8 |
| 2B | Rodney Scott | 154 | 567 | 84 | 127 | .224 | 0 | 46 | 63 |
| 3B | Larry Parrish | 126 | 452 | 55 | 115 | .254 | 15 | 72 | 2 |
| SS | Chris Speier | 128 | 388 | 35 | 103 | .265 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| LF | Ron LeFlore | 139 | 521 | 95 | 134 | .257 | 4 | 39 | 97 |
| CF | Andre Dawson | 151 | 577 | 96 | 178 | .308 | 17 | 87 | 34 |
| RF | Ellis Valentine | 86 | 311 | 40 | 98 | .315 | 13 | 67 | 5 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Rowland Office | 116 | 292 | 36 | 78 | .267 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
| Jerry White | 110 | 214 | 22 | 56 | .262 | 7 | 23 | 8 |
| Tony Bernazard | 82 | 183 | 26 | 41 | .224 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
| Ken Macha | 49 | 107 | 10 | 31 | .290 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brad Mills | 21 | 60 | 1 | 18 | .300 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Hutton | 62 | 55 | 2 | 12 | .218 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Tamargo | 37 | 51 | 4 | 14 | .275 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Pate | 23 | 39 | 3 | 10 | .256 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | 18 | 38 | 2 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Ramos | 13 | 32 | 5 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Raines | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Willie Montañez | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Wallach | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .182 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Manuel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 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 |
| Steve Rogers | 37 | 281.0 | 16 | 11 | 2.98 | 147 |
| Scott Sanderson | 33 | 211.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.11 | 125 |
| Bill Gullickson | 24 | 141.0 | 10 | 5 | 3.00 | 120 |
| David Palmer | 24 | 130.0 | 8 | 6 | 2.98 | 73 |
| Bill Lee | 24 | 118.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.96 | 34 |
| Charlie Lea | 21 | 104.0 | 7 | 5 | 3.72 | 56 |
| Steve Ratzer | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Fred Norman | 48 | 98.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.13 | 58 |
| Ross Grimsley | 11 | 41.1 | 2 | 4 | 6.31 | 11 |
| Hal Dues | 6 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.57 | 2 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Woodie Fryman | 61 | 80.0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 2.25 | 59 |
| Elías Sosa | 67 | 94.0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3.06 | 58 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 57 | 91.1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3.05 | 48 |
| Dale Murray | 16 | 29.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 16 |
| John D'Acquisto | 11 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.18 | 15 |
| Tommy Hutton | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

* Gary Carter, National League Gold Glove Award
* Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Award
* Ron LeFlore, National League Stolen Base Leader, 97
1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Gary Carter, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Denver Bears | American Association | Billy Gardner |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Larry Bearnarth |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | Bob Bailey |
| A-Short Season | Jamestown Expos | New York–Penn League | Pat Daugherty |
| Rookie | Calgary Expos | Pioneer League | Steve Boros |