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what did Dick Williams have to do with montreal expos?
In 1977, Dick Williams returned to Montreal as manager of the Expos.
what did Dick Williams do as manager of the expos?
After cajoling the Expos into improved, but below .500, performances in his first two seasons, Dick Williams turned the 1979–80 Expos into pennant contenders.

Question: did they do well as pennant contenders?
Self-contained rewrite: did the Montreal Expos do well as pennant contenders with Dick Williams?