They finished third, but were just four games behind the division-winning Cardinals.īronfman sold the team to a consortium of owners in 1991, with Claude Brochu as the managing general partner. 500 or better record five times in six years, with the highlight coming in 1987, when they won 91 games. Buck Rodgers was hired as manager before the 1985 season and guided the Expos to a. The team spent most of the 1980s in the middle of the NL East pack, finishing in third or fourth place in eight out of nine seasons from 1982 to 1990. The team won its only division championship in the strike-shortened split season of 1981, ending its season with a three games to two loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The Expos began the 1980s with a core group of young players, including catcher Gary Carter, outfielders Tim Raines and Andre Dawson, third baseman Tim Wallach, and pitchers Steve Rogers and Bill Gullickson. Two years later, the team won a franchise-high 95 games, finishing second in the National League East. Starting in 1977, the team's home venue was Montreal's Olympic Stadium, built for the 1976 Summer Olympics. Managed by Gene Mauch, the team lost 110 games in their first season, coincidentally matching the Padres inaugural win–loss record, and continued to struggle during their first decade with sub-.500 seasons. Named after the Expo 67 World's Fair, the Expos' initial home was Jarry Park. The Montreal Expos joined the National League in 1969, along with the San Diego Padres, with a majority share held by Charles Bronfman, a major shareholder in Seagram.
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