1979 Montreal Expos
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Montreal Expos finished with a record of 95-65. They scored 701 runs and belted 143 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Larry Parrish provided the power for the team with 30 homers. Andre Dawson was the best run producer with 92 RBI. Warren Cromartie led the team with 181 hits for a .275 average. Rodney Scott had a great year on the basepaths with 39 stolen bases.
The team allowed 581 runs and had a team ERA of 3.14. Leading the team in wins was Bill Lee, with 16. Steve Rogers led the team with 143 strikeouts. Elias Sosa led the team with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Randy Bass | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 22 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .500 | .425 | .925 | .300 |
| Dave Cash | 2B | 76 | 187 | 24 | 60 | 2 | 19 | 7 | .358 | .422 | .780 | .321 |
| Tom Hutton | 1B | 86 | 83 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .333 | .337 | .670 | .253 |
| Ken Macha | 3B | 25 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .278 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 40 | 71 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .256 | .282 | .538 | .183 |
| Larry Parrish | 3B | 153 | 544 | 83 | 167 | 30 | 82 | 5 | .357 | .551 | .908 | .307 |
| Tony Perez | 1B | 132 | 489 | 58 | 132 | 13 | 73 | 2 | .322 | .425 | .747 | .270 |
| Rodney Scott | 2B | 151 | 562 | 69 | 134 | 3 | 42 | 39 | .319 | .294 | .613 | .238 |
| Tony Solaita | 1B | 29 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .434 | .452 | .886 | .286 |
| Chris Speier | SS | 113 | 344 | 31 | 78 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .317 | .331 | .648 | .227 |
| Rusty Staub | 1B | 38 | 86 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .366 | .407 | .773 | .267 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Warren Cromartie | OF | 158 | 659 | 84 | 181 | 8 | 46 | 8 | .313 | .396 | .709 | .275 |
| Andre Dawson | OF | 155 | 639 | 90 | 176 | 25 | 92 | 35 | .309 | .468 | .777 | .275 |
| Ellis Valentine | OF | 146 | 548 | 73 | 151 | 21 | 82 | 11 | .303 | .454 | .757 | .276 |
| Jerry White | OF | 88 | 138 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 18 | 8 | .391 | .428 | .819 | .297 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gary Carter | C | 141 | 505 | 74 | 143 | 22 | 75 | 3 | .338 | .485 | .823 | .283 |
| Duffy Dyer | C | 28 | 74 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .325 | .365 | .690 | .243 |
| John Tamargo | C | 12 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .440 | .476 | .916 | .381 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tim Raines | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5465 | 701 | 1445 | 143 | 651 | 121 | .316 | .408 | .724 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Atkinson | 10 | 0 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.98 | 0.949 | |||
| Stan Bahnsen | 55 | 0 | 94.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 71 | 42 | 3.15 | 1.294 | |||
| Woodie Fryman | 44 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 10 | 44 | 22 | 2.79 | 1.276 | |||
| Ross Grimsley | 32 | 27 | 151.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 5.35 | 1.586 | |||
| Bill Gullickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bob James | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Bill Lee | 33 | 33 | 222 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 59 | 46 | 3.04 | 1.243 | |||
| Rudy May | 33 | 7 | 93.7 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0 | 67 | 31 | 2.31 | 1.270 | |||
| Dale Murray | 9 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.70 | 1.278 | |||
| David Palmer | 36 | 11 | 122.7 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 2 | 72 | 30 | 2.64 | 1.141 | |||
| Steve Rogers | 37 | 37 | 248.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 143 | 78 | 3.00 | 1.246 | |||
| Scott Sanderson | 34 | 24 | 168 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 138 | 54 | 3.43 | 1.202 | |||
| Dan Schatzeder | 32 | 21 | 162 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 1 | 106 | 59 | 2.83 | 1.204 | |||
| Elias Sosa | 62 | 0 | 96.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 18 | 59 | 37 | 1.96 | 1.179 | |||
| Team Totals | 420 | 160 | 1447.4 | 95 | 65 | .594 | 39 | 813 | 450 | 3.14 | 1.264 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Warren Cromartie | 158 |
| At Bats | Warren Cromartie | 659 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Warren Cromartie | 710 |
| Batting Average | Larry Parrish | .307 |
| On-Base % | Larry Parrish | .357 |
| Slugging % | Larry Parrish | .551 |
| OPS | Larry Parrish | .908 |
| Runs | Andre Dawson | 90 |
| Hits | Warren Cromartie | 181 |
| Total Bases | Larry Parrish | 300 |
| Doubles | Warren Cromartie | 46 |
| Triples | Andre Dawson | 12 |
| Home Runs | Larry Parrish | 30 |
| RBI | Andre Dawson | 92 |
| Walks | Rodney Scott | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Andre Dawson | 115 |
| Stolen Bases | Rodney Scott | 39 |
| Caught Stealing | Rodney Scott | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rodney Scott | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gary Carter and Tony Perez | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ellis Valentine | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Lee | 16 |
| Losses | Steve Rogers | 12 |
| Saves | Elias Sosa | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Rudy May | .769 |
| ERA | Dan Schatzeder | 2.83 |
| WHIP | Scott Sanderson | 1.202 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Rogers | 248.7 |
| Games | Elias Sosa | 62 |
| Games Started | Steve Rogers | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Rogers | 143 |
| Complete Games | Steve Rogers | 13 |
| Shutouts | Steve Rogers | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Rogers | 1032 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Rogers | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Rogers | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Lee | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ross Grimsley | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Bill Lee and Elias Sosa | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Rogers | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rudy May and Steve Rogers | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Rogers | 19 |
