1987 Montreal Expos season

1987 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1987)
Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Murray Cook, Bill Stoneman
Manager(s)	Buck Rodgers
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning, Rich Griffin, Rob Faulds) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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Offseason

• October 7, 1986: Bert Roberge was released by the Expos.^[1]
• January 19, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[2]
• February 3, 1987: Jeff Reardon and Tom Nieto were traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed, and Al Cardwood (minors).^[3]
• February 16, 1987: Pascual Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[4]
• February 20, 1987: Al Newman was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Shade (minors).^[5]

Regular season

• August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hit for the cycle in a 10-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Olympic Stadium, going five-for-five in the process. A crowd of 26,134 were on hand to see it in Montreal.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	95	67	0.586	—	49–32	46–35
New York Mets	92	70	0.568	3	49–32	43–38
Montreal Expos	91	71	0.562	4	48–33	43–38
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	0.494	15	43–38	37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	15	47–34	33–48
Chicago Cubs	76	85	0.472	18½	40–40	36–45

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–5	8–10	8–10	6–12	3–9	7–5	7–5	7–5	6–12	8–10	3–9
Chicago	5–6	—	6–6	8–4	6–6	10–8	9–9	8–10	4–14	9–3	5–7	6–12
Cincinnati	10–8	6–6	—	13–5	10–8	6–6	7–5	5–7	4–8	12–6	7–11	4–8
Houston	10–8	4–8	5–13	—	12–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–13	10–8	5–7
Los Angeles	12–6	6–6	8–10	6–12	—	3–9	6–6	2–10	6–6	11–7	10–8	3–9
Montreal	9–3	8–10	6–6	5–7	9–3	—	8–10	10–8	11–7	9–3	5–7	11–7
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	—	13–5	12–6	8–4	9–3	9–9
Philadelphia	5-7	10–8	7–5	6–6	10–2	8–10	5–13	—	11–7	8–4	2–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	5–7	14–4	8–4	6–6	6–6	7–11	6–12	7–11	—	8–4	6–6	7–11
San Diego	12–6	3–9	6–12	13–5	7–11	3–9	4–8	4–8	4–8	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	7–5	11–7	8–10	8–10	7–5	3–9	10–2	6–6	13–5	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	7–11	9–9	10–8	11–7	8–4	5–7	—

Opening Day lineup

• Casey Candaele
• Tom Foley
• Andrés Galarraga
• Vance Law
• John Stefero
• Jay Tibbs
• Tim Wallach
• Mitch Webster
• Herm Winningham^[6]

Notable transactions

• May 1, 1987: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[7]
• May 4, 1987: Nelson Norman was released by the Expos.^[8]
• May 6, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[9]
• June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
  • Nate Minchey was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1987.^[10]
  • John Vander Wal was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 6, 1987.^[11]
  • Archi Cianfrocco was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round. Player signed June 10, 1987.^[12]
• June 30, 1987: Curt Brown was sent by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.^[13]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Jack Daugherty (Sep 1)
  • Alonzo Powell (Apr 6)
  • Tom Romano (Sep 1)
  • Nelson Santovenia (Sep 16)
• Pitchers:
  • Jeff Fischer (Jun 19)
  • Ubaldo Heredia (May 12) ^[14]

Roster

1987 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 52 Curt Brown 44 Tim Burke 39 Bill Campbell 39 Jeff Fischer 26 Neal Heaton 35 Ubaldo Heredia 38 Joe Hesketh 53 Charlie Lea 32 Dennis Martínez 22 Bob McClure 27 Andy McGaffigan 49 Jeff Parrett 34 Pascual Pérez 48 Bob Sebra 28 Bryn Smith 40 Lary Sorensen 51 Randy St. Claire 50 Jay Tibbs 17 Floyd Youmans		Catchers 20 Mike Fitzgerald 24 Jeff Reed 47 Nelson Santovenia 19 John Stefero Infielders  7 Hubie Brooks  9 Casey Candaele 33 Jack Daugherty 16 Tom Foley 14 Andrés Galarraga  6 Wallace Johnson  2 Vance Law 33 Nelson Norman 12 Luis Rivera 47 Razor Shines 29 Tim Wallach		Outfielders  4 Dave Engle  5 Reid Nichols 21 Alonzo Powell 30 Tim Raines 41 Tom Romano 23 Mitch Webster  3 Herm Winningham		Manager 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth 26 Ron Hansen 31 Ken Macha (bullpen) 42 Jackie Moore (third base)  1 Bobby Winkles

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Fitzgerald, MikeMike Fitzgerald	107	287	69	.240	3	36	3
1B	Galarraga, AndrésAndrés Galarraga	147	551	168	.305	13	90	7
2B	Law, VanceVance Law	133	436	119	.273	12	56	8
3B	Wallach, TimTim Wallach	153	593	177	.298	26	123	9
SS	Brooks, HubieHubie Brooks	112	430	113	.263	14	72	4
LF	Raines, TimTim Raines	139	530	175	.330	18	68	50
CF	Winningham, HermHerm Winningham	137	347	83	.239	4	41	29
RF	Webster, MitchMitch Webster	156	588	165	.281	15	63	33

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Foley, TomTom Foley	106	280	82	.293	5	28	6
Reed, JeffJeff Reed	75	207	44	.213	1	21	0
Engle, DaveDave Engle	59	84	19	.226	1	14	1
Stefero, JohnJohn Stefero	18	56	11	.196	1	3	0
Rivera, LuisLuis Rivera	18	32	5	.156	0	1	0
Daugherty, JackJack Daugherty	11	10	1	.100	0	0	0
Norman, NelsonNelson Norman	1	4	0	.000	0	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Heaton, NealNeal Heaton	32	193.1	13	10	4.52	105
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	22	144.2	11	4	3.30	84
Pérez, PascualPascual Pérez	10	70.1	7	0	2.30	58

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Sorensen, LaryLary Sorensen	23	47.2	3	4	4.72	21

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
St. Claire, RandyRandy St. Claire	44	3	3	7	4.03	43
Brown, CurtCurt Brown	5	0	1	0	7.71	6

Awards and honors

1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tim Raines, Outfield
• Tim Raines, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Joe Sparks
AA	Jacksonville Expos	Southern League	Tommy Thompson
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Felipe Alou
A	Burlington Expos	Midwest League	J. R. Miner
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Gene Glynn
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Jethro McIntyre

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis^[15]

References

1. Bert Roberge at Baseball-Reference
2. Dave Engle at Baseball-Reference
3. Jeff Reardon at Baseball-Reference
4. Pascual Pérez at Baseball-Reference
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml
6. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=MON
7. Tim Raines at Baseball-Reference
8. Nelson Norman at Baseball-Reference
9. Dennis Martínez at Baseball-Reference
10. Nate Minchey at Baseball-Reference
11. John Vander Wal at Baseball-Reference
12. Archi Cianfrocco at Baseball-Reference
13. Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference
14. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1987/18.shtml
15. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1987 Montreal Expos team at Baseball-Reference
• 1987 Montreal Expos team at baseball-almanac.com