1988 Montreal Expos season

1988 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1988)
Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Bill Stoneman, Dave Dombrowski
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) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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Offseason

• December 7, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[1]
• December 16, 1987: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[2]
• December 18, 1987: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[3]
• December 18, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[4]
• March 5, 1988: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[5]
• March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased by the Expos from the Atlanta Braves.^[6]
• CFL quarterback Matt Dunigan retired from the Canadian Football League in 1988 and chased a childhood dream of professional baseball. Dunigan attended an open tryout with the Montreal Expos and was one of two ball players selected to sign a contract.^[7]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Hubie Brooks
• Tom Foley
• Andrés Galarraga
• Dennis Martínez
• Tim Raines
• Jeff Reed
• Luis Rivera
• Tim Wallach
• Mitch Webster

Expos pitcher Pascual Pérez threw a five-inning rain-shortened no-hitter against the Phillies on September 24, 1988. It was the first no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history. Perez allowed one walk, and another Phillies baserunner reached on an error. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt waved off the game after a 90-minute rain delay after the game was stopped by a steady rain with one out in the top of the sixth.^[8] However, due to a statistical rule change in 1991, no-hitters must last at least nine innings to count. As a result of the retroactive application of the new rule, this game and thirty-five others are no longer considered no-hitters.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	100	60	0.625	—	56–24	44–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	75	0.531	15	43–38	42–37
Montreal Expos	81	81	0.500	20	43–38	38–43
Chicago Cubs	77	85	0.475	24	39–42	38–43
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	0.469	25	41–40	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	65	96	0.404	35½	38–42	27–54

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	5–13	5–13	4–14	4–8	4–8	6–6	5–5	8–10	5–13	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	7–5	4–8–1	9–9	9–9	8–10	7–11	8–4	5–7	7–11
Cincinnati	13–5	6–6	—	9–9	7–11	5–7	4–7	9–3	7–5	10–8	11–7	6–6
Houston	13–5	5–7	9–9	—	9–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–4	6–12	7–11	6–6
Los Angeles	14–4	8–4–1	11–7	9–9	—	8–4	1–10	11–1	6–6	7–11	12–6	7–5
Montreal	8–4	9–9	7–5	6–6	4–8	—	6–12	9–9–1	8–10	4–8	7–5	13–5
New York	8–4	9–9	7–4	7–5	10–1	12–6	—	10–8	12–6	7–5	4–8	14–4
Philadelphia	6-6	10–8	3–9	4–8	1–11	9–9–1	8–10	—	7–11	4–7	7–5	6–12
Pittsburgh	5–5	11–7	5–7	4–8	6–6	10–8	6–12	11–7	—	8–4	8–4	11–7
San Diego	10–8	4–8	8–10	12–6	11–7	8–4	5–7	7–4	4–8	—	8–10	6–6
San Francisco	13–5	7–5	7–11	11–7	6–12	5–7	8–4	5–7	4–8	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	11–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	5–13	4–14	12–6	7–11	6–6	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• July 13, 1988: Jeff Reed, Herm Winningham, and Randy St. Claire were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo.^[9]
• July 14, 1988: Dave Engle was released by the Expos.^[1]
• July 23, 1988: Casey Candaele was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mark Bailey.^[10]
• September 1, 1988: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Tom O'Malley. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.^[11]

Draft picks

• June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Marquis Grissom was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 13, 1988.^[12]
  • Bret Barberie was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 7th round.^[13]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Jeff Huson (Sep 2)
  • Johnny Paredes (Apr 29)
• Pitchers:
  • Tim Barrett (Jul 18)
  • Brian Holman (Jun 25)
  • Randy Johnson (Sep 15) ^[14]

Roster

1988 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 50 Tim Barrett 44 Tim Burke 54 John Dopson 26 Neal Heaton 38 Joe Hesketh 59 Brian Holman 51 Randy Johnson 32 Dennis Martínez 22 Bob McClure 27 Andy McGaffigan 49 Jeff Parrett 34 Pascual Pérez 39 Rich Sauveur 28 Bryn Smith 43 Mike Smith 51 Randy St. Claire 17 Floyd Youmans		Catchers  4 Dave Engle 20 Mike Fitzgerald 24 Jeff Reed 47 Nelson Santovenia 11 Wilfredo Tejada Infielders  5 Casey Candaele 16 Tom Foley 14 Andrés Galarraga 25 Rex Hudler 15 Jeff Huson  6 Wallace Johnson  9 Graig Nettles 23 Tom O'Malley  5 Johnny Paredes 12 Luis Rivera 29 Tim Wallach		Outfielders  7 Hubie Brooks 24 Tracy Jones  3 Dave Martinez 35 Otis Nixon 30 Tim Raines 23 Mitch Webster  3 Herm Winningham		Manager 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth 18 Ron Hansen 31 Ken Macha (bullpen) 42 Jackie Moore (third base)  1 Bobby Winkles

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; 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
1B	Galarraga, AndrésAndrés Galarraga	157	609	184	.302	29	92	13
2B	Foley, TomTom Foley	127	377	100	.265	5	43	2
3B	Wallach, TimTim Wallach	159	592	152	.257	12	69	2
LF	Raines, TimTim Raines	109	429	116	.270	12	48	33
RF	Brooks, HubieHubie Brooks	151	588	164	.279	20	90	7

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Hudler, RexRex Hudler	77	216	59	.273	4	14	29
Engle, DaveDave Engle	34	37	8	.216	0	1	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	34	235.1	15	13	2.72	120
Smith, BrynBryn Smith	32	198	12	10	3.00	122
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson	4	26	4	0	2.42	25

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Smith, MikeMike Smith	5	0	0	1	3.12	4
Barrett, TimTim Barrett	4	0	0	1	5.79	5

Award winners

1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Andrés Galarraga, First Base, Reserve^[15]

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	Rockford Expos	Midwest League	Alan Bannister
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Roger LaFrançois
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Dave Jauss

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis^[16]

References

1. Dave Engle page at Baseball Reference
2. Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
3. Rex Hudler page at Baseball Reference
4. Dennis Martínez page at Baseball Reference
5. Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
6. Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference
7. http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan
8. Bob Ford (September 25, 1988). "Perez Blanks The Phils On 5-inning No-hitter". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
9. Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
10. Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference
11. Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
12. Marquis Grissom page at Baseball Reference
13. Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference
14. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1988/18.shtml
15. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS198807120.shtml
16. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1988 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
• 1988 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com