West Palm Beach Expos

Class-level
West Palm Beach Expos 1965–1997 West Palm Beach, Florida
Previous	Class A-Advanced (1990–1997) Class A (1965–1989)
Minor league affiliations
League	Florida State League
Major league affiliations
Previous	Montreal Expos (1969–1997) Atlanta Braves (1966–1968) Milwaukee Braves (1965)
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1974, 1991)
Team data
Previous names	West Palm Beach Expos (1969–1997) West Palm Beach Braves (1965–1966)
Previous parks	W. Palm Beach Municipal Stadium (1969–1997) Connie Mack Field (1965–1968)

The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team that existed from 1969 to 1997. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, they were affiliated with the Montreal Expos and they played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium. However the team was first established in 1965, as the West Palm Beach Braves, and affiliated with the Milwaukee Braves in 1965 and the Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1968. The Braves played their home games at Mack Field.

They were one of the longest existing Florida State League teams. In 1998, the team moved to nearby Jupiter and became the Jupiter Hammerheads.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference.com)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1965	59-73	8th	Andy Pafko
1966	45-89	9th	Buddy Hicks
1967	51-81	8th	Eddie Haas
1968	59-77	8th	Andy Pafko
1969	56-73	10th	Ed Sadowski
1970	79-50	2nd	J.W. Porter	Lost in 1st round
1971	58-81	11th	Bobby Malkmus
1972	64-65	7th	Lance Nichols
1973	80-58	1st	Lance Nichols	Lost League Finals
1974	79-53	2nd	Gordon Mackenzie	League Champs
1975	58-77	7th	Gordon Mackenzie
1976	63-79	7th	Gordon Mackenzie
1977	77-55	3rd	Felipe Alou	Lost in 1st round
1978	67-77	10th	Larry Bearnarth
1979	79-65	4th	Larry Bearnarth
1980	64-73	7th	Bob Bailey
1981	65-71	7th	Bob Bailey
1982	54-80	9th	Junior Miner
1983	75-57	4th	Tommy Thompson
1984	72-72	6th	Tommy Thompson
1985	74-66	6th	Junior Miner
1986	80-55	3rd	Felipe Alou	Lost League Finals
1987	75-63	5th (t)	Felipe Alou
1988	71-63	7th	Felipe Alou	Lost in 2nd round
1989	74-64	7th	Felipe Alou
1990	92-40	1st	Felipe Alou	Lost League Finals
1991	72-59	5th (t)	Felipe Alou	League Champs
1992	76-61	4th	Dave Jauss	Lost in 1st round
1993	69-67	8th	Rob Leary
1994	71-60	3rd	Rob Leary	Lost in 1st round
1995	54-81	14th	Gomer Hodge (19-35) / Rick Sofield (35-46)
1996	68-67	7th	Rick Sofield
1997	69-66	6th	Doug Sisson

Florida State League

North Division	Brevard County Manatees Clearwater Threshers Daytona Tortugas Dunedin Blue Jays Lakeland Flying Tigers Tampa Yankees

South Division	Bradenton Marauders Charlotte Stone Crabs Fort Myers Miracle Jupiter Hammerheads Palm Beach Cardinals St. Lucie Mets

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