1977 Montreal Expos season

Offseason

• November 6, 1976: Pat Scanlon, Steve Dunning, and Tony Scott were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Greif, Ángel Torres and Sam Mejías.
• December 6, 1976: Roger Freed was drafted from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1976 rule 5 draft.
• December 10, 1976: Andre Thornton was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.
• December 16, 1976: Woodie Fryman and Dale Murray were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Pérez and Will McEnaney.
• March 15, 1977: Rodney Scott was traded to the Texas Rangers for Jeff Terpko.

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their fifth season there.

Regular season

• April 15: The Expos set an attendance record for a regular season game as 57,592 fans attend the first game at Olympic Stadium. They were defeated 7 to 2 by the eventual National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Ellis Valentine of the Expos homered in the third inning for the first home run at the Expos' new home.
• April 20: Catcher Gary Carter hit three home runs in one game.

Opening Day starters

• Gary Carter
• Dave Cash
• Warren Cromartie
• Andre Dawson
• Tim Foli
• Larry Parrish
• Tony Pérez
• Don Stanhouse
• Ellis Valentine

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 6: Don Carrithers was purchased by the Minnesota Twins.
• April 10: Tom Walker was signed as a free agent.
• June 7: 1977 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bill Gullickson was selected in the 1st round (2nd pick).
  • Scott Sanderson was selected in the 3rd round.
  • Tim Raines was selected in the 5th round.
• June 22: Joe Pettini was signed as an amateur free agent.
• July 13: Tom Walker was purchased by the California Angels.

Roster

Player stats

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Award winners

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Ellis Valentine, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver

Notes

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/scanlpa02.shtml Pat Scanlon page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/freedro01.shtml Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thornan01.shtml Andre Thornton page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/terpkje01.shtml Jeff Terpko page at Baseball Reference]
6. [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=MON 1977 Montreal Expos Roster by Baseball Almanac]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carrido01.shtml Don Carrithers page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walketo02.shtml Tom Walker page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gullibi01.shtml Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti01.shtml Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference]
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pettijo01.shtml Joe Pettini page at Baseball-Reference]