1973 Montreal Expos
Record: 101-61
Finish: 1st in NL Association Division Division
Runs Scored: 840
Runs Allowed: 661
Exp W-L: 98-64
 
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 2,395,077
Manager: Hyram the Camel Jockey

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 64-73, 6th in the National League
AA: 56-81, 9th in the National League
A: 78-59, 3rd in the National League
 
 
Postseason Results:
Won World Championship 4-2 over Oakland Athletics
Won NL League Series 4-2 over Colorado Rockies
Won Divisional Series 4-0 over Washington Nationals
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
3B  Bob Bailey 30 155 585 111 166 28 2 31 91 1 1 95 119 .284 .383 .497 .880 105.9 25.7 0.2
LF  Hal McRae 27 156 589 93 172 48 4 15 106 0 0 36 35 .292 .335 .463 .799 81.5 17.9 3.9
CF  Bobby Brooks 27 148 507 80 134 23 2 15 58 0 1 101 118 .264 .387 .406 .794 81.7 17.8 5.2
SS *Richie Hebner 25 146 510 71 159 26 6 6 77 4 4 57 23 .312 .383 .422 .804 78.0 17.9 8.6
RF  Dusty Baker 24 146 528 70 140 26 1 21 101 1 0 33 61 .265 .308 .438 .745 63.8 11.3 3.3
RF  Merv Rettenmund 30 136 473 77 121 27 0 6 47 10 5 70 73 .256 .352 .351 .703 60.9 10.7 3.2
C *Ron Blomberg 24 137 505 69 149 28 3 17 86 0 0 45 30 .295 .351 .463 .814 75.2 16.7 1.7
3B  Davey Johnson 30 149 490 67 129 31 4 16 86 0 0 55 47 .263 .334 .441 .775 72.3 14.9 7.2
2B #Tito Fuentes 29 148 425 64 119 18 3 6 44 4 3 16 36 .280 .309 .379 .687 45.7 7.1 5.1
3B  Harmon Killebrew 37 112 296 35 59 6 0 9 40 0 0 55 85 .199 .327 .311 .638 33.9 4.3 2.3
LF *Carlos May 25 103 300 39 68 12 1 6 27 3 2 45 53 .227 .329 .333 .662 33.8 4.1 1.4
RF *Del Unser 28 66 134 27 42 10 2 2 13 1 2 9 14 .313 .354 .463 .817 20.0 4.6 1.4
3B  Rene Lachemann 28 52 131 21 31 3 0 6 21 0 0 5 30 .237 .268 .397 .665 13.5 1.7 0.6
2B  Dick Green 32 42 88 11 25 3 0 1 10 0 0 5 17 .284 .323 .352 .675 10.1 1.8 1.5
C  John Ellis 24 11 25 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .240 .259 .280 .539 2.2 0.1 0.1
3B  Tony Taylor 37 15 24 5 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .333 .385 .417 .801 3.7 0.9 0.5
C  Greg Goossen 27 4 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 -0.2 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 28.5 1726 5617 840 1529 293 28 157 811 24 18 630 747 .272 .346 .418 .764 782.0 157.4 46.1
  Rank among 10 NL teams 4 2 3 1 7 3 2 10 1 2 3 4 2 3 2 2  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Vida Blue 23 11 16 .407 33 33 0 245.3 273 112 20 92 156 4.11 9.8
*John Hiller 30 20 4 .833 34 33 0 240.3 176 48 6 58 207 1.80 29.2
*Bill Butler 26 15 11 .577 31 31 0 217.3 174 86 12 117 123 3.56 14.2
 Dick Drago 28 18 4 .818 29 28 0 213.0 229 90 21 54 114 3.80 14.9
*Jerry Koosman 30 15 8 .652 50 13 5 170.7 181 88 16 91 111 4.64 8.0
*Frank Tanana 19 7 8 .467 20 20 0 143.0 144 64 20 46 63 4.03 7.1
*Dennis Bennett 33 12 4 .750 58 1 15 114.7 109 45 13 43 60 3.53 12.0
*Tom Burgmeier 29 2 2 .500 42 0 9 54.3 59 28 2 28 28 4.64 3.3
*Dave Hamilton 25 0 0 .000 17 0 2 18.0 17 9 2 11 9 4.50 0.8
*Rich Folkers 26 1 1 .500 8 1 1 17.7 19 18 4 7 9 9.17 0.0
 Milt Wilcox 23 0 2 .000 3 2 0 14.7 20 6 0 8 2 3.68 0.2
*Fritz Peterson 31 0 1 .000 4 0 0 5.7 10 6 1 1 5 9.54 0.0
Team Totals 26.9 101 61 .623 329 162 32 1454.6 1411 600 117 556 887 3.71 99.5
Rank among 10 NL teams 2 2 1 2 4 3 3 2 5 4 2  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 37.9
R.Blomberg 1071.3 120 122 677 34 3 1 .996 20.6
R.Lachemann 267.3 29 33 175 20 4 0 .980 39.3
J.Ellis 61.3 8 9 43 2 2 1 .957 20.0
B.Bailey 27.0 3 3 17 3 0 0 1.000 50.0
G.Goossen 11.0 1 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
H.Killebrew 9.0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
D.Johnson 7.7 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1454.7 162 171 926 59 9 2 .991 25.2
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 11.39
H.McRae 1247.7 143 143 1359 91 10 135 .993 10.46
C.May 141.0 16 18 144 8 0 13 1.000 9.70
H.Killebrew 36.0 3 4 40 6 0 6 1.000 11.50
R.Lachemann 12.0 0 5 19 1 0 4 1.000 15.00
D.Unser 9.0 0 5 11 0 0 2 1.000 11.00
D.Baker 5.0 0 2 6 0 0 1 1.000 10.80
R.Blomberg 4.0 0 3 5 1 0 1 1.000 13.50
Team Total 1454.7 162 180 1584 107 10 162 .994 10.46
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 5.87
D.Johnson 1211.7 139 139 267 449 9 117 .988 5.32
T.Fuentes 135.0 17 17 33 53 2 13 .977 5.73
T.Taylor 50.0 4 8 16 20 0 7 1.000 6.48
D.Green 39.0 2 9 8 15 0 3 1.000 5.31
B.Brooks 19.0 0 9 8 8 0 3 1.000 7.58
Team Total 1454.7 162 182 332 545 11 143 .988 5.43
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .955 2.92
T.Fuentes 814.3 100 101 51 220 9 23 .968 3.00
H.Killebrew 587.7 62 88 47 129 9 15 .951 2.70
R.Lachemann 23.0 0 6 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.74
R.Hebner 15.3 0 8 2 3 0 2 1.000 2.94
D.Green 9.0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
D.Johnson 5.0 0 3 0 3 1 0 .750 5.40
T.Taylor 0.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1454.7 162 213 103 362 19 40 .961 2.88
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .966 5.17
R.Hebner 1130.0 128 137 164 438 14 84 .977 4.79
D.Green 150.7 15 25 19 62 1 8 .988 4.84
T.Fuentes 138.0 17 19 21 47 1 9 .986 4.43
D.Johnson 20.0 2 3 2 11 0 1 1.000 5.85
B.Bailey 16.0 0 5 2 8 0 0 1.000 5.63
Team Total 1454.7 162 189 208 566 16 102 .980 4.79
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 1.94
D.Baker 1141.0 129 135 261 2 1 2 .996 2.07
C.May 159.0 18 20 34 2 0 1 1.000 2.04
H.Killebrew 128.3 14 17 30 0 0 0 1.000 2.10
D.Unser 10.0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70
H.McRae 8.0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13
B.Brooks 5.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
B.Bailey 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
G.Goossen 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
T.Fuentes 0.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1454.7 162 186 330 4 1 3 .997 2.07
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 2.48
B.Brooks 1195.3 138 141 369 7 1 4 .997 2.83
D.Unser 206.3 23 32 64 6 0 1 1.000 3.05
R.Blomberg 15.0 0 8 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.20
D.Green 14.0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.93
D.Baker 9.0 0 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00
H.McRae 7.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Rettenmund 5.0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 5.40
T.Taylor 3.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00
Team Total 1454.7 162 196 446 14 1 6 .998 2.85
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 1.93
M.Rettenmund 1048.3 120 125 258 6 7 2 .974 2.27
C.May 277.7 33 36 48 2 0 2 1.000 1.62
D.Unser 74.0 8 13 18 2 0 0 1.000 2.43
H.McRae 23.0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.35
T.Fuentes 12.7 1 3 4 0 1 0 .800 2.84
B.Brooks 8.0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25
D.Baker 6.0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
T.Taylor 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
R.Blomberg 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1454.7 162 192 339 10 8 4 .978 2.16
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 1.92
V.Blue 245.3 33 33 17 32 1 6 .980 1.80
J.Hiller 240.3 33 34 8 30 0 4 1.000 1.42
B.Butler 217.3 31 31 16 34 2 3 .962 2.07
D.Drago 213.0 28 29 10 27 1 2 .974 1.56
J.Koosman 170.7 13 50 12 31 3 5 .935 2.27
F.Tanana 143.0 20 20 9 17 1 4 .963 1.64
D.Bennett 114.7 1 58 7 11 2 1 .900 1.41
T.Burgmeier 54.3 0 42 4 6 1 0 .909 1.66
D.Hamilton 18.0 0 17 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
R.Folkers 17.7 1 8 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.02
M.Wilcox 14.7 2 3 2 2 1 1 .800 2.46
F.Peterson 5.7 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1454.6 162 329 86 193 12 26 .959 1.73
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Hebner .312
On-Base Pct Brooks .387
Slugging Pct Bailey .497
OPS Bailey .880
XR Bailey 105.9
Games McRae 156
At-Bats McRae 589
Runs Bailey 111
Hits McRae 172
Total Bases Bailey 291
Singles Hebner 121
Doubles McRae 48
Triples Hebner 6
Homeruns Bailey 31
RBIs McRae 106
Stolen Bases Rettenmund 10
Caught Stealing Rettenmund 5
Walks Brooks 101
Strikeouts Bailey 119
ERA Hiller 1.80
Wins Hiller 20
Losses Blue 16
Winning Pct Hiller .833
Saves Bennett 15
Games Pitched Bennett 58
Games Started Blue, Hiller 33
Complete Games Blue, Tanana 6
Shutouts Hiller 2
Innings Pitched Blue 245.3
Hits Allowed Blue 273
Homeruns Allowed Drago 21
Strikeouts Hiller 207
Walks Allowed Butler 117
Walks per 9IP Hiller 2.2
Hits per 9IP Hiller 6.6
Strikeouts per 9IP Hiller 7.8
WHiP Hiller 0.97
OAVG Hiller .201
OOBP Hiller .252
OSLG Hiller .279
OOPS Hiller .531
Team All-Stars
Bob Bailey
Dennis Bennett
John Hiller
Player Salaries
Harmon Killebrew $ 12,000,000
Bob Bailey $ 9,500,000
John Hiller $ 6,500,000
Ron Blomberg $ 4,150,000
Dennis Bennett $ 4,020,000
Hal McRae $ 3,907,143
Dusty Baker $ 3,700,000
Richie Hebner $ 3,514,286
Dick Drago $ 3,464,286
Merv Rettenmund $ 3,300,000
Davey Johnson $ 2,800,000
Carlos May $ 1,805,714
Jerry Koosman $ 1,700,000
Tito Fuentes $ 1,300,000
Tom Burgmeier $ 794,286
Fritz Peterson $ 320,000
Jake Wood $ 301,000
Tony Taylor $ 301,000
Milt Wilcox $ 300,000
Del Unser $ 300,000
Vida Blue $ 300,000
Bobby Brooks $ 300,000
Bill Butler $ 300,000
Frank Tanana $ 300,000
John Ellis $ 300,000
Von Joshua $ 300,000
Greg Goossen $ 300,000
Dave Parker $ 300,000
Dick Green $ 300,000
Dave Hamilton $ 300,000
Bob Stinson $ 300,000
Bill Stafford $ 300,000
Craig Robinson $ 300,000
Rene Lachemann $ 300,000
Rich Folkers $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/1 Traded Juan Marichal Cleveland (A) Mike Compton
2/14 Signed     Tony Taylor
2/18 Signed     Jake Wood