June 10th, 1975
Montreal Expos Stats and Musings
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| Team Batting Stats |
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| Batting Ave | .252 | 9th |
| Slugging Per | .388 | 7th |
| OPS | .706 | 8th |
| Runs Scored | 103 | 8th |
| Home Runs | 23 | 4th |
| Strikeouts | 184 | 6th |
| Stolen Bases | 32 | 1st |
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| Team Pitching Stats |
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| Earned Run Average | 2.80 | 1st |
| Starters ERA | 2.77 | 1st |
| Bullpen ERA | 2.91 | 4th |
| Runs Allowed | 82 | 1st |
| Opponents Average | 0.232 | 1st |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 1st |
| Strikeouts | 181 | 8th |
| Defense Eff | .706 | 1st |
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| June 10th, 1975 |
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| Batting Ave | .262 | 2nd |
| Slugging Per | .387 | 5th |
| OPS | .719 | 4th |
| Runs Scored | 226 | 2nd |
| Home Runs | 39 | 6th |
| Strikeouts | 387 | 10th |
| Stolen Bases | 57 | 1st |
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| Earned Run Average | 2.78 | 1st |
| Starters ERA | 2.69 | 1st |
| Bullpen ERA | 3.09 | 3rd |
| Runs Allowed | 156 | 1st |
| Opponents Average | 0.232 | 1st |
| Home Runs Allowed | 23 | 1st |
| Strikeouts | 359 | 7th |
| Defense Eff | .710 | 1st |
Nice to see the offense coming around. From 8th in the NL at the 25 game mark to 2nd half way through the season. The Expos hold a slim lead on runs scored against, the Cardinals have given up 2 more the Montreal. What I find interesting is that we are not great in tight games. We are 1-4 in extra innings and we are only 9-10 in one-run games. This may reflect more on the offensive side as we had a struggle to score runs in April. Overall the fans are coming back, attendance is up from 1974 from 25,113 to 29,856 currently. We have over 30,000 in our last 9 games.
| Montreal Starters | AGE | W-L | ERA | GS | IP | K | WHIP |
| Trevino, Javier | 28 | 7-0 | 1.79 | 11 | 80 | 53 | 0.98 |
| Marks, Eric | 27 | 6-3 | 3.12 | 11 | 75 | 52 | 1.17 |
| Stuart, Eric | 31 | 4-3 | 2.75 | 11 | 75 | 54 | 1.05 |
| Taft, Jamari | 27 | 5-4 | 3.88 | 10 | 65 | 61 | 1.25 |
| Turner, Scott | 29 | 4-1 | 1.90 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 1.08 |
The best staff in the NL this season. We are waiting on the news from the training staff on
Javier Trevino, he was hit with a pitch in his last outing and we hope it is not serious. Trevino leads the MLB with qualifying ERA at 1.79. He is also tied in the MLB with 7 wins. Trevino also leads the MLB with 80.2 innings pitched.
Eric Marks is only surpassed by Trevino and the Twins Fukouka in wins this season. As well only 2 qualified starters have 0 HRs given this season, Marks in next with just 1. Will
Eric Stuart still be an Expos after the trade deadline, He is on an expiring contract and it does not appear the Expos can afford to extend him. Stuart has been a workhorse for the Expos over the years and is tied for 4th in MLB with 75 innings pitched.
Jamari Taft has struggled a little this year. His ERA is up and so are his HRs per 9 innings. He is on pace to give up 16 HRs in comparison to just 11 last year.
Scott Turner has been a great surprise in the 5th spot in the rotation. He is 3rd in the MLB behind Trevino and Bergman in Houston for ERA at 1.90. Last year he was demoted at the half way point as he struggled, but he certainly has given the Expos a great effort when needed in his 7 starts so far.
| Montreal Relievers | AGE | W-L | SV | ERA | IP | K | WHIP |
| Coulter, John | 27 | 1-1 | 0 | 4.70 | 23 | 17 | 1.43 |
| Jones, Robbie | 30 | 3-1 | 0 | 2.41 | 18 | 31 | 1.61 |
| Rancourt, Charlie | 30 | 0-1 | 15 | 1.69 | 16 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Clemment, Luke | 24 | 0-0 | 0 | 5.25 | 12 | 11 | 1.83 |
| Barrios, Juan | 33 | 1-3 | 0 | 2.84 | 12 | 10 | 1.66 |
| Lynn, Frank | 23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.79 | 11 | 10 | 0.53 |
| Beasley, Aidan | 25 | 1-1 | 0 | 3.18 | 11 | 9 | 0.88 |
Juan Barrios has rebounded from last years 5.70 ERA because of avoiding the long ball so far this season. A concern is his 5.0 BB/9 ratio. Although he has been on average during his career around the 4.0 BB per 9, the last four years he was at a highest 3.3. Young
Adam Beasley has been pretty good in limited action, something that might change in the 2nd half of the season. Opponents are batting just .105 against him so far this season and a very good .517 OPS.
Luke Clemment is a starter for the future for the Expos. The Expos may consider sending him down to AAA to get some starts and recalling another reliever. In AAA he has 17 career starts while with the Cubs organization and he may be needed when and if Stuart moves on.
John Coulter is not having the success he had last with the Expos, but he is certainly getting the work. He has been giving up a few more hits so far this season.
Robby Jones is concentrating on being mostly a set up man and without the closing role, has improved his numbers this year except for walks. The good news is that so far has not been giving up the long-ball as his HR/9 has dropped from 1.4 in 1974 to 0.5 this year.
Frank Lynn is starting to find himself a spot in the Expos pen. He has been down right stingy in his 10 appearances this season with his minuscule 0.53 Whip. Although he has faced just 40 hitters, they are hitting a mere .081 against him. LHB have on 1 hit in 17 at bats this year against Lynn. The MLB's leader in saves this season is
Charlie Rancourt. This year he again became the Expos full time closer. He is 15/17 in save opportunities and has a shot of exceeding his career best of 25 saves from 1973.
| Montreal Catchers | AGE | GMS | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
| Samms, Nate | 33 | 43 | 152 | 6 | 27 | .257 | .783 |
| Capellan, David | 23 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 5 | .243 | .633 |
Nate Samms had a pretty quiet start to the season, he was hitting just .181 at the 25 game mark this year. Since then he has had hits in 18 of the 21 games he has played in and is currently on a 8 game hitting streak which includes 11 hits in 30 at bats with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs. The Expos are hoping they can find the dough to resign him at the end of this season. After being drafted in the 1st round of the 1970 draft by the Expos,
David Capellan has yet to see a game in AAA. after spending 3 years in A ball and last year at AA, Capellan found his way into the back up job for Samms. As a 1st round pick, the Expos hope to see Capellan take over from Samms at some point.
| Montreal Infielders | AGE | GMS | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
| Sanchez, David | 24 | 46 | 186 | 3 | 13 | .263 | .698 |
| Watkins, Gene | 29 | 47 | 177 | 4 | 19 | .254 | .676 |
| Martinez, Fernando | 32 | 40 | 134 | 2 | 16 | .291 | .751 |
| Carlson, Cory | 30 | 34 | 104 | 3 | 9 | .337 | .806 |
| Scott, Jon | 24 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 8 | .255 | .616 |
| Delgado, Tony | 22 | 15 | 54 | 1 | 3 | .296 | .759 |
| Forristall, Eric | 26 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .836 |
David Sanchez will likely become the Expos full time 2nd baseman once Delgado takes over at short. The Expos 5th round pick in 1969 looks like he should be a regular for some time. Not a power hitter, but he did hit .303 in AAA in 1974 when he played in 39 games. Sanchez leads the NL with 37 runs scored. Decent bat and very defense is what we expect to get.
Gene Watkins is getting most of the work at 3B. Watkins now has 470 MLB games under his belt is has been decent offensively and pretty good defensively. He is a career .278 hitter who produces about 6-7 HRs and year and drives in 35-37.
Fernando Martinez's days are slowly coming to an end with the emergence of some young middle infielders for the Expos. He is healthy but is on pace for a career low 268 at bats in a full season. He does have a career .307 batting average and did hit a few HRs during his career, but the popular 2B is likely going to find himself trade bait or see even less action in the 2nd half of this year and next.
Cory Carlson like Martinez is seeing his at bats dwindling with the usage of Gonzalez and Scott at 1B, Although he is hitting well numbers wise this year, Gonzalez and Scott look like the future for the Expos. Carlson is usually good for about 10 HRs a year and 40 RBIs as season, will not get anywhere close this year.
| Montreal Outfielders | AGE | GMS | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
| Garcia, Willie | 31 | 48 | 181 | 3 | 20 | .282 | .783 |
| Woodbury, Joe | 31 | 41 | 162 | 4 | 17 | .191 | .579 |
| Gonzalez, Ricardo | 28 | 44 | 144 | 3 | 24 | .250 | .712 |
| Irons, Jesse | 26 | 39 | 126 | 7 | 29 | .294 | .934 |
| Rodriquez, Raul | 21 | 27 | 55 | 1 | 10 | .345 | .874 |
The veteran
Willie Garcia has been healthy and playing like a young Willie Garcia. A career .255 hitter he averaged about 6 HRs and 35 RBIs with 30 SBs a year. He could surpass all those averages this year if he stays healthy. Garcia is 2nd in the NL with 4 triples.
Joe Woodbury is struggling at the plate, although not known for his batting average (.231 career in 483 games) he has hit on average 15 HRs a year. He will likely see less at bats in the 2nd half. The 26 year old rookie,
Jesse Irons has been a pleasant surprise this season. Leading the Expos in HRs with 7, Irons could surpass the 60 RBI mark..... a number reached only once by an Expos when Nate Samms had 63 in 1970. Irons leads the Expos with 10 doubles, 29 RBIs and 17 extra base hits. He is ranked 6th in the NL with 29 RBIs.
Decisions..... Decisions....... Decisions
As mentioned earlier this season, the Expos have some big decisions to make contractually. The very popular C
Nate Samms is a free agent. He is looking for $7.5 M for 3 years. Extremely popular CL
Charlie Rancourt is looking for 4 years at $7.5 M. MR
Robbie Jones is looking for 4 years at $3.3 M while well known SP
Eric Stuart is expecting 7 years and about $8.1 M per year. The trade deadline is July 12th so their is still some time to decide what we will do with these free agents. As well the Expos have other contracts to consider. 2B
Fernando Martinez is on a team option for next year, CF
Willie Garcia is on a team option as well for 1976. LF
Joe Woodbury has a team option available for the 1976 season. Stay tuned............