Going for it all.... in Montreal!

[Big T]

June 10th, 1975


Montreal Expos Stats and Musings

May 11th, 1975
Team Batting Stats
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
Team Pitching Stats
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
June 10th, 1975
Team Batting Stats
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
Team Pitching Stats
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............

[Big T]

June 10th, 1975


The Montreal Expos have demoted MR Luke Clemment to the AAA Seattle Pilots. The Expos have promoted MR Jeremy Johnson, the 28 year old is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 10 games including 2 starts for the Expos AAA team.


The New York Yankees have traded 1B Brady Meyer to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 2B Barry Knighten and CF Hideyuki Okazaki. The 32 year old Meyer is hitting .246 with 9 HRs and 28 RBIs in 49 games. Meyer's best season was 1969 when he hit .363 with 44 HRs and 124 RBIs in 100 games. Both his 44 HRs and 124 RBIs are current MLB single season records. The 21 year old Knighten is hitting .111 with 0 HRs and 1 RBI in 12 A games for the Orioles while the 22 year old Okazaki is hitting .286 with 0 HRs and 1 RBI in 36 A games.


Pittsburgh Pirates (25-25) at Montreal Expos (32-18)


The stands are short 107 fans from being sold out as 35,293 have come to watch RHP Scott Turner take on the Pirates. The 29 year old is 4-1 with a 1.90 ERA in 7 starts. Turners best season was 1972 when he was 6-4 with a 3.34 ERA in 14 starts for Montreal. The Pirates will start RHP Preston Sims, the 25 year old is 2-2 with a 4.13 ERA in 11 games including 10 starts. Sim's is in his 2nd year in the MLB, last year he was 1-2 with a 3.67 ERA in 13 games including 5 starts.


Montreal 5 Pittsburgh 4


The Expos scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th to take a 5-2 lead and held on to win. Expos C Nate Samms was the player of the game, he was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs including his 7th HR of the year. Samms is now hitting .258 with 7 HRs and 29 RBIs in 44 games. Samm's best season was 1973 when he hit .277 with 15 HRs and 45 RBIs in 91 games.


Expos SP Scott Turner (5-1) allowed 4 runs on 7 hits with 2 strikeouts over 7 innings for the win. CL Charlie Rancourt got his 16th save after giving up a lead off double in the 9th but retiring the next 3 Pirates hitters. CF Willie Garcia had 3 hits including his 10th and 11th doubles of the year. 2B David Sanchez had 3 hits as well.


Around the MLB......


The Expos got some good news, SP Javier Trevino will likely not miss a start as he is expected to be day to day with a hand contusion after being hit with a pitch.

[Big T]

June 11th, 1975


Pittsburgh Pirates (25-26) at Montreal Expos (33-18)


The Expos will start RHP Eric Marks in front of 35,136 fans in Montreal. The 27 year old is 6-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 11 starts. Marks was a 1974 All Star and finished 3rd in NL Rookie of the Year voting in 1973. The Pirates will start RHP Lawrence Potvin, the 27 year old is 3-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 11 starts. Potvin was an All Star in the 1973 MLB All Star game.


Montreal 6 Pittsburgh 3


The Expos scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th to break a 3-3 tie and held on to beat the Pirates. Despite the loss, Pirates 3B Matt Betty was the player of the game, he was 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs including his 8th double and 8th HR of the year. Betty is now hitting .321 with 8 HRs and 27 RBIs in 38 games.


Expos SP Eric Marks (7-3) got the win allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and 3 strikeouts over 7 innings. CL Charlie Rancourt struck out 2 of the 3 batters he faced for this 17th save. Expos CF Willie Garcia stole his 15th base of the year. LF Joe Woodbury left the game due to an injury while running the bases. The Expos announced prior to the end of the game that he would be day to day with a strained back.

[Big T]

June 12th, 1975


New York Mets (23-29) at Montreal Expos (34-18)


The Expos are at home in front of just over 35,000 again. The Expos will start LHP Eric Stuart, the 31 year old is 4-3 with a 2.75 ERA in 11 starts. Stuart was an MLB All Star in 1970 and was the April 1970 NL Pitcher of the Month. The Mets will counter with RHP Arturo Garcia, the 29 year old is 4-5 with a 3.84 ERA in 11 starts. Montreal has won 2 of 3 games against the Mets this season.


New York 7 Montreal 1


The Expos gave up 3 unearned runs as 3B Gene Watkins had 2 errors in aiding the Mets over the Expos. Mets C David Sipe was the player of the game, he had 2 hits and 5 RBIs including a 2-run double in the 1st and a 3 run HR in the 3rd. Sipe is now hitting .292 with 11 HRs and 31 RBIs in 46 games. The 1975 MLB All Star is also a 2 time NL Player of the Week this year.


Expos SP Eric Stuart (4-4) allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits with 2 strikeouts over just 5 innings in the loss. The Expos were limited to 5 hits including a solo HR by C Nate Samms, his 8th HR of the year.


Around the MLB.........


Houston Astros SP Hank Blalock allowed 1 run on 6 hits with 10 strikeouts over 8.2 innings in a 8-1 win over the Reds. The 34 year old is now 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 12 starts. Blalock is the 1969 NL Cy Young Award winner, 1969 NL Most Valuable Player and a World Champion with the Giants in 1969. He is also a 2-time All Star.


Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Willie Iglesias will miss up to 3 weeks with a fractured foot. The 31 year old is hitting .305 with 7 HRs and 20 RBIs in 51 games. Iglesias is a 4-time All Star.

[Big T]

June 13th, 1975


New York Mets (24-29) at Montreal Expos (34-19)


The Expos have 35,145 fans in the seats at Bell Park as the face the Mets. Expos will start LHP Jamari Taft, the 27 year old is 5-4 with a 3.88 ERA in 10 starts. Taft has had 2 games in which he had 10 Ks or more, both were against his former teams the San Diego Padres. The Mets will start RHP Jim Jankowski, the 32 year old is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 4 starts. Jankowski is a 32 year old rookie.


New York 3 Montreal 2 (11)


The Mets got a run in the top of the 9th that the Expos could not match in beating Montreal 3-2. Mets SP Jim Jankowski was the player of the game, he allowed 1 run on 6 hits with 6 strikeouts in 7 innings. Jankowski is now 2-0 with a 1.19 ERA in 5 starts.


Expos SP Jamari Taft allowed 2 runs on 9 hits with 3 strikeouts over 7 innings, but it was MR John Coulter (1-2) that was tagged with the loss. The Expos got 3 hits from RF Raul Rodriquez including his 2nd HR and 9th double. SS Tony Delgado had 3 hits as well, all 3 singles. Expos C Nate Samms clobbered his 9th HR of the year in the loss. Delgado added his 5th SB of the season as well.

[Big T]

June 14th, 1975


New York Mets (25-29) at Montreal Expos (34-20)


The Mets look for a sweep in front of a nearly sold out 35,259 fans in Montreal. The Expos will start RHP Javier Trevino, the 28 year old is 7-0 with a 1.79 ERA in 11 starts. Trevino was an All Star in 1975 was April 1975's NL Pitcher of the Month. The Mets counter with RHP Victor Centeno, the 37 year old is starting for the first time this season after being out since July 1974 with a damage elbow ligament. Centeno is a 3-time All Star and was 3rd in voting for the 1969 Cy Young Award in the NL.


Montreal 3 New York 2


The Expos had a 3 run bottom of the 3rd to take a 3-1 lead and hung on for the win. Expos SP Javier Trevino was the player of the game, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits with 2 strikeouts over 8.2 innings. Trevino is now 8-0 with a 1.81 ERA in 12 starts.


Expos CL Charlie Rancourt got the final out, a ground ball to short with a Mets runner on 2nd for a 4-pitch save. It was his 18th save of the year. Expos had only 4 hits, 2 of them from SP Javier Trevino and a key 2-run single by C Nate Samms extending his hitting streak to 12 games.


Around the MLB......


The Montreal Expos will lose the services of LHP John Coulter, the 27 year old is diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon and will be out for 3-4 months. Coulter is 1-2 with a 4.74 ERA in 24 games this year. Coulter was a AAA All Star in 1973.


The Expos have promoted RHP Carl Mathieu from AAA Seattle, the 28 year old is 4-0 with a 1.59 ERA in 22 AAA games. Mathieu was selected for the 1975 AAA All Star game.

[Big T]

June 15th, 1975


Montreal Expos (35-20) at Atlanta Braves (30-25)


The Expos will face a unfriendly crowd of just under 50,000 in Turner Field and try to solve RHP Marshall Reisinger. The 29 year old is 6-3 with a 3.19 ERA in 11 starts. Reisinger is a 3-time All Star and 1974 NL Cy Young Award winner. The Expos go with RHP Scott Turner, the 29 year old is 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA in 8 starts this year. This year for the first time in his career Turner was an All Star. Montreal won 2 of 3 in the first meeting between this season.


Atlanta 2 Montreal 1


Expos SP Scott Turner gave up a lead off double in the bottom of the 8th that eventually comes around to score and breaks a tight 1-1 game. The Braves SP Marshall Reisinger was the player of the game, he allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts over 8 innings for the win. Reisinger is now 7-3 with a 2.99 ERA in 12 starts.


Expos SP Scott Turner (5-2) deserved a better fate, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits with 6 strikeouts over 8 innings in the loss. The Expos had only 6 hits and none for extra bases. Expos 2B David Sanchez collected his 20th SB of the season.


Around the MLB...........


New York Mets 3B Frank Lummis was named the NL Player of the Week. The 28 year old is hitting .281 with 4 HRs and 12 RBIs in 27 games this season. Lummis won the April 1969 Rookie of the Month award.


California Angels CF Matt Martin was named the AL Player of the Week. The 24 year old is hitting .271 with 4 HRs and 23 RBIs in 46 games. Martin hit his only MLB career Grand Slam on May 9th, 1975 against the White Sox.


The Montreal Expos were ranked 4th in the MLB Power Rankings.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Montreal Expos	35-21	.625
St Louis Cardinals	30-26	.536	5
Pittsburgh Pirates	28-28	.500	7
New York Mets	26-30	.464	9
Philadelphia Phillies	25-31	.446	10
Chicago Cubs	23-33	.411	12

[Big T]

June 16th, 1975


Montreal Expos (35-21) at Atlanta Braves (31-25)


Their are 42,441 bums in the seats as the Braves host the Expos. Atlanta starts RHP Wes Winchester, the 28 year old is 3-5 with a 3.82 ERA in 12 starts. Winchester had a career best 3.03 ERA in 1973 when he was 3-3 with 4 saves in 25 games as reliever for the Athletics. Expos will go with RHP Eric Marks, the 27 year old is 7-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 12 starts. Marks had a career best 3.18 ERA last year for Montreal when he went 7-7 in 21 starts.


Atlanta 2 Montreal 1


Montreal's inablility to score runs recently has bit them in the back side again. Another strong pitching performance goes to waste as the Expos score just once. Braves SP Wes Winchester was the player of the game, he allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 5 strikeouts over 6 innings. Winchester is now 3-5 with a 3.65 ERA in 13 starts.


Expos SP Eric Marks (7-4) allowed just 2 runs on 6 hits with 5 strikeouts over 7.2 innings in the loss. C Nate Samms kept his hitting streak in tact, he had 3 singles for Montreal.

[Big T]

June 17th, 1975


Montreal Expos (35-22) at Atlanta Braves (32-25)


The Expos will look to avoid the sweep in front of 41,782 Brave fans. The Braves will start RHP Travis Franz, the 33 year old is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 9 starts. Franz's best season was 1971 when he was 8-8 with a 4.88 ERA in 21 starts for the Yankees. The Expos go with LHP Eric Stuart, the 31 year old is 4-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 12 starts. Stuart had a career best 2.69 ERA in 1970 when he was 11-5 in 20 starts for Montreal.


Atlanta 5 Montreal 4 (10)


The Expos lose for the 3rd straight game and another one run game. The Expos are 1-6 in extra innings and 11-14 in one run games. Expos SP Eric Stuart was the player of the game, he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts over 8 innings. Stuart is now 4-4 with a 2.95 ERA in 13 starts.


RHP Frank Lynn (0-1) took the loss allowing 1 run on 2 hits including the walk off infield hit. C Nate Samms had 2 more hits to extend his hitting streak including his 9th double.


Around the MLB.........


Seattle Mariners SP Kelly Etzler allowed 0 runs on 1 hit with 6 strikeouts in a complete game 5-0 shut out of the Indians. The 35 year old is now 4-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 13 starts. Etzler had a career best 1.91 ERA in the 1973 season with the Reds when he was 9-6 in 21 starts.


Houston Astros SP Nick Blalock allowed 0 runs on 1 hit with 6 strikeouts over 8 innings in a 4-0 win over the Padres. The 34 year old is now 6-2 with a 2.31 ERA in 13 starts. Blalock had a career best 1.44 ERA in 1969 when he was 16-4 in 21 starts for the Giants.


Los Angeles Dodgers SP Robby Green allowed 1 run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts over a complete game 6-1 win over the Phillies. The 34 year old is now 8-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 13 starts. Green had a career best 2.09 ERA in 1972 when he was 14-1 in 21 starts for the White Sox.

[Big T]

June 18th, 1975


No MLB games scheduled.


June 19th, 1975


Houston Astros (34-24) at Montreal Expos (35-23)


The Expos are at home in front of 32,163 to face the Astros. RHP Javier Trevino will start for Montreal. The 28 year old is 8-0 with a 1.81 ERA in 12 starts. Trevino has a career best 2.91 ERA last season when he was 6-7 in 19 starts for the Expos. The Astros will send LHP Justin Bergman to the hill, the 31 year old is 7-3 with a 1.85 ERA in 12 starts. Bergman had a career best 2.44 ERA in 1970 when he was 8-7 with the Astros in 22 starts. Montreal has won all 3 meetings with the Astros this season.


Houston 7 Montreal 4


The Expos could not snap the Astros winning streak that is now 8 games. Astros SP Justin Bergman was the player of the game, he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits with 8 strikeouts over 7.2 innings in the win. Bergman is now 8-3 with a 2.09 ERA in 13 starts.


Expos SP Javier Trevino (8-1) has his 1st loss of the year, allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 10 hits with 6 strikeouts over just 5.2 innings. LF Raul Rodriquez had 3 hits in a losing cause, he had his 10th and 11th doubles of the season. Expos C Nate Samms kept his hitting streak in tact with this 10th HR of the year.


Around the MLB...........


Los Angeles Dodgers SP Pat Quinn allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 10 strikeouts over 8 innings in a 3-1 win over the Cardinals. The 30 year old is now 7-2 with a 2.22 ERA in 13 starts. Quinn had a career best 2.00 ERA in 1973 with the Dodgers when he was 15-2 in 22 starts.


Detroit Tigers SP Justin Chrzanowski allowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 11 strikeouts over 7 innings in a 1-0 win over the Blue Jays. The 32 year old is now 6-4 with a 2.39 ERA in 13 starts. Chrzanowski had a career best 1.52 ERA in 1970 when he was with the Padres while going 12-4 in 21 starts.

[Big T]

June 20th, 1975


Houston Astros (35-24) at Montreal Expos (35-24)


The Expos are trying to snap a 4 game losing streak and snap the Astros 8 game winning streak in front of 35,242 fans in Montreal. The Expos will send LHP Jamari Taft, the 27 year old is 5-4 with a 3.75 ERA in 11 starts. Taft had a career best 3.35 ERA in 1973 when he was 3-1 with 1 save in 39 games including 3 starts with the Expos and Padres. The Astros counter with RHP Phil Larsen, the 25 year old is 3-3 with a 3.17 ERA in 10 starts. Larsen is in his rookie season.


Houston 4 Montreal 1


The Expos lose for the 5th straight game and the offense is again hard to find with just 4 hits. Astros SP Phil Larsen was the player of the game before leaving with an injury while pitching. He allowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts over 5 innings. Larsen is now 4-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 11 starts.


Expos SP Jamari Taft (5-5) allowed 3 runs on 7 hits with 8 strikeouts over just 4.2 innings in the loss. Expos 2B David Sanchez collected his 4th triple of the year while C Nate Samms single extended his hitting streak to 16 games.

[Big T]

June 21st, 1975


The Montreal Expos have made a trade, the Expos have sent CF Willie Garcia, C Danny Maciel and RHP Malik McClain to the Oakland Athletics for 1B Matt Terry, 3B Malibok Aguillo and C David Perez. The 31 year old Garcia was hitting .272 with 3 HRs and 21 RBIs in 58 games for the Expos, the 21 year old Maciel was hitting .217 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs in 43 A games for Montreal while the 21 year old Malik McClain is 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA in 11 A starts for Montreal. The Expos will get 31 year old Terry, he is hitting .271 with 3 HRs and 15 RBIs in 47 games for the Athletics, the 18 year old Aguillo has not played this season but is scouted to be a respectable starter eventually in the MLB, while the 20 year old Perez has not played this season.


The Montreal Expos made another significant trade today, they have sent SP Eric Stuart, RHP Fausto Gondemares and LHP Mike Vokey to the San Diego Padres in exchange for RF Josh Dahms, CF Alex Gomez and RHP Rene Sanchez. The 31 year old Stuart is 4-4 with a 2.05 ERA in 13 starts for the Expos, the 20 year old Gondemares is 3-2 with 2 saves, a 1.14 ERA in 24 A games for Montreal while the 22 year old Vokey is 1-1 with 2 saves, a 5.04 ERA in 14 AA games for Montreal. The Expos receive the 33 year old Dahms, he is hitting .263 with 9 HRs and 29 RBIs in 57 games for the Padres, the 20 year old Gomez is hitting .190 with 3 HRs and 14 RBIs in 53 A games for the Padres, the 20 year old Sanchez is 0-0 with 1 save, a 2.25 ERA in 6 A games for the Padres. Gomez was scouted a potential future star in CF while Sanchez is expected to be a starting pitcher in the MLB eventually.


The Expos have demoted 1B Jon Scott to AAA Seattle, the 24 year old is hitting .230 with 0 HRs and 8 RBIs in 31 games for the Expos. The Expos have promoted SP Eddie Hernanez, the 22 year old is 4-5 with a 2.20 ERA in 13 AAA starts for Expos.


Houston Astros (36-24) at Montreal Expos (35-25)


The Expos made some significant trades to bolster the offense and with the promotion of SP Eddie Hernanez don't expect to loss much if anything in the rotation. We are going to see a couple of the new bodies in todays starting line-up, LF Josh Dalms and 1B Matt Terry will bat 4th and 5th today. The Expos will start RHP Eric Marks in front of just under 35,400 Expos fans, the 27 year old is 7-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 13 starts. Marks was the Expos 1st round, 7th overall pick in the 1969 draft. The Astros will start RHP Allen Baker, the 34 year old is 6-4 with a 2.38 ERA in 13 starts. Baker started his career in 1969 with the Cardinals and signed as a free agent with the Astros for the 1974 season.


Houston 5 Montreal 4


The losing continues although at least we were in this one. But another 1 run loss. Astros SS yu-eh Liu was the player of the game, he was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs in the win. The 33 year old is now hitting .361 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs in 10 games this year. The Taiwanese free agent signed with the Astros on September 29th, 1972.


Expos SP Eric Marks (7-5) allowed 4 runs on 7 hits with 7 strikeouts over 6 innings in the loss. C Nate Samms hit his 10th double of the season to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. 1B Matt Terry made friends with the Expos teammates in his 1st game with his 4th HR of the year.


Around the MLB..........


Cincinnati Reds SP Walt O'Malley allowed 0 runs on 4 hits with 10 strikeouts over 7 innings in a 2-0 win over the Phillies. The 27 year old is now 4-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 13 starts. The 1969 MLB # 45 ranked prospect has spent his whole career with the Reds.

[Big T]

June 22nd, 1975


Montreal Expos (35-26) at San Francisco Giants (30-30)


The slumping Expos are looking to have fate change back their way in front of 33,753 fans in San Fran. The Giants will start RHP Jesus Aguayo, the 30 year old is 1-1 with a 3.51 ERA in 6 starts. Going into this season Aguayo has never pitched more the 6 innings in the MLB in his previous 3 seasons. The Expos will start RHP Scott Turner, the 29 year old is 5-2 with a 2.28 ERA in 9 starts. Turner had a career best 4.98 ERA in 1973 when he was 8-9 with the Expos in 20 starts. Montreal has won all 3 meetings so far this season.


San Francisco 3 Montreal 2


Another 1 run game loss, 4 hits won't cut it. Jesus Aguayo was the player of the game allowing 1 run on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts. Aguayo is now 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA in 7 starts.


Expos SP Scott Turner (5-3) allowed 3 runs on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts over 6 innings. The Expos had 4 hits, all singles including one from C Nate Samms to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.


Around the MLB..........


Seattle Mariners SP Kelly Etzler allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 12 strikeouts over a complete game 9-1 win over the Yankees. The 35 year old is now 5-5 with a 3.23 ERA in 14 starts. Etzler started his career with the Royals in 1969, he signed as a free agent with the Reds for the 1970 season and was traded to the Mariners in September 1974.


New York Yankees C Greg Yelland was named the AL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .268 with 7 HRs and 28 RBIs in 51 games. Yelland has spent his whole career as a Yankee since 1969.


Atlanta Braves 3B Phil Miller was named the NL Player of the Week. The 25 year old is hitting .266 with 3 HRs and 18 RBIs in 39 games. Miller was drafted in the 2nd round, 55th overall pick by the Braves in the 1970 draft.


The Montreal Expos have slipped into 14th spot in the MLB Power Rankings.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Montreal Expos	35-27	.565
St Louis Cardinals	33-29	.532	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	30-32	.484	5
New York Mets	29-33	.468	6
Philadelphia Phillies	28-34	.452	7
Chicago Cubs	27-35	.435	8

[Big T]

June 23rd, 1975


Montreal Expos (35-27) at San Francisco Giants (31-30)


The Expos have to find away to get back in the "W" column before they find themselves in trouble in the NL East. The Giants will start RHP Tim Rodriquez, the 28 year old is 0-1 with a 0.60 ERA in 5 games, including 1 start this year. Rodriquez has spent his whole career with the Giants including a 1969 World Series Ring. Montreal goes with RHP Javier Trevino, the 28 year old is 8-1 with a 2.18 ERA in 13 starts. Trevino has spent his whole career in the Expos organization and was the MLB's #1 prospect in an April 1971 ranking.


San Francisco 4 Montreal 3


Montreal loses for the 8th straight time and yes another 1-run game, the Expos are now 11-17 in 1 run games. Giants SP Tim Rodriquez is the player of the game, he allowed 3 runs on 6 hits with 7 strikeouts over just 5 innings. Rodriquez is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 6 games including 2 starts.


Expos SP Javier Trevino (8-2) allowed 4 runs on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts over 6 innings in the loss. Expos C Dave Capellan had to leave the game in the 8th after getting run over at home plate, Nate Samms came in for one at bat to extend his hitting streak and came through with a single. LF Joe Woodbury hit his 2nd triple of the season.


Around the MLB.......


Oakland Athletics 3B Ivan Ruiz was 3 for 5 with 2 HRs and 2 RBIs in a 17-10 win over the Indians. The 27 year old is hitting .331 with 19 HRs and 57 RBIs in 61 games. Ruiz has spent his whole career in Oakland, he was ranked the MLB's #3 prospect in April 1969.

[Big T]

June 24th, 1975


Montreal Expos (35-28) at San Francisco Giants (32-30)


There will be 32,268 fans in the stands to watch Expos SP Eddie Hernanez make his MLB debut. The 22 year old is 5-10 with a 3.10 ERA in 25 career AAA starts. Originally signed by the Royals as an internation free agent out of Mexico in 1969, Hernanez was traded to the Expos in May 1972. He was named the MLB's #24 ranked prospect in April 1975. The Giants will go with RHP Sal Gonzalez, the 29 year old is 3-8 with a 6.23 ERA in 12 starts. Gonzalez started his career in 1969 with the Padres and was traded to the Giants in July 1969.


Montreal 9 San Francisco 0 (10)


Yes you read that right, the Expos break up a tight 0-0 game with a 9 run explosion in the top of the 10th that was capped with a 2-run HR and a Grand Slam HR. Add to the fact that Expos SP Eddie Hernanez was the player of the game in his MLB debut. Hernanez allowed 0 runs on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts over 9 innings for the win. Of course that would make him 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 1 start.


LF Ricardo Gonzalez had 3 hits, C Dave Capellan had 3 RBIs on his loaded bases double. PH Raul Rodriquez hit the Grand Slam, his 3rd HR of the season and his 1st career Slam. RF Josh Dahms hit his 10th HR of the year. Expos SS David Sanchez left the game in the 5th after getting hit with a pitch.


Around the MLB.......


Los Angeles Dodgers SP Pat Quinn allowed 0 runs on 3 hits with 9 strikeouts over 8.2 innings in a 4-0 win over the Cubs. The 30 year old is 8-2 with a 2.03 ERA in 14 starts. Quinn has spend his whole career in Dodger blue, he was the MLB's #12 prospect ranked April 1969.

[Big T]

June 25th, 1975


Philadelphia Phillies (29-35) at Montreal Expos (36-28)


The Expos will play in front of just 26987 fans in Montreal tonight as LHP Jamari Taft will take on the Phillies. The 27 year old is 5-5 with a 3.87 ERA in 12 starts this year. Taft was the Padres 1st round, 6th overall pick in the 1971 player draft. He was ranked the MLB's 7th prospect in April 1973. The Expos traded for Taft when they moved SP Aaron Cregg to the Padres during the 1973 trade deadline. The Expos will face RHP Travis Harness, the 24 year old is 7-5 with a 4.05 ERA in 16 games, including 11 starts. Harness was the Phillies 1st round, 15th overall pick in the 1971 draft. He made his MLB debut in 1974.


Montreal 8 Philadelphia 3


The Expos had a 4-run 6th inning to make it 8-1 and held on for the win. Expos CF Raul Rodriquez was the player of the game, he had a 2 for 3 day at the plate including a 2-run HR. The 21 year old is now hitting .326 with 4 HRs and 20 RBIs in 40 games with the Expos. Rodriquez signed a minor league contract with the Expos in 1970 after being discovered in Columbia. He was traded 5 days later to the Padres. The Expos got him back in a trade with the Padres in June 1974.


Montreal SP Jamari Taft (6-5) allowed 3 runs on 5 hits with 9 strikeouts over 7.1 innings for the win. Expos 2B Fernando Martinez had 3 hits for Montreal while 3B Gene Watkins had 3 RBIs all on his 5th HR of the year. Both SS Tony Delgado and LF Joe Woodbury collected their 10th SBs of the season.


Around the MLB........


Toronto Blue Jays SS Blake Sanders had a 3 for 4 day with a HR and 3 RBIs in a 8-4 win over the Indians. The 30 year old is now hitting .361 with 2 HRs and 36 RBIs in 65 games. Sanders started his career in the Phillies organization in 1969 and was signed as a free agent by Toronto in September 1973 with a 7 year, $134.0 M deal.


Montreal Expos C Nate Samms extended his hitting streak to 20 games today in a 8-3 win over the Phillies. The 33 year old is hitting .279 with 10 HRs and 36 RBIs in 55 games. Samms has spent his whole career in the Expos organization.


The Montreal Expos have announced that SS David Sanchez will miss up to 5 weeks with a bone marrow edema (knee) The 24 year old is hitting .258 with 3 HRs and 17 RBIs in 59 games for the Expos. The Expos have recalled SS Eric Forristall, the 26 year old hit .308 with 1 HR and 1 RBI in 17 games in an earlier stint with the Expos this year.

[Big T]

July 7th, 1975


I have decided I would prefer to play more and type less. So I am going to summarize the season as well go along rather than day to day.


MLB Standings as of July 7th, 1975

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Montreal Expos	42-33	.560
St Louis Cardinals	40-35	.533	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	39-36	.520	3
Chicago Cubs	36-39	.480	6
Philadelphia Phillies	35-40	.467	7
New York Mets	32-43	.427	10
NL West	W/L	Pct	GB
Houston Astros	45-30	.600
San Francisco Giants	39-35	.527	5 1/2
Los Angeles Dodgers	39-35	.527	5 1/2
Atlanta Braves	39-36	.520	6
San Diego Padres	35-40	.467	10
Cincinnati Reds	28-47	.373	17

AL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Boston Red Sox	45-30	.600
Toronto Blue Jays	38-37	.507	7
Chicago White Sox	37-38	.493	8
New York Yankees	37-38	.493	8
Baltimore Orioles	37-38	.493	8
Detroit Tigers	33-41	.446	11 1/2
AL West	W/L	Pct	GB
Kansas City Royals	47-26	.644
Oakland Athletics	48-27	.640
Minnesota Twins	42-33	.560	6
Seattle Mariners	32-43	.427	16
California Angels	31-44	.413	17
Cleveland Indians	21-53	.284	26 1/2

MLB Top Performers as of July 7th, 1975

National League Hitters	Team	Games	HR	RBI	BA
Josey, John	CHN	75	10	49	.355
Aston, Matt	PIT	64	16	52	.306
Huber, Matt	ATL	73	1	32	.338
Taylor, Chris	PIT	74	17	37	.277
Hasegawa, Shintaro	CIN	75	9	45	.332
Neal, Joe	LAN	73	9	31	.263
Valderrama, Leo	PHI	60	1	34	.318
Sipe, David	NYN	64	13	37	.266
Yamamura, Kunimichi	PHI	71	8	43	.273
Burrows, Ed	STL	75	3	32	.324
American League Hitters	Team	Games	HR	RBI	BA
Ruiz, Ivan	OAK	72	23	74	.325
Sanders, Blake	TOR	74	2	43	.365
Krauss, Adam	CHA	75	15	50	.318
Cruz, Migel	KCA	72	9	53	.321
Pomeroy, Matt	KCA	71	10	32	.346
Boutilier, Ben	KCA	59	2	32	.385
Vargas, Alfredo	BOS	74	4	25	.277
Brereton, Dillon	BOS	74	14	48	.340
Printz, Steve	NYY	72	13	38	.274
Kerns, Abel	CHA	75	4	46	.375
National League Pitchers	Team	GS	W-L	ERA	Ks
Quinn, Pat	LAN	16	9-3	1.99	126
Trevino, Javier	MTL	16	9-2	2.30	75
Morris, Robbie	ATL	16	5-6	3.80	93
Green, Robbie	LAN	16	9-1	2.11	114
Blalock, Nick	HOU	17	8-3	2.48	105
Bergman, Justin	HOU	16	9-5	2.45	109
O'Malley, Walt	CIN	15	4-4	2.13	85
Navarro, Rene	STL	17	5-3	3.28	97
Trevino, Arturo	CHN	16	5-4	2.97	86
Reisinger, Marshall	ATL	16	9-5	2.84	103
American League Pitchers	Team	GS	W-L	ERA	Ks
Chrzanowski, Justin	DET	16	7-4	2.64	141
Etzler, Kelly	SEA	16	5-6	3.28	113
Larkman, Tommy	SEA	16	7-2	2.88	130
Gonzalez, Dave	OAK	15	8-4	3.29	71
Fukuoka, Shoitsu	MIN	16	8-6	3.77	86
Barry, Tom	OAK	16	7-4	3.77	55
Vermeulen, Carsten	DET	16	8-4	2.69	78
Brown, Jeff	CHA	16	5-5	3.95	82
Landry, Burton	BOS	17	6-5	3.36	65
Segner, Jake	CHA	16	5-4	4.18	81

[Big T]

July 7th, 1975 Montreal Expos Stats and Musings.

June 10th, 1975
Team Batting Stats
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
Team Pitching Stats
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
July 7th, 1975
Team Batting Stats
Batting Ave	.356	7th
Slugging Per	.377	8th
OPS	.699	8th
Runs Scored	312	8th
Home Runs	57	6th
Strikeouts	554	6th
Stolen Bases	90	1st
Team Pitching Stats
Earned Run Average	3.05	1st
Starters ERA	3.13	3rd
Bullpen ERA	2.82	2nd
Runs Allowed	251	1st
Opponents Average	0.237	1st
Home Runs Allowed	42	1st
Strikeouts	538	8th
Defense Eff	.705	1st

No question the team has slipped back a little since the 50 game mark. The Expos were 32-18 for a .640 winning percentage on June 10th, 1975, since then they are 10-15 in the last 25 games. Although we are still 1st overall defensively, or veteran starters has slipped a slight bit and our offense has been terrible.

Montreal Starters	AGE	W-L	ERA	GS	IP	K	WHIP	K/9
Trevino, Javier	29	9-2	2.30	16	113	75	1.05	6.0
Marks, Eric	27	7-7	4.00	16	105	75	1.32	6.4
Taft, Jamari	27	6-6	3.82	15	99	94	1.24	8.5
Turner, Scott	29	5-4	3.07	12	85	51	1.21	5.4
Hernanez, Eddie	22	1-0	1.13	3	24	14	0.79	5.3

Yes, LHP Eric Stuart has departed via the trade to get us some more offense, but we have Eddie Hernanez who is looking like he should fit in nicely. It took 22 innings for Hernanez to give up his 1st earned run. Javier Trevino is on pace for a career season, he should exceed his 10 win best season of 1973. Eric Marks has actually stepped backwards. In his 3rd season, his 2 previous season ERA's were 2.05 and 3.18. Although Jamari Taft's ERA in higher then his career average, his whip is better then last year's 1.32. Scott Turner has looked good as he moved into the 4th spot in the rotation. A career whip of 1.39 should be bettered this year.

Montreal Relievers	AGE	W-L	ERA	Save	IP	K	WHIP	K/9
Jones, Robbie	30	5-1	1.67	0	27	44	1.26	14.7
Coulter, John	27	1-2	4.74	0	24	17	1.42	6.2
Rancourt, Charlie	30	0-1	1.29	20	21	28	0.90	12.0
Lynn, Frank	23	0-1	2.57	0	21	19	1.05	8.1
Barrios, Juan	33	1-3	4.50	0	16	12	1.75	6.8
Beasley, Aidan	25	1-2	2.76	0	16	18	0.98	9.9
Clemment, Luke	24	0-0	5.25	0	12	11	1.83	8.3
Mathieu, Carl	28	2-0	2.31	0	11	11	1.54	8.5
Johnson, Jeremy	28	0-0	0.00	0	9	8	0.83	7.4

Potential free agent Robby Jones is having a great season. He has a career 2.87 ERA. In his rookie season, Aiden Beasley has been effective. He only pitched 4 innings in AAA over his career. So far Jeremy Johnson has been perfect, he had a 5.93 ERA and 2.05 whip last year for the Expos in 13 innings. In his 2nd year in the MLB, Frank Lynn will improve on his 4.24 career ERA. The Expos have called up reliever Dave Marland and demoted Juan Barrios. The 28 year old Marland missed 1974 due to an injury and is 1-2 with 1 save, a 2.80 ERA in 45 innings for Seattle (AAA). Carl Mathieu has shuffled from AAA to the MLB over the past 5 seasons, this will be a tell tale season for him. Charlie Rancourt will likely not be with the club in 1976, he would like to set a BP by exceeding 25 saves this year that he had in 1973.

Montreal Catchers	AGE	GMS	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	SB
Samms, Nate	33	63	228	12	38	.281	.856	0
Capellan, David	23	19	63	1	8	.175	.470	0

Nate Samms has recovered very nicely from a terrible start to the season. In fact he had a 22 game hitting streak going at one point. This has been his best OPS season, his previous high was in 1970 when he hit 18 HRs and was .816. David Capellan has been sent to AAA, the Expos called up 26 year old Ricky Shvartsman, he is hitting .266 with 7 HRs and 51 RBIs in 61 AAA games.

Montreal Infielders	AGE	GMS	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	SB
Watkins, Gene	29	70	258	5	25	.260	.684	0
Sanchez, David	24	59	236	3	17	.258	.674	22
Terry, Matt	31	59	193	4	21	.269	.703	9
Martinez, Fernando	32	63	185	3	25	.303	.787	0
Carlson, Cory	30	52	144	3	11	.278	.663	0
Delgado, Tony	22	39	142	1	7	.239	.604	11
Scott, Jon	24	31	61	0	8	.230	.558	0
Forristall, Eric	26	22	44	1	2	.273	.764	4

Cory Carlson has been relegated to basically a platoon player, he is signed until 1976 making $5.5 M so he could be trade bait. Matt Terry is playing a lot of 1B since coming over in a trade, he is hitting .259 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs in the 12 games since the trade with Montreal. Fernando Martinez is still effective with limited at bats, a career .308 hitter. Expos 3B Gene Watkins is still not been what the Expos hoped when they got him in a trade with the Reds. He is under his .277 career batting average and .716 OPS in 493 career MLB games. Rookie Tony Delgado has played good defense and average bat, just like the scouts said he would. With 9 HRs in 392 career professional baseball games, the batting expectations are not high. Eric Forristall is in his 3rd MLB season splitting all 3 in the AAA as well. A speedy average fielder and above average bat.

Montreal Outfielders	AGE	GMS	AB	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS	SB
Dahms, Josh	33	72	244	10	32	.254	.753	5
Woodbury, Joe	31	63	228	5	20	.197	.609	10
Gonzalez, Ricardo	28	63	211	6	30	.265	.752	2
Irons, Jesse	26	62	192	8	34	.255	.794	10
Rodriquez, Raul	21	50	109	4	22	.330	.874	13

Ricardo Gonzalez is considered a rookie, at 28 years of age he has been pretty good at the plate and versatile enough to play at 1B as well as all 3 outfield positions. Raul Rodriquez is another rookie. Rodriquez for the most skipped AAA where played just 13 games in 1974. Jesse Irons was an All Star in his 1st season in the MLB. Although he has cooled down since his great start to the season, He has hit just 1 HR since the 50 game mark this year. Danny Plantz was called up by the Expos and they demoted veteran Joe Woodbury. The 26 year old only hit .188 in 48 games for Montreal last year but is hitting .256 with 6 HRs and 30 RBIs in 73 AAA games this year. Josh Dahms was added to get some offense, in 15 games since the trade he has hit just .220 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs.

[Big T]

MontrealExpos/MLB News


July 7^th, 1975
Montreal 3Los Angeles 2 (11)
PH CoryCarlson hits a walk off RBI single to give the Expos thewin in the bottom of the 11^th. SP EricMarks allowed 2 runs and struck out 8 over 7.2 innings.REL Aiden Beasley (2-2) got thewin.


July 8^th, 1975
Montreal 5Cincinnati 0
SP JavierTrevino (10-2) throws a 4-hit shut out lowering his ERA to2.13. 3B Gene Watkins hit a 2-runHR to aid the cause, it was his 6^th of year. Watkins had 3hits in the game.


July 9^th, 1975
Cincinnati 4 Montreal3
The Exposmade it close after falling behind 4-1, JesseIrons hit a solo-HR in the 8^th for his 9^thHR of the year and PH Ricky Shvartsmanin his first plate appearance since being called up hit a bomb in the9^th for his 1^st HR of the year. SP ScottTurner (5-5) allowed 4 runs on 4 hits over just 5 inningsin the loss.


July 10^th, 1975
Game Suspended
Rain came down on the field as theteams where headed to the 7^th inning. The score was tied2-2. Montreal was out hitting the Reds 10 to 3 at the time as SPJamari Taft's only blemishes were2 solo HR's. The game is rescheduled for July 14^th,


July 11^th, 1975
San Diego 1 Montreal0
The offense dried up as the only hitthe Padres got was a solo-HR in the 4^th. SP EddieHernanez (1-1) allow 1 run on 1 hit with 9 Ks over 8innings and took the loss. The Expos had just 6 hits including a1-out Triple by CF Danny Plantz,but could not score him.


July 12^th,1975 ( Trade deadline- 40 man roster expansion)
The MontrealExpos promoted the following players from AAA Seattle.
25 year old REL ChrisMuckenfuss, he is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings.
26 year old REL DannyLopez, he is 2-5 with 2 saves, a 4.37 ERA in 45 innings.
24 year old 1B JonScott, he is hitting .306 with 2 HR's and 9 RBIs in 18games.
23 year old 2BChris Nichols, he is hitting .246 with 6 HR's and 37 RBIsin 75 games.
25 year old 3B AlbertoRodriquez, he is hitting .278 with 7 HR's and 26 RBI's in65 games.
24 year old RF JorgeAlonso, he is hitting .256 with 3 HR's and 22 RBIs in 65games.


The Expos made several trade attemptsto upgrade offense in the OF, but could not make a deal.


San Diego 6 Montreal5 (10)
The Expos pen could not hold a 5-2 leadin the 8^th as the Padres score 3 in the 8^th andget a solo-HR in the 10^th for the win. Expos REL CarlMathieu blows his 2^nd save giving up 3 runs on4 hits in the 8^th. Dependable REL RobbieJones (5-2)gives up the solo HR in the 10^th.Expos SP Eric Marks allowed 2runs on 7 hits with 7 Ks over 7.1 innings. LF RicardoGonzalez hit his 7^th HR of the year, a solo HRin the 2^nd.


Cincinnati Reds SP WaltO'Malley will miss the remainder of the year with atorn flexor tendon in his elbow. The 27 year old is 4-5 with a 2.46ERA in 17 starts.



With just 20 games to go, Montrealhas a magic number of 18 to win the NL East, there playoff chancespercentage is 72.5%. Montreal's remaining schedule is against an .504winning percentage.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Montreal Expos	44-36	.550
St Louis Cardinals	42-39	.519	2 1/2
Pittsburgh Pirates	41-40	.506	3 1/2
Chicago Cubs	39-42	.481	5 1/2
Philadelphia Phillies	38-43	.469	6 1/2
New York Mets	35-46	.432	9 1/2

[Big T]

MontrealExpos/MLB News


July 13th, 1975
San Diego 4 Montreal1
The Expos inability to score runs hashurt them again. Unable to acquire offense at the deadline wastedanother starting pitchers effort. SP JavierTrevino (10-3) allowed 2 runs on 6 hits with 8 Ks over 7innings but was saddled with the loss. The Expos were held to just 6hits.


July 14th, 1975 (Resumed Expos atReds suspended game)
Cincinnati 6 Montreal5 (10)
The Expos resumed the game tied 2-2 andscored 3 unearned runs in the top of the 8th to take the lead. Again,the Expos bull-pen including CL CharlieRancourt came unglued. REL CarlMathieu gave up a 2 runs in the 8th to bring CL CharlieRancourt (0-2) for the 9th, he goes and blows his 3rd saveand finally give ups the winning run in the 10th. SP JamariTaft allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings as thestarters again did their job. 3B GeneWatkins finished with 3 hits.


July 15th, 1975
Pittsburgh 7 Montreal6
Another game, another blow save by thebull-pen. Leading 5-3 going into the 7th the Expos pen gives up runsin the 7th, 8th and 9th to blow another game. SP ScottTurner allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings and leftthe game with a lead. REL Aiden Beasleyallowed 3 runs on 5 hits in his 2 innings of work and REL FrankLynn (0-2) gave up 3 straight base runners with outgetting an out in the walk off loss. The Expos got 2 HR's from LFRicardo Gonzalez along with 4RBIs.


Atlanta Braves SP Robbie Morrisspins a shut out in a 6-0 win over the Reds. He allowed just 2 hits.The 33 year old is now 6-7 with a 3.75 ERA in 18 starts.


July 16th, 1975
Montreal 4Pittsburgh 1
One way to ensure that you bull-pendoesn't blow a save is to pitch a complete game. Expos SP EddieHernanez did just that allowing 1 run on 4 hits andstriking out 6. Hernanez improvesto 2-1 with a 1.10 ERA in 5 starts.


Atlanta Braves SP Marshall Reisingerallowed 2 hits and had 11 Ks in a 2-0 shut out win over the Reds. The 29 year old is now 11-5 with a 2.53 ERA in 18 starts.


July 17th, 1975
Pittsburgh 4 Montreal2
The Expos bull-pen is doing everythingthey can do to blow the NL East Pennant. A 2-run HR in the bottom ofthe 8th broke up a 2-2 tie and the Expos lost again. Expos SP EricMarks allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts over 7innings but left the game tied. REL CarlMathieu (2-1) allowed the winning run in the 8th. 3B GeneWatkins had 3 hits as the Expos out hit the Pirates 12 to5.


Los Angeles Dodgers SP Robby Greenallowed just 3 hits in a 6-0 win over the Astros. The 34 year old had6 Ks in improving to 10-1 with a 2.00 ERA in 19 starts.


July 18th, 1975
New York 1 Montreal0
The losses continue to pile up as thebats this time let down another starting pitcher. A solo HR in the4th is all the Mets would need as the Expos only had 5 hits. Expos SPJavier Trevino (10-4) allowed 1run on 3 hits over 7 innings for the loss. Surprizingly the Exposstill own a 1 game lead in the NL East after going just 2-8 in theirlast 10. Both the Cardinals and Pirates are just a game back.


July 19th, 1975
Montreal 5New York 1
The Expos get back in the win columnwith a great start by SP Jamari Taft. Taft(7-6) allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 5 Ks over 6 innings for the win.The Expos took no chances by allowing little used CL CharlieRancourt to get the final 3 outs. RF JoshDahms left the game when injured throwing a balldefensively. LF Raul Rodriquezhad 3 hits while 3B Gene Watkinshit his 7th HR of the year.


July 20th, 1975
New York 6 Montreal4
The Expos pen blows another lead, thistime a 4-2 lead after six. REL Carl Mathieu(2-2) blows his 3rd save of the season giving up 4 runs over 2innings. Expos SP Scott Turner allowed2 runs on 4 hits over 5 innings. The Expos got CNate Samms 13th HR of the year in the 1st inning.


July 21st, 1975
Montreal 5Atlanta 0
The Expos got a terrific performancefrom SP Eddie Hernanez. Hernanez(3-1) allowed 0 runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts but gotpulled after 7 innings when he reached 121 pitches. CF DannyPlantz hit his 1st HR of the year, a 2-run shot and had atotal of 4 RBIs in the game. C Nate Sammsadded his 14th HR of the season.


July 22nd, 1975
The Exposare off today. Game postponed


The Montreal Expos have activated SSDavid Sanchez from the DL today.The 24 year old was hitting .258 with 3 HR's and 17 RBIs in 59 gamesbefore getting a knee injury that has kept him out since June 24th,1975


July 23rd,1975
Atlanta 5 Montreal3
The Expos out hit the Braves werebetter at cashing them in as the Expos late season strugglescontinue. Expos SP Javier Trevino(10-5) lost for the 3rd straight time despite allowing a total of 6earned runs over 21 innings in those 3 starts.Trevino allowed 3 runson 4 hits with 5 Ks over 7 innings in this loss. The Expos had 5doubles in the game.

NL East	W/L	Pct	GB
Montreal Expos	47-43	.522
St Louis Cardinals	46-45	.505	1 1/2
Pittsburgh Pirates	46-45	.505	1 1/2
Chicago Cubs	44-47	.484	3 1/2
Philadelphia Phillies	43-48	.473	4 1/2
New York Mets	41-50	.451	6 1/2

With 10 games left, the MontrealExpos magic number is 9. MLB is estimating that the Exposhave a 64.8% chance of winning the NL East. Montreal does have thetoughest schedule of the top 3 teams with an average winningpercentage of the remaining schedule of .537. The Pirates have a .522schedule and the Cardinals have a .458 schedule.