1987 Montreal Expos season

The 1987 Montreal Expos season was the 19th season in franchise history. They finished third in the National League East with a 91–71 record and 4 games behind the Cardinals.

1987 Montreal Expos
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Olympic Stadium
City	Montreal
Record	91–71
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Charles Bronfman
General managers	Murray Cook, Bill Stoneman
Managers	Buck Rodgers
Television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)
Radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning, Rich Griffin, Rob Faulds) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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Offseason

• October 7, 1986: Bert Roberge was released by the Expos.^[1]
• December 9, 1986: John Mizerock was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos. ^[2]
• January 19, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[3]
• February 3, 1987: Jeff Reardon and Tom Nieto were traded by the Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton, Yorkis Pérez, Jeff Reed, and Al Cardwood (minors).^[4]
• February 16, 1987: Pascual Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[5]
• February 20, 1987: Al Newman was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Shade (minors).^[6]

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 11th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

• August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hit for the cycle in a 10-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Olympic Stadium, going five-for-five in the process. A crowd of 26,134 were on hand to see it in Montreal.

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	95	67	.586	—	49‍–‍32	46‍–‍35
New York Mets	92	70	.568	3	49‍–‍32	43‍–‍38
Montreal Expos	91	71	.562	4	48‍–‍33	43‍–‍38
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	15	43‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	15	47‍–‍34	33‍–‍48
Chicago Cubs	76	85	.472	18½	40‍–‍40	36‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–5	8–10	8–10	6–12	3–9	7–5	7–5	7–5	6–12	8–10	3–9
Chicago	5–6	—	6–6	8–4	6–6	10–8	9–9	8–10	4–14	9–3	5–7	6–12
Cincinnati	10–8	6–6	—	13–5	10–8	6–6	7–5	5–7	4–8	12–6	7–11	4–8
Houston	10–8	4–8	5–13	—	12–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–13	10–8	5–7
Los Angeles	12–6	6–6	8–10	6–12	—	3–9	6–6	2–10	6–6	11–7	10–8	3–9
Montreal	9–3	8–10	6–6	5–7	9–3	—	8–10	10–8	11–7	9–3	5–7	11–7
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	—	13–5	12–6	8–4	9–3	9–9
Philadelphia	5–7	10–8	7–5	6–6	10–2	8–10	5–13	—	11–7	8–4	2–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	5–7	14–4	8–4	6–6	6–6	7–11	6–12	7–11	—	8–4	6–6	7–11
San Diego	12–6	3–9	6–12	13–5	7–11	3–9	4–8	4–8	4–8	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	7–5	11–7	8–10	8–10	7–5	3–9	10–2	6–6	13–5	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	7–11	9–9	10–8	11–7	8–4	5–7	—

Opening Day lineup

• Casey Candaele
• Tom Foley
• Andrés Galarraga
• Vance Law
• John Stefero
• Jay Tibbs
• Tim Wallach
• Mitch Webster
• Herm Winningham^[7]

Notable transactions

• May 1, 1987: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[8]
• May 4, 1987: Nelson Norman was released by the Expos.^[9]
• May 6, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.^[10]
• June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
  • Nate Minchey was drafted by the Expos in the 2nd round. Player signed June 11, 1987.^[11]
  • John Vander Wal was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 6, 1987.^[12]
  • Archi Cianfrocco was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round. Player signed June 10, 1987.^[13]
• June 30, 1987: Curt Brown was sent by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.^[14]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Jack Daugherty (Sep 1)
  • Alonzo Powell (Apr 6)
  • Tom Romano (Sep 1)
  • Nelson Santovenia (Sep 16)
• Pitchers:
  • Jeff Fischer (Jun 19)
  • Ubaldo Heredia (May 12) ^[15]

Roster

1987 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 52 Curt Brown 44 Tim Burke 39 Bill Campbell 39 Jeff Fischer 26 Neal Heaton 35 Ubaldo Heredia 38 Joe Hesketh 53 Charlie Lea 32 Dennis Martínez 22 Bob McClure 27 Andy McGaffigan 49 Jeff Parrett 34 Pascual Pérez 48 Bob Sebra 28 Bryn Smith 40 Lary Sorensen 51 Randy St. Claire 50 Jay Tibbs 17 Floyd Youmans		Catchers 20 Mike Fitzgerald 24 Jeff Reed 47 Nelson Santovenia 19 John Stefero Infielders  7 Hubie Brooks  9 Casey Candaele 33 Jack Daugherty 16 Tom Foley 14 Andrés Galarraga  6 Wallace Johnson  2 Vance Law 33 Nelson Norman 12 Luis Rivera 47 Razor Shines 29 Tim Wallach		Outfielders  4 Dave Engle  5 Reid Nichols 21 Alonzo Powell 30 Tim Raines 41 Tom Romano 23 Mitch Webster  3 Herm Winningham		Manager 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (Pitching) 60 Leonel Carrión (Assistant) 26 Ron Hansen (First Base) 31 Ken Macha (Bullpen) 42 Jackie Moore (Third Base)  1 Bobby Winkles (Hitting)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Mike Fitzgerald	107	287	69	.240	3	36	3
1B	Andrés Galarraga	147	551	168	.305	13	90	7
2B	Vance Law	133	436	119	.273	12	56	8
3B	Tim Wallach	153	593	177	.298	26	123	9
SS	Hubie Brooks	112	430	113	.263	14	72	4
LF	Tim Raines	139	530	175	.330	18	68	50
CF	Herm Winningham	137	347	83	.239	4	41	29
RF	Mitch Webster	156	588	165	.281	15	63	33

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Casey Candaele	138	449	122	.272	1	23	7
Tom Foley	106	280	82	.293	5	28	6
Jeff Reed	75	207	44	.213	1	21	0
Reid Nichols	77	147	39	.265	4	20	2
Wallace Johnson	75	85	21	.247	1	14	5
Dave Engle	59	84	19	.226	1	14	1
John Stefero	18	56	11	.196	1	3	0
Alonzo Powell	14	41	8	.195	0	4	0
Luis Rivera	18	32	5	.156	0	1	0
Jack Daugherty	11	10	1	.100	0	0	0
Razor Shines	6	9	2	.222	0	0	1
Nelson Norman	1	4	0	.000	0	0	0
Tom Romano	7	3	0	.000	0	0	0
Nelson Santovenia	2	1	0	.000	0	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Neal Heaton	32	193.1	13	10	4.52	105
Bob Sebra	36	177.1	6	15	4.42	156
Bryn Smith	26	150.1	10	9	4.37	94
Dennis Martínez	22	144.2	11	4	3.30	84
Floyd Youmans	23	116.1	9	8	4.64	94
Pascual Pérez	10	70.1	7	0	2.30	58
Ubaldo Heredia	2	10.0	0	1	5.40	6
Charlie Lea	1	1.0	0	1	36.00	1

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jay Tibbs	19	83.0	4	5	4.99	54
Lary Sorensen	23	47.2	3	4	4.72	21
Jeff Fischer	4	13.2	0	1	8.56	6

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tim Burke	55	7	0	18	1.19	58
Andy McGaffigan	69	5	2	12	2.39	100
Bob McClure	52	6	1	5	3.44	33
Jeff Parrett	45	7	6	6	4.21	56
Randy St. Claire	44	3	3	7	4.03	43
Joe Hesketh	18	0	0	1	3.14	31
Bill Campbell	7	0	0	0	8.10	4
Curt Brown	5	0	1	0	7.71	6
Vance Law	3	0	0	0	5.40	2
Tim Wallach	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Awards and honors

• Tim Wallach, Silver Slugger Award

1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tim Raines, outfield
• Tim Raines, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Joe Sparks
AA	Jacksonville Expos	Southern League	Tommy Thompson
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Felipe Alou
A	Burlington Expos	Midwest League	J. R. Miner
A-Short Season	Jamestown Expos	New York–Penn League	Gene Glynn
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Jethro McIntyre

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis^[16]