1982 Montreal Expos season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Montreal Expos
season = 1982
misc = All-Star Game held in Montreal

current league = National League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Olympic Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Montreal
y5 = 1969
owners = Charles Bronfman
managers = Jim Fanning
general manager = John McHale
television = CBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun)
radio = CFCF
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch)
CKAC (AM)
(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)|

Offseason

*January 14, 1982: Grant Jackson was traded by the Expos to the Kansas City Royals for Ken Phelps. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 31, 1982: Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler were traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Al Oliver. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oliveal01.shtml Al Oliver page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* Spaceman Bill Lee was released after not showing up at a game. Lee did not show up as a sign of protest because the Expos had released second baseman Rodney Scott.Fact|date=September 2008

* On August 4, Joel Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. Interestingly, the two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Opening Day Starters

* Gary Carter
* Warren Cromartie
* Andre Dawson
* Wallace Johnson
* Al Oliver
* Tim Raines
* Scott Sanderson
* Chris Speier
* Tim Wallach

eason standings

Transactions

*June 15, 1982: Dan Schatzeder was purchased by the Expos from the San Francisco Giants. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schatda01.shtml Dan Schatzeder page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 4, 1982: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the New York Mets for Joel Youngblood. The Expos completed the deal by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo02.shtml Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 15, 1982: Casey Candaele was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference] ]

All-Star Game

On July 13, by|1982, the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. The National League won 4–1 before a crowd of 59 057. Steve Rogers was the winning pitcher and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Dave Concepción was named MVP. Five players represented the Expos on the National League squad: Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Al Oliver and Rogers.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Award Winners

* Gary Carter, Gold Glove Award, Catcher
* Andre Dawson, Gold Glove Award, Outfield
*Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 78 [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac ] ]
* Steve Rogers, Pitcher of the Month, April

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Gary Carter, Catcher
* Andre Dawson, Outfield
* Tim Raines, Outfield
* Al Oliver, First Baseman
* Steve Rogers, Pitcher

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1982.shtml 1982 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1982&t=MON 1982 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]