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Timeline

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  • 1933: Potential relocation of St. Louis Browns to Montreal [1]
    • Auction of team: [2] (follow through)
  • 1960: Montreal Royals relocate
  • 1967, December: Present expansion proposal
  • 1968, May 27: Announced as an NL expansion team [3]
  • 1968, August: NL threatens to revoke franchise due to ballpark situation
  • 1969, April 8: First game, a win at New York (note key firsts) [4]
  • 1969, April 14: First game at home, a win over St. Louis (note key firsts) [5]
  • 1969, April 17: Bill Stoneman pitches first no-hitter in franchise history [6]
  • 1970: Carl Morton NL ROY
  • 1971-76: Stadium issues and league threatens to remove franchise
  • 1972, October 2: Stoneman's second no-hitter, first in Montreal [7]
  • 1973: Pennant race into the final week of season
  • 1975: First manager,Gene Mauch, fired
  • 1976: Karl Kuehl hired as manager, fired midseason. Charlie Fox replaces, but team finishes last in the NL
  • 1976: September 26: Final game at Jarry Park [8]
  • 1977, April 15: Franchise record 57,592 fans attend first game at Olympic Stadium [9]
  • 1978, June 29: First Pearson Cup game, an exhibition against Toronto. [10]
  • 1978, July 30: Franchise record 28 hits in 19-0 win over Atlanta
  • 1978: Ross Grimsley becomes only 20-game winner in team history.
  • 1979: First winning season in franchise history; 95-65 is still the best record in franchise history; finish two games out of first place
  • 1981, May 10: Charlie Lea pitches No-hitter against San Francisco [11]
  • 1981: Wins second-half pennant [12]
  • 1981, October 11: Expos defeat Philadelphia in NLDS
  • 1981, October 19: Blue Monday; Dodgers defeat Expos in NLCS [13]
  • 1982, July 13: Montreal hosts All-Star Game [14], 4 starters
  • 1982, August 4: Joel Youngblood plays a day game for the Mets, is traded to Montreal, and plays the same evening for Expos
  • 1984, April 13: Pete Rose records his 4,000th career hit, as an Expo. [15]
  • 1984, April 21: David Palmer pitches 5-inning (unofficial) no-hitter in win over St. Louis.
  • 1984: Gary Carter traded
  • 1987: Tim Raines All-Star MVP
  • 1988, September 24: Pascual Perez pitches 5-inning (unofficial) no-hitter in win over Philadelphia.
  • 1989, August 23: Expos lose to Dodgers in a 22-inning game; longest in franchise history. Also first time a mascot was ejected by an umpire in history.
  • 1989: Trade Randy Johnson for Mark Langston but collapse in pennant chase; lose Langston to free agency
  • 1990: Bronfman announces decision to sell team to consortium led by Claude Brochu; Sale confirmed June 14, 1991
  • 1991, July 16: Mark Gardiner pitches nine no-hit innings, but loses no-hitter in 10th inning.
  • 1991, July 28: Dennis Martinez perfect game at Los Angeles [16] [17]
  • 1991, September 8: Slab of concrete falls from Olympic Stadium, forcing team to end season on the road
  • 1992, May 22: Manager Tom Runnels fired, Felipe Alou named replacement; first Dominican manager in MLB history
  • 1992: Gary Carter returns to finish career in Montreal
  • 1994, August 12: MLB Players' strike; Expos led MLB with 74-40 record
  • 1994 offseason: Team conducts a fire sale; Walker, Grissom, Wetteland all dealt
  • 1995, June 3: Pedro Martinez pitches nine perfect innings against San Diego, but gives up hit in 10th inning
  • 1995, October: GM Kevin Malone resigns: "I'm in the building business, not in the dismantling business."
  • 1997, July 1: Canada Day; First all-Canadian regular season game in MLB history at Toronto
  • 1997: Pedro Martinez wins NL Cy Young
  • 1998: Petro Martinez traded, Brochu offers to sell shares in team as Labatt Park project flounders
  • 1999: QC government offers to pay $100 million in interest costs for new arena; owners insist on full financing
  • 1999, July 18: David Cone of Mets pitches perfect game against Expos, the first no-hitter in interleague play.
  • 1999, December 9: Jeffrey Loria buys out Brochu, becomes majority owner
  • 2000: No TV or English radio deals in bid to draw more revenue
  • 2001: Lease on land for Labatt Park expires
  • 2001: Average attendance falls below 10,000
  • 2001, November 6: MLB votes to contract by two teams: Montreal and Minnesota
  • 2001, December 20: John Henry buys Red Sox and sells his ownership of Marlins to Loria. Loria sells Expos to MLB.
  • 2002, February 1: Sales approved by MLB; Loria takes front office staff and personnel to Miami
  • 2002: Minneapolis wins court injunction to save Twins, forcing MLB to keep Expos
  • 2002, August: New CBA prohibits contraction until 2006
  • 2003: MLB decides to play 22 home games in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 2003: Attendance tops 1 million for first time since 1997 thanks to games in PR.
  • 2003, September 1: Expos battling for wild card, but MLB orders no call ups to be made to save money
  • 2004: Games in San Juan again as MLB searches for relocation sites
  • 2004, September 29: MLB announces team will relocate to Washington DC.
  • 2004, September 29: Final game in Montreal [18]
  • 2004, October 2: Final win in team history, at New York
  • 2004, October 3: Final Expos game, a loss at New York
  • 2004, November 15: Lawsuit against MLB and Jeffrey Loria by former owners dismissed

Layout

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  • History
    • 1960-1969 (pre-history)
    • 1969-1976 (Jarry Park)
    • 1977-1981 (Big Owe, playoffs)
    • 1982-1990 (to sale to Bronfman)
    • 1990-1994 (to strike)
    • 1995-2004 (decline)
    • 2003-2005 (relocation)
  • Ballparks
    • Jarry Park
    • Olympic Stadium
    • San Juan
    • Labatt Park
  • Players
    • Hall of Famers
    • Retired Numbers
    • Managers
    • Statistical leaders
  • Legacy
    • Canadian expansion, Blue Jays
    • Cultural

Concepts

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Stories

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Websites

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  • Au Revoir, CBC - rise, fall, demise, timeline, statistical history
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