Montréal Expos
| Montreal Expos | |
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| Established | 1969 (Expansion team) |
| Relocated December 3, 2004 (to Washington, D.C., as the Washington Nationals) | |
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| Team logo | Cap insignia |
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(1) – The Expos played twenty-two home games in San Juan during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, and the remainder in Montreal. |
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| World Series titles (0) | None |
| NL pennants (0) | None |
| East Division titles (1)(2)(3) | 1981 |
| Wild Card berths (0) | None |
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(2) – In 1981, a players' strike in the middle of the season forced the season to be split into two halves. Montreal won the division in the second half, despite having the second best record in the division when considering the entire season, two games behind St. Louis. (3) – In 1994, a players' strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Montreal was in first place by six games in the National League East Division when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994. |
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| Retired numbers | 8, 10, 10, 30, 42 |
| Mascot | Souki (1978), Youppi! (1979–2004) |
| Theme Song | Les Expos sont là ("The Expos are here") by Marc Gélinas |
(1) – The Expos played twenty-two home games in San Juan during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, and the remainder in Montreal.
(3) – In 1994, a players' strike wiped out the last eight weeks of the season and all post-season. Montreal was in first place by six games in the National League East Division when play was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994.
The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in the National League (NL) East Division from 1969 until 2004. Following the 2004 season, the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C., and became the Washington Nationals.
Immediately after the minor league Triple-A Montreal Royals folded in 1960, political leaders in Montreal sought an MLB franchise, and when the National League evaluated expansion candidates for the 1969 season, it awarded a team to Montreal. Named after the Expo 67 World's Fair, the Expos originally played at Jarry Park Stadium before moving to Olympic Stadium in 1977. The Expos failed to post a winning record in any of their first ten seasons. The team won its only division title in the strike-shortened 1981 season, but lost the 1981 National League Championship Series (NLCS) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team was sold in 1991 by its majority, founding owner, Charles Bronfman, to a consortium headed by Claude Brochu. Felipe Alou was promoted to the team's field manager in 1992, becoming MLB's first Dominican-born manager. He led the team to four winning seasons, including 1994, where the Expos had the best record in baseball before a players' strike ended the season. Alou became the Expos leader in games managed (1409).
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