The 1970

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season was the second season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the

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with a record of 73–89, 16 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Expos won 21 more games than in their inaugural season in 1969.

Offseason

* December 3, 1969: Jerry Robertson was traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for

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Spring training

The Expos held spring training at

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, a facility they shared with the

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. It was their second season at the stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

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* Marv Staehle *

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Notable transactions

* April 22, 1970:

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was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Qualls. * May 19, 1970: Don Shaw was purchased from the Expos by the

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. * June 15, 1970: José Herrera was traded by the Expos to the Milwaukee Brewers for John O'Donoghue. * June 15, 1970: Ty Cline was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Clyde Mashore. * June 22, 1970: Bombo Rivera was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos. * June 23, 1970: Don Bosch was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mike Marshall. * August 2, 1970: Kevin Collins was purchased from the Expos by the Detroit Tigers. * August 20, 1970: Floyd Wicker was purchased from the Expos by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Draft picks

* June 4, 1970:

1970 Major League Baseball draft First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1970 Major League Baseball draft. ''*'' Did not sign Other notable Selections ''*'' Did not sign References External links Complete draft list from ''The Basebal ...

** Pat Scanlon was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round. ** Jerry White was drafted by the Expos in the 14th round.Jerry White
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Player stats

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

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* Rusty Staub, reserve

Farm system

Buffalo franchise moved to Winnipeg and renamed, June 11, 1970; Jacksonville affiliation shared with Milwaukee Brewers

Notes

References

*
1970 Montreal Expos
at ''Baseball Reference''
1970 Montreal Expos
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{Montreal Expos Montreal Expos seasons Montreal Expos season 1970 in Quebec 1970s in Montreal