The 1984

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season was the 16th season in franchise history. They recorded 78 wins during the 1984 season and finished in fifth place in the

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. A managerial change occurred as

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was replaced by

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. The highlight of the Expos season was the acquisition of

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. After being benched in the

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, Rose left the Phillies and signed a one-year contract with the

. He garnered his 4,000th hit with the team on April 13, 1984 against the Phillies, being only the second player to do so.

Offseason

* October 7, 1983:

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was released by the Expos. * October 31, 1983: Tim Barrett was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos. * December 7, 1983: Scott Sanderson was traded by the Expos to the

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, and

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was traded by the Expos to the

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as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent

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to the Montreal Expos. The Cubs sent

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, and

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to the Padres. * December 7, 1983:

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was traded by the Expos to the

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for Rusty McNealy and cash. * December 19, 1983:

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was signed as a free agent by the Expos. * December 23, 1983:

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was signed as a free agent by the Expos. * January 20, 1984:

was signed as a free agent by the Expos.Pete Rose
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * February 27, 1984:

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was traded by the Expos to the

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for

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, and a player to be named later. The Giants completed the trade by sending

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to the Expos on March 31.

Spring training

The Expos held

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– a facility they shared with the

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. It was their eighth season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from

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and since

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Regular season

* April 13, 1984:

doubled off of his former teammate, Phillies pitcher

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, for his 4,000th career hit. Rose would join

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as only the second player to enter the 4000 hit club. The hit came 21 years to the day after Rose's first career hit. Rose was eventually traded to the Reds for infielder

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on August 15. While with the Expos, Rose had 72 hits and batted .259.

Opening Day starters

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 4, 1984: Anthony Young was drafted by the Expos in the 10th round of the

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, but did not sign. * July 20, 1984:

was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos for

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. * August 16, 1984:

was traded by the Expos to the

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for

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''

Award winners

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Award, Outfield *

, National League Leader, 38 Doubles *

, National League Leader, 75 Stolen BasesStolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
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* Gary Carter, catcher, starter *

, pitcher, starter *

, outfield, reserve *

, third baseman, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

External links

1984 Montreal Expos team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
1984 Montreal Expos team
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