The 1998

Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, 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 t ...

season was the 30th season in franchise history.

Offseason

*On November 18, 1997, the Expos sent Pedro Martínez to the

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for a player to be named later and Carl Pavano. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas, Jr on December 18, 1997, to complete the trade. *December 12, 1997: Henry Rodriguez was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Miguel Batista.

Spring training

In 1998, the Expos held

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at a new facility,

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, which opened that spring. They shared the facility with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

* Shane Andrews *

Brad Fullmer Bradley Ryan Fullmer (born January 17, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. In an eight-year career, he played for the Montreal Expos (1997–1999), Toronto Blue Jays (2000–2001), Anaheim Angels (2002–20 ...

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Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played for ...

* Carlos Pérez *

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* Rondell White * Chris Widger

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable Transactions

*July 31, 1998: Ted Lilly was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jonathan Tucker (minors),

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, and Wilton Guerrero to the Montreal Expos for Carlos Pérez,

, and Hiram Bocachica.

Roster

Scorecard for McGwire's 70th

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, and in the seventh inning, he got number 70 off Carl Pavano. September 27, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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

1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 69th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 7 ...

* Ugueth Urbina, pitcher

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: HarrisburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1998 Montreal Expos
at ''Baseball Reference''
1998 Montreal Expos
at ''Baseball Almanac''
Mark McGwire's 70 Home Runs' on ''Baseball Almanac''
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