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1979 Montreal Expos

Manager: Dick Willams 95-65, Finished 2nd in NL East 

Attendance: 2,102,173 (4th of 12) **First time over 2 million

Ballpark: Big O

Scores:http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1979-schedule-scores.shtml

Highlights:  December 7, 1978: Stan Papi was traded by the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Spaceman Bill Lee.

December 9, 1978: Randy St. Claire was signed by the Expos as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1978: Sam Mejias was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry White and Rodney Scott.

March 31, 1979: Pepe Frías was traded by the Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Dave Campbell.

July 20, 1979: The Expos traded a player to be named later and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Rusty Staub. The Expos completed the deal by sending Randy Schafer (minors) to the Tigers on December 3.[10]

Youppi!, a creation of Acme Mascots, Inc. (a division of Harrison/Erickson, Inc.), was commissioned by Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry. Originally leased by the team in 1979, Youppi was eventually purchased by the Expos and represented the team.

Dick Williams, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

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