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[edit] Offseason
January 10, 1978: Tony Phillips was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed March 10, 1978. [1]
[edit] Regular season
- July 20, 1978 - Shorstop Chris Speier (hitting in the number eight slot) hits for the cycle at Olympic Stadium in Montreal in front of a crowd of 14,108. Speier is the second in Expos history to hit for the cycle. Pitcher Woodie Fryman picked up the victory. Ironically, Fryman got the victory when Expos shortstop Tim Foli hit for the cycle in 1976.
[edit] First Pearson Cup
The Pearson Cup was an annual mid-season major league baseball exhibition between former Canadian rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Montréal Expos. Named after former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, it was originally created to raise money for minor league baseball in Canada. In later years, it was incorporated into the interleague baseball schedule.
The series began in 1978, and Canadian Bill Atkinson was the winning pitcher and scored the winning run for the Expos in the first-ever Pearson Cup game at the Olympic Stadium in 1978. [2].
[edit] Opening Day Starters
[edit] Season standings
[edit] Notable Transactions
- June 6, 1978: Jim DeShaies was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 13th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign. [3]
- June 6, 1978: Razor Shines was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1978 amateur draft. [4]
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
[edit] Other batters
[edit] Starting pitchers
[edit] Other pitchers
[edit] Relief pitchers
[edit] Award Winners
1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Ross Grimsley, Pitcher, Reserve
- Steve Rogers, Pitcher, Reserve
[edit] References
