The 1979 Montreal Expos team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1979 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Montreal Expos primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
42 | Bill Atkinson | 5-07 | 165 | Right | Left | 1954-10-04 |
22 | Stan Bahnsen | 6-02 | 203 | Right | Right | 1944-12-15 |
35 | Woodie Fryman | 6-02 | 205 | Left | Right | 1940-04-12 |
48 | Ross Grimsley | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Left | 1950-01-07 |
34 | Bill Gullickson | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1959-02-20 |
20 | Bob James | 6-04 | 230 | Right | Right | 1958-08-15 |
37 | Bill Lee | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Left | 1946-12-28 |
43 | Rudy May | 6-03 | 207 | Left | Left | 1944-07-18 |
29 | Dale Murray | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Right | 1950-02-02 |
46 | Dave Palmer | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1957-10-19 |
45 | Steve Rogers | 6-01 | 182 | Right | Right | 1949-10-26 |
21 | Scott Sanderson | 6-05 | 200 | Right | Right | 1956-07-22 |
36 | Dan Schatzeder | 6-00 | 195 | Left | Left | 1954-12-01 |
27 | Elias Sosa | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1950-06-10 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Gary Carter | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1954-04-08 |
5 | Duffy Dyer | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1945-08-15 |
47 | John Tamargo | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Both | 1951-11-07 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
57 | Randy Bass | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Left | 1954-03-13 |
7 | Tony Bernazard | 5-09 | 160 | Right | Both | 1956-08-24 |
30 | Dave Cash | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1948-06-11 |
14 | Tom Hutton | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Left | 1946-04-20 |
31 | Ken Macha | 6-02 | 217 | Right | Right | 1950-09-29 |
12 | Jim Mason | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Left | 1950-08-14 |
15 | Larry Parrish | 6-03 | 215 | Right | Right | 1953-11-10 |
24 | Tony Perez | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1942-05-14 |
19 | Rodney Scott | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Both | 1953-10-16 |
25 | Tony Solaita | 6-00 | 215 | Left | Left | 1947-01-15 |
4 | Chris Speier | 6-01 | 182 | Right | Right | 1950-06-28 |
6 | Rusty Staub | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Left | 1944-04-01 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
49 | Warren Cromartie | 6-00 | 192 | Left | Left | 1953-09-29 |
10 | Andre Dawson | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1954-07-10 |
17 | Ellis Valentine | 6-04 | 207 | Right | Right | 1954-07-30 |
18 | Jerry White | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Both | 1952-08-23 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Tim Raines | 5-08 | 195 | Right | Both | 1959-09-16 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1979 Montreal Expos Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1979 Montreal Expos played 160 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 65 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Stade Olympique (Park Factors: 99/98) where 2,102,173 fans witnessed their 1979 Expos finish the season with a .594 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1979 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Montreal Expos primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1979 Montreal Expos Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?