1979 Montreal Expos Roster

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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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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
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
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
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
32 Tim Raines 5-08 195 Right Both 1959-09-16
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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:

1979 Montreal Expos
Opening Day Starters

Gary Carter
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Ross Grimsley
Larry Parrish
Tony Perez
Rodney Scott
Chris Speier
Ellis Valentine

1979 Montreal Expos
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (138)
1B Tony Perez (129)
2B Rodney Scott (113)
3B Larry Parrish (153)
SS Chris Speier (112)
LF Warren Cromartie (158)
CF Andre Dawson (153)
RF Ellis Valentine (144)
  
SP Ross Grimsley
SP Bill Lee
SP Steve Rogers
SP Scott Sanderson
SP Dan Schatzeder
  
RP Stan Bahnsen
RP Woodie Fryman
RP Rudy May
CL Elias Sosa

1979 Montreal Expos
Salaries

Andre Dawson $350,000.00
Dave Cash $300,000.00
Steve Rogers $225,000.00
Gary Carter $220,000.00
Ross Grimsley $175,000.00
Duffy Dyer $95,000.00
Tony Solaita $68,000.00
Scott Sanderson $22,300.00
Randy Bass $21,000.00
Tony Bernazard $21,000.00
Bill Gullickson $21,000.00
Bob James $21,000.00
Dave Palmer $21,000.00
Tim Raines $21,000.00
Dan Schatzeder $21,000.00

1979 Montreal Expos
Uniform Numbers

#4 Chris Speier
#5 Duffy Dyer
#6 Rusty Staub
#7 Tony Bernazard
#8 Gary Carter
#10 Andre Dawson
#12 Jim Mason
#14 Tom Hutton
#15 Larry Parrish
#17 Ellis Valentine
#18 Jerry White
#19 Rodney Scott
#20 Bob James
#21 Scott Sanderson
#22 Stan Bahnsen
#24 Tony Perez
#25 Tony Solaita
#27 Elias Sosa
#29 Dale Murray
#30 Dave Cash
#31 Ken Macha
#32 Tim Raines
#34 Bill Gullickson
#35 Woodie Fryman
#36 Dan Schatzeder
#37 Bill Lee
#42 Bill Atkinson
#43 Rudy May
#45 Steve Rogers
#46 Dave Palmer
#47 John Tamargo
#48 Ross Grimsley
#49 Warren Cromartie
#57 Randy Bass

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)?