2004 Montreal Expos season

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2004  Montreal Expos
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Olympic Stadium and Estadio Hiram Bithorn
City Montreal, Canada and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Record67–95 (.414)
Divisional place5th
Owners Major League Baseball
General managers Omar Minaya
Managers Frank Robinson
Television Réseau des sports
(Rodger Brulotte, Denis Casavant)
SCORE TV
(Sam Cosentino, Darrin Fletcher, Brett Dolan, Rance Mulliniks, Joe Block)
Radio CKGM (AM)
(Mitch Melnick, Elliott Price, guest play-by-play broadcasters)

CKAC (AM)
(Jacques Doucet, Marc Griffin)
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The 2004 Montreal Expos season was the 36th and final Major League Baseball (MLB) season for the Montreal Expos franchise competing under that name and being based in Canada. The team competed as members of the National League East. The Expos played most of their home games at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, while also playing 21 home games at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [1]

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The Expos finished in fifth and last place in their division, with a 67–95 record, 29 games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves. After the season, the team—which had played in Montreal since its founding as part of the 1969 MLB expansion—relocated to Washington, D.C., and became the Washington Nationals, as MLB returned to Washington for the 2005 season after a 33-season absence.

Offseason

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, in 2004. It was their second year of spring training at the facility.

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Source [5]

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Peter Bergeron Center fielder
José Vidro Second baseman
Carl Everett Right fielder
Orlando Cabrera Shortstop
Brad Wilkerson First baseman
Tony Batista Third baseman
Termel Sledge Left fielder
Brian Schneider Catcher
Liván Hernández Starting pitcher

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9666.593—49‍–‍3247‍–‍34
Philadelphia Phillies 8676.5311042‍–‍3944‍–‍37
Florida Marlins 8379.5121342‍–‍3841‍–‍41
New York Mets 7191.4382538‍–‍4333‍–‍48
Montreal Expos 6795.4142935‍–‍4532‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League record

Source:
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULAMILMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —2–44–23–36–133–42–43–163–30–63–41–52–47–125–141–56–12
Atlanta 4–2—3–32–44–214–53–34–34–215–412–710–94–23–34–32–48–10
Chicago 2–43–3—9–85–13–310–92–410–73–34–23–313–54–22–48–118–4
Cincinnati 3–34–28–9—3–34–26–114–210–84–23–33–39–102–43–35–145-7
Colorado 13–62–41–53–3—1–51–58–112–42–41–55–32–410–98–111–58–10
Florida 4–35–143–32–45–1—3–33–34–211–815–412–71–54–22–52–47–11
Houston 4–23–39–1011–65–13-3—1–513–62–42–46–012–52–42–410–87–5
Los Angeles 16–33–44–22–411–83–35–1—3–34–33–31–56–010–910–92–410–8
Milwaukee 3–32–47–108–104–22–46–133–3—5–12–40–66–122–41–58–98–4
Montreal 6–04–153–32–44–28-114–23–41–5—9–107–124–21–61–53–37–11
New York 4–37–122–43–35–14–154–23–34–210–9—8–111–51–64–21–510–8
Philadelphia 5-19–103–33–33–57–120–65–16–012–711–8—3–35–12–43–39–9
Pittsburgh 4–22–45–1310–94–25–15–120–612–62–45–13–3—3–35–15–122–10
San Diego 12–73–32–44–29–102–44–29–104–26–16–11–53–3—12–72–48–10
San Francisco 14–53–44–23–311–85–24–29–105–15–12–44–21–57–12—3–311–7
St. Louis 5–14–211–814–55–14-28–104–29–83–35–13–312–54–23–3—11–1
Expos vs. American League
TeamAL Central 
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Montreal—2–1—2–10–30–33–3

Game log

Source [6]

Legend
 Expos win
 Expos loss
 Postponement
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2004 Game Log
April (5–19)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecord
1April 6@ Marlins 3–4 Perisho (1–0) Ayala (0–1) Benítez (1)55,315 Pro Player Stadium 0–1
2April 7@ Marlins 3–2 Vargas (1-0) Penny (0–1) Biddle (1)17,622 Pro Player Stadium 1–1
3April 8@ Marlins 0–3 Willis (1–0) Ohka (0–1) Benítez (2)18,121 Pro Player Stadium 1–2
4April 9vs. Mets
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2–3 (11) Weathers (1-0) Ayala (0-2) Moreno (1)14,739 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1–3
5April 10vs. Mets
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		1-0 Patterson (1-0) Seo (0-1) Biddle (2)11,957 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2–3
6April 11vs. Mets
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		1–4 Glavine (1-0) Hernández (0-1) Looper (2)10,623 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2–4
7April 13vs. Marlins
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		0–5 Penny (1-1) Vargas (1-1)14,620 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2–5
8April 14vs. Marlins
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		0–9 Willis (2-0) Ohka (0-2)13,180 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2–6
9April 15vs. Marlins
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		0–3 Pavano (1-0) Day (0-1) Benítez (6)8,494 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2–7
10April 16@ Phillies 2–4 Milton (1-0) Hernández (0-2) Wagner (3)39,613 Citizens Bank Park 2–8
11April 17@ Phillies 3–6 Millwood (1-2) Patterson (1-1) Wagner (4)42,931 Citizens Bank Park 2–9
12April 18@ Phillies 4–5 Wagner (1-0) Biddle (0-1)43,791 Citizens Bank Park 2–10
13April 19@ Mets 1–4 Yates (1-1) Ohka (0-3) Looper (3)14,002 Shea Stadium 2–11
14April 20@ Mets 2–1 Day (1-1) Weathers (1-1) Biddle (3)14,513 Shea Stadium 3–11
15April 21@ Mets 2–1 Hernández (1-2) Glavine (2-1) Biddle (4)23,565 Shea Stadium 4–11
16April 22@ Mets 2–3 Trachsel (2-2) Bentz (0–1) Looper (4)15,062 Shea Stadium 4–12
17April 23 Phillies 6–8 Millwood (2-2) Bentz (0-2) Wagner (5)30,112 Olympic Stadium 4–13
18April 24 Phillies 0–7 Wolf (1-1) Ohka (0-4)6,899 Olympic Stadium 4–14
19April 25 Phillies 2–0 Day (2-1) Padilla (0-3) Biddle (5)8,267 Olympic Stadium 5–14
20April 26@ Padres 2–3 Otsuka (1-1) Ayala (1-1)25,438 Petco Park 5–15
21April 27@ Padres 0–3 Valdez (3-0) Patterson (1-2) Hoffman (4)25,473 Petco Park 5–16
22April 28@ Padres 4–5 Osuna (1-0) Ayala (0-4) Hoffman (5)24,079 Petco Park 5–17
23April 29@ Padres 1–2 Wells (1–2) Ohka (0–5) Hoffman (6)21,689 Petco Park 5–18
24April 30@ Dodgers 4–13 Ishii (4–1) Day (2–2)54,958 Dodger Stadium 5–19
May (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecord
25May 1@ Dodgers 4–5 Mota (1–0) Ayala (0–5) Gagné (7)52,900 Dodger Stadium 5–20
26May 2@ Dodgers 6–4 Kim (1–0) Nomo (3–3)35,351 Dodger Stadium 6–20
27May 4 Rockies 10–4 Vargas (2–1) Jennings (1–4)4,001 Olympic Stadium 7–20
28May 5 Rockies 0–2 Kennedy (4-0) Day (2-3) Chacón (7)3,609 Olympic Stadium 7–21
29May 6 Rockies 3–1 Hernández (2–2) Elarton (0–5)8,851 Olympic Stadium 8–21
30May 7 Cardinals 5–2 Kim (2–0) Morris (3–3) Biddle (6)5,332 Olympic Stadium 9–21
31May 8 Cardinals 2–0 Ohka (1–5) Marquis (1–3) Biddle (7)5,611 Olympic Stadium 10–21
32May 9 Cardinals 2–5 Carpenter (3–1) Vargas (2–2) Isringhausen (5)12,301 Olympic Stadium 10–22
33May 11@ Brewers 5-8 (14) Burba (3-0) Tucker (0-1)10,761 Miller Park 10-23
34May 12@ Brewers 3-4 Obermueller (2-1) Day (2-4) Kolb (7)10,803 Miller Park 10-24
35May 13@ Brewers 4-7 Davis (3-2) Kim (2-18) Kolb (8)14,972 Miller Park 10-25
36May 14@ Diamondbacks 4-3 Cordero (1-0) Valverde (0-1) Biddle (8)27,188 Bank One Ballpark 11-25
37May 15@ Diamondbacks 5-0 Vargas (3-2) Daigle (2-2)32,379 Bank One Ballpark 12-25
38May 16@ Diamondbacks 6-1 Hernández (3-2) Sparks (2-3)32,629 Bank One Ballpark 13-25
39May 18vs. Brewers
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		3-2 Day (3-4) Davis (3-3) Biddle (9)8,387 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 14-25
40May 19vs. Brewers
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		3-6 Santos (2-0) Kim (2-2) Kolb (9)8,157 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 14-26
41May 20vs. Brewers
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2-3 Adams (2-0) Biddle (0-1) Kolb (10)8,941 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 14-27
42May 21vs. Giants
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		5-6 Franklin (1-0) Hernández (3-3) Herges (12)14,325 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 14-28
43May 22vs. Giants
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2-7 (11) Walker (3-0) Fikac (0-1)16,836 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 14-29
–May 23vs. Giants
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for August 18 as part of a doubleheader at San Francisco
44May 24 Braves 0-5 Thomson (3-2) Day (3-5)4,675 Olympic Stadium 14-30
45May 25 Braves 3-1 Ohka (2–5) Ramírez (2-4) Biddle (10)4,235 Olympic Stadium 15-30
46May 26 Braves 1-6 Ortiz (5-4) Hernández (3-4)4,544 Olympic Stadium 15-31
47May 28 Reds 6–7 Lidle (4–4) Vargas (3-3) Graves (22)7,058 Olympic Stadium 15–32
48May 29 Reds 1–4 Acevedo (3–3) Day (3-6) Graves (23)7,913 Olympic Stadium 15–33
49May 30 Reds 6–2 Ohka (3–5) Valentine (0–1) Cordero (1)9,745 Olympic Stadium 16–33
50May 31@ Braves 2–8 Ortiz (6–4) Hernández (3–5)24,945 Turner Field 16–34
June (10–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecord
51June 1@ Braves 6–7 Almanza (1–1) Biddle (0–3)20,271 Turner Field 16–35
52June 2@ Braves 8–4 Vargas (4–3) Hampton (1–6)21,055 Turner Field 17–35
53June 4@ Reds 4–2 Day (4–6) Acevedo (3–4) Biddle (11)32,701 Great American Ballpark 18–35
54June 5@ Reds 3–6 (10) Jones (4–1) Cordero (1–1)40,545 Great American Ballpark 18–36
55June 6@ Reds 5–6 Matthews (1–0) Biddle (0–4)31,814 Great American Ballpark 18–37
56June 8@ Royals 2–4 Greinke (1–1) Armas (0–1) Affeldt (7)15,209 Kauffman Stadium 18–38
–June 9@ Royals Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for June 10 as part of a doubleheader
57June 10 (1)@ Royals 8–0 Day (5–6) Reyes (2–1) [note 2] Kauffman Stadium 19–38
58June 10 (2)@ Royals 7–2 Kim (3–2) Gobble (3–4)16,891 [note 2] Kauffman Stadium 20–38
59June 11@ Mariners 0–1 Guardado (2–0) Hernández (3–6)32,826 Safeco Field 20–39
60June 12@ Mariners 0–3 Moyer (5–2) Vargas (4–4) Guardado (11)36,562 Safeco Field 20–40
61June 13@ Mariners 1–8 Piñeiro (2–8) Armas (0–2)43,339 Safeco Field 20–41
62June 15 Twins 2–8 Santana (5–5) Day (5–7)4,557 Olympic Stadium 20–42
63June 16 Twins 4–5 (11) Rincón (8–3) Fikac (0–3) Nathan (17)3,763 Olympic Stadium 20–43
64June 17 Twins 4–6 Fultz (3–2) Hernández (3–7) Nathan (18)10,044 Olympic Stadium 20–44
65June 18 White Sox 7–11 Cotts (1–3) Ayala (0–6) Marte (3)4,576 Olympic Stadium 20–45
66June 19 White Sox 17–14 Fikac (1–2) Muñoz (0–1) Cordero (2)18,414 Olympic Stadium 21–45
67June 20 White Sox 4–2 Cordero (2–1) Garland (5–4)6,546 Olympic Stadium 22–45
68June 22 Phillies 5–2 Hernández (4–7) Myers (5–4) Cordero (3)4,564 Olympic Stadium 23–45
69June 23 Phillies 2–5 Millwood (5–5) Kim (3–3) Wagner (11)4,209 Olympic Stadium 23–46
70June 24 Phillies 3–2 Armas (1–2) Milton (9–2) Cordero (4)11,655 Olympic Stadium 24–46
71June 25@ Blue Jays 1–3 Towers (2–2) Day (5–8) Frasor (7)16,484 SkyDome 24–47
72June 26@ Blue Jays 5–10 Bastita (6–5) Downs (0–1)23,875 SkyDome 24–48
73June 27@ Blue Jays 9–4 Hernández (5–7) Hentgen (2–8)25,915 SkyDome 25–48
74June 28@ Phillies 6–14 Millwood (6–5) Kim (3–4)39,444 Citizens Bank Park 25–49
75June 29@ Phillies 7–17 Milton (10–2) Hill (0–1)35,390 Citizens Bank Park 25–50
76June 30@ Phillies 6–3 Horgan (1–0) Worrell (2–3) Cordero (5)40,407 Citizens Bank Park 26–50
July (15–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecord
77July 1@ Phillies 5–10 Wolf (3–3) Downs (0–2)43,246 Citizens Bank Park 26–51
78July 2vs. Blue Jays
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2–0 Hernández (6–7) Bush (0–1)8,220 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 27-51
79July 3vs. Blue Jays
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		0–2 Halladay (7–5) Armas (1–3) Frasor (8)8,831 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 27-52
80July 4vs. Blue Jays
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		6–4 Hill (1–1) Lilly (7–5) Horgan (1)8,279 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 28-52
81July 5vs. Braves
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		4–11 Byrd (2–1) Day (5–9)13,122 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 28-53
82July 6vs. Braves
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		0–1 Ortiz (9–6) Downs (0–3) Smoltz (15)7,697 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 28-54
83July 7vs. Braves
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2–14 Wright (6–5) Hernández (6–8)8,534 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 28-55
84July 8vs. Pirates
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2–1 Ayala (1–6) Grabow (0–3) Cordero (6)7,746 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 29-55
85July 9vs. Pirates
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		0–11 Burnett (3–2) Hill (1–2)7,436 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 29-56
86July 10vs. Pirates
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		4–0 Biddle (1–4) Wells (4–6)8,780 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 30-56
87July 11vs. Pirates
@ San Juan, PR [note 1] 		2–1 Downs (1–3) Fogg (6–7) Cordero (7)8,101 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 31-56
All–Star Break (July 12–14)
88July 15@ Braves 0–8 Wright (7–5) Hernández (6–9)33,883 Turner Field 31-57
89July 16@ Braves 5–1 Horgan (2–0) Byrd (2–2)26,424 Turner Field 32-57
90July 17@ Braves 2–6 Ortiz (11–6) Bentz (0–3) Smoltz (17)34,296 Turner Field 32-58
91July 18@ Braves 5–16 Thompson (7–7) Downs (1–4)23,952 Turner Field 32-59
92July 19@ Pirates 6–2 Horgan (3–0) Grabow (0–4)14,787 PNC Park 33-59
93July 20@ Pirates 1–2 Burnett (4–2) Hernández (6–10) Mesa (26)18,075 PNC Park 33-60
94July 21@ Mets 4–5 Moreno (3–1) Horgan (3–1) Looper (20)30,227 PNC Park 33-61
95July 22@ Mets 4–1 Ayala (2–6) Franco (2–7) Cordero (8)27,637 Shea Stadium 34-61
96July 23 Marlins 2–1 Armas (2–3) Penny (8–8) Cordero (9)6,407 Olympic Stadium 35-61
97July 24 Marlins 6–2 Biddle (2–4) Willis (7–6)7,229 Olympic Stadium 36-61
98July 25 Marlins 6–4 Hernández (7–10) Wayne (3–3) Ayala (1)9,688 Olympic Stadium 37-61
99July 26 Mets 19–10 Ayala (3–6) Erickson (0–1)6,643 Olympic Stadium 38-61
100July 27 Mets 2–4 Glavine (8–8) Day (5–10) Looper (21)7,147 Olympic Stadium 38-62
101July 28 Mets 7–4 Tucker (1–1) Seo (4–7) Cordero (10)6,852 Olympic Stadium 39-62
102July 29 Mets 1–10 Leiter (7–3) Biddle (2–5)20,042 Olympic Stadium 39-63
103July 30@ Marlins 9–0 Hernández (8–10) Beckett (4–6)16,441 Pro Player Stadium 40-63
104July 31@ Marlins 8–5 Biddle (3–5) Manzanillo (3–3) Cordero (11)21,562 Pro Player Stadium 41-63
August (15-13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecord
–August 1@ Marlins Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for September 14 as part of a doubleheader
105August 3@ Cardinals 10–6 (12) Cordero (3–1) Haren (0–2)33,696 Busch Memorial Stadium 42-63
106August 4@ Cardinals 4–5 Tavárez (3–3) Cordero (3–2)35,779 Busch Memorial Stadium 42-64
107August 5@ Cardinals 1–2 Carpenter (12–4) Ayala (3–7) Isringhausen (28)31,961 Busch Memorial Stadium 42-65
108August 6@ Astros 0–4 Oswalt (12–8) Biddle (3–6)35,921 Minute Maid Park 42-66
109August 7@ Astros 8–3 Rauch (2–1) Weathers (6–6)39,840 Minute Maid Park 43-66
110August 8@ Astros 5–2 Tucker (2–1) Clemens (12–4)38,407 Minute Maid Park 44-66
111August 10 Diamondbacks 4–0 Hernández (9–10) Johnson (11–10)8,386 Olympic Stadium 45-66
112August 11 Diamondbacks 7–3 Patterson (2–2) Webb (4–14)5,089 Olympic Stadium 46-66
113August 12 Diamondbacks 7–5 Ayala (4–7) Cormier (1–4) Cordero (12)14,639 Olympic Stadium 47-66
114August 13 Astros 6–5 (12) Vargas (5–4) Harville (0–2)8,593 Olympic Stadium 48-66
115August 14 Astros 8–3 Tucker (3–1) Hernández (0–1)11,929 Olympic Stadium 49-66
116August 15 Astros 4–5 Miceli (5–6) Ayala (4–8) Lidge (13)13,528 Olympic Stadium 49-67
117August 16@ Giants 5–8 Christiansen (3–2) Cordero (3–3) Hermanson (4)39,545 SBC Park 49-68
118August 17@ Giants 4–5 Hermanson (5–5) Ayala (4–9)39,511 SBC Park 49-69
119August 18 (1)@ Giants 6–2 Biddle (4–6) Hennessey (1–2) [note 3] SBC Park 50-69
120August 18 (2)@ Giants 4–14 Franklin (2–0) Tucker (3–2)42,296 [note 3] SBC Park 50-70
121August 20@ Rockies 4–3 Ayala (5–9) Fuentes (1–3) Cordero (13)32,707 Coors Field 51-70
122August 21@ Rockies 2–5 Kennedy (6–5) Hernández (9–11)33,225 Coors Field 51-71
123August 22@ Rockies 8–2 Patterson (3–2) Jennings (11–11)26,833 Coors Field 52-71
124August 23 Dodgers 8–7 Cordero (4–3) Carrara (3–1)8,639 Olympic Stadium 53-71
125August 24 Dodgers 2–10 Ishii (12–6) Biddle (4–7)8,109 Olympic Stadium 53-72
126August 25 Dodgers 6–3 Horgan (4–1) Lima (11–4) Ayala (2)7,570 Olympic Stadium 54-72
127August 26 Dodgers 3–10 Weaver (12–10) Hernández (9–12)18,520 Olympic Stadium 54-73
128August 27 Padres 10–3 Downs (2–4) Tankersley (0–4)8,165 Olympic Stadium 55-73
129August 28 Padres 2–5 Peavy (11–3) Patterson (3–3) Hoffman (33)15,450 Olympic Stadium 55-74
130August 29 Padres 3–11 Wells (9–7) Kim (3–5)12,181 Olympic Stadium 55-75
131August 30 Cubs 2–5 Maddux (13–8) Biddle (4–8) Hawkins (20)8,122 Olympic Stadium 55-76
132August 31 Cubs 8–0 Hernández (10–12) Prior (4–4)7,162 Olympic Stadium 56-76
September (9-18)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiuumRecord
133September 1 Cubs 1–2 (11) Hawkins (4–4) Vargas (5–5)5,837 Olympic Stadium 56-77
134September 3 Braves 1–7 Byrd (6–4) Downs (2–5)8,617 Olympic Stadium 56-78
135September 4 Braves 0–9 Ortiz (14–7) Patterson (3–4)9,772 Olympic Stadium 56-79
136September 5 Braves 4–3 (12) Tucker (4–2) Cruz (4–2)10,015 Olympic Stadium 57-79
137September 6@ Cubs 1–9 Zambrano (13–8) Armas (2–4)38,807 Wrigley Field 57-80
138September 7@ Cubs 7–6 (12) Cordero (5–3) Wellemeyer (1–1) Horgan (2)38,321 Wrigley Field 58-80
139September 8@ Cubs 6–0 Downs (3–5) Maddux (13–9)38,379 Wrigley Field 59-80
140September 10@ Braves 3–4 Thomson (11–8) Patterson (3–5) Smoltz (37)22,086 Turner Field 59-81
141September 11@ Braves 1–8 Cruz (5–2) Hernández (10–13)28,860 Turner Field 59-82
142September 12@ Braves 8–9 (12) Cruz (6–2) Ayala (5–10)25,865 Turner Field 59-83
143September 13vs. Marlins
@ Chicago [note 4] 		3–6 Perisho (5–2) Majewski (0–1)4,003 U.S. Cellular Field 59-84
144September 14 (1)vs. Marlins
@ Chicago [note 4] 		6–8 Seánez (5–2) Ayala (5–11) Mota (4)5,457 U.S. Cellular Field 59-85
–September 14 (2)@ Marlins Postponed (Hurricane Ivan)Rescheduled for September 15 as part of a doubleheader [note 5]
145September 15 (1)@ Marlins 6–2 Patterson (4–5) Pavano (17–6) [note 6] Pro Player Stadium 60-85
146September 15 (2)@ Marlins 10–4 Rauch (3–1) Bump (2–4)12,608 [note 6] Pro Player Stadium 61-85
147September 16@ Marlins 3–4 Willis (10–9) Hernández (10–14) Benítez (42)17,219 Pro Player Stadium 61-86
148September 17@ Phillies 12–8 Ayala (6–11) Worrell (4–6)35,498 Citizens Bank Park 63-86
149September 18@ Phillies 6–5 (14) Cordero (6–3) Myers (9–10) Beltran (1)38,650 Citizens Bank Park 63-86
150September 19@ Phillies 2–7 Floyd (2–0) Downs (3–6)42,603 Citizens Bank Park 63-87
151September 21 Mets 6–1 Hernández (11–14) Leiter (9–8)3,839 Olympic Stadium 64-87
152September 22 Mets 2–3 Fortunato (1–0) Ayala (6–12) Looper (26)3,664 Olympic Stadium 64-88
153September 23 Mets 2–4 Glavine (10–13) Ohka (3–6) Looper (27)11,142 Olympic Stadium 64-89
154September 24 Phillies 8–1 Kim (4–5) Myers (9–11)5,481 Olympic Stadium 65-89
155September 25 Phillies 3–4 (10) Worrell (5–6) Eischen (0–1) Wagner (19)8,491 Olympic Stadium 65-90
156September 26 Phillies 1–2 Lidle (11–12) Hernández (11–15) Wagner (20)12,382 Olympic Stadium 65-91
157September 27 Marlins 1–4 Beckett (8–9) Patterson (4–6) Benítez (45)3,923 Olympic Stadium 65-92
158September 28 Marlins 2–5 Valdez (14–8) Ohka (3–7) Benítez (46)5,416 Olympic Stadium 65-93
159September 29 Marlins 1–9 Pavano (18–8) Kim (4–6)31,395 Olympic Stadium 65-94
October (2-1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceStadiumRecord
160October 1@ Mets 4–2 Rauch (4–1) Feliciano (1–1) Cordero (14)29,273 Shea Stadium 66-94
161October 2@ Mets 6–3 Cordero (7–3) Looper (2–5) Majewski (1)30,147 Shea Stadium 67-94
162October 3@ Mets 1–8 Glavine (11–14) Patterson (4–7)33,569 Shea Stadium 67-95

Notable transactions

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Final days

The final game in Montreal

Banner raised during Montreal's final game in Olympic Stadium on September 29, 2004. 1994 Banner.jpg
Banner raised during Montreal's final game in Olympic Stadium on September 29, 2004.

Scorecard

September 29, Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Québec

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W: Pavano (18-8)  L: Kim (4-6)  HRs: Cabrera (32)
Attendance: 31,395 Time:2:39

Batting

Florida MarlinsABRHRBIMontreal ExposABRHRBI
Juan Pierre, CF5022 Brad Wilkerson, 1B2010
Paul Lo Duca, C4000Labandeira, 2B2000
Matt Treanor PH,C1000Izturis SS4000
Miguel Cabrera IF4211 Tony Batista 3B2110
Mike Lowell 3B4130Pascucci 1B2000
Mordecai 3B1000 Terrmel Sledge lF4000
Jeff Conine 1B5231Rivera CF3031
Aguila RF5110 Ryan Church RF3010
Luis Castillo 2B2211 Einar Díaz C3010
Damion Easley PH,2B2010Harris 2B,3B3000
Álex González SS5122Kim P0000
Carl Pavano P4011 Gary Majewski P1000
David Weathers P0000Tucker P0000
Seanez P0000 Jamey Carroll PH1000
Horgan p0000
Beltran, p0000
Chavez, ph1000
Cordero, p0000
Totals429158Totals31171

Pitching

Florida MarlinsIPHRERBBSO
Pavano, W (18-8)7.071103
Weathers1.000001
Seanez1.000000
Totals9.071104
Montreal ExposIPHRERBBSO
Kim, L (4-6)2.055211
Majewski2.122211
Tucker0.242201
Horgan2.020002
Beltran1.010001
Cordero1.010002
Totals9.0159628

The final game as the Expos

Scorecard

October 3, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team123456789RHE
Montreal100000000152
New York10201301x8111
W: Tom Glavine (11-14)  L: John Patterson (4-7)  HRs: David Wright (14), Todd Zeile (9)
Attendance: 33,569 Time:3:10

Batting

Montreal ExposABRHRBINew York MetsABRHRBI
Wilkerson, 1b3000Reyes, ss4210
Chavez, cf1000Matsui, 2b4011
Carroll, 2b2100Bell, p0000
Pascucci rf,1b4030Franco, p0000
Sledge, lf3021Delgado, ph1011
Church cf,rf4000Hietpas, c0000
Diaz, c4000Wright, 3b3123
Harris, 3b3000Piazza, 1b2010
Labandeira, ss4000Brazell, 1b2000
Patterson, p2000Cameron, cf4000
Vargas, p0000Valent, lf4120
Batista, ph1000Williams, lf0000
Rauch, p0000Diaz, rf4110
Beltran, p0000Zeile, c3113
Izturis, ph1000Garcia, ph1110
Fortunato, p0000
Glavine, p0100
Keppinger ph,2b1000
Totals32151Totals338118

Pitching

Montreal ExposIPHRERBBSO
Patterson, L (4-7)4.144433
Vargas1.233301
Rauch1.020001
Beltran1.021111
TOTALS8.0118846
New York MetsIPHRERBBSO
Glavine, W, (11-14)6.031145
Bell1.210002
Franco0.110000
Fortunato1.000012
TOTALS9.051159

Attendance

Including both games played in Montreal and "home" games played in San Juan, the Expos drew 749,550 fans during the 2004 season, and were 16th in attendance among the 16 National League teams. Their highest attendance for the season was for their final game in Montreal on September 29, which attracted 31,395 fans to see them play the Florida Marlins, while their lowest was for a game in Montreal on May 5 against the Colorado Rockies, which drew only 3,609 fans. For games played in San Juan, the largest crowd was 16,836 for a game against the San Francisco Giants on May 22, and the smallest was a crowd of 7,436 that came to a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 9.

The Expos lost one home date during the season, when the May 23 "home" game at San Juan against the Giants was rained out and rescheduled to be played as an away game in San Francisco as part of a single-admission doubleheader on August 18. The doubleheader drew 42,296.

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete offensive statistics are available here.

PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
C Brian Schneider 135436401122031249.2570
1B Brad Wilkerson 1605721121463923267.25513
2B José Vidro 110412511212401460.2943
SS Orlando Cabrera 1033904196192431.24612
3B Tony Batista 1576067614630232110.24114
LF Termel Sledge 133398451072061562.2693
CF Endy Chávez 13250265139206534.27732
RF Juan Rivera 134391481202411249.3076
1B Nick Johnson 732513563160733.2516
2B Jamey Carroll 1022183663142016.2895
C Einar Díaz 5513993161111.2232
SS Alex Gonzalez 35133193270416.2411
OF Carl Everett 39127832100214.2520
SS Maicer Izturis 3210710225214.2064
OF Ron Calloway 468441420110.1672
UT Valentino Pascucci 32626111026.1771
OF Ryan Church 30636111016.1750
UT Matt Cepicky 32604134013.2171
IF Brendan Harris 2050482012.1600
UT Henry Mateo 40443122000.2732
CF Peter Bergeron 1142290001.2140
IF Andy Fox 3443240011.0930
1B Luis Lopez 1126040003.1540
MI Josh Labandeira 714000000.0000
P Liván Hernández 348122070110.2470
P John Patterson 1933040001.1210
P Zach Day 1729110011.0340
P Sun-woo Kim 4128162005.2140
P Claudio Vargas 4222010000.0450
P Tomo Ohka 1425020000.0801
P Scott Downs 1115110000.0670
P Tony Armas Jr. 1516000000.0000
P Rocky Biddle 4411000000.0000
P T. J. Tucker 5112110000.0830
P Luis Ayala 799031000.3330
P Jon Rauch 96110012.1670
P Joe Horgan 454010001.2500
P Joey Eischen 223220000.6670
P Chad Cordero 672000000.0000
P Shawn Hill 32000000.0000
P Chad Bentz 352010000.5000
P Francis Beltrán 112010000.5000
P Gary Majewski 162000000.0000
P Roy Corcoran 50000000–0
P Rigo Beltrán 20000000–0
P Jeremy Fikac 180000000–0
Team Totals1625474635136127627151605.249109

Pitching

Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete pitching statistics are available here.

PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
SP Liván Hernández 11153.6035350255.023410510283186
SP Zach Day 5103.9319190116.211753514561
SP John Patterson 475.031919098.110058554699
SP Tomo Ohka 373.401515084.29840322038
SP Tony Armas Jr. 244.881616072.06641394554
SP Scott Downs 365.141212063.07947362338
CL Chad Cordero 732.946901482.26828274384
RP Luis Ayala 6122.69810290.19230271563
RP Rocky Biddle 486.924791178.09869603151
RP T. J. Tucker 423.72541067.27328281744
RP Joe Horgan 413.15470240.03518142230
Sun-woo Kim 464.5843170135.214580695587
Claudio Vargas 555.2545140118.112075696489
Chad Bentz 035.86360027.22319182318
Jeremy Fikac 125.40190025.02616151322
Jon Rauch 301.5492023.11444718
Gary Majewski 013.86160121.028159512
Joey Eischen 013.93210018.116108817
Francis Beltrán 007.53110114.120121258
Shawn Hill 1216.003309.0171616710
Roy Corcoran 006.755005.174454
Rigo Beltrán 0013.502000.211100
Team Totals67954.33162162311447.014777696965821032

Awards and honors

League leaders

All-Stars

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Relocation to Washington

After several years in a holding pattern, MLB began actively looking for a relocation site for the Expos. Some of the choices included Orlando, Florida; Dayton, Ohio; Oklahoma City; Washington, D.C.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Monterrey, Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Northern Virginia; Norfolk, Virginia; and Charlotte, North Carolina. In the decision-making process, Commissioner Bud Selig added Las Vegas, Nevada to the list of potential Expos homes.

On September 29, 2004, MLB officially announced that the Expos would move to Washington, D.C. in 2005. The move was approved by the owners of the other teams in a 28–1 vote on December 3 (Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos cast the sole dissenting vote). In addition, on November 15, 2004, a lawsuit by the former team owners against MLB and former majority owner Jeffrey Loria was struck down by arbitrators, ending legal moves to keep the Expos in Montreal.

Retired numbers ceremony

As a tribute to the Expos, on October 18, 2005, the Montreal Canadiens honoured the departed team by raising an Expos commemorative banner, which lists the retired numbers, to the rafters of the Bell Centre. Gary Carter and Andre Dawson were at the ceremony with Youppi, who was now the Canadiens mascot. The Banner featured all of the Expos retired numbers:

Expos in the Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

On August 10, 2010, the Washington Nationals formally presented a new "Ring of Honor" at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., to honor Major League Baseball Hall of Fame players with ties to the Washington Nationals, original Washington Senators, expansion Washington Senators, Homestead Grays, or Montreal Expos. Gary Carter and Andre Dawson were the former Expos honored in the Ring of Honor on that day. The Expos logo appears next to their names in the Ring of Honor. [9] On May 9, 2015, the Nationals added former Expos (2002–2004) and Nationals (2005–2006) manager Frank Robinson to the Ring of Honor at Nationals Park. [10]

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Dave Huppert
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Dave Machemer
A Brevard County Manatees Florida State League Tim Raines
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League Bob Henley
A-Short Season Vermont Expos New York–Penn League José Alguacil
Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Arturo DeFreites

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2004 season counted as Expos home games.
  2. 1 2 The two games on June 10 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.
  3. 1 2 The two games on August 18 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.
  4. 1 2 Played at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, because of the threat posed to Miami by Hurricane Ivan. The games counted as Florida Marlins home games.
  5. ↑ A make-up game for a rain-out on August 1, this game originally was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on September 14 at Florida. The threat posed to the Miami, area by Hurricane Ivan prompted Major League Baseball to move the first two games (on September 13 and 14) of the five-game Florida Marlins series against the Expos to U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, and on September 14 Florida and Montreal played only the originally scheduled game for that date at U.S. Cellular Field. The second game of the September 14 doubleheader was rescheduled to September 15 as part of a doubleheader when the Marlins returned to Florida to host the Expos for the remaining three games of the series.
  6. 1 2 The two games on September 15 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.

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References

  1. ↑ "Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, PR". Retrosheet . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Nick Johnson page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Tony Batista page at Baseball Reference
  4. 1 2 Luis Lopez page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Montreal Expos at Florida Marlins Box Score, April 6, 2004, at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ 2004 Montreal Expos Schedule at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Orlando Cabrera page at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Alex Gonzalez page at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ "Press Release: "Washington Nationals pay tribute to Hall of Famers with Ring of Honor," August 10, 2010 3:22 PM EDT". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ Janes, Chelsea, "Frank Robinson inducted into Nationals Ring of Honor," washingtonpost.com, May 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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