West Palm Beach Expos

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West Palm Beach Expos
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class A-Advanced (1990–1997)
  • Class A (1965–1989)
League Florida State League (1965–1997)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 2 (1974, 1991)
Team data
Previous names
Previous parks

The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team which existed from 1969 through the 1997 season in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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History

The West Palm Beach Expos were a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos and played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium. [1]

Evolving from the West Palm Beach Indians and directly from the West Palm Beach Braves (1965–1968), they were one of the longest existing Florida State League teams. In 1998, the team moved to nearby Jupiter and became today's Jupiter Hammerheads.

Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Gary Carter (1972), Vladimir Guerrero (1996–1997), Randy Johnson (1986), Tim Raines (1978) and Larry Walker (1986) played for West Palm Beach.

The 1990 Expos were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. [2]

The ballpark

The Expos played at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium, located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive. The stadium was the longtime spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. It was demolished in 2002 and is now the site of retail stores. [3] [4]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Notable alumni

Year-by-year records

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs / Notes
196956-7310th Ed Sadowski Did not qualify
197079-502nd J.W. Porter Lost in 1st round
197158-8111th Bobby Malkmus Did not qualify
197264-657th Lance Nichols Did not qualify
197380-581st Lance Nichols Lost League Finals
197479-532nd Walt Hriniak League Champs
197558-777th Gordon Mackenzie Did not qualify
197663-797th Gordon Mackenzie Did not qualify
197777-553rd Felipe Alou Lost in 1st round
197867-7710th Larry Bearnarth Did not qualify
197979-654th Larry Bearnarth Did not qualify
198064-737th Bob Bailey Did not qualify
198165-717th Bob Bailey Did not qualify
198254-809th Junior Miner Did not qualify
198375-574th Tommy Thompson Did not qualify
198472-726th Tommy Thompson Did not qualify
198574-666th Junior Miner Did not qualify
198680-553rd Felipe Alou Lost League Finals
198775-635th (t) Felipe Alou Did not qualify
198871-637th Felipe Alou Lost in 2nd round
198974-647th Felipe Alou Did not qualify
199092-401st Felipe Alou Lost League Finals
199172-595th (t) Felipe Alou League Champs
199276-614th Dave Jauss Lost in 1st round
199369-678th Rob Leary Did not qualify
199471-603rd Rob Leary Lost in 1st round
199554-8114th Gomer Hodge (19-35) / Rick Sofield (35-46)Did not qualify
199668-677th Rick Sofield Did not qualify
199769-666th Doug Sisson Did not qualify

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References

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  2. "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. Dolch, Craig. "Remembering the last spring-training game at West Palm Beach's Municipal Stadium". The Palm Beach Post.
  4. "» West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium". Deadball Baseball.