1992 Montreal Expos season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1992 Montreal Expos season was the 24th season in franchise history. They finished the season with a 87–75 record, good for second place in the National League East, 9 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
| 1992 Montreal Expos | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Olympic Stadium |
| City | Montreal |
| Record | 87–75 |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Claude Brochu |
| General managers | Dan Duquette |
| Managers | Felipe Alou |
| Television | CTV Television Network The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) SRC RDS Network (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun, Denis Casavant, Rodger Brulotte) |
| Radio | CIQC (English) (Dave Van Horne, Bobby Winkles, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) |
Offseason
- November 15, 1991: Gary Carter was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1]
- November 18, 1991: Kenny Williams was released by the Expos.[2]
- November 25, 1991: Andrés Galarraga was traded by the Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Hill.[3]
- December 10, 1991: Sergio Valdez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[4]
- December 11, 1991: Dave Martinez was traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for John Wetteland.[5]
- January 10, 1992: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[6]
- February 12, 1992: Rick Cerone was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[7]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 16th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
| Montreal Expos | 87 | 75 | .537 | 9 | 43–38 | 44–37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 | 43–38 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 92 | .432 | 26 | 41–40 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
| Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 | |||||
| San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1992: Steve Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[9]
- June 1, 1992: José Vidro was drafted by the Expos in the 6th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 2, 1992.[10]
- June 27, 1992: Steve Lyons was purchased from the Expos by the Boston Red Sox.[9]
- July 15, 1992: Jerry Willard was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[11]
- July 16, 1992: Rick Cerone was released by the Expos.[7]
Roster
Game log
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Gary Carter | 95 | 285 | 62 | .218 | 5 | 29 |
| 1B | Archi Cianfrocco | 86 | 232 | 56 | .241 | 6 | 30 |
| 2B | Delino DeShields | 135 | 530 | 155 | .292 | 7 | 56 |
| SS | Spike Owen | 122 | 386 | 104 | .269 | 7 | 40 |
| 3B | Tim Wallach | 150 | 537 | 120 | .223 | 9 | 59 |
| LF | Moisés Alou | 115 | 341 | 96 | .282 | 9 | 56 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 159 | 653 | 180 | .276 | 14 | 66 |
| RF | Larry Walker | 143 | 528 | 159 | .301 | 23 | 93 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bret Barberie | 111 | 285 | 66 | .232 | 1 | 24 |
| Darrin Fletcher | 83 | 222 | 54 | .243 | 2 | 26 |
| John Vander Wal | 105 | 213 | 51 | .239 | 4 | 20 |
| Iván Calderón | 48 | 170 | 45 | .265 | 3 | 24 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 52 | 168 | 45 | .268 | 2 | 18 |
| Wil Cordero | 45 | 126 | 38 | .302 | 2 | 8 |
| Tom Foley | 72 | 115 | 20 | .174 | 0 | 5 |
| Darren Reed | 42 | 81 | 14 | .173 | 5 | 10 |
| Rick Cerone | 33 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 1 | 7 |
| Sean Berry | 24 | 57 | 19 | .333 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Laker | 28 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Stairs | 13 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerry Willard | 21 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Lyons | 16 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Haney | 7 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Natal | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Bullock | 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Goff | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dennis Martínez | 32 | 226.1 | 16 | 11 | 2.47 | 147 |
| Ken Hill | 33 | 218.0 | 16 | 9 | 2.68 | 150 |
| Chris Nabholz | 32 | 195.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.32 | 130 |
| Mark Gardner | 33 | 179.2 | 12 | 10 | 4.36 | 132 |
| Brian Barnes | 21 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 2.97 | 65 |
| Jonathan Hurst | 3 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 | 4 |
| Bill Risley | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Chris Haney | 9 | 38.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.45 | 27 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 10 | 32.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.23 | 14 |
| Bill Krueger | 9 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 13 |
| Gil Heredia | 7 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Wetteland | 67 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 2.92 | 99 |
| Mel Rojas | 68 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1.43 | 70 |
| Jeff Fassero | 70 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2.84 | 63 |
| Bill Sampen | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.13 | 23 |
| Sergio Valdez | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.41 | 32 |
| Bill Landrum | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 7 |
| Pete Young | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 11 |
| Doug Simons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.63 | 6 |
| Scott Service | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.14 | 11 |
| Matt Maysey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
Awards and honors
National League leaders
- Offensive statistics
- At bats: Marquis Grissom (653)[12]
- Outs made: Marquis Grissom (505)[12]
- Stolen bases: Marquis Grissom (78)[13]
- Defensive statistics
- Assists as right fielder: Larry Walker (16)[14]
All-Star Game
- Played at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California
- Selections[15]
- Larry Walker (1st)
- Home Run Derby participant: Larry Walker[16]
Awards
- Montreal Expos Player of the Year: Larry Walker
- National League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) voting results: Walker (5th), Grissom (9th), Delino DeShields (16th)[17]
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award: Larry Walker (outfield)[18]
- Silver Slugger Award: Larry Walker (outfield)[19]