1978 Montreal Expos Roster

The 1978 Montreal Expos team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1978 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Montreal Expos primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1978 Montreal Expos



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Complete Roster  
 

42 Bill Atkinson 5-07 165 Right Left 1954-10-04
22 Stan Bahnsen 6-02 203 Right Right 1944-12-15
28 Hal Dues 6-03 180 Right Right 1954-09-22
35 Woodie Fryman 6-02 205 Left Right 1940-04-12
29 Mike Garman 6-03 215 Right Right 1949-09-16
48 Ross Grimsley 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-01-07
16 Fred Holdsworth 6-01 190 Right Right 1952-05-29
20 Bob James 6-04 230 Right Right 1958-08-15
32 Darold Knowles 6-00 190 Left Left 1941-12-09
43 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
47 Randy Miller 6-01 180 Right Right 1953-03-18
46 Dave Palmer 6-01 205 Right Right 1957-10-19
18 Gerry Pirtle 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-12-03
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
33 Wayne Twitchell 6-06 220 Right Right 1948-03-10
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
39 Jerry Fry 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-02-29
34 Ed Herrmann 6-01 210 Right Left 1946-08-27
44 Bobby Ramos 5-11 208 Right Right 1955-11-05
9 Bob Reece 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-01-05
30 Dave Cash 5-11 175 Right Right 1948-06-11
38 Pepe Frias 5-10 159 Right Right 1948-07-14
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
37 Tom Hutton 5-11 180 Left Left 1946-04-20
12 Stan Papi 6-00 178 Right Right 1951-02-04
15 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
24 Tony Perez 6-02 205 Right Right 1942-05-14
4 Chris Speier 6-01 182 Right Right 1950-06-28
25 Del Unser 6-01 180 Left Left 1944-12-09
49 Warren Cromartie 6-00 192 Left Left 1953-09-29
10 Andre Dawson 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-07-10
14 Sam Mejias 6-00 170 Right Right 1952-05-09
17 Ellis Valentine 6-04 207 Right Right 1954-07-30
37 Jerry White 5-11 165 Right Both 1952-08-23


The 1978 Montreal Expos played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Stade Olympique (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,427,007 fans witnessed their 1978 Expos finish the season with a .469 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 1978 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1978 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Montreal Expos primary starters list:

1978 Montreal Expos
Opening Day Starters


Gary Carter
Dave Cash
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Rudy May
Larry Parrish
Tony Perez
Chris Speier
Del Unser

1978 Montreal Expos
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (152)
1B Tony Perez (145)
2B Dave Cash (159)
3B Larry Parrish (139)
SS Chris Speier (148)
LF Warren Cromartie (158)
CF Andre Dawson (153)
RF Ellis Valentine (147)
  
SP Woodie Fryman
SP Ross Grimsley
SP Rudy May
SP Steve Rogers
SP Dan Schatzeder
SP Wayne Twitchell
  
RP Bill Atkinson
RP Stan Bahnsen
RP Darold Knowles
CL Mike Garman


1978 Montreal Expos
Salaries

Dave Cash $600,000.00
Gary Carter $220,000.00
Andre Dawson $31,000.00
Bill Atkinson $21,000.00
Hal Dues $21,000.00
Jerry Fry $21,000.00
Bob James $21,000.00
Sam Mejias $21,000.00
Randy Miller $21,000.00
Dave Palmer $21,000.00
Gerry Pirtle $21,000.00
Bobby Ramos $21,000.00
Bob Reece $21,000.00
Scott Sanderson $21,000.00
Dan Schatzeder $21,000.00


1978 Montreal Expos
Uniform Numbers

#4 Chris Speier
#8 Gary Carter
#9 Bob Reece
#10 Andre Dawson
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 Stan Papi
#14 Sam Mejias
#15 Larry Parrish
#16 Fred Holdsworth
#17 Ellis Valentine
#18 Gerry Pirtle
#20 Bob James
#21 Scott Sanderson
#22 Stan Bahnsen
#24 Tony Perez
#25 Del Unser
#28 Hal Dues
#29 Mike Garman
#30 Dave Cash
#32 Darold Knowles
#33 Wayne Twitchell
#34 Ed Herrmann
#35 Woodie Fryman
#36 Dan Schatzeder
#37 Tom Hutton
#37 Jerry White
#38 Pepe Frias
#39 Jerry Fry
#42 Bill Atkinson
#43 Rudy May
#44 Bobby Ramos
#45 Steve Rogers
#46 Dave Palmer
#47 Randy Miller
#48 Ross Grimsley
#49 Warren Cromartie

Did you know that a 1978 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)?

     

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