1981 Montreal Expos Roster

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The 1981 Montreal Expos team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1981 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Montreal Expos primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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22 Stan Bahnsen 6-02 203 Right Right 1944-12-15
48 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
51 Rick Engle 5-11½ 181 Left Right 1957-04-07
35 Woodie Fryman 6-02 205 Left Right 1940-04-12
32 Tom Gorman 6-04 200 Left Left 1957-12-16
34 Bill Gullickson 6-03 215 Right Right 1959-02-20
19 Grant Jackson 6-00 190 Left Both 1942-09-28
53 Charlie Lea 6-04 197 Right Right 1956-12-25
37 Bill Lee 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-12-28
47 Steve Ratzer 6-01 192 Right Right 1953-09-09
31 Jeff Reardon 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-10-01
45 Steve Rogers 6-01 182 Right Right 1949-10-26
21 Scott Sanderson 6-05 200 Right Right 1956-07-22
66 Bryn Smith 6-02 205 Right Right 1955-08-11
27 Elias Sosa 6-02 190 Right Right 1950-06-10
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
44 Bobby Ramos 5-11 208 Right Right 1955-11-05
50 Tom Wieghaus 6-00 195 Right Right 1957-02-01
33 Dan Briggs 6-00 180 Left Left 1952-11-18
49 Warren Cromartie 6-00 192 Left Left 1953-09-29
19 Mike Gates 6-00 165 Right Left 1956-09-20
55 Dave Hostetler 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-03-27
14 Tom Hutton 5-11 180 Left Left 1946-04-20
62 Wallace Johnson 5-11 185 Right Both 1956-12-25
43 Jerry Manuel 6-00 165 Right Both 1953-12-23
2 Brad Mills 6-00 195 Right Left 1957-01-19
5 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
5 Willie Montanez 6-01 193 Left Left 1948-04-01
15 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
12 Mike Phillips 6-01 185 Right Left 1950-08-19
3 Rodney Scott 6-00 160 Right Both 1953-10-16
6 Chris Smith 6-00 185 Right Both 1957-07-18
4 Chris Speier 6-01 182 Right Right 1950-06-28
10 Andre Dawson 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-07-10
16 Terry Francona 6-01 190 Left Left 1959-04-22
42 Tony Johnson 6-03 195 Right Right 1956-06-23
25 Rowland Office 6-00 170 Left Left 1952-10-25
24 Bob Pate 6-03½ 200 Right Right 1953-12-03
30 Tim Raines 5-08 195 Right Both 1959-09-16
56 Pat Rooney 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-11-28
17 Ellis Valentine 6-04 207 Right Right 1954-07-30
29 Tim Wallach 6-03 200 Right Right 1957-09-14
18 Jerry White 5-11 165 Right Both 1952-08-23
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The 1981 Montreal Expos played 108 games during the regular season, won 60 games, lost 48 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Stade Olympique (Park Factors: 101/100) where 1,534,564 fans witnessed their 1981 Expos finish the season with a .556 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 1981 Montreal Expos Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Montreal Expos salary list, a 1981 Montreal Expos uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Montreal Expos primary starters list:

1981 Montreal Expos
Opening Day Starters

Gary Carter
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Larry Parrish
Tim Raines
Steve Rogers
Rodney Scott
Chris Speier
Ellis Valentine

1981 Montreal Expos
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (100)
1B Warren Cromartie (62)
2B Rodney Scott (93)
3B Larry Parrish (95)
SS Chris Speier (96)
LF Tim Raines (81)
CF Andre Dawson (103)
RF Warren Cromartie (38)
  
SP Ray Burris
SP Bill Gullickson
SP Steve Rogers
SP Scott Sanderson
  
RP Stan Bahnsen
RP Bill Lee
RP Jeff Reardon
RP Elias Sosa
CL Woodie Fryman

1981 Montreal Expos
Salaries

Andre Dawson $1,000,000.00
Steve Rogers $700,000.00
Gary Carter $240,000.00
Scott Sanderson $65,000.00
Charlie Lea $60,000.00
Tim Raines $35,000.00
Rick Engle $32,500.00
Terry Francona $32,500.00
Mike Gates $32,500.00
Tom Gorman $32,500.00
Bill Gullickson $32,500.00
Dave Hostetler $32,500.00
Tony Johnson $32,500.00
Wallace Johnson $32,500.00
Brad Mills $32,500.00
Bob Pate $32,500.00
Steve Ratzer $32,500.00
Jeff Reardon $32,500.00
Pat Rooney $32,500.00
Bryn Smith $32,500.00
Chris Smith $32,500.00
Tim Wallach $32,500.00
Tom Wieghaus $32,500.00

1981 Montreal Expos
Uniform Numbers

#2 Brad Mills
#3 Rodney Scott
#4 Chris Speier
#5 John Milner
#5 Willie Montanez
#6 Chris Smith
#8 Gary Carter
#10 Andre Dawson
#12 Mike Phillips
#14 Tom Hutton
#15 Larry Parrish
#16 Terry Francona
#17 Ellis Valentine
#18 Jerry White
#19 Mike Gates
#19 Grant Jackson
#21 Scott Sanderson
#22 Stan Bahnsen
#24 Bob Pate
#25 Rowland Office
#27 Elias Sosa
#29 Tim Wallach
#30 Tim Raines
#31 Jeff Reardon
#32 Tom Gorman
#33 Dan Briggs
#34 Bill Gullickson
#35 Woodie Fryman
#37 Bill Lee
#42 Tony Johnson
#43 Jerry Manuel
#44 Bobby Ramos
#45 Steve Rogers
#47 Steve Ratzer
#48 Ray Burris
#49 Warren Cromartie
#50 Tom Wieghaus
#51 Rick Engle
#53 Charlie Lea
#55 Dave Hostetler
#56 Pat Rooney
#62 Wallace Johnson
#66 Bryn Smith

Did you know that a 1981 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)?