Montréal Expos

The Montréal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. After the 2004 season, the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. The Nationals retain all the Expos records, contracts, spring training sites and minor league affiliates.

Historic games

• On April 14, 1969, Mack Jones hit a three-run home run and two-run triple that highlighted an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Expos' first home victory as a franchise at Jarry Park. Jones' blast was also the first MLB home run hit outside the United States.
• Three days later, on April 17, in just the franchise's ninth game in existence, Bill Stoneman pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium.
• On October 2, 1972, Stoneman pitched his second career no-hitter (the final score of this one was also 7-0) in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets. The no-hitter was the first ever pitched outside the United States.
• On July 13, 1982, , the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Montreal's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. The National league won 4-1 before a crowd of 59 057. Steve Rogers was the winning pitcher and Dennis Eckersley took the loss. Dave Concepcion was named MVP.Five players represented the Expos on the National League squad: Gary Carter, Steve Rogers, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines and Al Oliver.
• On July 28, 1991, In a 2-0 victory, Dennis Martinez pitched a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
• On September 29, 2004, hours after the announcement of the impending move to Washington, the Expos played their final game in Montréal, a 9-1 loss to the Florida Marlins before 31,395 fans at Olympic Stadium.
• On October 2, 2004, the Expos win their last game in franchise history, defeating the New York Mets 6-3. Brad Wilkerson hit the last home run in Expos history in the 9th inning, his 32nd of the year.
• On October 3, 2004, the New York Mets defeated Montréal 8-1 at Shea Stadium, in the final game the franchise existed as the Montréal Expos. Jamey Carroll scored the last Expos run.