The 2004 Montreal Expos season was the 36th and final

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(MLB) season for the

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franchise competing under that name and being based in Canada. The team competed as members of the

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. The Expos played most of their home games at

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, while also playing 21 home games at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in

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. The Expos finished in fifth and last place in their division, with a 67–95 record, 29

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the first-place

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. After the season, the team—which had played in Montreal since its founding as part of the 1969 MLB expansion—relocated to

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, and became the

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, as MLB returned to Washington for the season after a 33-season absence.

Offseason

* December 16, 2003: The Expos traded Javier Vázquez to the

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for Nick Johnson, Randy Choate, and Juan Rivera. * January 6, 2004: The Expos signed Tony Batista as a free agent. * January 8, 2004: The Expos signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.Luis Lopez page at Baseball Reference
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Spring training

The Expos held

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in Viera,

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, in 2004. It was their second year of spring training at the facility.

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Source

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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, , 4–2 , , Cordero (2–1) , ,

Garland A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. In contemporary times ...

(5–4) , , , , 6,546 , ,

, , 22–45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 68 , , June 22 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Hernández (4–7) , ,

Myers Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh"). People * Abram F. Myers (1889–after 1960), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and b ...

(5–4) , , Cordero (3) , , 4,564 , ,

, , 23–45 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 69 , , June 23 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Millwood (5–5) , , Kim (3–3) , ,

(11) , , 4,209 , ,

, , 23–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 24 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Armas (1–2) , , Milton (9–2) , , Cordero (4), , 11,655 , ,

, , 24–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 71 , , June 25 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–3 , ,

Towers A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...

(2–2) , ,

(5–8) , , Frasor (7) , , 16,484 , ,

SkyDome Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to ...

, , 24–47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 72 , , June 26 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–10 , , Bastita (6–5) , , Downs (0–1) , , , , 23,875 , ,

, , 24–48 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 73 , , June 27 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9–4 , , Hernández (5–7) , , Hentgen (2–8) , , , , 25,915 , ,

, , 25–48 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 28 , , @

, , 6–14 , , Millwood (6–5) , , Kim (3–4) , , , , 39,444 , ,

, , 25–49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 75 , , June 29 , , @

, , 7–17 , , Milton (10–2) , ,

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ...

(0–1) , , , , 35,390 , ,

, , 25–50 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 76 , , June 30 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Horgan (1–0) , , Worrell (2–3) , , Cordero (5) , , 40,407 , ,

, , 26–50 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 77 , , July 1 , , @

, , 5–10 , ,

(3–3) , , Downs (0–2) , , , , 43,246 , ,

, , 26–51 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 78 , , July 2 , , vs. Blue Jays
@ San Juan, PR , , 2–0 , , Hernández (6–7) , , Bush (0–1) , , , , 8,220 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 27-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 3 , , vs. Blue Jays
@ San Juan, PR , , 0–2 , , Halladay (7–5) , , Armas (1–3) , , Frasor (8) , , 8,831 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 27-52 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , , July 4 , , vs. Blue Jays
@ San Juan, PR , , 6–4 , ,

(1–1) , , Lilly (7–5) , , Horgan (1) , , 8,279 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 28-52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , July 5 , , vs.

@ San Juan, PR , , 4–11 , ,

Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people *Byrd (surname), including ...

(2–1) , ,

(5–9) , , , , 13,122 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 28-53 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 6 , , vs.

@ San Juan, PR , , 0–1 , , Ortiz (9–6) , , Downs (0–3) , , Smoltz (15) , , 7,697 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 28-54 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 7 , , vs.

@ San Juan, PR , , 2–14 , ,

Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England and Scotland. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a ...

(6–5) , , Hernández (6–8) , , , , 8,534 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 28-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84 , , July 8 , , vs.

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are call ...

@ San Juan, PR , , 2–1 , , Ayala (1–6) , ,

Grabow Grabow () is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The town lies southeast of Ludwigslust, the next city, and has the river Elde passing through its old town which is characterized by 16th century tim ...

(0–3) , , Cordero (6) , , 7,746 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 29-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 9 , , vs.

@ San Juan, PR , , 0–11 , , Burnett (3–2) , ,

(1–2) , , , , 7,436 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 29-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 10 , , vs.

@ San Juan, PR , , 4–0 , , Biddle (1–4) , , Wells (4–6) , , , , 8,780 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 30-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 11 , , vs.

@ San Juan, PR , , 2–1 , , Downs (1–3) , , Fogg (6–7) , , Cordero (7) , , 8,101 , , Hiram Bithorn Stadium , , 31-56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" , colspan=10, '' All–Star Break (July 12–14)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 15 , , @

, , 0–8 , ,

(7–5) , , Hernández (6–9) , , , , 33,883 , ,

, , 31-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 89 , , July 16 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Horgan (2–0) , ,

(2–2) , , , , 26,424 , ,

, , 32-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 17 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Ortiz (11–6) , , Bentz (0–3) , , Smoltz (17) , , 34,296 , ,

, , 32-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 18 , , @

, , 5–16 , , Thompson (7–7) , , Downs (1–4) , , , , 23,952 , ,

, , 32-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 92 , , July 19 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Horgan (3–0) , ,

(0–4) , , , , 14,787 , ,

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore (Pittsburgh), North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Opened during the 2001 Major League Baseb ...

, , 33-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 20 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Burnett (4–2) , , Hernández (6–10) , ,

Mesa A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge, or hill, bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and standing distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks, such as shales, capped by a ...

(26) , , 18,075 , ,

, , 33-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 21 , , @

, , 4–5 , ,

(3–1) , , Horgan (3–1) , , Looper (20) , , 30,227 , ,

, , 33-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 95 , , July 22 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Ayala (2–6) , , Franco (2–7) , , Cordero (8) , , 27,637 , ,

Shea Stadium William A. Shea Municipal Stadium ( ), typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.Marlins , , 2–1 , , Armas (2–3) , ,

(8–8) , , Cordero (9) , , 6,407 , ,

, , 35-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 24 , , Marlins , , 6–2 , , Biddle (2–4) , ,

(7–6) , , , , 7,229 , ,

, , 36-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98 , , July 25 , , Marlins , , 6–4 , , Hernández (7–10) , , Wayne (3–3) , , Ayala (1) , , 9,688 , ,

, , 37-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 26 , ,

, , 19–10 , , Ayala (3–6) , , Erickson (0–1) , , , , 6,643 , ,

, , 38-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 27 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Glavine (8–8) , ,

(5–10) , , Looper (21) , , 7,147 , ,

, , 38-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 101 , , July 28 , ,

, , 7–4 , ,

(1–1) , , Seo (4–7) , , Cordero (10) , , 6,852 , ,

, , 39-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 29 , ,

, , 1–10 , , Leiter (7–3) , , Biddle (2–5) , , , , 20,042 , ,

, , 39-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 30 , , @ Marlins , , 9–0 , , Hernández (8–10) , , Beckett (4–6) , , , , 16,441 , , Pro Player Stadium , , 40-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 104 , , July 31 , , @ Marlins , , 8–5 , , Biddle (3–5) , , Manzanillo (3–3) , , Cordero (11) , , 21,562 , , Pro Player Stadium , , 41-63 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , August 1 , , @ Marlins , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 14 as part of a doubleheader , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , August 3 , , @ Cardinals , , 10–6 (12) , , Cordero (3–1) , , Haren (0–2) , , , , 33,696 , ,

Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium (Busch Stadium II) was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season, 1966 through 2005 St. Louis Cardinals season, 2005. Built as Civic Center Bu ...

, , 42-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , August 4 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–5 , , Tavárez (3–3) , , Cordero (3–2) , , , , 35,779 , ,

, , 42-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 5 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–2 , ,

(12–4) , , Ayala (3–7) , , Isringhausen (28) , , 31,961 , ,

, , 42-65 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 6 , , @

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. They are one of two major leag ...

, , 0–4 , ,

Oswalt Oswalt is a German surname or male given name, which is derived from the Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the ...

(12–8) , , Biddle (3–6) , , , , 35,921 , ,

Minute Maid Park Daikin Park (originally Enron Field and formerly Astros Field and Minute Maid Park) is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 and is the home ballpark of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). ...

, , 42-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 7 , , @

, , 8–3 , ,

Rauch Rauch (meaning "smoke" or "fume" in German, perhaps an occupational name for a blacksmith or charcoal burner) may refer to: People with the surname * Adolf von Rauch (born 1798) (1798–1882), German paper manufacturer * Adolf von Rauch (born 1 ...

(2–1) , , Weathers (6–6) , , , , 39,840 , ,

, , 43-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 8 , , @

, , 5–2 , ,

(2–1) , ,

Clemens Clemens is a Late Latin, German, and Dutch masculine given name and a surname, meaning "merciful". Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adelaide Clemens (born 1989), Australian actress * Andrew Clemens (1857–1894), American folk ...

(12–4) , , , , 38,407 , ,

, , 44-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 10 , , Diamondbacks , , 4–0 , , Hernández (9–10) , ,

Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...

(11–10) , , , , 8,386 , ,

, , 45-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 11 , , Diamondbacks , , 7–3 , , Patterson (2–2) , ,

Webb Webb may refer to: Places Antarctica *Webb Glacier (South Georgia) *Webb Glacier (Victoria Land) * Webb Névé, Victoria Land, the névé at the head of Seafarer Glacier * Webb Nunataks, a group of nunataks in the Neptune Range * Webb Peak (disa ...

(4–14) , , , , 5,089 , ,

, , 46-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 12 , , Diamondbacks , , 7–5 , , Ayala (4–7) , , Cormier (1–4) , , Cordero (12) , , 14,639 , ,

, , 47-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 114 , , August 13 , ,

, , 6–5 (12) , , Vargas (5–4) , , Harville (0–2) , , , , 8,593 , ,

, , 48-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 115 , , August 14 , ,

, , 8–3 , ,

(3–1) , , Hernández (0–1) , , , , 11,929 , ,

, , 49-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 15 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Miceli (5–6) , , Ayala (4–8) , , Lidge (13) , , 13,528 , ,

, , 49-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 16 , , @

, , 5–8 , ,

Christiansen Christiansen () is a Denmark, Danish and Norway, Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning ''son of Christian''. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is s ...

(3–2) , , Cordero (3–3) , , Hermanson (4) , , 39,545 , ,

SBC Park Oracle Park is a ballpark in the SoMa district of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The stadium stands along San Francisco Bay; the section of the bay beyond ...

, , 49-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 17 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Hermanson (5–5) , , Ayala (4–9) , , , , 39,511 , ,

, , 49-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 18 (1) , , @

, , 6–2 , , Biddle (4–6) , , Hennessey (1–2) , , , , The two games on August 18 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined. , ,

, , 50-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 18 (2) , , @

, , 4–14 , , Franklin (2–0) , ,

(3–2) , , , , 42,296 , ,

, , 50-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 20 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Ayala (5–9) , , Fuentes (1–3) , , Cordero (13) , , 32,707 , ,

Coors Field Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995 Major League Baseball season, 1995, the park is located in Denver's LoDo, Lower Downtown neighborhood, ...

, , 51-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 21 , , @

, , 2–5 , ,

(6–5) , , Hernández (9–11) , , , , 33,225 , ,

, , 51-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 22 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Patterson (3–2) , ,

(11–11) , , , , 26,833 , ,

, , 52-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 124 , , August 23 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Cordero (4–3) , ,

Carrara Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, ...

(3–1) , , , , 8,639 , ,

, , 53-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 24 , ,

, , 2–10 , , Ishii (12–6) , , Biddle (4–7) , , , , 8,109 , ,

, , 53-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 126 , , August 25 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Horgan (4–1) , ,

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

(11–4) , , Ayala (2) , , 7,570 , ,

, , 54-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 26 , ,

, , 3–10 , ,

Weaver Weaver or Weavers may refer to: Activities * A person who engages in weaving fabric Animals * Various birds of the family Ploceidae * Crevice weaver spider family * Orb-weaver spider family * Weever (or weever-fish) Arts and entertainmen ...

(12–10) , , Hernández (9–12) , , , , 18,520 , ,

, , 54-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 27 , ,

, , 10–3 , , Downs (2–4) , , Tankersley (0–4) , , , , 8,165 , ,

, , 55-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 28 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Peavy (11–3) , , Patterson (3–3) , ,

(33) , , 15,450 , ,

, , 55-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 29 , ,

, , 3–11 , , Wells (9–7) , , Kim (3–5) , , , , 12,181 , ,

, , 55-75 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 30 , , Cubs , , 2–5 , , Maddux (13–8) , , Biddle (4–8) , , Hawkins (20) , , 8,122 , ,

, , 55-76 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 31 , , Cubs , , 8–0 , , Hernández (10–12) , ,

Prior The term prior may refer to: * Prior (ecclesiastical), the head of a priory (monastery) * Prior convictions, the life history and previous convictions of a suspect or defendant in a criminal case * Prior probability, in Bayesian statistics * Prio ...

(4–4) , , , , 7,162 , ,

, , 56-76 , - align="center" bgcolor=" , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , September 1 , , Cubs , , 1–2 (11) , , Hawkins (4–4) , , Vargas (5–5) , , , , 5,837 , ,

, , 56-77 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , September 3 , ,

, , 1–7 , ,

(6–4) , , Downs (2–5) , , , , 8,617 , ,

, , 56-78 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 4 , ,

, , 0–9 , , Ortiz (14–7) , , Patterson (3–4) , , , , 9,772 , ,

, , 56-79 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 5 , ,

, , 4–3 (12) , ,

(4–2) , ,

Cruz Cruz is mostly a surname but is also used as a first name. It is of Iberian Peninsula, Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Castile, Spain, and later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish Empire, Spanish ...

(4–2) , , , , 10,015 , ,

, , 57-79 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 6 , , @ Cubs , , 1–9 , , Zambrano (13–8) , , Armas (2–4) , , , , 38,807 , ,

Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a ballpark on the North Side, Chicago, North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charl ...

, , 57-80 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 7 , , @ Cubs , , 7–6 (12) , , Cordero (5–3) , , Wellemeyer (1–1) , , Horgan (2) , , 38,321 , ,

, , 58-80 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 8 , , @ Cubs , , 6–0 , , Downs (3–5) , , Maddux (13–9) , , , , 38,379 , ,

, , 59-80 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

(11–8) , , Patterson (3–5) , , Smoltz (37) , , 22,086 , ,

, , 59-81 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , , , @

, , 1–8 , ,

(5–2) , , Hernández (10–13) , , , , 28,860 , ,

, , 59-82 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , , , @

, , 8–9 (12) , ,

(6–2) , , Ayala (5–10) , , , , 25,865 , ,

, , 59-83 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , , , vs. Marlins
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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

Played at

U.S. Cellular Field Rate Field (formerly named Comiskey Park, U.S. Cellular Field and Guaranteed Rate Field) is a baseball stadium located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox, one of the city ...

, because of the threat posed to

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane, and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic h ...

. The games counted as

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The team plays its home games at LoanDepot Park. The ...

home games. , , 3–6 , , Perisho (5–2) , , Majewski (0–1) , , , , 4,003 , ,

, , 59-84 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , , , vs. Marlins
@

, , 6–8 , , Seánez (5–2) , , Ayala (5–11) , , Mota (4) , , 5,457 , ,

, , 59-85 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , , , @ Marlins , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (

)'' Rescheduled for September 15 as part of a doubleheader A make-up game for a rain-out on August 1, this game originally was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on September 14 at

. The threat posed to the

, area by

prompted

to move the first two games (on September 13 and 14) of the five-game Florida Marlins series against the Expos to

, and on September 14 Florida and Montreal played only the originally scheduled game for that date at U.S. Cellular Field. The second game of the September 14 doubleheader was rescheduled to September 15 as part of a doubleheader when the Marlins returned to Florida to host the Expos for the remaining three games of the series. , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , , , @ Marlins , , 6–2 , , Patterson (4–5) , , Pavano (17–6) , , , , The two games on September 15 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined. , , Pro Player Stadium , , 60-85 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146 , , , , @ Marlins , , 10–4 , ,

(3–1) , ,

Bump Bump or bumps may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Bump (dance), a dance from the 1970s disco era * ''BUMP'' (comics), 2007-08 limited edition comic book series Fictional characters * Bobby Bumps, titular character of a series of American si ...

(2–4) , , , , 12,608 , , Pro Player Stadium , , 61-85 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , , , @ Marlins , , 3–4 , ,

(10–9) , , Hernández (10–14) , , Benítez (42) , , 17,219 , , Pro Player Stadium , , 61-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , , , @

, , 12–8 , , Ayala (6–11) , , Worrell (4–6) , , , , 35,498 , ,

, , 63-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , , , @

, , 6–5 (14) , , Cordero (6–3) , ,

(9–10) , , Beltran (1) , , 38,650 , ,

, , 63-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , , , @

, , 2–7 , , Floyd (2–0) , , Downs (3–6) , , , , 42,603 , ,

, , 63-87 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , , ,

, , 6–1 , , Hernández (11–14) , , Leiter (9–8) , , , , 3,839 , ,

, , 64-87 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , , ,

, , 2–3 , , Fortunato (1–0) , , Ayala (6–12) , , Looper (26) , , 3,664 , ,

, , 64-88 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , , ,

, , 2–4 , , Glavine (10–13) , ,

(3–6) , , Looper (27) , , 11,142 , ,

, , 64-89 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , , ,

, , 8–1 , , Kim (4–5) , ,

(9–11) , , , , 5,481 , ,

, , 65-89 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , , ,

, , 3–4 (10) , , Worrell (5–6) , , Eischen (0–1) , ,

(19) , , 8,491 , ,

, , 65-90 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , , ,

, , 1–2 , , Lidle (11–12) , , Hernández (11–15) , ,

(20) , , 12,382 , ,

, , 65-91 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , , , Marlins , , 1–4 , , Beckett (8–9) , , Patterson (4–6) , , Benítez (45) , , 3,923 , ,

, , 65-92 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , , , Marlins , , 2–5 , , Valdez (14–8) , ,

(3–7) , , Benítez (46) , , 5,416 , ,

, , 65-93 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , , , Marlins , , 1–9 , , Pavano (18–8) , , Kim (4–6) , , , , 31,395 , ,

, , 65-94 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , October 1 , , @

, , 4–2 , ,

(4–1) , , Feliciano (1–1) , , Cordero (14) , , 29,273 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Cordero (7–3) , , Looper (2–5) , , Majewski (1) , , 30,147 , ,

, , 1–8 , , Glavine (11–14) , , Patterson (4–7) , , , , 33,569 , ,

Shea Stadium William A. Shea Municipal Stadium ( ), typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.Orlando Cabrera to the

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as part of a four-team deal. The

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...

sent Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez, and Francis Beltrán to the Expos. The Red Sox sent

Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (; born July 23, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, Third ...

and Matt Murton to the Cubs. The

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The team is named afte ...

sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Red Sox. The Cubs sent minor-league player Justin Jones to the Twins. * September 16, 2004: The Expos sent Alex Gonzalez to the

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as part of a conditional deal.

Roster

Final days

*September 29, 2004: Hours after the announcement of the impending move to Washington, D.C., the Expos played their final game in Montreal, a 9–1 loss to the

before 31,395 fans at Olympic Stadium. On that day the MLB officially recognized the 1994 Expos as "The Best Team in Baseball" with a banner for the center field wall, (ironically that banner only lasted one game as it was the last Expos game in Montreal). The game was almost forfeited in the 8th inning when Expos fans threw golf balls onto the field in hopes of making the game longer. *October 2, 2004: The Expos earned their last win before becoming the Nationals, defeating the

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6–3. Brad Wilkerson hit the last home run in Expos history in the ninth inning, his 32nd of the year. *October 3, 2004: The

defeated Montreal 8–1 at

Shea Stadium William A. Shea Municipal Stadium ( ), typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.Jamey Carroll scored the last Expos run and

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became the final Expo batter in history when he grounded out in the top of the ninth to end the game. Coincidentally, Shea Stadium was where the Expos had played their first-ever game, in 1969.

The final game in Montreal

Scorecard

September 29, Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Québec

Batting

Pitching

The final game as the Expos

Scorecard

October 3, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Batting

Pitching

Attendance

Including both games played in Montreal and "home" games played in San Juan, the Expos drew 749,550 fans during the 2004 season, and were 16th in attendance among the 16 National League teams. Their highest attendance for the season was for their final game in Montreal on September 29, which attracted 31,395 fans to see them play the

, while their lowest was for a game in Montreal on May 5 against the

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, which drew only 3,609 fans. For games played in San Juan, the largest crowd was 16,836 for a game against the

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on May 22, and the smallest was a crowd of 7,436 that came to a game against the

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on July 9. The Expos lost one home date during the season, when the May 23 "home" game at San Juan against the Giants was rained out and rescheduled to be played as an away game in

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as part of a single-admission doubleheader on August 18. The doubleheader drew 42,296.

Player stats

Batting

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases'' ''Complete offensive statistics are availabl
here
''

Pitching

''Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts'' ''Complete pitching statistics are availabl
here.
'

Awards and honors

* Liván Hernández,

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League leaders

* Liván Hernández, National League Leader, Complete Games, 9 * Liván Hernández, National League Leader, Innings Pitched, 255.0 * Liván Hernández, National League Leader, 3,927 pitches thrown

All-Stars

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* Liván Hernández, pitcher, reserve

Relocation to Washington

After several years in a holding pattern, MLB began actively looking for a relocation site for the Expos. Some of the choices included

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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; and

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. In the decision-making process, Commissioner

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added

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to the list of potential Expos homes. On September 29, 2004, MLB officially announced that the Expos would move to Washington, D.C. in 2005. The move was approved by the owners of the other teams in a 28–1 vote on December 3 (

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owner Peter Angelos cast the sole dissenting vote). In addition, on November 15, 2004, a lawsuit by the former team owners against MLB and former majority owner Jeffrey Loria was struck down by arbitrators, ending legal moves to keep the Expos in Montreal.

Retired numbers ceremony

As a tribute to the Expos, on October 18,

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, the

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honoured the departed team by raising an Expos commemorative banner, which lists the retired numbers, to the rafters of the

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. Gary Carter and Andre Dawson were at the ceremony with Youppi, who was now the Canadiens mascot. The Banner featured all of the Expos retired numbers: * 8

Gary Carter Gary Edmund Carter (April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. Nicknamed "Kid" for his youth ...

, C, 1974-84 & 1992 * 10

Andre Dawson Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed "the Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for four different teams as a center and r ...

, OF, 1977–86 and

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, OF, 1969-71 & 1979 * 30

Tim Raines Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed "Rock",Raines received this nickname at an Expo rookie camp when he was seventeen, based on his physique. is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left ...

, OF, 1979-90 & 2001 * 42

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(retired throughout baseball; played with the

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in 1946)

Expos in the Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

On August 10, 2010, the Washington Nationals formally presented a new "Ring of Honor" at

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in Washington, D.C., to honor Major League Baseball Hall of Fame players with ties to the Washington Nationals, original Washington Senators, expansion Washington Senators,

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, or Montreal Expos.

and

were the former Expos honored in the Ring of Honor on that day. The Expos logo appears next to their names in the Ring of Honor. On May 9, 2015, the Nationals added former Expos (2002–2004) and Nationals (2005–2006) manager

Frank Robinson Frank Robinson (August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019), nicknamed "the Judge", was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams over 21 seasons: the Cincinnati Reds (1956–196 ...

to the Ring of Honor at Nationals Park.

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

2004 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference

2004 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

External links

Montreal
Expos at CBC ArchivesKen Hill at last Expos gameMontreal Expos myths
Washington
The Nationals ReportOfficial site of the Washington Nationals

Official Washington Nationals Fan Forum

Washington Nationals RosterFOX Sports - Washington Nationals Team FrontExpos New Name: Nationals (TSN)
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