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League | Florida State League (1965–1997) |
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League titles | 2 (1974, 1991) |
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The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team which existed from 1969 through the 1997 season in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The West Palm Beach Expos were a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos and played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium.
Evolving from the West Palm Beach Indians and directly from the West Palm Beach Braves (1965–1968), they were one of the longest existing Florida State League teams. In 1998, the team moved to nearby Jupiter and became today's Jupiter Hammerheads.
Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Gary Carter (1972), Vladimir Guerrero (1996–1997), Randy Johnson (1986), Tim Raines (1978) and Larry Walker (1986) played for West Palm Beach.
The 1990 Expos were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. [1]
The Expos played at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium, located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive. The stadium was the longtime spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. It was demolished in 2002 and is now the site of retail stores. [2] [3]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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1969 | 56-73 | 10th | Ed Sadowski | |
1970 | 79-50 | 2nd | J.W. Porter | Lost in 1st round |
1971 | 58-81 | 11th | Bobby Malkmus | |
1972 | 64-65 | 7th | Lance Nichols | |
1973 | 80-58 | 1st | Lance Nichols | Lost League Finals |
1974 | 79-53 | 2nd | Walt Hriniak | League Champs |
1975 | 58-77 | 7th | Gordon Mackenzie | |
1976 | 63-79 | 7th | Gordon Mackenzie | |
1977 | 77-55 | 3rd | Felipe Alou | Lost in 1st round |
1978 | 67-77 | 10th | Larry Bearnarth | |
1979 | 79-65 | 4th | Larry Bearnarth | |
1980 | 64-73 | 7th | Bob Bailey | |
1981 | 65-71 | 7th | Bob Bailey | |
1982 | 54-80 | 9th | Junior Miner | |
1983 | 75-57 | 4th | Tommy Thompson | |
1984 | 72-72 | 6th | Tommy Thompson | |
1985 | 74-66 | 6th | Junior Miner | |
1986 | 80-55 | 3rd | Felipe Alou | Lost League Finals |
1987 | 75-63 | 5th (t) | Felipe Alou | |
1988 | 71-63 | 7th | Felipe Alou | Lost in 2nd round |
1989 | 74-64 | 7th | Felipe Alou | |
1990 | 92-40 | 1st | Felipe Alou | Lost League Finals |
1991 | 72-59 | 5th (t) | Felipe Alou | League Champs |
1992 | 76-61 | 4th | Dave Jauss | Lost in 1st round |
1993 | 69-67 | 8th | Rob Leary | |
1994 | 71-60 | 3rd | Rob Leary | Lost in 1st round |
1995 | 54-81 | 14th | Gomer Hodge (19-35) / Rick Sofield (35-46) | |
1996 | 68-67 | 7th | Rick Sofield | |
1997 | 69-66 | 6th | Doug Sisson |