West Palm Beach Expos
West Palm Beach Expos 1965–1997 West Palm Beach, Florida | |
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League | Florida State League |
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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. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, they were affiliated with the Montreal Expos and played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium.
The team was first established in 1965, as the West Palm Beach Braves, and was affiliated with the Milwaukee Braves in 1965 and the Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1968. The Braves played their home games at Mack Field located in downtown West Palm Beach.
They were one of the longest existing Florida State League teams. In 1998, the team moved to nearby Jupiter and became the Jupiter Hammerheads.
The 1990 Expos were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[1]
Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference.com)
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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1965 | 59-73 | 8th | Andy Pafko | |
1966 | 45-89 | 9th | Buddy Hicks | |
1967 | 51-81 | 8th | Eddie Haas | |
1968 | 59-77 | 8th | Andy Pafko | |
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 | Gordon Mackenzie | 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 | |
References
- ↑ "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.