9 Results for montreal expos

McGwire hits his mark

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

"Every swing he took was a potential home run. He was the only man on the face of the earth who could hit the ball where he hit it. I stood by that ba...

Page | Conversation

Hershiser breaks Drysdale's scoreless inning streak

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...right-hander has been racking up nothing but 0s for almost a month. Since allowing the Montreal Expos two runs in the fifth inning on August 30, Hershiser takes a streak of 49 consecutive...

Page | Conversation

Amazin' Mets - From Worst to First

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...was 16 games under .500. It's different this season. During a twinight doubleheader against the Montreal Expos, the Mets, who trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9-1/2 games on August 14, move...

Page | Conversation

Martinez, Rogers pitch perfect games

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...because of a sore shoulder and the stigma of alcoholism, pitches the first perfect game in Montreal Expos history. He retires all 27 Dodgers he faces in Los Angeles to win, 2-0, and...

Page | Conversation

Rose singles his way past Cobb's record

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...Pete Rose will get the significant record, the one he really wants. Tonight in Philadelphia, the Montreal Expos first baseman gets a smaller piece of history, also at Ty Cobb's expense. Batting right...

Page | Conversation

Rose is the 13th and quickest to reach 3,000 hits

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...12 others in the prestigious 3,000-hit fraternity. The switch-hitter, batting left-handed against Montreal Expos right-hander Steve Rogers, reaches safely on a high infield chopper in the third inning and...

Page | Conversation

Steve Carlton sets all-time N.L. strikeout record

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...Phillies' silent southpaw, needs just two strikeouts in Montreal to pass Bob Gibson as the most prolific...says Phillies first baseman Pete Rose after the Expos' 1-0 victory in 17 innings. In pitching...

Page | Conversation

Dravecky's pitching arm breaks ending career

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...his second start, he has a 3-1 lead over the Expos when his left arm breaks with a sound audible throughout Montreal's Olympic Stadium as he throws a pitch to Tim Raines...

Page | Conversation

Rose first NL player to reach 4,000 hits

Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com

...fourth inning of the Expos' 5-1 victory. Oddly, the occasion is not marked by any special ceremony except for flashing the number 4,000 on the scoreboard in Montreal. Only Expos batting coach...

Page | Conversation