West Palm Beach Expos
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class A-Advanced (1990–1997)
  • Class A (1965–1989)
LeagueFlorida State League (1965–1997)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 2 (1974, 1991)
Team data
Previous names
Previous parks

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.

History

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 ballpark

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]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Notable alumni

Year-by-year record

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
196956-7310thEd Sadowski
197079-502ndJ.W. PorterLost in 1st round
197158-8111thBobby Malkmus
197264-657thLance Nichols
197380-581stLance NicholsLost League Finals
197479-532ndWalt HriniakLeague Champs
197558-777thGordon Mackenzie
197663-797thGordon Mackenzie
197777-553rdFelipe AlouLost in 1st round
197867-7710thLarry Bearnarth
197979-654thLarry Bearnarth
198064-737thBob Bailey
198165-717thBob Bailey
198254-809thJunior Miner
198375-574thTommy Thompson
198472-726thTommy Thompson
198574-666thJunior Miner
198680-553rdFelipe AlouLost League Finals
198775-635th (t)Felipe Alou
198871-637thFelipe AlouLost in 2nd round
198974-647thFelipe Alou
199092-401stFelipe AlouLost League Finals
199172-595th (t)Felipe AlouLeague Champs
199276-614thDave JaussLost in 1st round
199369-678thRob Leary
199471-603rdRob LearyLost in 1st round
199554-8114thGomer Hodge (19-35) / Rick Sofield (35-46)
199668-677thRick Sofield
199769-666thDoug Sisson

References

  1. "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. Dolch, Craig. "Remembering the last spring-training game at West Palm Beach's Municipal Stadium". The Palm Beach Post.
  3. "» West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium". Deadball Baseball.


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