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Jarry Park Stadium (French: Stade Parc Jarry [stad paʁk ʒaʁi]) is a former baseball stadium, home to the Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals), from 1969 through 1976, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Expos were Major League Baseball's first Canadian franchise. It served as a temporary home (for their eight seasons) until Olympic ...
The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in the National League (NL) East division from 1969 until 2004.
Jarry Park has total area of 36 hectares. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its large parks. [1] From 1969 to 1976, the former Jarry Park Stadium (located in the southwest corner of the park, now IGA Stadium) was the home of the Montreal Expos, Canada's first Major League Baseball team. [2]
The Expos played their final game on October 3 at Shea Stadium, losing by a score of 8–1 against the New York Mets, the same opponent that the Expos first faced at its start, 35 years earlier. On November 15, a lawsuit by the former team owners against MLB and former majority owner Jeffrey Loria was struck down by arbitrators, bringing to an ...
Montreal Royals - Quebec/Ontario/Vermont League (1924-27) Location: 1500 Atwater Avenue; Montreal, QC, H3Z 1X5 (northeast, third base); Saint-Catherine Street West (southeast, left field); arena and Wood Avenue (southwest, right field); De Maisonneuve Boulevard (originally Western Avenue) (northwest, first base)
In 1977, Major League Baseball's (MLB) Montreal Expos moved into Olympic Stadium from their home at Jarry Park Stadium. [42] Jarry Park was the Expos's home from their founding in 1969 until 1976. [43] [44] Olympic Stadium became the first venue outside of the United States to host the MLB All-Star Game in 1982. [45]
Montreal Expos (1973–80) Still standing Jack Russell Memorial Stadium (a.k.a. Jack Russell Stadium) 1955 2003 Clearwater, Florida: 6,942 Philadelphia Phillies (1955–2003) Still standing Jaycee Park: 1954 1954 Fort Pierce, Florida: 5,000 Pittsburgh Pirates (1954) Demolished (became city's police headquarters) McCulloch Park: 1943 1945 Muncie ...
Then, in 1968, Montreal unexpectedly was awarded one of two new National League expansion teams—and the Expos became Canada's first MLB franchise. Taylor, by then a sportscaster for CFCF, was instrumental in identifying Jarry Park to city and team officials and league president Warren Giles as a potential location for a temporary ballpark to house the club while a new stadium was constructed.