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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 Expos logo consists of the stylized letters "eb", which stands for "Expos Baseball". When taken as a whole, the logo forms a large "M", representing "Montreal". [178] In 1972, the Telemedia radio network brought in Jacques Doucet and Claude Raymond to serve as the Expos' French language broadcast team.
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]
Home of: Montreal Expos - National League (1969-1976) Location: Faillon (later Gary Carter) (east, first base); St. Laurent (north, far beyond right field); Jarry (west, far beyond left field); railroad (south, third base); Currently: Refitted as a tennis facility, now called IGA Stadium (Stade IGA) Olympic Stadium (Stade Olympique) Home of ...
Exhibition Stadium, the Blue Jays played there from 1977 to 1989; Mile High Stadium, the Rockies played there from 1993 to 1994 * Sun Life Stadium, the Marlins played there from 1993 to 2011; A * indicates that the stadium was a temporary facility, used in the short term by a team awaiting the construction of a larger, permanent home park.
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The Expos never played on Opening Day in Jarry Park Stadium, their home from 1969 to 1976. Olympic Stadium, their home from 1977 to 2004, hosted six Opening Day games; five Expos starters accumulated a record of 0–3 (and three no-decisions). The franchise's only playoff experience was in the strike-shortened 1981 season. In a special format ...
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]