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1.1  The ballpark  






2 Notable alumni  


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2.2  Notable alumni  






3 Year-by-year records  




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West Palm Beach Expos
  • West Palm Beach, Florida
    • Minor league affiliations
    Previous classes
    • Class A-Advanced (1990–1997)
  • Class A (1965–1989)
    • LeagueFlorida State League (1965–1997)
    Major league affiliations
    Previous teams
  • Atlanta Braves (1965–1968)
    • Minor league titles
    League titles 2 (1974, 1991)
    Team data

    Previous names

    • West Palm Beach Expos (1969–1997)
  • West Palm Beach Braves (1965–1968)

    • 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

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    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.[1]

    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.[2]

    The ballpark

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    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.[3][4]

    Notable alumni

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    Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

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    Notable alumni

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    Year-by-year records

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    Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs / Notes
    1969 56-73 10th Ed Sadowski Did not qualify
    1970 79-50 2nd J.W. Porter Lost in 1st round
    1971 58-81 11th Bobby Malkmus Did not qualify
    1972 64-65 7th Lance Nichols Did not qualify
    1973 80-58 1st Lance Nichols Lost League Finals
    1974 79-53 2nd Walt Hriniak League Champs
    1975 58-77 7th Gordon Mackenzie Did not qualify
    1976 63-79 7th Gordon Mackenzie Did not qualify
    1977 77-55 3rd Felipe Alou Lost in 1st round
    1978 67-77 10th Larry Bearnarth Did not qualify
    1979 79-65 4th Larry Bearnarth Did not qualify
    1980 64-73 7th Bob Bailey Did not qualify
    1981 65-71 7th Bob Bailey Did not qualify
    1982 54-80 9th Junior Miner Did not qualify
    1983 75-57 4th Tommy Thompson Did not qualify
    1984 72-72 6th Tommy Thompson Did not qualify
    1985 74-66 6th Junior Miner Did not qualify
    1986 80-55 3rd Felipe Alou Lost League Finals
    1987 75-63 5th (t) Felipe Alou Did not qualify
    1988 71-63 7th Felipe Alou Lost in 2nd round
    1989 74-64 7th Felipe Alou Did not qualify
    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 Did not qualify
    1994 71-60 3rd Rob Leary Lost in 1st round
    1995 54-81 14th Gomer Hodge (19-35) / Rick Sofield (35-46) Did not qualify
    1996 68-67 7th Rick Sofield Did not qualify
    1997 69-66 6th Doug Sisson Did not qualify

    [1]

    References

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    1. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  • ^ "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  • ^ Dolch, Craig. "Remembering the last spring-training game at West Palm Beach's Municipal Stadium". The Palm Beach Post.
  • ^ "» West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium". Deadball Baseball.


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