Expos great Andre Dawson changed his first name from Bobby to trick fans into thinking he was French
Played on ice in the Montreal Forum for 2 seasons in the early 70s
Rusty Staub insisted on eating crepes between innings during every game of the 1970 season
Low attendance partially due to team name: in French, "Expos" means "Canadian baseball sucks"
Although they moved on to other cities, Montreal developed superstars Larry Walker, Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero and William Shatner
Classic Expos logo is neither an M or the initials "E-L-B." It is, in fact, an abstract drawing of manager Gene Mauch
Canadiens' Hall-of-fame superstar Guy Lafleur played third base for 74 games in 1978
Had record crowd in 1985 for "Tim Raines Beret Night" promotion
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