Tony Gwynn's 3,000th Hit
Tony Gwynn singles four times in Montreal to reach 3,000 hits, one day before Wade Boggs got there too.
Montreal, QUE · 1977–2004 · also known as Olympic Stadium
Stade Olympique was a ballpark in Montreal, Quebec. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 15, 1977 and the last on September 29, 2004. The register files it under the National League. It was also known as Olympic Stadium.
2,151 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1977 and 2004. The game logs list the Montreal Expos as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 45,757. 12 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Tony Gwynn's 3,000th Hit in 1999, Charlie Lea's No-Hitter in 1981, and Tommy Greene's No-Hitter in 1991.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 15, 1977, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 7–2. Steve Carlton started for the Philadelphia Phillies and Don Stanhouse for the Montreal Expos. Frank Pulli was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 29, 2004, when the Florida Marlins beat the Montreal Expos 9–1. Carl Pavano started for the Florida Marlins and Sun-Woo Kim for the Montreal Expos. Rick Reed was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 59,282, for a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos on September 16, 1979.
The major leagues also played in Montreal, Quebec at Parc Jarry (1969–1976).
Tony Gwynn singles four times in Montreal to reach 3,000 hits, one day before Wade Boggs got there too.
Charlie Lea threw a no-hitter for the Montreal Expos against the San Francisco Giants on May 10, 1981, winning 4–0.
Tommy Greene threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Montreal Expos on May 23, 1991, winning 2–0.
Chris Speier hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the Atlanta Braves on July 20, 1978.
Tim Raines hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 16, 1987.
Brad Wilkerson hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 24, 2003.
Vladimir Guerrero hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the New York Mets on September 14, 2003.
Eric Valent hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the Montreal Expos on July 29, 2004.
Gary Carter hit three home runs for the Montreal Expos against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 20, 1977.
Mike Schmidt hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Montreal Expos on June 14, 1987.
Larry Walker hit three home runs for the Colorado Rockies against the Montreal Expos on April 5, 1997.
Bobby Estalella hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Montreal Expos on September 4, 1997.
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