1983 Montreal Expos season

The Montreal Expos season was the fifteenth in franchise history. At the end of the season, the Expos had managed the best cumulative winning percentage in the National League from 1979 to 1983.

Offseason

• November 3, 1982: Bobby Ramos was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.
• December 23, 1982: Woodie Fryman was signed as a free agent with the Expos.
• February 7, 1983: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Butch Benton.
• March 31, 1983: Ken Phelps was purchased from the Expos by the Seattle Mariners.

Regular season

• April 17, 1983: Andre Dawson became Nolan Ryan’s 3500th strikeout.
• April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan of the Astros struck out Brad Mills to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan’s career.

Season standings

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

• May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased by the Expos from the San Diego Padres.
• June 6, 1983: Cliff Young was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.
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