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Danny Gallagher

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Writer 52 years. #expos historian with 10 books about the franchise, including 2024 release Explosion. @ACTRAToronto member. Hails from Douglas, Ontario.

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2 years
Gates open at 10 for 12:07 @bluejays game & I'm here as the first person in line at 6:40, waiting to get the double Guerrero bobblehead.
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It's No. 75 today for Buck Martinez. Happy birthday.
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1 year
Happy 88th birthday today to Felipe Alou.
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Elroy Face's daughter Michelle tells me her double-vaccinated dad, the oldest surviving #expos player at 93, is holding his own in a Pittsburgh hospital, battling #covid -19. He can eat/walk, watch @mlb playoff games. "He's worn out. It's an exhausting thing. Fingers crossed.''
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Hard to type this. My brother Bernard ( Bo) passed away today at Langley Hospice in B.C. He was 74. He had battled cancer for the last 16 months. He was a kind and wonderful soul. He worked for Revenue Canada for 35 years & was a pretty good baseball player growing up. Adios, Bo.
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All the best to Spaceman on his birthday today. No. 77.
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Say a prayer for Elroy Face, the oldest surviving #expos player at 93. He's been admitted to hospital in the Pittsburgh area with #covid19 .
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Friend Mark Secheyco has informed me 1985 #expos player U.L. Washington has died at 70. He had been suffering from cancer and had undergone recent surgery. He was known for his toothpick & he was a solid back-up infielder.
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This is a pretty neat #expos car owned by Jason Moehr of Orlando, Fla. He posted this on Facebook a little while ago. He especially loved No. 8 Gary Carter.
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Best wishes to the great Hawk on his birthday today.
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Aug. 12, 1994: The strike began with the #expos holding the top record in baseball at 74-40. 34 games over .500.
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I always thought Borje Salming was indestructible. He was such a wonderful, classy player. It's emotional just typing this, now that he has passed away. This scene of him and Darryl Sittler crying will be etched in our minds forever.
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June 20, 1997: The #expos presented plans for a new ballpark in downtown Montreal. You know what happened.
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Feb. 16, 2012: 10 years ago, the most beloved #expos player died. Kid.
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Remembering Kid who was born April 8, 1954.
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Remembering the late Rheal Cormier, who was born April 23, 1967.
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Happy birthday today to Charlie Hustle.
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Steve Rogers threw an amazing 129 complete games for the #expos from 1973-85. His ERA was a splendid 3.17. He won four important games in October, 1981. Happy birthday today, Steve.
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Not many people can say they were a player, coach and manager of the #expos . Best wishes to Felipe Alou on his birthday today.
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What a loss. Vida Blue. R.I.P. 209-161 record with a 3.27 ERA.
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Wishing speedy recovery to Spaceman after he collapsed in the bullpen while warming up for the Savannah Bananas amateur team Friday night. He was able to get up with assistance & went to hospital.
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July 28, 1991: El Presidente, El Perfecto.
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Happy birthday today to @mroctober . My all-time favourite player.
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Wishing Spaceman a speedy recovery after his latest health scare.
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May 11, 2003: 20 years ago today, the great @halleberry throws out the first pitch at an #expos game in Montreal.
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Congrats @JohnDerringer on his 5,000th show today on @Q107Toronto . Some of us remember him from his days at @CHOM977 in Montreal 1993-95. A legend.
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All the best to Steve Rogers on his birthday today.
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May 9, 1982: Spaceman was released by the #expos and he never pitched in the majors again. The day before, he protested Rodney Scott's release by going to a bar during a game.
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What is your biggest #expos memory you witnessed in person? Mine is Rusty Staub trying to step into the batter's box as a pinch hitter July 27, 1979 -- after a trade from the @tigers . Over 59 ,000 people there at the Big O. Electrifying standing ovation for No. 6.
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May 8, 1982: 40 years ago, Bill Lee was released by the #expos . To this day, he's still one of the most popular players in franchise history.
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He started in the #expos mailroom, became a team scout, was GM of the @bluejays & won the World Series with the @braves last fall. Congrats to Alex Anthopoulos on being No. 1 on @elliottbaseball 's @cdnbaseballnet Top 100 Most Influential Canadians in Baseball list for 2021.
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All the best to Vladimir Guerrero today on his 49th birthday.
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All the best to Hawk on his birthday today.
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All the best to Al Oliver on his birthday today. He could flat out hit. Those line drives were scorching.
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I've written 14 books, 10 of them about the #expos . And it's always a treat to see a new book show up at the doorstep in the final, printed product. My first batch of author copies showed up today. The doorbell rings. Surprise. Get your souvenir edition at Amazon. 264 pages.
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Remembering Kid. Gone way too young Feb. 16, 2012.
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May 21, 1985: The #expos released Steve Rogers, ending his tenure of 12+ years with the club. He posted a lifetime record of 158-152 with a 3.17 ERA and an amazing 129 complete games.
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Pure power. Tom Seaver.
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5 years
This is bad/sad news. Former #expos P Scott Sanderson died today of cancer. Last year, he had his voice box removed and he suffered a stroke. He was bedridden for months. Tall and Hollywood-handsome, he was 62. Tim Wallach & Terry Francona were very close with Scotty.
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Remembering the late Derek Aucoin, who was born March 27, 1970.
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Happy birthday today to @EValentine17 on his birthday today.
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Happy birthday today to Mr. Baseball in Quebec. The classy Claude Raymond.
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Dec. 10, 1984: In a shocking move, the #expos dealt Gary Carter to the @mets for Hubie Brooks, Floyd Youmans, Herm Winningham & Mike Fitzgerald. Owner Charles Bronfman asked/told new GM Murray Cook to make the swap because Kid was making too much $, about $2-million per season.
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All the best to Big Cat on his birthday today.
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Happy birthday today to John Bocc-a-bell-a.
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Dec. 31, 1972: Sad news. Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash, helping to deliver goods to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. The @pirates star played Triple-A ball with the Montreal Royals in 1954.
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When this guy wound up behind the net, look out. He usually went end to end and scored. He was magical.
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Introducing the front cover of my new #expos book. Due out Feb. 10. 264 pages, 110,000 words. 125 photos, 93 interviews. Anniversary edition. Dawna Dearing did a great job on the front and back covers and with the inside layout. We're still doing some fine-tuning.
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July 25, 2010: Andre Dawson was inducted into the @baseballhall . Richly deserved.
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July 13, 1982: The #expos had five players named to the all-star game played in Montreal. Here's trainer Ron McClain with Kid, Hawk, Cy, Rock, Scoop & Jim Fanning, who was a coach.
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July 27, 1979: Pinch-hitter Rusty Staub tried to get into the batter's box in his 1st game back in #expos uniform after a trade earlier with Detroit. Big O was rocked by standing ovations to celebrate his return. 59, 260 were there, including me as a fan. Rusty popped up.
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Best wishes to LP on his birthday today.
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Sept. 29, 2004: Brad Wilkerson signs for fans prior to the #expos last home game. That morning at 8:05 a.m. EST, MLB owners voted to approve the transfer of the Montreal franchise to Washington. About 23,500 walk-up tickets were sold that day on top of ones already purchased.
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Oct. 7, 1981: Steve Rogers worked 8.2 innings & Jeff Reardon picked up the save as the #expos beat the @phillies 3-1 to take Game 1 of the NLDS at the Big O.
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I've done close to 85 interviews for my upcoming #expos book, including close friends Lenny Webster & Marquis Grissom. 110,000 words, 100 photos, 60 chapters. Anniversary edition. New details about the final days in 2004 & a closer look at 1994. Includes 1969 to the end.
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Best wishes to Quebec's Mr. Baseball on his 85th birthday today.
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30 years ago this week, the Expos signed this guy in the Dominican Republic. At the time, he drew little interest from other teams. He sure turned out pretty good.
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All the best to Buck Rodgers today on his 85th birthday.
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Happy birthday today to @Cdnmooselips33 . One of the greats in MLB history.
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All the best to Terminator on his birthday today.
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I'm a @LinkedIn member but I rarely go on there. Yesterday I did -- to see #expos great Steve Rogers recently celebrated 35 years full time with the @mlbpa 's pension dept. Congrats, Steve. His affiliation with the PA is close to 50 years: many years as Mtl player rep/assistant.
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This guy is the #expos version of Jean Béliveau: very classy. Happy birthday today to Claude Raymond.
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Five years ago today on March 29, Rusty passed away. Never to be forgotten.
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Prayers for @mapleleafs legend Eddie Shack, who is in poor health because of throat cancer, which I reported a few weeks ago. Today, former Leafs beat reporter Howard Berger posted on Facebook that Eddie is in palliative care.
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July 27, 1979: the Big O was rocking with 59,260 for Rusty's #expos return following a trade with the @tigers . When he appeared as a pinch hitter in Game 1 of a doubleheader, there was an 8-minute Standing O. My favourite Expos moment. I was there.
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Remembering the late Duke Snider, who was born Sept. 19, 1926. He was a long-time #expos broadcaster & did some work as a coach.
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Of all the deaths in the #expos family, none have hit harder than this one. Feb. 16, 2012.
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All the best to El Presidente on his birthday today.
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Missing Kid. He left us way too soon. Feb. 16, 2012.
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Feb. 21, 1974: One of my growing-up heroes with the @mapleleafs died in a car crash. Tim Horton. 50 years ago today. Sad day for hockey. Horton seemed invincible, strong as an ox like Gordie Howe. A rough-and tough defenceman with some offence thrown in.
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Oct. 16, 1981: Jerry White cemented his place in Expos' lore with a three-run homer as the #expos beat the @dodgers 4-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. The Big O was a-rockin' with 54,372 on hand. Steve Rogers went the distance, scattering seven hits for the W over Jerry Reuss.
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Happy 91st birthday today to the oldest surviving @Montreal_Expos player, Elroy Face, who pitched for the team in 1969.
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Best wishes to U.L. Washington on his birthday today. Do you know of anyone besides him & Dusty Baker who chewed on toothpicks?
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My favourite photo from the 1982 all-star game, courtesy trainer Ron McClain at left. Him & Jim Fanning book-end Kid, Hawk, Cy, @timraines30 & @alscoop16 . This rare photo appears in my new #expos book Bases Loaded.
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Oct. 5, 1992: Gary Carter was placed on the voluntary retirement list, thus ending his great career. He asked not to be used in the last 6 #expos games that season because he wanted to be remembered for a hit in his last game: that memorable double on Sept. 27.
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This is what it will say at the bottom of my upcoming #expos book: Foreword by Andre Dawson Thank you so much, Hawk.
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April 1, 1986: Sad news for Terry Francona. He was released by the #expos . He had become less productive after bad injuries to both of his knees. I've always been a fan of his, especially since he has done so good as a manager.
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All the best to Joe Siddall on his birthday today. He's an excellent @bluejays broadcaster.
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Remembering Kid, who died too young 8 years ago today.
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Many thanks to all who wished me Happy Birthday, including about 800 on Facebook. My wife got me this Levis coat as a gift enhanced with a familiar crest by a tailor's sewing machine.
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The @GoldenKnights won the Stanley Cup and the only person I like to think of is the original coach, Gerard Gallant. He steered them into the final years ago in their first season. He is not forgotten, at least not with me.
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Bill Lee not only pitched for the #expos but 4 seasons in Moncton, N.B., 2 in Longueuil, Que., 1 in Sydney, N.S., in many 1-game events & tournaments, has done a ton of fund-raisers in Canada so that makes him a quasi-Canadian. Best wishes to Spaceman on his 75th birthday today.
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Remembering the late Pascual Perez, who was born May 17, 1957.
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May 1, 1987: Tim Raines re-signed with the #expos after missing the first month of the season.
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May 25, 1989: The #expos acquired Mark Langston from the @mariners for Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris. A month earlier, Buck Rodgers had told me this trade was in the works. It didn't work out for Montreal.
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All the best to Cro on his birthday today.
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Jan. 7, 2003: Gary Carter was elected into Cooperstown.
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May 22, 1992: Felipe Alou became the new #expos manager, replacing the fired Tom Runnells. This is Felipe in a team-issued photo at the news conference. TR managed the team for parts of two seasons with middling results after taking over from Buck Rodgers.
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All the best to Hubie Brooks on his birthday today. He played with aplomb for the #expos for five seasons after being acquired as part of the Gary Carter trade.
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All the best to Mike Torrez on his birthday today.
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El Presidente is celebrating his 68th birthday today. Best wishes, Dennis.
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I'm glad I called Ralph Terry a few months ago to talk some baseball. His voice sounded low and I asked him how he was doing. "Well, I'll be 86 pretty soon.'' Sad to hear he died today. @yankees great.
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Remembering Bob Bailey, who died Jan. 9, 2018 at the age of 75. He played for the #expos from 1969-75.
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"We have this guy in rehab. Would you be interested in taking him?'' -- That was @orioles GM Hank Peters asking #expos GM Murray Cook. Guy in question was Dennis Martinez. Cook said yes. Deal was made 35 years ago today.
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All the best to Graig Nettles on his 79th birthday today. He turned 44 when he was with the #expos in 1988.
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Sept. 16, 1993: It was an awful scene. Moises Alou rounded first after a single in St. Louis and broke his left leg when it got caught in the turf. You don't want to see the video. He made a terrific recovery to come back for the start of the 1994 season.
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Happy birthday to Marquis Grissom.
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Nice to see @45PedroMartinez repping the #expos last night and throwing out the first pitch to his godson Vladdy.
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Oct. 11, 1981: Steve Rogers outduelled Steve Carlton for the second time in less than a week as the #expos beat the @phillies 3-1 to win the NLDS.
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