Kevin Glew recounts some significant events and accomplishments in Canadian baseball history that happened on May 17.
May 17 – Today in Canadian baseball history
Ex-Expos – Whatever happened to … Boots Day
You might say that Boots Day was destined to be a Montreal Expo. After all, his first big league at bat – a walk against Mike Wegener – came against the Canadian club on June 18, 1969, and his first major league hit was recorded off of Montreal reliever Carroll Sembera on April 18, 1970.... Continue Reading →
Montreal Expos could’ve had Nolan Ryan
In a previous blog entry of mine, you may have read how close the Montreal Expos came to signing Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson. Well, in reading Dan Turner’s fine 1983 book “The Expos Inside Out,” I discovered that the Expos had the opportunity to acquire Nolan Ryan early in the 1969 season. The... Continue Reading →