In 1971, the adventure of the Quebec Carnavals baseball team began! The team was affiliated with the Montreal Expos, the first Major League Baseball team in Canada. The Carnavals were the Expos’ farm club in the Eastern League. Québec City baseball fans had the opportunity to watch Expos prospects such as Gary Carter and Andre Dawson, future members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, play at the Stade Municipal. Renamed the Metros in 1976, the team left for Memphis after the 1977 season. Did you experience this period when Quebecers got their first taste of professional baseball?
Raynald Lavoie
Metros pitcher Dan Schatzeder took off during a game in the Expos’ final AA season in Québec City in 1977. Wearing number 45, his impressive statistics earned him a promotion to AAA, then to major-league baseball with the Expos the same year. He enjoyed a successful 15-year career in the major league.
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