Tim Wallach dazzled Montréal Expos fans with his hot corner glove work and his steady clutch RBI bat. Dave Van Horne described the vast majority of Expos games on TV and radio.
Wallach and Van Horne are two of the four latest entries into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Former Expos general manager Murray Cook along with longtime scout and Team Canada manager Jim Ridley will also be inducted in the Class of 2014. Ridley will enter posthumously.
Wallach played in Montréal from 1980-1992, was a 5-time All-Star and won 3 Gold Gloves. He hit 204 HR and drove in 905 runs in his 13 seasons with Les Expos. He finished tops with the Expos in games played, hits, doubles, RBIs, and total bases.
Wallach even got to pitch an inning in two games, one each in 1987 and 1989. He gave up 1 run in 1989 for a career ERA of 4.50.
Van Horne is in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. For more details on his career, click here.
Murray Cook is also from Canada, born in Sackville, New Brunswick. He served as the Expos GM from September 5, 1984 to August 11, 1987.
Cook's first decision was to hire Buck Rodgers as the manager. He picked up pitchers Dennis Martínez and Pascual Pérez and traded away veterans Gary Carter, Bill Gullickson, and Jeff Reardon.
A Toronto native, Ridley scouted for the Toronto Blue Jays for the first 26 years of the franchise. He also scouted for the Minnesota Twins. Ridley coached the Canadian juniors from 1983-1988. He managed the Canadian Olympic squad at the 1988 Olympics and the 1991 Pan Am Games.
The Class of 2014 will be inducted on June 21 to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario.
photo credit: Montréal Expos
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