Jarry Park Stadium (Stade Jarry') was a Montréal baseball stadium and home to the Montréal Expos; Major League Baseball's first Canadian franchise from 1969-1976. It served as a temporary home (for 8 seasons) until the domed Olympic Stadium was finished and made available to the Expos. The park's name in English tended to spoken as a homonym of "Jerry". This article needs cleanup. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Natural vegetation dominated by grasses Grass is a common word that generally describes a monocotyledonous green plant in the family Poaceae. ... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada (until 2005 when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington) and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (salvation through harmony) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Stade Olympique (English: Olympic Stadium) is a multipurpose stadium located in Montreal. ...

The stadium began as a ballfield in Montréal's north end (Villeray) in a public park known as Jarry Park. The only structure was the small unroofed grandstand behind the home plate and backstop area, that sat maybe 3,000.

When the Expos were announced as an expansion franchise in 1967, finding a site proved to be a challenge. The old minor league park, Delorimier Stadium, had a capacity of around 20,000, which was not large enough to meet Major league standards, and was eventually demolished in 1971. Initially it looked like the Expos would be using the Autostade from the fair, Expo 67, which had inspired the new club's nickname. However, the city balked at the cost of adding a dome and 12,000 seats, forcing the Expos to find another site quickly. In August 1968, National League President Warren Giles and Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau visited Jarry Park. Giles liked the site's location--it was minutes from the Métro, less than a mile from a highway and 200 yards from a commuter railroad. The Expos decided to convert the Jarry Park ballfield to something approaching major league standards. Delorimier Stadium on the cover of the 1949 Montreal Royals program Delorimier Stadium was a 20,000-seat sports stadium at Delorimier Avenue and Ontario Street in downtown Montreal, Canada that was home to the Montreal Royals International League baseball team from 1928 to 1960 and from 1946 to 1953... Built in 1966, The Autostade (the English name Automotive Stadium was rarely used) was a Canadian football stadium in Montreal, Quebec that stood at the north-west corner of the Cité du Havre sector of the Expo 67 site. ... The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was the Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967. ... Warren Crandall Giles (28 May 1896 - 7 February 1979) was an American executive in Major League Baseball. ... This is a list of mayors of the City of Montreal in the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montréal Jean Drapeau CC , GOQ (February 18, 1916 – August 12, 1999) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986. ... Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ...

Once the ballfield was announced as the home of the expansion club, the site was likewise expanded. Unroofed extensions were built from the original stand to the left and right field corners, a large bleacher was constructed across left field, and a scoreboard was built behind the right field fence. This work brought the park's capacity to a serviceable 28,500, and the park was deemed ready for the Expos.

Beyond right field was a pre-existing swimming pool in the city park. Long before the "splash hits" at AT&T Park in San Francisco, there were occasional "splash hits" here. The idea of the swimming pool itself was later replicated in Chase Field in Phoenix). AT&T Park (formerly SBC Park and Pacific Bell Park) is an open-air baseball stadium, home to the San Francisco Giants of the National League. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Chase Field, also known as The BOB (after its original name, Bank One Ballpark), is a stadium located in Phoenix, Arizona across the street from the US Airways Center, which is used by many local teams including the NBAs Phoenix Suns. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ...

The stadium was rather sparse, given that it was intended to be only a temporary home for a maximum of four years. It was very open to the elements, which was a particular problem at the beginning and end of the season, given the short Montreal summers. The Expos frequently had to postpone early- and late-season games because there was no protection for the fans. However, a strike delayed the completion of Olympic Stadium, forcing the Expos to stay in Jarry until 1976. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Although the centre field distance was posted as 420 feet, it was actually 417 feet to straightaway centre, and 420 feet to the deep left and right centre field corners.

After the Expos

The stadium was used for various civic events in the years after the Expos moved out. It was gradually converted into a tennis stadium, with one corner of the court located at the old backstop. The stadium was renamed in honor of Pope John Paul II to mark his visit to Montréal and the park on September 11, 1984. The venue was renamed 'Du Maurier Stadium' in 1987. It has since been renamed again, to 'Stade Uniprix'. Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jarry Park (known in French as Le Parc Jarry) is a stadium in Montreal, Quebec. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stade Uniprix is the main tennis court at the Canada Masters tournement in Montreal, Quebec. ...

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See also

• Parc Jarry

External links

• [1] - official site
• [2]- Jarry Park Today