Rusty Staub's recipe for Oysters Rockefeller Casserole from Expos 1971 Yearbook

In 1970 I led all MLB catchers in SB with 8. Finished #20 in NL in Power/Speed. Third on Expos in SB. I stole 2 off Tim McCarver and Dick Dietz, Stole 1 off Bench, Simmons, Sanguillen, and Duffy Dyer.

In 1970 I missed the first 13 games due to a lacerated kidney . I PH in my first game back, and then started 136 of Expos remaining 147 games. And I finished the season 2nd on the team in hits, 3rd in HR, Triples, Doubles, RBI, TB, SB, and games played. #montrealexpos

In 1966 the Astros hit only 48 HRs in the Astrodome. Wynn had 10 of them and I had 8. Dave "Swish" Nicholson had 7.

Bateman, Staub, Adlesh, Musial, Wynn, Fazio, and Chris Zachary

January 22, 1969, a day that will live in infamy. Astros trade Rusty Staub to Montreal Expos for Jesus Alou and Donn Clendenon. Clendenon refused to go to Houston and play for Harry Walker. Expos sent Billingham and Guinn. Staub would go on to become Canada's hottest male model.

My pal, Ken Webster, doing his one-man show about me in Austin Texas circa 2018 at Hyde Park Theatre Photo: Steve Rogers (not the Expos' Steve Rogers)

Batting Average vs. Bob Gibson John Bateman .266 Frank Robinson .229 Ernie Banks .229 Rusty Staub .224 Orlando Cepeda .222 Hank Aaron .215 Duke Snider .212 Roberto Clemente .208 Willie Mays .196

July 2, 1970: John Bateman went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and seven RBI as the #expos beat St. Louis 13-10 at Jarry Park. Carl Morton was the winning pitcher and Claude Raymond collected his 13th save.

On this day in 1966 I hit two home runs against Dick Ellsworth as we beat the Cubs 8-5 at Wrigley Field. We scored 5 runs in the top of the ninth to win 8-5. Carroll Sembera got his first MLB Win. baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN1…

This will be the 48th World Series since the Mariners began play in 1977. They haven't played in any of them. No other MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL franchise all-time has gone that long to begin the franchise's history without reaching the championship round while remaining in the same city.

The Astros went 3-0 against the Dodgers and 4-2 against the Blue Jays this season, outscoring them by a combined 50-20. #WorldSeries

Colt .45s 1964 opening day lineup--Kasko, Fox, Runnels, Bond, Staub, Aspromonte, Wynn, & Bateman

3/12/1996: Falleció a los 56 años de edad John Bateman, el catcher norteamericano jugó 2 temporadas (1965-67) con Tiburones. Pegó 124 hits con 23 dobles, 20 jonrones y 76 empujadas. Fue líder de la LVBP en remolcadas en la 65-66. Llegó a 2 finales y se tituló en la 1965-66.

Thinking of the Bateman family today.

In 1967 Dave Giusti was 7th on the Astros in HR. I was 8th.

Arguably the best basketball team of MLB players of the 1970's