With a potential strike looming on August 30, Montreal's 4-0 win over San Diego on August 19 may be the final home game in team history if the franchise moves or is contracted. In honor of their 33 years of existence, we present 33 random notes, factoids and memories about the franchise:

1. Highest point in Expos history: Steve Rogers beats the Dodgers 4-1 in Game 3 of the 1981 NLCS to give the Expos a 2-1 series lead, one win away from the World Series.

2. Lowest point in Expos history: Blue Monday. Rogers comes on in relief in the ninth inning of Game 5 with the score tied 1-1. Rick Monday hits a two-out home run that wins the game and series for the Dodgers.

3. Or ... September 1991, when a huge cement beam collapsed at Olympic Stadium, forcing the team to play its remaining games on the road.

4. Or ... the Expos had the best record in baseball in 1994 (74-40) when the strike hit on August 12. They had gone 20-3 over their previous 23 games.

5. Or ... Jeffrey Loria.

6. Best unknown player in baseball during the 1980s: Tim Raines. From 1983-1987, Total Baseball rates Raines as one of the National League's five best players each season.

7. Expos retired numbers: Gary Carter, No. 8; Rusty Staub and Andre Dawson, No. 10.

8. No-hitters:

Bill Stoneman, April 17, 1969 at Philadelphia
Bill Stoneman, Oct. 2, 1972 vs. New York
Charlie Lea, May 10, 1981 vs. San Francisco
David Palmer, April 21, 1984 at St. Louis (five innings, perfect game)
Pascual Perez, Sept. 24, 1988 at Philadephia (five innings)

Also, Mark Gardner pitched nine no-hit innings against the Dodgers on July 26, 1991 before allowing a hit in the 10th.

9. El Perfecto: Two days after Gardner's game (which he lost), Dennis Martinez beat the Dodgers with a perfect game.

10. Almost perfect: Pedro Martinez pitched nine perfect innings at San Diego on June 3, 1995 before allowing a hit in the 10th.

11. In 1983, the Expos finished second in the National League in attendance (2,320,651). First season the Expos finished last in the National League in attendance: 1991. Year original owner Charles Bronfman sold team to a group of investors led by Claude Brochu: 1991.

12. Only six Expos have ever hit 30 homers in one season: Vladimir Guerrero (five times, including 2002); Henry Rodriguez, Andre Dawson, Gary Carter, Larry Parrish and Rusty Staub (once each).

13. Vladimir Guerrero. According to baseball-reference.com, the 10 most similar players to Guerrero through age 25: Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Del Ennis, Hal Trosky, Juan Gonzalez, Ken Griffey Jr., Jim Rice and Goose Goslin.

14. Longest game: 1-0 loss at home to the Dodgers on August 23, 1989. Rick Dempsey homered off Dennis Martinez in the top of the 22nd inning.

15. Youppi!

16. Ross Grimsley, who didn't bathe on days he pitched, in 1978 remains the only 20-game winner in franchise history.

17. Jarry Park. The team's original home was supposed to be temporary, but lasted eight seasons, until the team moved into Olympic Stadium in 1977.

18. Pete Rose. Collected his 4,000th career hit while wearing an Expos uniform in 1984.

19. 1980 pennant race. The Expos and Phillies entered the final weekend tied for first place with a three-game series in Montreal. The Phillies won 2-1 on Friday as Mike Schmidt drove in both runs. They clinched the next day with a 6-4 win in 11 innings, tying it in the ninth and winning it on Schmidt's two-run homer off Stan Bahnsen in the 11th.

20. No Expo has won an MVP Award. Gary Carter finished second in the voting in 1980, Andre Dawson finished second in 1981 and 1983 and Moises Alou finished third in 1994.

21. Best trade in franchise history: Pedro Martinez acquired from Dodgers for Delino DeShields in 1994. Martinez wins only Cy Young in Expos history in 1997.

22. Worst trade in franchise history (pre-1995): Ken Singleton and Mike Torrez traded to Baltimore after 1974 season for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins and Bill Kirkpatrick (none lasted even two months with the Expos).

23. Or ... Fighting for a playoff spot in 1989, Montreal traded a young left-hander named Randy Johnson for Mark Langston. The team collapsed in September and finished 81-81 and Langston left as a free agent.

24. The great sell-off. Following the 1994 strike, the Expos lost Larry Walker to free agency and traded away outfielder Marquis Grissom and pitchers Ken Hill and John Wetteland.

25. Ellis Valentine's arm. Valentine and fellow outfielder Warren Cromartie each had 24 assists in 1978.

26. Best defensive player: Andre Dawson won six Gold Gloves.

27. Gary Carter, who won two All-Star Game MVP awards (1981 and 1984) in an Expos uniform.

28. First winning season: 1979. Montreal won 23 games in September and finished 95-65, two games behind Pittsburgh, being eliminated on the next-to-last day of the season.

29. Le Grand Orange: Rusty Staub played only three full seasons in Montreal (1969-1971, part of 1979) but was one of most popular Expos in history.

30. Kid K: Rookie right-hander Bill Gullickson fanned 18 batters on Sept. 10, 1980, a major-league record for rookies until Kerry Wood fanned 20 in 1998.

31. Ouch. Ron Hunt set a major-league record in 1971 when he was hit by 51 pitches.

32. The red, white and blue hat.

33. Archi Cianfrocco, Rex Hudler, Coco Laboy, Woodie Fryman, Oil Can Boyd, Andres Galarraga, Hubie Brooks, John Bocabella, Miguel Dilone, Ugueth Urbina, Bill Lee ...