Pearson Cup

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The Pearson Cup (Template:Langx) was an annual midseason Major League Baseball rivalry between former Canadian rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos. Named after former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, it was originally created to raise money for minor league baseball in Canada. In later years, it was incorporated into the interleague baseball schedule.

The series began in 1978, and ran until 1986.[1] Due to a strike, no game was played in 1981.[2] In 2003, the series was revived as part of the Blue Jays–Expos interleague rivalry.[3] It continued on into the 2004 season, after which the Expos moved to Washington, D.C., and became the Washington Nationals. The cup is now on display in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario.

Results

From 1978 to 1986, the Cup was awarded after a one-game exhibition, that had no effect on the major league standings. The 1979 and 1985 games were abandoned as ties due to time constraints; in 1979 the Expos had to catch an airplane flight,[4] while in 1985 the Jays had to catch a flight.[5][6]

The game was suspended in 1987 as the two teams could not find a mutually agreeable date to play the game.[7] There was discussion about reviving the game in the preseason, or playing it in another Canadian city such as Vancouver, but this never took place.[8][9][10]

During the 2003 and 2004 series, the Cup was awarded after a six-game set, three in Toronto and three in Montreal.[3] These games counted in major-league standings and were played during the regular season.

Single exhibition games
Season Date Location Visiting team Runs Home team Attendance Ref Cumulative
record
1978 June 29 Olympic Stadium Toronto 4–5 (10) Montreal 20,221 [11] Montreal 1–0–0
1979 April 19 Exhibition Stadium Montreal 4–4 (11) Toronto 21,564 [4] Montreal 1–0–1
1980 July 31 Olympic Stadium Toronto 1–3 Montreal 6,731 [12] Montreal 2–0–1
1981 July 6 Exhibition Stadium Cancelled due to players' strike [2][13] Montreal 2–0–1
1982 September 2 Exhibition Stadium Montreal 7–3 Toronto 23,102 [14] Montreal 3–0–1
1983 May 5 Olympic Stadium Toronto 7–5 Montreal 8,291 [15] Montreal 3–1–1
1984 May 24 Exhibition Stadium Montreal 5–6 (13) Toronto 24,768 [16] Montreal 3–2–1
1985 May 9 Olympic Stadium Toronto 2–2 (11) Montreal 11,075 [5] Montreal 3–2–2
1986 April 28 Exhibition Stadium Montreal 2–5 Toronto 16,786 [17] Tied 3–3–2
Regular season series
Season Date Location Visiting team Games Home team Average
Attendance 		Ref Series Cumulative
record
2003 June 20–22 Olympic Stadium Toronto 2–1 Montreal 12,782 [18] Tied
3–3		 Tied 3–3–3
June 27–29 SkyDome Montreal 2–1 Toronto 31,571
2004 June 25–27 SkyDome Montreal 1–2 Toronto 22,091 [19] Tied
3–3		 Tied 3–3–4
July 2–4 Hiram Bithorn Stadium
(San Juan, Puerto Rico)		 Toronto 1–2 Montreal 8,443

The All-Canadian Series

The Blue Jays and Expos first played meaningful baseball in the Template:Mlby season with the introduction of interleague play, with the teams being designated natural rivals.[20] In 1997, the teams played three games at Toronto; the two teams played home and home series for the first time in 1998. The series was a decided boost to the paltry attendance numbers at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, and gave a modest increase in attendance at SkyDome in Toronto; it failed, however, to become a serious rivalry amongst the players or the fans.[1] Some people attribute this to a lack of Canadian players on both teams, while others point to the general discontent of Canadians with Major League Baseball during the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1][21]

Major League Baseball put the final nail in the Series' coffin by playing the final set between the Jays and Expos in San Juan, Puerto Rico instead of Montreal. Major League Baseball's intention to boost attendance by playing in San Juan ended up resulting in lower attendance than the series had attracted in Montreal a year earlier.[22][23][24]

The All-Canadian Series ended after Template:Mlby when the Expos were relocated and became known as the Washington Nationals.[25][26] The Blue Jays won the series 24 games to 19 games, and Toronto also won the most season series (3–2–2).[27]

Season-by-season results

The two teams met annually from 1997 to 2004 as part of the All-Canadian Series, then met annually again starting in 2023 as a result of the scheduling formula change, meeting intermittently from 2005 to 2022.[28] Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | 2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos
2Template:Nbnd1 | no games | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos
2Template:Nbnd1 | First regular season games played between the two clubs
First regular season games played between two Canadian teams
Only time Expos have held the overall series lead |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 4Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
5Template:Nbnd2 | First regular season games played between the two clubs at Olympic Stadium
First season series sweep by either team |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 4Template:Nbnd2 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
9Template:Nbnd4 | First year of 6-game home and away format Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 4Template:Nbnd2 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
13Template:Nbnd6 | |- | Template:Mlby | Tie | 3Template:Nbnd3 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
16Template:Nbnd9 | |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | 4Template:Nbnd2 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos
3Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
18Template:Nbnd13 | |- | Template:Mlby | Tie | 3Template:Nbnd3 | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
21Template:Nbnd16 | Last meetings played in Montreal |- | Template:Mlby | Tie | 3Template:Nbnd3 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball secondary style;" | Expos
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
24Template:Nbnd19 | Expos played their home games during this series in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Most recent MLB games between two Canadian franchises. |- | Template:Mlby | Tie | 3Template:Nbnd3 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style| Nationals
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
27Template:Nbnd22 | First meetings between the Nationals and Blue Jays.
Last 6-game series meeting
Only Washington-Toronto meeting to have games played in both cities |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 3Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
3Template:Nbnd0 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
30Template:Nbnd22 | Second season series sweep for Blue Jays |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
32Template:Nbnd23 | |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 2Template:Nbnd1 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style| Nationals
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
33Template:Nbnd25 | Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 3Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style| Nationals
3Template:Nbnd0 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
33Template:Nbnd28 | First season series sweep for Expos/Nationals franchise |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 2Template:Nbnd1 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
35Template:Nbnd29 | |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 3Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
3Template:Nbnd0 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
38Template:Nbnd29 | Third season series sweep for Blue Jays Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- | Template:Mlby | Tie | 2Template:Nbnd2 | no games | Tie
2Template:Nbnd2 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
40Template:Nbnd31 | Both Blue Jays home games relocated to Nationals Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as their alternate stadium (Sahlen Field) in Buffalo, New York was being prepared. These are considered home games for the Nationals, per official statistics,[29] though each team played two games batting in the bottom of innings. |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 3Template:Nbnd1 | Tie
1Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style| Nationals
2Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
41Template:Nbnd34 | Both Blue Jays home games played at TD Ameritrade Park (their Spring Training venue) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
2Template:Nbnd1 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
43Template:Nbnd35 | Beginning this season, teams play three games annually in alternating venues as MLB adopts a new scheduling format. |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 2Template:Nbnd1 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style| Nationals
2Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
44Template:Nbnd37 | |- | Template:Mlby | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 3Template:Nbnd0 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
3Template:Nbnd0 | no games | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays
47Template:Nbnd37 | Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- | Toronto Blue Jays vs Montreal Expos | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 24Template:Nbnd19 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 14Template:Nbnd9 | Tie, 10Template:Nbnd10 | |- | Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 23Template:Nbnd18 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 16Template:Nbnd7 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals, 11Template:Nbnd7 | |- | Overall Regular season | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 47Template:Nbnd37 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 30Template:Nbnd16 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals, 21Template:Nbnd17 | |- ! Seasonal record ! colspan=2|Season series ! at Toronto Blue Jays ! at Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals ! Notes |- | Toronto Blue Jays vs Montreal Expos series | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 3Template:Nbnd2Template:Nbnd3 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 6Template:Nbnd2 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 4Template:Nbnd3 | |- | Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals series | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 6Template:Nbnd4Template:Nbnd2 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 6Template:Nbnd1Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Nationals, 4Template:Nbnd1Template:Nbnd1 | |- | Overall Regular season series | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | 9Template:Nbnd6Template:Nbnd5 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;" | Blue Jays, 12Template:Nbnd3Template:Nbnd1 | style="Template:Baseball primary style;"| Expos/Nationals, 7Template:Nbnd5Template:Nbnd1 | Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Notes

  • Canadian Bill Atkinson was the winning pitcher and scored the winning run for the Expos in the first-ever Pearson Cup game at the Olympic Stadium in 1978.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • Pedro Martínez was the winning pitcher on June 30, 1997, in the first game of 'The All-Canadian Series', pitching 9 innings, striking out 10, walking one.[30]

See also

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References

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