The Montreal Expos is a professional team based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . They are among the five teams in the East Division of the National League (NL). The team was founded in 1969 in their home arena at Olympic Stadium, Montreal . The team played from 1969 to 2004, in 2004 the team relocated in the Washington , D.C and became the Washington Nationals. The first owner of the team was Charles Bronfman of the Seagrams whisky empire. The Expos played their first game on 8th April 1969 against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, where they won with 11-10 score. In the same session just after six days the expos played their first major league game in Canada and won the game against St. Louis Cardinals. Despite success in early times, the Expos still suffered expansion pains. They ended their first season in last place with a miserable 52-110 record. The Expos suffered 10 straight losing seasons under their first manager, Gene Mauch (1969- 1975). The Expos registered their first winning record under the manager Dick Williams with a record of 95-65. Montreal Expos Jerseys