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Cozy but often cool Jarry Park, site of the first ML games played outside the United States, had a capacity of 28,000 and featured hearty fans and ML baseball's first bilingual public address announcements. Home runs to right field occasionally landed in an adjacent public swimming pool. (SCL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 8, 1968: Jarry Park is grudgingly approved by Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau for interim use by the Expos. Montreal officials tell National League President Warren Giles that a new stadium will be ready by 1972. » April 14, 1969: Montreal nips St. Louis 8–7, as ML baseball comes to Canada. Dan McGinn is the winner at Jarry Park. » July 16, 1969: Despite four homers by Montreal, the Pirates beat the Expos, 8–7, scoring three in the 8th and three in the 9th. The Pirates only homer comes in the 8th innings with Matty Alou on 2B and Dan McGinn pitching, when Willie Stargell splashes a pitch over the RF fence into the municipal swimming pool at Jarry Park. » October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitches his 2nd no-hitter, beating the Mets 7–0. The temperature at Jarry Park is 53 degrees as 7,184 watch the doubleheader split.