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The Whips did not fare well on the field or at the gate, again finishing next-to-last in the standings and in attendance in 1970. Things got even worse in 1971 -- the third-year Expos barely had enough quality players at the major league level, let alone for their minor-league affiliates -- as the
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would also take his turn as manager of the ballclub. Skyrocketing costs and continued poor attendance figures (they drew only 88,438 in 1971, again next-to-last in the IL) coupled with the failed bid to join the
American Association, forced the Expos to give up on Winnipeg and move the team to
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and finished next-to-last in the eight-team IL both in the standings (56-78) and at the box office (only 77,808 found their way through the turnstiles). The following year, after a 10–35 start, even worse attendance and the player's locker room at the aging
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being robbed, the Expos had had enough and relocated the franchise to
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Whips only won 44 of its 140 games, and only 17 of its final 74. McCullough was replaced as manager during the year by
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