Colorado Rockies
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The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the Western Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains which pass through Colorado.
- Founded: 1991
- Began play: 1993 (National League expansion)
- Home ballpark: Coors Field, Denver
- Uniform colors: Black, Silver, Purple, and White
- Logo design: Purple mountain with baseball
- Wild Card titles won (1): 1995
- Division titles won (0): none
- National League pennants won (0): none
- World Series championships won (0): none
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Franchise history
The Colorado Rockies joined the National League as an expansion franchise in 1993, along with the Florida Marlins. The team set attendance records in its days back at Mile High Stadium, and was the first team in the history of Major League Baseball to record over 4,000,000 fans in annual attendance.
In 1995, the Rockies moved in to a new stadium, Coors Field, where they have played their home games ever since. That year, they made their first and, to date, only post-season appearance as the National League Wild Card team where they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Atlanta Braves.
Interestingly, the Rockies, since their inception, have always tended to have a strong hitting squad and home record, which are offset by a weak bullpen and road record. This can be attributed to the conditions of Coors Field, whose thin air makes hitting much easier.
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Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
- none
Current 25-man roster (updated on June 12, 2005)
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Pitchers
Catchers
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Infielders
Outfielders
Disabled List
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Manager
- 13
Clint Hurdle
Coaches
- 52 Duane Espy (hitting)
- 26 Bob Apodaca (pitching)
- 29 Dave Collins (first base)
- 2 Mike Gallego (third base)
- 9 Jamie Quirk (bench)
- 53 Rick Mathews (bullpen)
- 56 Mark Strittmatter (bullpen catching)
Not to be forgotten
- Vinny Castilla
- Andr鳠Galarraga
- Dante Bichette
- Neifi P鲥z
- Larry Walker
- Dave Nied
- Darryl Kile
- Pedro Astacio
All-Time team career leaders
- Batting: Todd Helton, .337
- Home runs: Larry Walker, 252
- RBI: Larry Walker, 828
- Stolen bases: Eric Young, 180
- Wins: Pedro Astacio, 53
- Strikeouts: Pedro Astacio, 749
- ERA: Armando Reynoso, 4.65
- Saves: Jos頊im鮥z, 102
All-Time team season records
- Batting: Larry Walker, .379 (1999)
- Home runs: Todd Helton and Larry Walker, tied 49 (2001, 1997)
- RBI: Andr鳠Galarraga, 150 (1996)
- Hits: Dante Bichette, 219 (1998)
- Runs: Ellis Burks, 142 (1996)
- Doubles: Todd Helton, 59 (2000)
- Triples: Neifi P鲥z, Juan Pierre, Juan Uribe, tied 11 (1999, 2001 - 2001)
- Stolen bases: Eric Young, 53 (1996)
- Hitting streak: Dante Bichette, 23 games (1995)
- Wins: Pedro Astacio, 19 (1999)
- Strikeouts: Pedro Astacio, 210 (1999)
- ERA: Joe Kennedy, 3.66 (2004)
- Saves: Jos頊im鮥z, 41 (2002)
Retired numbers
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)
External link
- Colorado Rockies official web site (http://www.coloradorockies.com/)
