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1997 Colorado Rockies season

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1997 Colorado Rockies
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCoors Field
CityDenver, Colorado
Record83–79 (.512)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersJerry McMorris
General managersBob Gebhard
ManagersDon Baylor
TelevisionKWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(Dave Campbell, Dave Armstrong)
RadioKOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Francisco Gamez, Antonio Guevara)
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The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their fifth in the National League (NL), and third at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in third place with a record of 83–79. Right fielder Larry Walker won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB.

In a season of contrasting dynamics, the Rockies led the NL in attendance, runs scored, batting average, on-base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage. However, the club was last in earned run average (ERA), as only Roger Bailey and John Thomson pitched enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and both produced ERAs under 5.00. Walker, Vinny Castilla, and Andrés Galarraga each hit at least 40 home runs. Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 and OBP (.452), and the major leagues in on-base plus slugging (1.172), while Galarraga led the NL in runs batted in (140).

Offseason

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  • November 28, 1996: Armando Reynoso was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Jerry DiPoto.[1]
  • December 9, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
  • January 15, 1997: Juan Uribe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
  • January 24, 1997: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
  • March 26, 1997: Steve Decker was released by the Colorado Rockies.[5]

Regular season

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The Rockies commenced the 1997 season on the road. Larry Walker hit two home runs in the season-opening series against the Reds in Cincinnati,[6] and, on April 5, hit three more versus the Montreal Expos in Montreal[7] for his first career three home run game. His first week accomplishments included a .440 batting average with six home runs in 25 at bats[6] and the Player of the Week Award for the second time in his career on April 6.[8] Walker concluded the month of April batting .456 with 41 hits, 29 runs scored, 11 home runs, 29 runs batted in (RBI), seven stolen bases, .538 on-base percentage (OBP), .911 slugging percentage (SLG), and 1.449 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).[9] His 29 runs scored set a major league record for the month of April, until surpassed by Bryce Harper in 2017.[10] Walker was named NL Player of the Month for the first time.[11] The Rockies concluded the month of April with a 17–7 record for a .708 winning percentage, their most successful month of 1997.[12]

Perhaps the most famous home run first baseman Andrés Galarraga hit was a mammoth grand slam off Kevin Brown on May 31, which landed 20 rows deep into the upper deck at Florida Marlins' Pro Player Stadium. It may also be his most debated home run with a distance initially measured at 573 feet (175 m) and then 529 feet (161 m). At the time, it set a record for both the Rockies and the stadium.[13] In 2011, ESPN's Home Run Tracker recalculated the distance to 468 feet (143 m).[14]

In the June 20 contest versus the San Diego Padres, Walker collected his 108th hit of the season and the 1,000th of his career while batting against Andy Ashby.[15]

Walker continued to hit near or above .400 in July, when he was selected to play in the All-Star Game.[16] His remarkable season continued: as late as July 17,[17] he was hitting .402.[18] The Rockies struggled in the month of July, losing 19 of 27 games for a .296 winning percentage.[12]

Third baseman Vinny Castilla replicated the exact totals in batting average (.304), home runs (40), and RBI (113) as he had produced in 1996, with one fewer game played (159) and one point less in slugging percentage (.547).[19]

The Rockies led the NL in attendance at more than 3.88 million. They also led the league in runs scored (923), home runs (239), batting (.288), OBP (.357), and SLG (.478). They were last in ERA at 5.25.[20]

The career season for Walker was 1997, when he hit .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI, 33 stolen bases, and 409 total bases, en route to becoming the first Canadian-born and Colorado Rockies player to win the MVP Award in MLB. Combined with 12 outfield assists, the season remains one of the finest all around performances in recent baseball history. Even more impressively, Walker's breakout season came just one year after various injuries limited him to 83 games and 272 at-bats, although the NL Comeback Player of the Year award went to Darren Daulton.

Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 90 72 .556 — 48‍–‍33 42‍–‍39
Los Angeles Dodgers 88 74 .543 2 47‍–‍34 41‍–‍40
Colorado Rockies 83 79 .512 7 47‍–‍34 36‍–‍45
San Diego Padres 76 86 .469 14 39‍–‍42 37‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

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1997 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Atlanta — 9–2 9–2 5–6 4–8 7–4 6–5 10–2 5–7 10–2 5–6 8–3 7–4 8–3 8–7
Chicago 2–9 — 7–5 2–9 2–9 3–9 5–6 4–7 6–5 6–5 7–5 6–5 5–6 4–8 9–6
Cincinnati 2–9 5–7 — 5–6 5–6 5–7 6–5 6–5 2–9 8–3 8–4 5–6 4–7 6–6 9–6
Colorado 6–5 9–2 6–5 — 7–4 5–6 5–7 7–4 6–5 4–7 4–7 4–8 4–8 7–4 9–7
Florida 8–4 9–2 6–5 4–7 — 7–4 7–4 7–5 4–8 6–6 7–4 5–6 5–6 5–6 12–3
Houston 4–7 9–3 7–5 6–5 4–7 — 7–4 8–3 7–4 4–7 6–6 6–5 3–8 9–3 4–11
Los Angeles 5–6 6–5 5–6 7–5 4–7 4–7 — 7–4 6–5 10–1 9–2 5–7 6–6 5–6 9–7
Montreal 2–10 7–4 5–6 4–7 5–7 3–8 4–7 — 5–7 6–6 5–6 8–3 6–5 6–5 12–3
New York 7–5 5–6 9–2 5–6 8–4 4–7 5–6 7–5 — 7–5 7–4 5–6 3–8 9–2 7–8
Philadelphia 2–10 5–6 3–8 7–4 6–6 7–4 1–10 6–6 5–7 — 5–6 7–4 3–8 6–5 5–10
Pittsburgh 6–5 5–7 4–8 7–4 4–7 6–6 2–9 6–5 4–7 6–5 — 5–6 8–3 9–3 7–8
San Diego 3–8 5–6 6–5 8–4 6–5 5–6 7–5 3–8 6–5 4–7 6–5 — 4–8 5–6 8–8
San Francisco 4–7 6–5 7–4 8–4 6–5 8–3 6–6 5–6 8–3 8–3 3–8 8–4 — 3–8 10–6
St. Louis 3–8 8–4 6–6 4–7 6–5 3–9 6–5 5–6 2–9 5–6 3–9 6–5 8–3 — 8–7


Transactions

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  • May 23, 1997: Darnell Coles was purchased by the Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) from the Colorado Rockies.[4]
  • June 3, 1997: Aaron Cook was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 1997.[21]
  • June 3, 1997: Chone Figgins was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.[22]
  • July 27, 1997: Craig Counsell was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton.[23]
  • August 19, 1997: Eric Young was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Astacio.[24]
  • August 20, 1997: Bill Swift was released by the Colorado Rockies.[25]

Major League debuts

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Roster

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1997 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

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1997 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 1 @ Reds 11–4 Smiley (1–0) Ritz (0–1) Jarvis (1) 54,820 0–1
2 April 2 @ Reds 5–3 Burba (1–0) Swift (0–1) Shaw (1) 20,210 0–2
3 April 3 @ Reds 7–1 Thompson (1–0) Schourek (0–1) 22,660 1–2
4 April 4 @ Expos 5–4 Wright (1–0) Valdes (0–1) Ruffin (1) 19,890 2–2
5 April 5 @ Expos 15–3 Bailey (1–0) Cormier (0–1) 30,919 3–2
6 April 6 @ Expos 6–2 Ritz (1–1) Bullinger (0–1) 15,690 4–2
7 April 7 Reds 13–2 Swift (1–1) Burba (1–1) Holmes (1) 48,014 5–2
8 April 9 Reds 13–4 Thompson (2–0) Bones (0–1) 50,095 6–2
9 April 12 Expos 12–8 Wright (2–0) Bullinger (0–2) DiPoto (1) 50,010 7–2
10 April 13 Expos 8–3 Pérez (2–0) Ritz (1–2) Daal (1) 50,029 7–3
11 April 14 Expos 10–8 DiPoto (1–0) Stull (0–1) Ruffin (2) 48,011 8–3
12 April 15 @ Cubs 10–7 Thompson (3–0) Foster (0–1) 15,496 9–3
13 April 16 @ Cubs 4–0 Bailey (2–0) Castillo (0–3) 13,890 10–3
14 April 18 Braves 14–0 Glavine (3–0) Wright (2–1) 48,070 10–4
15 April 19 Braves 8–7 Neagle (2–0) Ritz (1–3) Bielecki (1) 48,065 10–5
16 April 20 Braves 9–2 Holmes (1–0) Smoltz (2–3) 48,155 11–5
17 April 22 Marlins 13–4 Bailey (3–0) Rapp (2–1) 48,034 12–5
18 April 23 Marlins 7–3 Wright (3–1) Brown (2–1) Ruffin (3) 50,017 13–5
19 April 25 @ Cardinals 5–4 Ritz (2–3) Benes (2–2) Ruffin (4) 29,675 14–5
20 April 26 @ Cardinals 4–2 Swift (2–1) Morris (0–1) Ruffin (5) 45,681 15–5
21 April 27 @ Cardinals 6–2 Osborne (1–2) Thompson (3–1) 30,615 15–6
22 April 28 @ Astros 7–6 (10) McCurry (1–0) Wagner (2–1) Ruffin (6) 13,510 16–6
23 April 29 @ Astros 3–1 Wall (1–0) Bailey (3–1) Hudek (4) 13,567 16–7
24 April 30 Cubs 11–5 Ritz (3–3) Foster (2–2) 48,017 17–7
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25 May 1 Cubs 5–4 Swift (3–1) Castillo (1–4) Reed (1) 48,052 18–7
26 May 2 Phillies 7–4 Muñoz (1–4) Thompson (3–2) Bottalico (6) 48,031 18–8
27 May 3 Phillies 7–3 Wright (4–1) Portugal (0–2) 48,050 19–8
28 May 4 Phillies 9–0 Bailey (4–1) Maduro (2–3) 48,107 20–8
29 May 5 Mets 6–1 Jones (5–2) Ritz (3–4) 48,036 20–9
30 May 6 Mets 12–11 Swift (4–1) Borland (0–1) Reed (2) 48,020 21–9
31 May 7 Pirates 14–3 Wilkins (2–0) Thompson (3–3) 48,056 21–10
32 May 8 Pirates 10–8 Loaiza (4–0) Wright (4–2) Loiselle (2) 48,050 21–11
33 May 9 @ Phillies 3–1 Maduro (3–3) Bailey (4–2) Bottalico (7) 13,564 21–12
34 May 10 @ Phillies 5–4 (10) Bottalico (1–1) Reed (0–1) 17,629 21–13
35 May 11 @ Phillies 3–1 Schilling (5–3) Thomson (0–1) 21,282 21–14
36 May 12 @ Phillies 9–2 DeJean (1–0) Muñoz (1–5) 12,603 22–14
37 May 14 @ Pirates 15–10 Wilkins (3–0) Reed (0–2) 11,841 22–15
38 May 15 @ Pirates 4–3 Córdova (3–3) Bailey (4–3) Rincón (3) 8,548 22–16
39 May 16 @ Mets 2–1 Munoz (1–0) McMichael (3–4) Ruffin (7) 15,261 23–16
40 May 17 @ Mets 3–1 Jones (7–2) Thomson (0–2) Franco (12) 23,987 23–17
41 May 18 @ Mets 10–4 Kashiwada (1–0) Ruffin (0–1) 22,845 23–18
42 May 19 @ Mets 4–3 Lidle (2–0) McCurry (1–1) 14,248 23–19
43 May 20 @ Giants 6–3 Van Landingham (2–2) Bailey (4–4) Beck (15) 12,431 23–20
44 May 21 @ Giants 10–7 Ritz (4–4) Rueter (2–1) Reed (3) 12,268 24–20
45 May 22 @ Giants 7–2 Gardner (6–1) Thomson (0–3) 10,811 24–21
46 May 23 Astros 8–7 Jones (1–0) Wall (1–2) Reed (4) 48,127 25–21
47 May 24 Astros 7–0 Kile (5–2) Burke (0–1) 48,129 25–22
48 May 25 Astros 8–5 Bailey (5–4) García (2–3) Munoz (1) 48,222 26–22
49 May 26 Cardinals 9–7 DeJean (2–0) Petkovsek (2–4) Reed (5) 48,043 27–22
50 May 27 Cardinals 8–6 Benes (4–4) Thomson (0–4) Eckersley (9) 50,010 27–23
51 May 29 @ Marlins 6–5 Holmes (2–0) Nen (4–2) Reed (6) 19,145 28–23
52 May 30 @ Marlins 4–3 (12) Hutton (3–1) DiPoto (1–1) 35,731 28–24
53 May 31 @ Marlins 8–4 Ritz (5–4) Brown (5–3) DeJean (1) 35,032 29–24
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54 June 1 @ Marlins 9–2 Thomson (1–4) Helling (1–4) 41,816 30–24
55 June 2 @ Cardinals 11–7 Burke (1–1) Jackson (1–1) 22,653 31–24
56 June 3 @ Cardinals 15–4 Morris (3–3) Jones (1–1) 34,038 31–25
57 June 4 Padres 7–5 Cunnane (4–1) Bailey (5–5) Bochtler (2) 48,049 31–26
58 June 5 Padres 9–7 (11) Reed (1–2) Burrows (0–1) 48,018 32–26
59 June 7 Marlins 7–5 Heredia (3–0) Holmes (2–1) Nen (16) 48,052 32–27
60 June 8 Marlins 7–2 Burke (2–1) Leiter (5–4) DiPoto (2) 48,055 33–27
61 June 8 Marlins 9–1 (7) Fernandez (6–6) Wright (4–3) 48,033 33–28
62 June 9 Braves 8–3 Bailey (6–5) Glavine (6–4) 48,047 34–28
63 June 10 Braves 8–3 Neagle (9–1) Ritz (5–5) 48,103 34–29
64 June 11 Braves 9–6 Thomson (2–4) Clontz (2–1) 48,633 35–29
65 June 12 @ Mariners 12–11 Wells (2–0) Munoz (1–1) Ayala (4) 37,948 35–30
66 June 13 @ Mariners 6–1 Johnson (10–1) Wright (4–4) 55,980 35–31
67 June 14 @ Athletics 7–1 Bailey (7–5) Wengert (3–4) 25,139 36–31
68 June 15 @ Athletics 5–2 Prieto (5–4) Ritz (5–6) Taylor (13) 24,333 36–32
69 June 17 Rangers 10–8 (11) Patterson (5–3) Reed (1–3) 48,243 36–33
70 June 18 Rangers 10–9 Leskanic (1–0) Wetteland (4–1) 43,432 37–33
71 June 19 @ Padres 8–4 Bailey (8–5) Jackson (1–4) 19,146 38–33
72 June 20 @ Padres 5–2 Ashby (3–3) Munoz (1–2) Hoffman (11) 20,602 38–34
73 June 21 @ Padres 9–4 Rekar (1–0) Bergman (1–2) 43,044 39–34
74 June 22 @ Padres 4–2 Worrell (3–6) Ruffin (0–2) Hoffman (12) 28,893 39–35
75 June 23 @ Dodgers 5–3 Nomo (7–6) Ritz (5–7) Hall (1) 31,076 39–36
76 June 24 @ Dodgers 6–2 Holmes (3–1) Astacio (3–7) 45,194 40–36
77 June 25 @ Dodgers 2–0 Valdez (4–8) Burke (2–2) Hall (2) 30,963 40–37
78 June 26 Giants 7–6 DeJean (3–0) Foulke (1–2) Leskanic (1) 48,301 41–37
79 June 27 Giants 6–3 Rueter (5–2) Thomson (2–5) Beck (26) 48,225 41–38
80 June 28 Giants 9–2 Ritz (6–7) Gardner (8–4) 48,273 42–38
81 June 29 Giants 7–4 Estes (11–2) Bailey (8–6) 48,384 42–39
82 June 30 Angels 11–7 DiPoto (2–1) Gross (1–1) 48,359 43–39
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
83 July 1 Angels 4–1 Finley (4–6) Burke (2–3) Percival (10) 48,235 43–40
84 July 2 @ Rangers 9–1 Burkett (6–7) Thomson (2–6) 38,569 43–41
85 July 3 @ Rangers 8–3 Oliver (5–9) Ritz (6–8) 38,907 43–42
86 July 4 @ Giants 4–0 Estes (12–2) Wright (4–5) Beck (28) 41,566 43–43
87 July 5 @ Giants 2–1 Tavárez (2–2) Munoz (1–3) Beck (29) 34,148 43–44
88 July 6 @ Giants 7–0 Gardner (9–4) Burke (2–4) 28,252 43–45
89 July 10 Padres 11–5 Ashby (5–5) Burke (2–5) 45,833 43–46
90 July 11 Padres 6–5 (11) DiPoto (3–1) Hoffman (3–4) 48,053 44–46
91 July 12 Padres 11–7 Hamilton (7–3) Swift (4–2) Hoffman (17) 48,179 44–47
92 July 13 Padres 13–11 Batchelor (3–1) McCurry (1–2) Hoffman (18) 48,053 44–48
93 July 14 Dodgers 14–12 (10) Radinsky (4–1) Reed (1–4) Worrell (22) 48,360 44–49
94 July 15 Dodgers 6–5 Park (7–5) Bailey (8–7) Worrell (23) 48,621 44–50
95 July 16 @ Braves 2–1 Glavine (10–5) DiPoto (3–2) Wohlers (23) 48,400 44–51
96 July 17 @ Braves 8–2 Maddux (13–3) Swift (4–3) 48,024 44–52
97 July 19 @ Cubs 7–0 Trachsel (5–7) Wright (4–6) 44–53
98 July 19 @ Cubs 6–5 Wendell (3–5) McCurry (1–3) Rojas (11) 40,751 44–54
99 July 20 @ Cubs 9–5 Leskanic (2–0) Adams (1–5) Holmes (2) 36,861 45–54
100 July 21 @ Expos 8–4 Urbina (3–6) Holmes (3–2) 20,540 45–55
101 July 22 @ Expos 11–9 (12) Reed (2–4) Veres (2–3) 22,518 46–55
102 July 24 Cubs 7–1 Wright (5–6) Trachsel (5–8) 48,294 47–55
103 July 25 Cubs 9–3 Castillo (7–9) Foster (10–6) 48,279 48–55
104 July 26 Cubs 6–3 Bailey (9–7) Mulholland (6–10) Holmes (3) 48,108 49–55
105 July 27 Cubs 4–0 Thomson (3–6) González (7–4) 48,378 50–55
106 July 28 Expos 3–2 Pérez (10–6) Swift (4–4) Urbina (18) 48,066 50–56
107 July 29 Expos 3–0 Martínez (12–5) Wright (5–7) 48,117 50–57
108 July 30 Expos 12–6 Castillo (8–9) Juden (11–5) 48,405 51–57
109 July 31 @ Pirates 4–1 Schmidt (6–6) Bailey (9–8) Loiselle (16) 16,654 51–58
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
110 August 1 @ Pirates 7–6 Reed (3–4) Rincón (4–5) DiPoto (3) 22,657 52–58
111 August 2 @ Pirates 6–5 Córdova (8–6) Swift (4–5) Loiselle (17) 32,388 52–59
112 August 3 @ Pirates 8–4 Ruebel (3–2) Reed (3–5) 24,989 52–60
113 August 4 @ Phillies 7–3 Green (2–1) Castillo (8–10) 15,230 52–61
114 August 5 @ Phillies 4–2 Holmes (4–2) Bottalico (2–4) DiPoto (4) 16,428 53–61
115 August 6 @ Mets 4–0 Thomson (4–6) Mlicki (5–8) 26,633 54–61
116 August 7 @ Mets 12–4 Clark (8–7) Swift (4–6) 29,536 54–62
117 August 8 Pirates 5–3 Wright (6–7) Lieber (6–12) DiPoto (5) 48,262 55–62
118 August 9 Pirates 8–7 Munoz (2–3) Rincón (4–6) 48,323 56–62
119 August 10 Pirates 8–7 Leskanic (3–0) Wilkins (7–3) DiPoto (6) 48,018 57–62
120 August 12 Phillies 5–0 Beech (1–7) Thomson (4–7) 48,228 57–63
121 August 13 Phillies 12–8 Leiter (8–12) Wright (6–8) 48,491 57–64
122 August 15 Mets 6–2 Castillo (9–10) Reed (10–6) 48,308 58–64
123 August 16 Mets 7–5 Holmes (5–2) McMichael (7–10) DiPoto (7) 48,311 59–64
124 August 17 Mets 6–4 Thomson (5–7) Mlicki (5–10) DiPoto (8) 48,440 60–64
125 August 19 @ Reds 6–5 Morgan (5–10) Wright (6–9) Shaw (25) 31,722 60–65
126 August 20 @ Reds 5–3 Castillo (10–10) White (1–1) DiPoto (9) 21,968 61–65
127 August 21 @ Astros 10–4 Holt (8–9) Bailey (9–9) 22,962 61–66
128 August 22 @ Astros 9–1 Kile (17–3) Thomson (5–8) 33,061 61–67
129 August 23 @ Astros 6–3 Reed (4–5) Hudek (0–2) DiPoto (10) 32,374 62–67
130 August 24 @ Astros 3–1 Hampton (11–8) Wright (6–10) 28,918 62–68
131 August 25 Reds 7–6 Martínez (1–0) Castillo (10–11) Shaw (26) 48,143 62–69
132 August 25 Reds 6–4 White (2–1) Hutton (3–2) Shaw (27) 48,081 62–70
133 August 26 Reds 9–5 DeJean (4–0) Martínez (1–1) 48,063 63–70
134 August 27 Reds 7–5 Thomson (6–8) Remlinger (6–6) DiPoto (11) 48,032 64–70
135 August 28 Mariners 9–5 Astacio (8–9) Olivares (6–9) 48,422 65–70
136 August 29 Mariners 6–5 DiPoto (4–2) Timlin (3–3) 48,178 66–70
137 August 30 Athletics 4–3 DiPoto (5–2) Mohler (1–10) 48,308 67–70
138 August 31 Athletics 10–4 Holmes (6–2) Oquist (2–5) 48,041 68–70
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
139 September 1 @ Angels 4–1 Thomson (7–8) Watson (11–9) DiPoto (12) 19,614 69–70
140 September 2 @ Angels 7–2 Astacio (9–9) Dickson (13–7) Munoz (2) 18,266 70–70
141 September 5 Cardinals 11–4 Castillo (11–11) Osborne (3–7) 48,051 71–70
142 September 6 Cardinals 10–7 (13) Eckersley (1–4) McCurry (1–4) Petkovsek (2) 48,017 71–71
143 September 6 Cardinals 7–6 Holmes (7–2) King (3–1) 44,288 72–71
144 September 7 Cardinals 7–4 Astacio (10–9) Petkovsek (4–6) 48,011 73–71
145 September 9 Astros 7–4 Hampton (13–9) Wright (6–11) Springer (3) 48,039 73–72
146 September 10 Astros 9–7 Leskanic (4–0) Magnante (3–1) DiPoto (13) 42,321 74–72
147 September 12 @ Braves 3–1 Munoz (3–3) Wohlers (5–6) DiPoto (14) 47,772 75–72
148 September 13 @ Braves 10–6 Holmes (8–2) Cather (0–4) DeJean (2) 49,097 76–72
149 September 14 @ Braves 4–0 Astacio (11–9) Smoltz (14–12) 46,245 77–72
150 September 15 @ Marlins 7–1 Wright (7–11) Fernandez (17–11) 19,148 78–72
151 September 16 @ Marlins 9–6 Powell (7–2) DiPoto (5–3) 21,990 78–73
152 September 17 @ Padres 5–4 Ashby (9–11) Thomson (7–9) Hoffman (35) 15,768 78–74
153 September 18 @ Padres 7–6 Menhart (2–2) Bailey (9–10) Hoffman (36) 15,067 78–75
154 September 19 @ Dodgers 6–4 Astacio (12–9) Nomo (13–12) DiPoto (15) 53,408 79–75
155 September 20 @ Dodgers 2–1 Wright (8–11) Osuna (3–4) DiPoto (16) 45,780 80–75
156 September 21 @ Dodgers 10–5 Castillo (12–11) Martínez (9–5) 53,903 81–75
157 September 23 Giants 7–6 Holmes (9–2) Darwin (5–11) Leskanic (2) 48,026 82–75
158 September 24 Giants 4–3 Hernández (10–3) Reed (4–6) 48,035 82–76
159 September 25 Dodgers 9–5 Nomo (14–12) Astacio (12–10) 48,020 82–77
160 September 26 Dodgers 10–4 Valdez (10–11) Wright (8–12) 48,016 82–78
161 September 27 Dodgers 6–1 Martínez (10–5) Castillo (12–12) 48,125 82–79
162 September 28 Dodgers 13–9 DeJean (5–0) Reyes (2–3) 48,197 83–79

Player statistics

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Batting

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Legend
 Pos  Position   R  Runs scored  HR  Home runs   SB Stolen bases  AVG  Batting average
  G Games played   H  Hits  RBI  Runs batted in   CS Caught stealing  OBP  On-base percentage
 PA  Plate appearances  2B  Doubles  BB  Bases on balls  HBP  HBP  SLG  Slugging percentage
 AB  At bats  3B  Triples  SO  Strikeouts  GIDP  GIDP  OPS  On-base plus slugging percentage
Pos Player G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS TB AVG OBP SLG OPS
C Kirt Manwaring 104 375 337 22 76 6 4 1 27 30 78 1 5 93 .226 .291 .276 .567
1B Andrés Galarraga 154 674 600† 120† 191† 31 3 41† 140 54 141† 15 8 351† .318† .389 .585† .974†
2B Eric Young 118 543 468 78 132 29 6† 6 45 57 37 32† 12† 191 .282 .363 .408 .771
SS Walt Weiss # 121 469 393 52 106 23 5 4 38 66 56 5 2 151 .270 .377 .384 .761
3B Vinny Castilla 159† 668 612† 94 186† 25 2 40† 113† 44 108 2 4 335† .304 .356 .547† .904†
LF Dante Bichette 151 602 561 81 173 31 2 26 118† 30 90 6 5 286 .308 .343 .510 .853
CF Quinton McCracken # 147 375 325 69 95 11 1 3 36 42 62 28 11 117 .292 .374 .360 .734
RF Larry Walker * 153 664 568 143† 208† 46† 4 49 130† 78 90 33† 8 409 .366† .452 .720 1.172
OF Ellis Burks 119 478 424 91 123 19 2 32 82 47 75 7 2 242 .290 .363 .571 .934
MI Neifi Pérez # 83 344 313 46 91 13 10† 5 31 21 43 4 3 139 .291 .333 .444 .777
C Jeff Reed * 90 298 256 43 76 10 0 17 47 35 55 2 1 137 .297 .386 .535 .921
IF Jason Bates # 62 139 121 17 29 10 0 3 11 15 27 0 1 48 .240 .338 .397 .735
UT John Vander Wal * 76 102 92 7 16 2 0 1 11 10 33 1 1 21 .174 .255 .228 .455
UT Todd Helton * 35 101 93 13 26 2 1 5 11 8 11 0 1 45 .280 .337 .484 .821
OF Harvey Pulliam 59 72 67 15 19 3 0 3 9 5 15 0 1 31 .284 .333 .463 .796
UT Darnell Coles 21 23 22 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 11 .318 .348 .500 .848
OF Angel Echevarria 15 22 20 4 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 .250 .318 .350 .668
2B Brian Raabe 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
3B Rene Gonzales 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
PR Craig Counsell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- ---- ---- ----
— Pitcher Totals 162 383 326 27 50 5 0 2 17 18 127 1 0 61 .153 .199 .187 .386
Team totals 162 6338 5603 923 1611 269 40 239 869 562 1060 137 65 2677 .288 .357 .478 .835
NL rank of 14 teams 2 1 1 8 2 1 6 4 6 11 1 1 1 1 1
Pos Player G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS TB AVG OBP SLG OPS
References:[27][28][29]

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Roger Bailey 29 191.0 9 10 4.29 84
John Thomson 27 166.1 7 9 4.71 106
Jamey Wright 26 149.2 8 12 6.25 59
Kevin Ritz 18 107.1 6 8 5.87 56
Frank Castillo 14 86.1 6 3 5.42 59
Bill Swift 14 65.1 4 6 6.34 29
Pedro Astacio 7 48.2 5 1 4.25 51
Mark Thompson 6 29.2 3 3 7.89 9
Bobby Jones 4 19.1 1 1 8.38 5
Bryan Rekar 2 9.1 1 0 5.79 4

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Darren Holmes 42 89.1 9 2 5.34 70
John Burke 17 59.0 2 5 6.56 39
Jeff McCurry 33 40.2 1 4 4.43 19
Mark Hutton 8 12.2 0 1 7.11 10

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jerry DiPoto 74 5 3 16 4.70 74
Mike Munoz 64 3 3 2 4.53 26
Steve Reed 63 4 6 6 4.04 43
Mike DeJean 55 5 0 2 3.99 38
Curtis Leskanic 55 4 0 2 5.55 53
Bruce Ruffin 23 0 2 7 5.32 31
Tim Scott 3 0 0 0 10.13 2
Nate Minchey 2 0 0 0 13.50 1
Robbie Beckett 2 0 0 0 5.40 2

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

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National League leaders

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Offensive statistics

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Defensive statistics

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  • Assists at third base: Vinny Castilla (323)
  • Double plays turned:
    • at first base: Andrés Galarraga (176)
    • at third base: Vinny Castilla (41)
    • all outfielders and at right field: Larry Walker (4)
    • at center field: Quinton McCracken (3)
  • Fielding percentage:
  • Putouts for all fielders and at first base: Andrés Galarraga (1,458)
  • Range factor per game:
    • at first base: Andrés Galarraga (10.23)
    • at shortstop: Walt Weiss (4.73)
  • Range factor per nine innings:
    • at first base: Andrés Galarraga (10.69)
    • at shortstop: Walt Weiss (5.22)
    • at pitcher: Roger Bailey (3.06)
  • References:[30]

Awards

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Paul Zuvella
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Bill Hayes
A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Bill McGuire
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Ron Gideon
A-Short Season Portland Rockies Northwest League Jim Eppard
Rookie AZL Rockies Arizona League Tim Blackwell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland[38]

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "Armando Reynoso Stats".
  2. ^ Kirt Manwaring Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ "Juan Uribe Stats".
  4. ^ a b Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ a b Crothers, Tim; Farber, Michael (April 14, 1997). "Kevin Mitchell and Deion Sanders return in style; Spring flings; Home run barrage by Larry Walker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Chass, Murray (June 22, 1997). "Three cheers for the Rockies' Walker (He prefers it that way)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Major League Baseball Players of the Week". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Larry Walker 1997 batting splits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  10. ^ Macklin, Oliver (April 30, 2017). "Harper sets MLB record for runs in April". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Major League Baseball Players of the Month". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "1997 Colorado Rockies schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Andrés Galarraga". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  14. ^ Renck, Troy (June 13, 2015). "Rockies legend Andres Galarraga talks about his famous homer vs. Marlins". Denver Post. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  15. ^ Cohen, Alan (December 21, 2015). "Larry Walker". Society of American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  16. ^ Gwynn, Tony (August 20, 2002). "Baserunning big part of Walker's greatness". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  17. ^ Knisley, Michael (July 14, 1997). "Preheat to .400". The Sporting News. p. 14.
  18. ^ "Larry Walker 1997 batting gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  19. ^ "Vinny Castilla statistics & history". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  20. ^ "1997 Colorado Rockies statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  21. ^ Aaron Cook Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  22. ^ Chone Figgins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  23. ^ Craig Counsell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  24. ^ Eric Young Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  25. ^ Bill Swift Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  26. ^ "1997 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
  27. ^ "1997 Colorado Rockies statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  28. ^ a b "1997 National League batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  29. ^ a b "1997 Major League Baseball batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  30. ^ "1997 National League fielding leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  31. ^ "1997 All-Star Game box score, July 8". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  32. ^ "Baseball Digest Player of the Year Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  33. ^ "Rockies awards". Colorado Rockies. MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  34. ^ Smith, Claire (November 14, 1997). "Walker is first Canadian M.V.P." The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  35. ^ "MLB National League Gold Glove Award winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  36. ^ "MLB Silver Slugger Award winners − National League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  37. ^ "Tip O'Neill Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  38. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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