Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Colorado Rockies
- This is an article about the baseball team. For the National Hockey League Rockies team (1976-1982), see Colorado Rockies
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
| Contents |
Franchise history
The Colorado Rockies joined the National League as an expansion franchise in 1993, along with the Florida Marlins. The team has been to the baseball post-season once. 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.
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.
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
- none
Current 25-man roster (updated on April 19, 2005)
|
Pitchers
Catchers
|
Infielders
Outfielders
Disabled List
|
Manager
- 13
Clint Hurdle
Not to be forgotten
- Andrés Galarraga
- Dante Bichette
- 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: José Jiménez , 102
All-Time team season records
- Batting: Larry Walker, .379 (1999)
- Home runs: Todd Helton, 49 (2001) - Larry Walker 49 (1997)
- RBI: Andrés Galarraga, 150 (1996)
- Stolen bases: Eric Young , 53 (1996)
- Wins: Pedro Astacio , 19 (1999)
- Strikeouts: Pedro Astacio , 210 (1999)
- ERA: Armando Reynoso , 4.00 (1993)
- Saves: José Jiménez , 41 (2002)
Retired numbers
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)
External link
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details