The Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

' 1994 season

1994 in baseball

-Headline events of the year:As a result of a players' strike, the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. No postseason is played...

was the 2nd for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

. Don Baylor

Don Baylor

Donald Edward Baylor is a Major League Baseball coach currently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and a former player and manager. During his 19-year playing career, he was a power hitter who played as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter...

 was their manager. They played home games at Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...

.They finished with a record of 53-64, 3rd in the division. The season was cut short by a player strike.

Offseason

• October 29, 1993: Marvin Freeman was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• November 19, 1993: Howard Johnson was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• November 30, 1993: Ellis Burks was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• January 7, 1994: Walt Weiss was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• March 31, 1994: John Vander Wal was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Montreal Expos.

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Rockies had compiled a 53-64 record through 117 games. They were drawing really well at home, with an attendance of 3,281,511 through 57 home games for an average of 57,570 per game. At that pace, the team would had a good chance of drawing more than 4.6 million fans in their 81 home games of the season had continued. Offensively, the Rockies had scored 573 runs (4.90 per game) and allowed 638 runs (5.45 per game) prior to the Strike.

Opening Day starters

• Dante Bichette
• Ellis Burks
• Andres Galarraga
• Joe Girardi
• Charlie Hayes
• Howard Johnson
• Roberto Mejia
• Armando Reynoso
• Walt Weiss

Transactions

• June 2, 1994: Doug Million
  Doug Million
  Douglas Lloyd Million was a baseball player who is notable for winning the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 1994...
  
   was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1994 amateur draft.
• June 3, 1994: Keith Shepherd was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Boston Red Sox for Brian Conroy (minors).
• June 27, 1994: Kent Bottenfield was granted Free Agency by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Trent Hubbard (Jul 7)
• Pitchers:
  • Mark Thompson (Jul 26)
  • Jim Czajkowski (Jul 29)

Roster

1994 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (hitting) (first base) (bench) (bullpen) (third base)

Game log

1994 Game Log

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Joe Girardi Joe Girardi Joseph Elliott Girardi is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the New York Yankees. During a 15-year playing career, he played from 1989–2003 for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals...	93	330	91	.276	4	34
1B	Andrés Galarraga Andrés Galarraga Andrés José Padovani Galarraga is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos , St. Louis Cardinals , Colorado Rockies , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers , San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels...	103	417	133	.319	31	85
2B	Nelson Liriano Nelson Liriano Nelson Arturo Liriano Bonilla is a former Major League baseball player. He played for various teams from 1987 to 1998 batting a career average of .260 over those 11 seasons. In 1999, he played in one game for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan.Before turning professional, Liriano played amateur...	87	255	65	.255	3	31
SS	Walt Weiss Walt Weiss Walter William Weiss is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball.Weiss was a member of the National League All-Star Team...	110	423	106	.251	1	32
3B	Charlie Hayes Charlie Hayes Charles Dewayne Hayes is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Yankees , Colorado Rockies , Pittsburgh Pirates , Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros...	113	423	122	.288	10	50
LF	Eric Young	90	228	62	.272	7	30
CF	Mike Kingery Mike Kingery Michael Scott Kingery , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues, primarily as an outfielder, from 1986–1992 and 1994-1996. Kingery's career high for home runs in a season was 9, set in 1987 while playing limited time with the Seattle Mariners...	105	301	105	.349	4	41
RF	Dante Bichette Dante Bichette Alphonse Dante Bichette, Sr. is a former Italian-American Major League Baseball player. Bichette was a four-time All-Star as a member of the Colorado Rockies.-Career:...	116	484	147	.304	27	95

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	93	227	48	.211	10	40
	42	149	48	.322	13	24
	52	130	43	.331	3	18
	38	116	28	.241	4	14
	44	110	24	.218	1	12
	91	110	27	.245	5	15

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	29	130.0	3	12	6.65	82
	22	122.0	9	7	4.80	74
	19	112.2	10	2	2.80	67
	24	91.2	1	6	5.79	39
	15	73.2	4	6	6.11	41
	15	73.2	5	6	5.62	53

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	9	52.1	3	4	4.82	25
	29	28.1	0	3	6.35	33
	15	24.2	3	1	5.84	15
	8	22.1	1	1	5.64	17

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	61	3	2	3	3.94	51
	57	4	2	1	3.74	32
	56	4	5	16	4.04	65
	47	0	5	3	5.79	68
	29	1	1	0	6.15	33

Farm system