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...

' 1995 season

1995 in baseball

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was the 3rd for the Rockies. The team competed in 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...

, finishing with a record of 77-67, 2nd in the division. This earned the Rockies the 1995 National League Wild Card, and a first round matchup in the playoffs against eventual World Series champion, the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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. The Braves won this first round series in four games, with the Rockies taking game three.

Offseason

• December 5, 1994: Bobby Jones
  Bobby Jones (left-handed pitcher)
  Robert Mitchell Jones is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from -. He made his MLB debut on May 18, 1997, for the Colorado Rockies....
  
   was drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1994 Rule 5 draft.
• December 15, 1994: Joe Grahe was signed as Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• April 8, 1995: Bill Swift and Larry Walker were signed as Free Agents by the Colorado Rockies.
• April 10, 1995: Marcus Moore was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Chris Sexton.

Regular season

Larry Walker signed with the Colorado Rockies, where hitter-friendly Coors Field

Coors Field

Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...

 contributed to an instant boom in his statistics. Walker was a major factor in Colorado's winning 1995 season, hitting .301 with 36 home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s and 101 RBI. He remains in the top ten in many offensive categories for the Rockies.

The Rockies led the NL in hits (1,406), runs scored (785), home runs (200), runs batted in (749), batting average (.282) and slugging percentage (.471). Conversely, they also allowed the most hits (1,443), runs (783) and earned runs (711).

Transactions

• June 1, 1995: Todd Helton was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1995.
• June 1, 1995: Ben Petrick was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 1995.
• July 31, 1995: Bret Saberhagen was traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch (minors). The New York Mets sent David Swanson (minors) (August 4, 1995) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Jason Bates (Apr 26)
  • Jorge Brito (Apr 30)
  • Craig Counsell (Sep 17)
  • Quinton McCracken (Sep 17)
• Pitchers:
  • Roger Bailey (Apr 27)
  • Juan Acevedo (Apr 30)
  • Bryan Rekar (Jul 19)

Roster

1995 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (third base) (hitting/first base) (bullpen) (bench)

Game log

1995 Game Log

Playoffs

1995 Post-Season

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...	125	462	121	.262	8	55
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...	143	554	155	.280	31	106
2B	Eric Young	120	366	116	.317	6	36
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...	137	427	111	.260	1	25
3B	Vinny Castilla Vinny Castilla Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves...	139	527	163	.309	32	90
LF	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:...	139	579	197	.340	40	128
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...	119	350	94	.269	8	37
RF	Larry Walker Larry Walker Larry Kenneth Robert Walker is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos , Colorado Rockies , and St. Louis Cardinals...	131	494	151	.306	36	101

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
	116	322	86	.267	8	46
	103	278	74	.266	14	49
	105	101	35	.347	5	21

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
	31	173.1	11	11	4.21	120
	19	105.2	9	3	4.94	68
	22	94.2	3	7	5.89	61
	20	93.0	7	7	5.32	40
	15	85.0	4	6	4.98	60
	17	65.2	4	6	6.44	40

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
	17	56.2	4	3	5.08	27
	21	51.0	2	3	6.53	30
	33	45.1	3	0	4.37	36
	9	43.0	2	1	6.28	29
	37	34.0	0	1	2.12	23

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
	76	6	3	10	3.40	107
	71	5	2	3	2.14	79
	68	6	1	14	3.24	61
	64	2	4	2	7.42	37
	39	7	6	0	4.98	33

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs