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...

' 2010 season

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-Major League Baseball:*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champions - San Francisco Giants**American League Champions - Texas Rangers**National League Champions - San Francisco Giants*Postseason - October 7 to November 4...

, the franchise's 18th in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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, was a season in American baseball

Baseball

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. It featured the club's attempt to make the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time in the history of the franchise. The club finished 3rd overall in the NL West with a record of 83-79.

Offseason

• January 4, 2010: Miguel Olivo was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• January 31, 2010: Melvin Mora was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Ubaldo Jiménez no-hitter

On April 17, 2010, in a game against the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

 at Turner Field

Turner Field

Turner Field is a stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, home to Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves since 1997. Turner Field was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium, it was completed in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics...

 in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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, Rockies right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez

Ubaldo Jimenez

Ubaldo Jiménez García is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He pitched the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies history on April 17, 2010, against the Atlanta Braves.-Colorado Rockies :...

 threw the first no-hitter

No-hitter

A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...

 in the 18-year history of the franchise. The Rockies won the game 4-0. While Jiménez walked six Braves batters, he struck out

Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....

 seven. Jiménez also contributed offensively, driving in

Run batted in

Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...

 one run

Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...

.

Transactions

• August 26, 2010: Brad Hawpe was released by the Colorado Rockies.
• August 31, 2010: Manny Delcarmen was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Chris Balcom-Miller (minors).
• September 9, 2010: Taylor Buchholz was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Colorado Rockies.
• September 18, 2010: Octavio Dotel was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Anthony Jackson (minors) (November 15, 2010) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Chris Nelson (Jun 19)
  • Michael McKenry (Sep 8)
• Pitchers:
  • Matt Reynolds (Aug 19)
  • Samuel Deduno (Aug 27)
  • Edgmer Escalona (Sep 10)

Roster

2010 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (hitting) (third base) (first base) (bench) (bullpen)

Game log

Legend
Rockies Win	Rockies Loss	Game Postponed

2010 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	Miguel Olivo Miguel Olivo Miguel Eduardo Olivo Peña is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners. He bats and throws right-handed.-Career:...	112	394	106	.269	14	58
1B	Todd Helton Todd Helton Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....	118	398	102	.256	8	37
2B	Clint Barmes Clint Barmes Clint Harold Barmes [BAR-miss] is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010 and Houston Astros in 2011...	133	387	91	.235	8	50
SS	Troy Tulowitzki Troy Tulowitzki Troy Trevor Tulowitzki , nicknamed Tulo, is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.Tulowitzki's arm, range and instincts at shortstop are highly regarded...	122	470	148	.315	27	95
3B	Ian Stewart Ian Stewart (baseball) Ian Kenneth Stewart is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:...	121	386	99	.256	18	61
LF	Seth Smith Seth Smith Garry Seth Smith is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Amateur career:...	133	358	88	.246	17	52
CF	Dexter Fowler Dexter Fowler William Dexter Fowler is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:...	132	439	114	.260	6	36
RF	Brad Hawpe Brad Hawpe Bradley Bonte Hawpe is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.-High school and college:...	88	259	66	.255	7	37

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
	145	587	197	.336	34	117
	134	341	95	.279	10	39
	113	316	90	.285	7	45
	76	222	63	.284	1	21
	61	188	37	.197	9	27
	87	176	43	.244	6	35
	51	172	42	.244	0	8

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
	33	221.2	19	8	2.88	214
	30	177.2	10	9	4.81	141
	28	137.1	9	11	3.28	138
	23	127.2	6	8	5.08	62
	20	121.2	8	7	4.22	113
	20	104.1	4	6	5.00	67

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
	28	72.0	2	3	6.13	66
	8	39.0	1	2	6.23	31
	35	28.2	0	4	6.28	27
	47	27.1	2	0	2.96	18
	28	23.1	0	1	4.24	18

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	7	5	1	2.93	91
	72	5	1	1	3.61	89
	71	1	2	0	3.40	21
	56	3	5	10	4.62	47
	44	4	4	20	3.61	45

Farm system