1994 Colorado Rockies season explained

Colorado Rockies
Season:	1994
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Mile High Stadium
City:	Denver, Colorado
Record:	53–64 (.453)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Jerry McMorris
General Managers:	Bob Gebhard
Managers:	Don Baylor
Television:	KWGN-TV (Dave Campbell, Charlie Jones)
Radio:	KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV

The Colorado Rockies' 1994 season was the second for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. They played home games at Mile High Stadium. They finished with a record of 53–64, third in the division, six and a half games back. 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.^[1]
• November 19, 1993: Howard Johnson was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.^[2]
• November 30, 1993: Ellis Burks was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.^[3]
• January 7, 1994: Walt Weiss was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.^[4]
• March 31, 1994: John Vander Wal was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Montreal Expos.^[5]

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.^[6] At that pace, the team would have had a good chance of drawing more than 4.6 million fans in their 81 home games if 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.^[7]

The Rockies tied the Chicago White Sox in 1994 for the most triples in the majors, with 39. Their pitchers, however, hit 49 batters: the most in the majors^[8]

Opening Day starters

• Dante Bichette
• Ellis Burks
• Andrés Galarraga
• Joe Girardi
• Charlie Hayes
• Howard Johnson
• Roberto Mejía
• Armando Reynoso
• Walt Weiss^[9]

Transactions

• June 2, 1994: Doug Million was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1994 amateur draft.^[10]
• June 3, 1994: Keith Shepherd was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Boston Red Sox for Brian Conroy (minors).^[11]
• June 27, 1994: Kent Bottenfield was granted free agency by the Colorado Rockies.^[12]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Trent Hubbard (Jul 7)
• Pitchers:
  • Mark Thompson (Jul 26)
  • Jim Czajkowski (Jul 29) ^[13]

Roster

1994 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (pitching) (hitting) (first base) (bench) (bullpen) (third base)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1 || April 4 || Phillies || 12 - 6 || Slocumb (1 - 0) || Munoz (0 - 1) || || 72,470 || 0 - 1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2 || April 6 || Phillies || 7 - 5 || Mason (1 - 0) || Holmes (0 - 1) || Jones (1) || 50,875 || 0 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 3 || April 7 || Phillies || 13 - 8 || Slocumb (2 - 0) || Reed (0 - 1) || Muñoz (1) || 48,021 || 0 - 3|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 4 || April 8 || @ Pirates || 7 - 3 || Nied (1 - 0) || Wagner (0 - 1) || || 44,136 || 1 - 3|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 5 || April 9 || @ Pirates || 10 - 5 || Smith (1 - 1) || Reynoso (0 - 1) || || 17,458 || 1 - 4|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 6 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 8 - 7 || Ruffin (1 - 0) || Mason (1 - 1) || Holmes (1) || 58,627 || 2 - 4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 7 || April 13 || @ Phillies || 12 - 3 || Rivera (1 - 0) || Harris (0 - 1) || || 23,346 || 2 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 8 || April 14 || @ Phillies || 5 - 0 || Nied (2 - 0) || Schilling (0 - 2) || || 24,856 || 3 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 9 || April 15 || Expos || 9 - 2 || Reynoso (1 - 1) || Fassero (0 - 1) || || 47,213 || 4 - 5 || Boxscore|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 10 || April 16 || Expos || 7 - 3 || Reed (1 - 1) || Hill (2 - 1) || || 51,347 || 5 - 5 || Boxscore|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 11 || April 17 || Expos || 6 - 5 (10) || Munoz (1 - 1) || Heredia (0 - 2) || || 55,443 || 6 - 5 || Boxscore|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 12 || April 18 || Marlins || 5 - 3 || Aquino (1 - 0) || Holmes (0 - 2) || Harvey (4) || 46,283 || 6 - 6|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 13 || April 19 || Marlins || 6 - 4 || Weathers (2 - 1) || Nied (2 - 1) || Harvey (5) || 50,217 || 6 - 7|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 14 || April 20 || Marlins || 16 - 6 || Freeman (1 - 0) || Nen (0 - 1) || || 45,667 || 7 - 7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 15 || April 22 || Cubs || 9 - 2 || Banks (2 - 2) || Harkey (0 - 1) || || 54,195 || 7 - 8|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 16 || April 23 || Cubs || 8 - 2 || Harris (1 - 1) || Morgan (0 - 3) || || 68,743 || 8 - 8|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 17 || April 24 || Cubs || 12 - 4 || Trachsel (2 - 1) || Nied (2 - 2) || || 71,329 || 8 - 9|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 18 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 7 - 6 || Freeman (2 - 0) || Urbani (0 - 2) || Holmes (2) || 23,628 || 9 - 9|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 19 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 2 - 1 || Tewksbury (5 - 0) || Reynoso (1 - 2) || || 23,094 || 9 - 10|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 20 || April 27 || @ Marlins || 3 - 2 || Hough (2 - 0) || Harkey (0 - 2) || Hernandez (2) || 24,114 || 9 - 11|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 28 || @ Marlins || 8 - 7 || Nen (1 - 1) || Blair (0 - 1) || Hernandez (3) || 32,236 || 9 - 12|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 22 || April 29 || @ Cubs || 6 - 5 || Nied (3 - 2) || Trachsel (2 - 2) || Holmes (3) || 34,179 || 10 - 12|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 23 || May 1 || @ Cubs || 6 - 2 || Freeman (3 - 0) || Young (0 - 2) || || 26,558 || 11 - 12|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 24 || May 3 || Cardinals || 10 - 1 || Reynoso (2 - 2) || Palacios (0 - 1) || || 46,326 || 12 - 12|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 25 || May 4 || Cardinals || 6 - 5 || Smith (1 - 0) || Holmes (0 - 3) || Murphy (2) || 51,639 || 12 - 13|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 26 || May 6 || @ Padres || 8 - 0 || Benes (2 - 5) || Harkey (0 - 3) || || 15,574 || 12 - 14|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 27 || May 7 || @ Padres || 2 - 1 || Hoffman (2 - 0) || Ruffin (1 - 1) || || 36,296 || 12 - 15|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 28 || May 8 || @ Padres || 1 - 0 || Nied (4 - 2) || Harris (1 - 1) || Reed (1) || 14,328 || 13 - 15|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 29 || May 9 || @ Giants || 12 - 5 || Hickerson (2 - 1) || Reynoso (2 - 3) || || 14,472 || 13 - 16|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 30 || May 10 || @ Giants || 4 - 2 || Harris (2 - 1) || Burkett (3 - 3) || Ruffin (1) || 15,182 || 14 - 16|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 31 || May 11 || @ Giants || 6 - 1 || Swift (5 - 3) || Harkey (0 - 4) || || 16,759 || 14 - 17|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 32 || May 13 || @ Astros || 4 - 2 || Drabek (5 - 1) || Freeman (3 - 1) || || 29,962 || 14 - 18|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 33 || May 14 || @ Astros || 4 - 2 || Nied (5 - 2) || Kile (3 - 2) || Ruffin (2) || 23,037 || 15 - 18|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 34 || May 15 || @ Astros || 4 - 0 || Reynoso (3 - 3) || Swindell (3 - 1) || || 21,004 || 16 - 18|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 35 || May 16 || Dodgers || 9 - 2 || Martínez (2 - 2) || Harris (2 - 2) || || 50,507 || 16 - 19|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 36 || May 17 || Dodgers || 7 - 6 || Bottenfield (1 - 0) || Dreifort (0 - 3) || || 53,589 || 17 - 19|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 37 || May 18 || Dodgers || 5 - 2 || Gross (3 - 1) || Blair (0 - 2) || Gott (1) || 54,108 || 17 - 20|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 38 || May 19 || Dodgers || 8 - 2 || Hershiser (3 - 0) || Nied (5 - 3) || || 51,515 || 17 - 21|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 39 || May 20 || Braves || 7 - 1 || Avery (5 - 1) || Reynoso (3 - 4) || || 71,368 || 17 - 22|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 40 || May 21 || Braves || 5 - 4 || Mercker (3 - 0) || Harris (2 - 3) || McMichael (9) || 72,123 || 17 - 23|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 41 || May 22 || Braves || 8 - 3 || Maddux (7 - 2) || Painter (0 - 1) || || 71,523 || 17 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 42 || May 23 || Reds || 8 - 3 || Freeman (4 - 1) || Smiley (4 - 5) || Ruffin (3) || 45,713 || 18 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 43 || May 24 || Reds || 11 - 7 || Bottenfield (2 - 0) || Hanson (3 - 4) || || 47,885 || 19 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 44 || May 25 || Reds || 3 - 2 || Harkey (1 - 4) || Rijo (2 - 3) || Ruffin (4) || 47,264 || 20 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 45 || May 26 || Reds || 14 - 4 || Roper (1 - 0) || Harris (2 - 4) || || 53,407 || 20 - 25|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 46 || May 27 || @ Expos || 4 - 2 || White (1 - 0) || Painter (0 - 2) || Wetteland (6) || 22,882 || 20 - 26 || Boxscore|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 47 || May 28 || @ Expos || 3 - 2 (10) || Ruffin (2 - 1) || Scott (1 - 2) || Bottenfield (1) || 30,452 || 21 - 26 || Boxscore|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 48 || May 29 || @ Expos || 4 - 3 (10) || Scott (2 - 2) || Ruffin (2 - 2) || || 26,774 || 21 - 27 || Boxscore|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 49 || May 30 || @ Mets || 12 - 2 || Ritz (1 - 0) || Gozzo (2 - 2) || Blair (1) || 20,705 || 22 - 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 50 || May 31 || @ Mets || 3 - 2 || Harris (3 - 4) || Linton (4 - 2) || Ruffin (5) || 15,515 || 23 - 27|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 51 || June 1 || @ Mets || 4 - 3 || Bottenfield (3 - 0) || Smith (3 - 6) || Ruffin (6) || 17,099 || 24 - 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 52 || June 3 || Pirates || 6 - 4 || Freeman (5 - 1) || Neagle (5 - 6) || Ruffin (7) || 53,737 || 25 - 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 53 || June 4 || Pirates || 4 - 3 || Smith (5 - 5) || Ritz (1 - 1) || Dewey (1) || 61,619 || 25 - 28|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 54 || June 5 || Pirates || 4 - 3 || White (2 - 3) || Moore (0 - 1) || Ballard (2) || 63,653 || 25 - 29|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 55 || June 6 || Mets || 11 - 3 || Linton (5 - 2) || Bottenfield (3 - 1) || || 51,679 || 25 - 30|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 56 || June 7 || Mets || 10 - 8 || Ruffin (3 - 2) || Mason (2 - 3) || Munoz (1) || 51,018 || 26 - 30|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 57 || June 8 || Mets || 5 - 4 || Moore (1 - 1) || Saberhagen (6 - 3) || Ruffin (8) || 52,117 || 27 - 30|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 58 || June 9 || @ Reds || 7 - 1 || Rijo (5 - 3) || Ritz (1 - 2) || || 31,990 || 27 - 31|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 59 || June 10 || @ Reds || 10 - 4 || Roper (2 - 0) || Harris (3 - 5) || || 33,610 || 27 - 32|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 60 || June 11 || @ Reds || 6 - 4 || Fortugno (1 - 0) || Nied (5 - 4) || McElroy (3) || 36,887 || 27 - 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 61 || June 12 || @ Reds || 3 - 2 || Reed (2 - 1) || Carrasco (3 - 3) || Ruffin (9) || 30,992 || 28 - 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 62 || June 13 || @ Braves || 7 - 2 || Freeman (6 - 1) || Glavine (7 - 6) || || 48,528 || 29 - 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 63 || June 14 || @ Braves || 3 - 1 || Mercker (5 - 1) || Ritz (1 - 3) || McMichael (15) || 44,545 || 29 - 34|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 64 || June 15 || @ Braves || 4 - 0 || Smoltz (5 - 6) || Harris (3 - 6) || || 45,429 || 29 - 35|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 65 || June 16 || @ Braves || 11 - 8 || Stanton (2 - 1) || Ruffin (3 - 3) || McMichael (16) || 45,827 || 29 - 36|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 66 || June 17 || @ Dodgers || 13 - 5 || Painter (1 - 2) || Hershiser (3 - 4) || Blair (2) || 39,609 || 30 - 36|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 67 || June 18 || @ Dodgers || 9 - 3 || Freeman (7 - 1) || Martínez (6 - 3) || || 50,482 || 31 - 36|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 68 || June 19 || @ Dodgers || 7 - 3 || Astacio (5 - 5) || Ritz (1 - 4) || || 51,015 || 31 - 37|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 69 || June 20 || Astros || 5 - 4 || Drabek (10 - 3) || Harris (3 - 7) || Hudek (11) || 50,671 || 31 - 38|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 70 || June 21 || Astros || 8 - 0 || Nied (6 - 4) || Kile (5 - 3) || || 56,913 || 32 - 38|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 71 || June 22 || Astros || 14 - 5 || Painter (2 - 2) || Swindell (5 - 5) || || 50,887 || 33 - 38|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 72 || June 24 || Giants || 10 - 3 || Van Landingham (3 - 0) || Blair (0 - 3) || || 73,957 || 33 - 39|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 73 || June 25 || Giants || 6 - 4 || Munoz (2 - 1) || Torres (2 - 7) || Ruffin (10) || 69,881 || 34 - 39|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 74 || June 26 || Giants || 8 - 1 || Burkett (5 - 6) || Harris (3 - 8) || || 73,171 || 34 - 40|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 75 || June 27 || Padres || 12 - 7 || Nied (7 - 4) || Ashby (3 - 6) || || 52,949 || 35 - 40|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 76 || June 28 || Padres || 10 - 9 || Munoz (3 - 1) || Elliott (0 - 1) || Ruffin (11) || || 36 - 40|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 77 || June 28 || Padres || 11 - 3 (11) || Hoffman (3 - 3) || Harris (3 - 9) || || 55,021 || 36 - 41|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 78 || June 29 || Padres || 10 - 4 || Tabaka (2 - 1) || Blair (0 - 4) || Martínez (3) || 50,173 || 36 - 42|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 79 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 9 - 7 || Murphy (4 - 3) || Munoz (3 - 2) || Olivares (1) || 35,648 || 36 - 43|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 80 || July 1 || @ Cardinals || 11 - 4 || Sutcliffe (5 - 3) || Harris (3 - 10) || Cimorelli (1) || 26,284 || 36 - 44|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 81 || July 2 || @ Cardinals || 7 - 5 || Munoz (4 - 2) || Rodriguez (2 - 3) || Ruffin (12) || 39,785 || 37 - 44|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 82 || July 3 || @ Cardinals || 5 - 2 || Reed (3 - 1) || Arocha (4 - 4) || Ruffin (13) || 35,093 || 38 - 44|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 83 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 4 - 3 || Bautista (2 - 3) || Ruffin (3 - 4) || || || 38 - 45|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 84 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 4 - 2 (15) || Walton (1 - 0) || Myers (1 - 4) || Harris (1) || 37,167 || 39 - 45|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 85 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 9 - 6 || Ritz (2 - 4) || Crim (3 - 3) || Blair (3) || 30,142 || 40 - 45|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 86 || July 6 || @ Cubs || 7 - 1 || Leskanic (1 - 0) || Trachsel (7 - 6) || Ruffin (14) || 32,637 || 41 - 45|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 87 || July 7 || @ Marlins || 2 - 1 || Nied (8 - 4) || Johnstone (1 - 1) || || 28,783 || 42 - 45|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 88 || July 8 || @ Marlins || 5 - 2 || Weathers (8 - 7) || Painter (2 - 3) || Nen (8) || 26,498 || 42 - 46|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 89 || July 9 || @ Marlins || 4 - 2 || Rapp (5 - 5) || Freeman (7 - 2) || Nen (9) || 38,345 || 42 - 47|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 90 || July 10 || @ Marlins || 6 - 4 || Aquino (2 - 1) || Harkey (1 - 5) || Nen (10) || 33,593 || 42 - 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"|align="center" colspan="10"|All-Star Break: NL def. AL at Three Rivers Stadium, 8 - 7 (10)|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 91 || July 14 || Cardinals || 8 - 1 || Nied (9 - 4) || Pérez (2 - 3) || || 63,745 || 43 - 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 92 || July 15 || Cardinals || 10 - 6 || Ritz (3 - 4) || Tewksbury (10 - 8) || || 63,179 || 44 - 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 93 || July 16 || Cardinals || 15 - 4 || Painter (3 - 3) || Olivares (1 - 2) || || 70,217 || 45 - 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 94 || July 17 || Cardinals || 10 - 6 || Freeman (8 - 2) || Sutcliffe (5 - 4) || || 61,972 || 46 - 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 95 || July 18 || Cubs || 6 - 3 || Bullinger (4 - 2) || Harkey (1 - 6) || || 63,438 || 46 - 49|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 96 || July 19 || Cubs || 6 - 1 || Trachsel (9 - 6) || Nied (9 - 5) || || 70,493 || 46 - 50|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 97 || July 20 || Cubs || 9 - 8 || Veres (1 - 0) || Reed (3 - 2) || Plesac (1) || 60,173 || 46 - 51|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 98 || July 22 || Marlins || 4 - 0 || Rapp (6 - 5) || Painter (3 - 4) || || 58,613 || 46 - 52|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 99 || July 23 || Marlins || 5 - 4 || Freeman (9 - 2) || Scheid (0 - 2) || Ruffin (15) || 70,289 || 47 - 52|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 100 || July 24 || Marlins || 6 - 4 || Nen (4 - 4) || Blair (0 - 5) || || 68,045 || 47 - 53|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 101 || July 25 || @ Padres || 4 - 3 || Ritz (4 - 4) || Benes (6 - 12) || Ruffin (16) || 9,195 || 48 - 53|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 102 || July 26 || @ Padres || 6 - 5 || Thompson (1 - 0) || Sanders (3 - 8) || Reed (2) || 11,896 || 49 - 53|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 103 || July 27 || @ Padres || 9 - 2 || Hamilton (7 - 5) || Painter (3 - 5) || Mauser (2) || 9,666 || 49 - 54|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 104 || July 28 || @ Giants || 5 - 1 || Freeman (10 - 2) || Monteleone (3 - 3) || || 31,130 || 50 - 54|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 105 || July 29 || @ Giants || 8 - 4 || Black (4 - 1) || Nied (9 - 6) || || 25,192 || 50 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 106 || July 30 || @ Giants || 6 - 4 || Portugal (10 - 7) || Ritz (4 - 5) || Beck (25) || 49,627 || 50 - 56|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 107 || July 31 || @ Giants || 9 - 4 || Van Landingham (7 - 1) || Thompson (1 - 1) || Hickerson (1) || 50,007 || 50 - 57|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 108 || August 1 || @ Astros || 8 - 3 || Painter (4 - 5) || Harnisch (7 - 5) || || 22,256 || 51 - 57|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 109 || August 2 || @ Astros || 3 - 1 || Drabek (11 - 6) || Harris (3 - 11) || || 22,574 || 51 - 58|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 110 || August 3 || @ Astros || 2 - 1 || Jones (5 - 2) || Ruffin (3 - 5) || || 18,320 || 51 - 59|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 111 || August 4 || @ Astros || 6 - 2 || Kile (8 - 6) || Ritz (4 - 6) || || 30,053 || 51 - 60|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 112 || August 5 || Dodgers || 5 - 4 || Martínez (11 - 7) || Leskanic (1 - 1) || Worrell (10) || 70,283 || 51 - 61|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 113 || August 7 || Dodgers || 6 - 2 || Hershiser (6 - 6) || Harris (3 - 12) || || 70,372 || 51 - 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 114 || August 8 || Dodgers || 7 - 6 || Ruffin (4 - 5) || Worrell (6 - 5) || || 52,634 || 52 - 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 115 || August 9 || Braves || 7 - 4 || McMichael (4 - 6) || Nied (9 - 7) || || 61,595 || 52 - 63|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 116 || August 10 || Braves || 1 - 0 (6) || Ritz (5 - 6) || Glavine (13 - 9) || Reed (3) || 65,157 || 53 - 63|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 117 || August 11 || Braves || 13 - 0 || Maddux (16 - 6) || Painter (4 - 6) || || 65,043 || 53 - 64|-

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

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	93	330	91	.276	4	34
1B	Andrés Galarraga	103	417	133	.319	31	85
2B	Nelson Liriano	87	255	65	.255	3	31
SS	Walt Weiss	110	423	106	.251	1	32
3B	Charlie Hayes	113	423	122	.288	10	50
LF	Eric Young	90	228	62	.272	7	30
CF	Mike Kingery	105	301	105	.349	4	41
RF	Dante Bichette	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
	21	40	12	.300	0	2
	18	25	7	.280	1	3
	6	12	3	.250	0	1
	2	5	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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
	15	73.2	4	6	6.11	41
	15	73.2	5	6	5.62	53
	9	52.1	3	4	4.82	25
	2	9.0	1	1	9.00	5

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
	24	91.2	1	6	5.79	39
	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
	56	4	5	16	4.04	65
	61	3	2	3	3.94	51
	57	4	2	1	3.74	32
	47	0	5	3	5.79	68
	29	1	1	0	6.15	33
	29	0	3	3	6.35	33
	15	3	1	1	5.84	15
	5	0	0	0	4.15	2
	4	1	0	0	8.44	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

• 1994 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference
• 1994 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marvin Freeman Stats.
2. Web site: Howard Johnson Stats.
3. Web site: Ellis Burks Stats.
4. Web site: Walt Weiss Stats.
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vandejo02.shtml John Vander Wal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
6. Web site: 1994 Colorado Rockies Schedule.
7. Web site: 1994 National League Season Summary.
8. Web site: 1994 Major League Baseball Season Summary.
9. Web site: 1994 Colorado Rockies Roster by Baseball Almanac.
10. Web site: Doug Million Minor Leagues Statistics & History.
11. Web site: Keith Shepherd Stats.
12. Web site: Kent Bottenfield Stats.
13. Web site: 1994 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac.
14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007