1997 Colorado Rockies season explained

Colorado Rockies
Season:1997
League:National League
Division:West
Ballpark:Coors Field
City:Denver, Colorado
Record:83–79 (.512)
Divisional Place:3rd
Owners:Jerry McMorris
General Managers:Bob Gebhard
Managers:Don Baylor
Television:KWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(Dave Campbell, Dave Armstrong)
Radio:KOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Francisco Gamez, Antonio Guevara)

The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their fifth in the National League (NL), and third at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in third place with a record of 83–79. Right fielder Larry Walker won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB.

In a season of contrasting dynamics, the Rockies led the NL in attendance, runs scored, batting average, on-base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage. However, the club was last in earned run average (ERA), as only Roger Bailey and John Thomson pitched enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and both produced ERAs under 5.00. Walker, Vinny Castilla, and Andrés Galarraga each hit at least 40 home runs. Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 and OBP (.452), and the major leagues in on-base plus slugging (1.172), while Galarraga led the NL in runs batted in (140).

Offseason

Regular season

The Rockies commenced the 1997 season on the road. Larry Walker hit two home runs in the season-opening series against the Reds in Cincinnati,[6] and, on April 5, hit three more versus the Montreal Expos in Montreal[7] for his first career three home run game. His first week accomplishments included a .440 batting average with six home runs in 25 at bats[6] and the Player of the Week Award for the second time in his career on April 6.[8] Walker concluded the month of April batting .456 with 41 hits, 29 runs scored, 11 home runs, 29 runs batted in (RBI), seven stolen bases, .538 on-base percentage (OBP), .911 slugging percentage (SLG), and 1.449 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).[9] His 29 runs scored set a major league record for the month of April, until surpassed by Bryce Harper in 2017.[10] Walker was named NL Player of the Month for the first time.[11] The Rockies concluded the month of April with a 17–7 record for a .708 winning percentage, their most successful month of 1997.[12]

Perhaps the most famous home run first baseman Andrés Galarraga hit was a mammoth grand slam off Kevin Brown on May 31, which landed 20 rows deep into the upper deck at Florida Marlins' Pro Player Stadium. It may also be his most debated home run with a distance initially measured at 573feet and then 529feet. At the time, it set a record for both the Rockies and the stadium.[13] In 2011, ESPN's Home Run Tracker recalculated the distance to 468feet.[14]

In the June 20 contest versus the San Diego Padres, Walker collected his 108th hit of the season and the 1,000th of his career while batting against Andy Ashby.[15]

Walker continued to hit near or above .400 in July, when he was selected to play in the All-Star Game.[16] His remarkable season continued: as late as July 17,[17] he was hitting .402.[18] The Rockies struggled in the month of July, losing 19 of 27 games for a .296 winning percentage.[12]

Third baseman Vinny Castilla replicated the exact totals in batting average (.304), home runs (40), and RBI (113) as he had produced in 1996, with one fewer game played (159) and one point less in slugging percentage (.547).[19]

The Rockies led the NL in attendance at more than 3.88 million. They also led the league in runs scored (923), home runs (239), batting (.288), OBP (.357), and SLG (.478). They were last in ERA at 5.25.[20]

The career season for Walker was 1997, when he hit .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI, 33 stolen bases, and 409 total bases, en route to becoming the first Canadian-born and Colorado Rockies player to win the MVP Award in MLB. Combined with 12 outfield assists, the season remains one of the finest all around performances in recent baseball history. Even more impressively, Walker's breakout season came just one year after various injuries limited him to 83 games and 272 at-bats, although the NL Comeback Player of the Year award went to Darren Daulton.

Transactions

Major League debuts

Roster

1997 Colorado Rockies
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersOther battersManagerCoaches (bullpen) (pitching) (third base) (hitting/first base) (bench)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1 || April 1 || @ Reds || 11 - 4 || Smiley (1 - 0) || Ritz (0 - 1) || Jarvis (1) || 54,820 || 0 - 1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2 || April 2 || @ Reds || 5 - 3 || Burba (1 - 0) || Swift (0 - 1) || Shaw (1) || 20,210 || 0 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 3 || April 3 || @ Reds || 7 - 1 || Thompson (1 - 0) || Schourek (0 - 1) || || 22,660 || 1 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 4 || April 4 || @ Expos || 5 - 4 || Wright (1 - 0) || Valdes (0 - 1) || Ruffin (1) || 19,890 || 2 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 5 || April 5 || @ Expos || 15 - 3 || Bailey (1 - 0) || Cormier (0 - 1) || || 30,919 || 3 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 6 || April 6 || @ Expos || 6 - 2 || Ritz (1 - 1) || Bullinger (0 - 1) || || 15,690 || 4 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 7 || April 7 || Reds || 13 - 2 || Swift (1 - 1) || Burba (1 - 1) || Holmes (1) || 48,014 || 5 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 8 || April 9 || Reds || 13 - 4 || Thompson (2 - 0) || Bones (0 - 1) || || 50,095 || 6 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 9 || April 12 || Expos || 12 - 8 || Wright (2 - 0) || Bullinger (0 - 2) || DiPoto (1) || 50,010 || 7 - 2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 10 || April 13 || Expos || 8 - 3 || Pérez (2 - 0) || Ritz (1 - 2) || Daal (1) || 50,029 || 7 - 3|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 11 || April 14 || Expos || 10 - 8 || DiPoto (1 - 0) || Stull (0 - 1) || Ruffin (2) || 48,011 || 8 - 3|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 12 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 10 - 7 || Thompson (3 - 0) || Foster (0 - 1) || || 15,496 || 9 - 3|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 13 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 4 - 0 || Bailey (2 - 0) || Castillo (0 - 3) || || 13,890 || 10 - 3|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 14 || April 18 || Braves || 14 - 0 || Glavine (3 - 0) || Wright (2 - 1) || || 48,070 || 10 - 4|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 15 || April 19 || Braves || 8 - 7 || Neagle (2 - 0) || Ritz (1 - 3) || Bielecki (1) || 48,065 || 10 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 16 || April 20 || Braves || 9 - 2 || Holmes (1 - 0) || Smoltz (2 - 3) || || 48,155 || 11 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 17 || April 22 || Marlins || 13 - 4 || Bailey (3 - 0) || Rapp (2 - 1) || || 48,034 || 12 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 18 || April 23 || Marlins || 7 - 3 || Wright (3 - 1) || Brown (2 - 1) || Ruffin (3) || 50,017 || 13 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 19 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 5 - 4 || Ritz (2 - 3) || Benes (2 - 2) || Ruffin (4) || 29,675 || 14 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 20 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 4 - 2 || Swift (2 - 1) || Morris (0 - 1) || Ruffin (5) || 45,681 || 15 - 5|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 6 - 2 || Osborne (1 - 2) || Thompson (3 - 1) || || 30,615 || 15 - 6|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 22 || April 28 || @ Astros || 7 - 6 (10) || McCurry (1 - 0) || Wagner (2 - 1) || Ruffin (6) || 13,510 || 16 - 6|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 23 || April 29 || @ Astros || 3 - 1 || Wall (1 - 0) || Bailey (3 - 1) || Hudek (4) || 13,567 || 16 - 7|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 24 || April 30 || Cubs || 11 - 5 || Ritz (3 - 3) || Foster (2 - 2) || || 48,017 || 17 - 7|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 25 || May 1 || Cubs || 5 - 4 || Swift (3 - 1) || Castillo (1 - 4) || Reed (1) || 48,052 || 18 - 7|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 26 || May 2 || Phillies || 7 - 4 || Muñoz (1 - 4) || Thompson (3 - 2) || Bottalico (6) || 48,031 || 18 - 8|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 27 || May 3 || Phillies || 7 - 3 || Wright (4 - 1) || Portugal (0 - 2) || || 48,050 || 19 - 8|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 28 || May 4 || Phillies || 9 - 0 || Bailey (4 - 1) || Maduro (2 - 3) || || 48,107 || 20 - 8|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 29 || May 5 || Mets || 6 - 1 || Jones (5 - 2) || Ritz (3 - 4) || || 48,036 || 20 - 9|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 30 || May 6 || Mets || 12 - 11 || Swift (4 - 1) || Borland (0 - 1) || Reed (2) || 48,020 || 21 - 9|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 31 || May 7 || Pirates || 14 - 3 || Wilkins (2 - 0) || Thompson (3 - 3) || || 48,056 || 21 - 10|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 32 || May 8 || Pirates || 10 - 8 || Loaiza (4 - 0) || Wright (4 - 2) || Loiselle (2) || 48,050 || 21 - 11|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 33 || May 9 || @ Phillies || 3 - 1 || Maduro (3 - 3) || Bailey (4 - 2) || Bottalico (7) || 13,564 || 21 - 12|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 34 || May 10 || @ Phillies || 5 - 4 (10) || Bottalico (1 - 1) || Reed (0 - 1) || || 17,629 || 21 - 13|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 35 || May 11 || @ Phillies || 3 - 1 || Schilling (5 - 3) || Thomson (0 - 1) || || 21,282 || 21 - 14|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 36 || May 12 || @ Phillies || 9 - 2 || DeJean (1 - 0) || Muñoz (1 - 5) || || 12,603 || 22 - 14|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 37 || May 14 || @ Pirates || 15 - 10 || Wilkins (3 - 0) || Reed (0 - 2) || || 11,841 || 22 - 15|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 38 || May 15 || @ Pirates || 4 - 3 || Córdova (3 - 3) || Bailey (4 - 3) || Rincón (3) || 8,548 || 22 - 16|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 39 || May 16 || @ Mets || 2 - 1 || Munoz (1 - 0) || McMichael (3 - 4) || Ruffin (7) || 15,261 || 23 - 16|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 40 || May 17 || @ Mets || 3 - 1 || Jones (7 - 2) || Thomson (0 - 2) || Franco (12) || 23,987 || 23 - 17|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 41 || May 18 || @ Mets || 10 - 4 || Kashiwada (1 - 0) || Ruffin (0 - 1) || || 22,845 || 23 - 18|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 42 || May 19 || @ Mets || 4 - 3 || Lidle (2 - 0) || McCurry (1 - 1) || || 14,248 || 23 - 19|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 43 || May 20 || @ Giants || 6 - 3 || Van Landingham (2 - 2) || Bailey (4 - 4) || Beck (15) || 12,431 || 23 - 20|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 44 || May 21 || @ Giants || 10 - 7 || Ritz (4 - 4) || Rueter (2 - 1) || Reed (3) || 12,268 || 24 - 20|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 45 || May 22 || @ Giants || 7 - 2 || Gardner (6 - 1) || Thomson (0 - 3) || || 10,811 || 24 - 21|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 46 || May 23 || Astros || 8 - 7 || Jones (1 - 0) || Wall (1 - 2) || Reed (4) || 48,127 || 25 - 21|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 47 || May 24 || Astros || 7 - 0 || Kile (5 - 2) || Burke (0 - 1) || || 48,129 || 25 - 22|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 48 || May 25 || Astros || 8 - 5 || Bailey (5 - 4) || García (2 - 3) || Munoz (1) || 48,222 || 26 - 22|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 49 || May 26 || Cardinals || 9 - 7 || DeJean (2 - 0) || Petkovsek (2 - 4) || Reed (5) || 48,043 || 27 - 22|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 50 || May 27 || Cardinals || 8 - 6 || Benes (4 - 4) || Thomson (0 - 4) || Eckersley (9) || 50,010 || 27 - 23|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 51 || May 29 || @ Marlins || 6 - 5 || Holmes (2 - 0) || Nen (4 - 2) || Reed (6) || 19,145 || 28 - 23|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 52 || May 30 || @ Marlins || 4 - 3 (12) || Hutton (3 - 1) || DiPoto (1 - 1) || || 35,731 || 28 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 53 || May 31 || @ Marlins || 8 - 4 || Ritz (5 - 4) || Brown (5 - 3) || DeJean (1) || 35,032 || 29 - 24|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 54 || June 1 || @ Marlins || 9 - 2 || Thomson (1 - 4) || Helling (1 - 4) || || 41,816 || 30 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 55 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 11 - 7 || Burke (1 - 1) || Jackson (1 - 1) || || 22,653 || 31 - 24|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 56 || June 3 || @ Cardinals || 15 - 4 || Morris (3 - 3) || Jones (1 - 1) || || 34,038 || 31 - 25|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 57 || June 4 || Padres || 7 - 5 || Cunnane (4 - 1) || Bailey (5 - 5) || Bochtler (2) || 48,049 || 31 - 26|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 58 || June 5 || Padres || 9 - 7 (11) || Reed (1 - 2) || Burrows (0 - 1) || || 48,018 || 32 - 26|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 59 || June 7 || Marlins || 7 - 5 || Heredia (3 - 0) || Holmes (2 - 1) || Nen (16) || 48,052 || 32 - 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 60 || June 8 || Marlins || 7 - 2 || Burke (2 - 1) || Leiter (5 - 4) || DiPoto (2) || 48,055 || 33 - 27|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 61 || June 8 || Marlins || 9 - 1 (7) || Fernandez (6 - 6) || Wright (4 - 3) || || 48,033 || 33 - 28|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 62 || June 9 || Braves || 8 - 3 || Bailey (6 - 5) || Glavine (6 - 4) || || 48,047 || 34 - 28|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 63 || June 10 || Braves || 8 - 3 || Neagle (9 - 1) || Ritz (5 - 5) || || 48,103 || 34 - 29|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 64 || June 11 || Braves || 9 - 6 || Thomson (2 - 4) || Clontz (2 - 1) || || 48,633 || 35 - 29|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 65 || June 12 || @ Mariners || 12 - 11 || Wells (2 - 0) || Munoz (1 - 1) || Ayala (4) || 37,948 || 35 - 30|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 66 || June 13 || @ Mariners || 6 - 1 || Johnson (10 - 1) || Wright (4 - 4) || || 55,980 || 35 - 31|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 67 || June 14 || @ Athletics || 7 - 1 || Bailey (7 - 5) || Wengert (3 - 4) || || 25,139 || 36 - 31|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 68 || June 15 || @ Athletics || 5 - 2 || Prieto (5 - 4) || Ritz (5 - 6) || Taylor (13) || 24,333 || 36 - 32|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 69 || June 17 || Rangers || 10 - 8 (11) || Patterson (5 - 3) || Reed (1 - 3) || || 48,243 || 36 - 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 70 || June 18 || Rangers || 10 - 9 || Leskanic (1 - 0) || Wetteland (4 - 1) || || 43,432 || 37 - 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 71 || June 19 || @ Padres || 8 - 4 || Bailey (8 - 5) || Jackson (1 - 4) || || 19,146 || 38 - 33|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 72 || June 20 || @ Padres || 5 - 2 || Ashby (3 - 3) || Munoz (1 - 2) || Hoffman (11) || 20,602 || 38 - 34|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 73 || June 21 || @ Padres || 9 - 4 || Rekar (1 - 0) || Bergman (1 - 2) || || 43,044 || 39 - 34|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 74 || June 22 || @ Padres || 4 - 2 || Worrell (3 - 6) || Ruffin (0 - 2) || Hoffman (12) || 28,893 || 39 - 35|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 75 || June 23 || @ Dodgers || 5 - 3 || Nomo (7 - 6) || Ritz (5 - 7) || Hall (1) || 31,076 || 39 - 36|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 76 || June 24 || @ Dodgers || 6 - 2 || Holmes (3 - 1) || Astacio (3 - 7) || || 45,194 || 40 - 36|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 77 || June 25 || @ Dodgers || 2 - 0 || Valdez (4 - 8) || Burke (2 - 2) || Hall (2) || 30,963 || 40 - 37|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 78 || June 26 || Giants || 7 - 6 || DeJean (3 - 0) || Foulke (1 - 2) || Leskanic (1) || 48,301 || 41 - 37|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 79 || June 27 || Giants || 6 - 3 || Rueter (5 - 2) || Thomson (2 - 5) || Beck (26) || 48,225 || 41 - 38|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 80 || June 28 || Giants || 9 - 2 || Ritz (6 - 7) || Gardner (8 - 4) || || 48,273 || 42 - 38|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 81 || June 29 || Giants || 7 - 4 || Estes (11 - 2) || Bailey (8 - 6) || || 48,384 || 42 - 39|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 82 || June 30 || Angels || 11 - 7 || DiPoto (2 - 1) || Gross (1 - 1) || || 48,359 || 43 - 39|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 83 || July 1 || Angels || 4 - 1 || Finley (4 - 6) || Burke (2 - 3) || Percival (10) || 48,235 || 43 - 40|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 84 || July 2 || @ Rangers || 9 - 1 || Burkett (6 - 7) || Thomson (2 - 6) || || 38,569 || 43 - 41|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 85 || July 3 || @ Rangers || 8 - 3 || Oliver (5 - 9) || Ritz (6 - 8) || || 38,907 || 43 - 42|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 86 || July 4 || @ Giants || 4 - 0 || Estes (12 - 2) || Wright (4 - 5) || Beck (28) || 41,566 || 43 - 43|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 87 || July 5 || @ Giants || 2 - 1 || Tavárez (2 - 2) || Munoz (1 - 3) || Beck (29) || 34,148 || 43 - 44|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 88 || July 6 || @ Giants || 7 - 0 || Gardner (9 - 4) || Burke (2 - 4) || || 28,252 || 43 - 45|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 89 || July 10 || Padres || 11 - 5 || Ashby (5 - 5) || Burke (2 - 5) || || 45,833 || 43 - 46|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 90 || July 11 || Padres || 6 - 5 (11) || DiPoto (3 - 1) || Hoffman (3 - 4) || || 48,053 || 44 - 46|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 91 || July 12 || Padres || 11 - 7 || Hamilton (7 - 3) || Swift (4 - 2) || Hoffman (17) || 48,179 || 44 - 47|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 92 || July 13 || Padres || 13 - 11 || Batchelor (3 - 1) || McCurry (1 - 2) || Hoffman (18) || 48,053 || 44 - 48|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 93 || July 14 || Dodgers || 14 - 12 (10) || Radinsky (4 - 1) || Reed (1 - 4) || Worrell (22) || 48,360 || 44 - 49|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 94 || July 15 || Dodgers || 6 - 5 || Park (7 - 5) || Bailey (8 - 7) || Worrell (23) || 48,621 || 44 - 50|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 95 || July 16 || @ Braves || 2 - 1 || Glavine (10 - 5) || DiPoto (3 - 2) || Wohlers (23) || 48,400 || 44 - 51|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 96 || July 17 || @ Braves || 8 - 2 || Maddux (13 - 3) || Swift (4 - 3) || || 48,024 || 44 - 52|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 97 || July 19 || @ Cubs || 7 - 0 || Trachsel (5 - 7) || Wright (4 - 6) || || || 44 - 53|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 98 || July 19 || @ Cubs || 6 - 5 || Wendell (3 - 5) || McCurry (1 - 3) || Rojas (11) || 40,751 || 44 - 54|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 99 || July 20 || @ Cubs || 9 - 5 || Leskanic (2 - 0) || Adams (1 - 5) || Holmes (2) || 36,861 || 45 - 54|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 100 || July 21 || @ Expos || 8 - 4 || Urbina (3 - 6) || Holmes (3 - 2) || || 20,540 || 45 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 101 || July 22 || @ Expos || 11 - 9 (12) || Reed (2 - 4) || Veres (2 - 3) || || 22,518 || 46 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 102 || July 24 || Cubs || 7 - 1 || Wright (5 - 6) || Trachsel (5 - 8) || || 48,294 || 47 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 103 || July 25 || Cubs || 9 - 3 || Castillo (7 - 9) || Foster (10 - 6) || || 48,279 || 48 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 104 || July 26 || Cubs || 6 - 3 || Bailey (9 - 7) || Mulholland (6 - 10) || Holmes (3) || 48,108 || 49 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 105 || July 27 || Cubs || 4 - 0 || Thomson (3 - 6) || González (7 - 4) || || 48,378 || 50 - 55|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 106 || July 28 || Expos || 3 - 2 || Pérez (10 - 6) || Swift (4 - 4) || Urbina (18) || 48,066 || 50 - 56|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 107 || July 29 || Expos || 3 - 0 || Martínez (12 - 5) || Wright (5 - 7) || || 48,117 || 50 - 57|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 108 || July 30 || Expos || 12 - 6 || Castillo (8 - 9) || Juden (11 - 5) || || 48,405 || 51 - 57|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 109 || July 31 || @ Pirates || 4 - 1 || Schmidt (6 - 6) || Bailey (9 - 8) || Loiselle (16) || 16,654 || 51 - 58|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 110 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 7 - 6 || Reed (3 - 4) || Rincón (4 - 5) || DiPoto (3) || 22,657 || 52 - 58|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 111 || August 2 || @ Pirates || 6 - 5 || Córdova (8 - 6) || Swift (4 - 5) || Loiselle (17) || 32,388 || 52 - 59|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 112 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 8 - 4 || Ruebel (3 - 2) || Reed (3 - 5) || || 24,989 || 52 - 60|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 113 || August 4 || @ Phillies || 7 - 3 || Green (2 - 1) || Castillo (8 - 10) || || 15,230 || 52 - 61|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 114 || August 5 || @ Phillies || 4 - 2 || Holmes (4 - 2) || Bottalico (2 - 4) || DiPoto (4) || 16,428 || 53 - 61|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 115 || August 6 || @ Mets || 4 - 0 || Thomson (4 - 6) || Mlicki (5 - 8) || || 26,633 || 54 - 61|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 116 || August 7 || @ Mets || 12 - 4 || Clark (8 - 7) || Swift (4 - 6) || || 29,536 || 54 - 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 117 || August 8 || Pirates || 5 - 3 || Wright (6 - 7) || Lieber (6 - 12) || DiPoto (5) || 48,262 || 55 - 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 118 || August 9 || Pirates || 8 - 7 || Munoz (2 - 3) || Rincón (4 - 6) || || 48,323 || 56 - 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 119 || August 10 || Pirates || 8 - 7 || Leskanic (3 - 0) || Wilkins (7 - 3) || DiPoto (6) || 48,018 || 57 - 62|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 120 || August 12 || Phillies || 5 - 0 || Beech (1 - 7) || Thomson (4 - 7) || || 48,228 || 57 - 63|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 121 || August 13 || Phillies || 12 - 8 || Leiter (8 - 12) || Wright (6 - 8) || || 48,491 || 57 - 64|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 122 || August 15 || Mets || 6 - 2 || Castillo (9 - 10) || Reed (10 - 6) || || 48,308 || 58 - 64|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 123 || August 16 || Mets || 7 - 5 || Holmes (5 - 2) || McMichael (7 - 10) || DiPoto (7) || 48,311 || 59 - 64|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 124 || August 17 || Mets || 6 - 4 || Thomson (5 - 7) || Mlicki (5 - 10) || DiPoto (8) || 48,440 || 60 - 64|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 125 || August 19 || @ Reds || 6 - 5 || Morgan (5 - 10) || Wright (6 - 9) || Shaw (25) || 31,722 || 60 - 65|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 126 || August 20 || @ Reds || 5 - 3 || Castillo (10 - 10) || White (1 - 1) || DiPoto (9) || 21,968 || 61 - 65|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 127 || August 21 || @ Astros || 10 - 4 || Holt (8 - 9) || Bailey (9 - 9) || || 22,962 || 61 - 66|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 128 || August 22 || @ Astros || 9 - 1 || Kile (17 - 3) || Thomson (5 - 8) || || 33,061 || 61 - 67|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 129 || August 23 || @ Astros || 6 - 3 || Reed (4 - 5) || Hudek (0 - 2) || DiPoto (10) || 32,374 || 62 - 67|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 130 || August 24 || @ Astros || 3 - 1 || Hampton (11 - 8) || Wright (6 - 10) || || 28,918 || 62 - 68|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 131 || August 25 || Reds || 7 - 6 || Martínez (1 - 0) || Castillo (10 - 11) || Shaw (26) || 48,143 || 62 - 69|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 132 || August 25 || Reds || 6 - 4 || White (2 - 1) || Hutton (3 - 2) || Shaw (27) || 48,081 || 62 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 133 || August 26 || Reds || 9 - 5 || DeJean (4 - 0) || Martínez (1 - 1) || || 48,063 || 63 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 134 || August 27 || Reds || 7 - 5 || Thomson (6 - 8) || Remlinger (6 - 6) || DiPoto (11) || 48,032 || 64 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 135 || August 28 || Mariners || 9 - 5 || Astacio (8 - 9) || Olivares (6 - 9) || || 48,422 || 65 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 136 || August 29 || Mariners || 6 - 5 || DiPoto (4 - 2) || Timlin (3 - 3) || || 48,178 || 66 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 137 || August 30 || Athletics || 4 - 3 || DiPoto (5 - 2) || Mohler (1 - 10) || || 48,308 || 67 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 138 || August 31 || Athletics || 10 - 4 || Holmes (6 - 2) || Oquist (2 - 5) || || 48,041 || 68 - 70|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 139 || September 1 || @ Angels || 4 - 1 || Thomson (7 - 8) || Watson (11 - 9) || DiPoto (12) || 19,614 || 69 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 140 || September 2 || @ Angels || 7 - 2 || Astacio (9 - 9) || Dickson (13 - 7) || Munoz (2) || 18,266 || 70 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 141 || September 5 || Cardinals || 11 - 4 || Castillo (11 - 11) || Osborne (3 - 7) || || 48,051 || 71 - 70|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 142 || September 6 || Cardinals || 10 - 7 (13) || Eckersley (1 - 4) || McCurry (1 - 4) || Petkovsek (2) || 48,017 || 71 - 71|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 143 || September 6 || Cardinals || 7 - 6 || Holmes (7 - 2) || King (3 - 1) || || 44,288 || 72 - 71|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 144 || September 7 || Cardinals || 7 - 4 || Astacio (10 - 9) || Petkovsek (4 - 6) || || 48,011 || 73 - 71|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 145 || September 9 || Astros || 7 - 4 || Hampton (13 - 9) || Wright (6 - 11) || Springer (3) || 48,039 || 73 - 72|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 146 || September 10 || Astros || 9 - 7 || Leskanic (4 - 0) || Magnante (3 - 1) || DiPoto (13) || 42,321 || 74 - 72|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 147 || September 12 || @ Braves || 3 - 1 || Munoz (3 - 3) || Wohlers (5 - 6) || DiPoto (14) || 47,772 || 75 - 72|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 148 || September 13 || @ Braves || 10 - 6 || Holmes (8 - 2) || Cather (0 - 4) || DeJean (2) || 49,097 || 76 - 72|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 149 || September 14 || @ Braves || 4 - 0 || Astacio (11 - 9) || Smoltz (14 - 12) || || 46,245 || 77 - 72|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 150 || September 15 || @ Marlins || 7 - 1 || Wright (7 - 11) || Fernandez (17 - 11) || || 19,148 || 78 - 72|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 151 || September 16 || @ Marlins || 9 - 6 || Powell (7 - 2) || DiPoto (5 - 3) || || 21,990 || 78 - 73|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 152 || September 17 || @ Padres || 5 - 4 || Ashby (9 - 11) || Thomson (7 - 9) || Hoffman (35) || 15,768 || 78 - 74|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 153 || September 18 || @ Padres || 7 - 6 || Menhart (2 - 2) || Bailey (9 - 10) || Hoffman (36) || 15,067 || 78 - 75|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 154 || September 19 || @ Dodgers || 6 - 4 || Astacio (12 - 9) || Nomo (13 - 12) || DiPoto (15) || 53,408 || 79 - 75|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 155 || September 20 || @ Dodgers || 2 - 1 || Wright (8 - 11) || Osuna (3 - 4) || DiPoto (16) || 45,780 || 80 - 75|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 156 || September 21 || @ Dodgers || 10 - 5 || Castillo (12 - 11) || Martínez (9 - 5) || || 53,903 || 81 - 75|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 157 || September 23 || Giants || 7 - 6 || Holmes (9 - 2) || Darwin (5 - 11) || Leskanic (2) || 48,026 || 82 - 75|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 158 || September 24 || Giants || 4 - 3 || Hernández (10 - 3) || Reed (4 - 6) || || 48,035 || 82 - 76|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 159 || September 25 || Dodgers || 9 - 5 || Nomo (14 - 12) || Astacio (12 - 10) || || 48,020 || 82 - 77|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 160 || September 26 || Dodgers || 10 - 4 || Valdez (10 - 11) || Wright (8 - 12) || || 48,016 || 82 - 78|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 161 || September 27 || Dodgers || 6 - 1 || Martínez (10 - 5) || Castillo (12 - 12) || || 48,125 || 82 - 79|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 162 || September 28 || Dodgers || 13 - 9 || DeJean (5 - 0) || Reyes (2 - 3) || || 48,197 || 83 - 79|-

Player statistics

= Indicates team leader

Batting

PosPlayerGstyle=; "width:4%;"PAstyle=; "width:4%;"ABstyle=; "width:4%;"Rstyle=; "width:4%;"Hstyle=; "width:4%;"2Bstyle=; "width:4%;"3Bstyle=; "width:4%;"HRstyle=; "width:4%;"RBIstyle=; "width:4%;"BBstyle=; "width:4%;"SOstyle=; "width:4%;"SBstyle=; "width:4%;"CSstyle=; "width:4%;"TBstyle=; "width:4%;"AVGstyle=; "width:4%;"OBPstyle=; "width:4%;"SLGstyle=; "width:5%;"OPS
104 375 337 22 76 6 4 1 27 30 78 1 5 93 .226 .291 .276 .567
154 674 600† 120† 191† 31 3 41† 140 54 141† 15 8 351† .318† .389 .585† .974†
118 543 468 78 132 29 6† 6 45 57 37 32† 12† 191 .282 .363 .408 .771
# 121 469 393 52 106 23 5 4 38 66 56 5 2 151 .270 .377 .384 .761
159† 668 612† 94 186† 25 2 40† 113† 44 108 2 4 335† .304 .356 .547† .904†
151 602 561 81 173 31 2 26 118† 30 90 6 5 286 .308 .343 .510 .853
# 147 375 325 69 95 11 1 3 36 42 62 28 11 117 .292 .374 .360 .734
* 153 664 568 143† 208† 46† 4 49 130† 78 90 33† 8 409 .366† .452 .720 1.172<-- Pos Name G, PA, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BB, SO, SB, CS, TB, AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS -->
119 478 424 91 123 19 2 32 82 47 75 7 2 242 .290 .363 .571 .934
# 83 344 313 46 91 13 10† 5 31 21 43 4 3 139 .291 .333 .444 .777
* 90 298 256 43 76 10 0 17 47 35 55 2 1 137 .297 .386 .535 .921
# 62 139 121 17 29 10 0 3 11 15 27 0 1 48 .240 .338 .397 .735
* 76 102 92 7 16 2 0 1 11 10 33 1 1 21 .174 .255 .228 .455
* 35 101 93 13 26 2 1 5 11 8 11 0 1 45 .280 .337 .484 .821
59 72 67 15 19 3 0 3 9 5 15 0 1 31 .284 .333 .463 .796
21 23 22 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 11 .318 .348 .500 .848
15 22 20 4 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 .250 .318 .350 .668
2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- ---- ---- ----
— Pitcher Totals162383326275050217181271061.153.199.187.386
Team totals 162 6338 5603 923 1611 269 40 239 869 562 1060 137 65 2677 .288 .357 .478 .835
NL rank of 14 teams 2 1 1 8 2 1 6 4 6 11 1 1 1 1 1
PosPlayerGstyle=; "width:4%;"PAstyle=; "width:4%;"ABstyle=; "width:4%;"Rstyle=; "width:4%;"Hstyle=; "width:4%;"2Bstyle=; "width:4%;"3Bstyle=; "width:4%;"HRstyle=; "width:4%;"RBIstyle=; "width:4%;"BBstyle=; "width:4%;"SOstyle=; "width:4%;"SBstyle=; "width:4%;"CSstyle=; "width:4%;"TBstyle=; "width:4%;"AVGstyle=; "width:4%;"OBPstyle=; "width:4%;"SLGstyle=; "width:5%;"OPS
References:[27] [28] [29]

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
29 191.0 9 10 4.29 84
27 166.1 7 9 4.71 106
26 149.2 8 12 6.25 59
18 107.1 6 8 5.87 56
14 86.1 6 3 5.42 59
14 65.1 4 6 6.34 29
7 48.2 5 1 4.25 51
6 29.2 3 3 7.89 9
4 19.1 1 1 8.38 5
2 9.1 1 0 5.79 4

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
42 89.1 9 2 5.34 70
17 59.0 2 5 6.56 39
33 40.2 1 4 4.43 19
8 12.2 0 1 7.11 10

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
74 5 3 16 4.70 74
64 3 3 2 4.53 26
63 4 6 6 4.04 43
55 5 0 2 3.99 38
55 4 0 2 5.55 53
23 0 2 7 5.32 31
3 0 0 0 10.13 2
2 0 0 0 13.50 1
2 0 0 0 5.40 2

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

National League leaders

Offensive statistics

Defensive statistics

Awards

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland[38]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armando Reynoso Stats.
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manwaki01.shtml Kirt Manwaring Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. Web site: Juan Uribe Stats.
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deckest01.shtml Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. News: Crothers . Tim . Farber . Michael . Kevin Mitchell and Deion Sanders return in style; Spring flings; Home run barrage by Larry Walker . . April 14, 1997 . February 11, 2017.
  7. News: Chass . Murray . Three cheers for the Rockies' Walker (He prefers it that way) . . June 22, 1997 . February 4, 2017.
  8. Web site: Major League Baseball Players of the Week . Baseball-Reference.com . May 2, 2017.
  9. Web site: Larry Walker 1997 batting splits . Baseball-Reference.com . February 11, 2017.
  10. News: Macklin . Oliver . Harper sets MLB record for runs in April . . April 30, 2017 . April 30, 2017 . May 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170504102839/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/227454450/bryce-harper-sets-mlb-runs-record-for-april/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Major League Baseball Players of the Month . Baseball-Reference.com . April 30, 2017.
  12. Web site: 1997 Colorado Rockies schedule . Baseball-Reference.com . June 8, 2017.
  13. Web site: Andrés Galarraga . June 13, 2009 . baseballbiography.com .
  14. News: Renck . Troy . Rockies legend Andres Galarraga talks about his famous homer vs. Marlins . . June 13, 2015 . June 8, 2017.
  15. Web site: Cohen . Alan . Larry Walker . . December 21, 2015 . January 8, 2017.
  16. News: Gwynn . Tony . Tony Gwynn . Baserunning big part of Walker's greatness . ESPN.com . August 20, 2002 . February 5, 2017.
  17. News: Knisley . Michael . Preheat to .400 . . July 14, 1997 . 14.
  18. Web site: Larry Walker 1997 batting gamelogs . Baseball-Reference.com . May 9, 2017.
  19. Web site: Vinny Castilla statistics & history . Baseball-Reference.com . May 29, 2017.
  20. Web site: 1997 Colorado Rockies statistics . Baseball-Reference.com . June 8, 2017.
  21. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cookaa01.shtml Aaron Cook Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  22. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/figgich01.shtml Chone Figgins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  23. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/counscr01.shtml Craig Counsell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  24. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/younger01.shtml Eric Young Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  25. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swiftbi02.shtml Bill Swift Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  26. Web site: 1997 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac.
  27. Web site: 1997 Colorado Rockies statistics . Baseball-Reference.com . June 3, 2017.
  28. Web site: 1997 National League batting leaders . Baseball-Reference.com . May 13, 2017.
  29. Web site: 1997 Major League Baseball batting leaders . Baseball-Reference.com . May 13, 2017.
  30. Web site: 1997 National League fielding leaders . Baseball-Reference.com . May 29, 2017.
  31. Web site: 1997 All-Star Game box score, July 8 . Baseball-Reference.com . May 29, 2017.
  32. Web site: Baseball Digest Player of the Year Award . Baseball Almanac . May 5, 2017.
  33. Web site: Rockies awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20070505060114/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/history/awards.jsp . dead . May 5, 2007 . Colorado Rockies . MLB.com . August 9, 2014.
  34. News: Smith . Claire . Walker is first Canadian M.V.P. . The New York Times . November 14, 1997 . February 11, 2017.
  35. Web site: MLB National League Gold Glove Award winners . Baseball-Reference.com . April 30, 2017.
  36. Web site: MLB Silver Slugger Award winners − National League . Baseball-Reference.com . May 3, 2017.
  37. Web site: Tip O'Neill Award . . May 4, 2017.
  38. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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