1999 Colorado Rockies season

1999 Colorado Rockies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Jerry McMorris
General manager(s) Bob Gebhard, Dan O'Dowd
Manager(s) Jim Leyland
Local television KWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(George Frazier, Dave Armstrong)
Local radio KOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Antonio Guevara)
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The Colorado Rockies' 1999 season was the seventh overall for the team. Jim Leyland debuted as the Rockies' new manager, although, he resigned following the end of the season. Colorado finished with a record of 72-90, last in the National League West.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 100 62 0.617 — 52–29 48–33
San Francisco Giants 86 76 0.531 14 49–32 37–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 77 85 0.475 23 37–44 40–41
San Diego Padres 74 88 0.457 26 46–35 28–53
Colorado Rockies 72 90 0.444 28 39–42 33–48

Record vs. opponents

1999 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 4–5 7–2 1–8 6–7 8–1 5–4 7–6 5–4 6–3 7–2 8–1 5–2 11–2 9–3 4–4 7–8
Atlanta 5–4 — 2–5 8–1 5–4 9–4 6–1 5–4 5–2 9–4 9–3 8–5 6–3 5–4 4–5 8–1 9–9
Chicago 2–7 5–2 — 5–8 4–5 6–3 3–9 2–7 6–6 2–5 3–6 2–7 7–6 6–3 1–7 7–5 6–9
Cincinnati 8–1 1–8 8–5 — 7–2 6–1 9–4 4–3 6–6 4–3 5–5 6–3 7–6 6–3 4–5 8–4 7-8
Colorado 7–6 4–5 5–4 2–7 — 5–4 2–6 8–5 6–3 6–3 4–5 5–4 2–7 4–9 4–9 4–5 4–8
Florida 1–8 4–9 3–6 1–6 4–5 — 2–7 7–2 5–4 8–4 3–10 2–11 3–4 3–6 4–5 3–4 11–7
Houston 4–5 1–6 9–3 4–9 6–2 7-2 — 6–3 8–5 7–2 4–5 6–1 5–7 8–1 5–4 5–7 12–3
Los Angeles 6–7 4–5 7–2 3–4 5–8 2–7 3–6 — 7–2 5–4 4–4 6–3 3–6 3–9 8–5 3–6 8–7
Milwaukee 4–5 2–5 6–6 6–6 3–6 4–5 5–8 2–7 — 5–4 2–5 5–4 8–4 3–5 4–5 7–6 8–6
Montreal 3–6 4–9 5–2 3–4 3–6 4–8 2–7 4–5 4–5 — 5–8 6–6 3–6 5–3 4–5 5–4 8–10
New York 2–7 3–9 6–3 5–5 5–4 10–3 5–4 4–4 5–2 8–5 — 6–6 7–2 7–2 7–2 5–2 12–6
Philadelphia 1-8 5–8 7–2 3–6 4–5 11–2 1–6 3–6 4–5 6–6 6–6 — 3–4 6–3 2–6 4–5 11–7
Pittsburgh 2–5 3–6 6–7 6–7 7–2 4–3 7–5 6–3 4–8 6–3 2–7 4–3 — 3–6 4–5 7–5 7–8
San Diego 2–11 4–5 3–6 3–6 9–4 6–3 1–8 9–3 5–3 3–5 2–7 3–6 6–3 — 5–7 2–7 11–4
San Francisco 3–9 5–4 7–1 5–4 9–4 5–4 4–5 5–8 5–4 5–4 2–7 6–2 5–4 7–5 — 6–3 7–8
St. Louis 4–4 1–8 5–7 4–8 5–4 4-3 7–5 6–3 6–7 4–5 2–5 5–4 5–7 7–2 3–6 — 7–8

Notable transactions

Major League debuts

Roster

1999 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Player stats

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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 Henry Blanco 88 263 61 .232 6 28
1B Todd Helton 159 578 185 .320 35 113
2B Kurt Abbott 96 286 78 .273 8 41
SS Neifi Pérez 157 690 193 .280 12 70
3B Vinny Castilla 158 615 169 .275 33 102
LF Dante Bichette 151 593 177 .298 34 133
CF Darryl Hamilton 91 337 102 .303 4 24
RF Larry Walker 127 438 166 .379 37 115

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
Shumpert, TerryTerry Shumpert 92 262 91 .347 10 37
Echevarria, AngelAngel Echevarria 102 191 56 .293 11 35
Barry, JeffJeff Barry 74 168 45 .268 5 26
Clemente, EdgardEdgard Clemente 57 162 41 .253 8 25
Harris, LennyLenny Harris 91 158 47 .297 0 13
Lansing, MikeMike Lansing 35 145 45 .310 4 15
Manwaring, KirtKirt Manwaring 48 137 41 .299 2 14

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
Astacio, PedroPedro Astacio 34 232.0 17 11 5.04 210
Bohanon, BrianBrian Bohanon 33 197.1 12 12 6.20 120
Kile, DarrylDarryl Kile 32 190.2 8 13 6.61 116
Jones, BobbyBobby Jones 30 112.1 6 10 6.33 74
Wright, JameyJamey Wright 16 94.1 4 3 4.87 49
Thomson, JohnJohn Thomson 14 62.2 1 10 8.04 34

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
Lee, DavidDavid Lee 36 49.0 3 2 3.67 38
Ramírez, RobertoRoberto Ramírez 32 40.1 1 5 8.26 32
Brownson, MarkMark Brownson 7 29.2 0 2 7.89 21
Wainhouse, DaveDave Wainhouse 19 28.2 0 0 6.91 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
Veres, DaveDave Veres 73 4 8 31 5.14 71
DiPoto, JerryJerry DiPoto 63 4 5 1 4.26 69
Leskanic, CurtisCurtis Leskanic 63 6 2 0 5.08 77
DeJean, MikeMike DeJean 56 2 4 0 8.41 31
McElroy, ChuckChuck McElroy 41 3 1 0 6.20 37

Notes

On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day game against the defending National League champion San Diego Padres at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico – marking the first time Major League Baseball opened the regular season outside the United States or Canada.[10][11][12] Colorado beat San Diego, 8-2, in front of a crowd of 27,104 people.

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Bill Hayes
AA Carolina Mudcats Southern League Jay Loviglio
A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Ron Gideon
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Jim Eppard
A-Short Season Portland Rockies Northwest League Alan Cockrell
Rookie AZL Rockies Arizona League P. J. Carey

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vandejo02.shtml
  2. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bohanbr01.shtml
  3. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrile01.shtml
  4. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/batesja01.shtml
  5. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blanche01.shtml
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jennija01.shtml
  7. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reedje02.shtml
  8. 1 2 Brian McRae Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1999/10.shtml
  10. ↑ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Events: Opening Day
  11. ↑ ESPN - Baseball Tonight Clubhouse: Weekend preview - MLB
  12. ↑ BASEBALL; Bichette and Castilla Spark Rockies in Opener in Mexico - New York Times
  13. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.189, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  14. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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