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1995 Colorado Rockies season

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Owner(s)
  
Jerry McMorris

Manager(s)
  
Don Baylor

General manager(s)
  
Bob Gebhard

Local television
  
KWGN-TV (Dave Campbell, Charlie Jones)

Local radio
  
KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Francisco Gamez, Carlos Bido)

The Colorado Rockies' 1995 season was the 3rd for the Rockies. The team competed in the National League West, 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. The Braves won this first round series in four games, with the Rockies taking game three.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 5, 1994: Bobby Jones 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 contributed to an instant boom in his statistics. Walker was a major factor in Colorado's winning 1995 season, hitting .301 with 36 home runs 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), triples (43, also the most in the Majors), 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), earned runs (711) and produced the fewest shutouts (1).

    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)

    • Game log

    Playoffs

    Player stats

    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

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Pitching

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs

    References

  • 1995 Rockies
  • 1995 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs

    References

    1995 Colorado Rockies season Wikipedia
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