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1999 Colorado Rockies season

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Owner(s)
  
Jerry McMorris

Manager(s)
  
Jim Leyland

General manager(s)
  
Bob Gebhard, Dan O'Dowd

Local television
  
KWGN-TV Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (George Frazier, Dave Armstrong)

Local radio
  
KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Antonio Guevara)

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.

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Offseason

  • October 29, 1998: John Vander Wal was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
  • November 9, 1998: Brian Bohanon and Lenny Harris were signed as Free Agents by the Colorado Rockies.
  • November 20, 1998: Jason Bates was released by the Colorado Rockies.
  • December 18, 1998: Henry Blanco was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 2, 1999: Jason Jennings was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1999.
  • July 2, 1999: Jeff Reed was released by the Colorado Rockies.
  • July 31, 1999: Darryl Hamilton was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Chuck McElroy to the New York Mets for Brian McRae, Rigo Beltrán, and Thomas Johnson (minors).
  • August 9, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pat Lynch (minors) (August 23, 1999) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

    • Major League debuts

  • Batters:
  • Chris Sexton (May 3)
  • Chris Petersen (May 25)
  • Ben Petrick (Sep 1)
  • Juan Sosa (Sep 10)
  • Pitchers:
  • David Lee (May 22)
  • Mike Porzio (Jul 9)
  • Luther Hackman (Sep 1)

    • Game log

    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

    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. Colorado beat San Diego, 8-2, in front of a crowd of 27,104 people.

    Awards and honors

  • Larry Walker, National League Batting Champion (Walker would be the last player in the 20th Century to win the batting title for two consecutive seasons)

    • Farm system

    References

    External links

  • 1999 Rockies
  • 1999 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

    Awards and honors

  • Larry Walker, National League Batting Champion (Walker would be the last player in the 20th Century to win the batting title for two consecutive seasons)

    • References

    1999 Colorado Rockies season Wikipedia
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