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2001 Colorado Rockies season

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Owner(s)
  
Jerry McMorris

Manager(s)
  
Buddy Bell

General manager(s)
  
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' 2001 season was the 9th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Buddy Bell was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 73-89, last in the NL West.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 7, 2000: Mark Little was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • December 4, 2000: Denny Neagle was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • December 10, 2000: Ron Gant was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • December 12, 2000: Mike Hampton was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • January 5, 2001: Greg Norton was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • March 28, 2001: Masato Yoshii was released by the Colorado Rockies.

    • Regular season

  • Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings became the first pitcher since 1901 to throw a shutout and hit a Home Run in his first Major League game.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 25, 2001: Ubaldo Jiménez was signed as an Amateur Free Agent by the Rockies.
  • May 29, 2001: Justin Speier was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the New York Mets.
  • June 24, 2001: Brent Mayne was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Sal Fasano and Mac Suzuki.
  • July 13, 2001: Chone Figgins was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Anaheim Angels for Kimera Bartee.
  • July 19, 2001: Todd Walker was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Robin Jennings to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Ochoa.
  • July 25, 2001: Neifi Pérez was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jermaine Dye. Dye was then traded by the Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for José Ortiz, Todd Belitz, and Mario Encarnación.
  • July 31, 2001: Pedro Astacio was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Houston Astros for Scott Elarton.
  • August 23, 2001: Gary Bennett was traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ender Chavez (minors) (December 27, 2001) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
  • September 12, 2001: Ross Gload was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Chicago Cubs.

    • Major League debuts

  • Batters:
  • Juan Uribe (Apr 8)
  • Cliff Brumbaugh (May 30)
  • Brent Butler (Jul 4)
  • Mario Encarnación (Aug 26)
  • Pitchers:
  • Tim Christman (Apr 21)
  • Shawn Chacón (Apr 29)
  • Jason Jennings (Aug 23)

    • 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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

    References

  • 2001 Rockies
  • 2001 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Almanac

    • 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: Salem

    References

    2001 Colorado Rockies season Wikipedia
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