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1995 Colorado Rockies
NL Wild Card Team
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Jerry McMorris
General manager(s) Bob Gebhard
Manager(s) Don Baylor
Local television KWGN-TV
(Dave Campbell, Charlie Jones)
Local radio KOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Francisco Gamez, Carlos Bido)
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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.

Offseason[edit]

  • December 5, 1994: Bobby Jones was drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1994 Rule 5 draft.[1]
  • December 15, 1994: Joe Grahe was signed as Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
  • April 8, 1995: Bill Swift and Larry Walker were signed as Free Agents by the Colorado Rockies.[3][4]
  • April 10, 1995: Marcus Moore was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Chris Sexton.[5]

Regular season[edit]

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.[6]

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).[7][8]

Season standings[edit]

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 78 66 0.542 — 39–33 39–33
Colorado Rockies 77 67 0.535 1 44–28 33–39
San Diego Padres 70 74 0.486 8 40–32 30–42
San Francisco Giants 67 77 0.465 11 37–35 30–42


Record vs. opponents[edit]

1995 National League Records

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 8–4 8–5 9–4 10–3 6–6 5–4 9–4 5–8 7–6 4–2 5–2 7–1 7–5
Chicago 4–8 — 3–7 6–7 8–4 5–8 7–5 3–5 4–3 6–1 8–5 5–7 5–7 9–4
Cincinnati 5–8 7–3 — 5–7 6–6 12–1 4–3 8–4 7–5 9–3 8–5 3–6 3–3 8–5
Colorado 4–9 7–6 7–5 — 5–7 4–4 4–9 7–1 5–4 4–2 8–4 9–4 8–5 5–7
Florida 3–10 4–8 6–6 7–5 — 8–4 3–7 6–7 7–6 6–7 5–8 3–2 5–3 4–3
Houston 6–6 8–5 1–12 4–4 4–8 — 3–2 9–3 6–6 5–7 9–4 7–4 5–3 9–4
Los Angeles 4–5 5–7 3–4 9–4 7–3 2–3 — 7–5 6–6 4–9 9–4 7–6 8–5 7–5
Montreal 4–9 5–3 4–8 1–7 7–6 3–9 5–7 — 7–6 8–5 4–4 7–5 7–6 4–3
New York 8–5 3–4 5–7 4–5 6–7 6–6 6–6 6–7 — 7–6 4–3 6–7 5–8 3–4
Philadelphia 6-7 1–6 3–9 2–4 7–6 7–5 9–4 5–8 6–7 — 6–3 6–6 6–6 5–4
Pittsburgh 2–4 5–8 5–8 4–8 8–5 4–9 4–9 4–4 3–4 3–6 — 4–8 6–6 6–7
San Diego 2–5 7–5 6–3 4–9 2–3 4–7 6–7 5–7 7–6 6–6 8–4 — 6–7 7–5
San Francisco 1–7 7–5 3–3 5–8 3–5 3–5 5–8 6–7 8–5 6–6 6–6 7–6 — 7–6
St. Louis 5–7 4–9 5–8 7–5 3–4 4-9 5–7 3–4 4–3 4–5 7–6 5–7 6–7 —


Transactions[edit]

  • 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.[9]
  • 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.[10]
  • 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.[11]

Major League debuts[edit]

  • 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) [12]

Roster[edit]

1995 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 1995 National League Division Series
1995 Post-Season

Player stats[edit]

= Indicates team leader

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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 Joe Girardi 125 462 121 .262 8 55
1B Andrés Galarraga 143 554 155 .280 31 106
2B Eric Young 120 366 116 .317 6 36
SS Walt Weiss 137 427 111 .260 1 25
3B Vinny Castilla 139 527 163 .309 32 90
LF Dante Bichette 139 579 197 .340 40 128
CF Mike Kingery 119 350 94 .269 8 37
RF Larry Walker 131 494 151 .306 36 101

Other batters[edit]

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
Bates, JasonJason Bates 116 322 86 .267 8 46
Burks, EllisEllis Burks 103 278 74 .266 14 49
Vander Wal, JohnJohn Vander Wal 105 101 35 .347 5 21

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ritz, KevinKevin Ritz 31 173.1 11 11 4.21 120
Swift, BillBill Swift 19 105.2 9 3 4.94 68
Freeman, MarvinMarvin Freeman 22 94.2 3 7 5.89 61
Reynoso, ArmandoArmando Reynoso 20 93.0 7 7 5.32 40
Rekar, BryanBryan Rekar 15 85.0 4 6 4.98 60
Acevedo, JuanJuan Acevedo 17 65.2 4 6 6.44 40

Other pitchers[edit]

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Grahe, JoeJoe Grahe 17 56.2 4 3 5.08 27
Thompson, MarkMark Thompson 21 51.0 2 3 6.53 30
Painter, LanceLance Painter 33 45.1 3 0 4.37 36
Saberhagen, BretBret Saberhagen 9 43.0 2 1 6.28 29
Ruffin, BruceBruce Ruffin 37 34.0 0 1 2.12 23

Relief pitchers[edit]

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Leskanic, CurtisCurtis Leskanic 76 6 3 10 3.40 107
Reed, SteveSteve Reed 71 5 2 3 2.14 79
Holmes, DarrenDarren Holmes 68 6 1 14 3.24 61
Munoz, MikeMike Munoz 64 2 4 2 7.42 37
Bailey, RogerRoger Bailey 39 7 6 0 4.98 33

Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Brad Mills
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Paul Zuvella
A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Bill Hayes
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Bill McGuire
Short-Season A Portland Rockies Northwest League P. J. Carey
Rookie AZL Rockies Arizona League Jack Maloof
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesbo04.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grahejo01.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swiftbi02.shtml
  4. ^ Larry Walker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moorema01.shtml
  6. ^ Colorado Rockies Batting Leaders - Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1995.shtml
  8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1995.shtml
  9. ^ Todd Helton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petribe01.shtml
  11. ^ Bret Saberhagen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/debut.php?y=1995&l=NL
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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