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1999 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 1999 season was the seventh for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their seventh in the National League (NL), and fifth at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in fifth and last place with a record of 72–90. Jim Leyland, a longtime manager in MLB, debuted as the Rockies' new manager, and resigned following the season.

1999 Colorado Rockies
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCoors Field
CityDenver, Colorado
Record72–90 (.444)
Divisional place5th
OwnersJerry McMorris
General managersBob Gebhard, Dan O'Dowd
ManagersJim Leyland
TelevisionKWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(George Frazier, Dave Armstrong)
RadioKOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Antonio Guevara)
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The Rockies, along with the San Diego Padres, made MLB history on Opening Day, April 4, 1999, by playing a contest in Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, making it the first Opening Day game held outside of the United States or Canada. Larry Walker won his second batting title by leading MLB with .379 average, setting a Rockies' club record, and the fourth-high single-season average since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Besides winning the batting championship, Walker also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.458), and slugging percentage (.710), becoming the first player to lead MLB in all three categories since George Brett in 1980, and the first National Leaguer since Stan Musial in 1943. Despite the team hitting quite well and appearing in the league's top 4 teams in hits, runs, and batting average, the team's performance was poor; the pitching staff performed awfully, allowing 1028 total runs - a mark that, as of 2023, has not since been surpassed by any team. The team set franchise records in earned runs surrendered, walks issued, hits allowed, and ERA. The pitching staff combined for an ERA of 6.01, a new franchise-worst record that has also not since been surpassed by any team.

Offseason

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  • 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.[1]
  • November 9, 1998: Brian Bohanon and Lenny Harris were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.[2][3]
  • November 20, 1998: Jason Bates was released by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
  • December 18, 1998: Henry Blanco was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]

Regular season

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On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day contest at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, marking the first time Major League Baseball (MLB) commenced the regular season outside of the United States or Canada. Their opponent were the defending National League champion San Diego Padres. Vinny Castilla, a native of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, delighted the crowd with four hits including a double. Dante Bichette also collected four hits, drove in four runs, and homered,[6][7][8] as Colorado won 8–2. The official attendance was 27,104.[9]

The Rockies' scheduled home games against the Montreal Expos on April 20 and 21 were both postponed in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre in which 15 people, including both shooters died. The Rockies then added a "CHS" patch on the right sleeve of their jerseys which they wore for the remainder of the season.

On April 28, right fielder Larry Walker hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals for his second career three home run game while contributing eight RBI in a 9–7 win.[10]

In the May 19 contest versus the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockies were on the losing end of a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey went on base seven times with three walks, scoring five runs, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Brian Johnson hit the remainder. Both Walker and Bichette had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Castilla hit a three-run home run.[11] Walker raised his season average to .431.[12]

From June 18−23, Walker tied Bichette's club record by homering in five consecutive games. The following day, Walker tied another club record, held by Andrés Galarraga, with his sixth consecutive multi-hit game. On July 8, Walker hit his 250th career home run versus Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.[13]

Carrying a .382 first-half average, Walker had batted .390 (189 hits in 484 at bats) from the 1998 All-Star break to the same point in 1999, the equivalent of a full season.[13] He was named to his third consecutive All-Star team.[14] In the July 19 contest versus the Oakland Athletics, Walker became the second player to homer into the plaza reserve seating of the Oakland Coliseum, following Mark McGwire, who had done so three seasons earlier.[15]

For the season, Walker batted .379 − setting a Rockies record[16] and the fourth-highest since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941[17] − while leading the major leagues in batting for a second time. Walker also led the major leagues in offensive win % (.838), on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.710), and OPS (1.168).[18] Sometimes referred to as the "Slash Stat Triple Crown," he became the seventh player within the previous 60 years to lead the league in each of average, OBP and SLG in the same season, and first since George Brett in 1980.[19] The last NL player to lead the majors in each of the three slash stat categories was Stan Musial in 1943.[13] Walker also hit 37 home runs and 115 RBI in just 438 at bats, stole 11 bases in 15 attempts, and registered 12 outfield assists.[20]

Per the Elias Sports Bureau (ESB), Walker's .461 average at Coors is the highest home batting average since ESB began tracking home/road splits in 1974, and 43 points higher than any other player's in that span.[13]

Opening Day starters

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27 Darryl Hamilton CF
5 Neifi Perez SS
28 Lenny Harris RF
10 Dante Bichette LF
14 Vinny Castilla 3B
17 Todd Helton 1B
3 Mike Lansing 2B
8 Kirt Manwaring C
57 Darryl Kile P

Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 100 62 .617 — 52‍–‍29 48‍–‍33
San Francisco Giants 86 76 .531 14 49‍–‍32 37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers 77 85 .475 23 37‍–‍44 40‍–‍41
San Diego Padres 74 88 .457 26 46‍–‍35 28‍–‍53
Colorado Rockies 72 90 .444 28 39‍–‍42 33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

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1999 National League record

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL 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

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  • 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.[21]
  • July 2, 1999: Jeff Reed was released by the Colorado Rockies.[22]
  • 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).[23]
  • 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.[23]

Major League debuts

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Roster

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1999 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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 SB
C Henry Blanco 88 263 61 .232 6 28 1
1B Todd Helton 159 578 185 .320 35 113 7
2B Kurt Abbott 96 286 78 .273 8 41 3
SS Neifi Pérez 157 690 193 .280 12 70 13
3B Vinny Castilla 158 615 169 .275 33 102 2
LF Dante Bichette 151 593 177 .298 34 133 6
CF Darryl Hamilton 91 337 102 .303 4 24 4
RF Larry Walker 127 438 166 .379 37 115 11

Other batters

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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 SB
Jeff Barry 74 168 45 .268 5 26 0
John Cangelosi 7 6 1 .167 0 0 0
Edgard Clemente 57 162 41 .253 8 25 0
Angel Echevarria 102 191 56 .293 11 35 1
Derrick Gibson 10 28 5 .179 2 6 0
Lenny Harris 91 158 47 .297 0 13 1
Mike Kelly 2 2 1 .500 0 1 0
Mike Lansing 35 145 45 .310 4 15 2
Kirt Manwaring 48 137 41 .299 2 14 0
Brian McRae 7 23 6 .261 1 1 0
Chris Petersen 7 13 2 .153 0 2 0
Ben Petrick 19 62 20 .323 4 12 1
J.R. Phillips 25 39 0 .231 2 4 0
Jeff Reed 45 106 27 .255 2 11 0
Terry Shumpert 92 262 91 .347 10 37 14
Juan Sosa 11 9 2 .222 0 0 0
Pat Watkins 16 19 1 .053 0 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pedro Astacio 34 232.0 17 11 5.04 210
Brian Bohanon 33 197.1 12 12 6.20 120
Darryl Kile 32 190.2 8 13 6.61 116
Bobby Jones 30 112.1 6 10 6.33 74
John Thomson 14 62.2 1 10 8.04 34
Jamey Wright 16 94.1 4 3 4.87 49

Relief pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO SV
Rigo Beltrán 12 11.0 0 0 8.59 10 0
Mike DeJean 56 61.0 2 4 8.41 31 0
Jerry DiPoto 63 86.2 4 5 4.26 69 1
David Lee 36 49.0 3 2 3.67 38 0
Curtis Leskanic 63 85.0 6 2 5.08 77 0
Chuck McElroy 41 40.2 3 1 6.20 37 0
Mike Porzio 16 14.2 0 0 8.59 10 0
Roberto Ramírez 32 40.1 1 5 8.26 32 1
Dave Veres 73 77.0 4 8 5.14 71 31
Dave Wainhouse 19 28.2 0 0 6.91 18 0

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO Sv
Mark Brownson 7 29.2 0 2 7.89 21 0
Luther Hackman 5 16.0 1 2 10.69 10 0

Game log

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1999 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 4 @ Padres 8–2 Kile (1–0) Ashby (0–1) 27,104 1–0
2 April 6 @ Padres 4–3 Hitchcock (1–0) Astacio (0–1) Hoffman (1) 61,247 1–1
3 April 7 @ Padres 2–1 Rivera (1–0) Jones (0–1) 32,751 1–2
4 April 8 @ Dodgers 4–2 Bohanon (1–0) Pérez (0–1) Veres (1) 27,879 2–2
5 April 9 @ Dodgers 9–6 Dreifort (1–0) Thomson (0–1) Shaw (2) 39,997 2–3
6 April 10 @ Dodgers 2–0 Brown (1–0) Kile (1–1) Shaw (3) 44,503 2–4
April 11 @ Dodgers Postponed (Rain; rescheduled for July 22) 2–4
7 April 12 Padres 8–5 (11) Wall (1–0) Veres (0–1) Reyes (1) 48,073 2–5
April 14 Padres Postponed (Snow; rescheduled for July 3) 2–5
8 April 15 Padres 6–4 Bohanon (2–0) Clement (0–2) Veres (2) 40,027 3–5
April 16 Braves Postponed (Snow; rescheduled for August 19) 3–5
9 April 17 Braves 5–4 McElroy (1–0) Rocker (1–1) 42,510 4–5
10 April 18 Braves 20–5 Maddux (2–0) Astacio (0–2) 44,285 4–6
11 April 19 Expos 11–10 Veres (1–1) Urbina (1–1) 40,209 5–6
April 20 Expos Postponed (Columbine High School massacre; rescheduled for August 13) 5–6
April 21 Expos Postponed (Columbine High School massacre; rescheduled for August 15) 5–6
12 April 22 @ Giants 8–5 Bohanon (3–0) Rueter (1–1) Veres (3) 11,061 6–6
13 April 23 @ Giants 7–2 Ortiz (2–2) Kile (1–2) 16,271 6–7
14 April 24 @ Giants 8–4 Estes (2–1) Astacio (0–3) 26,626 6–8
15 April 25 @ Giants 7–6 Embree (2–0) DeJean (0–1) Nen (6) 23,099 6–9
16 April 27 @ Cardinals 7–5 Oliver (2–1) Thomson (0–2) Radinsky (1) 32,389 6–10
17 April 28 @ Cardinals 9–7 Bohanon (4–0) Jiménez (2–1) Veres (4) 34,545 7–10
18 April 29 @ Cardinals 6–2 Kile (2–2) Mercker (2–1) 41,909 8–10
19 April 30 @ Pirates 7–2 Astacio (1–3) Schourek (1–2) 17,466 9–10
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
20 May 1 @ Pirates 9–3 Ritchie (1–1) Wright (0–1) 18,599 9–11
21 May 2 @ Pirates 8–5 Schmidt (4–1) Thomson (0–3) Williams (4) 19,215 9–12
22 May 3 @ Cubs 6–1 Bohanon (5–0) Trachsel (1–3) 32,085 10–12
23 May 4 @ Cubs 13–12 Beck (2–2) DiPoto (0–1) 28,888 10–13
24 May 5 @ Cubs 13–6 Astacio (2–3) Mulholland (2–1) 30,079 11–13
25 May 7 Phillies 8–1 Schilling (5–1) Thomson (0–4) 41,465 11–14
26 May 8 Phillies 7–2 Bennett (1–0) Bohanon (5–1) 43,340 11–15
27 May 9 Phillies 10–8 Ryan (1–1) Veres (1–2) Gomes (2) 40,251 11–16
28 May 10 Mets 10–3 Astacio (3–3) Leiter (1–4) 40,021 12–16
29 May 11 Mets 8–5 Jones (1–1) Jones (3–1) 40,032 13–16
30 May 12 Mets 10–5 Reed (3–1) Thomson (0–5) 41,011 13–17
31 May 14 @ Diamondbacks 4–1 Bohanon (6–1) Benes (2–4) 38,894 14–17
32 May 15 @ Diamondbacks 9–2 Johnson (4–1) Kile (2–3) 40,853 14–18
33 May 16 @ Diamondbacks 5–1 Astacio (4–3) Daal (3–4) 38,869 15–18
34 May 17 Reds 7–2 Harnisch (3–4) Jones (1–2) 40,067 15–19
35 May 18 Reds 5–3 Graves (3–3) Leskanic (0–1) Williamson (4) 40,032 15–20
36 May 19 Reds 24–12 Parris (2–0) DiPoto (0–2) Villone (1) 41,044 15–21
37 May 20 Diamondbacks 8–4 Kile (3–3) Johnson (4–2) 40,021 16–21
38 May 21 Diamondbacks 8–7 (11) Leskanic (1–1) Frascatore (1–3) 44,205 17–21
39 May 22 Diamondbacks 8–3 Daal (4–4) Jones (1–3) 48,594 17–22
40 May 23 Diamondbacks 7–6 McElroy (2–0) Olson (2–3) 46,299 18–22
41 May 24 @ Astros 5–2 Reynolds (7–3) Bohanon (6–2) 20,772 18–23
42 May 25 @ Astros 2–1 (12) Elarton (3–1) DeJean (0–2) 21,720 18–24
43 May 26 @ Astros 3–2 Powell (3–1) Astacio (4–4) 24,476 18–25
44 May 27 @ Astros 4–3 DiPoto (1–2) Miller (0–1) Veres (5) 25,146 19–25
45 May 28 @ Phillies 5–3 Leskanic (2–1) Byrd (6–3) Veres (6) 16,365 20–25
46 May 29 @ Phillies 2–0 Schilling (8–2) Bohanon (6–3) 22,204 20–26
47 May 30 @ Phillies 1–0 Kile (4–3) Poole (0–1) Veres (7) 30,358 21–26
48 May 31 @ Braves 3–1 Millwood (6–3) Astacio (4–5) Rocker (10) 34,136 21–27
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
49 June 1 @ Braves 7–2 Smoltz (6–1) Jones (1–4) 30,297 21–28
50 June 2 @ Braves 3–2 (11) DiPoto (2–2) Springer (0–1) 32,429 22–28
51 June 4 Brewers 9–8 (10) Veres (2–2) Wickman (2–3) 40,064 23–28
52 June 5 Brewers 12–11 DeJean (1–2) Plunk (0–1) DiPoto (1) 43,409 24–28
53 June 6 Brewers 10–5 Astacio (5–5) Karl (5–5) 41,688 25–28
54 June 7 Mariners 4–2 Halama (4–2) Jones (1–5) Mesa (11) 40,692 25–29
55 June 8 Mariners 10–5 Rodriguez (1–0) Brownson (0–1) Cloude (1) 41,940 25–30
56 June 9 Mariners 16–11 Bohanon (7–3) Fassero (3–7) 40,671 26–30
57 June 11 @ Rangers 3–2 Zimmerman (7–0) McElroy (2–1) Wetteland (21) 39,627 26–31
58 June 12 @ Rangers 8–7 Astacio (6–5) Sele (6–5) Veres (8) 46,851 27–31
59 June 13 @ Rangers 4–2 Jones (2–5) Morgan (6–5) Veres (9) 39,651 28–31
60 June 14 Giants 5–4 Leskanic (3–1) Johnstone (4–4) Veres (10) 40,029 29–31
61 June 15 Giants 15–6 Bohanon (8–3) Brock (5–6) 40,037 30–31
62 June 16 Giants 15–2 Gardner (1–5) Kile (4–4) 41,307 30–32
63 June 18 Marlins 11–10 McElroy (3–1) Mantei (1–2) 46,394 31–32
64 June 19 Marlins 10–2 Jones (3–5) Fernandez (2–4) 47,051 32–32
65 June 20 Marlins 8–7 Bohanon (9–3) Dempster (3–3) Veres (11) 47,070 33–32
66 June 22 Cubs 13–12 Sanders (2–4) DeJean (1–3) Aguilera (8) 48,081 33–33
67 June 23 Cubs 10–1 Astacio (7–5) Mulholland (3–3) 48,189 34–33
68 June 24 Cubs 12–10 Tapani (6–3) Jones (3–6) 48,876 34–34
69 June 25 @ Padres 10–1 Boehringer (4–1) Bohanon (9–4) 22,362 34–35
70 June 26 @ Padres 13–6 Clement (4–7) Brownson (0–2) 47,808 34–36
71 June 27 @ Padres 5–3 Hitchcock (6–6) Kile (4–5) Hoffman (18) 25,177 34–37
72 June 28 @ Padres 8–7 Williams (4–5) Astacio (7–6) Hoffman (19) 41,107 34–38
73 June 29 @ Giants 10–1 Rueter (7–3) Jones (3–7) 11,490 34–39
74 June 30 @ Giants 4–1 Ortiz (9–5) Bohanon (9–5) Nen (20) 24,825 34–40
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
75 July 1 @ Giants 7–1 Estes (5–5) Kile (4–6) 23,172 34–41
76 July 2 Padres 15–3 Hitchcock (7–6) Astacio (7–7) 41,739 34–42
77 July 3 Padres 12–10 Ramírez (1–0) Williams (4–6) Veres (12) 38,375 35–42
78 July 3 Padres 8–6 Jones (4–7) Murray (0–3) Veres (13) 48,750 36–42
79 July 4 Padres 11–0 Ashby (8–4) Bohanon (9–6) 38,059 36–43
80 July 5 Dodgers 8–4 Kile (5–6) Brown (9–6) 40,063 37–43
81 July 6 Dodgers 5–2 Astacio (8–7) Dreifort (6–8) 39,979 38–43
82 July 7 Dodgers 7–5 DeJean (2–3) Arnold (2–2) Veres (14) 40,221 39–43
83 July 8 Dodgers 11–8 Park (5–7) Bohanon (9–7) Shaw (19) 42,024 39–44
84 July 9 Angels 9–6 Finley (5–9) Kile (5–7) Percival (23) 44,122 39–45
85 July 10 Angels 9–3 Olivares (8–6) Astacio (8–8) 48,069 39–46
86 July 11 Angels 8–2 DiPoto (3–2) Fyhrie (0–1) 42,585 40–46
87 July 15 @ Reds 10–7 Parris (6–1) Kile (5–8) Graves (13) 22,243 40–47
88 July 16 @ Reds 6–2 Astacio (9–8) Villone (4–3) Veres (15) 29,552 41–47
89 July 17 @ Reds 3–2 Williamson (8–4) DiPoto (3–3) 26,605 41–48
90 July 18 @ Athletics 3–2 Haynes (7–7) Jones (4–8) Taylor (24) 15,074 41–49
91 July 19 @ Athletics 10–5 Worrell (2–1) Ramírez (1–1) Jones (4) 9,281 41–50
92 July 20 @ Athletics 4–3 Rogers (5–3) Kile (5–9) Taylor (25) 13,414 41–51
93 July 21 @ Dodgers 5–4 Astacio (10–8) Valdez (8–8) Veres (16) 34,271 42–51
94 July 22 @ Dodgers 4–1 Jones (5–8) Park (6–8) Veres (17) 34,231 43–51
95 July 22 @ Dodgers 12–11 Lee (1–0) Masaoka (1–2) Veres (18) 30,907 44–51
96 July 23 Cardinals 6–4 Oliver (5–7) Ramírez (1–2) Slocumb (1) 48,824 44–52
97 July 24 Cardinals 10–2 Mercker (4–4) Kile (5–10) 48,794 44–53
98 July 25 Cardinals 6–4 Luebbers (1–1) Astacio (10–9) Aybar (3) 48,845 44–54
99 July 26 Astros 8–5 Williams (1–1) Veres (2–3) Wagner (26) 42,740 44–55
100 July 27 Astros 6–3 Lima (14–5) Bohanon (9–8) Wagner (27) 41,952 44–56
101 July 28 Astros 16–8 Hampton (14–3) Ramírez (1–3) 43,201 44–57
102 July 29 Astros 4–2 Kile (6–10) Holt (2–10) Veres (19) 43,415 45–57
103 July 30 @ Cardinals 5–4 Astacio (11–9) Aybar (4–4) Veres (20) 46,208 46–57
104 July 31 @ Cardinals 6–5 Painter (3–4) Leskanic (3–2) Bottalico (17) 46,849 46–58
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
105 August 1 @ Cardinals 5–4 Bohanon (10–8) Jiménez (5–11) Veres (21) 45,906 47–58
106 August 3 @ Reds 2–1 Williamson (10–4) DeJean (2–4) 22,516 47–59
107 August 4 @ Reds 6–3 Neagle (2–3) Kile (6–11) Graves (16) 22,314 47–60
108 August 5 @ Reds 2–1 Astacio (12–9) Guzmán (5–10) 24,318 48–60
109 August 6 @ Marlins 9–1 Fernandez (6–7) Jones (5–9) 14,032 48–61
110 August 7 @ Marlins 4–1 Meadows (9–11) Bohanon (10–9) Alfonseca (9) 18,469 48–62
111 August 8 @ Marlins 2–1 Dempster (5–6) Wright (0–2) Alfonseca (10) 17,691 48–63
112 August 9 @ Brewers 7–6 Wickman (3–5) Veres (2–4) 17,463 48–64
113 August 10 @ Brewers 2–1 (10) Coppinger (1–2) Veres (2–5) 19,758 48–65
114 August 11 @ Brewers 8–5 Jones (6–9) Woodard (11–7) 21,632 49–65
115 August 13 Expos 14–13 (10) Urbina (6–4) DiPoto (3–4) Telford (2) 40,092 49–66
116 August 13 Expos 8–6 Vázquez (6–5) Bohanon (10–10) Urbina (27) 45,643 49–67
117 August 14 Expos 11–8 Kile (7–11) Powell (1–5) Veres (22) 46,739 50–67
118 August 15 Expos 8–2 Thomson (1–5) Thurman (5–8) Ramírez (1) 43,702 51–67
119 August 15 Expos 12–4 Astacio (13–9) Bennett (0–1) 36,483 52–67
120 August 16 Braves 14–6 Maddux (15–6) Jones (6–10) 47,519 52–68
121 August 17 Braves 3–2 Lee (2–0) Mulholland (7–7) Veres (23) 47,904 53–68
122 August 18 Braves 4–1 Veres (3–5) Rocker (3–4) 46,553 54–68
123 August 19 Braves 9–7 (14) Chen (2–2) Lee (2–1) Mulholland (1) 41,791 54–69
124 August 20 @ Cubs 11–3 Astacio (14–9) Farnsworth (2–7) 40,130 55–69
125 August 21 @ Cubs 8–6 Bowie (1–3) Thomson (1–6) Adams (10) 40,087 55–70
126 August 22 @ Cubs 3–2 Wright (1–2) Trachsel (4–15) Veres (24) 38,424 56–70
127 August 24 @ Pirates 3–2 Leskanic (4–2) Williams (2–4) Veres (25) 13,221 57–70
128 August 25 @ Pirates 9–3 Peters (2–1) Kile (7–12) 12,535 57–71
129 August 26 @ Pirates 8–4 Anderson (2–1) Astacio (14–10) 12,649 57–72
August 27 Phillies Postponed (Rain; rescheduled for August 28) 57–72
130 August 28 Phillies 11–6 Lee (3–1) Aldred (4–3) 42,744 58–72
131 August 28 Phillies 4–0 Bohanon (11–10) Grahe (0–1) 47,217 59–72
132 August 29 Phillies 6–5 Kile (8–12) Byrd (14–7) Veres (26) 43,344 60–72
133 August 30 Pirates 11–8 Peters (3–1) Ramírez (1–4) Williams (22) 41,872 60–73
134 August 31 Pirates 9–8 (10) Williams (3–4) Lee (3–2) Silva (2) 41,729 60–74
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 September 1 Pirates 9–8 Sauerbeck (3–0) Veres (3–6) Clontz (1) 40,529 60–75
136 September 3 @ Mets 5–2 (10) Leskanic (5–2) Wendell (3–3) Veres (27) 36,102 61–75
137 September 4 @ Mets 4–2 Leiter (11–9) Bohanon (11–11) Benítez (17) 43,431 61–76
138 September 5 @ Mets 6–2 Yoshii (10–8) Kile (8–13) 49,117 61–77
139 September 6 @ Expos 5–3 Astacio (15–10) Thurman (6–11) Veres (28) 7,698 62–77
140 September 7 @ Expos 4–1 Hermanson (7–12) Thomson (1–7) Urbina (34) 5,517 62–78
141 September 8 @ Expos 5–1 Wright (2–2) Smith (4–8) 5,548 63–78
142 September 10 Brewers 15–3 Bohanon (12–11) Pulsipher (4–6) 44,628 64–78
143 September 11 Brewers 7–6 DiPoto (4–4) Coppinger (3–4) Veres (29) 44,566 65–78
144 September 12 Brewers 12–9 Plunk (4–3) Veres (3–7) Wickman (31) 42,085 65–79
145 September 13 Mets 6–5 Wendell (4–4) Veres (3–8) Benítez (20) 40,547 65–80
146 September 14 Mets 7–2 Wright (3–2) Dotel (7–2) 41,090 66–80
147 September 15 Mets 10–5 Wendell (5–4) DiPoto (4–5) Benítez (21) 41,820 66–81
148 September 17 Dodgers 18–10 Hackman (1–0) Checo (1–1) 44,170 67–81
149 September 18 Dodgers 5–4 Park (11–10) Astacio (15–11) Shaw (33) 44,945 67–82
150 September 19 Dodgers 5–2 (7) Brown (17–8) Thomson (1–8) Borbón (1) 41,952 67–83
151 September 20 Diamondbacks 12–7 Wright (4–2) Daal (15–9) 41,174 68–83
152 September 21 Diamondbacks 7–6 Olson (8–4) Ramírez (1–5) Mantei (30) 41,559 68–84
153 September 22 Diamondbacks 11–3 Benes (12–12) Hackman (1–1) 40,115 68–85
154 September 24 @ Marlins 5–3 Astacio (16–11) Edmondson (5–8) Veres (30) 18,941 69–85
155 September 25 @ Marlins 8–2 Dempster (7–8) Thomson (1–9) 27,271 69–86
156 September 26 @ Marlins 8–6 Leskanic (6–2) Medina (1–1) Veres (31) 26,012 70–86
157 September 27 @ Diamondbacks 10–3 Anderson (7–2) Bohanon (12–12) 35,360 70–87
158 September 28 @ Diamondbacks 9–3 Benes (13–12) Hackman (1–2) 31,447 70–88
159 September 29 @ Diamondbacks 4–1 Astacio (17–11) Reynoso (10–6) 32,505 71–88
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
160 October 1 Giants 9–4 Ortiz (18–9) Thomson (1–10) 41,302 71–89
161 October 2 Giants 16–7 Rueter (15–10) Wright (4–3) 38,393 71–90
162 October 3 Giants 9–8 Veres (4–8) Embree (3–2) 40,117 72–90

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

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National League leaders

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Offensive statistics

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Honors

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Awards

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
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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