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The Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

' 1999 season
1999 Major League Baseball season
The previous record of most home runs hit in a season, set at 5,064 in 1998, was broken once again as the American League and National League combined to hit 5,528 home runs. Moreover, it was the first season in 61 years to feature a team that scored 1,000 runs in a season, as the Cleveland Indians...

was the seventh overall for the team. Jim Leyland

Jim Leyland

James Richard "Jim" Leyland is a Major League Baseball manager, currently with the Detroit Tigers.He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997, and previously won three straight division titles with the Pittsburgh Pirates...

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

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

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
Jason Jennings
Jason Ryan Jennings is an American Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.-High school/college years:...

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)

Roster

1999 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (bullpen) (third base) (hitting) (bench) (pitching) (first base)

Game log

1999 Game Log

Starters by position

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	Henry Blanco Henry Blanco Henry Ramón Blanco is a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He currently plays in Major League Baseball as a catcher and is currently a free agent...	88	263	61	.232	6	28
1B	Todd Helton Todd Helton Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....	159	578	185	.320	35	113
2B	Kurt Abbott Kurt Abbott Kurt Thomas Abbott is a former Major League Baseball player who played primarily as a shortstop from -....	96	286	78	.273	8	41
SS	Neifi Pérez Neifi Pérez Neifi Neftali Pérez is a Major League baseball player who most recently played for the Detroit Tigers. He played with the Colorado Rockies , Kansas City Royals , San Francisco Giants , and the Chicago Cubs...	157	690	193	.280	12	70
3B	Vinny Castilla Vinny Castilla Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves...	158	615	169	.275	33	102
LF	Dante Bichette Dante Bichette Alphonse Dante Bichette, Sr. is a former Italian-American Major League Baseball player. Bichette was a four-time All-Star as a member of the Colorado Rockies.-Career:...	151	593	177	.298	34	133
CF	Darryl Hamilton Darryl Hamilton Darryl Quinn Hamilton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Texas Rangers , San Francisco Giants , Colorado Rockies and New York Mets . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...	91	337	102	.303	4	24
RF	Larry Walker Larry Walker Larry Kenneth Robert Walker is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos , Colorado Rockies , and St. Louis Cardinals...	127	438	166	.379	37	115

Other batters

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
92	262	91	.347	10	37
102	191	56	.293	11	35
74	168	45	.268	5	26
57	162	41	.253	8	25
91	158	47	.297	0	13
35	145	45	.310	4	15
48	137	41	.299	2	14

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	232.0	17	11	5.04	210
33	197.1	12	12	6.20	120
32	190.2	8	13	6.61	116
30	112.1	6	10	6.33	74
16	94.1	4	3	4.87	49
14	62.2	1	10	8.04	34

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	49.0	3	2	3.67	38
32	40.1	1	5	8.26	32
7	29.2	0	2	7.89	21
19	28.2	0	0	6.91	18

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
73	4	8	31	5.14	71
63	4	5	1	4.26	69
63	6	2	0	5.08	77
56	2	4	0	8.41	31
41	3	1	0	6.20	37

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

External links

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