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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...

' 2001 season
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was the 9th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West

National League West

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. Buddy Bell

Buddy Bell

David Gus "Buddy" Bell is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. After an 18-year career with four teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, he managed the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals for three seasons each...

was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field

Coors Field

Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...

. They finished with a record of 73-89, last in the NL West.

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
Ubaldo Jimenez
Ubaldo Jiménez García is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He pitched the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies history on April 17, 2010, against the Atlanta Braves.-Colorado Rockies :...

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
Chone Figgins
Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins is an American Major League Baseball third baseman for the Seattle Mariners. Figgins is a utility player, playing all positions except catcher, pitcher, and first base.-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim:...

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)

Roster

2001 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches (third base) (asst. coach) (bench) (hitting) (bullpen) (pitching) (first base)

Game log

2001 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	Ben Petrick Ben Petrick Benjamin Wayne Petrick is a former Major League Baseball player.Petrick, who was born in Salem, Oregon, was a highly accomplished athlete while attending Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, Oregon...	85	244	58	.238	11	39
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	587	197	.336	49	146
2B	Todd Walker Todd Walker Todd Arthur Walker is a former Major League Baseball infielder.-College:Walker attended LSU where he led the Tigers to the 1993 national championship. He also earned the 1993 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award. In 2006, Walker was elected to the LSU Hall of Fame...	85	290	86	.297	12	43
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...	87	382	114	.298	7	47
3B	Jeff Cirillo Jeff Cirillo Jeffrey Howard Cirillo is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. In a 14-season career, Cirillo was a .296 hitter with 112 home runs and 727 RBI in 1617 games. He was named an All-Star in and . He is the Brewers all-time career leader in batting average at .306...	138	528	165	.313	17	83
LF	Ron Gant Ron Gant Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant is a former American Major League outfielder and second baseman earlier on who played for the Atlanta Braves , Cincinnati Reds , St...	59	171	44	.257	8	22
CF	Juan Pierre Juan Pierre Juan D'Vaughn Pierre is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. He bats and throws left-handed....	156	617	202	.327	2	55
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...	142	497	174	.350	38	123

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
72	273	82	.300	8	53
114	242	70	.289	4	24
117	225	60	.267	13	40
53	204	52	.255	13	35
58	187	47	.251	1	17
49	160	53	.331	0	20

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
32	203.0	14	13	5.41	122
30	170.2	9	8	5.38	139
27	160.0	6	10	5.06	134
22	141.0	6	13	5.49	125
20	97.0	5	8	7.14	47
14	93.2	4	5	4.04	68

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
22	46.2	1	3	6.36	48
7	39.1	4	1	4.58	26
39	38.2	3	1	2.79	26
39	32.0	0	2	5.63	26

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	2	3	0	3.60	36
69	1	7	0	6.25	47
57	2	4	0	4.35	47
56	6	1	17	4.09	37
42	4	3	0	3.60	47

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

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