2009 Colorado Rockies season
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The Colorado Rockies
' 2009 season
is a season in American baseball
, in which the Rockies won their third Wild Card title, and second in three years. The Rockies drew 2,665,080 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002
. The average home attendance was 32,902 fans.
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...
' 2009 season
2009 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champions – New York Yankees**American League Champions – New York Yankees**National League Champions – Philadelphia Phillies*Postseason – October 7 to November 4...
is a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, in which the Rockies won their third Wild Card title, and second in three years. The Rockies drew 2,665,080 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002
2002 Colorado Rockies season
The Colorado Rockies' 2002 season was the 10th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Buddy Bell and Clint Hurdle were the managers, the latter replacing the former after the former was fired. They played home games at Coors Field...
. The average home attendance was 32,902 fans.
Offseason
- November 10, 2008: Matt Holliday was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Carlos González, Huston Street, and Greg Smith.
- January 6, 2009: Luis Vizcaíno was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Marquis.
- February 1, 2009: Matt Belisle was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- April 5, 2009: Jason Hammel was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Colorado Rockies for Aneury Rodriguez.
Transactions
- July 23, 2009: Rafael Betancourt was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Colorado Rockies for Connor Graham (minors).
- July 31, 2009: Joe Beimel was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Colorado Rockies for Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian (minors).
- August 24, 2009: Jason Giambi was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
- August 31, 2009: José Contreras was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors).
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Eric Young, Jr. (Aug 25)
- Mike McCoy (Sep 9)
- Pitchers:
- Matt Daley (Apr 25)
- Jhoulys Chacín (Jul 25)
- Esmil Rogers (Sep 12)
Roster
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Game log
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Playoffs
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Chris Iannetta Chris Iannetta Christopher Domenic Iannetta is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball.-High school:... |
93 | 289 | 66 | .228 | 16 | 52 |
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.... |
151 | 544 | 177 | .325 | 15 | 86 |
2B | Clint Barmes Clint Barmes Clint Harold Barmes [BAR-miss] is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010 and Houston Astros in 2011... |
154 | 550 | 135 | .245 | 23 | 76 |
SS | Troy Tulowitzki Troy Tulowitzki Troy Trevor Tulowitzki , nicknamed Tulo, is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.Tulowitzki's arm, range and instincts at shortstop are highly regarded... |
151 | 543 | 161 | .297 | 32 | 92 |
3B | Ian Stewart Ian Stewart (baseball) Ian Kenneth Stewart is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:... |
147 | 425 | 97 | .228 | 25 | 70 |
LF | Seth Smith Seth Smith Garry Seth Smith is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Amateur career:... |
133 | 335 | 98 | .293 | 15 | 55 |
CF | Dexter Fowler Dexter Fowler William Dexter Fowler is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:... |
135 | 433 | 115 | .266 | 4 | 34 |
RF | Brad Hawpe Brad Hawpe Bradley Bonte Hawpe is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.-High school and college:... |
145 | 501 | 143 | .285 | 23 | 86 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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126 | 354 | 80 | .226 | 9 | 48 | |
133 | 352 | 85 | .241 | 8 | 48 | |
89 | 278 | 79 | .284 | 13 | 29 | |
64 | 213 | 62 | .291 | 2 | 31 | |
19 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 2 | 11 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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33 | 218.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.47 | 198 | |
33 | 216.0 | 15 | 13 | 4.04 | 115 | |
33 | 185.0 | 16 | 9 | 4.38 | 193 | |
34 | 176.2 | 10 | 8 | 4.33 | 133 | |
27 | 158.0 | 11 | 6 | 4.16 | 78 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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24 | 45.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.74 | 27 | |
24 | 31.0 | 3 | 1 | 5.52 | 22 | |
26 | 26.1 | 3 | 2 | 7.52 | 25 | |
32 | 25.1 | 3 | 1 | 1.78 | 29 | |
27 | 24.2 | 0 | 3 | 6.20 | 22 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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64 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3.06 | 70 | |
57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 55 | |
40 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | 41 | |
36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.84 | 12 | |
35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.88 | 24 |