1993 Colorado Rockies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Mile High Stadium | |
City | Denver, Colorado | |
Record | 67–95 (.414) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Jerry McMorris | |
General managers | Bob Gebhard | |
Managers | Don Baylor | |
Television | KWGN-TV (Duane Kuiper, Charlie Jones) | |
Radio | KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Francisco Gomez) | |
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The Colorado Rockies' 1993 season was the first for the Rockies. They played in the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. Playing their home games in Mile High Stadium, better known as the home of the Denver Broncos, the Rockies sold 4,483,350 tickets to their home games, setting the Major League record for attendance, which still stands as of the 2023 season [update] . Colorado finished 37 games behind the NL West Champion Atlanta Braves with a record of 67–95, sixth in the division, only ahead of the San Diego Padres.
Vinny Castilla was the last player from the Rockies' inaugural season to retire, playing his last game at the end of 2006. [1]
As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional 3 players and American League teams could protect 4 more. All unprotected major and minor League players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.
Pick | Player | Position | From | Note |
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1 | David Nied | RHP | ATL | |
3 | Charlie Hayes | 3B | NYY | |
5 | Darren Holmes | RHP | MIL | |
7 | Jerald Clark | OF | SD | |
9 | Kevin Reimer | OF | TEX | Was dealt the same day to MIL for Dante Bichette |
11 | Eric Young | 2B | LAD | |
13 | Jody Reed | 2B | BOS | Was dealt the same day to LAD for Rudy Seánez. Seánez played briefly in the Rockies' minor league system before being released in July '93 |
15 | Scott Aldred | LHP | DET | |
17 | Alex Cole | OF | PIT | |
19 | Joe Girardi | C | CHC | |
21 | Willie Blair | RHP | HOU | |
23 | Jay Owens | C | MIN | |
25 | Andy Ashby | RHP | PHI |
Pick | Player | Position | From | Note |
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28 | Freddie Benavides | SS | CIN | |
30 | Roberto Mejía | 2B | LAD | |
32 | Doug Bochtler | RHP | MON | Played in the Rockies' minor league system before being traded to SD in the Brad Ausmus deal in July '93 |
34 | Lance Painter | LHP | SD | |
36 | Butch Henry | LHP | HOU | |
38 | Ryan Hawblitzel | RHP | CHC | |
40 | Vinny Castilla | SS | ATL | |
42 | Brett Merriman | RHP | CAL | Was traded to MIN before the '93 season for Gary Wayne |
44 | Jim Tatum | 3B | MIL | |
46 | Kevin Ritz | RHP | DET | |
48 | Eric Wedge | C/1B | BOS | |
50 | Keith Shepherd | RHP | PHI | |
52 | Calvin Jones | RHP | SEA | Never pitched in the Majors again; never even played in the Rockies' minor leagues |
Pick | Player | Position | From | Note |
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54 | Brad Ausmus | C | NYY | Was traded to SD on July 26 and made MLB debut 2 days later |
56 | Marcus Moore | RHP | TOR | |
58 | Armando Reynoso | RHP | ATL | |
60 | Steve Reed | RHP | SF | |
62 | Mo Sanford | RHP | CIN | |
64 | Pedro Castellano | 3B | CHC | |
66 | Curtis Leskanic | RHP | MIN | |
68 | Scott Fredrickson | RHP | SD | |
70 | Braulio Castillo | OF | PHI | Played 39 games for AAA Colorado Springs before being traded to HOU for Mark Grant, but never played in the Majors again |
72 | Denis Boucher | LHP | CLE | Traded before the season to SD for Jay Gainer |
The Rockies and Florida Marlins, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Rockies selected 27th overall in the first round, with pitcher John Burke their top pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, ten made the major leagues, including Burke and—most prominently—Craig Counsell (11th round) and Quinton McCracken (25th). [8] The Rockies affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players.
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A-Short Season | Bend Rockies | Northwest League | Gene Glynn |
Rookie | AZL Rockies/Cubs | Arizona League | Paul Zuvella |
AZL club affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 51–30 | 53–28 |
San Francisco Giants | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1 | 50–31 | 53–28 |
Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 37 | 39–42 | 28–53 |
San Diego Padres | 61 | 101 | .377 | 43 | 34–47 | 27–54 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 10–3 | 13–0 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | |||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8–1 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | |||
Cincinnati | 3–10 | 5–7 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 2–11 | 5–7 | |||
Colorado | 0–13 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–7 | |||
Florida | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–9 | |||
Houston | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | |||
Los Angeles | 5–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | |||
Montreal | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 7–6 | |||
New York | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | |||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | |||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–9 | |||
San Diego | 4–9 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 7–5 | |||
San Francisco | 6–7 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | — | 4–8 | |||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |
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= Indicates team leader |
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 |
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C | Joe Girardi | 86 | 310 | 90 | .290 | 3 | 31 |
1B | Andrés Galarraga | 120 | 470 | 174 | .370 | 22 | 98 |
2B | Eric Young | 144 | 490 | 132 | .269 | 3 | 42 |
SS | Vinny Castilla | 105 | 337 | 86 | .255 | 9 | 30 |
3B | Charlie Hayes | 157 | 573 | 175 | .305 | 25 | 98 |
LF | Jerald Clark | 140 | 478 | 135 | .282 | 13 | 67 |
CF | Alex Cole | 126 | 348 | 89 | .256 | 0 | 24 |
RF | Dante Bichette | 141 | 538 | 167 | .310 | 21 | 89 |
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 |
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Daryl Boston | 124 | 291 | 76 | .261 | 14 | 40 |
Roberto Mejía | 65 | 229 | 53 | .231 | 5 | 20 |
Danny Sheaffer | 82 | 216 | 60 | .278 | 4 | 32 |
Freddie Benavides | 74 | 213 | 61 | .286 | 3 | 26 |
Chris Jones | 86 | 209 | 57 | .273 | 6 | 31 |
Nelson Liriano | 48 | 151 | 46 | .305 | 2 | 15 |
Jim Tatum | 92 | 98 | 20 | .204 | 1 | 12 |
Jayhawk Owens | 33 | 86 | 18 | .209 | 3 | 6 |
Pedro Castellano | 34 | 71 | 13 | .183 | 3 | 7 |
Dale Murphy | 26 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 7 |
Jay Gainer | 23 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 3 | 6 |
Gerald Young | 19 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 1 |
Eric Wedge | 9 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Armando Reynoso | 30 | 189.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.00 | 117 |
David Nied | 16 | 87.0 | 5 | 9 | 5.17 | 46 |
Butch Henry | 20 | 84.2 | 2 | 8 | 6.59 | 39 |
Kent Bottenfield | 14 | 76.2 | 3 | 5 | 6.10 | 30 |
Greg Harris | 13 | 73.1 | 1 | 8 | 6.50 | 40 |
Bruce Hurst | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Willie Blair | 46 | 146.0 | 6 | 10 | 4.75 | 84 |
Bruce Ruffin | 59 | 139.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.87 | 126 |
Jeff Parrett | 40 | 73.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.38 | 66 |
Curtis Leskanic | 18 | 57.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.37 | 30 |
Andy Ashby | 20 | 54.0 | 0 | 4 | 8.50 | 33 |
Lance Painter | 10 | 39.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 16 |
Mo Sanford | 11 | 35.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.30 | 36 |
Bryn Smith | 11 | 29.2 | 2 | 4 | 8.49 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Darren Holmes | 62 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 4.05 | 60 |
Gary Wayne | 65 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.05 | 49 |
Steve Reed | 64 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4.48 | 51 |
Marcus Moore | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.84 | 13 |
Scott Fredrickson | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.21 | 20 |
Mike Munoz | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 16 |
Keith Shepherd | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.98 | 7 |
Mark Grant | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.56 | 8 |
Scott Aldred | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 5 |
Mark Knudson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.24 | 3 |
Scott Service | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 3 |
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