1998 Colorado Rockies season

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1998  Colorado Rockies
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Coors Field
City Denver, Colorado
Record77–85 (.475)
Divisional place4th
Owners Jerry McMorris
General managers Bob Gebhard
Managers Don Baylor
Television KWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(George Frazier, Dave Armstrong)
Radio KOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Antonio Guevara)
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The Colorado Rockies' 1998 season was the sixth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. They played home games and hosted the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 77-85, fourth in the division.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

3 Mike Lansing 2B
26 Ellis Burks CF
33 Larry Walker RF
10 Dante Bichette LF
14 Vinny Castilla 3B
17 Todd Helton 1B
5 Neifi Perez SS
8 Kirt Manwaring C
57 Darryl Kile P

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Diego Padres 9864.605—54‍–‍2744‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants 8974.5469½49‍–‍3240‍–‍42
Los Angeles Dodgers 8379.5121548‍–‍3335‍–‍46
Colorado Rockies 7785.4752142‍–‍3935‍–‍46
Arizona Diamondbacks 6597.4013334‍–‍4731‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1998 National League record

Sources:
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULAMILMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —1–85–74–56–66–24–54–86–32–74–52–76–33–95–72–75–8
Atlanta 8–1—3–67–25–37–54–58–17–26–69–38–47–25–47–26–39–7
Chicago 7–56–3—6–57–27–24–74–56–67–24–53–68–35–47–34–75–8
Cincinnati 5–42–75–6—4–59–03–85–46–58–13–64–55–71–112–78–37-6
Colorado 6–63–52–75–4—6–36–56–64–77–23–65–45–45–77–53–64–8
Florida 2–65–72–70–93–6—3–64–50–95–75–76–63–64–50–94–58–8
Houston 5–45–47–48–35–66-3—3–69–27–25–47–29–25–46–35–710–4
Los Angeles 8–41–85–44–56–65–46–3—5–45–43–55–47–55–76–64–58–5
Milwaukee 3–62–76–65–67–49–02–94–5—6–31–84–56–53–65–43–88–6
Montreal 7–26–62–71–82–77–52–74–53–6—8–45–72–74–43–63–66–10
New York 5–43–95–46–36–37–54–55–38–14–8—8–44–54–54–56–39–7
Philadelphia 7-24–86–35–44–56–62–74–55–47–54–8—8–11–82–63–67–9
Pittsburgh 3–62–73–87–54–56–32–95–75–67–25–41–8—5–42–76–56–7
San Diego 9–34–54–511–17–55–44–57–56–34–45–48–14–5—8–46–36–7
San Francisco 7–52–73–77–25–79–03–66–64–56–35–46–27–24–8—7–58–5
St. Louis 7–23–67–43–86–35-47–55–48–36–33–66–35–63–65–7—4–9

Notable transactions

Major League debuts

Roster

1998 Colorado Rockies
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBISB
C Kirt Manwaring 11029172.2472261
1B Todd Helton 152530167.31525973
2B Mike Lansing 153584161.276126610
SS Neifi Pérez 162647177.2749595
3B Vinny Castilla 162645206.319461445
LF Dante Bichette 161662219.3312212214
CF Ellis Burks 100357102.28616543
RF Larry Walker 130454165.363236714

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBISB
Kurt Abbott 427118.2543150
Jeff Barry 15346.176020
Jason Bates 537414.189030
Edgard Clemente 11176.353020
Greg Colbrunn 6212238.3112133
Angel Echevarria 192911.379190
Curtis Goodwin 11915939.245165
Darryl Hamilton 5119465.3355254
Nelson Liriano 12170.000000
Jeff Reed 11325975.2909390
Terry Shumpert 23266.231120
Mark Strittmatter 440.000000
John Vander Wal 8910430.2885200
Derrick White 990.000000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Darryl Kile 36230.113175.20158
Pedro Astacio 35209.113146.23170
Jamey Wright 34206.19145.6786
John Thomson 26161.08114.81106
Mark Thompson 623.1127.7114
Mark Brownson 213.1104.738
Mike Saipe 210.00110.802
Kevin Ritz 29.00211.003

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASOSV
Bobby Jones 35141.1785.221090

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASOSV
Jerry DiPoto 6871.1343.534919
Chuck McElroy 7868.1642.90612
Curtis Leskanic 6675.2644.40552
Dave Veres 6376.1312.83748
Mike DeJean 5974.1313.03272
Mike Munoz 4041.1225.66243
Dave Wainhouse 1011.0104.9130
Fred Rath 25.1001.6920
Jim Stoops 34.0102.2500
Lariel Gonzalez 11.0000.0000

Game log

1998 Game Log
March (1-0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31@ Diamondbacks 9–2 Kile (1–0) Benes (0–1)47,4841–0
April (11-16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 1@ Diamondbacks 6–0 Thomson (1–0) Blair (0–1)43,7582–0
3April 2@ Diamondbacks 6–4 Astacio (1–0) Anderson (0–1) DiPoto (1)42,8763–0
4April 3@ Astros 15–2 Lima (1–0) Wright (0–1)26,0263–1
5April 4@ Astros 5–3 Thompson (1–0) Bergman (0–1) DiPoto (2)21,3254–1
6April 5@ Astros 6–2 Reynolds (1–0) Kile (1–1)21,0374–2
7April 6@ Astros 13–4 Hampton (1–0) Thomson (1–1)13,5534–3
8April 7 Cardinals 12–11 Politte (1–0) Astacio (1–1) Bottenfield (2)48,0164–4
9April 8 Cardinals 13–9 Aybar (1–1) Wright (0–2)48,0204–5
10April 9 Cardinals 7–5 Busby (1–0) Leskanic (0–1) Brantley (1)46,5794–6
11April 10 Reds 18–7 Jordan (1–0) Kile (1–2) Sullivan (1)48,0134–7
12April 11 Reds 12–5 Remlinger (1–2) Thomson (1–2) Belinda (1)48,0534–8
13April 12 Reds 10–4 Harnisch (1–0) Astacio (1–2)46,9214–9
14April 13 Reds 8–4 Leskanic (1–1) Belinda (0–1)44,4885–9
15April 14 Dodgers 6–3 DeJean (1–0) Valdez (1–2) DiPoto (3)44,3376–9
16April 16 Dodgers 4–3 (10) Radinsky (1–0) DiPoto (0–1) Bruske (1)38,4296–10
17April 18 Braves 11–4 Neagle (2–1) Astacio (1–3)48,0586–11
18April 19 Braves 5–3 Millwood (3–0) Thompson (1–1) Wohlers (5)48,0386–12
19April 19 Braves 10–7 Wright (1–2) Martínez (1–2) DiPoto (4)43,9777–12
20April 20 Braves 7–5 Maddux (2–1) Kile (1–3) Ligtenberg (1)43,5947–13
21April 22@ Marlins 3–2 Powell (1–2) Leskanic (1–2)16,4057–14
22April 23@ Marlins 4–3 DiPoto (1–1) Stanifer (0–1)15,0988–14
23April 24@ Marlins 5–1 Meadows (3–2) Thompson (1–2)21,7088–15
24April 25@ Braves 11–7 Kile (2–3) Millwood (3–1)49,1619–15
25April 26@ Braves 7–6 Wright (2–2) Maddux (2–2) DiPoto (5)42,40010–15
26April 27 Marlins 5–4 (10) Powell (2–2) Leskanic (1–3) Alfonseca (1)48,04810–16
27April 28 Marlins 8–7 Astacio (2–3) Larkin (1–1) Leskanic (1)47,34611–16
28April 30@ Mets 4–0 Kile (3–3) Jones (1–3)12,59912–16
May (12-16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
29May 2@ Mets 7–3 Leskanic (2–3) Cook (2–1)19,96813–16
30May 3@ Mets 5–2 Reed (2–2) Astacio (2–4)19,49313–17
31May 4@ Phillies 11–2 Thomson (2–2) Stephenson (0–2)11,40314–17
32May 5@ Phillies 6–1 Kile (4–3) Grace (1–4)13,67215–17
33May 6@ Phillies 7–6 (10) Leiter (2–0) McElroy (0–1)19,53815–18
34May 7@ Expos 2–1 Pérez (1–3) Wright (2–3) Urbina (7)7,07515–19
35May 8@ Expos 7–5 Astacio (3–4) Hermanson (3–3) DiPoto (6)11,72516–19
36May 9@ Expos 4–0 Moore (2–4) Thomson (2–3) Urbina (8)12,01416–20
37May 10@ Expos 5–3 Kile (5–3) Kline (1–2) DiPoto (7)10,04117–20
38May 11@ Pirates 5–2 Schmidt (5–1) Ritz (0–1)9,49817–21
39May 12@ Pirates 6–0 Loaiza (2–1) Wright (2–4)12,95417–22
40May 13 Cubs 9–3 Trachsel (4–1) Astacio (3–5)48,03817–23
41May 14 Cubs 9–7 Tapani (5–2) Thomson (2–4) Beck (12)48,07717–24
42May 15 Brewers 8–5 Woodard (3–1) Kile (5–4) Myers (1)48,03517–25
43May 16 Brewers 7–5 Karl (5–1) Ritz (0–2) Jones (11)48,06317–26
44May 17 Brewers 2–1 Wright (3–4) Woodall (0–1) DiPoto (8)48,04118–26
45May 18 Brewers 8–5 Astacio (4–5) Juden (5–2) DiPoto (9)48,02619–26
46May 20@ Braves 5–1 Millwood (6–1) Thomson (2–5)33,53119–27
47May 21@ Braves 2–0 Neagle (6–1) Kile (5–5) Ligtenberg (6)34,61119–28
48May 22@ Reds 3–2 Wright (4–4) Weathers (2–4) DiPoto (10)21,41020–28
49May 23@ Reds 4–1 (7) Winchester (3–2) Astacio (4–6)20,03420–29
50May 24@ Reds 3–1 Jones (1–0) Tomko (5–3) DiPoto (11)21,29821–29
51May 25@ Cardinals 6–1 Thomson (3–5) Busby (5–1)42,03822–29
52May 27@ Cardinals 2–1 Stottlemyre (6–4) Kile (5–6) Brantley (8)34,21122–30
53May 28@ Cardinals 4–1 Mercker (4–3) Wright (4–5) King (2)37,98922–31
54May 29 Astros 7–6 Hampton (7–2) Astacio (4–7) Wagner (14)48,32522–32
55May 30 Astros 6–3 Thomson (4–5) Schourek (2–3) DiPoto (12)48,03623–32
56May 31 Astros 7–5 McElroy (1–1) Henry (3–2)48,09724–32
June (13-15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
57June 1 Diamondbacks 6–4 Benes (4–5) Kile (5–7) Olson (7)48,02024–33
58June 2 Diamondbacks 9–3 Anderson (3–6) Wright (4–6)47,90524–34
59June 3 Diamondbacks 3–2 McElroy (2–1) Olson (1–3)46,27925–24
60June 4 Diamondbacks 5–2 Thomson (5–5) Daal (1–4)46,29526–34
61June 5@ Angels 5–0 Dickson (5–4) Jones (1–1)39,62126–35
62June 6@ Angels 2–1 Olivares (3–2) Kile (5–8) Percival (17)38,67126–36
63June 7@ Angels 6–5 Cadaret (1–0) DiPoto (1–2)42,49326–37
64June 8 Rangers 3–1 Sele (9–3) Astacio (4–8) Wetteland (17)48,07026–38
65June 9 Rangers 5–2 Helling (8–3) Thomson (5–6) Wetteland (18)48,06826–39
66June 10 Rangers 9–8 (10) DiPoto (2–2) Gunderson (0–1)48,06127–39
67June 12@ Dodgers 2–1 Mlicki (2–4) Kile (5–9) McMichael (1)39,16327–40
68June 13@ Dodgers 4–2 Wright (5–6) Dreifort (4–6) DiPoto (13)38,41728–40
69June 14@ Dodgers 3–2 (12) DeJean (2–0) Radinsky (2–3) McElroy (1)41,96429–40
70June 15@ Giants 4–3 (12) Leskanic (3–3) Johnstone (2–3) DiPoto (14)16,89130–40
71June 16@ Giants 5–3 Tavárez (3–3) Jones (1–2) Nen (20)12,58530–41
72June 17@ Giants 6–3 Rueter (8–3) Kile (5–10) Nen (21)19,12530–42
73June 18 Dodgers 5–0 Mlicki (3–4) Wright (5–7)48,09230–43
74June 19 Dodgers 4–3 (10) Osuna (3–0) DiPoto (2–3)48,12030–44
75June 20 Dodgers 7–6 Munoz (1–0) Reyes (0–3) Veres (1)48,23131–44
76June 21 Dodgers 11–6 Jones (2–2) Park (5–5)48,18632–44
77June 22@ Brewers 3–2 Reyes (3–0) McElroy (2–2) Wickman (7)22,55632–45
78June 23@ Brewers 7–5 Patrick (3–0) Wright (5–8) Wickman (8)20,75932–46
79June 24 Astros 8–6 Astacio (5–8) Bergman (6–4) Veres (2)48,15033–46
80June 25 Astros 6–5 (12) Leskanic (4–3) Magnante (3–2)48,04634–46
81June 26 Athletics 12–6 Munoz (2–0) Oquist (4–5)48,06935–46
82June 27 Athletics 8–6 Mathews (4–4) DiPoto (2–4) Taylor (16)48,04935–47
83June 28 Athletics 11–10 DeJean (3–0) Fetters (0–2) Veres (3)48,01336–47
84June 30@ Mariners 6–4 Astacio (6–8) Johnson (7–7) Munoz (1)28,82137–47
July (11-14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
85July 1@ Mariners 9–5 Cloude (4–7) Saipe (0–1)25,55137–48
86July 2@ Mariners 10–3 Swift (8–4) Kile (5–11)32,52337–49
87July 3@ Padres 4–2 Hamilton (6–9) DeJean (3–1) Hoffman (25)40,58837–50
88July 4@ Padres 9–1 Langston (3–1) Jones (2–3)61,14837–51
89July 5@ Padres 7–2 Ashby (11–5) Astacio (6–9)32,64937–52
90July 10 Giants 11–2 Kile (6–11) Estes (7–8)48,17438–52
91July 11 Giants 5–4 McElroy (3–2) Hershiser (7–7) Munoz (2)48,26239–52
92July 12 Giants 5–3 Astacio (7–9) Rueter (10–4) Munoz (3)48,33440–52
93July 13 Padres 9–5 Jones (3–3) Hitchcock (4–3)48,09841–52
94July 14 Padres 8–7 Sanders (1–2) Kile (6–12) Hoffman (28)48,11441–53
95July 15 Padres 6–2 Brown (11–3) Wright (5–9)48,36941–54
96July 17@ Diamondbacks 9–6 Blair (4–13) Astacio (7–10) Olson (13)46,32241–55
97July 18@ Diamondbacks 4–2 Anderson (7–8) Jones (3–4) Olson (14)48,52741–56
98July 19@ Diamondbacks 6–4 Small (2–1) Munoz (2–1) Embree (1)45,65041–57
99July 20@ Astros 10–9 Henry (6–2) Veres (0–1)25,49141–58
100July 21@ Astros 5–0 Brownson (1–0) Hampton (8–5)28,71842–58
101July 23 Reds 6–4 Astacio (8–10) Remlinger (6–11) Veres (4)42,58643–58
102July 23 Reds 6–4 Jones (4–4) Harnisch (7–5) Leskanic (2)45,70544–58
103July 24 Cardinals 12–3 Kile (7–12) Stottlemyre (9–9)48,30345–58
104July 25 Cardinals 5–2 McElroy (4–2) Morris (1–1) DeJean (1)48,32346–58
105July 26 Cardinals 3–1 Mercker (6–8) Thomson (5–7) Croushore (7)48,28846–59
106July 27 Pirates 8–7 (13) Leskanic (5–3) McCurry (0–1)46,02447–59
107July 28 Pirates 12–6 Astacio (9–10) Lieber (8–11)46,85648–59
108July 29 Pirates 12–1 Peters (5–8) Kile (7–13)47,41148–60
109July 31@ Cubs 9–1 Wood (11–5) Wright (5–10) Mulholland (3)40,49048–61
August (15-14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
110August 1@ Cubs 3–2 Trachsel (11–5) Thomson (5–8) Beck (32)40,19848–62
111August 2@ Cubs 6–3 Astacio (10–10) Clark (6–11) McElroy (2)39,42749–62
112August 3@ Pirates 7–2 Jones (5–4) Lieber (8–12)11,20450–62
113August 4@ Pirates 13–5 Christiansen (2–2) Kile (7–14)15,78450–63
114August 5@ Pirates 6–2 Wright (6–10) Córdova (9–10)12,86251–63
115August 6@ Pirates 5–1 Thomson (6–8) Schmidt (8–9)14,06052–63
116August 7 Mets 8–7 Reed (13–7) Astacio (10–11) Franco (22)48,36552–64
117August 8 Mets 4–3 Reynoso (3–0) Jones (5–5) Franco (23)48,31252–65
118August 9 Mets 11–4 Kile (8–14) Nomo (5–9)48,01453–65
119August 10 Expos 6–2 Wright (7–10) Telford (3–5)44,76854–65
120August 11 Expos 15–6 Thomson (7–8) Powell (1–2)45,40355–65
121August 12 Expos 3–2 Astacio (11–11) Vázquez (3–12) DiPoto (15)46,87256–65
122August 14 Phillies 6–2 Loewer (6–4) Jones (5–6)47,39556–66
123August 15 Phillies 7–3 Kile (9–14) Gomes (9–4)48,32957–66
124August 16 Phillies 8–7 Portugal (7–3) Wright (7–11) Leiter (22)48,02457–67
125August 18@ Mets 6–2 Leiter (12–4) Astacio (11–12)57–68
126August 18@ Mets 6–3 Rojas (5–2) McElroy (4–3) Franco (26)21,61157–69
127August 19@ Mets 2–1 Yoshii (5–6) Jones (5–7) Franco (27)19,39557–70
128August 20@ Expos 6–3 Kile (10–14) Thurman (2–2) DeJean (2)11,68058–70
129August 21@ Expos 3–2 Veres (1–1) Urbina (4–3)11,62659–70
130August 22@ Phillies 6–1 Byrd (2–0) Astacio (11–13)23,43559–71
131August 23@ Phillies 5–2 Thomson (8–8) Grace (4–7) DiPoto (16)26,36460–71
132August 24@ Phillies 3–1 Jones (6–7) Loewer (6–5) Veres (5)15,66561–71
133August 25 Brewers 11–6 Veres (2–1) Weathers (4–5)44,57362–71
134August 26 Brewers 6–5 Pulsipher (2–1) Wright (7–12)42,39562–72
135August 27 Cubs 11–10 (10) Mulholland (4–5) Munoz (2–2) Beck (38)50,09362–73
136August 28 Cubs 10–5 Trachsel (14–7) Thomson (8–9)48,22362–74
137August 29 Cubs 7–3 Jones (7–7) Clark (7–13)48,26963–74
138August 30 Cubs 4–3 Tapani (16–7) Kile (10–15) Beck (39)48,25563–75
September (14-10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
139September 1@ Brewers 12–3 Wright (8–12) Pulsipher (2–2)13,34764–75
140September 2@ Brewers 8–4 Roque (3–1) Astacio (11–14)10,58464–76
141September 3@ Brewers 7–3 Woodall (7–8) Thomson (8–10)12,32764–77
142September 4 Padres 11–5 Veres (3–1) Sanders (2–3)44,59665–77
143September 5 Padres 4–2 Brown (18–5) Kile (10–16) Hoffman (46)42,93065–78
144September 6 Padres 12–2 Wright (9–12) Hamilton (12–12)46,24066–78
145September 7 Marlins 15–10 Leskanic (6–3) Ludwick (1–4)41,09467–78
146September 8 Marlins 11–10 McElroy (5–3) Mantei (3–4)40,04768–78
147September 9 Marlins 9–8 McElroy (6–3) Speier (0–3)40,50069–78
148September 10 Marlins 3–1 Kile (11–16) Medina (1–4)44,90670–78
149September 11@ Giants 7–6 Stoops (1–0) Morman (0–2) DiPoto (17)34,69871–78
150September 12@ Giants 1–0 Astacio (12–14) Nen (7–6) DiPoto (18)30,42272–78
151September 13@ Giants 4–3 Johnstone (4–5) McElroy (6–4) Nen (36)30,27872–79
152September 14@ Dodgers 4–1 Pérez (10–13) Jones (7–8)26,12272–80
153September 15@ Dodgers 5–4 Kile (12–16) Park (13–9) DiPoto (19)29,70273–80
154September 16@ Dodgers 2–0 Bohanon (7–10) Wright (9–13) Shaw (44)27,90673–81
155September 18@ Padres 4–1 Astacio (13–14) Ashby (16–9) Veres (6)28,15874–81
156September 19@ Padres 4–1 Clement (1–0) Thomson (8–11) Hoffman (51)54,04274–82
157September 20@ Padres 1–0 (11) Kile (13–16) Myers (4–6) Veres (7)37,93975–82
158September 22 Diamondbacks 8–6 Daal (8–12) Wright (9–14) Olson (29)42,85975–83
159September 23 Diamondbacks 14–11 Wainhouse (1–0) Banks (2–3) Veres (8)44,02176–83
160September 25 Giants 8–6 Johnstone (6–5) Leskanic (6–4) Nen (40)48,14776–84
161September 26 Giants 8–4 Hershiser (11–10) Kile (13–17)47,46276–85
162September 27 Giants 9–8 DiPoto (3–4) Nen (7–7)48,02877–85

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

National League leaders

Awards

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Paul Zuvella
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Tim Blackwell
A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Jay Loviglio
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Ron Gideon
A-Short Season Portland Rockies Northwest League Jim Eppard
Rookie AZL Rockies Arizona League P. J. Carey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Rockies [22]

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Todd Lynn Helton is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played his entire 17-year career for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). A five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, and three-time Gold Glove Award winner, Helton holds the Rockies' club records for hits (2,519), home runs (369), doubles (592), walks (1,335), runs scored (1,401), runs batted in, games played (2,247), and total bases (4,292), among others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Morneau</span> Canadian baseball player (born 1981)

Justin Ernest George Morneau is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago White Sox. At 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg), Morneau was drafted as a catcher by the Twins in 1999. He converted to first base in the minor leagues and made his MLB debut in 2003. Morneau held that position throughout his career and in 2007 became the first Twin since Gary Gaetti in 1987–1988 to hit 30 home runs in consecutive seasons.

The 1998 season was the 96th season played by the New York Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Yankees finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114–48. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses. It also saw Yankee David Wells pitch the 15th perfect game in baseball history. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium, in which they celebrated the stadium's 75th anniversary. Joe Torre managed the team.

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. 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.

The 1995 season was the third in the history of the Colorado Rockies, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado. It was also their third season in the National League, and first at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing with a record of 77−67, second in the division. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth in the first season of the revised postseason format and first postseason appearance in franchise history. They faced the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS), who won this first round series in four games, with the Rockies taking game three.

The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their fifth in the National League (NL), and third at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in third place with a record of 83–79. Right fielder Larry Walker won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB.

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.

The Colorado Rockies' 2000 season was the eighth for the Rockies. They competed in the National League West. Buddy Bell was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 82–80, fourth in the NL West. Despite the team finishing fourth in their division and finishing with a mediocre record, the team batted excellently; the 2000 Rockies combined for a team batting average of .294, which was the integration era's highest mark since the 1950 Boston Red Sox batted .302. They led the league in hits; finished 2nd in on-base percentage and runs scored; and third in stolen bases.

The Colorado Rockies' 2003 season was the 11th for the Rockies attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 74–88, fourth in the NL West.

The Colorado Rockies' 2004 season was the 12th for the Rockies, attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 68–94, fourth in the NL West.

The Colorado Rockies' 2005 season was the 13th for the Rockies, attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 67–95, last in the NL West. The team have their lowest home attendance with below 2 million fans in total largely due to poor play.

The Colorado Rockies' 2006 season was the 14th for the Rockies. They competed in the National League West finishing with a record of 76–86 and tied for fourth place in the division. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 Cincinnati Reds season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 1999 Cincinnati Reds season was the 130th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. During the season the Reds became a surprising contender in the National League Central, winning 96 games and narrowly losing the division to the Houston Astros, ultimately missing the playoffs after losing a tie-breaker game to the New York Mets. As of 2023, the 1999 Reds currently hold the Major League record for the most wins by a team that failed to reach the playoffs in the Wild Card era.

The 1993 Montreal Expos season was the 25th season of the franchise. The Expos finished in second place in the National League East, with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, three games behind the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.

The Colorado Rockies' 2010 season, the franchise's 18th in Major League Baseball, was a season in American baseball. It featured the club's attempt to make the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time in the history of the franchise. The club finished third in the National League West with a record of 83–79.

The Colorado Rockies' 2011 season, the franchise's 19th in Major League Baseball, was a season in American baseball. They did not return to the postseason for the third time in five years after also missing in 2010.

The 2015 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 23rd in Major League Baseball. Walt Weiss returned for his third consecutive season as manager. It was the 21st season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field.

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