2008 Colorado Rockies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Coors Field | |
City | Denver, Colorado | |
Record | 74–88 (.457) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Charles & Dick Monfort | |
General managers | Dan O'Dowd | |
Managers | Clint Hurdle | |
Television | FSN Rocky Mountain KTVD (My20) | |
Radio | KOA | |
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The Colorado Rockies' 2008 season was the team's 16th season overall. The Rockies attempted to repeat their previous season's success after making it to the World Series; however, they ended up finishing third place in the National League West with a record of 74-88. The Rockies drew 2,650,218 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 33,127 fans.
Likely the most memorable game of the year was against the San Diego Padres on April 17, as it went 22 innings before Troy Tulowitzki drove in the winning run. It is the longest Rockies game in franchise history and (as of 2024) the longest game of the 21st century. [1]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 48–33 | 36–45 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 | 48–33 | 34–47 |
Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 12 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | .389 | 21 | 35–46 | 28–53 |
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 3–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 15–3 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
Atlanta | 5–3 | – | 0–6 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 8–7 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 8–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 8–9 | 5–2 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–8 | – | 1–5 | 6–2 | 3–12 | 1–7 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 9–6 |
Colorado | 3–15 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | – | 5–3 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–8 |
Florida | 7–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 14–3 | 5–10 |
Houston | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 12–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | – | 4–3 | 7–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–10 |
Milwaukee | 5–2 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 1–5 | 14–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 10–5 | 6–2 | 7–8 |
New York | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–6 | 9–6 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–11 | – | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 4–11 |
Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–14 | 9–6 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | – | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
San Diego | 8–10 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–13 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 3–15 |
San Francisco | 7–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 9–9 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 13–5 | – | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–12 |
St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–9 | 10–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 7–10 | 6–1 | 3–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–8 |
Washington | 2–4 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–5 | – | 8–10 |
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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 | Chris Iannetta | 104 | 333 | 88 | .264 | 18 | 65 |
1B | Todd Helton | 83 | 299 | 79 | .264 | 7 | 29 |
2B | Clint Barmes | 107 | 393 | 114 | .290 | 11 | 44 |
SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 101 | 377 | 99 | .263 | 8 | 46 |
3B | Garrett Atkins | 155 | 611 | 175 | .286 | 21 | 99 |
LF | Matt Holliday | 139 | 539 | 173 | .321 | 25 | 88 |
CF | Willy Taveras | 133 | 479 | 120 | .251 | 1 | 26 |
RF | Brad Hawpe | 138 | 488 | 138 | .283 | 25 | 85 |
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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Jeff Baker | 104 | 299 | 80 | .268 | 12 | 48 |
Ian Stewart | 81 | 266 | 69 | .259 | 10 | 41 |
Yorvit Torrealba | 70 | 236 | 58 | .246 | 6 | 31 |
Ryan Spilborghs | 89 | 233 | 73 | .313 | 6 | 36 |
Omar Quintanilla | 81 | 210 | 50 | .238 | 2 | 15 |
Scott Podsednik | 93 | 162 | 41 | .253 | 1 | 15 |
Seth Smith | 67 | 108 | 28 | .259 | 4 | 15 |
Jonathan Herrera | 28 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 3 |
Jayson Nix | 22 | 56 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Koshansky | 18 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 3 | 8 |
Dexter Fowler | 13 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Sullivan | 18 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
Adam Melhuse | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Bernier | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Edwin Bellorin | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
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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Aaron Cook | 32 | 211.1 | 16 | 9 | 3.96 | 96 |
Ubaldo Jiménez | 34 | 198.2 | 12 | 12 | 3.99 | 172 |
Jeff Francis | 24 | 143.2 | 4 | 10 | 5.01 | 94 |
Jorge De La Rosa | 28 | 130.0 | 10 | 8 | 4.92 | 128 |
Greg Reynolds | 14 | 62.0 | 2 | 8 | 8.13 | 22 |
Mark Redman | 10 | 45.1 | 2 | 5 | 7.54 | 20 |
Liván Hernández | 8 | 40.1 | 3 | 3 | 8.03 | 13 |
Franklin Morales | 5 | 25.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.39 | 9 |
Valerio De Los Santos | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 10 |
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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Glendon Rusch | 23 | 64.0 | 4 | 3 | 4.78 | 43 |
Jason Hirsh | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 6 |
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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Brian Fuentes | 67 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 2.73 | 82 |
Manuel Corpas | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.52 | 50 |
Taylor Buchholz | 63 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2.17 | 56 |
Matt Herges | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.04 | 46 |
Jason Grilli | 51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.93 | 59 |
Ryan Speier | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.06 | 33 |
Luis Vizcaíno | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.28 | 49 |
Kip Wells | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.27 | 22 |
Alberto Arias | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 5 |
Steven Register | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 |
Micah Bowie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
Josh Newman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 6 |
Cedrick Bowers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 5 |
José Capellán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Juan Morillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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