1997 Colorado Rockies
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Colorado Rockies finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 923 runs and belted 239 home runs to go along with a .288 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Walker, who led the team with 49 home runs and 208 hits. Andres Galarraga was the best run producer with 140 RBI. Larry Walker had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 908 runs and had a team ERA of 5.25. Roger Bailey and Darren Holmes were tied for the team lead in wins with 9. John Thomson racked up 106 strkeouts to lead the team. Jerry DiPoto was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jason Bates | 2B | 62 | 121 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .338 | .397 | .735 | .240 |
| Vinny Castilla | 3B | 159 | 612 | 94 | 186 | 40 | 113 | 2 | .356 | .547 | .903 | .304 |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 21 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .348 | .500 | .848 | .318 |
| Andres Galarraga | 1B | 154 | 600 | 120 | 191 | 41 | 140 | 15 | .389 | .585 | .974 | .318 |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 83 | 313 | 46 | 91 | 5 | 31 | 4 | .333 | .444 | .777 | .291 |
| Brian Raabe | 2B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 121 | 393 | 52 | 106 | 4 | 38 | 5 | .377 | .384 | .761 | .270 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 118 | 468 | 78 | 132 | 6 | 45 | 32 | .363 | .408 | .771 | .282 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dante Bichette | OF | 151 | 561 | 81 | 173 | 26 | 118 | 6 | .343 | .510 | .853 | .308 |
| Ellis Burks | OF | 119 | 424 | 91 | 123 | 32 | 82 | 7 | .363 | .571 | .934 | .290 |
| Angel Echevarria | OF | 15 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .350 | .668 | .250 |
| Todd Helton | OF | 35 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .337 | .484 | .821 | .280 |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 147 | 325 | 69 | 95 | 3 | 36 | 28 | .374 | .360 | .734 | .292 |
| Harvey Pulliam | OF | 59 | 67 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .333 | .463 | .796 | .284 |
| John Vander Wal | OF | 76 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .255 | .228 | .483 | .174 |
| Larry Walker | OF | 153 | 568 | 143 | 208 | 49 | 130 | 33 | .452 | .720 | 1.172 | .366 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Kirt Manwaring | C | 104 | 337 | 22 | 76 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .291 | .276 | .567 | .226 |
| Jeff Reed | C | 90 | 256 | 43 | 76 | 17 | 47 | 2 | .386 | .535 | .921 | .297 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Craig Counsell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5603 | 923 | 1611 | 239 | 869 | 137 | .353 | .478 | .831 | .288 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Astacio | 7 | 7 | 48.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 4.25 | 1.294 | |||
| Roger Bailey | 29 | 29 | 191 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 84 | 70 | 4.29 | 1.466 | |||
| Robbie Beckett | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.176 | |||
| John Burke | 17 | 9 | 59 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 6.56 | 1.847 | |||
| Frank Castillo | 14 | 14 | 86.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 5.42 | 1.530 | |||
| Mike DeJean | 55 | 0 | 67.7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 3.99 | 1.448 | |||
| Jerry DiPoto | 74 | 0 | 95.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 16 | 74 | 33 | 4.70 | 1.473 | |||
| Darren Holmes | 42 | 6 | 89.3 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 3 | 70 | 36 | 5.34 | 1.669 | |||
| Mark Hutton | 8 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7.11 | 2.283 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 4 | 4 | 19.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8.38 | 2.176 | |||
| Curt Leskanic | 55 | 0 | 58.3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 5.55 | 1.424 | |||
| Jeff McCurry | 33 | 0 | 40.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 4.43 | 1.548 | |||
| Nate Minchey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Mike Munoz | 64 | 0 | 45.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 4.53 | 1.422 | |||
| Steve Reed | 63 | 0 | 62.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 4.04 | 1.220 | |||
| Bryan Rekar | 2 | 2 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5.79 | 1.828 | |||
| Kevin Ritz | 18 | 18 | 107.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 5.87 | 1.752 | |||
| Bruce Ruffin | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 5.32 | 1.636 | |||
| Tim Scott | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.12 | 2.593 | |||
| Bill Swift | 14 | 13 | 65.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 6.34 | 1.700 | |||
| Mark Thompson | 6 | 6 | 29.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 7.89 | 1.785 | |||
| John Thomson | 27 | 27 | 166.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 106 | 51 | 4.71 | 1.467 | |||
| Jamey Wright | 26 | 26 | 149.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 59 | 71 | 6.25 | 1.797 | |||
| Team Totals | 588 | 162 | 1432.7 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 38 | 870 | 566 | 5.25 | 1.580 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vinny Castilla | 159 |
| At Bats | Vinny Castilla | 612 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Andres Galarraga | 674 |
| Batting Average | Larry Walker | .366 |
| On-Base % | Larry Walker | .452 |
| Slugging % | Larry Walker | .720 |
| OPS | Larry Walker | 1.172 |
| Runs | Larry Walker | 143 |
| Hits | Larry Walker | 208 |
| Total Bases | Larry Walker | 409 |
| Doubles | Larry Walker | 46 |
| Triples | Neifi Perez | 10 |
| Home Runs | Larry Walker | 49 |
| RBI | Andres Galarraga | 140 |
| Walks | Larry Walker | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Andres Galarraga | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Larry Walker | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Eric Young | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Eric Young | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dante Bichette | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ellis Burks and Vinny Castilla | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Roger Bailey and Darren Holmes | 9 |
| Losses | Jamey Wright | 12 |
| Saves | Jerry DiPoto | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Roger Bailey | .474 |
| ERA | Roger Bailey | 4.29 |
| WHIP | Roger Bailey | 1.466 |
| Innings Pitched | Roger Bailey | 191 |
| Games | Jerry DiPoto | 74 |
| Games Started | Roger Bailey | 29 |
| Strikeouts | John Thomson | 106 |
| Complete Games | Roger Bailey | 5 |
| Shutouts | Roger Bailey | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Roger Bailey | 835 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jamey Wright | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Roger Bailey | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Jamey Wright | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Roger Bailey | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jamey Wright | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Roger Bailey | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Kevin Ritz | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Roger Bailey | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Roger Bailey | 27 |
