# 1999 Colorado Rockies season

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 Rockies, along with the San Diego Padres, made MLB history on Opening Day, April 4, 1999, by playing a contest in Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, making it the first Opening Day game held outside of the United States or Canada. Larry Walker won his second batting title by leading MLB with .379 average, setting a Rockies' club record, and the fourth-high single-season average since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Besides winning the batting championship, Walker also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.458), and slugging percentage (.710), becoming the first player to lead MLB in all three categories since George Brett in 1980, and the first National Leaguer since Stan Musial in 1943. Despite the team hitting quite well and appearing in the league's top 4 teams in hits, runs, and batting average, the team's performance was poor; the pitching staff performed awfully, allowing 1,028 total runs - a mark that, as of 2024, has not since been surpassed by any team. The team set franchise records in earned runs surrendered, walks issued, hits allowed, and ERA. The pitching staff combined for an ERA of 6.01, a new franchise-worst record that has also not since been surpassed by any team.

## Offseason

* October 29, 1998: John Vander Wal was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
* November 9, 1998: Brian Bohanon and Lenny Harris were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.
* November 20, 1998: Jason Bates was released by the Colorado Rockies.
* December 18, 1998: Henry Blanco was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

## Regular season

On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day contest at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, marking the first time Major League Baseball (MLB) commenced the regular season outside of the United States or Canada. Their opponent were the defending National League champion San Diego Padres. Vinny Castilla, a native of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, delighted the crowd with four hits including a double. Dante Bichette also collected four hits, drove in four runs, and homered, as Colorado won 8–2. The official attendance was 27,104.
The Rockies' scheduled home games against the Montreal Expos on April 20 and 21 were both postponed in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre in which 15 people, including both shooters died. The Rockies then added a "CHS" patch on the right sleeve of their jerseys which they wore for the remainder of the season.
On April 28, right fielder Larry Walker hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals for his second career three home run game while contributing eight RBI in a 9–7 win.
In the May 19 contest versus the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockies were on the losing end of a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey went on base seven times with three walks, scoring five runs, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Brian Johnson hit the remainder. Both Walker and Bichette had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Castilla hit a three-run home run. Walker raised his season average to .431.
From June 18−23, Walker tied Bichette's club record by homering in five consecutive games. The following day, Walker tied another club record, held by Andrés Galarraga, with his sixth consecutive multi-hit game. On July 8, Walker hit his 250th career home run versus Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Carrying a .382 first-half average, Walker had batted .390 (189 hits in 484 at bats) from the 1998 All-Star break to the same point in 1999, the equivalent of a full season. He was named to his third consecutive All-Star team. In the July 19 contest versus the Oakland Athletics, Walker became the second player to homer into the plaza reserve seating of the Oakland Coliseum, following Mark McGwire, who had done so three seasons earlier.
For the season, Walker batted .379 − setting a Rockies record and the fourth-highest since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 − while leading the major leagues in batting for a second time. Walker also led the major leagues in offensive win % (.838), on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.710), and OPS (1.168). Sometimes referred to as the "Slash Stat Triple Crown," he became the seventh player within the previous 60 years to lead the league in each of average, OBP and SLG in the same season, and first since George Brett in 1980. The last NL player to lead the majors in each of the three slash stat categories was Stan Musial in 1943. Walker also hit 37 home runs and 115 RBI in just 438 at bats, stole 11 bases in 15 attempts, and registered 12 outfield assists.
Per the Elias Sports Bureau (ESB), Walker's .461 average at Coors is the highest home batting average since ESB began tracking home/road splits in 1974, and 43 points higher than any other player's in that span.

### Opening Day starters

| 27 | Darryl Hamilton | CF |
| 5 | Neifi Perez | SS |
| 28 | Lenny Harris | RF |
| 10 | Dante Bichette | LF |
| 14 | Vinny Castilla | 3B |
| 17 | Todd Helton | 1B |
| 3 | Mike Lansing | 2B |
| 8 | Kirt Manwaring | C |
| 57 | Darryl Kile | P |

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 48‍–‍33 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14 | 49‍–‍32 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 23 | 37‍–‍44 | 40‍–‍41 |
| San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26 | 46‍–‍35 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Colorado Rockies | 72 | 90 | .444 | 28 | 39‍–‍42 | 33‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1999 National League recordvte Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 5–2 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 4–4 | 7–8 |
| Atlanta | 5–4 | — | 2–5 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 5–8 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6–6 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 8–1 | 1–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–2 | 6–1 | 9–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–4 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–6 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
| Florida | 1–8 | 4–9 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 2–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 1–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 6–2 | 7–2 | — | 6–3 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 12–3 |
| Los Angeles | 6–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 3–6 | — | 7–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–7 |
| Milwaukee | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 8–6 |
| Montreal | 3–6 | 4–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–10 |
| New York | 2–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 1–8 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 11–2 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–6 | 4–5 | 11–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 4–3 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–8 |
| San Diego | 2–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 6–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–7 | 11–4 |
| San Francisco | 3–9 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–3 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 4–4 | 1–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | — | 7–8 |

### Notable transactions

* June 2, 1999: Jason Jennings was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1999.
* July 2, 1999: Jeff Reed was released by the Colorado Rockies.
* July 31, 1999: Darryl Hamilton was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Chuck McElroy to the New York Mets for Brian McRae, Rigo Beltrán, and Thomas Johnson (minors).
* August 9, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pat Lynch (minors) (August 23, 1999) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

### Major League debuts

* Batters:
** Chris Sexton (May 3)
** Chris Petersen (May 25)
** Ben Petrick (Sep 1)
** Juan Sosa (Sep 10)
* Pitchers:
** David Lee (May 22)
** Mike Porzio (Jul 9)
** Luther Hackman (Sep 1)

### Roster
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Henry Blanco | 88 | 263 | 61 | .232 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| 1B | Todd Helton | 159 | 578 | 185 | .320 | 35 | 113 | 7 |
| 2B | Kurt Abbott | 96 | 286 | 78 | .273 | 8 | 41 | 3 |
| SS | Neifi Pérez | 157 | 690 | 193 | .280 | 12 | 70 | 13 |
| 3B | Vinny Castilla | 158 | 615 | 169 | .275 | 33 | 102 | 2 |
| LF | Dante Bichette | 151 | 593 | 177 | .298 | 34 | 133 | 6 |
| CF | Darryl Hamilton | 91 | 337 | 102 | .303 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
| RF | Larry Walker | 127 | 438 | 166 | .379 | 37 | 115 | 11 |

#### Other batters

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 | SB |
| Jeff Barry | 74 | 168 | 45 | .268 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| John Cangelosi | 7 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgard Clemente | 57 | 162 | 41 | .253 | 8 | 25 | 0 |
| Angel Echevarria | 102 | 191 | 56 | .293 | 11 | 35 | 1 |
| Derrick Gibson | 10 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Lenny Harris | 91 | 158 | 47 | .297 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Mike Kelly | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Lansing | 35 | 145 | 45 | .310 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 48 | 137 | 41 | .299 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian McRae | 7 | 23 | 6 | .261 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Petersen | 7 | 13 | 2 | .153 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Petrick | 19 | 62 | 20 | .323 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| J.R. Phillips | 25 | 39 | 0 | .231 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Reed | 45 | 106 | 27 | .255 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Shumpert | 92 | 262 | 91 | .347 | 10 | 37 | 14 |
| Juan Sosa | 11 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Watkins | 16 | 19 | 1 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Pedro Astacio | 34 | 232.0 | 17 | 11 | 5.04 | 210 |
| Brian Bohanon | 33 | 197.1 | 12 | 12 | 6.20 | 120 |
| Darryl Kile | 32 | 190.2 | 8 | 13 | 6.61 | 116 |
| Bobby Jones | 30 | 112.1 | 6 | 10 | 6.33 | 74 |
| John Thomson | 14 | 62.2 | 1 | 10 | 8.04 | 34 |
| Jamey Wright | 16 | 94.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.87 | 49 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SV |
| Rigo Beltrán | 12 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike DeJean | 56 | 61.0 | 2 | 4 | 8.41 | 31 | 0 |
| Jerry DiPoto | 63 | 86.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.26 | 69 | 1 |
| David Lee | 36 | 49.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.67 | 38 | 0 |
| Curtis Leskanic | 63 | 85.0 | 6 | 2 | 5.08 | 77 | 0 |
| Chuck McElroy | 41 | 40.2 | 3 | 1 | 6.20 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Porzio | 16 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 10 | 0 |
| Roberto Ramírez | 32 | 40.1 | 1 | 5 | 8.26 | 32 | 1 |
| Dave Veres | 73 | 77.0 | 4 | 8 | 5.14 | 71 | 31 |
| Dave Wainhouse | 19 | 28.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 18 | 0 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | Sv |
| Mark Brownson | 7 | 29.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.89 | 21 | 0 |
| Luther Hackman | 5 | 16.0 | 1 | 2 | 10.69 | 10 | 0 |

## Game log

1999 Game Log :
April
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 4@ Padres8–2Kile (1–0)Ashby (0–1)27,1041–0
2April 6@ Padres4–3Hitchcock (1–0)Astacio (0–1)Hoffman (1)61,2471–1
3April 7@ Padres2–1Rivera (1–0)Jones (0–1)32,7511–2
4April 8@ Dodgers4–2Bohanon (1–0)Pérez (0–1)Veres (1)27,8792–2
5April 9@ Dodgers9–6Dreifort (1–0)Thomson (0–1)Shaw (2)39,9972–3
6April 10@ Dodgers2–0Brown (1–0)Kile (1–1)Shaw (3)44,5032–4
April 11@ DodgersPostponed (Rain; rescheduled for July 22)2–4
7April 12Padres8–5 (11)Wall (1–0)Veres (0–1)Reyes (1)48,0732–5
April 14PadresPostponed (Snow; rescheduled for July 3)2–5
8April 15Padres6–4Bohanon (2–0)Clement (0–2)Veres (2)40,0273–5
April 16BravesPostponed (Snow; rescheduled for August 19)3–5
9April 17Braves5–4McElroy (1–0)Rocker (1–1)42,5104–5
10April 18Braves20–5Maddux (2–0)Astacio (0–2)44,2854–6
11April 19Expos11–10Veres (1–1)Urbina (1–1)40,2095–6
April 20ExposPostponed (Columbine High School massacre; rescheduled for August 13)5–6
April 21ExposPostponed (Columbine High School massacre; rescheduled for August 15)5–6
12April 22@ Giants8–5Bohanon (3–0)Rueter (1–1)Veres (3)11,0616–6
13April 23@ Giants7–2Ortiz (2–2)Kile (1–2)16,2716–7
14April 24@ Giants8–4Estes (2–1)Astacio (0–3)26,6266–8
15April 25@ Giants7–6Embree (2–0)DeJean (0–1)Nen (6)23,0996–9
16April 27@ Cardinals7–5Oliver (2–1)Thomson (0–2)Radinsky (1)32,3896–10
17April 28@ Cardinals9–7Bohanon (4–0)Jiménez (2–1)Veres (4)34,5457–10
18April 29@ Cardinals6–2Kile (2–2)Mercker (2–1)41,9098–10
19April 30@ Pirates7–2Astacio (1–3)Schourek (1–2)17,4669–10 :
May
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
20May 1@ Pirates9–3Ritchie (1–1)Wright (0–1)18,5999–11
21May 2@ Pirates8–5Schmidt (4–1)Thomson (0–3)Williams (4)19,2159–12
22May 3@ Cubs6–1Bohanon (5–0)Trachsel (1–3)32,08510–12
23May 4@ Cubs13–12Beck (2–2)DiPoto (0–1)28,88810–13
24May 5@ Cubs13–6Astacio (2–3)Mulholland (2–1)30,07911–13
25May 7Phillies8–1Schilling (5–1)Thomson (0–4)41,46511–14
26May 8Phillies7–2Bennett (1–0)Bohanon (5–1)43,34011–15
27May 9Phillies10–8Ryan (1–1)Veres (1–2)Gomes (2)40,25111–16
28May 10Mets10–3Astacio (3–3)Leiter (1–4)40,02112–16
29May 11Mets8–5Jones (1–1)Jones (3–1)40,03213–16
30May 12Mets10–5Reed (3–1)Thomson (0–5)41,01113–17
31May 14@ Diamondbacks4–1Bohanon (6–1)Benes (2–4)38,89414–17
32May 15@ Diamondbacks9–2Johnson (4–1)Kile (2–3)40,85314–18
33May 16@ Diamondbacks5–1Astacio (4–3)Daal (3–4)38,86915–18
34May 17Reds7–2Harnisch (3–4)Jones (1–2)40,06715–19
35May 18Reds5–3Graves (3–3)Leskanic (0–1)Williamson (4)40,03215–20
36May 19Reds24–12Parris (2–0)DiPoto (0–2)Villone (1)41,04415–21
37May 20Diamondbacks8–4Kile (3–3)Johnson (4–2)40,02116–21
38May 21Diamondbacks8–7 (11)Leskanic (1–1)Frascatore (1–3)44,20517–21
39May 22Diamondbacks8–3Daal (4–4)Jones (1–3)48,59417–22
40May 23Diamondbacks7–6McElroy (2–0)Olson (2–3)46,29918–22
41May 24@ Astros5–2Reynolds (7–3)Bohanon (6–2)20,77218–23
42May 25@ Astros2–1 (12)Elarton (3–1)DeJean (0–2)21,72018–24
43May 26@ Astros3–2Powell (3–1)Astacio (4–4)24,47618–25
44May 27@ Astros4–3DiPoto (1–2)Miller (0–1)Veres (5)25,14619–25
45May 28@ Phillies5–3Leskanic (2–1)Byrd (6–3)Veres (6)16,36520–25
46May 29@ Phillies2–0Schilling (8–2)Bohanon (6–3)22,20420–26
47May 30@ Phillies1–0Kile (4–3)Poole (0–1)Veres (7)30,35821–26
48May 31@ Braves3–1Millwood (6–3)Astacio (4–5)Rocker (10)34,13621–27 :
June
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
49June 1@ Braves7–2Smoltz (6–1)Jones (1–4)30,29721–28
50June 2@ Braves3–2 (11)DiPoto (2–2)Springer (0–1)32,42922–28
51June 4Brewers9–8 (10)Veres (2–2)Wickman (2–3)40,06423–28
52June 5Brewers12–11DeJean (1–2)Plunk (0–1)DiPoto (1)43,40924–28
53June 6Brewers10–5Astacio (5–5)Karl (5–5)41,68825–28
54June 7Mariners4–2Halama (4–2)Jones (1–5)Mesa (11)40,69225–29
55June 8Mariners10–5Rodriguez (1–0)Brownson (0–1)Cloude (1)41,94025–30
56June 9Mariners16–11Bohanon (7–3)Fassero (3–7)40,67126–30
57June 11@ Rangers3–2Zimmerman (7–0)McElroy (2–1)Wetteland (21)39,62726–31
58June 12@ Rangers8–7Astacio (6–5)Sele (6–5)Veres (8)46,85127–31
59June 13@ Rangers4–2Jones (2–5)Morgan (6–5)Veres (9)39,65128–31
60June 14Giants5–4Leskanic (3–1)Johnstone (4–4)Veres (10)40,02929–31
61June 15Giants15–6Bohanon (8–3)Brock (5–6)40,03730–31
62June 16Giants15–2Gardner (1–5)Kile (4–4)41,30730–32
63June 18Marlins11–10McElroy (3–1)Mantei (1–2)46,39431–32
64June 19Marlins10–2Jones (3–5)Fernandez (2–4)47,05132–32
65June 20Marlins8–7Bohanon (9–3)Dempster (3–3)Veres (11)47,07033–32
66June 22Cubs13–12Sanders (2–4)DeJean (1–3)Aguilera (8)48,08133–33
67June 23Cubs10–1Astacio (7–5)Mulholland (3–3)48,18934–33
68June 24Cubs12–10Tapani (6–3)Jones (3–6)48,87634–34
69June 25@ Padres10–1Boehringer (4–1)Bohanon (9–4)22,36234–35
70June 26@ Padres13–6Clement (4–7)Brownson (0–2)47,80834–36
71June 27@ Padres5–3Hitchcock (6–6)Kile (4–5)Hoffman (18)25,17734–37
72June 28@ Padres8–7Williams (4–5)Astacio (7–6)Hoffman (19)41,10734–38
73June 29@ Giants10–1Rueter (7–3)Jones (3–7)11,49034–39
74June 30@ Giants4–1Ortiz (9–5)Bohanon (9–5)Nen (20)24,82534–40 :
July
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
75July 1@ Giants7–1Estes (5–5)Kile (4–6)23,17234–41
76July 2Padres15–3Hitchcock (7–6)Astacio (7–7)41,73934–42
77July 3Padres12–10Ramírez (1–0)Williams (4–6)Veres (12)38,37535–42
78July 3Padres8–6Jones (4–7)Murray (0–3)Veres (13)48,75036–42
79July 4Padres11–0Ashby (8–4)Bohanon (9–6)38,05936–43
80July 5Dodgers8–4Kile (5–6)Brown (9–6)40,06337–43
81July 6Dodgers5–2Astacio (8–7)Dreifort (6–8)39,97938–43
82July 7Dodgers7–5DeJean (2–3)Arnold (2–2)Veres (14)40,22139–43
83July 8Dodgers11–8Park (5–7)Bohanon (9–7)Shaw (19)42,02439–44
84July 9Angels9–6Finley (5–9)Kile (5–7)Percival (23)44,12239–45
85July 10Angels9–3Olivares (8–6)Astacio (8–8)48,06939–46
86July 11Angels8–2DiPoto (3–2)Fyhrie (0–1)42,58540–46
87July 15@ Reds10–7Parris (6–1)Kile (5–8)Graves (13)22,24340–47
88July 16@ Reds6–2Astacio (9–8)Villone (4–3)Veres (15)29,55241–47
89July 17@ Reds3–2Williamson (8–4)DiPoto (3–3)26,60541–48
90July 18@ Athletics3–2Haynes (7–7)Jones (4–8)Taylor (24)15,07441–49
91July 19@ Athletics10–5Worrell (2–1)Ramírez (1–1)Jones (4)9,28141–50
92July 20@ Athletics4–3Rogers (5–3)Kile (5–9)Taylor (25)13,41441–51
93July 21@ Dodgers5–4Astacio (10–8)Valdez (8–8)Veres (16)34,27142–51
94July 22@ Dodgers4–1Jones (5–8)Park (6–8)Veres (17)34,23143–51
95July 22@ Dodgers12–11Lee (1–0)Masaoka (1–2)Veres (18)30,90744–51
96July 23Cardinals6–4Oliver (5–7)Ramírez (1–2)Slocumb (1)48,82444–52
97July 24Cardinals10–2Mercker (4–4)Kile (5–10)48,79444–53
98July 25Cardinals6–4Luebbers (1–1)Astacio (10–9)Aybar (3)48,84544–54
99July 26Astros8–5Williams (1–1)Veres (2–3)Wagner (26)42,74044–55
100July 27Astros6–3Lima (14–5)Bohanon (9–8)Wagner (27)41,95244–56
101July 28Astros16–8Hampton (14–3)Ramírez (1–3)43,20144–57
102July 29Astros4–2Kile (6–10)Holt (2–10)Veres (19)43,41545–57
103July 30@ Cardinals5–4Astacio (11–9)Aybar (4–4)Veres (20)46,20846–57
104July 31@ Cardinals6–5Painter (3–4)Leskanic (3–2)Bottalico (17)46,84946–58 :
August
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
105August 1@ Cardinals5–4Bohanon (10–8)Jiménez (5–11)Veres (21)45,90647–58
106August 3@ Reds2–1Williamson (10–4)DeJean (2–4)22,51647–59
107August 4@ Reds6–3Neagle (2–3)Kile (6–11)Graves (16)22,31447–60
108August 5@ Reds2–1Astacio (12–9)Guzmán (5–10)24,31848–60
109August 6@ Marlins9–1Fernandez (6–7)Jones (5–9)14,03248–61
110August 7@ Marlins4–1Meadows (9–11)Bohanon (10–9)Alfonseca (9)18,46948–62
111August 8@ Marlins2–1Dempster (5–6)Wright (0–2)Alfonseca (10)17,69148–63
112August 9@ Brewers7–6Wickman (3–5)Veres (2–4)17,46348–64
113August 10@ Brewers2–1 (10)Coppinger (1–2)Veres (2–5)19,75848–65
114August 11@ Brewers8–5Jones (6–9)Woodard (11–7)21,63249–65
115August 13Expos14–13 (10)Urbina (6–4)DiPoto (3–4)Telford (2)40,09249–66
116August 13Expos8–6Vázquez (6–5)Bohanon (10–10)Urbina (27)45,64349–67
117August 14Expos11–8Kile (7–11)Powell (1–5)Veres (22)46,73950–67
118August 15Expos8–2Thomson (1–5)Thurman (5–8)Ramírez (1)43,70251–67
119August 15Expos12–4Astacio (13–9)Bennett (0–1)36,48352–67
120August 16Braves14–6Maddux (15–6)Jones (6–10)47,51952–68
121August 17Braves3–2Lee (2–0)Mulholland (7–7)Veres (23)47,90453–68
122August 18Braves4–1Veres (3–5)Rocker (3–4)46,55354–68
123August 19Braves9–7 (14)Chen (2–2)Lee (2–1)Mulholland (1)41,79154–69
124August 20@ Cubs11–3Astacio (14–9)Farnsworth (2–7)40,13055–69
125August 21@ Cubs8–6Bowie (1–3)Thomson (1–6)Adams (10)40,08755–70
126August 22@ Cubs3–2Wright (1–2)Trachsel (4–15)Veres (24)38,42456–70
127August 24@ Pirates3–2Leskanic (4–2)Williams (2–4)Veres (25)13,22157–70
128August 25@ Pirates9–3Peters (2–1)Kile (7–12)12,53557–71
129August 26@ Pirates8–4Anderson (2–1)Astacio (14–10)12,64957–72
August 27PhilliesPostponed (Rain; rescheduled for August 28)57–72
130August 28Phillies11–6Lee (3–1)Aldred (4–3)42,74458–72
131August 28Phillies4–0Bohanon (11–10)Grahe (0–1)47,21759–72
132August 29Phillies6–5Kile (8–12)Byrd (14–7)Veres (26)43,34460–72
133August 30Pirates11–8Peters (3–1)Ramírez (1–4)Williams (22)41,87260–73
134August 31Pirates9–8 (10)Williams (3–4)Lee (3–2)Silva (2)41,72960–74 :
September
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 1Pirates9–8Sauerbeck (3–0)Veres (3–6)Clontz (1)40,52960–75
136September 3@ Mets5–2 (10)Leskanic (5–2)Wendell (3–3)Veres (27)36,10261–75
137September 4@ Mets4–2Leiter (11–9)Bohanon (11–11)Benítez (17)43,43161–76
138September 5@ Mets6–2Yoshii (10–8)Kile (8–13)49,11761–77
139September 6@ Expos5–3Astacio (15–10)Thurman (6–11)Veres (28)7,69862–77
140September 7@ Expos4–1Hermanson (7–12)Thomson (1–7)Urbina (34)5,51762–78
141September 8@ Expos5–1Wright (2–2)Smith (4–8)5,54863–78
142September 10Brewers15–3Bohanon (12–11)Pulsipher (4–6)44,62864–78
143September 11Brewers7–6DiPoto (4–4)Coppinger (3–4)Veres (29)44,56665–78
144September 12Brewers12–9Plunk (4–3)Veres (3–7)Wickman (31)42,08565–79
145September 13Mets6–5Wendell (4–4)Veres (3–8)Benítez (20)40,54765–80
146September 14Mets7–2Wright (3–2)Dotel (7–2)41,09066–80
147September 15Mets10–5Wendell (5–4)DiPoto (4–5)Benítez (21)41,82066–81
148September 17Dodgers18–10Hackman (1–0)Checo (1–1)44,17067–81
149September 18Dodgers5–4Park (11–10)Astacio (15–11)Shaw (33)44,94567–82
150September 19Dodgers5–2 (7)Brown (17–8)Thomson (1–8)Borbón (1)41,95267–83
151September 20Diamondbacks12–7Wright (4–2)Daal (15–9)41,17468–83
152September 21Diamondbacks7–6Olson (8–4)Ramírez (1–5)Mantei (30)41,55968–84
153September 22Diamondbacks11–3Benes (12–12)Hackman (1–1)40,11568–85
154September 24@ Marlins5–3Astacio (16–11)Edmondson (5–8)Veres (30)18,94169–85
155September 25@ Marlins8–2Dempster (7–8)Thomson (1–9)27,27169–86
156September 26@ Marlins8–6Leskanic (6–2)Medina (1–1)Veres (31)26,01270–86
157September 27@ Diamondbacks10–3Anderson (7–2)Bohanon (12–12)35,36070–87
158September 28@ Diamondbacks9–3Benes (13–12)Hackman (1–2)31,44770–88
159September 29@ Diamondbacks4–1Astacio (17–11)Reynoso (10–6)32,50571–88 :
October
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160October 1Giants9–4Ortiz (18–9)Thomson (1–10)41,30271–89
161October 2Giants16–7Rueter (15–10)Wright (4–3)38,39371–90
162October 3Giants9–8Veres (4–8)Embree (3–2)40,11772–90 :

## Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments
### National League leaders
#### Offensive statistics

* Batting champion: Larry Walker (.379) $^†$
* Offensive win %: Larry Walker (.838) $^†$
* On-base percentage: Larry Walker (.458) $^†$
* On-base plus slugging percentage: Larry Walker (1.168) $^†$
* Slugging percentage: Larry Walker (.710) $^†$
* Triples: Neifi Pérez (11) $^†$
* Notes: $^†$ – led MLB. References:

### Honors

* Canada's athletes of the 20th century #9 male athlete: Larry Walker
* Sports Illustrated 13th Greatest Sporting Figure in Canadian History: Larry Walker

### Awards

* All-Star Game selection: Larry Walker (starter at right field)
* Colorado Rockies Player of the Year: Larry Walker
* Rawlings Gold Glove at outfield: Larry Walker
* Silver Slugger at outfield: Larry Walker

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Bill Hayes |
| AA | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | Jay Loviglio |
| A | Salem Avalanche | Carolina League | Ron Gideon |
| A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Jim Eppard |
| A-Short Season | Portland Rockies | Northwest League | Alan Cockrell |
| Rookie | AZL Rockies | Arizona League | P. J. Carey |