The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the

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(MLB) franchise located in

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, their fifth in the

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(NL), and third at

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. The team competed in the

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, finishing in third place with a record of 83–79.

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Larry Walker Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966) is a Canadian former professional baseball right fielder. During his 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played with the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and St. Louis Cardinals. I ...

won the NL

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(MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB. In a season of contrasting dynamics, the Rockies led the NL in

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, runs scored,

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, on-base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage. However, the club was last in

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(ERA), as only Roger Bailey and John Thomson pitched enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and both produced ERAs under 5.00. Walker,

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, and

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each hit at least 40 home runs. Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 and OBP (.452), and the major leagues in

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(1.172), while Galarraga led the NL in

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(140).

Offseason

*November 28, 1996: Armando Reynoso was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Jerry DiPoto. *December 9, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *January 15, 1997:

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was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *January 24, 1997: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> *March 26, 1997: Steve Decker was released by the Colorado Rockies.

Regular season

The Rockies commenced the 1997 season on the road.

hit two

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s in the season-opening series against the

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, and, on April 5, hit three more versus the

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for his first career three home run game. His first week accomplishments included a .440 batting average with six home runs in 25 at bats and the Player of the Week Award for the second time in his career on April 6. Walker concluded the month of April

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.456 with 41 hits, 29 runs scored, 11 home runs, 29

(RBI), seven stolen bases, .538 on-base percentage (OBP), .911 slugging percentage (SLG), and 1.449

percentage (OPS). His 29 runs scored set a major league record for the month of April, until surpassed by

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. Walker was named NL Player of the Month for the first time. The Rockies concluded the month of April with a 17–7 record for a .708

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, their most successful month of 1997. Perhaps the most famous home run

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hit was a mammoth

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off

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on May 31, which landed 20 rows deep into the upper deck at

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. It may also be his most debated home run with a distance initially measured at and then . At the time, it set a record for both the Rockies and the stadium. In 2011,

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's Home Run Tracker recalculated the distance to . In the June 20 contest versus the

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, Walker collected his 108th hit of the season and the 1,000th of his career while batting against

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. Walker continued to hit near or above .400 in July, when he was selected to play in the

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. His remarkable season continued: as late as July 17, he was hitting .402. The Rockies struggled in the month of July, losing 19 of 27 games for a .296 winning percentage.

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replicated the exact totals in batting average (.304), home runs (40), and RBI (113) as he had produced in 1996, with one fewer game played (159) and one point less in slugging percentage (.547). The Rockies led the NL in

at more than 3.88 million. They also led the league in runs scored (923), home runs (239), batting (.288), OBP (.357), and SLG (.478). They were last in ERA at 5.25. The career season for Walker was 1997, when he hit .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI, 33 stolen bases, and 409

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, en route to becoming the first Canadian-born and Colorado Rockies player to win the MVP Award in MLB. Combined with 12

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s, the season remains one of the finest all around performances in recent baseball history. Even more impressively, Walker's breakout season came just one year after various injuries limited him to 83 games and 272 at-bats, although the NL Comeback Player of the Year award went to

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*May 23, 1997: Darnell Coles was purchased by the Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) from the Colorado Rockies. *June 3, 1997:

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was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 1997. *June 3, 1997:

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was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997. *July 27, 1997:

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was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton. *August 19, 1997: Eric Young was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Astacio. *August 20, 1997: Bill Swift was released by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

*Batters: **Todd Helton (Aug 2) *Pitchers: **Mike DeJean (May 2) **John Thomson (May 11) **Bobby Jones (May 18) **Marshall Z. Richards (Jul 21)

Roster

Game log

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Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...

(0–1) , , , , 48,129 , , 25–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 48 , , May 25 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Bailey (5–4) , , García (2–3) , , Munoz (1) , , 48,222 , , 26–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 49 , , May 26 , ,

, , 9–7 , , DeJean (2–0) , , Petkovsek (2–4) , ,

(5) , , 48,043 , , 27–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 27 , ,

, , 8–6 , , Benes (4–4) , ,

(0–4) , , Eckersley (9) , , 50,010 , , 27–23 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 51 , , May 29 , , @ Marlins , , 6–5 , ,

(2–0) , , Nen (4–2) , ,

(6) , , 19,145 , , 28–23 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 52 , , May 30 , , @ Marlins , , 4–3 (12) , , Hutton (3–1) , , DiPoto (1–1) , , , , 35,731 , , 28–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 53 , , May 31 , , @ Marlins , , 8–4 , , Ritz (5–4) , ,

(5–3) , , DeJean (1) , , 35,032 , , 29–24 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 54 , , June 1 , , @ Marlins , , 9–2 , ,

(1–4) , , Helling (1–4) , , , , 41,816 , , 30–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 55 , , June 2 , , @

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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(1–1) , , , , 22,653 , , 31–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 3 , , @

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(3–3) , , Jones (1–1) , , , , 34,038 , , 31–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 57 , , June 4 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

, , 7–5 , , Cunnane (4–1) , , Bailey (5–5) , , Bochtler (2) , , 48,049 , , 31–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 58 , , June 5 , ,

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(1–2) , , Burrows (0–1) , , , , 48,018 , , 32–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 7 , , Marlins , , 7–5 , , Heredia (3–0) , ,

(2–1) , , Nen (16) , , 48,052 , , 32–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 60 , , June 8 , , Marlins , , 7–2 , ,

(2–1) , , Leiter (5–4) , , DiPoto (2) , , 48,055 , , 33–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 61 , , June 8 , , Marlins , , 9–1 (7) , , Fernandez (6–6) , ,

(4–3) , , , , 48,033 , , 33–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 62 , , June 9 , , Braves , , 8–3 , , Bailey (6–5) , , Glavine (6–4) , , , , 48,047 , , 34–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 63 , , June 10 , , Braves , , 8–3 , , Neagle (9–1) , , Ritz (5–5) , , , , 48,103 , , 34–29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 64 , , June 11 , , Braves , , 9–6 , ,

(2–4) , , Clontz (2–1) , , , , 48,633 , , 35–29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 12 , , @ Mariners , , 12–11 , , Wells (2–0) , , Munoz (1–1) , , Ayala (4) , , 37,948 , , 35–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 13 , , @ Mariners , , 6–1 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

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(4–4) , , , , 55,980 , , 35–31 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 67 , , June 14 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, , 7–1 , , Bailey (7–5) , , Wengert (3–4) , , , , 25,139 , , 36–31 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 68 , , June 15 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Prieto (5–4) , , Ritz (5–6) , ,

Taylor Taylor, Taylors or Taylor's may refer to: People * Taylor (surname) ** List of people with surname Taylor * Taylor (given name), including Tayla and Taylah * Taylor sept, a branch of Scottish clan Cameron * Justice Taylor (disambiguation) Pl ...

(13) , , 24,333 , , 36–32 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 69 , , June 17 , , Rangers , , 10–8 (11) , ,

Patterson Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario *Patterson Township, Ontario *Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas *Patterson, C ...

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(1–3) , , , , 48,243 , , 36–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 70 , , June 18 , , Rangers , , 10–9 , , Leskanic (1–0) , , Wetteland (4–1) , , , , 43,432 , , 37–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 71 , , June 19 , , @

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(1–4) , , , , 19,146 , , 38–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 20 , , @

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Ashby Ashby may refer to: People * Ashby (surname) * Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (1267–1314), governor of Rockingham Castle and steward of Rockingham Forest, England * Walter Ashby Plecker (1861–1947), American physician and publi ...

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Hoffman Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelle ...

(11) , , 20,602 , , 38–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 73 , , June 21 , , @

, , 9–4 , , Rekar (1–0) , , Bergman (1–2) , , , , 43,044 , , 39–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 22 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Worrell (3–6) , , Ruffin (0–2) , ,

(12) , , 28,893 , , 39–35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 75 , , June 23 , , @

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, , 5–3 , , Nomo (7–6) , , Ritz (5–7) , , Hall (1) , , 31,076 , , 39–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 76 , , June 24 , , @

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(3–1) , , Astacio (3–7) , , , , 45,194 , , 40–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 25 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Valdez (4–8) , ,

(2–2) , , Hall (2) , , 30,963 , , 40–37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 78 , , June 26 , ,

, , 7–6 , , DeJean (3–0) , , Foulke (1–2) , , Leskanic (1) , , 48,301 , , 41–37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 79 , , June 27 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Rueter (5–2) , ,

(2–5) , , Beck (26) , , 48,225 , , 41–38 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 80 , , June 28 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Ritz (6–7) , , Gardner (8–4) , , , , 48,273 , , 42–38 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 81 , , June 29 , ,

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Estes Estes is an English-language surname said to derive from Old English and have the meaning "of the East" (literally, "East's"). As a surname, it has been traced to southern Kent, as early as the mid-15th century, Nicholas Estes (Ewstas, Esteuzi) b. ...

(11–2) , , Bailey (8–6) , , , , 48,384 , , 42–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 82 , , June 30 , ,

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...

, , 11–7 , , DiPoto (2–1) , , Gross (1–1) , , , , 48,359 , , 43–39 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 83 , , July 1 , ,

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Percival Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the tale ''Perceval, the Story of the Gr ...

(10) , , 48,235 , , 43–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 84 , , July 2 , , @ Rangers , , 9–1 , , Burkett (6–7) , ,

(2–6) , , , , 38,569 , , 43–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 85 , , July 3 , , @ Rangers , , 8–3 , , Oliver (5–9) , , Ritz (6–8) , , , , 38,907 , , 43–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 4 , , @

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(4–5) , , Beck (28) , , 41,566 , , 43–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 87 , , July 5 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Tavárez (2–2) , , Munoz (1–3) , , Beck (29) , , 34,148 , , 43–44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 88 , , July 6 , , @

, , 7–0 , , Gardner (9–4) , ,

(2–4) , , , , 28,252 , , 43–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 89 , , July 10 , ,

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(2–5) , , , , 45,833 , , 43–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 90 , , July 11 , ,

, , 6–5 (11) , , DiPoto (3–1) , ,

(3–4) , , , , 48,053 , , 44–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 91 , , July 12 , ,

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Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

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(17) , , 48,179 , , 44–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 13 , ,

, , 13–11 , , Batchelor (3–1) , , McCurry (1–2) , ,

(18) , , 48,053 , , 44–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 93 , , July 14 , ,

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(1–4) , , Worrell (22) , , 48,360 , , 44–49 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 94 , , July 15 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Park (7–5) , , Bailey (8–7) , , Worrell (23) , , 48,621 , , 44–50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 16 , , @ Braves , , 2–1 , , Glavine (10–5) , , DiPoto (3–2) , , Wohlers (23) , , 48,400 , , 44–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 17 , , @ Braves , , 8–2 , , Maddux (13–3) , ,

(4–3) , , , , 48,024 , , 44–52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 19 , , @ Cubs , , 7–0 , , Trachsel (5–7) , ,

(4–6) , , , , , , 44–53 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 19 , , @ Cubs , , 6–5 , , Wendell (3–5) , , McCurry (1–3) , , Rojas (11) , , 40,751 , , 44–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 99 , , July 20 , , @ Cubs , , 9–5 , , Leskanic (2–0) , , Adams (1–5) , ,

(2) , , 36,861 , , 45–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 100 , , July 21 , , @

, , 8–4 , , Urbina (3–6) , ,

(3–2) , , , , 20,540 , , 45–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 101 , , July 22 , , @

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(2–4) , , Veres (2–3) , , , , 22,518 , , 46–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 102 , , July 24 , , Cubs , , 7–1 , ,

(5–6) , , Trachsel (5–8) , , , , 48,294 , , 47–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 103 , , July 25 , , Cubs , , 9–3 , , Castillo (7–9) , , Foster (10–6) , , , , 48,279 , , 48–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 104 , , July 26 , , Cubs , , 6–3 , , Bailey (9–7) , , Mulholland (6–10) , ,

(3) , , 48,108 , , 49–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 105 , , July 27 , , Cubs , , 4–0 , ,

(3–6) , , González (7–4) , , , , 48,378 , , 50–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 106 , , July 28 , ,

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(4–4) , , Urbina (18) , , 48,066 , , 50–56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 107 , , July 29 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Martínez (12–5) , ,

(5–7) , , , , 48,117 , , 50–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 108 , , July 30 , ,

, , 12–6 , , Castillo (8–9) , , Juden (11–5) , , , , 48,405 , , 51–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 109 , , July 31 , , @ Pirates , , 4–1 , , Schmidt (6–6) , , Bailey (9–8) , , Loiselle (16) , , 16,654 , , 51–58 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 110 , , August 1 , , @ Pirates , , 7–6 , ,

(3–4) , , Rincón (4–5) , , DiPoto (3) , , 22,657 , , 52–58 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 2 , , @ Pirates , , 6–5 , , Córdova (8–6) , ,

(4–5) , , Loiselle (17) , , 32,388 , , 52–59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 3 , , @ Pirates , , 8–4 , , Ruebel (3–2) , ,

(3–5) , , , , 24,989 , , 52–60 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 4 , , @

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Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combi ...

(2–1) , , Castillo (8–10) , , , , 15,230 , , 52–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 114 , , August 5 , , @

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(4–2) , , Bottalico (2–4) , , DiPoto (4) , , 16,428 , , 53–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 115 , , August 6 , , @

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(4–6) , , Mlicki (5–8) , , , , 26,633 , , 54–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 7 , , @

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Clark Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...

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(4–6) , , , , 29,536 , , 54–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 117 , , August 8 , , Pirates , , 5–3 , ,

(6–7) , , Lieber (6–12) , , DiPoto (5) , , 48,262 , , 55–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 118 , , August 9 , , Pirates , , 8–7 , , Munoz (2–3) , , Rincón (4–6) , , , , 48,323 , , 56–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 119 , , August 10 , , Pirates , , 8–7 , , Leskanic (3–0) , , Wilkins (7–3) , , DiPoto (6) , , 48,018 , , 57–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 12 , ,

, , 5–0 , , Beech (1–7) , ,

(4–7) , , , , 48,228 , , 57–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 13 , ,

, , 12–8 , , Leiter (8–12) , ,

(6–8) , , , , 48,491 , , 57–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 122 , , August 15 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Castillo (9–10) , ,

(10–6) , , , , 48,308 , , 58–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 123 , , August 16 , ,

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(5–2) , , McMichael (7–10) , , DiPoto (7) , , 48,311 , , 59–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 124 , , August 17 , ,

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(5–7) , , Mlicki (5–10) , , DiPoto (8) , , 48,440 , , 60–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 19 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Morgan (5–10) , ,

(6–9) , , Shaw (25) , , 31,722 , , 60–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 126 , , August 20 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Castillo (10–10) , ,

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

(1–1) , , DiPoto (9) , , 21,968 , , 61–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 127 , , August 21 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Holt (8–9) , , Bailey (9–9) , , , , 22,962 , , 61–66 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 22 , , @

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(5–8) , , , , 33,061 , , 61–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 129 , , August 23 , , @

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(4–5) , , Hudek (0–2) , , DiPoto (10) , , 32,374 , , 62–67 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 24 , , @

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Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia *Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria Canada * Hampton, New Brunswick *Ha ...

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(6–10) , , , , 28,918 , , 62–68 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 25 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Martínez (1–0) , , Castillo (10–11) , , Shaw (26) , , 48,143 , , 62–69 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 25 , ,

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(2–1) , , Hutton (3–2) , , Shaw (27) , , 48,081 , , 62–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 133 , , August 26 , ,

, , 9–5 , , DeJean (4–0) , , Martínez (1–1) , , , , 48,063 , , 63–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 134 , , August 27 , ,

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(6–8) , , Remlinger (6–6) , , DiPoto (11) , , 48,032 , , 64–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 135 , , August 28 , , Mariners , , 9–5 , , Astacio (8–9) , , Olivares (6–9) , , , , 48,422 , , 65–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 136 , , August 29 , , Mariners , , 6–5 , , DiPoto (4–2) , , Timlin (3–3) , , , , 48,178 , , 66–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 137 , , August 30 , ,

, , 4–3 , , DiPoto (5–2) , , Mohler (1–10) , , , , 48,308 , , 67–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 138 , , August 31 , ,

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(6–2) , , Oquist (2–5) , , , , 48,041 , , 68–70 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 139 , , September 1 , , @

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(7–8) , , Watson (11–9) , , DiPoto (12) , , 19,614 , , 69–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 140 , , September 2 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Astacio (9–9) , , Dickson (13–7) , , Munoz (2) , , 18,266 , , 70–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 141 , , September 5 , ,

, , 11–4 , , Castillo (11–11) , , Osborne (3–7) , , , , 48,051 , , 71–70 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 142 , , September 6 , ,

, , 10–7 (13) , , Eckersley (1–4) , , McCurry (1–4) , , Petkovsek (2) , , 48,017 , , 71–71 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 143 , , September 6 , ,

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King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

(3–1) , , , , 44,288 , , 72–71 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 144 , , September 7 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Astacio (10–9) , , Petkovsek (4–6) , , , , 48,011 , , 73–71 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 9 , ,

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Springer Springer or springers may refer to: Publishers * Springer Science+Business Media, aka Springer International Publishing, a worldwide publishing group founded in 1842 in Germany formerly known as Springer-Verlag. ** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...

(3) , , 48,039 , , 73–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 146 , , September 10 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Leskanic (4–0) , , Magnante (3–1) , , DiPoto (13) , , 42,321 , , 74–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 147 , , September 12 , , @ Braves , , 3–1 , , Munoz (3–3) , , Wohlers (5–6) , , DiPoto (14) , , 47,772 , , 75–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 148 , , September 13 , , @ Braves , , 10–6 , ,

(8–2) , , Cather (0–4) , , DeJean (2) , , 49,097 , , 76–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 149 , , September 14 , , @ Braves , , 4–0 , , Astacio (11–9) , , Smoltz (14–12) , , , , 46,245 , , 77–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 150 , , September 15 , , @ Marlins , , 7–1 , ,

(7–11) , , Fernandez (17–11) , , , , 19,148 , , 78–72 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 151 , , September 16 , , @ Marlins , , 9–6 , , Powell (7–2) , , DiPoto (5–3) , , , , 21,990 , , 78–73 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 17 , , @

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(35) , , 15,768 , , 78–74 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 18 , , @

, , 7–6 , , Menhart (2–2) , , Bailey (9–10) , ,

(36) , , 15,067 , , 78–75 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 154 , , September 19 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Astacio (12–9) , , Nomo (13–12) , , DiPoto (15) , , 53,408 , , 79–75 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 155 , , September 20 , , @

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Osuna Osuna () is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School. Among famous people associ ...

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(9–2) , , Darwin (5–11) , , Leskanic (2) , , 48,026 , , 82–75 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 158 , , September 24 , ,

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Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

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, , 13–9 , , DeJean (5–0) , , Reyes (2–3) , , , , 48,197 , , 83–79 , -

Player statistics

Batting

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

National League leaders

Offensive statistics

At bats per home run In baseball statistics, at bats per home run (AB/HR) is a way to measure how frequently a batter hits a home run. It is determined by dividing the number of at bats by the number of home runs hit. Mark McGwire possesses the MLB record for this st ...

: Larry Walker (11.6) *

Extra base hits In baseball, an extra-base hit (EB, EBH or XBH), also known as a long hit, is any base hit on which the batter is able to advance past first base without the benefit of a fielder either committing an error or opting to make a throw to retire ano ...

: Larry Walker (99) ^† * Home runs: Larry Walker (49) * Offensive win %: Larry Walker (.857) ^† * On-base percentage: Larry Walker (.452) *

On-base plus slugging On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The ability of a player both to get on base and to hit for power, two important offensive skills, are ...

percentage: Larry Walker (1.172) ^† *

Power–speed number Power–speed number or power/speed number (PSN) is a sabermetrics baseball statistic developed by baseball author and analyst Bill James which combines a player's home run and stolen base numbers into one number.http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hei ...

: Larry Walker (39.4) *

Runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the ba ...

(140) * Slugging percentage: Larry Walker (.720) ^† * Total bases: Larry Walker (409) ^† *

Wins Above Replacement Wins Above Replacement or Wins Above Replacement Player, commonly abbreviated to WAR or WARP, is a non-standardized sabermetric baseball statistic developed to sum up "a player's total contributions to his team". A player's WAR value is claimed to ...

: Larry Walker (9.8) ^† * Notes: ''^† – led MLB. References:''

Defensive statistics

* Assists at third base: Vinny Castilla (323) * Double plays turned: ** at first base: Andrés Galarraga (176) ** at third base: Vinny Castilla (41) ** all outfielders and at right field: Larry Walker (4) ** at center field:

Quinton McCracken Quinton Antoine McCracken (born August 16, 1970) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), and was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise's first center fielder and ba ...

(3) * Fielding percentage: ** at left field: Dante Bichette (.991) ** at right field: Larry Walker (.992) ** at pitcher: Roger Bailey (1.000) * Putouts for all fielders and at first base: Andrés Galarraga (1,458) * Range factor per game: ** at first base: Andrés Galarraga (10.23) ** at shortstop:

Walt Weiss Walter William Weiss (born November 28, 1963) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and manager and current bench coach for the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 through 2000 for the Oakland Athleti ...

(4.73) * Range factor per nine innings: ** at first base: Andrés Galarraga (10.69) ** at shortstop: Walt Weiss (5.22) ** at pitcher: Roger Bailey (3.06) * References:

Awards

selectees: ** Andrés Galarraga ** Larry Walker (starter at right field) * ''Baseball Digest'' Player of the Year: Larry Walker * Colorado Rockies Player of the Year: Larry Walker * National League Most Valuable Player (MVP): Larry Walker * National League Player of the Month: Larry Walker (April) * National League Players of the Week: ** 2× Larry Walker (April 6 & September 21) ** Vinny Castilla (April 13) **

Ellis Burks Ellis is a surname of Welsh and English origin. Retrieved 21 January 2014 An independent French origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase fleur-de-lis. Surname A * Abe Ellis (Stargate), a fictional character in the TV series ''St ...

(May 25) ** Dante Bichette (July 27) * Rawlings Gold Glove at outfield: Larry Walker *

Silver Slugger The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters co ...

** at third base:

** at outfield: Larry Walker *

Tip O'Neill Award The Tip O'Neill Award is given annually to a Canadian baseball player who is "judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to the highest ideals of the game of baseball." The award was created by the Can ...

: Larry Walker

Farm system

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References and notes

References

1997 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference1997 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Major League debuts

Roster

Game log

Player statistics

Batting

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

National League leaders

Offensive statistics

Defensive statistics

Awards

Farm system

See also

References and notes

References