1998 Colorado Rockies season

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.

Offseason November 18, 1997: Harvey Pulliam was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chuck McElroy. November 18, 1997: Mike Lansing was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies for Jake Westbrook, John Nicholson (minors), and Mark Hamlin (minors). November 18, 1997: Quinton McCracken and Bryan Rekar were drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th and 38th picks in the 1997 expansion draft.Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.comBryan Rekar Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com December 4, 1997: Darryl Kile was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. December 10, 1997: Mark Hutton was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Curtis Goodwin. December 10, 1997: Dave Veres was traded by the Montreal Expos with Mark Hamlin (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Terry Jones and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Mark Mangum (minors) (June 5, 1998) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

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

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 2, 1998: Matt Holliday was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.Matt Holliday Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1998: Juan Pierre was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 13th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1998.Juan Pierre Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com June 9, 1998: Kurt Abbott was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ara Petrosian (minors) (June 18, 1998) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade. July 31, 1998: Ellis Burks was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Darryl Hamilton, Jim Stoops, and a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Jason Brester (minors) (August 18, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.Ellis Burks Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

Major League debuts Batters: Mark Strittmatter (Sep 3) Derrick Gibson (Sep 8) Edgard Clemente (Sep 10) Pitchers: Mike Saipe (Jun 25) Mark Brownson (Jul 21) Fred Rath, Jr. (Jul 29) Jim Stoops (Sep 9) Lariel González (Sep 22)

Roster 1998 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (pitching) (third base) (bullpen) (hitting/first base) (bench)

Player stats = Indicates team leader

= Indicates league 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 SBC11029172.24722611B152530167.315259732B153584161.276126610SS162647177.27495953B162645206.319461445LF161662219.3312212214CF100357102.28616543RF130454165.363236714

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 42 71 18 .254 3 15 0 15 34 6 .176 0 2 0 53 74 14 .189 0 3 0 11 17 6 .353 0 2 0 62 122 38 .311 2 13 3 19 29 11 .379 1 9 0 119 159 39 .245 1 6 5 51 194 65 .335 5 25 4 12 17 0 .000 0 0 0 113 259 75 .290 9 39 0 23 26 6 .231 1 2 0 4 4 0 .000 0 0 0 89 104 30 .288 5 20 0 9 9 0 .000 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 36 230.1 13 17 5.20 158 35 209.1 13 14 6.23 170 34 206.1 9 14 5.67 86 26 161.0 8 11 4.81 106 Mark Thompson 6 23.1 1 2 7.71 14 Mark Brownson 2 13.1 1 0 4.73 8 Mike Saipe 2 10.0 0 1 10.80 2 Kevin Ritz 2 9.0 0 2 11.00 3

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SO SV Bobby Jones 35 141.1 7 8 5.22 109 0

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 Jerry DiPoto 68 71.1 3 4 3.53 49 19 78 68.1 6 4 2.90 61 2 66 75.2 6 4 4.40 55 2 Dave Veres 63 76.1 3 1 2.83 74 8 Mike DeJean 59 74.1 3 1 3.03 27 2 40 41.1 2 2 5.66 24 3 Dave Wainhouse 10 11.0 1 0 4.91 3 0 2 5.1 0 0 1.69 2 0 3 4.0 1 0 2.25 0 0 Lariel Gonzalez 1 1.0 0 0 0.00 0 0

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || March 31 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–2 || Kile (1–0) || Benes (0–1) || || 47,484 || 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 1 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–0 || Thomson (1–0) || Blair (0–1) || || 43,758 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Astacio (1–0) || Anderson (0–1) || DiPoto (1) || 42,876 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 3 || @ Astros || 15–2 || Lima (1–0) || Wright (0–1) || || 26,026 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 4 || @ Astros || 5–3 || Thompson (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || DiPoto (2) || 21,325 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 5 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Reynolds (1–0) || Kile (1–1) || || 21,037 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 6 || @ Astros || 13–4 || Hampton (1–0) || Thomson (1–1) || || 13,553 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 7 || Cardinals || 12–11 || Politte (1–0) || Astacio (1–1) || Bottenfield (2) || 48,016 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 8 || Cardinals || 13–9 || Aybar (1–1) || Wright (0–2) || || 48,020 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 9 || Cardinals || 7–5 || Busby (1–0) || Leskanic (0–1) || Brantley (1) || 46,579 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 10 || Reds || 18–7 || Jordan (1–0) || Kile (1–2) || Sullivan (1) || 48,013 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 11 || Reds || 12–5 || Remlinger (1–2) || Thomson (1–2) || Belinda (1) || 48,053 || 4–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 12 || Reds || 10–4 || Harnisch (1–0) || Astacio (1–2) || || 46,921 || 4–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 13 || Reds || 8–4 || Leskanic (1–1) || Belinda (0–1) || || 44,488 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 14 || Dodgers || 6–3 || DeJean (1–0) || Valdez (1–2) || DiPoto (3) || 44,337 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 16 || Dodgers || 4–3 (10) || Radinsky (1–0) || DiPoto (0–1) || Bruske (1) || 38,429 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 18 || Braves || 11–4 || Neagle (2–1) || Astacio (1–3) || || 48,058 || 6–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 19 || Braves || 5–3 || Millwood (3–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Wohlers (5) || 48,038 || 6–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 19 || Braves || 10–7 || Wright (1–2) || Martínez (1–2) || DiPoto (4) || 43,977 || 7–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 20 || Braves || 7–5 || Maddux (2–1) || Kile (1–3) || Ligtenberg (1) || 43,594 || 7–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 22 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Powell (1–2) || Leskanic (1–2) || || 16,405 || 7–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 23 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || DiPoto (1–1) || Stanifer (0–1) || || 15,098 || 8–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 24 || @ Marlins || 5–1 || Meadows (3–2) || Thompson (1–2) || || 21,708 || 8–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 25 || @ Braves || 11–7 || Kile (2–3) || Millwood (3–1) || || 49,161 || 9–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 26 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Wright (2–2) || Maddux (2–2) || DiPoto (5) || 42,400 || 10–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 27 || Marlins || 5–4 (10) || Powell (2–2) || Leskanic (1–3) || Alfonseca (1) || 48,048 || 10–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || April 28 || Marlins || 8–7 || Astacio (2–3) || Larkin (1–1) || Leskanic (1) || 47,346 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || April 30 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Kile (3–3) || Jones (1–3) || || 12,599 || 12–16

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 2 || @ Mets || 7–3 || Leskanic (2–3) || Cook (2–1) || || 19,968 || 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 3 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Reed (2–2) || Astacio (2–4) || || 19,493 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 11–2 || Thomson (2–2) || Stephenson (0–2) || || 11,403 || 14–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Kile (4–3) || Grace (1–4) || || 13,672 || 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 6 || @ Phillies || 7–6 (10) || Leiter (2–0) || McElroy (0–1) || || 19,538 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 7 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Pérez (1–3) || Wright (2–3) || Urbina (7) || 7,075 || 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 8 || @ Expos || 7–5 || Astacio (3–4) || Hermanson (3–3) || DiPoto (6) || 11,725 || 16–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 9 || @ Expos || 4–0 || Moore (2–4) || Thomson (2–3) || Urbina (8) || 12,014 || 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 10 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Kile (5–3) || Kline (1–2) || DiPoto (7) || 10,041 || 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 11 || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Schmidt (5–1) || Ritz (0–1) || || 9,498 || 17–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 12 || @ Pirates || 6–0 || Loaiza (2–1) || Wright (2–4) || || 12,954 || 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 13 || Cubs || 9–3 || Trachsel (4–1) || Astacio (3–5) || || 48,038 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 14 || Cubs || 9–7 || Tapani (5–2) || Thomson (2–4) || Beck (12) || 48,077 || 17–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 15 || Brewers || 8–5 || Woodard (3–1) || Kile (5–4) || Myers (1) || 48,035 || 17–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 16 || Brewers || 7–5 || Karl (5–1) || Ritz (0–2) || Jones (11) || 48,063 || 17–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 17 || Brewers || 2–1 || Wright (3–4) || Woodall (0–1) || DiPoto (8) || 48,041 || 18–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 18 || Brewers || 8–5 || Astacio (4–5) || Juden (5–2) || DiPoto (9) || 48,026 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 20 || @ Braves || 5–1 || Millwood (6–1) || Thomson (2–5) || || 33,531 || 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 21 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Neagle (6–1) || Kile (5–5) || Ligtenberg (6) || 34,611 || 19–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 22 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Wright (4–4) || Weathers (2–4) || DiPoto (10) || 21,410 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 23 || @ Reds || 4–1 (7) || Winchester (3–2) || Astacio (4–6) || || 20,034 || 20–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 24 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Jones (1–0) || Tomko (5–3) || DiPoto (11) || 21,298 || 21–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 25 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Thomson (3–5) || Busby (5–1) || || 42,038 || 22–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Stottlemyre (6–4) || Kile (5–6) || Brantley (8) || 34,211 || 22–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Mercker (4–3) || Wright (4–5) || King (2) || 37,989 || 22–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 29 || Astros || 7–6 || Hampton (7–2) || Astacio (4–7) || Wagner (14) || 48,325 || 22–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || May 30 || Astros || 6–3 || Thomson (4–5) || Schourek (2–3) || DiPoto (12) || 48,036 || 23–32