1997 Colorado Rockies

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1997 Colorado Rockies went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 923 runs, allowed 908, and played home games at Coors Field. Team leaders included Larry Walker (49 HR, 130 RBI) and Roger Bailey (9-10, 4.29 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
923 R 908 RA
Diff +15

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⚡ Quick Stats

923 Runs Scored
908 Runs Allowed
+15 Run Diff
3,893K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .287 9% above the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .357 7% above the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .477 16% above the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 5.25 25% worse than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 923 24% above the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCoors Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,893,433
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Avg per Game 48,067

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Larry Walker 0.366 2 Andres Galarraga 0.318 3 Dante Bichette 0.308 4 Vinny Castilla 0.304 5 Jeff Reed 0.297

Home Runs

1 Larry Walker 49 2 Andres Galarraga 41 3 Vinny Castilla 40 4 Ellis Burks 32 5 Dante Bichette 26

RBI

1 Andres Galarraga 140 2 Larry Walker 130 3 Dante Bichette 118 4 Vinny Castilla 113 5 Ellis Burks 82
1997 Colorado Rockies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vinny Castilla 159 612 94 186 25 2 40 113 44 108 2 0.304
Andres Galarraga 154 600 120 191 31 3 41 140 54 141 15 0.318
Larry Walker 153 568 143 208 46 4 49 130 78 90 33 0.366
Dante Bichette 151 561 81 173 31 2 26 118 30 90 6 0.308
Eric Young 118 468 78 132 29 6 6 45 57 37 32 0.282
Ellis Burks 119 424 91 123 19 2 32 82 47 75 7 0.290
Walt Weiss 121 393 52 106 23 5 4 38 66 56 5 0.270
Kirt Manwaring 104 337 22 76 6 4 1 27 30 78 1 0.226
Quinton McCracken 147 325 69 95 11 1 3 36 42 62 28 0.292
Neifi Perez 83 313 46 91 13 10 5 31 21 43 4 0.291
Jeff Reed 90 256 43 76 10 0 17 47 35 55 2 0.297
Jason Bates 62 121 17 29 10 0 3 11 15 27 0 0.240
Todd Helton 35 93 13 26 2 1 5 11 8 11 0 0.280
John Vander Wal 76 92 7 16 2 0 1 11 10 33 1 0.174
Harvey Pulliam 59 67 15 19 3 0 3 9 5 15 0 0.284
Roger Bailey 30 62 9 13 1 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.210
Jamey Wright 26 48 4 6 1 0 0 3 3 22 0 0.125
John Thomson 27 47 2 10 0 0 0 5 2 23 0 0.213
Kevin Ritz 18 35 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 15 1 0.057
Frank Castillo 14 25 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.080
Darnell Coles 21 22 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.318
Angel Echevarria 15 20 4 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.250
John Burke 18 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.158
Darren Holmes 42 19 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.158
Bill Swift 16 19 2 4 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.211
Pedro Astacio 7 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.077
Mark Thompson 6 11 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0.182
Jerry Dipoto 74 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Bobby Jones 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Bryan Rekar 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Mike DeJean 56 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mark Hutton 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Raabe 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Rene Gonzales 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Curt Leskanic 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff McCurry 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Munoz 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Steve Reed 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robbie Beckett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Counsell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Minchey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Ruffin 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Scott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Mike DeJean 3.99 2 Steve Reed 4.04 3 Pedro Astacio 4.25 4 Roger Bailey 4.29 5 Jeff McCurry 4.43

Wins

1 Roger Bailey 9 2 Darren Holmes 9 3 Jamey Wright 8 4 John Thomson 7 5 Frank Castillo 6

Strikeouts

1 John Thomson 106 2 Roger Bailey 84 3 Jerry Dipoto 74 4 Darren Holmes 70 5 Frank Castillo 59
1997 Colorado Rockies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Bailey 9 10 4.29 29 29 0 191.0 210 91 70 84
John Thomson 7 9 4.71 27 27 0 166.1 193 87 51 106
Jamey Wright 8 12 6.25 26 26 0 149.2 198 104 71 59
Kevin Ritz 6 8 5.87 18 18 0 107.1 142 70 46 56
Jerry Dipoto 5 3 4.70 74 0 16 95.2 108 50 33 74
Darren Holmes 9 2 5.34 42 6 3 89.1 113 53 36 70
Frank Castillo 6 3 5.42 14 14 0 86.1 107 52 25 59
Mike DeJean 5 0 3.99 55 0 2 67.2 74 30 24 38
Bill Swift 4 6 6.34 14 13 0 65.1 85 46 26 29
Steve Reed 4 6 4.04 63 0 6 62.1 49 28 27 43
John Burke 2 5 6.56 17 9 0 59.0 83 43 26 39
Curt Leskanic 4 0 5.55 55 0 2 58.1 59 36 24 53
Pedro Astacio 5 1 4.25 7 7 0 48.2 49 23 14 51
Mike Munoz 3 3 4.53 64 0 2 45.2 52 23 13 26
Jeff McCurry 1 4 4.43 33 0 0 40.2 43 20 20 19
Mark Thompson 3 3 7.89 6 6 0 29.2 40 26 13 9
Bruce Ruffin 0 2 5.32 23 0 7 22.0 18 13 18 31
Bobby Jones 1 1 8.38 4 4 0 19.1 30 18 12 5
Mark Hutton 0 1 7.11 8 1 0 12.2 22 10 7 10
Bryan Rekar 1 0 5.79 2 2 0 9.1 11 6 6 4
Tim Scott 0 0 10.13 3 0 0 2.2 5 3 2 2
Nate Minchey 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 1
Robbie Beckett 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 2

👥 Roster (43)

Pedro Astacio Roger Bailey Jason Bates Robbie Beckett Dante Bichette John Burke Ellis Burks Vinny Castilla Frank Castillo Darnell Coles Craig Counsell Mike DeJean +31 more

43 players

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The 1997 Colorado Rockies in brief

The record for the 1997 Colorado Rockies reads 83 wins and 79 losses, good for 3rd in the NL West. With 923 runs scored and 908 given up, the 1997 differential was +15. The team batting average of .287 was 9% above the 1997 league mark of .262. The Colorado Rockies staff finished with a 5.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. Coors Field was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 3,893,433.

Larry Walker led the club in home runs with 49. The RBI leader was Andres Galarraga, with 140. Darren Holmes was the top winner, with 9 victories. John Thomson struck out 106, the most on the club. Jerry Dipoto saved 16 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Colorado Rockies

What was the 1997 Colorado Rockies record?
The 1997 Colorado Rockies finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Colorado Rockies in home runs?
Larry Walker led the 1997 Colorado Rockies with 49 home runs.
What was the 1997 Colorado Rockies team ERA?
The 1997 Colorado Rockies posted a team ERA of 5.25.
Did the 1997 Colorado Rockies win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Colorado Rockies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Colorado Rockies play?
The 1997 Colorado Rockies played home games at Coors Field.
Who led the 1997 Colorado Rockies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Walker (49 HR, 130 RBI) and Roger Bailey (9-10, 4.29 ERA).
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