2001 Colorado Rockies season
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Record | 73–89 (.451) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Jerry McMorris |
General manager(s) | Dan O'Dowd |
Manager(s) | Buddy Bell |
Local television | KWGN-TV Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (George Frazier, Dave Armstrong) |
Local radio | KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Antonio Guevara) |
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The Colorado Rockies' 2001 season was the ninth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Buddy Bell was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 73–89, last in the NL West.
Offseason[]
- November 7, 2000: Mark Little was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[1]
- December 4, 2000: Denny Neagle was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
- December 10, 2000: Ron Gant was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
- December 12, 2000: Mike Hampton was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
- January 5, 2001: Greg Norton was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
- March 28, 2001: Masato Yoshii was released by the Colorado Rockies.[6]
Regular season[]
- Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings became the first pitcher since 1901 to throw a shutout and hit a Home Run in his first Major League game.[7]
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 48–33 | 44–37 |
San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 2 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
San Diego Padres | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 13 | 35–46 | 44–37 |
Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 5–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
Atlanta | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 3–6 | 2–4 | — | 13–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 9–6 |
Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–13 | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 7–10 | 4–11 |
Colorado | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 2–10 |
Florida | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 12–5 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 9–6 |
Los Angeles | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–11 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 7–10 | 5–10 |
Montreal | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
New York | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | — | 11–8 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 8–11 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 2–7 | 11–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–14 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 14–5 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
St. Louis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 8–7 |
Notable transactions[]
- April 25, 2001: Ubaldo Jiménez was signed as an Amateur Free Agent by the Rockies.[8]
- May 29, 2001: Justin Speier was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the New York Mets.[9]
- June 24, 2001: Brent Mayne was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Sal Fasano and Mac Suzuki.[10]
- July 13, 2001: Chone Figgins was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Anaheim Angels for Kimera Bartee.[11]
- July 19, 2001: Todd Walker was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Robin Jennings to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Ochoa.[12]
- July 25, 2001: Neifi Pérez was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jermaine Dye. Dye was then traded by the Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for José Ortiz, Todd Belitz, and Mario Encarnación.[13]
- July 31, 2001: Pedro Astacio was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Houston Astros for Scott Elarton.[14]
- August 23, 2001: Gary Bennett was traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ender Chavez (minors) (December 27, 2001) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.[15]
- September 12, 2001: Ross Gload was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Chicago Cubs.[16]
Major League debuts[]
- Batters:
- Juan Uribe (Apr 8)
- Cliff Brumbaugh (May 30)
- Brent Butler (Jul 4)
- Mario Encarnación (Aug 26)
- Pitchers:
- Tim Christman (Apr 21)
- Shawn Chacón (Apr 29)
- Jason Jennings (Aug 23) [17]
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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 |
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C | Ben Petrick | 85 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 11 | 39 |
1B | Todd Helton | 159 | 587 | 197 | .336 | 49 | 146 |
2B | Todd Walker | 85 | 290 | 86 | .297 | 12 | 43 |
SS | Neifi Pérez | 87 | 382 | 114 | .298 | 7 | 47 |
3B | Jeff Cirillo | 138 | 528 | 165 | .313 | 17 | 83 |
LF | Ron Gant | 59 | 171 | 44 | .257 | 8 | 22 |
CF | Juan Pierre | 156 | 617 | 202 | .327 | 2 | 55 |
RF | Larry Walker | 142 | 497 | 174 | .350 | 38 | 123 |
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 |
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Juan Uribe | 72 | 273 | 82 | .300 | 8 | 53 |
Terry Shumpert | 114 | 242 | 70 | .289 | 4 | 24 |
Greg Norton | 117 | 225 | 60 | .267 | 13 | 40 |
José Ortiz | 53 | 204 | 52 | .255 | 13 | 35 |
Alex Ochoa | 58 | 187 | 47 | .251 | 1 | 17 |
Brent Mayne | 49 | 160 | 53 | .331 | 0 | 20 |
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 |
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Mike Hampton | 32 | 203.0 | 14 | 13 | 5.41 | 122 |
Denny Neagle | 30 | 170.2 | 9 | 8 | 5.38 | 139 |
Shawn Chacón | 27 | 160.0 | 6 | 10 | 5.06 | 134 |
Pedro Astacio | 22 | 141.0 | 6 | 13 | 5.49 | 125 |
Brian Bohanon | 20 | 97.0 | 5 | 8 | 7.14 | 47 |
John Thomson | 14 | 93.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.04 | 68 |
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 |
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Ron Villone | 22 | 46.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.36 | 48 |
Jason Jennings | 7 | 39.1 | 4 | 1 | 4.58 | 26 |
Jay Powell | 39 | 38.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.79 | 26 |
Juan Acevedo | 39 | 32.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 | 26 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Myers | 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.60 | 36 |
Gabe White | 69 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.25 | 47 |
Kane Davis | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.35 | 47 |
José Jiménez | 56 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 4.09 | 37 |
Justin Speier | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.70 | 47 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Chris Cron |
AA | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | Ron Gideon |
A | Salem Avalanche | Carolina League | Dave Collins |
A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Joe Mikulik |
A-Short Season | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League | Stu Cole |
Rookie | Casper Rockies | Pioneer League | P. J. Carey |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem[18]
References[]
- ^ Mark Little at Baseball Reference
- ^ Denny Neagle at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Gant at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Hampton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Norton at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Masato Yoshii Stats".
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Ubaldo Jiménez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Justin Speier at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brent Mayne at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kimera Bartee at Baseball Reference
- ^ Alex Ochoa at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Ortiz at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Elarton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gary Bennett at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ross Gload at Baseball Reference
- ^ "2001 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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