2011 Colorado Rockies season
2011 Colorado Rockies | |
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Record | 73–89 (.451) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Charles & Dick Monfort |
General manager(s) | Dan O'Dowd |
Manager(s) | Jim Tracy |
Local television | Root Sports Rocky Mountain Drew Goodman, George Frazier, Jeff Huson |
Local radio | KOA (English) Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel KMXA (Spanish) |
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The Colorado Rockies' 2011 season, the franchise's 19th in Major League Baseball, was a season in American baseball. They did not return to the postseason for the third time in five years after also missing in 2010.
Offseason[]
- November 16, 2010: Manuel Corpas was released by the Colorado Rockies.[1]
- November 18, 2010: Clint Barmes was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Houston Astros for Felipe Paulino.[2]
- December 2, 2010: José López was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Chaz Roe.[3]
- December 7, 2010: Ty Wigginton was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
- December 23, 2010: Matt Lindstrom was traded by the Houston Astros to the Colorado Rockies for Jonnathan Aristil (minors) and Wes Musick (minors).[5]
- January 24, 2011: Clayton Mortensen was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Ethan Hollingsworth (minors).[6]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
National League West[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | — | 51–30 | 43–38 |
San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 8 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 79 | 0.509 | 11½ | 42–39 | 40–40 |
Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 21 | 38–43 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 23 | 35–46 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 13–5 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 10–8 |
Atlanta | 3–2 | – | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 12–6 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 9–9 | 10–5 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 7–11 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–3 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 5–10 |
Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–3 | 11–7 | – | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 5–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 6–12 |
Colorado | 5–13 | 2–6 | 4–2 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–7 |
Florida | 2–5 | 6–12 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 6–1 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–0 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 11–7 | 8–10 |
Houston | 1–6 | 1–5 | 7–8 | 6–9 | 2–5 | 1–6 | – | 4–5 | 3–12 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 5–10 | 3–3 | 4–11 |
Los Angeles | 8–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 5–4 | – | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 6–2 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 3–4 | 3–5 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 6–3 | 7–0 | 12–3 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
New York | 3–3 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | – | 7–11 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 9–9 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 12–6 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 12–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 11–7 | – | 4–2 | 7–1 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 8–10 | 9–6 |
Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 10–5 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 11–7 | 2–6 | 3–12 | 4–4 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 4–4 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 7–0 | 5–3 | 5–13 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
San Francisco | 9–9 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 13–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–5 |
St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–1 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 10–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 9–7 | 3–3 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 8–7 |
Washington | 3–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 8–7 |
Transactions[]
- May 19, 2011: Franklin Morales was sold by the Colorado Rockies to the Boston Red Sox.[8]
- May 26, 2011: Felipe Paulino was sold by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals.[9]
- June 7, 2011: José López was released by the Colorado Rockies.[10]
- June 30, 2011: Mark Ellis was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Bruce Billings and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Eliezer Mesa (minors) (September 30, 2011) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.[11]
- July 30, 2011: Ubaldo Jiménez was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians for Alex White, Matt McBride, Joe Gardner (minors), and a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Drew Pomeranz (August 16, 2011) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[12]
- August 8, 2011: Kevin Millwood was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.[13]
- August 23, 2011: Kevin Kouzmanoff was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash.[14]
Major League debuts[]
- Batters:
- Charlie Blackmon (Jun 7)
- Cole Garner (Jul 4)
- Jordan Pacheco (Sep 6)
- Wilin Rosario (Sep 6)
- Tommy Field (Sep 11)
- Héctor Gómez (Sep 16)
- Pitchers:
- Alan Johnson (Apr 17)
- Bruce Billings (May 27)
- Juan Nicasio (May 28)
- Rex Brothers (Jun 6)
- Drew Pomeranz (Sep 11) [15]
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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 | Chris Iannetta | 112 | 345 | 82 | .238 | 14 | 55 |
1B | Todd Helton | 124 | 421 | 127 | .302 | 14 | 69 |
2B | Mark Ellis | 70 | 263 | 72 | .274 | 6 | 25 |
SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 143 | 537 | 162 | .302 | 30 | 105 |
3B | Ty Wigginton | 130 | 401 | 97 | .242 | 15 | 47 |
LF | Carlos González | 127 | 481 | 142 | .295 | 26 | 92 |
CF | Dexter Fowler | 125 | 481 | 128 | .266 | 5 | 45 |
RF | Seth Smith | 147 | 476 | 135 | .284 | 15 | 59 |
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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Jonathan Herrera | 104 | 281 | 68 | .242 | 3 | 14 |
Ryan Spilborghs | 98 | 200 | 42 | .210 | 3 | 22 |
Eric Young, Jr. | 77 | 198 | 49 | .247 | 0 | 10 |
Chris Nelson | 63 | 180 | 45 | .250 | 4 | 16 |
Jason Giambi | 64 | 131 | 34 | .260 | 13 | 32 |
José López | 38 | 125 | 26 | .208 | 2 | 8 |
Ian Stewart | 48 | 122 | 19 | .156 | 0 | 6 |
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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Jhoulys Chacín | 31 | 194.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.62 | 150 |
Jason Hammel | 32 | 170.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.76 | 94 |
Ubaldo Jiménez | 21 | 123.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.46 | 118 |
Aaron Cook | 18 | 97.0 | 3 | 10 | 6.03 | 48 |
Esmil Rogers | 18 | 83.0 | 6 | 6 | 7.05 | 63 |
Juan Nicasio | 13 | 71.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.14 | 58 |
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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Jorge De La Rosa | 10 | 59.0 | 5 | 2 | 3.51 | 52 |
Clayton Mortensen | 16 | 58.1 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 | 30 |
Kevin Millwood | 9 | 54.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.98 | 36 |
Rex Brothers | 48 | 40.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.88 | 59 |
Alex White | 7 | 36.1 | 2 | 4 | 8.42 | 24 |
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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Matt Belisle | 74 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3.25 | 58 |
Matt Reynolds | 73 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.09 | 50 |
Rafael Betancourt | 68 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.89 | 73 |
Matt Lindstrom | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 36 |
Huston Street | 62 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3.86 | 55 |
Notes[]
- On September 24, the Rockies and Houston Astros played the 200,000th game in MLB history.[16] The Rockies won 4-2 in 13 innings.
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Stu Cole |
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Duane Espy |
A | Modesto Nuts | California League | Jerry Weinstein |
A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Joe Mikulik |
A-Short Season | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League | |
Rookie | Casper Ghosts | Pioneer League | Tony Diaz |
References[]
- ^ "Manny Corpas Stats".
- ^ "Felipe Paulino Stats".
- ^ "Jose Lopez Stats".
- ^ "Ty Wigginton Stats".
- ^ "Matt Lindstrom Stats".
- ^ "Clayton Mortensen Stats".
- ^ baseball-reference.com Head-to-Head Records
- ^ "Franklin Morales Stats".
- ^ "Felipe Paulino Stats".
- ^ "Jose Lopez Stats".
- ^ "Mark Ellis Stats".
- ^ "Ubaldo Jimenez Stats".
- ^ "Kevin Millwood Stats".
- ^ "Kevin Kouzmanoff Stats".
- ^ "2011 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110921&content_id=25015352&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb[bare URL]
- ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates".
External links[]
- 2011 Colorado Rockies season at Baseball Reference
- 2011 Colorado Rockies season Official Site
- Colorado Rockies seasons
- 2011 Major League Baseball season
- 2011 in sports in Colorado
- 2010s in Denver