Major League Baseball team season
The 1995 Colorado Rockies season was their 3rd in Major League Baseball and their 1st season at Coors Field . Don Baylor was the manager.
The team competed in the National League West , finishing with a record of 77−67, second in the division. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth in the first season of the revised postseason format and first postseason appearance in franchise history. They faced the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS), who won this first round series in four games, with the Rockies taking game three.
The start to the 1995 MLB regular season was delayed over three weeks by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike that ended on April 2. As a result, the season only lasted 144 games (instead of the typical 162 game season) and "official" opening day for Coors Field was changed to April 26. The Colorado Rockies played two exhibition games on April 2 and 3 against the New York Yankees as the first baseball to be played at Coors Field.
In his Rockies debut and inaugural game of Coors Field on April 26 versus the New York Mets , Larry Walker doubled three times, including one that tied the score with two outs in the ninth inning .[ 8] Dante Bichette hit a walk-off home run in the fourteenth inning for an 11−9 win. On May 7, 1995, Walker hit his 100th career home run versus Hideo Nomo of Los Angeles .[ 8]
The Rockies led the NL in hits (1,406), runs scored (785), triples (43, also the most in the majors), home runs (200), runs batted in (749), batting average (.282) and slugging percentage (.471). Conversely, they also allowed the most hits (1,443), runs (783), earned runs (711) and produced the fewest shutouts (1).[ 9]
A quartet of Rockies hitters who became known as "The Blake Street Bombers", consisting of Dante Bichette , Vinny Castilla , Andrés Galarraga (Walker's former Expos teammate), and Larry Walker , each contributed at least 30 home runs in 1995. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth under the revised postseason format and first playoff appearance in franchise history in just their third season of play.
On October 1 for the final regular season game, the Rockies needed a win at Coors Field versus the San Francisco Giants to avoid playing a tie-breaker game with the Houston Astros for the National League Wild Card post-season berth.[ 10] [ 11] Using seven pitchers during the nine inning game, Curt Leskanic earned his 10th save and threw the final pitch of the game in a 10–9 victory for the Rockies. During a post-season interview, Leskanic recalled the pitching mound shaking like a mild earthquake with the vibrations from fans in the stadium anticipating their first ever appearance in the MLB post-season.
During the playoffs, Larry Walker collected three hits in 14 at bats in the National League Division Series (NLDS) versus the Atlanta Braves . He hit his first career postseason home run off Tom Glavine in the sixth inning of a 7−4 Game 2 loss. The Braves defeated the Rockies in four games.[ 12]
Wild Card standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
8–4
8–5
9–4
10–3
6–6
5–4
9–4
5–8
7–6
4–2
5–2
7–1
7–5
Chicago
4–8
—
3–7
6–7
8–4
5–8
7–5
3–5
4–3
6–1
8–5
5–7
5–7
9–4
Cincinnati
5–8
7–3
—
5–7
6–6
12–1
4–3
8–4
7–5
9–3
8–5
3–6
3–3
8–5
Colorado
4–9
7–6
7–5
—
5–7
4–4
4–9
7–1
5–4
4–2
8–4
9–4
8–5
5–7
Florida
3–10
4–8
6–6
7–5
—
8–4
3–7
6–7
7–6
6–7
5–8
3–2
5–3
4–3
Houston
6–6
8–5
1–12
4–4
4–8
—
3–2
9–3
6–6
5–7
9–4
7–4
5–3
9–4
Los Angeles
4–5
5–7
3–4
9–4
7–3
2–3
—
7–5
6–6
4–9
9–4
7–6
8–5
7–5
Montreal
4–9
5–3
4–8
1–7
7–6
3–9
5–7
—
7–6
8–5
4–4
7–5
7–6
4–3
New York
8–5
3–4
5–7
4–5
6–7
6–6
6–6
6–7
—
7–6
4–3
6–7
5–8
3–4
Philadelphia
6-7
1–6
3–9
2–4
7–6
7–5
9–4
5–8
6–7
—
6–3
6–6
6–6
5–4
Pittsburgh
2–4
5–8
5–8
4–8
8–5
4–9
4–9
4–4
3–4
3–6
—
4–8
6–6
6–7
San Diego
2–5
7–5
6–3
4–9
2–3
4–7
6–7
5–7
7–6
6–6
8–4
—
6–7
7–5
San Francisco
1–7
7–5
3–3
5–8
3–5
3–5
5–8
6–7
8–5
6–6
6–6
7–6
—
7–6
St. Louis
5–7
4–9
5–8
7–5
3–4
4-9
5–7
3–4
4–3
4–5
7–6
5–7
6–7
—
June 1, 1995: Todd Helton was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1995.[ 13]
June 1, 1995: Ben Petrick was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 1995.[ 14]
July 31, 1995: Bret Saberhagen was traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch (minors). The New York Mets sent David Swanson (minors) (August 4, 1995) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[ 15]
Major League debuts [ edit ]
1995 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
1995 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
6
May 1
Padres
8–3
Holmes (1–0)
Mauser (0–1)
40,117
5–1
7
May 2
Padres
6–5 (11)
Bailey (1–0)
Williams (0–1)
38,387
6–1
8
May 3
Padres
12–7
Bailey (2–0)
Hamilton (0–1)
Ruffin (3)
37,193
7–1
9
May 5
Dodgers
6–4
Martínez (2–1)
Olivares (1–1)
Seánez (3)
46,395
7–2
10
May 6
Dodgers
17–11
Williams (1–0)
Acevedo (0–1)
48,394
7–3
11
May 7
Dodgers
12–10
Daal (2–0)
Reed (1–1)
Valdez (1)
48,117
7–4
12
May 9
Giants
10–6
Ritz (1–0)
Wilson (2–1)
41,307
8–4
13
May 10
Giants
8–5
Holmes (2–0)
Bautista (0–1)
43,690
9–4
14
May 11
Giants
10–4
Acevedo (1–1)
Mulholland (2–2)
Reed (1)
45,609
10–4
15
May 12
@ Marlins
10–6
Swift (1–0)
Gardner (0–4)
Ruffin (4)
22,267
11–4
16
May 13
@ Marlins
8–2
Witt (1–2)
Freeman (0–1)
33,626
11–5
17
May 14
@ Marlins
6–3
Ritz (2–0)
Rapp (0–3)
Ruffin (5)
20,490
12–5
18
May 15
@ Braves
4–0
Mercker (1–1)
Olivares (1–2)
27,009
12–6
19
May 16
@ Braves
15–3
Smoltz (2–2)
Acevedo (1–2)
25,516
12–7
20
May 17
@ Braves
6–5
Holmes (3–0)
Maddux (2–1)
Ruffin (6)
27,070
13–7
21
May 18
@ Braves
3–2
McMichael (3–0)
Munoz (0–1)
Borbón (2)
26,205
13–8
22
May 19
@ Reds
2–0
Schourek (1–2)
Ritz (2–1)
Brantley (2)
25,688
13–9
23
May 20
@ Reds
10–9 (10)
Smith (1–1)
Bailey (2–1)
29,401
13–10
24
May 21
@ Reds
5–2
Acevedo (2–2)
Jarvis (1–2)
Holmes (1)
23,629
14–10
25
May 22
Cubs
9–8
Munoz (1–1)
Myers (0–1)
47,325
15–10
26
May 23
Cubs
7–6
Foster (3–2)
Freeman (0–2)
Myers (9)
43,226
15–11
27
May 24
Cubs
5–3
Castillo (3–1)
Bailey (2–2)
Myers (10)
45,367
15–12
28
May 26
@ Pirates
4–2
Wagner (1–5)
Acevedo (2–3)
Miceli (6)
11,183
15–13
29
May 27
@ Pirates
9–4
Neagle (4–1)
Swift (1–1)
16,082
15–14
30
May 28
@ Pirates
6–3
Freeman (1–2)
White (0–1)
Ruffin (7)
15,016
16–14
31
May 29
@ Cardinals
6–5 (11)
Habyan (1–1)
Bailey (2–3)
26,889
16–15
32
May 30
@ Cardinals
8–5
Hill (4–0)
Grahe (0–1)
Henke (10)
15,251
16–16
33
May 31
@ Cardinals
5–3
Acevedo (3–3)
Petkovsek (0–1)
Holmes (2)
19,297
17–16
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
34
June 2
Pirates
7–4
Holmes (4–0)
McCurry (0–1)
45,828
18–16
35
June 3
Pirates
7–6
Ritz (3–1)
Lieber (1–5)
Holmes (3)
48,144
19–16
36
June 4
Pirates
4–1
Grahe (1–1)
Wagner (1–7)
Leskanic (1)
48,061
20–16
37
June 5
Cardinals
9–5
Petkovsek (1–1)
Acevedo (3–4)
46,649
20–17
38
June 6
Cardinals
5–4
Leskanic (2–1)
Parrett (2–2)
46,621
21–17
39
June 7
Cardinals
7–3
Freeman (2–2)
Jackson (0–7)
46,704
22–17
40
June 8
@ Cubs
5–3
Ritz (4–1)
Foster (4–3)
Reed (2)
24,757
23–17
41
June 9
@ Cubs
2–1 (10)
Holmes (5–0)
Pérez (0–4)
Munoz (1)
21,905
24–17
42
June 10
@ Cubs
3–0
Morgan (2–1)
Acevedo (3–5)
Myers (14)
32,460
24–18
43
June 11
@ Cubs
5–1
Thompson (2–0)
Trachsel (2–4)
Leskanic (2)
27,245
25–18
44
June 12
Reds
11–6
Jarvis (3–3)
Freeman (2–3)
47,708
25–19
45
June 13
Reds
6–4
Ritz (5–1)
Pugh (4–1)
Leskanic (3)
48,198
26–19
46
June 14
Reds
10–4
Grahe (2–1)
Schourek (4–3)
48,255
27–19
47
June 16
Braves
2–0
Glavine (5–3)
Swift (1–2)
48,163
27–20
48
June 17
Braves
7–1
Avery (2–4)
Acevedo (3–6)
50,035
27–21
49
June 18
Braves
9–4
Mercker (4–3)
Freeman (2–4)
48,302
27–22
50
June 19
Marlins
7–2
Hammond (4–1)
Ritz (5–2)
48,145
27–23
51
June 20
Marlins
7–2
Mathews (2–0)
Grahe (2–2)
48,143
27–24
52
June 21
Marlins
6–3
Swift (2–2)
Rapp (2–4)
Reed (3)
48,117
28–24
53
June 22
@ Padres
3–2
Reynoso (1–0)
Dishman (0–1)
Ruffin (8)
11,653
29–24
54
June 23
@ Padres
3–2
Ashby (4–4)
Freeman (2–5)
Hoffman (10)
15,418
29–25
55
June 24
@ Padres
2–0
Hamilton (3–2)
Ritz (5–3)
36,137
29–26
56
June 25
@ Padres
11–3
Grahe (3–2)
Sanders (5–4)
20,776
30–26
57
June 27
@ Giants
5–1
Swift (3–2)
Bautista (2–4)
14,769
31–26
58
June 28
@ Giants
2–1 (11)
Barton (1–0)
Munoz (1–2)
15,136
31–27
59
June 29
@ Dodgers
3–0
Nomo (6–1)
Freeman (2–6)
46,295
31–28
60
June 30
@ Dodgers
2–1
Ritz (6–3)
Candiotti (4–6)
Munoz (2)
34,253
32–28
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
61
July 1
@ Dodgers
5–4
Worrell (2–0)
Bailey (2–4)
54,006
32–29
62
July 2
@ Dodgers
10–1
Swift (4–2)
Martínez (7–6)
37,354
33–29
63
July 3
Astros
15–10
Bailey (3–4)
Dougherty (3–1)
Holmes (4)
50,028
34–29
64
July 4
Astros
16–8
Hampton (3–3)
Olivares (1–3)
50,127
34–30
65
July 5
Astros
4–2
Ritz (7–3)
Kile (3–8)
Holmes (5)
48,091
35–30
66
July 6
Expos
9–6
Grahe (4–2)
Fassero (8–6)
Holmes (6)
48,073
36–30
67
July 7
Expos
12–7
Acevedo (4–6)
Heredia (3–5)
50,111
37–30
68
July 8
Expos
8–3
Reynoso (2–0)
Henry (3–7)
Leskanic (4)
48,190
38–30
69
July 9
Expos
4–1
Freeman (3–6)
Martínez (6–5)
48,114
39–30
70
July 13
@ Mets
4–2
Jones (5–6)
Ritz (7–4)
Franco (10)
15,276
39–31
71
July 14
@ Mets
13–4
Pulsipher (2–4)
Reynoso (2–1)
15,377
39–32
72
July 15
@ Mets
5–4
Swift (5–2)
Saberhagen (5–5)
Holmes (7)
17,120
40–32
73
July 16
@ Mets
2–1 (10)
Franco (4–1)
Thompson (2–1)
25,994
40–33
74
July 17
Phillies
8–5
Munoz (2–2)
Bottalico (3–2)
Holmes (8)
48,070
41–33
75
July 18
Phillies
7–5
Schilling (7–5)
Ritz (7–5)
Slocumb (22)
48,011
41–34
76
July 19
Phillies
5–3
Rekar (1–0)
Green (8–6)
Holmes (9)
48,087
42–34
77
July 20
Phillies
7–3
Swift (6–2)
Quantrill (7–6)
48,037
43–34
78
July 21
Mets
12–1
Harnisch (2–7)
Reynoso (2–2)
48,059
43–35
79
July 22
Mets
5–4
Leskanic (3–1)
Henry (1–4)
Holmes (10)
48,042
44–35
80
July 23
Mets
8–5
Ritz (8–5)
Jones (6–7)
Holmes (11)
48,129
45–35
81
July 24
@ Phillies
11–3
Rekar (2–0)
Green (8–7)
25,424
46–35
82
July 25
@ Phillies
7–6 (10)
Slocumb (2–0)
Munoz (2–3)
25,837
46–36
83
July 26
@ Astros
4–3
Kile (4–10)
Reynoso (2–3)
Jones (9)
19,209
46–37
84
July 27
@ Astros
5–4 (12)
Jones (6–1)
Munoz (2–4)
21,734
46–38
85
July 28
@ Expos
8–3
Ritz (9–5)
Urbina (2–2)
19,221
47–38
86
July 29
@ Expos
5–3
Rekar (3–0)
Fassero (10–8)
Holmes (12)
23,595
48–38
87
July 30
@ Expos
11–4
Martínez (9–6)
Freeman (3–7)
27,172
48–39
88
July 31
@ Expos
3–2
Reynoso (3–3)
Henry (6–8)
Holmes (13)
14,978
49–39
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
89
August 1
Dodgers
9–6
Valdez (8–6)
Thompson (2–2)
Worrell (19)
48,071
49–40
90
August 2
Dodgers
10–7
Tapani (7–11)
Ritz (9–6)
48,063
49–41
91
August 3
Dodgers
9–4
Saberhagen (6–5)
Martínez (11–7)
48,024
50–41
92
August 4
Padres
14–12
Reed (2–1)
Berumen (2–3)
Holmes (14)
48,125
51–41
93
August 5
Padres
7–3
Reynoso (4–3)
Ashby (7–6)
48,043
52–41
94
August 6
Padres
16–8
Dishman (3–4)
Thompson (2–3)
48,157
52–42
95
August 8
@ Marlins
5–4 (13)
Groom (2–3)
Bailey (3–5)
31,220
52–43
96
August 9
@ Marlins
2–1
Burkett (10–10)
Ritz (9–7)
Nen (13)
31,805
52–44
97
August 10
@ Marlins
3–2
Peña (3–1)
Reed (2–2)
28,009
52–45
98
August 11
@ Braves
5–3
Avery (5–8)
Reynoso (4–4)
Wohlers (16)
47,408
52–46
99
August 12
@ Braves
16–4
Leskanic (4–1)
Mercker (6–7)
48,777
53–46
100
August 13
@ Braves
3–2
Wohlers (6–3)
Holmes (5–1)
43,279
53–47
101
August 14
@ Reds
4–0
Burba (7–2)
Ritz (9–8)
23,945
53–48
102
August 15
@ Reds
11–3
Portugal (6–8)
Rekar (3–1)
24,506
53–49
103
August 16
@ Reds
6–4
Reynoso (5–4)
Smiley (11–2)
Painter (1)
25,024
54–49
104
August 17
Cubs
12–5
Bailey (4–5)
Navarro (10–5)
48,071
55–49
105
August 18
Cubs
26–7
Young (2–4)
Saberhagen (6–6)
48,082
55–50
106
August 19
Cubs
6–5
Castillo (8–6)
Ritz (9–9)
Myers (28)
48,020t
55–51
107
August 20
Cubs
4–2
Leskanic (5–1)
Wendell (2–1)
50,087
56–51
108
August 22
Pirates
10–1
Loaiza (8–5)
Reynoso (5–5)
48,083
56–52
109
August 23
Pirates
9–5
Bailey (5–5)
Neagle (11–6)
48,027
57–52
110
August 24
Pirates
8–6
Painter (1–0)
Wagner (2–12)
Leskanic (5)
48,041
58–52
111
August 25
Cardinals
8–3
Morgan (5–7)
Rekar (3–2)
Mathews (1)
48,012
58–53
112
August 26
Cardinals
5–4
Fossas (3–0)
Ruffin (0–1)
Henke (28)
48,127
58–54
113
August 27
Cardinals
10–5
Barber (2–0)
Reynoso (5–6)
48,043
58–55
114
August 28
@ Pirates
6–3
Bailey (6–5)
Powell (0–2)
Leskanic (6)
8,242
59–55
115
August 29
@ Pirates
4–0
Wagner (3–13)
Ritz (9–10)
7,634
59–56
116
August 30
@ Pirates
6–0
Rekar (4–2)
Ericks (3–7)
8,120
60–56
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
117
September 1
@ Cardinals
5–4
DeLucia (7–6)
Leskanic (5–2)
Henke (30)
21,164
60–57
118
September 2
@ Cardinals
6–1
Bailey (7–5)
Watson (5–7)
26,796
61–57
119
September 3
@ Cardinals
5–4 (11)
Holmes (6–1)
Parrett (3–5)
Ruffin (9)
22,188
62–57
120
September 4
@ Cubs
2–0
Castillo (9–8)
Rekar (4–3)
31,601
62–58
121
September 6
@ Cubs
10–4
Reynoso (6–6)
Bullinger (11–6)
23,034
63–58
122
September 8
Reds
10–5
Leskanic (6–2)
Carrasco (2–6)
48,026
64–58
123
September 9
Reds
6–2
Swift (7–2)
Wells (14–6)
Ritz (1)
48,085
65–58
124
September 10
Reds
5–4
Reed (3–2)
Carrasco (2–7)
Leskanic (7)
48,074
66–58
125
September 11
Braves
5–4 (12)
Hickerson (3–3)
Woodall (1–1)
48,056
67–58
126
September 12
Braves
12–2
Painter (2–0)
Avery (6–13)
Ritz (2)
48,013
68–58
127
September 13
Braves
9–7
Schmidt (2–0)
Bailey (7–6)
48,011
68–59
128
September 15
Marlins
6–3
Reed (4–2)
Burkett (13–12)
Leskanic (8)
48,010
69–59
129
September 16
Marlins
8–7
Reed (5–2)
Mathews (4–4)
Ruffin (10)
48,037
70–59
130
September 17
Marlins
17–0
Rapp (12–7)
Rekar (4–4)
48,035
70–60
131
September 18
@ Padres
5–1
Ritz (10–10)
Hamilton (6–9)
Ruffin (11)
10,596
71–60
132
September 19
@ Padres
15–4
Blair (7–4)
Reynoso (6–7)
10,321
71–61
133
September 20
@ Padres
10–2
Swift (8–2)
Dishman (4–8)
10,095
72–61
134
September 21
@ Giants
5–3
Valdez (4–4)
Grahe (4–3)
Beck (31)
12,968
72–62
135
September 22
@ Giants
6–1
Ritz (11–10)
Estes (0–2)
17,723
73–62
136
September 23
@ Giants
2–0
Brewington (5–4)
Rekar (4–5)
Beck (32)
28,538
73–63
137
September 24
@ Giants
3–1
Reynoso (7–7)
Leiter (10–11)
Leskanic (9)
34,472
74–63
138
September 25
@ Dodgers
4–3
Martínez (17–7)
Swift (8–3)
Worrell (31)
41,984
74–64
139
September 26
@ Dodgers
7–3
Saberhagen (7–6)
Candiotti (7–14)
44,415
75–64
140
September 27
@ Dodgers
7–4
Tapani (10–13)
Ritz (11–11)
Worrell (32)
53,856
75–65
141
September 28
Giants
12–4
Brewington (6–4)
Rekar (4–6)
48,023
75–66
142
September 29
Giants
10–7
Service (3–1)
Leskanic (6–3)
Beck (33)
48,017
75–67
143
September 30
Giants
9–3
Swift (9–3)
Mulholland (5–13)
48,023
76–67
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
144
October 1
Giants
10–9
Painter (3–0)
Leiter (10–12)
Leskanic (10)
48,039
77–67
1995 Post-Season
National League Division Series
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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