Major League Baseball team season
The Colorado Rockies ' 1999 season was the seventh for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver , Colorado , their seventh in the National League (NL), and fifth at Coors Field . The team competed in the National League West , finishing in fifth and last place with a record of 72–90. Jim Leyland , a longtime manager in MLB, debuted as the Rockies' new manager , and resigned following the season.
The Rockies, along with the San Diego Padres , made MLB history on Opening Day , April 4, 1999, by playing a contest in Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey , Mexico , making it the first Opening Day game held outside of the United States or Canada. Larry Walker won his second batting title by leading MLB with .379 average, setting a Rockies' club record, and the fourth-high single-season average since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Besides winning the batting championship, Walker also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.458), and slugging percentage (.710), becoming the first player to lead MLB in all three categories since George Brett in 1980, and the first National Leaguer since Stan Musial in 1943. Despite the team hitting quite well and appearing in the league's top 4 teams in hits, runs, and batting average, the team's performance was poor; the pitching staff performed awfully, allowing 1028 total runs - a mark that, as of 2023, has not since been surpassed by any team. The team set franchise records in earned runs surrendered, walks issued, hits allowed, and ERA . The pitching staff combined for an ERA of 6.01, a new franchise-worst record that has also not since been surpassed by any team.
October 29, 1998: John Vander Wal was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[ 1]
November 9, 1998: Brian Bohanon and Lenny Harris were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.[ 2] [ 3]
November 20, 1998: Jason Bates was released by the Colorado Rockies.[ 4]
December 18, 1998: Henry Blanco was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[ 5]
On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day contest at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey , Mexico , marking the first time Major League Baseball (MLB) commenced the regular season outside of the United States or Canada . Their opponent were the defending National League champion San Diego Padres . Vinny Castilla , a native of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca , delighted the crowd with four hits including a double. Dante Bichette also collected four hits, drove in four runs, and homered,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] as Colorado won 8–2. The official attendance was 27,104.[ 9]
The Rockies' scheduled home games against the Montreal Expos on April 20 and 21 were both postponed in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre in which 15 people, including both shooters died. The Rockies then added a "CHS" patch on the right sleeve of their jerseys which they wore for the remainder of the season.
On April 28, right fielder Larry Walker hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals for his second career three home run game while contributing eight RBI in a 9–7 win.[ 10]
In the May 19 contest versus the Cincinnati Reds , the Rockies were on the losing end of a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey went on base seven times with three walks, scoring five runs, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Brian Johnson hit the remainder. Both Walker and Bichette had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Castilla hit a three-run home run.[ 11] Walker raised his season average to .431.[ 12]
From June 18−23, Walker tied Bichette's club record by homering in five consecutive games. The following day, Walker tied another club record, held by Andrés Galarraga , with his sixth consecutive multi-hit game. On July 8, Walker hit his 250th career home run versus Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers .[ 13]
Carrying a .382 first-half average, Walker had batted .390 (189 hits in 484 at bats) from the 1998 All-Star break to the same point in 1999, the equivalent of a full season.[ 13] He was named to his third consecutive All-Star team.[ 14] In the July 19 contest versus the Oakland Athletics , Walker became the second player to homer into the plaza reserve seating of the Oakland Coliseum , following Mark McGwire , who had done so three seasons earlier.[ 15]
For the season, Walker batted .379 − setting a Rockies record and the fourth-highest since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 [ 17] − while leading the major leagues in batting for a second time. Walker also led the major leagues in offensive win % (.838), on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.710), and OPS (1.168).[ 18] Sometimes referred to as the "Slash Stat Triple Crown," he became the seventh player within the previous 60 years to lead the league in each of average, OBP and SLG in the same season, and first since George Brett in 1980 .[ 19] The last NL player to lead the majors in each of the three slash stat categories was Stan Musial in 1943 .[ 13] Walker also hit 37 home runs and 115 RBI in just 438 at bats, stole 11 bases in 15 attempts, and registered 12 outfield assists.[ 20]
Per the Elias Sports Bureau (ESB), Walker's .461 average at Coors is the highest home batting average since ESB began tracking home/road splits in 1974, and 43 points higher than any other player's in that span.[ 13]
Opening Day starters [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team
AZ
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LA
MIL
MTL
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
AL
Arizona
—
4–5
7–2
1–8
6–7
8–1
5–4
7–6
5–4
6–3
7–2
8–1
5–2
11–2
9–3
4–4
7–8
Atlanta
5–4
—
2–5
8–1
5–4
9–4
6–1
5–4
5–2
9–4
9–3
8–5
6–3
5–4
4–5
8–1
9–9
Chicago
2–7
5–2
—
5–8
4–5
6–3
3–9
2–7
6–6
2–5
3–6
2–7
7–6
6–3
1–7
7–5
6–9
Cincinnati
8–1
1–8
8–5
—
7–2
6–1
9–4
4–3
6–6
4–3
5–5
6–3
7–6
6–3
4–5
8–4
7–8
Colorado
7–6
4–5
5–4
2–7
—
5–4
2–6
8–5
6–3
6–3
4–5
5–4
2–7
4–9
4–9
4–5
4–8
Florida
1–8
4–9
3–6
1–6
4–5
—
2–7
7–2
5–4
8–4
3–10
2–11
3–4
3–6
4–5
3–4
11–7
Houston
4–5
1–6
9–3
4–9
6–2
7–2
—
6–3
8–5
7–2
4–5
6–1
5–7
8–1
5–4
5–7
12–3
Los Angeles
6–7
4–5
7–2
3–4
5–8
2–7
3–6
—
7–2
5–4
4–4
6–3
3–6
3–9
8–5
3–6
8–7
Milwaukee
4–5
2–5
6–6
6–6
3–6
4–5
5–8
2–7
—
5–4
2–5
5–4
8–4
3–5
4–5
7–6
8–6
Montreal
3–6
4–9
5–2
3–4
3–6
4–8
2–7
4–5
4–5
—
5–8
6–6
3–6
5–3
4–5
5–4
8–10
New York
2–7
3–9
6–3
5–5
5–4
10–3
5–4
4–4
5–2
8–5
—
6–6
7–2
7–2
7–2
5–2
12–6
Philadelphia
1–8
5–8
7–2
3–6
4–5
11–2
1–6
3–6
4–5
6–6
6–6
—
3–4
6–3
2–6
4–5
11–7
Pittsburgh
2–5
3–6
6–7
6–7
7–2
4–3
7–5
6–3
4–8
6–3
2–7
4–3
—
3–6
4–5
7–5
7–8
San Diego
2–11
4–5
3–6
3–6
9–4
6–3
1–8
9–3
5–3
3–5
2–7
3–6
6–3
—
5–7
2–7
11–4
San Francisco
3–9
5–4
7–1
5–4
9–4
5–4
4–5
5–8
5–4
5–4
2–7
6–2
5–4
7–5
—
6–3
7–8
St. Louis
4–4
1–8
5–7
4–8
5–4
4–3
7–5
6–3
6–7
4–5
2–5
5–4
5–7
7–2
3–6
—
7–8
Notable transactions [ edit ]
June 2, 1999: Jason Jennings was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1999.[ 21]
July 2, 1999: Jeff Reed was released by the Colorado Rockies.[ 22]
July 31, 1999: Darryl Hamilton was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Chuck McElroy to the New York Mets for Brian McRae, Rigo Beltrán, and Thomas Johnson (minors).[ 23]
August 9, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pat Lynch (minors) (August 23, 1999) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[ 23]
Major League debuts [ edit ]
1999 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1999 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 4
@ Padres
8–2
Kile (1–0)
Ashby (0–1)
27,104
1–0
2
April 6
@ Padres
4–3
Hitchcock (1–0)
Astacio (0–1)
Hoffman (1)
61,247
1–1
3
April 7
@ Padres
2–1
Rivera (1–0)
Jones (0–1)
32,751
1–2
4
April 8
@ Dodgers
4–2
Bohanon (1–0)
Pérez (0–1)
Veres (1)
27,879
2–2
5
April 9
@ Dodgers
9–6
Dreifort (1–0)
Thomson (0–1)
Shaw (2)
39,997
2–3
6
April 10
@ Dodgers
2–0
Brown (1–0)
Kile (1–1)
Shaw (3)
44,503
2–4
April 11
@ Dodgers
Postponed (Rain; rescheduled for July 22)
2–4
7
April 12
Padres
8–5 (11)
Wall (1–0)
Veres (0–1)
Reyes (1)
48,073
2–5
April 14
Padres
Postponed (Snow; rescheduled for July 3)
2–5
8
April 15
Padres
6–4
Bohanon (2–0)
Clement (0–2)
Veres (2)
40,027
3–5
April 16
Braves
Postponed (Snow; rescheduled for August 19)
3–5
9
April 17
Braves
5–4
McElroy (1–0)
Rocker (1–1)
42,510
4–5
10
April 18
Braves
20–5
Maddux (2–0)
Astacio (0–2)
44,285
4–6
11
April 19
Expos
11–10
Veres (1–1)
Urbina (1–1)
40,209
5–6
April 20
Expos
Postponed (Columbine High School massacre ; rescheduled for August 13)
5–6
April 21
Expos
Postponed (Columbine High School massacre; rescheduled for August 15)
5–6
12
April 22
@ Giants
8–5
Bohanon (3–0)
Rueter (1–1)
Veres (3)
11,061
6–6
13
April 23
@ Giants
7–2
Ortiz (2–2)
Kile (1–2)
16,271
6–7
14
April 24
@ Giants
8–4
Estes (2–1)
Astacio (0–3)
26,626
6–8
15
April 25
@ Giants
7–6
Embree (2–0)
DeJean (0–1)
Nen (6)
23,099
6–9
16
April 27
@ Cardinals
7–5
Oliver (2–1)
Thomson (0–2)
Radinsky (1)
32,389
6–10
17
April 28
@ Cardinals
9–7
Bohanon (4–0)
Jiménez (2–1)
Veres (4)
34,545
7–10
18
April 29
@ Cardinals
6–2
Kile (2–2)
Mercker (2–1)
41,909
8–10
19
April 30
@ Pirates
7–2
Astacio (1–3)
Schourek (1–2)
17,466
9–10
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
20
May 1
@ Pirates
9–3
Ritchie (1–1)
Wright (0–1)
18,599
9–11
21
May 2
@ Pirates
8–5
Schmidt (4–1)
Thomson (0–3)
Williams (4)
19,215
9–12
22
May 3
@ Cubs
6–1
Bohanon (5–0)
Trachsel (1–3)
32,085
10–12
23
May 4
@ Cubs
13–12
Beck (2–2)
DiPoto (0–1)
28,888
10–13
24
May 5
@ Cubs
13–6
Astacio (2–3)
Mulholland (2–1)
30,079
11–13
25
May 7
Phillies
8–1
Schilling (5–1)
Thomson (0–4)
41,465
11–14
26
May 8
Phillies
7–2
Bennett (1–0)
Bohanon (5–1)
43,340
11–15
27
May 9
Phillies
10–8
Ryan (1–1)
Veres (1–2)
Gomes (2)
40,251
11–16
28
May 10
Mets
10–3
Astacio (3–3)
Leiter (1–4)
40,021
12–16
29
May 11
Mets
8–5
Jones (1–1)
Jones (3–1)
40,032
13–16
30
May 12
Mets
10–5
Reed (3–1)
Thomson (0–5)
41,011
13–17
31
May 14
@ Diamondbacks
4–1
Bohanon (6–1)
Benes (2–4)
38,894
14–17
32
May 15
@ Diamondbacks
9–2
Johnson (4–1)
Kile (2–3)
40,853
14–18
33
May 16
@ Diamondbacks
5–1
Astacio (4–3)
Daal (3–4)
38,869
15–18
34
May 17
Reds
7–2
Harnisch (3–4)
Jones (1–2)
40,067
15–19
35
May 18
Reds
5–3
Graves (3–3)
Leskanic (0–1)
Williamson (4)
40,032
15–20
36
May 19
Reds
24–12
Parris (2–0)
DiPoto (0–2)
Villone (1)
41,044
15–21
37
May 20
Diamondbacks
8–4
Kile (3–3)
Johnson (4–2)
40,021
16–21
38
May 21
Diamondbacks
8–7 (11)
Leskanic (1–1)
Frascatore (1–3)
44,205
17–21
39
May 22
Diamondbacks
8–3
Daal (4–4)
Jones (1–3)
48,594
17–22
40
May 23
Diamondbacks
7–6
McElroy (2–0)
Olson (2–3)
46,299
18–22
41
May 24
@ Astros
5–2
Reynolds (7–3)
Bohanon (6–2)
20,772
18–23
42
May 25
@ Astros
2–1 (12)
Elarton (3–1)
DeJean (0–2)
21,720
18–24
43
May 26
@ Astros
3–2
Powell (3–1)
Astacio (4–4)
24,476
18–25
44
May 27
@ Astros
4–3
DiPoto (1–2)
Miller (0–1)
Veres (5)
25,146
19–25
45
May 28
@ Phillies
5–3
Leskanic (2–1)
Byrd (6–3)
Veres (6)
16,365
20–25
46
May 29
@ Phillies
2–0
Schilling (8–2)
Bohanon (6–3)
22,204
20–26
47
May 30
@ Phillies
1–0
Kile (4–3)
Poole (0–1)
Veres (7)
30,358
21–26
48
May 31
@ Braves
3–1
Millwood (6–3)
Astacio (4–5)
Rocker (10)
34,136
21–27
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
49
June 1
@ Braves
7–2
Smoltz (6–1)
Jones (1–4)
30,297
21–28
50
June 2
@ Braves
3–2 (11)
DiPoto (2–2)
Springer (0–1)
32,429
22–28
51
June 4
Brewers
9–8 (10)
Veres (2–2)
Wickman (2–3)
40,064
23–28
52
June 5
Brewers
12–11
DeJean (1–2)
Plunk (0–1)
DiPoto (1)
43,409
24–28
53
June 6
Brewers
10–5
Astacio (5–5)
Karl (5–5)
41,688
25–28
54
June 7
Mariners
4–2
Halama (4–2)
Jones (1–5)
Mesa (11)
40,692
25–29
55
June 8
Mariners
10–5
Rodriguez (1–0)
Brownson (0–1)
Cloude (1)
41,940
25–30
56
June 9
Mariners
16–11
Bohanon (7–3)
Fassero (3–7)
40,671
26–30
57
June 11
@ Rangers
3–2
Zimmerman (7–0)
McElroy (2–1)
Wetteland (21)
39,627
26–31
58
June 12
@ Rangers
8–7
Astacio (6–5)
Sele (6–5)
Veres (8)
46,851
27–31
59
June 13
@ Rangers
4–2
Jones (2–5)
Morgan (6–5)
Veres (9)
39,651
28–31
60
June 14
Giants
5–4
Leskanic (3–1)
Johnstone (4–4)
Veres (10)
40,029
29–31
61
June 15
Giants
15–6
Bohanon (8–3)
Brock (5–6)
40,037
30–31
62
June 16
Giants
15–2
Gardner (1–5)
Kile (4–4)
41,307
30–32
63
June 18
Marlins
11–10
McElroy (3–1)
Mantei (1–2)
46,394
31–32
64
June 19
Marlins
10–2
Jones (3–5)
Fernandez (2–4)
47,051
32–32
65
June 20
Marlins
8–7
Bohanon (9–3)
Dempster (3–3)
Veres (11)
47,070
33–32
66
June 22
Cubs
13–12
Sanders (2–4)
DeJean (1–3)
Aguilera (8)
48,081
33–33
67
June 23
Cubs
10–1
Astacio (7–5)
Mulholland (3–3)
48,189
34–33
68
June 24
Cubs
12–10
Tapani (6–3)
Jones (3–6)
48,876
34–34
69
June 25
@ Padres
10–1
Boehringer (4–1)
Bohanon (9–4)
22,362
34–35
70
June 26
@ Padres
13–6
Clement (4–7)
Brownson (0–2)
47,808
34–36
71
June 27
@ Padres
5–3
Hitchcock (6–6)
Kile (4–5)
Hoffman (18)
25,177
34–37
72
June 28
@ Padres
8–7
Williams (4–5)
Astacio (7–6)
Hoffman (19)
41,107
34–38
73
June 29
@ Giants
10–1
Rueter (7–3)
Jones (3–7)
11,490
34–39
74
June 30
@ Giants
4–1
Ortiz (9–5)
Bohanon (9–5)
Nen (20)
24,825
34–40
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
75
July 1
@ Giants
7–1
Estes (5–5)
Kile (4–6)
23,172
34–41
76
July 2
Padres
15–3
Hitchcock (7–6)
Astacio (7–7)
41,739
34–42
77
July 3
Padres
12–10
Ramírez (1–0)
Williams (4–6)
Veres (12)
38,375
35–42
78
July 3
Padres
8–6
Jones (4–7)
Murray (0–3)
Veres (13)
48,750
36–42
79
July 4
Padres
11–0
Ashby (8–4)
Bohanon (9–6)
38,059
36–43
80
July 5
Dodgers
8–4
Kile (5–6)
Brown (9–6)
40,063
37–43
81
July 6
Dodgers
5–2
Astacio (8–7)
Dreifort (6–8)
39,979
38–43
82
July 7
Dodgers
7–5
DeJean (2–3)
Arnold (2–2)
Veres (14)
40,221
39–43
83
July 8
Dodgers
11–8
Park (5–7)
Bohanon (9–7)
Shaw (19)
42,024
39–44
84
July 9
Angels
9–6
Finley (5–9)
Kile (5–7)
Percival (23)
44,122
39–45
85
July 10
Angels
9–3
Olivares (8–6)
Astacio (8–8)
48,069
39–46
86
July 11
Angels
8–2
DiPoto (3–2)
Fyhrie (0–1)
42,585
40–46
87
July 15
@ Reds
10–7
Parris (6–1)
Kile (5–8)
Graves (13)
22,243
40–47
88
July 16
@ Reds
6–2
Astacio (9–8)
Villone (4–3)
Veres (15)
29,552
41–47
89
July 17
@ Reds
3–2
Williamson (8–4)
DiPoto (3–3)
26,605
41–48
90
July 18
@ Athletics
3–2
Haynes (7–7)
Jones (4–8)
Taylor (24)
15,074
41–49
91
July 19
@ Athletics
10–5
Worrell (2–1)
Ramírez (1–1)
Jones (4)
9,281
41–50
92
July 20
@ Athletics
4–3
Rogers (5–3)
Kile (5–9)
Taylor (25)
13,414
41–51
93
July 21
@ Dodgers
5–4
Astacio (10–8)
Valdez (8–8)
Veres (16)
34,271
42–51
94
July 22
@ Dodgers
4–1
Jones (5–8)
Park (6–8)
Veres (17)
34,231
43–51
95
July 22
@ Dodgers
12–11
Lee (1–0)
Masaoka (1–2)
Veres (18)
30,907
44–51
96
July 23
Cardinals
6–4
Oliver (5–7)
Ramírez (1–2)
Slocumb (1)
48,824
44–52
97
July 24
Cardinals
10–2
Mercker (4–4)
Kile (5–10)
48,794
44–53
98
July 25
Cardinals
6–4
Luebbers (1–1)
Astacio (10–9)
Aybar (3)
48,845
44–54
99
July 26
Astros
8–5
Williams (1–1)
Veres (2–3)
Wagner (26)
42,740
44–55
100
July 27
Astros
6–3
Lima (14–5)
Bohanon (9–8)
Wagner (27)
41,952
44–56
101
July 28
Astros
16–8
Hampton (14–3)
Ramírez (1–3)
43,201
44–57
102
July 29
Astros
4–2
Kile (6–10)
Holt (2–10)
Veres (19)
43,415
45–57
103
July 30
@ Cardinals
5–4
Astacio (11–9)
Aybar (4–4)
Veres (20)
46,208
46–57
104
July 31
@ Cardinals
6–5
Painter (3–4)
Leskanic (3–2)
Bottalico (17)
46,849
46–58
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
105
August 1
@ Cardinals
5–4
Bohanon (10–8)
Jiménez (5–11)
Veres (21)
45,906
47–58
106
August 3
@ Reds
2–1
Williamson (10–4)
DeJean (2–4)
22,516
47–59
107
August 4
@ Reds
6–3
Neagle (2–3)
Kile (6–11)
Graves (16)
22,314
47–60
108
August 5
@ Reds
2–1
Astacio (12–9)
Guzmán (5–10)
24,318
48–60
109
August 6
@ Marlins
9–1
Fernandez (6–7)
Jones (5–9)
14,032
48–61
110
August 7
@ Marlins
4–1
Meadows (9–11)
Bohanon (10–9)
Alfonseca (9)
18,469
48–62
111
August 8
@ Marlins
2–1
Dempster (5–6)
Wright (0–2)
Alfonseca (10)
17,691
48–63
112
August 9
@ Brewers
7–6
Wickman (3–5)
Veres (2–4)
17,463
48–64
113
August 10
@ Brewers
2–1 (10)
Coppinger (1–2)
Veres (2–5)
19,758
48–65
114
August 11
@ Brewers
8–5
Jones (6–9)
Woodard (11–7)
21,632
49–65
115
August 13
Expos
14–13 (10)
Urbina (6–4)
DiPoto (3–4)
Telford (2)
40,092
49–66
116
August 13
Expos
8–6
Vázquez (6–5)
Bohanon (10–10)
Urbina (27)
45,643
49–67
117
August 14
Expos
11–8
Kile (7–11)
Powell (1–5)
Veres (22)
46,739
50–67
118
August 15
Expos
8–2
Thomson (1–5)
Thurman (5–8)
Ramírez (1)
43,702
51–67
119
August 15
Expos
12–4
Astacio (13–9)
Bennett (0–1)
36,483
52–67
120
August 16
Braves
14–6
Maddux (15–6)
Jones (6–10)
47,519
52–68
121
August 17
Braves
3–2
Lee (2–0)
Mulholland (7–7)
Veres (23)
47,904
53–68
122
August 18
Braves
4–1
Veres (3–5)
Rocker (3–4)
46,553
54–68
123
August 19
Braves
9–7 (14)
Chen (2–2)
Lee (2–1)
Mulholland (1)
41,791
54–69
124
August 20
@ Cubs
11–3
Astacio (14–9)
Farnsworth (2–7)
40,130
55–69
125
August 21
@ Cubs
8–6
Bowie (1–3)
Thomson (1–6)
Adams (10)
40,087
55–70
126
August 22
@ Cubs
3–2
Wright (1–2)
Trachsel (4–15)
Veres (24)
38,424
56–70
127
August 24
@ Pirates
3–2
Leskanic (4–2)
Williams (2–4)
Veres (25)
13,221
57–70
128
August 25
@ Pirates
9–3
Peters (2–1)
Kile (7–12)
12,535
57–71
129
August 26
@ Pirates
8–4
Anderson (2–1)
Astacio (14–10)
12,649
57–72
August 27
Phillies
Postponed (Rain; rescheduled for August 28)
57–72
130
August 28
Phillies
11–6
Lee (3–1)
Aldred (4–3)
42,744
58–72
131
August 28
Phillies
4–0
Bohanon (11–10)
Grahe (0–1)
47,217
59–72
132
August 29
Phillies
6–5
Kile (8–12)
Byrd (14–7)
Veres (26)
43,344
60–72
133
August 30
Pirates
11–8
Peters (3–1)
Ramírez (1–4)
Williams (22)
41,872
60–73
134
August 31
Pirates
9–8 (10)
Williams (3–4)
Lee (3–2)
Silva (2)
41,729
60–74
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
135
September 1
Pirates
9–8
Sauerbeck (3–0)
Veres (3–6)
Clontz (1)
40,529
60–75
136
September 3
@ Mets
5–2 (10)
Leskanic (5–2)
Wendell (3–3)
Veres (27)
36,102
61–75
137
September 4
@ Mets
4–2
Leiter (11–9)
Bohanon (11–11)
Benítez (17)
43,431
61–76
138
September 5
@ Mets
6–2
Yoshii (10–8)
Kile (8–13)
49,117
61–77
139
September 6
@ Expos
5–3
Astacio (15–10)
Thurman (6–11)
Veres (28)
7,698
62–77
140
September 7
@ Expos
4–1
Hermanson (7–12)
Thomson (1–7)
Urbina (34)
5,517
62–78
141
September 8
@ Expos
5–1
Wright (2–2)
Smith (4–8)
5,548
63–78
142
September 10
Brewers
15–3
Bohanon (12–11)
Pulsipher (4–6)
44,628
64–78
143
September 11
Brewers
7–6
DiPoto (4–4)
Coppinger (3–4)
Veres (29)
44,566
65–78
144
September 12
Brewers
12–9
Plunk (4–3)
Veres (3–7)
Wickman (31)
42,085
65–79
145
September 13
Mets
6–5
Wendell (4–4)
Veres (3–8)
Benítez (20)
40,547
65–80
146
September 14
Mets
7–2
Wright (3–2)
Dotel (7–2)
41,090
66–80
147
September 15
Mets
10–5
Wendell (5–4)
DiPoto (4–5)
Benítez (21)
41,820
66–81
148
September 17
Dodgers
18–10
Hackman (1–0)
Checo (1–1)
44,170
67–81
149
September 18
Dodgers
5–4
Park (11–10)
Astacio (15–11)
Shaw (33)
44,945
67–82
150
September 19
Dodgers
5–2 (7)
Brown (17–8)
Thomson (1–8)
Borbón (1)
41,952
67–83
151
September 20
Diamondbacks
12–7
Wright (4–2)
Daal (15–9)
41,174
68–83
152
September 21
Diamondbacks
7–6
Olson (8–4)
Ramírez (1–5)
Mantei (30)
41,559
68–84
153
September 22
Diamondbacks
11–3
Benes (12–12)
Hackman (1–1)
40,115
68–85
154
September 24
@ Marlins
5–3
Astacio (16–11)
Edmondson (5–8)
Veres (30)
18,941
69–85
155
September 25
@ Marlins
8–2
Dempster (7–8)
Thomson (1–9)
27,271
69–86
156
September 26
@ Marlins
8–6
Leskanic (6–2)
Medina (1–1)
Veres (31)
26,012
70–86
157
September 27
@ Diamondbacks
10–3
Anderson (7–2)
Bohanon (12–12)
35,360
70–87
158
September 28
@ Diamondbacks
9–3
Benes (13–12)
Hackman (1–2)
31,447
70–88
159
September 29
@ Diamondbacks
4–1
Astacio (17–11)
Reynoso (10–6)
32,505
71–88
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