1997 Colorado Rockies season

1997 Colorado Rockies

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Coors Field
City| Denver, Colorado
Record| 83–79 (.512)
Divisional place| 3rd
Owners| Jerry McMorris
General managers| Bob Gebhard
Managers| Don Baylor
Television| KWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(Dave Campbell, Dave Armstrong)
Radio| KOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Francisco Gamez, Antonio Guevara)
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The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their fifth in the National League (NL), and third at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in third place with a record of 83–79. Right fielder Larry Walker won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB.

In a season of contrasting dynamics, the Rockies led the NL in attendance, runs scored, batting average, on-base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage. However, the club was last in earned run average (ERA), as only Roger Bailey and John Thomson pitched enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and both produced ERAs under 5.00. Walker, Vinny Castilla, and Andrés Galarraga each hit at least 40 home runs. Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 and OBP (.452), and the major leagues in on-base plus slugging (1.172), while Galarraga led the NL in runs batted in (140).

## Offseason[edit]

* November 28, 1996: Armando Reynoso was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Jerry DiPoto.[1]
* December 9, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
* January 15, 1997: Juan Uribe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
* January 24, 1997: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
* March 26, 1997: Steve Decker was released by the Colorado Rockies.[5]

## Regular season[edit]

The Rockies commenced the 1997 season on the road. Larry Walker hit two home runs in the season-opening series against the Reds in Cincinnati,[6] and, on April 5, hit three more versus the Montreal Expos in Montreal[7] for his first career three home run game. His first week accomplishments included a .440 batting average with six home runs in 25 at bats[6] and the Player of the Week Award for the second time in his career on April 6.[8] Walker concluded the month of April batting .456 with 41 hits, 29 runs scored, 11 home runs, 29 runs batted in (RBI), seven stolen bases, .538 on-base percentage (OBP), .911 slugging percentage (SLG), and 1.449 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS).[9] His 29 runs scored set a major league record for the month of April, until surpassed by Bryce Harper in 2017.[10] Walker was named NL Player of the Month for the first time.[11] The Rockies concluded the month of April with a 17–7 record for a .708 winning percentage, their most successful month of 1997.[12]

Perhaps the most famous home run first baseman Andrés Galarraga hit was a mammoth grand slam off Kevin Brown on May 31, which landed 20 rows deep into the upper deck at Florida Marlins' Pro Player Stadium. It may also be his most debated home run with a distance initially measured at 573 feet (175 m) and then 529 feet (161 m). At the time, it set a record for both the Rockies and the stadium.[13] In 2011, ESPN's Home Run Tracker recalculated the distance to 468 feet (143 m).[14]

In the June 20 contest versus the San Diego Padres, Walker collected his 108th hit of the season and the 1,000th of his career while batting against Andy Ashby.[15]

Walker continued to hit near or above .400 in July, when he was selected to play in the All-Star Game.[16] His remarkable season continued: as late as July 17,[17] he was hitting .402.[18] The Rockies struggled in the month of July, losing 19 of 27 games for a .296 winning percentage.[12]

Third baseman Vinny Castilla replicated the exact totals in batting average (.304), home runs (40), and RBI (113) as he had produced in 1996, with one fewer game played (159) and one point less in slugging percentage (.547).[19]

The Rockies led the NL in attendance at more than 3.88 million. They also led the league in runs scored (923), home runs (239), batting (.288), OBP (.357), and SLG (.478). They were last in ERA at 5.25.[20]

The career season for Walker was 1997, when he hit .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI, 33 stolen bases, and 409 total bases, en route to becoming the first Canadian-born and Colorado Rockies player to win the MVP Award in MLB. Combined with 12 outfield assists, the season remains one of the finest all around performances in recent baseball history. Even more impressively, Walker's breakout season came just one year after various injuries limited him to 83 games and 272 at-bats, although the NL Comeback Player of the Year award went to Darren Daulton.

### Season standings[edit]

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NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72  | 0.556  | —  | 48–33  | 42–39
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74  | 0.543  | 2  | 47–34  | 41–40
Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79  | 0.512  | 7  | 47–34  | 36–45
San Diego Padres | 76 | 86  | 0.469  | 14  | 39–42  | 37–44

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1997 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | COL  | FLA  | HOU  | LA  | MTL  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL  | AL
Atlanta | — | 9–2 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–5
Chicago | 2–9 | — | 7–5 | 2–9 | 2–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–8 | 9–6
Cincinnati | 2–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 9–6
Colorado | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 9–7
Florida | 8–4 | 9–2 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 12–3
Houston | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 9–3 | 4–11
Los Angeles | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | — | 7–4 | 6–5 | 10–1 | 9–2 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 9–7
Montreal | 2–10 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 4–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 12–3
New York | 7–5 | 5–6 | 9–2 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 7–4 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–8
Philadelphia | 2-10 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 1–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 5–10
Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 6–6 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 7–8
San Diego | 3–8 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–7 | 6–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–6 | 8–8
San Francisco | 4–7 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 8–4 | — | 3–8 | 10–6
St. Louis | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 3-9 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 8–3 | — | 8–7

### Transactions[edit]

* May 23, 1997: Darnell Coles was purchased by the Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) from the Colorado Rockies.[4]
* June 3, 1997: Aaron Cook was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 1997.[21]
* June 3, 1997: Chone Figgins was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1997.[22]
* July 27, 1997: Craig Counsell was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton.[23]
* August 19, 1997: Eric Young was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Astacio.[24]
* August 20, 1997: Bill Swift was released by the Colorado Rockies.[25]

### Major League debuts[edit]

* Batters:
* Todd Helton (Aug 2)
* Pitchers:
* Mike DeJean (May 2)
* John Thomson (May 11)
* Bobby Jones (May 18)[26]

### Roster[edit]

1997 Colorado Rockies

Roster
Pitchers

* 34 Pedro Astacio
* 31 Roger Bailey
* 41 Robbie Beckett
* 37 John Burke
* 48 Frank Castillo
* 44 Mike DeJean
* 45 Jerry DiPoto
* 40 Darren Holmes
* 53 Mark Hutton
* 36 Bobby Jones
* 16 Curtis Leskanic
* 38 Jeff McCurry
* 47 Nate Minchey
* 43 Mike Munoz
* 39 Steve Reed
* 23 Bryan Rekar
* 30 Kevin Ritz
* 18 Bruce Ruffin
* 54 Tim Scott
* 20 Bill Swift
* 32 Mark Thompson
* 52 John Thomson
* 19 Jamey Wright

|  | Catchers

* 8 Kirt Manwaring
* 15 Jeff Reed

Infielders

* 6 Jason Bates
* 9 Vinny Castilla
* 28 Darnell Coles
* 14 Andrés Galarraga
* 28 Rene Gonzales
* 5 Neifi Pérez
* 12 Brian Raabe
* 22 Walt Weiss
* 21 Eric Young

|  | Outfielders

* 10 Dante Bichette
* 26 Ellis Burks
* 11 Angel Echevarria
* 17 Todd Helton
* 3 Quinton McCracken
* 24 Harvey Pulliam
* 35 John Vander Wal
* 33 Larry Walker

Other batters

* 4 Craig Counsell

|  | Manager

* 25 Don Baylor

Coaches

* 46 P. J. Carey (bullpen)
* 49 Frank Funk (pitching)
* 2 Gene Glynn (third base)
* 13 Clint Hurdle (hitting/first base)
* 42 Jackie Moore (bench)

### Game log[edit]

1997 Game Log

April

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1 | April 1 | @ Reds | 11-4 | Smiley (1-0) | Ritz (0-1) | Jarvis (1) | 54,820 | 0-1
2 | April 2 | @ Reds | 5-3 | Burba (1-0) | Swift (0-1) | Shaw (1) | 20,210 | 0-2
3 | April 3 | @ Reds | 7-1 | Thompson (1-0) | Schourek (0-1) |  | 22,660 | 1-2
4 | April 4 | @ Expos | 5-4 | Wright (1-0) | Valdes (0-1) | Ruffin (1) | 19,890 | 2-2
5 | April 5 | @ Expos | 15-3 | Bailey (1-0) | Cormier (0-1) |  | 30,919 | 3-2
6 | April 6 | @ Expos | 6-2 | Ritz (1-1) | Bullinger (0-1) |  | 15,690 | 4-2
7 | April 7 | Reds | 13-2 | Swift (1-1) | Burba (1-1) | Holmes (1) | 48,014 | 5-2
8 | April 9 | Reds | 13-4 | Thompson (2-0) | Bones (0-1) |  | 50,095 | 6-2
9 | April 12 | Expos | 12-8 | Wright (2-0) | Bullinger (0-2) | DiPoto (1) | 50,010 | 7-2
10 | April 13 | Expos | 8-3 | Pérez (2-0) | Ritz (1-2) | Daal (1) | 50,029 | 7-3
11 | April 14 | Expos | 10-8 | DiPoto (1-0) | Stull (0-1) | Ruffin (2) | 48,011 | 8-3
12 | April 15 | @ Cubs | 10-7 | Thompson (3-0) | Foster (0-1) |  | 15,496 | 9-3
13 | April 16 | @ Cubs | 4-0 | Bailey (2-0) | Castillo (0-3) |  | 13,890 | 10-3
14 | April 18 | Braves | 14-0 | Glavine (3-0) | Wright (2-1) |  | 48,070 | 10-4
15 | April 19 | Braves | 8-7 | Neagle (2-0) | Ritz (1-3) | Bielecki (1) | 48,065 | 10-5
16 | April 20 | Braves | 9-2 | Holmes (1-0) | Smoltz (2-3) |  | 48,155 | 11-5
17 | April 22 | Marlins | 13-4 | Bailey (3-0) | Rapp (2-1) |  | 48,034 | 12-5
18 | April 23 | Marlins | 7-3 | Wright (3-1) | Brown (2-1) | Ruffin (3) | 50,017 | 13-5
19 | April 25 | @ Cardinals | 5-4 | Ritz (2-3) | Benes (2-2) | Ruffin (4) | 29,675 | 14-5
20 | April 26 | @ Cardinals | 4-2 | Swift (2-1) | Morris (0-1) | Ruffin (5) | 45,681 | 15-5
21 | April 27 | @ Cardinals | 6-2 | Osborne (1-2) | Thompson (3-1) |  | 30,615 | 15-6
22 | April 28 | @ Astros | 7-6 (10) | McCurry (1-0) | Wagner (2-1) | Ruffin (6) | 13,510 | 16-6
23 | April 29 | @ Astros | 3-1 | Wall (1-0) | Bailey (3-1) | Hudek (4) | 13,567 | 16-7
24 | April 30 | Cubs | 11-5 | Ritz (3-3) | Foster (2-2) |  | 48,017 | 17-7

May

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25 | May 1 | Cubs | 5-4 | Swift (3-1) | Castillo (1-4) | Reed (1) | 48,052 | 18-7
26 | May 2 | Phillies | 7-4 | Muñoz (1-4) | Thompson (3-2) | Bottalico (6) | 48,031 | 18-8
27 | May 3 | Phillies | 7-3 | Wright (4-1) | Portugal (0-2) |  | 48,050 | 19-8
28 | May 4 | Phillies | 9-0 | Bailey (4-1) | Maduro (2-3) |  | 48,107 | 20-8
29 | May 5 | Mets | 6-1 | Jones (5-2) | Ritz (3-4) |  | 48,036 | 20-9
30 | May 6 | Mets | 12-11 | Swift (4-1) | Borland (0-1) | Reed (2) | 48,020 | 21-9
31 | May 7 | Pirates | 14-3 | Wilkins (2-0) | Thompson (3-3) |  | 48,056 | 21-10
32 | May 8 | Pirates | 10-8 | Loaiza (4-0) | Wright (4-2) | Loiselle (2) | 48,050 | 21-11
33 | May 9 | @ Phillies | 3-1 | Maduro (3-3) | Bailey (4-2) | Bottalico (7) | 13,564 | 21-12
34 | May 10 | @ Phillies | 5-4 (10) | Bottalico (1-1) | Reed (0-1) |  | 17,629 | 21-13
35 | May 11 | @ Phillies | 3-1 | Schilling (5-3) | Thomson (0-1) |  | 21,282 | 21-14
36 | May 12 | @ Phillies | 9-2 | DeJean (1-0) | Muñoz (1-5) |  | 12,603 | 22-14
37 | May 14 | @ Pirates | 15-10 | Wilkins (3-0) | Reed (0-2) |  | 11,841 | 22-15
38 | May 15 | @ Pirates | 4-3 | Córdova (3-3) | Bailey (4-3) | Rincón (3) | 8,548 | 22-16
39 | May 16 | @ Mets | 2-1 | Munoz (1-0) | McMichael (3-4) | Ruffin (7) | 15,261 | 23-16
40 | May 17 | @ Mets | 3-1 | Jones (7-2) | Thomson (0-2) | Franco (12) | 23,987 | 23-17
41 | May 18 | @ Mets | 10-4 | Kashiwada (1-0) | Ruffin (0-1) |  | 22,845 | 23-18
42 | May 19 | @ Mets | 4-3 | Lidle (2-0) | McCurry (1-1) |  | 14,248 | 23-19
43 | May 20 | @ Giants | 6-3 | Van Landingham (2-2) | Bailey (4-4) | Beck (15) | 12,431 | 23-20
44 | May 21 | @ Giants | 10-7 | Ritz (4-4) | Rueter (2-1) | Reed (3) | 12,268 | 24-20
45 | May 22 | @ Giants | 7-2 | Gardner (6-1) | Thomson (0-3) |  | 10,811 | 24-21
46 | May 23 | Astros | 8-7 | Jones (1-0) | Wall (1-2) | Reed (4) | 48,127 | 25-21
47 | May 24 | Astros | 7-0 | Kile (5-2) | Burke (0-1) |  | 48,129 | 25-22
48 | May 25 | Astros | 8-5 | Bailey (5-4) | García (2-3) | Munoz (1) | 48,222 | 26-22
49 | May 26 | Cardinals | 9-7 | DeJean (2-0) | Petkovsek (2-4) | Reed (5) | 48,043 | 27-22
50 | May 27 | Cardinals | 8-6 | Benes (4-4) | Thomson (0-4) | Eckersley (9) | 50,010 | 27-23
51 | May 29 | @ Marlins | 6-5 | Holmes (2-0) | Nen (4-2) | Reed (6) | 19,145 | 28-23
52 | May 30 | @ Marlins | 4-3 (12) | Hutton (3-1) | DiPoto (1-1) |  | 35,731 | 28-24
53 | May 31 | @ Marlins | 8-4 | Ritz (5-4) | Brown (5-3) | DeJean (1) | 35,032 | 29-24

June

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54 | June 1 | @ Marlins | 9-2 | Thomson (1-4) | Helling (1-4) |  | 41,816 | 30-24
55 | June 2 | @ Cardinals | 11-7 | Burke (1-1) | Jackson (1-1) |  | 22,653 | 31-24
56 | June 3 | @ Cardinals | 15-4 | Morris (3-3) | Jones (1-1) |  | 34,038 | 31-25
57 | June 4 | Padres | 7-5 | Cunnane (4-1) | Bailey (5-5) | Bochtler (2) | 48,049 | 31-26
58 | June 5 | Padres | 9-7 (11) | Reed (1-2) | Burrows (0-1) |  | 48,018 | 32-26
59 | June 7 | Marlins | 7-5 | Heredia (3-0) | Holmes (2-1) | Nen (16) | 48,052 | 32-27
60 | June 8 | Marlins | 7-2 | Burke (2-1) | Leiter (5-4) | DiPoto (2) | 48,055 | 33-27
61 | June 8 | Marlins | 9-1 (7) | Fernandez (6-6) | Wright (4-3) |  | 48,033 | 33-28
62 | June 9 | Braves | 8-3 | Bailey (6-5) | Glavine (6-4) |  | 48,047 | 34-28
63 | June 10 | Braves | 8-3 | Neagle (9-1) | Ritz (5-5) |  | 48,103 | 34-29
64 | June 11 | Braves | 9-6 | Thomson (2-4) | Clontz (2-1) |  | 48,633 | 35-29
65 | June 12 | @ Mariners | 12-11 | Wells (2-0) | Munoz (1-1) | Ayala (4) | 37,948 | 35-30
66 | June 13 | @ Mariners | 6-1 | Johnson (10-1) | Wright (4-4) |  | 55,980 | 35-31
67 | June 14 | @ Athletics | 7-1 | Bailey (7-5) | Wengert (3-4) |  | 25,139 | 36-31
68 | June 15 | @ Athletics | 5-2 | Prieto (5-4) | Ritz (5-6) | Taylor (13) | 24,333 | 36-32
69 | June 17 | Rangers | 10-8 (11) | Patterson (5-3) | Reed (1-3) |  | 48,243 | 36-33
70 | June 18 | Rangers | 10-9 | Leskanic (1-0) | Wetteland (4-1) |  | 43,432 | 37-33
71 | June 19 | @ Padres | 8-4 | Bailey (8-5) | Jackson (1-4) |  | 19,146 | 38-33
72 | June 20 | @ Padres | 5-2 | Ashby (3-3) | Munoz (1-2) | Hoffman (11) | 20,602 | 38-34
73 | June 21 | @ Padres | 9-4 | Rekar (1-0) | Bergman (1-2) |  | 43,044 | 39-34
74 | June 22 | @ Padres | 4-2 | Worrell (3-6) | Ruffin (0-2) | Hoffman (12) | 28,893 | 39-35
75 | June 23 | @ Dodgers | 5-3 | Nomo (7-6) | Ritz (5-7) | Hall (1) | 31,076 | 39-36
76 | June 24 | @ Dodgers | 6-2 | Holmes (3-1) | Astacio (3-7) |  | 45,194 | 40-36
77 | June 25 | @ Dodgers | 2-0 | Valdez (4-8) | Burke (2-2) | Hall (2) | 30,963 | 40-37
78 | June 26 | Giants | 7-6 | DeJean (3-0) | Foulke (1-2) | Leskanic (1) | 48,301 | 41-37
79 | June 27 | Giants | 6-3 | Rueter (5-2) | Thomson (2-5) | Beck (26) | 48,225 | 41-38
80 | June 28 | Giants | 9-2 | Ritz (6-7) | Gardner (8-4) |  | 48,273 | 42-38
81 | June 29 | Giants | 7-4 | Estes (11-2) | Bailey (8-6) |  | 48,384 | 42-39
82 | June 30 | Angels | 11-7 | DiPoto (2-1) | Gross (1-1) |  | 48,359 | 43-39

July

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83 | July 1 | Angels | 4-1 | Finley (4-6) | Burke (2-3) | Percival (10) | 48,235 | 43-40
84 | July 2 | @ Rangers | 9-1 | Burkett (6-7) | Thomson (2-6) |  | 38,569 | 43-41
85 | July 3 | @ Rangers | 8-3 | Oliver (5-9) | Ritz (6-8) |  | 38,907 | 43-42
86 | July 4 | @ Giants | 4-0 | Estes (12-2) | Wright (4-5) | Beck (28) | 41,566 | 43-43
87 | July 5 | @ Giants | 2-1 | Tavárez (2-2) | Munoz (1-3) | Beck (29) | 34,148 | 43-44
88 | July 6 | @ Giants | 7-0 | Gardner (9-4) | Burke (2-4) |  | 28,252 | 43-45
89 | July 10 | Padres | 11-5 | Ashby (5-5) | Burke (2-5) |  | 45,833 | 43-46
90 | July 11 | Padres | 6-5 (11) | DiPoto (3-1) | Hoffman (3-4) |  | 48,053 | 44-46
91 | July 12 | Padres | 11-7 | Hamilton (7-3) | Swift (4-2) | Hoffman (17) | 48,179 | 44-47
92 | July 13 | Padres | 13-11 | Batchelor (3-1) | McCurry (1-2) | Hoffman (18) | 48,053 | 44-48
93 | July 14 | Dodgers | 14-12 (10) | Radinsky (4-1) | Reed (1-4) | Worrell (22) | 48,360 | 44-49
94 | July 15 | Dodgers | 6-5 | Park (7-5) | Bailey (8-7) | Worrell (23) | 48,621 | 44-50
95 | July 16 | @ Braves | 2-1 | Glavine (10-5) | DiPoto (3-2) | Wohlers (23) | 48,400 | 44-51
96 | July 17 | @ Braves | 8-2 | Maddux (13-3) | Swift (4-3) |  | 48,024 | 44-52
97 | July 19 | @ Cubs | 7-0 | Trachsel (5-7) | Wright (4-6) |  |  | 44-53
98 | July 19 | @ Cubs | 6-5 | Wendell (3-5) | McCurry (1-3) | Rojas (11) | 40,751 | 44-54
99 | July 20 | @ Cubs | 9-5 | Leskanic (2-0) | Adams (1-5) | Holmes (2) | 36,861 | 45-54
100 | July 21 | @ Expos | 8-4 | Urbina (3-6) | Holmes (3-2) |  | 20,540 | 45-55
101 | July 22 | @ Expos | 11-9 (12) | Reed (2-4) | Veres (2-3) |  | 22,518 | 46-55
102 | July 24 | Cubs | 7-1 | Wright (5-6) | Trachsel (5-8) |  | 48,294 | 47-55
103 | July 25 | Cubs | 9-3 | Castillo (7-9) | Foster (10-6) |  | 48,279 | 48-55
104 | July 26 | Cubs | 6-3 | Bailey (9-7) | Mulholland (6-10) | Holmes (3) | 48,108 | 49-55
105 | July 27 | Cubs | 4-0 | Thomson (3-6) | González (7-4) |  | 48,378 | 50-55
106 | July 28 | Expos | 3-2 | Pérez (10-6) | Swift (4-4) | Urbina (18) | 48,066 | 50-56
107 | July 29 | Expos | 3-0 | Martínez (12-5) | Wright (5-7) |  | 48,117 | 50-57
108 | July 30 | Expos | 12-6 | Castillo (8-9) | Juden (11-5) |  | 48,405 | 51-57
109 | July 31 | @ Pirates | 4-1 | Schmidt (6-6) | Bailey (9-8) | Loiselle (16) | 16,654 | 51-58

August

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110 | August 1 | @ Pirates | 7-6 | Reed (3-4) | Rincón (4-5) | DiPoto (3) | 22,657 | 52-58
111 | August 2 | @ Pirates | 6-5 | Córdova (8-6) | Swift (4-5) | Loiselle (17) | 32,388 | 52-59
112 | August 3 | @ Pirates | 8-4 | Ruebel (3-2) | Reed (3-5) |  | 24,989 | 52-60
113 | August 4 | @ Phillies | 7-3 | Green (2-1) | Castillo (8-10) |  | 15,230 | 52-61
114 | August 5 | @ Phillies | 4-2 | Holmes (4-2) | Bottalico (2-4) | DiPoto (4) | 16,428 | 53-61
115 | August 6 | @ Mets | 4-0 | Thomson (4-6) | Mlicki (5-8) |  | 26,633 | 54-61
116 | August 7 | @ Mets | 12-4 | Clark (8-7) | Swift (4-6) |  | 29,536 | 54-62
117 | August 8 | Pirates | 5-3 | Wright (6-7) | Lieber (6-12) | DiPoto (5) | 48,262 | 55-62
118 | August 9 | Pirates | 8-7 | Munoz (2-3) | Rincón (4-6) |  | 48,323 | 56-62
119 | August 10 | Pirates | 8-7 | Leskanic (3-0) | Wilkins (7-3) | DiPoto (6) | 48,018 | 57-62
120 | August 12 | Phillies | 5-0 | Beech (1-7) | Thomson (4-7) |  | 48,228 | 57-63
121 | August 13 | Phillies | 12-8 | Leiter (8-12) | Wright (6-8) |  | 48,491 | 57-64
122 | August 15 | Mets | 6-2 | Castillo (9-10) | Reed (10-6) |  | 48,308 | 58-64
123 | August 16 | Mets | 7-5 | Holmes (5-2) | McMichael (7-10) | DiPoto (7) | 48,311 | 59-64
124 | August 17 | Mets | 6-4 | Thomson (5-7) | Mlicki (5-10) | DiPoto (8) | 48,440 | 60-64
125 | August 19 | @ Reds | 6-5 | Morgan (5-10) | Wright (6-9) | Shaw (25) | 31,722 | 60-65
126 | August 20 | @ Reds | 5-3 | Castillo (10-10) | White (1-1) | DiPoto (9) | 21,968 | 61-65
127 | August 21 | @ Astros | 10-4 | Holt (8-9) | Bailey (9-9) |  | 22,962 | 61-66
128 | August 22 | @ Astros | 9-1 | Kile (17-3) | Thomson (5-8) |  | 33,061 | 61-67
129 | August 23 | @ Astros | 6-3 | Reed (4-5) | Hudek (0-2) | DiPoto (10) | 32,374 | 62-67
130 | August 24 | @ Astros | 3-1 | Hampton (11-8) | Wright (6-10) |  | 28,918 | 62-68
131 | August 25 | Reds | 7-6 | Martínez (1-0) | Castillo (10-11) | Shaw (26) | 48,143 | 62-69
132 | August 25 | Reds | 6-4 | White (2-1) | Hutton (3-2) | Shaw (27) | 48,081 | 62-70
133 | August 26 | Reds | 9-5 | DeJean (4-0) | Martínez (1-1) |  | 48,063 | 63-70
134 | August 27 | Reds | 7-5 | Thomson (6-8) | Remlinger (6-6) | DiPoto (11) | 48,032 | 64-70
135 | August 28 | Mariners | 9-5 | Astacio (8-9) | Olivares (6-9) |  | 48,422 | 65-70
136 | August 29 | Mariners | 6-5 | DiPoto (4-2) | Timlin (3-3) |  | 48,178 | 66-70
137 | August 30 | Athletics | 4-3 | DiPoto (5-2) | Mohler (1-10) |  | 48,308 | 67-70
138 | August 31 | Athletics | 10-4 | Holmes (6-2) | Oquist (2-5) |  | 48,041 | 68-70

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139 | September 1 | @ Angels | 4-1 | Thomson (7-8) | Watson (11-9) | DiPoto (12) | 19,614 | 69-70
140 | September 2 | @ Angels | 7-2 | Astacio (9-9) | Dickson (13-7) | Munoz (2) | 18,266 | 70-70
141 | September 5 | Cardinals | 11-4 | Castillo (11-11) | Osborne (3-7) |  | 48,051 | 71-70
142 | September 6 | Cardinals | 10-7 (13) | Eckersley (1-4) | McCurry (1-4) | Petkovsek (2) | 48,017 | 71-71
143 | September 6 | Cardinals | 7-6 | Holmes (7-2) | King (3-1) |  | 44,288 | 72-71
144 | September 7 | Cardinals | 7-4 | Astacio (10-9) | Petkovsek (4-6) |  | 48,011 | 73-71
145 | September 9 | Astros | 7-4 | Hampton (13-9) | Wright (6-11) | Springer (3) | 48,039 | 73-72
146 | September 10 | Astros | 9-7 | Leskanic (4-0) | Magnante (3-1) | DiPoto (13) | 42,321 | 74-72
147 | September 12 | @ Braves | 3-1 | Munoz (3-3) | Wohlers (5-6) | DiPoto (14) | 47,772 | 75-72
148 | September 13 | @ Braves | 10-6 | Holmes (8-2) | Cather (0-4) | DeJean (2) | 49,097 | 76-72
149 | September 14 | @ Braves | 4-0 | Astacio (11-9) | Smoltz (14-12) |  | 46,245 | 77-72
150 | September 15 | @ Marlins | 7-1 | Wright (7-11) | Fernandez (17-11) |  | 19,148 | 78-72
151 | September 16 | @ Marlins | 9-6 | Powell (7-2) | DiPoto (5-3) |  | 21,990 | 78-73
152 | September 17 | @ Padres | 5-4 | Ashby (9-11) | Thomson (7-9) | Hoffman (35) | 15,768 | 78-74
153 | September 18 | @ Padres | 7-6 | Menhart (2-2) | Bailey (9-10) | Hoffman (36) | 15,067 | 78-75
154 | September 19 | @ Dodgers | 6-4 | Astacio (12-9) | Nomo (13-12) | DiPoto (15) | 53,408 | 79-75
155 | September 20 | @ Dodgers | 2-1 | Wright (8-11) | Osuna (3-4) | DiPoto (16) | 45,780 | 80-75
156 | September 21 | @ Dodgers | 10-5 | Castillo (12-11) | Martínez (9-5) |  | 53,903 | 81-75
157 | September 23 | Giants | 7-6 | Holmes (9-2) | Darwin (5-11) | Leskanic (2) | 48,026 | 82-75
158 | September 24 | Giants | 4-3 | Hernández (10-3) | Reed (4-6) |  | 48,035 | 82-76
159 | September 25 | Dodgers | 9-5 | Nomo (14-12) | Astacio (12-10) |  | 48,020 | 82-77
160 | September 26 | Dodgers | 10-4 | Valdez (10-11) | Wright (8-12) |  | 48,016 | 82-78
161 | September 27 | Dodgers | 6-1 | Martínez (10-5) | Castillo (12-12) |  | 48,125 | 82-79
162 | September 28 | Dodgers | 13-9 | DeJean (5-0) | Reyes (2-3) |  | 48,197 | 83-79

## Player statistics[edit]

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### Batting[edit]

Legend

Pos | Position |  R | Runs scored  |  HR | Home runs |  SB  | Stolen bases |  AVG | Batting average
G  | Games played  |  H | Hits |  RBI | Runs batted in |  CS  | Caught stealing |  OBP | On-base percentage
PA | Plate appearances |  2B | Doubles |  BB | Bases on balls |  HBP | HBP |  SLG | Slugging percentage
AB | At bats |  3B | Triples |  SO | Strikeouts |  GIDP | GIDP |  OPS | On-base plus slugging percentage  |  |
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* * – left-handed batter or pitcher
* # – switch hitter
* Bold: active and on both 25-man roster and 40-man roster
* ''₤ – on 40-man roster but not 25-man roster
* Italics: on 10-day disabled list (DL) or 60-day DL (§)

Starting lineup /
rotation | Table half above first double line: Appeared in most games at that position or top five pitchers in starts

Below double line: Ranked by AB regardless of position for position players / Role, then IP for pitchers

Statistics |  |  | : Team leader

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* Bold: Major League Baseball (MLB) leader or tied for lead
* Bold (non-italicized): American (AL) or National League (NL) leader or tied for lead
* † – top-ten in AL or NL

Pos  | Player  | G  | PA  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | SB  | CS  | TB  | AVG  | OBP  | SLG  | OPS

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C | Kirt Manwaring | 104 | 375 | 337 | 22 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 93 | .226 | .291 | .276 | .567
1B | Andrés Galarraga | 154 | 674 | 600† | 120† | 191† | 31 | 3 | 41† | 140 | 54 | 141† | 15 | 8 | 351† | .318† | .389 | .585† | .974†
2B | Eric Young | 118 | 543 | 468 | 78 | 132 | 29 | 6† | 6 | 45 | 57 | 37 | 32† | 12† | 191 | .282 | .363 | .408 | .771
SS | Walt Weiss # | 121 | 469 | 393 | 52 | 106 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 151 | .270 | .377 | .384 | .761
3B | Vinny Castilla | 159† | 668 | 612† | 94 | 186† | 25 | 2 | 40† | 113† | 44 | 108 | 2 | 4 | 335† | .304 | .356 | .547† | .904†
LF | Dante Bichette | 151 | 602 | 561 | 81 | 173 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 118† | 30 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 286 | .308 | .343 | .510 | .853
CF | Quinton McCracken # | 147 | 375 | 325 | 69 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 42 | 62 | 28 | 11 | 117 | .292 | .374 | .360 | .734
RF | Larry Walker * | 153 | 664 | 568 | 143† | 208† | 46† | 4 | 49 | 130† | 78 | 90 | 33† | 8 | 409 | .366† | .452 | .720 | 1.172

OF | Ellis Burks | 119 | 478 | 424 | 91 | 123 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 82 | 47 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 242 | .290 | .363 | .571 | .934
MI | Neifi Pérez # | 83 | 344 | 313 | 46 | 91 | 13 | 10† | 5 | 31 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 139 | .291 | .333 | .444 | .777
C | Jeff Reed * | 90 | 298 | 256 | 43 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 35 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 137 | .297 | .386 | .535 | .921
IF | Jason Bates # | 62 | 139 | 121 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 48 | .240 | .338 | .397 | .735
UT | John Vander Wal * | 76 | 102 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .174 | .255 | .228 | .455
UT | Todd Helton * | 35 | 101 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 45 | .280 | .337 | .484 | .821
OF | Harvey Pulliam | 59 | 72 | 67 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .284 | .333 | .463 | .796
UT | Darnell Coles | 21 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .318 | .348 | .500 | .848
OF | Angel Echevarria | 15 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .318 | .350 | .668
2B | Brian Raabe | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667
3B | Rene Gonzales | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000
PR | Craig Counsell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \
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Team totals | 162 | 6338 | 5603 | 923 | 1611 | 269 | 40 | 239 | 869 | 562 | 1060 | 137 | 65 | 2677 | .288 | .357 | .478 | .835
NL rank of 14 teams |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |  | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Pos  | Player  | G  | PA  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | SB  | CS  | TB  | AVG  | OBP  | SLG  | OPS
References:[27][28][29]

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Roger Bailey | 29 | 191.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.29 | 84
John Thomson | 27 | 166.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.71 | 106
Jamey Wright | 26 | 149.2 | 8 | 12 | 6.25 | 59
Kevin Ritz | 18 | 107.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.87 | 56
Frank Castillo | 14 | 86.1 | 6 | 3 | 5.42 | 59
Bill Swift | 14 | 65.1 | 4 | 6 | 6.34 | 29
Pedro Astacio | 7 | 48.2 | 5 | 1 | 4.25 | 51
Mark Thompson | 6 | 29.2 | 3 | 3 | 7.89 | 9
Bobby Jones | 4 | 19.1 | 1 | 1 | 8.38 | 5
Bryan Rekar | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.79 | 4

#### Other pitchers[edit]

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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Darren Holmes | 42 | 89.1 | 9 | 2 | 5.34 | 70
John Burke | 17 | 59.0 | 2 | 5 | 6.56 | 39
Jeff McCurry | 33 | 40.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.43 | 19
Mark Hutton | 8 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 10

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

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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Jerry DiPoto | 74 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 4.70 | 74
Mike Munoz | 64 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.53 | 26
Steve Reed | 63 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4.04 | 43
Mike DeJean | 55 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3.99 | 38
Curtis Leskanic | 55 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.55 | 53
Bruce Ruffin | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5.32 | 31
Tim Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2
Nate Minchey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1
Robbie Beckett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2

## Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments[edit]

### National League leaders[edit]

#### Offensive statistics[edit]

* At bats per home run: Larry Walker (11.6)
* Extra base hits: Larry Walker (99) †
* Home runs: Larry Walker (49)
* Offensive win %: Larry Walker (.857) †
* On-base percentage: Larry Walker (.452)
* On-base plus slugging percentage: Larry Walker (1.172) †
* Power–speed number: Larry Walker (39.4)
* Runs batted in: Andrés Galarraga (140)
* Slugging percentage: Larry Walker (.720) †
* Total bases: Larry Walker (409) †
* Wins Above Replacement: Larry Walker (9.8) †
* Notes: † – led MLB. References:[28][29]

#### Defensive statistics[edit]

* Assists at third base: Vinny Castilla (323)
* Double plays turned:
* at first base: Andrés Galarraga (176)
* at third base: Vinny Castilla (41)
* all outfielders and at right field: Larry Walker (4)
* at center field: Quinton McCracken (3)
* Fielding percentage:
* at left field: Dante Bichette (.991)
* at right field: Larry Walker (.992)
* at pitcher: Roger Bailey (1.000)
* Putouts for all fielders and at first base: Andrés Galarraga (1,458)
* Range factor per game:
* at first base: Andrés Galarraga (10.23)
* at shortstop: Walt Weiss (4.73)
* Range factor per nine innings:
* at first base: Andrés Galarraga (10.69)
* at shortstop: Walt Weiss (5.22)
* at pitcher: Roger Bailey (3.06)
* References:[30]

### Awards[edit]

* All-Star Game selectees:[31]
* Andrés Galarraga
* Larry Walker (starter at right field)
* Baseball Digest Player of the Year: Larry Walker[32]
* Colorado Rockies Player of the Year: Larry Walker[33]
* National League Most Valuable Player (MVP): Larry Walker[34]
* National League Player of the Month: Larry Walker (April)[11]
* National League Players of the Week:[8]
* 2× Larry Walker (April 6 & September 21)
* Vinny Castilla (April 13)
* Ellis Burks (May 25)
* Dante Bichette (July 27)
* Rawlings Gold Glove at outfield: Larry Walker[35]
* Silver Slugger[36]
* at third base: Vinny Castilla
* at outfield: Larry Walker
* Tip O'Neill Award: Larry Walker[37]

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Paul Zuvella
AA | New Haven Ravens | Eastern League | Bill Hayes
A | Salem Avalanche | Carolina League | Bill McGuire
A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | Ron Gideon
A-Short Season | Portland Rockies | Northwest League | Jim Eppard
Rookie | AZL Rockies | Arizona League | Tim Blackwell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Portland[38]

## See also[edit]

* 30–30 club
* List of Colorado Rockies team records
* List of Gold Glove Award winners at outfield
* List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
* List of Major League Baseball annual putouts leaders
* List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
* List of National League annual slugging percentage leaders
* List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base
* List of Silver Slugger Award winners at outfield

## References and notes[edit]

1. ^ "Armando Reynoso Stats".
2. ^ Kirt Manwaring Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
3. ^ "Juan Uribe Stats".
4. ^ a b Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
5. ^ Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
6. ^ a b Crothers, Tim; Farber, Michael (April 14, 1997). "Kevin Mitchell and Deion Sanders return in style; Spring flings; Home run barrage by Larry Walker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
7. ^ Chass, Murray (June 22, 1997). "Three cheers for the Rockies' Walker (He prefers it that way)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
8. ^ a b "Major League Baseball Players of the Week". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
9. ^ "Larry Walker 1997 batting splits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
10. ^ Macklin, Oliver (April 30, 2017). "Harper sets MLB record for runs in April". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
11. ^ a b "Major League Baseball Players of the Month". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
12. ^ a b "1997 Colorado Rockies schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
13. ^ "Andrés Galarraga". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
14. ^ Renck, Troy (June 13, 2015). "Rockies legend Andres Galarraga talks about his famous homer vs. Marlins". Denver Post. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
15. ^ Cohen, Alan (December 21, 2015). "Larry Walker". Society of American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
16. ^ Gwynn, Tony (August 20, 2002). "Baserunning big part of Walker's greatness". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
17. ^ Knisley, Michael (July 14, 1997). "Preheat to .400". The Sporting News. p. 14.
18. ^ "Larry Walker 1997 batting gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
19. ^ "Vinny Castilla statistics & history". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
20. ^ "1997 Colorado Rockies statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
21. ^ Aaron Cook Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
22. ^ Chone Figgins Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
23. ^ Craig Counsell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
24. ^ Eric Young Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
25. ^ Bill Swift Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
26. ^ "1997 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
27. ^ "1997 Colorado Rockies statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
28. ^ a b "1997 National League batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
29. ^ a b "1997 Major League Baseball batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
30. ^ "1997 National League fielding leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
31. ^ "1997 All-Star Game box score, July 8". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
32. ^ "Baseball Digest Player of the Year Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
33. ^ "Rockies awards". Colorado Rockies. MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
34. ^ Smith, Claire (November 14, 1997). "Walker is first Canadian M.V.P." The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
35. ^ "MLB National League Gold Glove Award winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
36. ^ "MLB Silver Slugger Award winners − National League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
37. ^ "Tip O'Neill Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
38. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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* 1997 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference
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