2009 Colorado Rockies season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 2009 Colorado Rockies entered the season attempting to improve on their 74–88 record from 2008. They lost 28 of their first 46 games, but following the hiring of interim manager Jim Tracy, the Rockies came back to win their third Wild Card title, and second in three years. The Rockies had a chance to win the division on the final series of the season needing to win all three games against the Dodgers to do so, but lost the last two after winning the first game to lose out on the division title.[1] The team drew 2,665,080 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 32,902 fans. Their 92 regular season wins is currently the most in a single season in Rockies franchise history and their 715 runs allowed is the fewest runs they have allowed in a full season.
| 2009 Colorado Rockies | |
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| National League Wild Card winners | |
Jason Marquis pitching for the Colorado Rockies in a game on August 19, 2009. | |
| League | National League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver, Colorado |
| Record | 92–70 (.568) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Charles & Dick Monfort |
| General managers | Dan O'Dowd |
| Managers | Clint Hurdle, Jim Tracy |
| Television | FSN Rocky Mountain
Drew Goodman George Frazier Jeff Huson |
| Radio | KOA (English) Jeff Kingery Jack Corrigan KMXA (Spanish) |
Offseason
- November 10, 2008: Matt Holliday was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Carlos González, Huston Street, and Greg Smith.[2]
- January 6, 2009: Luis Vizcaíno was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Marquis.[3]
- February 1, 2009: Matt Belisle was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]
- April 5, 2009: Jason Hammel was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Colorado Rockies for Aneury Rodríguez.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 50–31 | 45–36 |
| Colorado Rockies | 92 | 70 | .568 | 3 | 51–30 | 41–40 |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7 | 52–29 | 36–45 |
| San Diego Padres | 75 | 87 | .463 | 20 | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
Wild Card standings
NL Wild Card |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Colorado Rockies | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4 |
| Florida Marlins | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 |
| Atlanta Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 78 | .516 | 8½ |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 14 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WAS | AL |
| Arizona | – | 3–4 | 4-2 | 1–5 | 7-11 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7-11 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 11-7 | 5-13 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
| Atlanta | 4–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 8-10 | 3-3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 10-8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10-8 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2-4 | 2–4 | – | 10-5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 1–5 | 10-4 | 4–5 | 4-2 | 6-10 | 5–2 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 5-1 | 6-3 | 5-10 | – | 0-7 | 3-3 | 12-4 | 1-5 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 13-5 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 6-9 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 7-0 | – | 2-4 | 2-5 | 4-14 | 6-0 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6-3 | 10-8 | 8-10 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 11-4 |
| Florida | 3-5 | 10-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4-2 | – | 4–3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 10-8 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 3-3 | 6-11 | 4-12 | 5-2 | 3-4 | – | 4–3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 6-9 |
| Los Angeles | 11-7 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 14-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | – | 3–3 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 2-5 | 3-2 | 9-9 |
| Milwaukee | 5-2 | 3-3 | 7-10 | 7-8 | 0-6 | 4-3 | 10-5 | 3-3 | – | 3-3 | 4-3 | 9-5 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 5-10 |
| New York | 2-5 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 7-11 | 5-1 | 1-5 | 3-3 | – | 6-12 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 12-6 | – | 4-2 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 15-3 | 6-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 4-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-2 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-4 | – | 3-4 | 2-4 | 5-10 | 5-3 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7-11 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 2-5 | 4-3 | – | 10-8 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 5–10 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10-8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7-11 | 5-4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8-10 | – | 4–3 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| St. Louis | 4-2 | 2-4 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 5-4 | 1-4 | 10-5 | 6-1 | 3-4 | – | 6–1 | 9–6 |
| Washington | 5-1 | 8-10 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 0-6 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 3-15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-6 | – | 7–11 |
Transactions
- July 23, 2009: Rafael Betancourt was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Colorado Rockies for Connor Graham (minors).[6]
- July 31, 2009: Joe Beimel was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Colorado Rockies for Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian (minors).[7]
- August 24, 2009: Jason Giambi was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[8]
- August 31, 2009: José Contreras was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors).[9]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Eric Young, Jr. (Aug 25)
- Mike McCoy (Sep 9)
- Pitchers:
- Matt Daley (Apr 25)
- Jhoulys Chacín (Jul 25)
- Esmil Rogers (Sep 12) [10]
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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 | 93 | 289 | 66 | .228 | 16 | 52 |
| 1B | Todd Helton | 151 | 544 | 177 | .325 | 15 | 86 |
| 2B | Clint Barmes | 154 | 550 | 135 | .245 | 23 | 76 |
| SS | Troy Tulowitzki | 151 | 543 | 161 | .297 | 32 | 92 |
| 3B | Ian Stewart | 147 | 425 | 97 | .228 | 25 | 70 |
| LF | Seth Smith | 133 | 335 | 98 | .293 | 15 | 55 |
| CF | Dexter Fowler | 135 | 433 | 115 | .266 | 4 | 34 |
| RF | Brad Hawpe | 145 | 501 | 143 | .285 | 23 | 86 |
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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| Garrett Atkins | 126 | 354 | 80 | .226 | 9 | 48 |
| Ryan Spilborghs | 133 | 352 | 85 | .241 | 8 | 48 |
| Carlos González | 89 | 278 | 79 | .284 | 13 | 29 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 64 | 213 | 62 | .291 | 2 | 31 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 58 | 58 | 10 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Young Jr. | 30 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Murton | 29 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Phillips | 17 | 45 | 14 | .311 | 1 | 9 |
| Jason Giambi | 19 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 2 | 11 |
| Jeff Baker | 12 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Edwin Bellorin | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 12 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Ubaldo Jiménez | 33 | 218.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.47 | 198 |
| Jason Marquis | 33 | 216.0 | 15 | 13 | 4.04 | 115 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 33 | 185.0 | 16 | 9 | 4.38 | 193 |
| Jason Hammel | 34 | 176.2 | 10 | 8 | 4.33 | 133 |
| Aaron Cook | 27 | 158.0 | 11 | 6 | 4.16 | 78 |
| Esmil Rogers | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
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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| José Contreras | 7 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 17 |
| Jhoulys Chacín | 9 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 13 |
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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| Huston Street | 64 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 3.06 | 70 |
| Matt Daley | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 55 |
| Franklin Morales | 40 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | 41 |
| Alan Embree | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.84 | 12 |
| Manuel Corpas | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.88 | 24 |
| Rafael Betancourt | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.78 | 29 |
| Joel Peralta | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.20 | 22 |
| Randy Flores | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 | 14 |
| Juan Rincón | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.52 | 25 |
| Joe Beimel | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.02 | 11 |
| Josh Fogg | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.74 | 27 |
| Matt Belisle | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 22 |
| Jason Grilli | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.05 | 22 |
| Glendon Rusch | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 13 |
| Matt Herges | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 8 |
| Ryan Speier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 2 |
| Adam Eaton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 7 |
Notes
- Manager Clint Hurdle was fired and replaced by bench coach Jim Tracy taking the team from the NL West cellar to Wild Card contention winning 20 of the next 25 games [11][12][13]
- In June tied the team record 11-game winning streak set in 2007[14]
- First ever team walk-off grand slam by Ryan Spilborghs to beat the Giants 6–4 in the 14th inning.[15]
- Only team in the 2009 season to have five starting pitchers with 10 or more wins (Jason Marquis, Aaron Cook, Ubaldo Jiménez, Jorge de la Rosa, Jason Hammel).[16]
Farm system
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