1997 Colorado Rockies season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Colorado Rockies
season = 1997
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1993
division = Western Division
y2 = 1993
Uniform
ballpark = Coors Field
y4 = 1995
city = Denver, Colorado
y5 = 1993
owners = Jerry McMorris
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)|The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the 5th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 83-79, third in the NL West.

Offseason

*December 9, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manwaki01.shtml Kirt Manwaring Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 24, 1997: Darnell Coles was signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

Larry Walker had a career season came in by|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 player to win the MVP Award.

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.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/1997.shtml 1997 Rockies]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=COL 1997 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]