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1994 Colorado Rockies Season
The Colorado Rockies' 1994 season was the second for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. They played home games at Mile High Stadium. They finished with a record of 53-64, 3rd in the division. The season was cut short by a player strike. Offseason *October 29, 1993: Marvin Freeman was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *November 19, 1993: Howard Johnson was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *November 30, 1993: Ellis Burks was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *January 7, 1994: Walt Weiss was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. *March 31, 1994: John Vander Wal was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Montreal Expos. Regular season By Friday, August 12, the Rockies had compiled a 53-64 record through 117 games. They were drawing really well at home, with an attendance of 3,281,511 through 57 home games for an average of 57,570 per game. At that pace, the team would have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Million
Douglas Lloyd Million (October 13, 1975 – September 23, 1997) was an American baseball player who is notable for winning the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 1994. He played minor league baseball for four seasons. Draft and professional career Million was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1994 amateur draft out of Sarasota High School. He began his professional career that year, splitting the season between the Arizona League Rockies and Bend Rockies, going a combined 6–3 with a 2.20 ERA while striking out 92 batters in 69 innings of work. According to the ''Baseball America'' pre-1995 rankings, Million was the 19th best prospect in the minor leagues. With the Salem Avalanche in 1995, he went 5–7 with a 4.62 ERA in 24 games (23 starts). He was the 69th best prospect according to the ''Baseball America'' pre-1996 rankings. He split that year between the Avalanche and New Haven Ravens, going a combined 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Reed (baseball)
Steven Vincent Reed (born March 11, 1965) is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Biography Reed was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Chatsworth High School. He played college baseball at Lewis-Clark State College, and played summer collegiate baseball for the Hazlet Elks of the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) is a collegiate summer baseball league based in Saskatchewan and Alberta that descends from leagues dating to 1931. History The league can trace its roots back to 1931, via its predecessors. The South ... prior to playing in the majors. Reed was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1988. His career stats are: 49 wins, 44 losses, 3.63 ERA, 18 saves, 630 strikeouts, and 285 BB, in 833 games (870.2 innings). References External links Baseball Almanac {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Steve 1965 births Living people Baseball players from Los Angeles Major Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Painter
Lance Telford Painter (born July 21, 1967) is an English former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies (-), St. Louis Cardinals (-, ), Toronto Blue Jays (-), and Milwaukee Brewers (). Although he started 28 games, Painter is most known as a reliever. Professional career Painter played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Painter was drafted in the 25th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres. While playing with the Rockies in the 1995 National League Division Series, 1995 NLDS he pinch hit in the ninth inning of game one (Strikeout, striking out), then started the next day in a losing effort against the Atlanta Braves. During the season with the Cardinals, Painter appeared in 65 games, went 4–0, and posted a 3.99 Earned run average, ERA. Painter appeared in 314 major league games and posted a career ERA of 5.24. He retired after the 2003 season. Coaching career Lance was the pitching coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nied
David Glen Nied (born December 22, 1968) is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies from 1992 through 1996. Career Nied attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. He was drafted out of high school by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. ''Baseball America'' rated Nied as the 56th best prospect in baseball prior to the 1992 season and the 23rd best prospect in baseball prior to the 1993 season. Despite excelling in 1992 spring training, Nied was optioned to the Triple-A Richmond Braves to start the 1992 season. He made his major league debut for the Braves on September 1, 1992, after MLB rosters expanded. Nied was the first pick for the expansion Colorado Rockies in the 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft. Nied started in the first ever game for the Rockies, taking the loss against the New York Mets. He also pitched a number of other first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Munoz (baseball)
Anthony Munoz (born July 12, 1965), is an American former professional baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ... player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1989 to 2000. External links 1965 births Living people People from Baldwin Park, California Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from California Cal Poly Pomona Broncos baseball players Los Angeles Dodgers players Detroit Tigers players Colorado Rockies players Texas Rangers players Great Falls Dodgers players Bakersfield Dodgers players San Antonio Missions players Albuquerque Dukes players Toledo Mud Hens players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Moore
Marcus Braymont Moore (born November 2, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ..., Moore played for the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds. He last played professional baseball in with the Syracuse Sky Chiefs. External links 1970 births Living people Baseball players from Oakland, California Major League Baseball pitchers African-American baseball players Sacramento City Panthers baseball players Cincinnati Reds players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Akron Aeros players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Indianapolis Indians players Yuma Bullfrogs players Zion Pioneerzz players American expatriate baseball players in Australia Bend Bucks players Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Leskanic
Curtis John Leskanic (; born April 2, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched from 1993 to 2004 for the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. He is currently a professional scout for the Red Sox. Career Leskanic was drafted in the eighth round of the 1989 baseball amateur entry draft out of Louisiana State University by the Cleveland Indians, but was traded in 1992 to the Minnesota Twins with Oscar Múñoz for Paul Sorrento. Later that same year, he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 Expansion Draft. In 1993, he made his major league debut with the Rockies. In 2004, during the Kansas City Royals disastrous 58–104 season he was released on June 18. On June 22, he was picked up by the Boston Red Sox and then made three appearances during the 2004 ALCS against the New York Yankees and was credited with the Game 4 win. His innings of shutout baseball during G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Holmes (baseball)
Darren Lee Holmes (born April 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. Holmes pitched in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003 and is currently the bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles. Professional career Early years Holmes was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, and attended T.C. Roberson High School, where he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. He was selected in the 16th round of the 1984 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers and opted to turn professional and forgo his scholarship at UNC. Los Angeles Dodgers Holmes went 0–1 in 14 games in 1990, his first action in the Major Leagues. On December 20, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bert Heffernan. Milwaukee Brewers In his first season with the Brewers, he was 1–4 with an ERA over 4.00, although he picked up his first three saves. He pitched to a 4–4 record the following year, but had a 4.72 ERA. Following the season, he was taken by the Color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Harris (pitcher, Born 1963)
Gregory Wade Harris (born December 1, 1963), is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1988 through 1995. Greg Harris was drafted by the San Diego Padres out of Elon University in the 10th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Harris threw a no-hitter while playing for the Wichita Pilots, the AA affiliate of the Padres in 1987, and was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Primarily a relief pitcher in his early days with the Padres, he transitioned back into the starting rotation in 1991. His go-to pitch was a big, sweeping curveball, the best in the National League at the time. His career 2.95 ERA with the Padres is still one of the best ERAs in team history, only surpassed by Trevor Hoffman. Harris and fellow pitcher Bruce Hurst were shipped off to the Colorado Rockies during the Padres 1993 fire sale, and later finished his career in Minnesota. Harris' post-career San Diego superior court cases detailed scams an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Harkey
Michael Anthony Harkey (born October 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1988 to 1997 for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. After his playing career, Harkey became a coach for the Florida Marlins in 2006 and the New York Yankees from 2008 through 2013, before joining the Arizona Diamondbacks, who he coached in 2014 and 2015. He returned to the Yankees in 2016 and is currently serving as their bullpen coach. Playing career Harkey was born in San Diego, California and attended California State University (CSU) Fullerton, where he played college baseball for the CSU Fullerton Titans. He was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1990, Harkey finished the season with a record of 12–6 with a 3.26 earned run average. He played in the majors in 1988, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Freeman
Marvin Freeman (born April 10, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies. He worked as both a starting pitcher and a reliever in his career. Biography Nicknamed "Starvin' Marvin" for 180 pounds on a 6–6 frame, Freeman worked at Chicago's John Norwood Lee Co. making concert-quality violin bows, while attending Chicago Vocational High School. Freeman played collegiately at Jackson State University. In 1983, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted as the #2 pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1984. He made his MLB debut in 1986 and won his first game against the New York Mets on September 21, 1986. Freeman won his first career decision (second start) on the day his first child was born. Freeman began his professional career in 1984 after being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of that year's am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
