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The Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

' 2004 season
2004 in baseball
-Headline events of the year:*The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since , ending the Curse of the Bambino.*With 262 hits, Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners breaks George Sisler's record of 257. Suzuki also sets the record for most singles in a season, with 225.*2004 also marked the final...

was the 12th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

. Clint Hurdle

Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle is a former Major League Baseball outfielder whose 10-year career was spent with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals. After retiring from playing baseball, Hurdle became a manager...

was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field

Coors Field

Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...

. They finished with a record of 68-94, 4th in the NL West.

Offseason

December 2, 2003: Juan Uribe was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago White Sox for Aaron Miles.
December 11, 2003: Vinny Castilla was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
December 14, 2003: Justin Speier was traded by the Colorado Rockies as part of a 3-team deal to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later from Toronto and Joe Kennedy from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sandy Nin (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
January 9, 2004: Jeromy Burnitz and Royce Clayton were signed as Free Agents by the Colorado Rockies.
March 8, 2004: Shawn Estes was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Transactions

June 11, 2004: Matt Daley
Matt Daley
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Daley is an American Major League Baseball player. He is currently a free agent.-Early life:Daley was born in Queens, New York and raised in Garden City, New York where he graduated from Garden City High School in 2000 after helping GCHS win the New York State Class B...

was signed as an Amateur Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
July 22, 2004: Jamey Wright was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
August 6, 2004: Larry Walker was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Jason Burch (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luis Martinez and Chris Narveson (August 11, 2004) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
September 27, 2004: Jhoulys Chacín
Jhoulys Chacín
Jhoulys Jose Chacín y Molina is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He was signed undrafted to the Colorado Rockies in 2004, and is considered to be one of their top prospects.He was called up directly to the majors from the Class AA Tulsa Drillers on July 24, 2009...

was signed as an Amateur Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

Batters:
- Luis González (Apr 6)
- Matt Holliday (Apr 16)
- Brad Hawpe (May 4)
- Choo Freeman (Jun 4)
- J.D. Closser (Jun 30)
- Jorge Piedra (Aug 7)
Pitchers:
- Scott Dohmann (May 15)
- Allan Simpson (May 17)
- Chris Gissell (Aug 22)
- Jeff Francis (Aug 25)

Roster

2004 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (third base) (pitching) (first base) (hitting) (bullpen) (bench) (bullpen catcher)

Game log

2004 Game Log

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
C	Charles Johnson	109	305	72	.236	13	47
1B	Todd Helton Todd Helton Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....	154	547	190	.347	32	96
2B	Aaron Miles Aaron Miles Aaron Wade Miles is a Major League Baseball infielder who is currently a free agent.-Houston Astros:Miles was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft...	134	522	153	.293	6	47
SS	Royce Clayton Royce Clayton Royce Spencer Clayton is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and occasional actor.-Baseball career:Clayton was born in Burbank, California. He was drafted out of St...	146	574	160	.279	8	54
3B	Vinny Castilla Vinny Castilla Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves...	148	583	158	.271	35	131
LF	Matt Holliday Matt Holliday Matthew Thomas Holliday , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.Holliday is a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger...	121	400	116	.290	14	57
CF	Preston Wilson Preston Wilson Preston James Richard Wilson is a retired professional baseball outfielder. He played in the major leagues from 1998-2007. He is both the nephew and stepson of former New York Mets star Mookie Wilson...	58	202	50	.248	6	29
RF	Jeromy Burnitz Jeromy Burnitz Jeromy Neal Burnitz is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets , Cleveland Indians , Milwaukee Brewers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Colorado Rockies , Chicago Cubs , and Pittsburgh Pirates .Burnitz played his...	150	540	153	.283	37	110

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
102	322	94	.292	12	40
75	195	55	.282	10	35
122	177	47	.266	9	40
59	121	29	.240	2	10
36	113	36	.319	1	10
38	108	35	.324	6	20
42	105	26	.248	3	9

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	202.0	15	8	5.84	117
33	201.0	11	12	5.51	133
27	162.1	9	7	3.66	117
17	96.2	6	4	4.28	40
14	78.2	2	3	4.12	41

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
40	111.0	3	8	5.51	59
41	46.0	0	3	4.11	49
8	41.1	0	6	9.80	23
32	39.0	2	1	5.08	46
7	36.2	3	2	5.15	32

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
66	1	9	35	7.11	52
65	3	8	0	3.68	38
64	1	2	0	7.52	20
55	6	6	0	4.74	30
47	2	4	0	5.64	48

Farm system

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