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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...

' 2009 season
2009 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champions – New York Yankees**American League Champions – New York Yankees**National League Champions – Philadelphia Phillies*Postseason – October 7 to November 4...

is a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, in which the Rockies won their third Wild Card title, and second in three years. The Rockies drew 2,665,080 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002

2002 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2002 season was the 10th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Buddy Bell and Clint Hurdle were the managers, the latter replacing the former after the former was fired. They played home games at Coors Field...

. The average home attendance was 32,902 fans.

Offseason

November 10, 2008: Matt Holliday was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Carlos González, Huston Street, and Greg Smith.
January 6, 2009: Luis Vizcaíno was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Marquis.
February 1, 2009: Matt Belisle was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
April 5, 2009: Jason Hammel was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Colorado Rockies for Aneury Rodriguez.

Transactions

July 23, 2009: Rafael Betancourt was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Colorado Rockies for Connor Graham (minors).
July 31, 2009: Joe Beimel was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Colorado Rockies for Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian (minors).
August 24, 2009: Jason Giambi was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
August 31, 2009: José Contreras was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Brandon Hynick (minors).

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)

Roster

2009 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (hitting) (third base) (first base) (bench) (bullpen catcher) (bench) (bullpen)

Game log

2009 Game Log

Playoffs

2009 Post-Season

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	Chris Iannetta Chris Iannetta Christopher Domenic Iannetta is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball.-High school:...	93	289	66	.228	16	52
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....	151	544	177	.325	15	86
2B	Clint Barmes Clint Barmes Clint Harold Barmes [BAR-miss] is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010 and Houston Astros in 2011...	154	550	135	.245	23	76
SS	Troy Tulowitzki Troy Tulowitzki Troy Trevor Tulowitzki , nicknamed Tulo, is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.Tulowitzki's arm, range and instincts at shortstop are highly regarded...	151	543	161	.297	32	92
3B	Ian Stewart Ian Stewart (baseball) Ian Kenneth Stewart is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:...	147	425	97	.228	25	70
LF	Seth Smith Seth Smith Garry Seth Smith is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Amateur career:...	133	335	98	.293	15	55
CF	Dexter Fowler Dexter Fowler William Dexter Fowler is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:...	135	433	115	.266	4	34
RF	Brad Hawpe Brad Hawpe Bradley Bonte Hawpe is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.-High school and college:...	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
126	354	80	.226	9	48
133	352	85	.241	8	48
89	278	79	.284	13	29
64	213	62	.291	2	31
19	24	7	.292	2	11

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
33	218.0	15	12	3.47	198
33	216.0	15	13	4.04	115
33	185.0	16	9	4.38	193
34	176.2	10	8	4.33	133
27	158.0	11	6	4.16	78

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
24	45.2	0	2	3.74	27
24	31.0	3	1	5.52	22
26	26.1	3	2	7.52	25
32	25.1	3	1	1.78	29
27	24.2	0	3	6.20	22

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
64	4	1	35	3.06	70
57	1	1	0	4.24	55
40	3	2	7	4.50	41
36	2	2	0	5.84	12
35	1	3	1	5.88	24

Farm system

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