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83-79 .512 |
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| Standings |
3rd in the NL West (7 games back) |
| Pythagorean |
82-80, 82-80, 82-80 |
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923 /
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| Ballpark | Coors Field | | Park Factors | Batting: 123 / Pitching: 123 | | Attendance | 3,888,453 (1st) (1st) | | Fancost | $117 (8th) / $9,440 | | Payroll/Avg | $46,093,301 / $1,439,720 (11th) | | OpExp/$PV | $78,300,000 / $943,373 | | Rev/OpInc | $116,600,000 / $38,300,000 | | Valuation | $303,000,000 | | Spring Training | Tucson, Arizona (Hi Corbett Field) | | Manager | Don Baylor | | Coaches | Clint Hurdle, Frank Funk, Gene Glynn, Jackie S.Moore, PJ Carey | | Executives | President/Chairman/CEO: Jerry McMorris, General Manager: Bob Gebhard | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Colorado Springs Sky Sox, (AA) New Haven Ravens, (A) Asheville Tourists, (A) Portland Rockies, (A) Salem Avalanche | | Radio | (KOA) Jeff Kingery, Wayne Hagin | | TV | (KWGN) Dave Armstrong, Dave Campbell | | Spanish Radio | (KCUV) Antonio Guevara, Francisco Gamez |
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The 1997 Colorado Rockies
went 83-79
and finished 3rd
in the
National League West. The Rockies
drew 3,888,453
to Coors Field.
Andres Galarraga and Larry Walker made the All-Star team. Larry Walker won the National League Most Valuable Player award. Gold Glove winners for 1997 included Larry Walker.
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