1998 Colorado Rockies season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Colorado Rockies
season = 1998
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
(George Frazier, Dave Armstrong)
radio = KOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Antonio Guevara)|The Colorado Rockies' 1998 season was the 6th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 77-85, fourth in the NL West.

Offseason

*November 18, 1997: Quinton McCracken was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th pick in the 1997 expansion draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraqu01.shtml Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 4, 1997: Darryl Kile was signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kileda01.shtml]
*December 19, 1997: Sherman Obando was signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/obandsh01.shtml]
*January 3, 1998: Bruce Ruffin was signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ruffibr01.shtml]

Regular Season

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Larry Walker, Lou Marsh Trophy

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/1998.shtml 1998 Rockies]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=COL 1998 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]