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2007 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2007 season started off with the team trying to improve on their 2006 record (76-86). They finished second in the National League West with a franchise record of 90 wins in 163 games and earned a playoff berth as the National League Wild Card team. The team would go on to lose the World Series to the Boston Red Sox, four games to none.

2007 Colorado Rockies
National League Champions
National League Wild Card Winners
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCoors Field
CityDenver, Colorado
Record90–73 (.552)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersCharles & Dick Monfort
General managersDan O'Dowd
ManagersClint Hurdle
TelevisionFSN Rocky Mountain
KTVD (My20)
Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson, George Frazier
RadioKOA AM
Jeff Kingery, Jack Corrigan
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The team's stretch run was among the greatest ever for a Major League Baseball team. Having a record of 76–72 at the start of play on September 16, the Rockies proceeded to win 14 of their final 15 regular season games.[1] The stretch culminated with a 9–8, 13-inning victory over the San Diego Padres in a one-game playoff for the wild card berth, a game that is considered to be part of the regular season. The Rockies then swept their first seven playoff games to win the National League pennant — the franchise's first-ever pennant. Thus, at the start of the World Series, the Rockies had won a total of 21 out of 22 games. Fans and media nicknamed the Rockies' improbable run in October Rocktober,[2] a play off the two names.

The streak then ended, as the Rockies were swept in the World Series by the Boston Red Sox. The Rockies drew 2,376,250 fans for the season, their highest total since 2002. The average home attendance was 28,978.

As of 2024 this was the only season the Rockies have ever made the World Series.

Offseason

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  • December 5, 2006: LaTroy Hawkins was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
  • December 12, 2006: Jason Jennings was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Miguel Asencio to the Houston Astros for Willy Taveras, Taylor Buchholz and Jason Hirsh.[4]
  • January 30, 2007: Choo Freeman was released by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
  • February 18, 2007: Matt Herges was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[6]
  • February 24, 2007: Steve Finley was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[4]

Regular season

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 90 72 .556 — 50‍–‍31 40‍–‍41
Colorado Rockies 90 73 .552 ½ 51‍–‍31 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres 89 74 .546 1½ 47‍–‍34 42‍–‍40
Los Angeles Dodgers 82 80 .506 8 43‍–‍38 39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants 71 91 .438 19 39‍–‍42 32‍–‍49


Wild Card standings

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Team W L Pct. GB
Colorado Rockies 90 73 .552 —
San Diego Padres 89 74 .546 —
New York Mets 88 74 .543 ½
Atlanta Braves 84 78 .518 4½
Milwaukee Brewers 83 79 .512 5½
Los Angeles Dodgers 82 80 .506 6½
St. Louis Cardinals 78 84 .481 10½

Wild card tie-breaker

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Further information: 2007 National League wild card tie-breaker game

The Rockies ended the 162-game regular season with 89 wins and 73 losses. They were tied with the San Diego Padres for second place in the NL West and first in the NL Wild Card. A tie-breaker game was played on October 1, 2007, at Coors Field in Denver to determine which team would continue on to post-season play. The game lasted 13 innings, spanning four hours and 40 minutes. The Rockies won the game with a controversial play at home plate where Matt Holliday appeared to not touch home plate but was called safe resulting in a final score of 9–8, sending them to only their second post-season in franchise history. The tie-breaker game counts toward all team and player statistics in the regular season; so, the Rockies' official 2007 win–loss record stands at 90-73.

Record vs. opponents

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2007 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 4–2 4–2 2–4 8–10 6–1 5–2 8–10 2–5 3–4 5–1 5–4 10–8 10–8 4–3 6–1 8–7
Atlanta 2–4 — 5–4 1–6 4–2 10–8 3–3 4–3 5–2 9–9 9–9 5–1 5–2 4–3 3–4 11–7 4–11
Chicago 2–4 4–5 — 9–9 5–2 0–6 8–7 2–5 9–6 2–5 3–4 8–7 3–5 5–2 11–5 6–1 8–4
Cincinnati 4–2 6–1 9–9 — 2–4 4–3 4–11 2–4 8–7 2–5 2–4 9–7 2–4 4–3 6–9 1–6 7-11
Colorado 10–8 2–4 2–5 4–2 — 3–3 3–4 12–6 4–2 4–2 4–3 4–3 11–8 10–8 3–4 4–3 10–8
Florida 1–6 8–10 6–0 3–4 3–3 — 2–3 4–3 2–5 7–11 9–9 3–4 3–4 1–6 2–4 8–10 9–9
Houston 2–5 3–3 7–8 11–4 4–3 3-2 — 4–3 5–13 2–5 3–3 5–10 4–3 2–4 7–9 2–5 9–9
Los Angeles 10–8 3–4 5–2 4–2 6–12 3–4 3–4 — 3–3 5–5 4–2 5–2 8–10 10–8 3–3 5–1 5–10
Milwaukee 5–2 2–5 6–9 7–8 2–4 5–2 13–5 3–3 — 2–4 3–4 10–6 2–5 4–5 7–8 4–2 8–7
New York 4–3 9–9 5–2 5–2 2–4 11–7 5–2 5–5 4–2 — 6–12 4–2 2–4 4–2 5–2 9–9 8–7
Philadelphia 1-5 9–9 4–3 4–2 3–4 9–9 3–3 2–4 4–3 12–6 — 4–2 4–3 4–4 6–3 12–6 8–7
Pittsburgh 4–5 1–5 7–8 7–9 3–4 4–3 10–5 2–5 6–10 2–4 2–4 — 1–6 4–2 6–12 4–2 5–10
San Diego 8–10 2–5 5–3 4–2 8–11 4–3 3–4 10–8 5–2 4–2 3–4 6–1 — 14–4 3–4 4–2 6–9
San Francisco 8–10 3–4 2–5 3–4 8–10 6–1 4–2 8–10 5–4 2–4 4–4 2–4 4–14 — 4–1 3–4 5–10
St. Louis 3–4 4–3 5–11 9–6 4–3 4-2 9–7 3–3 8–7 2–5 3–6 12–6 4–3 1–4 — 1–5 6–9
Washington 1–6 7–11 1–6 6–1 3–4 10-8 5–2 1–5 2–4 9–9 6–12 2–4 2–4 4–3 5–1 — 9–9


Transactions

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  • May 13, 2007: Byung-hyun Kim was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Marlins for Jorge Julio.[7]
  • June 13, 2007: Steve Finley was released by the Colorado Rockies.[8]
  • August 15, 2007: Ramón Ortiz was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Colorado Rockies for Matt Macri.[9]
  • August 19, 2007: Mark Redman was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[10]

Major League debuts

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Game log

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2007 Game Log
April (10–16) (.385)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 2 D-backs 8–6 Cruz (1–0) Hawkins (0–1) Valverde (1) 48,169 0–1
2 April 3 D-backs 4–3 (11) Kim (1–0) Valverde (0–1) 20,547 1–1
3 April 4 D-backs 11–4 López (1–0) Davis (0–1) 19,352 2–1
4 April 6 @ Padres 4–3 Hirsh (1–0) Maddux (0–1) Fuentes (1) 44,267 3–1
5 April 7 @ Padres 3–2 Hoffman (1–0) Corpas (0–1) 40,504 3–2
6 April 8 @ Padres 2–1 (10) Linebrink (1–0) Hawkins (0–2) 27,086 3–3
7 April 9 @ Dodgers 6–3 Francis (1–0) Schmidt (1–1) 56,000 4–3
8 April 10 @ Dodgers 2–1 Beimel (1–0) Kim (1–1) Saito (4) 40,560 4–4
9 April 11 @ Dodgers 3–0 Penny (2–0) Hirsh (1–1) Saito (5) 35,852 4–5
10 April 13 @ D-backs 6–3 Affeldt (1–0) Webb (1–1) Fuentes (2) 20,219 5–5
11 April 14 @ D-backs 5–4 Lyon (2–0) Hawkins (0–3) Valverde (5) 27,721 5–6
12 April 15 @ D-backs 6–4 Davis (1–1) Kim (1–2) Valverde (6) 21,904 5–7
13 April 16 Giants 8–0 Zito (1–2) Francis (1–1) 18,222 5–8
14 April 17 Giants 5–3 Ramírez (1–0) Correia (0–1) Fuentes (3) 18,207 6–8
15 April 18 Dodgers 7–2 Buchholz (1–0) Lowe (2–2) 20,366 7–8
16 April 19 Dodgers 8–1 Hendrickson (1–0) Cook (0–1) 19,135 7–9
17 April 20 Padres 11–1 Young (2–1) Fogg (0–1) 22,338 7–10
18 April 21 Padres 7–3 Hensley (1–3) Francis (1–2) 22,795 7–11
19 April 22 Padres 4–2 Hirsh (2–1) Maddux (1–2) Fuentes (4) 25,746 8–11
20 April 23 @ Mets 6–1 Maine (3–0) Buchholz (1–1) 32,154 8–12
21 April 24 @ Mets 2–1 (12) Smith (1–0) Speier (0–1) 38,500 8–13
22 April 25 @ Mets 11–5 Fogg (1–1) Pelfrey (0–2) 33,522 9–13
23 April 27 Braves 9–7 James (3–2) Francis (1–3) Moylan (1) 25,079 9–14
24 April 28 Braves 6–2 Smoltz (3–1) Hirsh (2–2) 28,178 9–15
25 April 29 Braves 9–7 (11) Bautista (1–0) Colyer (0–1) 31,445 10–15
26 April 30 @ Giants 9–5 Lowry (3–2) Fogg (1–2) 34,569 10–16
May (15–13) (.536)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
27 May 1 @ Giants 9–7 Árias (1–0) Ortiz (2–2) Fuentes (5) 33,210 11–16
28 May 2 @ Giants 5–3 Hennessey (1–1) Francis (1–4) 32,557 11–17
29 May 4 @ Reds 6–5 (11) Bautista (2–0) Stanton (1–2) Fuentes (6) 23,920 12–17
30 May 5 @ Reds 9–7 Cook (1–1) Harang (4–1) Fuentes (7) 26,663 13–17
31 May 6 @ Reds 9–3 Arroyo (2–2) Fogg (1–3) Weathers (6) 27,915 13–18
32 May 7 @ Cardinals 3–2 McClellan (1–0) Falkenborg (0–1) Fuentes (8) 42,285 14–18
33 May 8 @ Cardinals 4–1 Jiménez (1–0) Bautista (2–1) Isringhausen (9) 42,763 14–19
34 May 9 @ Cardinals 9–2 Wainwright (3–2) Hirsh (2–3) 43,001 14–20
35 May 10 Giants 5–3 Cook (2–1) Lowry (4–3) Fuentes (9) 20,120 15–20
36 May 11 Giants 8–3 Lincecum (1–0) Fogg (1–4) 26,162 15–21
37 May 12 Giants 6–2 Francis (2–4) Zito (3–4) 33,569 16–21
38 May 13 Giants 15–2 Cain (2–3) Buchholz (1–2) 24,243 16–22
39 May 15 D-backs 3–0 Johnson (1–2) Hirsh (2–4) Valverde (13) 20,178 16–23
40 May 16 D-backs 5–3 Cook (3–1) Webb (3–3) Fuentes (10) 20,023 17–23
41 May 17 D-backs 3–1 Hernández (4–2) Fogg (1–5) Valverde (14) 23,610 17–24
42 May 18 Royals 5–2 Duckworth (1–3) Corpas (0–2) Soria (9) 22,399 17–25
43 May 19 Royals 6–4 Buchholz (2–2) Meche (3–2) Fuentes (11) 24,017 18–25
44 May 20 Royals 10–5 (12) Peralta (1–2) Ramírez (1–1) 25,829 18–26
45 May 21 @ D-backs 6–5 Slaten (2–0) Affeldt (1–1) Valverde (17) 19,782 18–27
46 May 22 @ D-backs 3–1 Corpas (1–2) Lyon (3–2) Fuentes (11) 23,058 19–27
47 May 23 @ D-backs 2–0 Francis (3–4) Davis (2–6) Fuentes (13) 18,373 20–27
48 May 25 @ Giants 5–3 Affeldt (2–1) Benítez (0–2) Fuentes (14) 41,274 21–27
49 May 26 @ Giants 6–1 Cook (4–1) Morris (5–2) 38,212 22–27
50 May 27 @ Giants 6–4 (10) Ramírez (2–1) Kline (0–1) Fuentes (15) 41,708 23–27
51 May 28 Cardinals 6–2 Francis (4–4) Wells (2–9) 31,575 24–27
52 May 29 Cardinals 8–3 López (2–0) Looper (6–4) 18,213 25–27
53 May 30 Cardinals 8–4 Wellemeyer (1–0) Hirsh (2–5) 19,062 25–28
54 May 31 Cardinals 7–3 Thompson (4–1) Cook (4–2) 19,097 25–29
June (14–13) (.519)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 June 1 Reds 4–2 Livingston (1–0) Buchholz (2–3) Weathers (12) 22,265 25–30
56 June 2 Reds 4–1 Francis (5–4) Lohse (2–7) Fuentes (16) 30,076 26–30
57 June 3 Reds 10–9 (10) Corpas (2–2) Santos (1–1) 26,071 27–30
58 June 5 Astros 4–1 Rodríguez (3–5) Hirsh (2–6) Wheeler (10) 27,101 27–31
59 June 6 Astros 8–7 Buchholz (3–3) Williams (2–8) Fuentes (17) 22,471 28–31
60 June 7 Astros 7–6 Affeldt (3–1) Wheeler (0–3) 22,103 29–31
61 June 8 @ Orioles 4–2 Trachsel (5–4) Francis (5–5) Ray (13) 22,375 29–32
62 June 9 @ Orioles 3–2 (10) Affeldt (4–1) Williams (0–1) Fuentes (18) 27,320 30–32
63 June 10 @ Orioles 6–1 Hirsh (3–6) Bédard (4–4) 34,784 31–32
64 June 12 @ Red Sox 2–1 Wakefield (6–7) Cook (4–3) Papelbon (15) 37,008 31–33
65 June 13 @ Red Sox 12–2 Fogg (2–5) Schilling (6–3) 36,808 32–33
66 June 14 @ Red Sox 7–1 Francis (6–5) Beckett (9–1) 36,936 33–33
67 June 15 Devil Rays 12–2 López (3–0) Shields (6–1) 25,762 34–33
68 June 16 Devil Rays 10–5 Buchholz (4–3) Sonnanstine (1–1) 30,101 35–33
69 June 17 Devil Rays 7–4 Kazmir (5–3) Cook (4–4) Reyes (16) 31,190 35–34
70 June 19 Yankees 3–1 Fogg (3–5) Mussina (3–4) Fuentes (19) 48,077 36–34
71 June 20 Yankees 6–1 Francis (7–5) Pettitte (4–5) 48,440 37–34
72 June 21 Yankees 4–3 López (4–0) Clemens (1–2) Fuentes (20) 48,611 38–34
73 June 22 @ Blue Jays 9–8 (10) Wolfe (1–0) Fuentes (0–1) 27,369 38–35
74 June 23 @ Blue Jays 11–6 Wolfe (2–0) Cook (4–5) 32,482 38–36
75 June 24 @ Blue Jays 5–0 McGowan (4–3) Fogg (3–6) 33,910 38–37
76 June 25 @ Cubs 10–9 Howry (4–4) Fuentes (0–2) 40,269 38–38
77 June 26 @ Cubs 8–5 Lilly (6–4) López (4–1) Ohman (1) 40,121 38–39
78 June 27 @ Cubs 6–4 Zambrano (9–6) Hirsh (3–7) Mármol (1) 39,972 38–40
79 June 28 @ Astros 8–5 (11) Moehler (1–2) Fuentes (0–3) 42,537 38–41
80 June 29 @ Astros 9–8 Borkowski (2–3) Fuentes (0–4) 42,861 38–42
81 June 30 @ Astros 5–0 Francis (8–5) Jennings (1–3) 43,071 39–42
July (15–9) (.625)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
82 July 1 @ Astros 12–0 Rodríguez (4–7) López (4–2) 35,260 39–43
83 July 2 Mets 6–2 Hirsh (4–7) Glavine (7–6) 27,252 40–43
84 July 3 Mets 11–3 Cook (5–5) Vargas (0–1) 48,040 41–43
85 July 4 Mets 17–7 Fogg (4–6) Hernández (4–4) 48,123 42–43
86 July 6 Phillies 7–6 (11) Corpas (3–2) Durbin (0–2) 29,239 43–43
87 July 7 Phillies 6–3 López (5–2) Moyer (7–7) Corpas (1) 35,196 44–43
88 July 8 Phillies 8–4 Eaton (8–5) Cook (5–6) Madson (1) 25,119 44–44
89 July 13 @ Brewers 10–6 Francis (9–5) Villanueva (6–1) 37,690 45–44
90 July 14 @ Brewers 2–1 (10) Turnbow (2–3) Hawkins (0–4) 42,559 45–45
91 July 15 @ Brewers 4–3 Wise (3–1) Affeldt (4–2) Cordero (28) 42,754 45–46
92 July 16 @ Pirates 10–8 Hawkins (1–4) Van Benschoten (0–4) Corpas (2) 16,423 46–46
93 July 17 @ Pirates 6–2 Fogg (5–6) Youman (2–1) 21,604 47–46
94 July 18 @ Pirates 5–3 Francis (10–5) Snell (7–7) Corpas (3) 19,285 48–46
95 July 19 @ Nationals 5–4 (10) Rauch (4–2) Hawkins (1–5) 20,573 48–47
96 July 20 @ Nationals 3–1 Cook (6–6) Traber (2–1) Corpas (4) 27,581 49–47
97 July 21 @ Nationals 3–0 Bacsik (3–6) López (5–3) Cordero (18) 31,674 49–48
98 July 22 @ Nationals 3–0 Rauch (5–2) Julio (0–3) Cordero (19) 21,793 49–49
99 July 23 Padres 7–5 Buchholz (5–3) Linebrink (3–3) Corpas (5) 31,047 50–49
100 July 24 Padres 5–3 Bell (4–2) Ramírez (2–2) Hoffman (28) 37,127 50–50
101 July 25 Padres 10–2 Cook (7–6) Germano (6–5) 28,162 51–50
102 July 26 Dodgers 5–4 Penny (13–1) López (5–4) Saito (26) 49,124 51–51
-- July 27 Dodgers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 18 51–51
103 July 28 Dodgers 6–2 Francis (11–5) Tomko (2–8) 46,039 52–51
104 July 29 Dodgers 9–6 Jiménez (1–0) Billingsley (7–1) Corpas (6) 38,167 53–51
105 July 31 @ Marlins 6–3 Cook (8–6) Olsen (8–9) Corpas (7) 11,534 54–51
August (15–14) (.517)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106 August 1 @ Marlins 4–3 Kim (6–5) Fogg (5–7) Gregg (22) 11,556 54–52
107 August 2 @ Marlins 4–3 Hawkins (2–5) Benítez (2–7) Corpas (8) 11,927 55–52
108 August 3 @ Braves 9–2 Francis (12–5) Smoltz (10–6) 37,481 56–52
109 August 4 @ Braves 6–4 Hudson (12–5) Jiménez (1–1) Wickman (18) 50,647 56–53
110 August 5 @ Braves 6–5 (10) Villarreal (2–1) Buchholz (5–4) 37,089 56–54
111 August 6 Brewers 6–2 Fogg (6–7) Vargas (9–4) 29,555 57–54
112 August 7 Brewers 11–4 Hirsh (5–7) Capuano (5–9) 30,280 58–54
113 August 8 Brewers 19–4 Francis (13–5) Gallardo (4–2) 26,613 59–54
114 August 9 Cubs 10–2 Lilly (13–5) Jiménez (1–2) 40,738 59–55
115 August 10 Cubs 6–2 Marquis (9–7) Cook (8–7) 41,282 59–56
116 August 11 Cubs 15–2 Fogg (7–7) Hill (6–7) 48,095 60–56
117 August 12 Cubs 6–3 Herges (1–0) Wood (0–1) Corpas (9) 39,176 61–56
118 August 14 @ Padres 8–0 Maddux (8–9) Francis (13–6) 32,049 61–57
119 August 15 @ Padres 3–0 Jiménez (2–2) Meredith (4–6) Corpas (10) 36,864 62–57
120 August 16 @ Padres 11–9 Hensley (2–3) Affeldt (4–3) Hoffman (30) 28,198 62–58
121 August 17 @ Dodgers 6–4 Stults (1–1) Fogg (7–8) Saito (32) 48,072 62–59
122 August 18 @ Dodgers 7–4 (14) Herges (2–0) Hernández (3–3) Corpas (11) 52,508 63–59
123 August 19 @ Dodgers 4–3 Proctor (4–5) Julio (0–4) Saito (33) 48,732 63–60
124 August 20 Pirates 4–2 Marte (2–0) Fuentes (0–5) Capps (12) 22,682 63–61
125 August 21 Pirates 9–2 Buchholz (6–4) Armas (2–4) 21,136 64–61
126 August 22 Pirates 11–2 Gorzelanny (12–7) Fogg (7–9) 20,629 64–62
127 August 23 Pirates 5–1 Maholm (10–14) Morales (0–1) 20,380 64–63
128 August 24 Nationals 6–5 Fuentes (1–5) Cordero (2–3) 25,232 65–63
129 August 25 Nationals 5–1 Jiménez (3–2) Redding (3–4) 27,179 66–63
130 August 26 Nationals 10–5 Dessens (2–1) Hanrahan (3–2) 24,086 67–63
131 August 27 @ Giants 4–1 Wilson (1–0) Julio (0–5) Hennessey (15) 35,726 67–64
132 August 28 @ Giants 3–1 Cain (7–13) Morales (0–2) Hennessey (16) 37,844 67–65
133 August 29 @ Giants 8–0 Francis (14–6) Lowry (14–8) 38,397 68–65
134 August 31 @ D-backs 7–3 Herges (3–0) Peña (5–3) 26,127 69–65
September (20–8) (.714)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 September 1 @ D-backs 13–7 González (7–2) Dessens (2–2) 29,119 69–66
136 September 2 @ D-backs 4–3 Fogg (8–9) Webb (14–10) Corpas (12) 26,776 70–66
137 September 3 Giants 7–4 Francis (15–6) Cain (7–14) Corpas (13) 30,168 71–66
138 September 4 Giants 6–5 Corpas (4–2) Hennessey (2–4) 20,553 72–66
139 September 5 Giants 5–3 Correia (4–6) Jiménez (3–3) Hennessey (18) 22,157 72–67
140 September 7 Padres 10–4 Herges (4–0) Germano (7–9) 27,247 73–67
141 September 8 Padres 3–1 Maddux (12–9) Francis (15–7) Hoffman (37) 30,429 73–68
142 September 9 Padres 4–2 Fogg (9–9) Young (9–7) Corpas (14) 20,260 74–68
143 September 10 @ Phillies 6–5 (10) Myers (4–6) Buchholz (6–5) 25,046 74–69
144 September 11 @ Phillies 8–2 Morales (1–2) Eaton (9–9) 25,263 75–69
145 September 12 @ Phillies 12–0 Redman (1–4) Kendrick (8–4) 31,541 76–69
146 September 13 @ Phillies 12–4 Geary (2–2) Francis (15–8) 42,623 76–70
147 September 14 Marlins 7–6 Willis (9–15) Herges (4–1) Gregg (30) 22,400 76–71
148 September 15 Marlins 10–2 Kensing (1–0) Jiménez (3–4) 26,079 76–72
149 September 16 Marlins 13–0 Morales (2–2) Olsen (9–14) 19,161 77–72
150 September 18 Dodgers 3–1 Francis (16–8) Billingsley (11–5) Corpas (15) 23,282 78–72
151 September 18 Dodgers 9–8 Speier (1–1) Saito (1–1) 23,271 79–72
152 September 19 Dodgers 6–5 Fuentes (2–5) Broxton (4–4) Corpas (16) 26,184 80–72
153 September 20 Dodgers 9–4 Jiménez (4–4) Lowe (12–13) 23,147 81–72
154 September 21 @ Padres 2–1 (14) Herges (5–1) Thatcher (0–1) 31,288 82–72
155 September 22 @ Padres 6–2 Speier (2–1) Cassel (1–1) 35,020 83–72
156 September 23 @ Padres 7–3 Francis (17–8) Maddux (13–11) 37,984 84–72
157 September 25 @ Dodgers 9–7 Speier (3–1) Hendrickson (4–8) Corpas (17) 44,660 85–72
158 September 26 @ Dodgers 2–0 Fogg (10–9) Lowe (12–14) Corpas (18) 45,036 86–72
159 September 27 @ Dodgers 10–4 Morales (3–2) Loaiza (2–4) 51,999 87–72
160 September 28 D-backs 4–2 Webb (18–10) Francis (17–9) Valverde (47) 48,190 87–73
161 September 29 D-backs 11–1 Redman (2–4) González (8–4) 47,368 88–73
162 September 30 D-backs 4–3 Fuentes (3–5) Nippert (1–1) Corpas (19) 46,375 89–73
October (1–0) (1.000)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
163 October 1 Padres 9–8 (13) Ortiz (5–4) Hoffman (4–5) 48,404 90–73

Roster

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2007 Colorado Rockies
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Yorvit Torrealba 113 396 101 .255 8 47
1B Todd Helton 154 557 178 .320 17 91
2B Kazuo Matsui 104 410 118 .288 4 37
SS Troy Tulowitzki 155 609 177 .291 24 99
3B Garrett Atkins 157 605 182 .301 25 111
LF Matt Holliday 158 636 216 .340 36 137
CF Willy Taveras 97 372 119 .320 2 24
RF Brad Hawpe 152 516 150 .291 29 116

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ryan Spilborghs 97 264 79 .299 11 51
Jamey Carroll 108 227 51 .225 2 22
Chris Iannetta 67 197 43 .218 4 27
Jeff Baker 85 144 32 .222 4 12
Cory Sullivan 72 140 40 .286 2 14
Steve Finley 43 94 17 .181 1 2
Omar Quintanilla 27 70 16 .229 0 5
Ian Stewart 35 43 9 .209 1 9
Clint Barmes 27 37 8 .216 0 1
John Mabry 28 34 4 .118 1 5
Gerónimo Gil 5 14 1 .071 0 0
Joe Koshansky 17 12 1 .083 0 2
Seth Smith 7 8 5 .625 0 0
Sean Barker 3 2 0 .000 0 0
Edwin Bellorín 3 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jeff Francis 34 215.1 17 9 4.22 165
Aaron Cook 25 166.0 8 7 4.12 61
Josh Fogg 30 165.2 10 9 4.94 94
Jason Hirsh 19 112.1 5 7 4.81 75
Ubaldo Jiménez 15 82.0 4 4 4.28 68
Rodrigo López 14 79.1 5 4 4.42 43
Franklin Morales 8 39.1 3 2 3.43 26
Elmer Dessens 5 19.0 1 1 7.58 10
Tim Harikkala 1 3.1 0 0 8.10 2

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Taylor Buchholz 41 93.2 6 5 4.23 61
Mark Redman 5 19.2 2 0 3.20 14
Byung-Hyun Kim 3 6.0 1 2 10.50 2

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Brian Fuentes 64 3 5 20 3.08 56
Manuel Corpas 78 4 2 19 2.08 58
Jeremy Affeldt 75 4 3 0 3.51 46
LaTroy Hawkins 62 2 5 0 3.42 29
Jorge Julio 58 0 3 0 3.93 50
Matt Herges 35 5 1 0 2.96 30
Tom Martin 26 0 0 0 4.91 10
Ramón Ramírez 22 2 2 0 8.31 15
Ryan Speier 20 3 1 0 4.00 13
Zach McClellan 12 1 0 0 5.79 13
Ramón Ortiz 10 1 0 0 7.62 7
Denny Bautista 9 2 1 0 12.46 8
Alberto Árias 6 1 0 0 4.91 3
Bobby Keppel 4 0 0 0 11.25 1
Juan Morillo 4 0 0 0 9.82 3
Dan Serafini 3 0 0 0 54.00 0
Josh Newman 2 0 0 0 4.50 3
Darren Clarke 2 0 0 0 0.00 1

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  • Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki turned an unassisted triple play on April 29, 2007, in the top of the 7th inning in a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves.[12][13] He became only the 13th player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish the feat.
  • First baseman Todd Helton hit his 300th career home run on September 16, 2007, in a 13-0 home win over the Florida Marlins.[14][15] He became the first player to hit 300 home runs for the Colorado Rockies.
  • Colorado had an 11-game winning streak toward the end of the 2007 regular season, which set a franchise record for most consecutive wins in a season.[16]
  • The Rockies finished ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division for the first time in franchise history.[17]
  • Colorado set an MLB record for fielding percentage in one season (.98925).[18] Despite the Rockies record-setting performance, the National League coaches and players didn't vote in any of Colorado's players for the NL Gold Glove award. The two most puzzling omissions were first baseman Todd Helton and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. Both players had a better fielding percentage, more total chances, better zone rating, more putouts, more double plays turned, better range factor and more assists than their counterparts who won the award instead (Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins). Helton also had fewer errors (2) than Lee (7), while Tulowitzki had as many errors as Rollins (11), but did so on 834 total chances compared to Rollins' 717.[19]
  • The Rockies became the first team in MLB history to sweep the New York Yankees (on June 19–21) and New York Mets (on July 2–4), both at home, in one season and second team to sweep two New York City teams in one season after the Milwaukee Braves in 1956.[20][21]
  • Baseball America named the Colorado Rockies the "Organization of the Year" for their accomplishments during the 2007 season.[22] "We knew they were bringing great talent through their farm system, but we certainly didn't expect it to pay off with big-league success so quickly", said Will Lingo, editor of Baseball America. "They won with homegrown players, have more talent on the way and have maintained stability in their front office, so they had pretty much everything we look for in an organization."

Playoffs

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2007 post-season (7-4) (Home: 3-2; Away: 4-2)
National League Division Series
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 3 @ Phillies 4 - 2 Francis (1-0) Hamels (0-1) Corpas (1) 45,655 1-0
2 October 4 @ Phillies 10 - 5 Fogg (1-0) Kendrick (0-1) Corpas (2) 45,991 2-0
3 October 6 Phillies 2 - 1 Fuentes (1-0) Romero (0-1) Corpas (3) 50,724 3-0
National League Championship Series
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 11 @ Diamondbacks 5 - 1 Francis (2-0) Webb (1-1) 48,142 1-0 (4-0)
2 October 12 @ Diamondbacks 3 - 2 (11) Corpas (1-0) Valverde (0-1) Speier (1) 48,219 2-0 (5-0)
3 October 14 Diamondbacks 4 - 1 Fogg (2-0) Hernández (1-1) Corpas (4) 50,137 3-0 (6-0)
4 October 15 Diamondbacks 6 - 4 Herges (1-0) Owings (0-1) Corpas (5) 50,213 4-0 (7-0)
World Series
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 24 @ Red Sox 13 - 1 Beckett (1-0) Francis (0-1) 36,733 0-1 (7-1)
2 October 25 @ Red Sox 2 - 1 Schilling (1-0) Jiménez (0-1) Papelbon (1) 36,730 0-2 (7-2)
3 October 27 Red Sox 10 - 5 Matsuzaka (1-0) Fogg (0-1) Papelbon (2) 49,983 0-3 (7-3)
4 October 28 Red Sox 4 - 3 Lester (1-0) Cook (0-1) Papelbon (3) 50,041 0-4 (7-4)

National League Division Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies

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Further information: 2007 National League Division Series

Colorado started the series with the Philadelphia Phillies on October 3, 2007, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies had a potent offense with NL MVP candidates Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. The Rockies swept the series in three games with scores of 4-2 in Game 1 and 10-5 in Game 2 in Philadelphia. In Game 3, with the score tied in the bottom of the 8th and two outs, Jeff Baker singled to bring in the go-ahead run. Manny Corpas then pitched a perfect ninth inning to seal the Rockies' first postseason series victory.

National League Championship Series: vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

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Further information: 2007 National League Championship Series

Colorado started the series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on October 11, 2007, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks came into the game having swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS in three games. Colorado took the first two games, including a 3-2 extra-inning victory in Game 2.

On Sunday, October 14, the Rockies would play in a cold, wet Coors Field in Denver. There, they would find a way to hit the ball over the wall even in the harsh weather. The Rockies hit two homers that night, one in the 1st inning from Matt Holliday and the other in the 6th inning from Yorvit Torrealba. Colorado won the game 4-1. This win gave the Rockies a 20-1 record over their last 21 games. This made them only the third team in the last half-century, and the first in the National League since the 1936, to have a 20-1 stretch at any point of a season.[23]

Colorado won its first NL Pennant on Monday, October 15, at home, with the deciding blow, a 3-run HR by Matt Holliday, to sweep the AZ Diamondbacks (6-4) in the midst of a historic 21-1 sprint with only one loss (September 28) since September 15.

Matt Holliday was the 2007 NLCS MVP Award winner. The Rockies became the first team to win their first 7 playoff games in 31 years. It should also be noted that they also became the first team to do it since MLB added the division series to the playoffs. The 2014 Kansas City Royals passed the record with winning their first 8 playoff games in the wild card game, the ALDS, and the ALCS.

World Series vs. Boston Red Sox

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The Rockies lost the first two games at Fenway Park, by a score of 13-1 in Game One and a score of 2-1 in Game Two. The 13 runs are the most ever scored by a team in the first game of a World Series. Returning to Coors Field for the final two games, the Rockies lost Game Three by a score of 10-5 and Game Four by a score of 4-3.

Further information: 2007 World Series

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Tom Runnells
AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Stu Cole
A Modesto Nuts California League Jerry Weinstein
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Joe Mikulik
A-Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League Fred Ocasio
Rookie Grand Junction Rockies Pioneer League Anthony Sanders

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References

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  2. ^ Saunders, Patrick (October 23, 2012). "Rocktober: When the Rockies accomplished the impossible in 2007". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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  4. ^ a b "Willy Taveras Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Choo Freeman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  6. ^ "Matt Herges Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  7. ^ "Jorge Julio Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "Steve Finley Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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  12. ^ "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Tulowitzki turns unassisted triple play". Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  13. ^ ESPN - Braves vs. Rockies - Recap - April 29, 2007
  14. ^ ESPN - Marlins vs. Rockies - Recap - September 16, 2007
  15. ^ The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: News: Colorado Rockies News[dead link‍]
  16. ^ ESPN - Rockies 11-game winning streak has city thinking playoffs - MLB
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  18. ^ "Sure hands + strong arms = winning edge : Rockies : The Rocky Mountain News". Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  19. ^ "2012 Postseason MLB Baseball 1B Fielding Statistics - Major League Baseball - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  20. ^ ESPN - Mets vs. Rockies - Recap - July 04, 2007
  21. ^ An early start to fireworks, Rockies beat Mets 17-7 : Rockies : The Rocky Mountain News
  22. ^ "2007's organization of the year : Rockies : The Rocky Mountain News". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
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