Colorado Rockies Trivia

COLORADO ROCKIES TRIVIA

1) What year were the Colorado Rockies founded?

2013 2003 1993 1983

The Rockies began play as an expansion team in 1993 and shared Mile High Stadium with the Denver Broncos for their first two seasons.

2) Which player won the batting title in the team's very first season?

MIKE KINGERY ANDRES GALARRAGA DANTE BICHETTE CHARLIE HAYES

Rockies first baseman Andrés Galarraga solidified his reputation as an accomplished hitter in 1993 after Manager Don Baylor persuaded him to change from a standard batting stance into an open one, allowing him to better see incoming pitches. Galarraga flirted with the .400 mark for much of the season and finished at .370, a 127-point increase over the previous year.

3) What year did the Rockies play in their first World Series?

1997 2007 2002 2012

In 2007, the team earned its first NL pennant after winning 14 of their final 15 games in the regular season to secure a Wild Card position. In the 2007 World Series, they were swept by the American League champion Boston Red Sox in four games.

4) What MLB single-season team record did the Rockies break in 2007?

FIELDING PERCENTAGE HOME RUNS ERA BATTING AVERAGE

Colorado set the single-season MLB team record for fielding percentage (.98925). Despite the Rockies record-setting performance, the National League coaches and players didn't vote in a single Rockies player for the NL Gold Glove award.

5) What is the Colorado Rockies mascot?

BEER CAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBER BOXER DINOSAUR

Dinger, the Rockies mascot, is a dinosaur because a dinosaur skull was found on the stadium grounds while it was being built.

6) Who is the only player in MLB history to register both a .700 slugging percentage and 30 stolen bases in the same season?

TODD HELTON ELLIS BURKS DANTE BICHETTE LARRY WALKER

Larry Walker's career season came in 1997, when he hit .366 with 49 home runs, 130 RBI, 208 hits, 143 runs scored, 33 stolen bases, .720 slugging percentage, 1.172 OPS, 409 total bases, 9.8 WAR, and won the NL MVP Award, becoming the first Rockies player and also the first Canadian to win the MVP in Major League Baseball.

7) Who was the first player to hit a home run and toss a complete game shutout in his MLB debut?

UBALDO JIMÉNEZ AARON COOK JOE KENNEDY JASON JENNINGS

Jason Jennings posted his most impressive numbers in the 2002 season when he won the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in the National League, beating out Brad Wilkerson and Austin Kearns.

8) Who threw the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies history?

GERMÁN MÁRQUEZ JHOULYS CHACÍN MARVIN FREEMAN UBALDO JIMÉNEZ

On April 17, 2010, Ubaldo Jiménez no-hit the Atlanta Braves 4-0 at Turner Field. His fastball reached 100 mph three times during the game, and it averaged 96.8 mph.

9) What color are the "mile high" seats at Coors Field?

SILVER RED PURPLE GREEN

An entire row of purple seats runs around the stadium in the third level. These seats represent 5,280 feet above sea level, exactly one mile.

10) What deficit did the Rockies overcome in the largest comeback win in team history?

10 RUN DEFICIT 11 RUN DEFICIT 9 RUN DEFICIT 8 RUN DEFICIT

On July 4, 2008, Colorado defeated the Florida Marlins 18-17 after being down 13-4. The nine-run deficit that the Rockies overcame made it the largest comeback win in team history.