1997 Colorado Rockies season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25 May 1 Cubs 5-4 Swift ( 3-1 ) Castillo ( 1-4 ) Reed ( 1 ) 48,052 18-7
26 May 2 Phillies 7-4 Muñoz ( 1-4 ) Thompson ( 3-2 ) Bottalico ( 6 ) 48,031 18-8
27 May 3 Phillies 7-3 Wright ( 4-1 ) Portugal ( 0-2 ) 48,050 19-8
28 May 4 Phillies 9-0 Bailey ( 4-1 ) Maduro ( 2-3 ) 48,107 20-8
29 May 5 Mets 6-1 Jones ( 5-2 ) Ritz ( 3-4 ) 48,036 20-9
30 May 6 Mets 12-11 Swift ( 4-1 ) Borland ( 0-1 ) Reed ( 2 ) 48,020 21-9
31 May 7 Pirates 14-3 Wilkins ( 2-0 ) Thompson ( 3-3 ) 48,056 21-10
32 May 8 Pirates 10-8 Loaiza ( 4-0 ) Wright ( 4-2 ) Loiselle ( 2 ) 48,050 21-11
33 May 9 @ Phillies 3-1 Maduro ( 3-3 ) Bailey ( 4-2 ) Bottalico ( 7 ) 13,564 21-12
34 May 10 @ Phillies 5-4 ( 10 ) Bottalico ( 1-1 ) Reed ( 0-1 ) 17,629 21-13
35 May 11 @ Phillies 3-1 Schilling ( 5-3 ) Thomson ( 0-1 ) 21,282 21-14
36 May 12 @ Phillies 9-2 DeJean ( 1-0 ) Muñoz ( 1-5 ) 12,603 22-14
37 May 14 @ Pirates 15-10 Wilkins ( 3-0 ) Reed ( 0-2 ) 11,841 22-15
38 May 15 @ Pirates 4-3 Córdova ( 3-3 ) Bailey ( 4-3 ) Rincón ( 3 ) 8,548 22-16
39 May 16 @ Mets 2-1 Munoz ( 1-0 ) McMichael ( 3-4 ) Ruffin ( 7 ) 15,261 23-16
40 May 17 @ Mets 3-1 Jones ( 7-2 ) Thomson ( 0-2 ) Franco ( 12 ) 23,987 23-17
41 May 18 @ Mets 10-4 Kashiwada ( 1-0 ) Ruffin ( 0-1 ) 22,845 23-18
42 May 19 @ Mets 4-3 Lidle ( 2-0 ) McCurry ( 1-1 ) 14,248 23-19
43 May 20 @ Giants 6-3 Van Landingham ( 2-2 ) Bailey ( 4-4 ) Beck ( 15 ) 12,431 23-20
44 May 21 @ Giants 10-7 Ritz ( 4-4 ) Rueter ( 2-1 ) Reed ( 3 ) 12,268 24-20
The Colorado Rockies' 1997 season was the fifth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their fifth in the National League (NL), and third at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in third place with a record of 83-79. Right fielder Larry Walker won the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP), becoming the first Rockies player and Canadian-born player to do so in MLB. In a season of contrasting dynamics, the Rockies led the NL in attendance, runs scored, batting average, on-base percentage (OBP), and slugging percentage. However, the club was last in earned run average (ERA), as only Roger Bailey and John Thomson pitched enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and produced an ERA under 5.00. Walker, Vinny Castilla, and Andrés Galarraga each hit at least 40 home runs. Walker led the NL in home runs with 49 and OBP (.452), and the major leagues in on-base plus slugging (1.172), while Galarraga led the NL in runs batted in (140).