1978 Colorado Rockies
Record: 84-76
Finish: 3rd in NL West Division
Runs Scored: 783
Runs Allowed: 717
Exp W-L: 86-74
 
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Attendance: 2,302,971
Manager: Chris Kelsey

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 77-60, 3rd in the National League
AA: 78-59, 4th in the National League
A: 76-61, 3rd in the National League
 
 
 
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
C  Johnny Bench 30 153 583 81 140 28 0 32 104 0 0 71 91 .240 .319 .453 .772 84.3 14.5 7.0
C  Brian Downing 27 154 571 93 148 34 3 17 88 0 3 77 59 .259 .352 .419 .770 82.2 15.0 4.1
3B *Oscar Gamble 28 148 544 96 141 29 3 41 98 0 1 52 78 .259 .327 .550 .876 89.7 18.0 0.6
SS  Joe Ferguson 31 148 487 87 121 16 0 13 60 1 2 99 90 .248 .372 .361 .733 74.1 13.2 3.6
2B *Rick Manning 23 140 493 65 165 29 3 5 61 1 0 47 31 .335 .391 .436 .827 78.4 18.1 4.8
1B *Rusty Staub 34 133 452 66 141 35 4 13 81 1 2 53 25 .312 .381 .493 .874 78.6 17.7 0.4
CF #Jimmy Rosario 33 141 456 50 124 10 0 2 38 9 2 53 59 .272 .348 .307 .655 52.7 8.1 3.5
3B  Eric Soderholm 29 136 431 56 103 21 2 12 70 0 2 56 59 .239 .329 .381 .710 55.6 9.0 2.9
2B  Ron Theobald 34 117 383 39 105 24 0 1 40 2 1 17 38 .274 .315 .345 .660 38.2 5.5 3.0
SS  Enzo Hernandez 29 105 246 37 65 8 3 1 22 0 5 25 12 .264 .332 .333 .665 23.8 2.6 2.5
RF  Jerry Morales 29 86 217 24 47 7 0 6 23 0 0 23 24 .217 .293 .332 .625 22.3 2.3 1.5
SS  Dave Concepcion 30 78 208 23 63 15 1 1 13 8 2 17 23 .303 .356 .399 .755 27.1 5.4 1.6
CF *Johnny Grubb 29 64 145 11 27 5 0 3 17 0 1 17 15 .186 .281 .283 .564 11.3 0.0 0.8
SS  Dick Allen 36 46 139 23 33 9 1 2 19 5 3 17 44 .237 .318 .360 .678 16.0 2.1 1.3
1B *Roy Howell 24 44 100 16 25 4 1 2 15 0 0 5 16 .250 .290 .370 .660 9.5 1.0 0.6
CF  Ken Berry 37 30 78 6 22 2 1 0 11 0 0 4 11 .282 .317 .333 .650 7.1 1.0 0.2
2B  Julio Gonzalez 25 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0 0.1
P  Danny Darwin 22 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.5 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.4 1739 5539 777 1471 276 22 151 760 28 24 634 677 .266 .342 .405 .747 751.4 133.3 38.2
  Rank among 12 NL teams 7 4 6 3 11 3 4 10 4 2 5 6 3 3 3 3  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Dave Laroche 30 15 12 .556 35 35 0 266.3 235 110 37 82 211 3.72 16.0
 Bo McLaughlin 24 14 12 .538 34 34 0 235.3 227 97 15 68 141 3.71 15.1
 Bob Apodaca 28 12 9 .571 29 29 0 202.3 202 93 11 61 101 4.14 10.4
 J.R. Richard 28 14 6 .700 27 27 0 201.7 177 72 5 79 178 3.21 15.8
 Danny Darwin 22 11 6 .647 20 20 0 154.7 160 75 18 64 48 4.36 7.1
 Stan Thomas 28 5 5 .500 35 5 5 78.0 86 42 5 33 22 4.85 3.5
 Bill Zepp 31 6 7 .462 43 0 10 70.3 76 31 1 24 16 3.97 6.2
 Frank Lacorte 26 3 7 .300 23 7 5 70.3 66 40 6 44 38 5.12 2.0
 Hal Kurtz 34 1 1 .500 25 0 0 55.3 59 29 2 20 18 4.72 2.0
 Dave Heaverlo 27 1 4 .200 32 0 6 40.3 50 17 6 17 25 3.79 2.3
*Mickey Mahler 25 1 4 .200 12 2 0 37.3 46 22 2 25 23 5.30 0.1
*Frank Bertaina 34 1 3 .250 23 1 3 24.0 35 23 3 18 12 8.63 0.0
Team Totals 28.1 84 76 .525 338 160 29 1436.0 1419 651 111 535 833 4.08 80.5
Rank among 12 NL teams 6 6 4 6 7 5 6 8 8 1 8  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 34.2
J.Bench 1323.0 147 150 788 64 5 0 .994 39.4
B.Downing 71.0 8 8 37 1 0 0 1.000 16.7
J.Ferguson 42.0 5 5 29 2 2 0 .939 0.0
Team Total 1436.0 160 163 854 67 7 0 .992 35.0
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 12.10
R.Staub 901.7 99 108 1113 67 6 102 .995 11.78
J.Rosario 191.7 25 25 247 11 5 9 .981 12.12
O.Gamble 89.0 9 15 108 9 4 10 .967 11.83
R.Howell 61.3 6 9 83 10 0 7 1.000 13.65
D.Allen 54.1 7 7 73 6 0 7 1.000 13.14
E.Soderholm 29.0 2 7 37 4 0 0 1.000 12.72
B.Downing 2.0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 22.50
Team Total 1328.8 148 173 1666 107 15 135 .992 12.01
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 5.97
R.Theobald 898.7 108 112 194 377 16 76 .973 5.72
D.Concepcion 241.0 26 38 55 91 2 16 .986 5.45
E.Hernandez 232.0 24 47 40 101 2 11 .986 5.47
J.Morales 35.0 2 11 9 12 0 3 1.000 5.40
R.Howell 20.3 0 9 5 10 0 0 1.000 6.64
R.Manning 9.0 0 5 1 8 0 1 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1436.0 160 222 304 599 20 107 .978 5.66
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .956 3.05
E.Soderholm 968.3 108 123 67 265 15 21 .957 3.09
D.Concepcion 222.3 26 30 11 64 1 4 .987 3.04
R.Howell 146.0 17 23 11 43 5 3 .915 3.33
E.Hernandez 43.3 3 13 2 10 1 0 .923 2.49
O.Gamble 17.0 2 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.18
J.Gonzalez 9.0 1 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 5.00
D.Allen 8.6 1 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.14
D.Darwin 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
H.Kurtz 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1418.6 158 196 94 393 22 28 .957 3.09
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 5.52
R.Manning 955.7 110 116 133 408 13 73 .977 5.09
E.Hernandez 334.3 38 45 49 160 15 23 .933 5.63
D.Allen 240.8 30 31 38 105 5 23 .966 5.34
J.Ferguson 29.7 1 10 7 14 0 2 1.000 6.37
R.Theobald 26.7 3 5 5 14 0 2 1.000 6.41
D.Concepcion 26.0 1 12 1 10 0 2 1.000 3.81
O.Gamble 17.7 2 2 3 4 0 3 1.000 3.57
R.Staub 9.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00
H.Kurtz 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1640.8 186 223 236 718 33 128 .967 5.23
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.96
B.Downing 1200.3 137 139 258 8 1 1 .996 1.99
O.Gamble 67.0 7 10 15 0 1 0 .938 2.01
J.Grubb 57.0 6 7 9 0 1 0 .900 1.42
J.Morales 24.7 1 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.82
D.Allen 21.9 2 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.82
J.Rosario 9.0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
J.Ferguson 8.0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25
K.Berry 5.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1392.9 155 170 293 8 3 1 .990 1.94
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 2.49
J.Rosario 803.3 94 98 212 3 1 1 .995 2.41
J.Morales 362.0 42 48 83 1 2 0 .977 2.09
J.Grubb 188.7 18 37 43 0 0 0 1.000 2.05
O.Gamble 47.7 4 10 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.45
K.Berry 28.3 2 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 3.18
R.Manning 4.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
E.Hernandez 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
D.Darwin 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1436.0 160 205 363 4 3 1 .992 2.30
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 1.99
J.Ferguson 1153.0 130 136 224 5 0 0 1.000 1.79
J.Rosario 114.7 14 16 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.73
J.Morales 74.3 8 13 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.82
J.Grubb 55.0 6 7 9 0 1 0 .900 1.47
O.Gamble 19.0 2 4 5 0 1 0 .833 2.37
B.Downing 10.0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80
R.Staub 8.0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38
K.Berry 2.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1436.0 160 185 281 5 2 0 .993 1.79
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 2.11
D.Laroche 266.3 35 35 17 34 1 2 .981 1.72
B.McLaughlin 235.3 34 34 17 35 0 5 1.000 1.99
B.Apodaca 202.3 29 29 16 47 2 7 .969 2.80
J.Richard 201.7 27 27 15 24 1 0 .975 1.74
D.Darwin 154.7 20 20 9 17 2 3 .929 1.51
S.Thomas 78.0 5 35 6 14 0 1 1.000 2.31
B.Zepp 70.3 0 43 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.54
F.Lacorte 70.3 7 23 3 13 0 0 1.000 2.05
H.Kurtz 55.3 0 25 3 10 0 2 1.000 2.11
D.Heaverlo 40.3 0 32 2 11 0 1 1.000 2.90
M.Mahler 37.3 2 12 6 4 0 1 1.000 2.41
F.Bertaina 24.0 1 23 2 6 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1436.0 160 338 99 224 6 22 .982 2.02
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Manning .335
On-Base Pct Manning .391
Slugging Pct Gamble .550
OPS Gamble .876
XR Gamble 89.7
Games Downing 154
At-Bats Bench 583
Runs Gamble 96
Hits Manning 165
Total Bases Gamble 299
Singles Manning 128
Doubles Staub 35
Triples Staub 4
Homeruns Gamble 41
RBIs Bench 104
Stolen Bases Rosario 9
Caught Stealing Hernandez 5
Walks Ferguson 99
Strikeouts Bench 91
ERA Richard 3.21
Wins Laroche 15
Losses Laroche, McLaughlin 12
Winning Pct Richard .700
Saves Zepp 10
Games Pitched Zepp 43
Games Started Laroche 35
Complete Games Laroche 7
Shutouts McLaughlin 2
Innings Pitched Laroche 266.3
Hits Allowed Laroche 235
Homeruns Allowed Laroche 37
Strikeouts Laroche 211
Walks Allowed Laroche 82
Walks per 9IP McLaughlin 2.6
Hits per 9IP Richard 7.9
Strikeouts per 9IP Richard 7.9
WHiP Laroche 1.19
OAVG Laroche .233
OOBP Laroche .293
OSLG Richard .328
OOPS Richard .633
Team All-Stars
Johnny Bench
Oscar Gamble
Player Salaries
Rusty Staub $ 8,610,000
Dick Allen $ 7,750,000
Johnny Bench $ 6,400,000
J.R. Richard $ 6,000,000
Bob Apodaca $ 4,700,000
Joe Ferguson $ 4,200,000
Brian Downing $ 3,785,714
Eric Soderholm $ 3,400,000
Dave Laroche $ 3,200,000
Johnny Grubb $ 2,900,000
Enzo Hernandez $ 2,700,000
Ron Theobald $ 2,000,000
Oscar Gamble $ 2,000,000
Frank Bertaina $ 1,200,000
Jerry Morales $ 1,092,938
Bill Zepp $ 950,000
Dave Concepcion $ 850,000
Hal Kurtz $ 400,000
Hal King $ 350,000
Dave Heaverlo $ 300,000
Julio Gonzalez $ 300,000
Frank Lacorte $ 300,000
Mickey Mahler $ 300,000
Danny Darwin $ 300,000
Rick Manning $ 300,000
Bo McLaughlin $ 300,000
Ken Berry $ 300,000
Jimmy Rosario $ 300,000
Stan Thomas $ 300,000
Roy Howell $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/8 Traded Gary Nolan Kansas City Oscar Gamble
Chip Lang
2/16 Signed     Ron Theobald
7/31 Traded Chip Lang Oakland Dick Allen