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Don Edward Baylor (June 28, 1949 – August 7, 2017), nicknamed "Groove," was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate (" crowding the plate ") and was a first baseman , left fielder , and designated ...
The Rockies' first manager was Don Baylor, who led the team for six seasons and qualified for the playoffs once. Former manager Clint Hurdle is the all-time leading manager in wins, losses, and games managed; Hurdle led the Rockies to the playoffs in 2007, the only time the Rockies have won the National League pennant.
Don Baylor won the Silver Slugger three times in four years (1983, 1985–1986) as a designated hitter with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, [11] and Frank Thomas won it twice with the Chicago White Sox (1991, 2000). [12]
Don Baylor was the manager. The team competed in the National League West, finishing with a record of 77−67, second in the division. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth in the first season of the revised postseason format and first postseason appearance in franchise history.
Don Baylor: N/A: N/A 1984: Eddie Murray † Lou Whitaker: Buddy Bell: Cal Ripken Jr. † Jim Rice † Dave Winfield † Tony Armas: Lance Parrish: Andre Thornton: N/A: N/A 1985: Don Mattingly: Lou Whitaker: George Brett † Cal Ripken Jr. † Rickey Henderson † Dave Winfield † George Bell: Carlton Fisk † Don Baylor: N/A: N/A 1986: Don ...
The Colorado Rockies' 1993 season was the first for the Rockies. They played in the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. Playing their home games in Mile High Stadium, better known as the home of the Denver Broncos, the Rockies sold 4,483,350 tickets to their home games, setting the Major League record for attendance, which still stands as of the 2023 season.
Zimmer was on the first coaching staff of the expansion Colorado Rockies in 1993 under manager Don Baylor. On June 6, 1995, he left the bench during the fifth inning of the game against St. Louis, which came to the surprise of players and staff (he had told Baylor about plans to retire a few weeks beforehand). [26]
Don Baylor: 267 5 Jason Kendall: 254 6 Ron Hunt: 243 7 Dan McGann: 230 8 Anthony Rizzo (0) 222 9 Chase Utley: 204 10 Frank Robinson* 198 11 Minnie Miñoso* 197 12 Jake Beckley* 183 13 Jason Giambi: 180 14 Andrés Galarraga: 178 15 Alex Rodriguez: 176 16 Curt Welch: 173 17 Carlos Delgado: 172 18 Derek Jeter* 170 19 Kid Elberfeld: 165 20 Starling ...