1998 Colorado Rockies Roster

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The 1998 Colorado Rockies team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Colorado Rockies primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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34 Pedro Astacio 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-11-28
46 Mark Brownson 6-02 185 Right Left 1975-06-17
44 Mike DeJean 6-02 215 Right Right 1970-09-28
45 Jerry DiPoto 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-05-24
38 Lariel Gonzalez 6-04 228 Right Right 1976-05-25
36 Bobby Jones 6-00 185 Left Right 1972-04-11
57 Darryl Kile 6-05 210 Right Right 1968-12-02
16 Curt Leskanic 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-04-02
23 Chuck McElroy 6-00 195 Left Left 1967-10-01
43 Mike Munoz 6-02 200 Left Left 1965-07-12
53 Fred Rath, Jr. 6-03 220 Right Right 1973-01-05
30 Kevin Ritz 6-04 220 Right Right 1965-06-08
20 Mike Saipe 6-01 190 Right Right 1973-09-10
39 Jim Stoops 6-02 180 Right Right 1972-06-30
29 Mark Thompson 6-02 205 Right Right 1971-04-07
52 John Thomson 6-03 175 Right Right 1973-10-01
47 Dave Veres 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-10-19
41 Dave Wainhouse 6-02 190 Right Left 1967-11-07
21 Jamey Wright 6-06 225 Right Right 1974-12-24
8 Kirt Manwaring 5-11 190 Right Right 1965-07-15
15 Jeff Reed 6-02 190 Right Left 1962-11-12
22 Mark Strittmatter 6-01 210 Right Right 1969-04-04
6 Jason Bates 5-11 170 Right Both 1971-01-05
9 Vinny Castilla 6-01 185 Right Right 1967-07-04
28 Greg Colbrunn 6-00 200 Right Right 1969-07-26
17 Todd Helton 6-02 220 Left Left 1973-08-20
3 Mike Lansing 6-00 195 Right Right 1968-04-03
22 Nelson Liriano 5-10 172 Right Both 1964-06-03
5 Neifi Perez 6-00 175 Right Both 1973-06-02
28 Terry Shumpert 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-08-16
7 Kurt Abbott 6-00 185 Right Right 1969-06-02
24 Jeff Barry 6-01 190 Right Both 1969-09-22
10 Dante Bichette 6-02 235 Right Right 1963-11-18
26 Ellis Burks 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-09-11
19 Edgard Clemente 5-11 188 Right Right 1975-12-15
11 Angel Echevarria 6-04 215 Right Right 1971-05-25
24 Derrick Gibson 6-02 244 Right Right 1975-02-05
1 Curtis Goodwin 5-11 180 Left Left 1972-09-30
12 Darryl Hamilton 6-01 190 Right Left 1964-12-03
35 John Vander Wal 6-02 197 Left Left 1966-04-29
33 Larry Walker 6-03 235 Right Left 1966-12-01
19 Derrick White 6-01 220 Right Right 1969-10-12
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The 1998 Colorado Rockies played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Coors Field (Park Factors: 119/120) where 3,792,683 fans witnessed their 1998 Rockies finish the season with a .475 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Colorado Rockies primary starters list:

1998 Colorado Rockies
Opening Day Starters

Pedro Astacio
Dante Bichette
Ellis Burks
Vinny Castilla
Todd Helton
Mike Lansing
Neifi Perez
Jeff Reed
Larry Walker

1998 Colorado Rockies
Most Games by Position

C Kirt Manwaring (108)
1B Todd Helton (146)
2B Mike Lansing (153)
3B Vinny Castilla (162)
SS Neifi Perez (162)
LF Dante Bichette (134)
CF Ellis Burks (78)
RF Larry Walker (123)
  
SP Pedro Astacio
SP Bobby Jones
SP Darryl Kile
SP John Thomson
SP Jamey Wright
  
RP Mike DeJean
RP Curt Leskanic
RP Chuck McElroy
RP Mike Munoz
RP Dave Veres
CL Jerry DiPoto

1998 Colorado Rockies
Salaries

Larry Walker $6,050,000.00
Darryl Kile $5,492,981.00
Dante Bichette $5,291,667.00
Vinny Castilla $5,025,000.00
Ellis Burks $4,900,000.00
Mike Lansing $3,950,000.00
Kevin Ritz $3,500,000.00
Pedro Astacio $3,350,000.00
Kirt Manwaring $2,150,000.00
Jerry DiPoto $1,800,000.00
Jeff Reed $1,500,000.00
Dave Veres $1,050,000.00
Chuck McElroy $817,000.00
Greg Colbrunn $735,000.00
Curt Leskanic $730,000.00
Mike Munoz $585,000.00
John Vander Wal $560,000.00
Jason Bates $325,000.00
Mark Thompson $300,000.00
Jamey Wright $240,000.00
Mike DeJean $215,000.00
Neifi Perez $210,000.00
Terry Shumpert $210,000.00
John Thomson $210,000.00
Curtis Goodwin $208,000.00
Todd Helton $190,000.00
Angel Echevarria $175,000.00
Mark Brownson $170,000.00
Edgard Clemente $170,000.00
Derrick Gibson $170,000.00
Lariel Gonzalez $170,000.00
Bobby Jones $170,000.00
Fred Rath, Jr. $170,000.00
Mike Saipe $170,000.00
Jim Stoops $170,000.00
Mark Strittmatter $170,000.00

1998 Colorado Rockies
Uniform Numbers

#1 Curtis Goodwin
#3 Mike Lansing
#5 Neifi Perez
#6 Jason Bates
#7 Kurt Abbott
#8 Kirt Manwaring
#9 Vinny Castilla
#10 Dante Bichette
#11 Angel Echevarria
#12 Darryl Hamilton
#15 Jeff Reed
#16 Curt Leskanic
#17 Todd Helton
#19 Edgard Clemente
#19 Derrick White
#20 Mike Saipe
#21 Jamey Wright
#22 Nelson Liriano
#22 Mark Strittmatter
#23 Chuck McElroy
#24 Jeff Barry
#24 Derrick Gibson
#26 Ellis Burks
#28 Greg Colbrunn
#28 Terry Shumpert
#29 Mark Thompson
#30 Kevin Ritz
#33 Larry Walker
#34 Pedro Astacio
#35 John Vander Wal
#36 Bobby Jones
#38 Lariel Gonzalez
#39 Jim Stoops
#41 Dave Wainhouse
#43 Mike Munoz
#44 Mike DeJean
#45 Jerry DiPoto
#46 Mark Brownson
#47 Dave Veres
#52 John Thomson
#53 Fred Rath, Jr.
#57 Darryl Kile

Did you know that a 1998 Colorado Rockies Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?