Denver Baseball History
Year Team Name League Affiliation Ballpark Championship Pennant Record Place Manager Attendance
1885 Denver Rocky Mountain League none Larimer Street Baseball Park            
1886 Denver Mountain Lions Western League none Larimer Street Baseball Park 1 1 54-26 1    
1887 Denver Mountaineers Western League none River Front Park     51-49 3    
1888 Denver Mountaineers Western Association none River Front Park 1 1 18-6 1    
1889 Denver Grizzlies Western Association none Athletic Park     51-70 7 Dave Rowe  
1890 Denver Grizzlies Western Association none Athletic Park     57-62 4 Dave Rowe  
1891 Denver Mountaineers Western Association none Athletic Park     53-62 4    
1895 Denver Western Association none Athletic Park     52-47 4    
1899 Denver Nine Western League none Athletic Park            
1900 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park 1 1 61-44 1    
1901 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     60-59 4 Buck Weaver / Tom Brown / Bill Everitt  
1902 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     81-57 4 Park Wilson  
1903 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     61-70 5 Tom Delahanty / Robert Lowe  
1904 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     87-61 3 William Hallman  
1905 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     94-59 2 Bill Everitt  
1906 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     68-81 5 Bill Everitt  
1907 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     68-75 4 Eddie Wheeler  
1908 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     72-74 4 Charlie Irwin / Charley Jones  
1909 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     69-82 6 Charley Jones / Henry Thompson  
1910 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park     102-65 2 John Charles (Jack) Hendricks  
1911 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park 1 1 111-54 1 John Charles (Jack) Hendricks  
1912 Denver Bears/Denver Grizzlies Western League none Athletic Park 1 1 99-63 1 John Charles (Jack) Hendricks  
1913 Denver Bears Western League none Athletic Park 1 1 104-62 1 John Charles (Jack) Hendricks  
1914 Denver Bears Western League none Athletic Park     96-72 2 Jack Coffey  
1915 Denver Bears Western League none Athletic Park     82-55 2 Jack Coffey/Larry Spahr  
1916 Denver Bears Western League none Athletic Park     75-75 4 Rebel Oakes  
1917 Denver Bears Western League none Athletic Park     62-86 7 Rebel Oakes/Roy Hartzell  
1921 Denver Bears   none Merchants Park            
1922 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     63-105 7 Joseph Dunn / C.H. Adkins / Bill Rodgers  
1923 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     59-107 8 Bill Gilbert  
1924 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     100-67 2 Joe Berger  
1925 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     97-71 2 Joe Berger  
1926 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     86-78 5 Joe Berger  
1927 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     77-75 4 Joe Berger  
1928 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     82-83 5 Jacl Knight  
1929 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     73-81 5 Eddie Palmer  
1930 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     74-74 6 Eddie Palmer  
1931 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     64-77 6 John Butler  
1932 Denver Bears Western League St. Louis Cardinals Merchants Park     83-64 2 Earl Smith  
1939 Denver Bears Western League (Class D) none Merchants Park            
1940 Denver Bears Western League (Class D) none Merchants Park            
1941 Denver Bears Western League none Merchants Park     42-68 6 Coburn Jones  
1947 Denver Bears Western League New York Yankees Merchants Park     54-75 5 Marty McManus 124,923
1948 Denver Bears Western League none Bears Stadium     70-67 2 Michael Gazella 283,377
1949 Denver Bears Western League none Bears Stadium     71-68 2 Michael Gazella 463,069
1950 Denver Bears Western League Boston Braves Bears Stadium     75-79 5 Earl Browne 379,180
1951 Denver Bears Western League Boston Braves Bears Stadium     88-66 2 Andy Cohen 424,065
1952 Denver Bears Western League Pittsburgh Pirates Bears Stadium     88-66 1 Andy Cohen 471,419
1953 Denver Bears Western League Pittsburgh Pirates Bears Stadium     94-60 2 Andy Cohen 322,128
1954 Denver Bears Western League Pittsburgh Pirates Bears Stadium 1 1 94-56 1 Andy Cohen 232,686
1955 Denver Bears American Association New York Yankees Bears Stadium     83-71 3 Ralph Houk 426,248
1956 Denver Bears American Association New York Yankees Bears Stadium     86-67 2 Ralph Houk 368,305
1957 Denver Bears American Association New York Yankees Bears Stadium 1 1 90-64 1 Ralph Houk 305,625
1958 Denver Bears American Association New York Yankees Bears Stadium     85-78 4 Andy Cohen 228,262
1959 Denver Bears American Association none Bears Stadium     76-86 3 Stan Hack 161,127
1960 Denver Bears American Association Detroit Tigers Bears Stadium     88-66 1 Charlie Metro  
1961 Denver Bears American Association Detroit Tigers Mile High Stadium     75-73 3 Charlie Metro 142,746
1962 Denver Bears American Association Detroit Tigers Mile High Stadium     79-71 3 Frank Skaff 165,614
1963 Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Milwaukee Braves Mile High Stadium     71-87 9 Jack Tighe  
1964 Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Milwaukee Braves Mile High Stadium     80-78 8 Bill Adair  
1965 Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Minnesota Twins Mile High Stadium     83-62 2 Cal Ermer  
1966 Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Minnesota Twins Mile High Stadium     79-68 5 Cal Ermer  
1967 Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Minnesota Twins Mile High Stadium     69-76 9 Cal Ermer/Johnny Goryl  
1968 Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Minnesota Twins Mile High Stadium     75-73 6 Johnny Goryl/Billy Martin  
1969 Denver Bears American Association Minnesota Twins Mile High Stadium     58-82 6 Don Heffner 175,229
1970 Denver Bears American Association Washington Senators Mile High Stadium     70-69 1 Whitey Kurowski/Dick Gernert 175,746
1971 Denver Bears American Association Washington Senators Mile High Stadium 1 1 73-67 1 Del Wilber 313,912
1972 Denver Bears American Association Texas Rangers Mile High Stadium     61-79 3 Del Wilber 128,568
1973 Denver Bears American Association Houston Astros Mile High Stadium     61-75 4 Jim Williams 184,279
1974 Denver Bears American Association Houston Astros Mile High Stadium     62-74 4 Frank Verdi 159,721
1975 Denver Bears American Association Chicago White Sox Mile High Stadium     81-55 2 Loren Babe 193,571
1976 Denver Bears American Association Montreal Expos Mile High Stadium 1 1 86-50 1 Vern Rapp 202,444
1977 Denver Bears American Association Montreal Expos Mile High Stadium     71-65 1 Jim Marshall 288,167
1978 Denver Bears American Association Montreal Expos Mile High Stadium     64-71 2 Doc Edwards 261,647
1979 Denver Bears American Association Montreal Expos Mile High Stadium     62-73 3 Jacl McKeon 335,684
1980 Denver Bears American Association Montreal Expos Mile High Stadium 1 1 92-44 1 Billy Gardner 565,214
1981 Denver Bears American Association Montreal Expos Mile High Stadium 1 1 79-60 1 Felipe Alou 555,806
1982 Denver Bears American Association Texas Rangers Mile High Stadium     68-67 3 Rich Donnelly 537,914
1983 Denver Bears American Association Chicago White Sox Mile High Stadium 1 1 73-61 1 Jim Mahoney 422,870
1984 Denver Bears American Association Chicago White Sox Mile High Stadium     79-75 3 Vern Law/Adrian Garrett 366,262
1985 Denver Zephyrs American Association Cincinnati Reds Mile High Stadium     77-65 2 Gene Dusan 308,268
1986 Denver Zephyrs American Association Cincinnati Reds Mile High Stadium     76-66 1 Jack Lind 301,787
1987 Denver Zephyrs American Association Milwaukee Brewers Mile High Stadium     79-61 1 Terry Bevington 314,549
1988 Denver Zephyrs American Association Milwaukee Brewers Mile High Stadium     72-69 3 Duffy Dyer 357,003
1989 Denver Zephyrs American Association Milwaukee Brewers Mile High Stadium     69-79 2 Dave Machemer 335,082
1990 Denver Zephyrs American Association Milwaukee Brewers Mile High Stadium     68-78 3 Dave Machemer 433,880
1991 Denver Zephyrs American Association Milwaukee Brewers Mile High Stadium 1 1 79-65 1 Tony Muser 550,135
1992 Denver Zephyrs American Association Milwaukee Brewers Mile High Stadium     73-71 2 Tony Muser 347,616
1993 Colorado Rockies National League   Mile High Stadium     67-95 6 Don Baylor 4,483,350
1994 Colorado Rockies National League   Mile High Stadium     53-64 3 Don Baylor 3,281,511
1995 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     77-67 2 Don Baylor 3,390,037
1996 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     83-79 3 Don Baylor 3,891,014
1997 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     83-79 3 Don Baylor 3,888,453
1998 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     77-85 4 Don Baylor 3,792,683
1999 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     72-90 5 Jim Leyland 3,235,833
2000 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     82-80 4 Buddy Bell 3,295,129
2001 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     73-89 5 Buddy Bell 3,166,821
2002 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     73-89 4 Buddy Bell/Clint Hurdle 2,737,838
2003 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     74-88 4 Clint Hurdle 2,334,085
2004 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     68-94 4 Clint Hurdle 2,338,069
2005 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     67-95 5 Clint Hurdle 1,947,332
2006 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     76-86 5 Clint Hurdle 2,105,995
2007 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field   1 90-73 2 Clint Hurdle 2,376,250
2008 Colorado Rockies National League   Coors Field     74-88 3 Clint Hurdle 2,650,218