1996 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 1996 season was the 4th for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 83-79, third in the NL West.

Offseason

• November 20, 1995: Joe Girardi was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Yankees for Mike DeJean.^[1]
• December 18, 1995: Jeff Reed was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.^[2]

Regular season

• The only no-hitter at Coors Field was thrown by Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 17, 1996.^[3]
• On May 11, 1996, Al Leiter threw the first no hitter in Florida Marlins history. The Marlins beat the Rockies by a score of 11-0.^[4]

Season standings

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1996: Shawn Chacón was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1996. ^[5]
• July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.^[6]
• August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants.^[7]
• August 31, 1996: Marvin Freeman was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Colorado Rockies.^[8]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Angel Echevarria (Jul 15)
  • Neifi Pérez (Aug 31)
  • Alan Cockrell (Sep 7)
  • Terry Jones (Sep 9)
• Pitchers:
  • Mike Farmer (May 4)
  • Garvin Alston (Jun 6)
  • Ryan Hawblitzel (Jun 9)
  • Jamey Wright (Jul 3)
  • John Burke (Aug 13)
  • Robbie Beckett (Sep 12) ^[9]

Roster

Game log

1996 Game Log
April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 2 @ Phillies 5–3 Ritz (1–0) Fernandez (0–1) 36,751 1–0 2 April 3 @ Phillies 3–1 Grace (1–0) Freeman (0–1) Bottalico (1) 15,648 1–1 3 April 4 @ Phillies 7–4 Mulholland (1–0) Rekar (0–1) Bottalico (2) 16,220 1–2 4 April 5 @ Expos 6–4 Dyer (1–0) Munoz (0–1) Rojas (1) 45,042 1–3 5 April 6 @ Expos 5–4 Thompson (1–0) Rueter (0–1) Leskanic (1) 27,040 2–3 6 April 7 @ Expos 9–1 Fassero (1–1) Painter (0–1) 11,212 2–4 7 April 8 Cubs 9–6 Adams (1–0) Ritz (1–1) Jones (1) 50,185 2–5 8 April 10 Cubs 10–9 Leskanic (1–0) Jones (1–1) 50,083 3–5 9 April 11 Mets 7–3 Reynoso (1–0) Mlicki (0–2) 48,010 4–5 10 April 12 Mets 6–5 Freeman (1–1) Clark (0–2) Leskanic (2) 50,045 5–5 11 April 14 Mets 10–4 Harnisch (1–0) Ritz (1–2) Henry (1) 48,051 5–6 12 April 15 Padres 11–9 Ruffin (1–0) Blair (0–2) Leskanic (3) 48,027 6–6 13 April 16 Padres 10–6 Ashby (2–0) Reynoso (1–1) 48,031 6–7 14 April 17 Padres 11–6 Florie (1–0) Freeman (1–2) 48,011 6–8 15 April 19 @ Mets 5–3 Ritz (2–2) Harnisch (1–1) Leskanic (4) 16,225 7–8 16 April 20 @ Mets 4–3 (10) Franco (2–0) Habyan (0–1) 20,847 7–9 17 April 21 @ Mets 6–4 Leskanic (2–0) Franco (2–1) 22,737 8–9 18 April 22 @ Cubs 4–2 Freeman (2–2) Navarro (0–3) Leskanic (5) 21,227 9–9 19 April 23 @ Cubs 4–3 Rekar (1–1) Castillo (0–2) Leskanic (6) 14,325 10–9 20 April 24 Phillies 10–8 Borland (1–1) Reed (0–1) Bottalico (6) 48,047 10–10 21 April 25 Phillies 7–1 Fernandez (2–2) Thompson (1–1) Ryan (2) 48,033 10–11 22 April 26 Expos 6–2 Álvarez (1–0) Reynoso (1–2) 48,024 10–12 23 April 27 Expos 6–5 (13) Painter (1–1) Daal (0–1) 48,013 11–12 24 April 28 Expos 21–9 Rueter (2–1) Rekar (1–2) 48,006 11–13 25 April 30 @ Dodgers 7–4 Nomo (4–2) Ritz (2–3) Worrell (7) 31,037 11–14
May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 26 May 1 @ Dodgers 4–1 Thompson (2–1) Astacio (2–3) Ruffin (1) 30,377 12–14 27 May 3 Marlins 9–5 Reynoso (2–2) Burkett (1–5) 48,129 13–14 28 May 4 Marlins 17–5 Freeman (3–2) Hammond (1–5) 48,101 14–14 29 May 5 Marlins 5–4 Ritz (3–3) Pérez (0–1) 48,134 15–14 30 May 6 @ Braves 4–1 Avery (3–2) Thompson (2–2) 28,725 15–15 31 May 7 @ Braves 6–5 (10) Clontz (1–2) Leskanic (2–1) 29,976 15–16 32 May 8 @ Braves 5–1 Glavine (3–3) Reynoso (2–3) 29,363 15–17 33 May 9 @ Marlins 6–2 Miller (1–0) Freeman (3–3) 21,008 15–18 34 May 10 @ Marlins 4–2 Rapp (2–3) Ritz (3–4) Nen (8) 27,309 15–19 35 May 11 @ Marlins 11–0 Leiter (6–2) Thompson (2–3) 31,549 15–20 36 May 12 @ Marlins 7–5 Nen (2–0) Leskanic (2–2) 21,058 15–21 37 May 14 @ Reds 5–3 Reed (1–1) Schourek (4–2) Ruffin (2) 20,535 16–21 38 May 17 Cardinals 12–11 Leskanic (3–2) Bailey (2–1) Ruffin (3) 48,074 17–21 39 May 18 Cardinals 9–8 Habyan (1–1) Eckersley (0–4) 48,103 18–21 40 May 19 Cardinals 10–3 Thompson (3–3) Benes (1–7) 48,075 19–21 41 May 20 Pirates 10–7 Reynoso (3–3) Neagle (5–2) 48,042 20–21 42 May 21 Pirates 12–10 Holmes (1–0) Christiansen (3–3) Ruffin (4) 48,037 21–21 43 May 22 Pirates 6–3 Ritz (4–4) Smith (2–2) Ruffin (5) 48,044 22–21 44 May 23 Reds 7–5 Carrasco (1–0) Ruffin (1–1) Brantley (11) 48,040 22–22 45 May 24 Reds 11–9 Ruffin (1–2) Thompson (3–4) 48,019 22–23 46 May 25 Reds 7–5 Leskanic (4–2) Moore (3–3) 48,012 23–23 47 May 27 @ Cardinals 5–2 Ritz (5–4) Stottlemyre (4–3) Ruffin (6) 38,804 24–23 48 May 28 @ Cardinals 6–5 Painter (2–1) Mathews (1–2) Holmes (1) 26,913 25–23 49 May 29 @ Cardinals 6–5 Petkovsek (3–0) Leskanic (4–3) Benes (1) 27,856 25–24 50 May 31 @ Pirates 8–4 Neagle (7–2) Reynoso (3–4) Córdova (4) 26,640 25–25
June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 51 June 1 @ Pirates 2–0 Ritz (6–4) Wagner (4–5) Ruffin (7) 15,633 26–25 52 June 2 @ Pirates 5–2 Smith (3–3) Holmes (1–1) Córdova (5) 26,745 26–26 53 June 3 @ Pirates 7–2 Ruebel (1–0) Farmer (0–1) 8,120 26–27 54 June 4 @ Astros 16–8 Hampton (4–3) Thompson (3–5) 18,418 26–28 55 June 5 @ Astros 4–1 Wall (2–0) Reynoso (3–5) 14,954 26–29 56 June 6 @ Astros 14–7 Ritz (7–4) Drabek (2–5) 22,112 27–29 57 June 7 Braves 19–8 Painter (3–1) Bielecki (0–2) 48,027 28–29 58 June 8 Braves 13–12 Holmes (2–1) McMichael (3–1) Ruffin (8) 48,015 29–29 59 June 9 Braves 8–3 Smoltz (12–1) Thompson (3–6) 48,036 29–30 60 June 10 Astros 10–9 Wall (3–0) Reynoso (3–6) 48,007 29–31 61 June 11 Astros 7–5 Alston (1–0) Young (2–3) Ruffin (9) 48,014 30–31 62 June 12 Astros 8–0 Freeman (4–3) Reynolds (8–4) 48,024 31–31 63 June 13 Phillies 4–1 Rekar (2–2) Schilling (2–1) Ruffin (10) 48,018 32–31 64 June 14 Phillies 10–6 Painter (4–1) Springer (1–6) 48,006 33–31 65 June 15 Phillies 4–2 Reynoso (4–6) Mulholland (5–6) Ruffin (11) 48,023 34–31 66 June 16 Phillies 11–3 Ritz (8–4) Muñoz (0–2) 48,041 35–31 67 June 17 Expos 5–3 Urbina (4–0) Freeman (4–4) Rojas (10) 48,021 35–32 68 June 18 Expos 12–8 Dyer (4–2) Holmes (2–2) 50,025 35–33 69 June 19 Expos 7–6 (10) Ruffin (2–1) Scott (2–2) 48,007 36–33 70 June 21 @ Phillies 4–3 (10) Borland (4–2) Ruffin (2–2) 25,085 36–34 71 June 22 @ Phillies 5–4 Blazier (1–0) Hawblitzel (0–1) Bottalico (16) 28,604 36–35 72 June 23 @ Phillies 7–4 Freeman (5–4) Fernandez (3–6) Ruffin (12) 33,385 37–35 73 June 24 @ Mets 2–1 Isringhausen (4–9) Holmes (2–3) Franco (17) 16,988 37–36 74 June 25 @ Mets 3–2 Jones (7–4) Thompson (3–7) Franco (18) 18,251 37–37 75 June 26 @ Mets 9–5 Mlicki (4–3) Reed (1–2) 20,675 37–38 76 June 27 Dodgers 13–1 Ritz (9–4) Astacio (3–6) 48,043 38–38 77 June 28 Dodgers 13–4 Freeman (6–4) Martínez (6–2) 48,025 39–38 78 June 29 Dodgers 13–10 Valdez (8–5) Rekar (2–3) 48,009 39–39 79 June 30 Dodgers 16–15 Ruffin (3–2) Worrell (3–4) 48,103 40–39
July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 80 July 1 @ Giants 9–6 Juden (4–0) Painter (4–2) Beck (17) 16,142 40–40 81 July 2 @ Giants 5–1 Gardner (8–3) Ritz (9–5) 13,571 40–41 82 July 3 @ Giants 3–2 Leskanic (5–3) Beck (0–5) Ruffin (13) 44,356 41–41 83 July 4 @ Dodgers 9–4 Valdez (9–5) Freeman (6–5) 54,331 41–42 84 July 5 @ Dodgers 8–1 Nomo (9–7) Bailey (0–1) 43,415 41–43 85 July 6 @ Dodgers 3–2 Osuna (4–3) Ruffin (3–3) Worrell (23) 35,562 41–44 86 July 7 @ Dodgers 3–0 Ritz (10–5) Astacio (4–7) 38,269 42–44 87 July 11 Padres 8–5 (10) Ruffin (4–3) Hoffman (5–3) 45,703 43–44 88 July 12 Padres 13–12 Holmes (3–3) Blair (1–6) 48,053 44–44 89 July 13 Padres 11–6 Ritz (11–5) Sanders (1–3) 48,009 45–44 90 July 14 Padres 8–4 Reynoso (5–6) Valenzuela (5–7) 48,065 46–44 91 July 15 Giants 7–3 Bailey (1–1) Bourgeois (1–2) 48,032 47–44 92 July 16 Giants 5–3 Freeman (7–5) Leiter (4–9) Ruffin (14) 49,035 48–44 93 July 17 Giants 4–3 Wright (1–0) Fernández (4–11) Ruffin (15) 48,453 49–44 94 July 18 @ Padres 9–2 Sanders (2–3) Ritz (11–6) 24,212 49–45 95 July 19 @ Padres 4–3 Valenzuela (6–7) Reynoso (5–7) Hoffman (20) 26,559 49–46 96 July 20 @ Padres 5–4 Leskanic (6–3) Bochtler (0–3) Ruffin (16) 55,046 50–46 97 July 21 @ Padres 2–0 Tewksbury (9–5) Freeman (7–6) Hoffman (21) 36,686 50–47 98 July 23 Mets 10–7 Ruffin (5–3) Henry (2–3) 48,016 51–47 99 July 23 Mets 11–10 Reed (2–2) Henry (2–4) 48,058 52–47 100 July 24 Mets 7–6 (10) Leskanic (7–3) Byrd (1–2) 48,061 53–47 101 July 25 Cubs 10–8 Bottenfield (2–1) Ruffin (5–4) Patterson (3) 48,087 53–48 102 July 26 Cubs 17–4 Navarro (8–9) Freeman (7–7) Adams (2) 48,062 53–49 103 July 27 Cubs 10–6 Thompson (4–7) Telemaco (4–5) 48,096 54–49 104 July 28 Cubs 7–5 Bullinger (4–8) Ritz (11–7) Bottenfield (1) 48,073 54–50 105 July 29 @ Expos 4–1 Cormier (6–6) Wright (1–1) Rojas (17) 19,115 54–51 106 July 30 @ Expos 3–1 Urbina (6–3) Reynoso (5–8) Rojas (18) 17,071 54–52 107 July 31 @ Expos 6–2 Fassero (11–7) Bailey (1–2) 23,663 54–53
August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 108 August 1 @ Cubs 4–1 Navarro (9–9) Thompson (4–8) Patterson (4) 25,564 54–54 109 August 2 @ Cubs 7–2 Ritz (12–7) Telemaco (4–6) 34,186 55–54 110 August 3 @ Cubs 8–2 Wright (2–1) Bullinger (4–9) 40,460 56–54 111 August 4 @ Cubs 6–1 Reynoso (6–8) Castillo (5–13) 38,738 57–54 112 August 5 Marlins 16–9 Hutton (1–2) Freeman (7–8) 48,313 57–55 113 August 6 Marlins 11–0 Thompson (5–8) Burkett (6–10) 48,339 58–55 114 August 7 Marlins 12–5 Ritz (13–7) Leiter (11–10) 48,622 59–55 115 August 9 @ Braves 6–4 Wright (3–1) Glavine (12–6) Ruffin (17) 41,275 60–55 116 August 10 @ Braves 9–7 (10) Reed (3–2) Wohlers (1–2) Ruffin (18) 46,064 61–55 117 August 11 @ Braves 4–1 Smoltz (19–6) Freeman (7–9) Wohlers (28) 32,961 61–56 118 August 13 @ Marlins 5–0 Leiter (12–10) Ritz (13–8) 26,256 61–57 119 August 14 @ Marlins 2–1 Brown (11–10) Leskanic (7–4) Nen (23) 26,589 61–58 120 August 15 @ Marlins 7–6 Powell (3–0) Ruffin (5–5) Nen (24) 21,723 61–59 121 August 16 @ Reds 8–4 Reynoso (7–8) Salkeld (6–4) 28,878 62–59 122 August 17 @ Reds 5–3 Smiley (11–10) Munoz (0–2) Brantley (33) 62–60 123 August 17 @ Reds 9–5 Shaw (5–4) Reed (3–3) 34,225 62–61 124 August 18 @ Reds 9–4 Jarvis (6–5) Ritz (13–9) Shaw (3) 24,883 62–62 125 August 19 @ Reds 6–3 Thompson (6–8) Portugal (8–9) 22,670 63–62 126 August 20 Cardinals 5–4 (13) Munoz (1–2) Mathews (2–5) 48,126 64–62 127 August 21 Cardinals 10–2 Reynoso (8–8) Benes (13–9) 48,045 65–62 128 August 22 Cardinals 10–5 Bailey (2–2) Morgan (4–7) 48,086 66–62 129 August 23 Pirates 5–3 Lieber (6–4) Ritz (13–10) Córdova (12) 48,038 66–63 130 August 24 Pirates 9–3 Thompson (7–8) Peters (1–3) 48,014 67–63 131 August 25 Pirates 13–9 Munoz (2–2) Wilkins (3–1) 48,139 68–63 132 August 26 Reds 9–5 (7) Swift (1–0) Jarvis (6–7) Bailey (1) 48,093 69–63 133 August 27 Reds 4–3 Smiley (12–10) Reynoso (8–9) Brantley (36) 50,046 69–64 134 August 28 Reds 10–9 Ruffin (6–5) Shaw (5–5) 48,057 70–64 135 August 29 Reds 18–7 Burba (8–13) Thompson (7–9) 48,029 70–65 136 August 30 @ Cardinals 7–4 Benes (12–8) Wright (3–2) Eckersley (24) 25,530 70–66 137 August 31 @ Cardinals 2–1 Benes (15–9) Bailey (2–3) Eckersley (25) 35,804 70–67
September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 138 September 1 @ Cardinals 15–6 Petkovsek (9–2) Rekar (2–4) 28,552 70–68 139 September 2 @ Pirates 8–3 Ritz (14–10) Loaiza (0–2) 9,513 71–68 140 September 4 @ Pirates 5–2 Lieber (7–5) Thompson (7–10) Plesac (10) 10,081 71–69 141 September 6 @ Astros 2–1 Hernandez (5–4) Leskanic (7–5) 20,932 71–70 142 September 7 @ Astros 5–4 Kile (11–8) Holmes (3–4) Hudek (2) 37,213 71–71 143 September 8 @ Astros 5–2 Reed (4–3) Reynolds (16–9) Ruffin (19) 31,316 72–71 144 September 9 @ Astros 4–2 Ritz (15–10) Wall (9–6) Ruffin (20) 13,833 73–71 145 September 10 Braves 9–8 Holmes (4–4) Clontz (6–3) Ruffin (21) 48,051 74–71 146 September 11 Braves 6–5 Wright (4–2) Neagle (14–8) Swift (1) 48,091 75–71 147 September 12 Braves 16–8 Burke (1–0) Smoltz (21–8) 48,052 76–71 148 September 13 Astros 6–3 Holmes (5–4) Hernandez (5–5) Ruffin (22) 48,049 77–71 149 September 14 Astros 7–3 Ritz (16–10) Wall (9–7) 48,132 78–71 150 September 15 Astros 11–4 Thompson (8–10) Drabek (6–9) 48,038 79–71 151 September 16 Dodgers 6–4 Valdez (14–7) Wright (4–3) 48,013 79–72 152 September 17 Dodgers 9–0 Nomo (16–10) Swift (1–1) 50,066 79–73 153 September 18 Dodgers 6–4 Burke (2–0) Astacio (9–8) Ruffin (23) 50,053 80–73 154 September 19 @ Giants 11–4 Van Landingham (9–14) Ritz (16–11) 10,994 80–74 155 September 20 @ Giants 6–2 Gardner (11–7) Thompson (8–11) 15,734 80–75 156 September 21 @ Giants 6–2 Rueter (6–8) Wright (4–4) 30,002 80–76 157 September 22 @ Giants 7–3 Soderstrom (1–0) Nied (0–1) 30,826 80–77 158 September 24 @ Padres 5–4 (11) Ruffin (7–5) Hoffman (9–5) Swift (2) 23,556 81–77 159 September 25 @ Padres 5–3 Thompson (9–11) Hamilton (15–9) Ruffin (24) 32,706 82–77 160 September 27 Giants 9–3 Soderstrom (2–0) Nied (0–2) 48,009 82–78 161 September 28 Giants 8–5 Carlson (1–0) Burke (2–1) Beck (35) 48,042 82–79 162 September 29 Giants 12–3 Ritz (17–11) Watson (8–12) 48,162 83–79

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Jeff Reed	116	341	97	.284	8	37
1B	Andrés Galarraga	159	626	190	.304	47	150
2B	Eric Young	141	568	184	.324	8	74
SS	Walt Weiss	155	517	146	.282	8	48
3B	Vinny Castilla	160	629	191	.304	40	113
LF	Ellis Burks	156	613	211	.344	40	128
CF	Quinton McCracken	124	283	82	.290	3	40
RF	Dante Bichette	159	633	198	.313	31	141

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Walker, LarryLarry Walker	83	272	75	.276	18	58
Owens, JayhawkJayhawk Owens	73	180	43	.239	4	17
Bates, JasonJason Bates	88	160	33	.206	1	9
Vander Wal, JohnJohn Vander Wal	104	151	38	.252	5	31
Anthony, EricEric Anthony	32	62	15	.242	4	9
Decker, SteveSteve Decker	10	25	8	.320	1	8

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ritz, KevinKevin Ritz	35	213.0	17	11	5.28	105
Thompson, MarkMark Thompson	34	169.2	9	11	5.30	99
Reynoso, ArmandoArmando Reynoso	30	168.2	8	9	4.96	88
Freeman, MarvinMarvin Freeman	26	129.2	7	9	6.04	71
Wright, JameyJamey Wright	16	91.1	4	4	4.93	45
Rekar, BryanBryan Rekar	14	58.1	2	4	8.95	25

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bailey, RogerRoger Bailey	24	83.2	2	3	6.24	45
Painter, LanceLance Painter	34	50.2	4	2	5.86	48
Farmer, MikeMike Farmer	7	28.0	0	1	7.71	16
Habyan, JohnJohn Habyan	19	24.0	1	1	7.13	25

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ruffin, BruceBruce Ruffin	71	7	5	24	4.00	74
Leskanic, CurtisCurtis Leskanic	70	7	5	6	6.23	76
Reed, SteveSteve Reed	70	4	3	0	3.96	51
Holmes, DarrenDarren Holmes	62	5	4	1	3.97	73
Munoz, MikeMike Munoz	54	2	2	0	6.65	45

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Brad Mills
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Bill Hayes
A	Salem Avalanche	Carolina League	Bill McGuire
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	P. J. Carey
Short-Season A	Portland Rockies	Northwest League	Ron Gideon
Rookie	AZL Rockies	Arizona League	Jim Eppard

^[10]

References

1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/girarjo01.shtml
2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reedje02.shtml
3. ^ Coors Field
4. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chacosh01.shtml
6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml
7. ^ Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freemma02.shtml
9. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/debut.php?y=1996&l=NL
10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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