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YEAR
FAN
feature
OF THE
IN
ROCKIES
HISTORY
The box office success of the early Colorado
Rockies has been well-documented over the
years. On Mother’s Day, May 9, 1993, the
Rockies had the one millionth fan go through
the gates to watch the Rockies at Mile High Stadium. The Rockies reached the one-million
mark the quickest of any team in Major League
history, requiring just 17 home games to reach
that milestone, breaking the previous record set
by the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays, who took 21
games. This May milestone started a trend over
the course of that inaugural season.
The Rockies reached two million fans just
over a month later, coincidentally on Father’s
Day, June 20, 1993. Just like the first million,
Colorado reached two million fans faster than
any other team in MLB history, in 36 home
games, again breaking the 1992 Toronto Blue
Jays’ previous record of 41 games to reach that
mark.
The Rockies continued their record-breaking ways by becoming the first team to have
three million fans file into the ballpark, reaching that milestone on July 28, 1993 in only 53
home games. It took Toronto 61 games to reach
three million fans in 1992.
Finally, on the 71st home game of the season, the Rockies surpassed four million fans on
September 17, 1993, breaking Major League
Baseball’s single-season attendance record.
The Rockies ended the season with a total
attendance of 4,483,350 fans and, on the field,
finished with a 67-95 record, the most wins by a
National League expansion team.
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RO C K I E S M AG A Z I N E
In celebration of
Mother’s Day this month,
here’s a sneak peek at the June
“Stories from Home”
with Carlos Gonzalez’s mother,
Lucila
“Stories from Home” is a monthly, bilingual installment to
Rockies Magazine that appears in the Bottom of the Ninth
section. Look for a lot more from Lucila in the June issue.
English: I have to warn you that I get very emotional
talking about Carlos because he is my biggest love in life.
When I think back on his childhood, I cannot ignore
how young he was when we had to let him go so that he
could pursue his dream of playing professional baseball.
He was sixteen years old when we decided to let him
move to the United States. A part of me still feels that I
did not have enough time to love and care for him.
I understood that was what he wanted and, for me, it
was important that he tried it. You have to understand
that Carlos has always been very goal-oriented and playing professional baseball was his goal. I could not take
that away from him, even if I was dying inside when I let
my baby go.
Spanish: Tengo que decir de antemano que me
pongo emocional cuando hablo de Carlos porque él es el
amor más grande de mi vida. Cuando pienso sobre su
niñez no puedo ignorar lo pequeño que era cuando lo
dejamos ir para que persiguiera su sueño de jugar beisbol
profesional. El tenía 16 años cuando lo dejamos ir a los
Estados Unidos. Una parte de mi aun siente que no tuve
suficiente tiempo para amarlo y cuidarlo.
Yo entendía que eso era lo él quería y para mi era importante que lo intentara. Tienen que entender que Carlos siempre ha sido una persona que se lleva por metas y
una meta que el tenia era jugar beisbol profesional. Yo
no le podía quitar ese sueño, aunque me moría por dentro cuando deje ir a mi bebe.
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