Wednesday by Comparison: Blackmon Joins Rockies 1,000-Hit Club
Charlie Blackmon had been in an August funk. When he struck out in the third inning on Tuesday his slump to open the month extended to 1-for-23. In the sixth inning, though, Blackmon began to revive his offense, and became the seventh player in franchise history to reach the 1,000-hit plateau.
Blackmon led off with a single to key a two-run rally that turned out to be the extent of the Rockies offense in a 10-2 loss. Blackmon added hit No. 1,001 in the eighth inning. Todd Helton is the franchise-record hoder with 2,519 hits in 17 seasons followed by Larry Walker with 1,361, and current Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez with 1,295.
Blackmon is right ahead of the two men who usually combine with him at the top of the Rockies lineup -- DJ LeMahieu, No. 8 with 953 hits, and Nolan Arenado with 925.
Rockies Hit Kings
| Player | Season | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Helton | 1997-2013(17) | 2247 | 7962 | 2519 | 592 | 37 | 369 | 1406 | 1335 | 0.316 |
| Larry Walker | 1995-2004(10) | 1170 | 4076 | 1361 | 297 | 44 | 258 | 848 | 584 | 0.334 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 2009-2018(10) | 1208 | 4447 | 1295 | 267 | 37 | 225 | 736 | 405 | 0.291 |
| Dante Bichette | 1993-1999(7) | 1018 | 4050 | 1278 | 270 | 18 | 201 | 826 | 226 | 0.316 |
| Vinny Castilla | 1993-2006(9) | 1098 | 4099 | 1206 | 208 | 20 | 239 | 745 | 273 | 0.294 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 2006-2015(10) | 1048 | 3897 | 1165 | 224 | 24 | 188 | 657 | 435 | 0.299 |
| Charlie Blackmon | 2011-2018(8) | 871 | 3319 | 1001 | 171 | 37 | 132 | 404 | 241 | 0.302 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2012-2018(7) | 868 | 3178 | 953 | 152 | 29 | 42 | 317 | 265 | 0.3 |
| Nolan Arenado | 2013-2018(6) | 827 | 3166 | 925 | 208 | 25 | 177 | 587 | 268 | 0.292 |
Source: Stats, Inc. | Matt Holliday | 2004-2008(5) | 698 | 2656 | 848 | 188 | 23 | 128 | 483 | 251 | 0.319 |
With the 10-2 loss on Tuesday night, the Rockies are 60-53 for the season, which is the third best record in franchise history after 113 games. It has the Rockies in third place in the NL West, two games behind the Diamondbacks and 2 1/2 behind the Dodgers. The Rockies are in second place for the second NL wild-card spot, 2 1/2 games behing the Braves. The D-Backs are only a half-game behind Atlanta.
The 113-Game Mark
| Tm | W | L | W-L% | RS | RA | Rdiff | Twl | Rank | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 64 | 49 | 0.566 | 594 | 547 | 47 | 87-75 | 3 | Wildcard |
| 2009 | 62 | 51 | 0.549 | 565 | 502 | 63 | 92-70 | 2 | Wildcard |
| 2018 | 60 | 53 | 0.531 | 531 | 547 | -16 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2010 | 59 | 54 | 0.522 | 543 | 499 | 44 | 83-79 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 59 | 54 | 0.522 | 576 | 534 | 42 | 90-73 | 2 | NL Pennant |
| 1995 | 58 | 55 | 0.513 | 614 | 632 | -18 | 77-67 | 2 | Wildcard |
| 1996 | 58 | 55 | 0.513 | 680 | 686 | -6 | 83-79 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 56 | 57 | 0.496 | 608 | 600 | 8 | 74-88 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 677 | 639 | 38 | 82-80 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 587 | 569 | 18 | 75-87 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 55 | 58 | 0.487 | 511 | 497 | 14 | 76-86 | 4 |
Source: Baseball-reference.com