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On April 17, 1994, the Rockies beat Montreal 6 – 5, moving the team's record to 6 – 5 — the first time in franchise history that the club had a winning record.

However, that would be the only time during that season that the club would have a record over. 500, finishing at 53 – 64 and in last place in the National League West in the strike-shortened season.

Despite the club's poor record, several Rockies hitters gained notoriety for their exploits at the plate, assisted by the thin and dry air of Denver, which purportedly allows balls to carry farther than they would at sea-level ballparks.

Andres Galarraga, a year after winning the batting title, hit 31 homers, and teammate Dante Bichette hit 27 ; projected over a 162-game season, the two would have hit 43 and 37 homers, respectively.

The park's characteristics did not affect just home runs either: 33-year-old outfielder Mike Kingery, a career. 252 hitter who did not play in the majors in 1993, batted. 349 in 301 at-bats.

Gallaraga, Bichette, Castilla and Kingery appeared on a T-Shirt as the original group known as the " Blake Street Bombers ".

The club once again led the majors in attendance, drawing 3, 281, 511 fans for the season.

Had it not been for the strike that ended the season, they may have broken their own season attendance record, as they were on a pace to do just that.