Colorado Rockies: A look at All-Star snubs throughout their history

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8 May 1994: First baseman Andres Galarraga of the Colorado Rockies stands in the batters box during a game against the San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport /

In 1994, the Rockies also only had one All Star in Dante Bichette. If you look at his numbers, his trip to Pittsburgh for the All-Star Game that year was well deserved. However, Andres Galarraga was one of a few snubs on the Rockies that year. He posted first half numbers that were very similar to that of Bichette.

Bichette’s 1st Half of 1994
Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip
1st Half	89	86	390	373	59	113	26	1	21	77	18	7	12	57	.303	.328	.547	.875	.310

Galarraga’s 1st Half of 1994
Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip
1st Half	89	89	389	361	69	114	20	0	25	73	8	1	16	87	.316	.352	.579	.931	.350

Another snub was center fielder Mike Kingery. Kingery did not play at all in 1993 but the Rockies signed him in 1994 and he played very well in the first half. In particular, his slash line was very good.

First or Second Half
Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip
1st Half	79	50	243	211	39	72	22	3	3	28	4	6	21	22	.341	.397	.517	.914	.361

However, as you can see by his games started, though, he only started 50 games. That is the primary reason why he was not an All-Star that season.

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