The Colorado Rockies keep track of the performance of the team in each of their five uniforms. And although it is the starting pitcher who selects the uniform of the day, he does so with the help of his many colleagues in the clubhouse.
Jay Alves, spokesman for the Rockies, said that if the starting pitcher has a lapse of memory that a certain uniform has been successful and should be worn, his teammates and others in the clubhouse will remind him.
“If we are winning with a uniform, we stay with it,” Alves said.
Here is a breakdown of the uniforms worn during the 17-of-18 winning streak that took them into the National League Championship series.
The first 12 games, between Sept. 16 and Sept. 28,, they wore pinstripes.
After losing on Sept. 28, they switched to the solid black sleeveless jerseys. They haven’t lost any of the six games since — all wearing the black sleeveless jerseys.
1. Sunday, Sept. 16. (Home)
Score: Rockies 13; Marlins, 0.
Winning pitcher: Morales
Uniform: Home white jersey (pin-striped)
Highlight: Helton hits 300th career homer.
2. Tuesday, Sept. 18. (Home)
Score: Rockies 3; Dodgers 1.
Winning pitcher: Francis.
Uniform: Home white sleeveless (pin-striped)
3. Tuesday, Sept. 18. (Home)
Score: Rockies 9; Dodgers 8.
Winning pitcher: Speier.
Uniform: Home white sleeveless. (pin-striped)
Highlight: Helton smashes a walk-off home.
4. Wednesday, Sept. 19. (Home)
Score: Rockies 6; Dodgers 5.
Winning pitcher: Fuentes.
Uniform: Home white sleeveless. (pin-striped)
Highlight: Hawpe hits a game winning two-run homer.
5. Thursday, Sept. 20. (Home)
Score: Rockies 9; Dodgers 4.
Winning pitcher: Jimenez.
Uniform: White sleeveless. (pin-striped)
Highlight: Holliday three-run homer.
6. Friday, Sept. 21. (Away)
Score: Rockies 2; Padres 1.
Winning pitcher: Herges.
Uniform: Regular road grays (pin-striped)
Highlight: Hawpe hits game-winning home run.
7. Saturday, Sept. 22. (Away)
Score: Rockies 6; Padres 3.
Winning pitcher: Speier.
Uniform: Regular road grays (pin-striped)
8. Sunday, Sept. 23. (Away)
Score: Rockies 7; Padres 3.
Winning pitcher: Francis.
Uniform: Regular road grays (pin-striped)
9. Tuesday, Sept. 25. (Away)
Score: Rockies 9; Dodgers 7.
Winning pitcher: Speier
Uniform: regular road grays (pin-striped)
Highlight: Troy Tulowitzki hammers a two-run homer.
10. Wednesday, Sept. 26. (away)
Score: Rockies 2; Dodgers 0.
Winning pitcher: Fogg
Uniform: regular road grays (pin-striped)
11. Thursday, Sept. 27.
Score: Rockies 10; Dodgers 4.
Winning pitcher: Morales.
Uniform: Regular road grays (pin-striped)
Highlight: Helton hits a two-run homer
12. Friday, Sept. 28. (Home)
Score: Rockies 2; Diamondbacks 4.
Losing pitcher: Francis.
Uniform: Home white sleeveless (pin-striped)
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13. Saturday, Sept. 29. (Home)
Score: Rockies 11; Diamondbacks 1.
Winning pitcher: Redman
Uniform: Black sleeveless (solid black)
14. Sunday, Sept. 30. (Home)
Score: Rockies 4; Diamondbacks 3.
Winning pitcher: Fuentes.
Uniform: Black sleeveless. (solid black)
15. Monday, Oct. 1. (Home)
Score: Rockies 9; Padres 8.
Winning pitcher: Ortiz.
Uniform: Black sleeveless. (solid black)
16. Wednesday, Oct. 3. (Away)
Score: Rockies 4, Phillies 2.
Winning pitcher: Francis.
Uniform: Black sleeveless. (solid black)
17. Thursday, Oct. 4. (Away)
Score: Rockies 10; Phillies 5.
Winning pitcher: Fogg.
Uniform: Black sleeveless (solid black)
18. Saturday, Oct. 6. (Home)
Score: Rockies 2; Phillies 1.
Winning pitcher: Fuentes.
Uniform: Black sleeveless (solid black)
