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Coors First Pitch by Bill Purdom
It’s Opening Day, the evening of April 26, 1995, and Rockies’ right-hander Bill Swift has just uncorked the first official pitch at Denver’s brand new Coors Field. A bundled-up crowd of 47,228 will watch Mets’ leadoff batter Brett Butler slap the fastball deep into the hole at short and reach safely on the infield hit. The Rockies will escape the inning unscathed and go on to score two runs in their first at bat. An entertaining game will follow, with Colorado overcoming one-run deficits in the ninth, 13th and 14th innings. In the 14th, Dante Bichette’s three-run homer off Mike Remlinger will give Colorado a thrilling 11-9 victory! The other Rockies on the field for the historic first pitch are Joe Girardi (C), Andres Galarraga (1B), Roberto Mejia (2B), Walt Weiss (SS), Vinny Castilla (3B), Bichette (LF), Mike Kingery (CF) and Larry Walker (RF). Replacement umpires Terry Bovey (HP), Mike Riggers (1B), Joe Padilla (2B) and Dick Jackson (3B) ring the infield, while Frank Howard (1B) and Mike Cubbage (3B) man the Mets’ coaching boxes
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Lithograph print measures 18" x 33"
Limited edition of #600
Signed and numbered by the artist
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Mile High Madness by Thomas Kolendra
It's Friday afternoon, April 9, 1993, and the long-awaited moment is finally here: the first pitch of the first home game of the expansion Colorado Rockies! An Opening Day record crowd of 80,227 is on hand at Mile High Stadium in Denver to witness Bryn Smith's pitch to Montreal Expos leadoff hitter Mike Lansing. The pitch is a ball, but that's about the only bad news this day as the Rockies go on to rout the Expos 11-4. Also on the field for the Rockies: Joe Girardi (C), Andres Galarraga (1B), Eric Young (2B), Freddie Benavides (SS), Charlie Hayes (3B), Jerald Clark (LF), Alex Cole (CF) and Dante Bichette (RF). The flags are at half staff in acknowledgement of the tragic pre-season deaths of Indians pitchers Tim Crews and Steve Olin in a boating accident
Lithograph print measures 18" x 33"
Limited edition of #600
Signed and numbered by the artist
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE--$139.95
