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Andrew Mckinney Let's circle back to Coors Field for an encounter which didn't end as well for Colorado.
The Reds and Rockies wasted no time on May 19, 1999, scoring 10 total runs in the first inning. Sean Casey's three-run homer contributed to Cincinnati's six-run first, but Colorado evened the score during the second.
Cincinnati, however, was far from finished. From the fourth to seventh frames, the NL Central squad posted 17 combined runs. Casey went yard again to finish a masterful 4-for-4 with three walks, five runs scored and 6 RBI. Yet he probably doesn't own the game's most noteworthy line, as Jeffrey Hammonds cleared the fences three times.
The outfielder, who played sparingly throughout his career, improved his slash line to a still middling .205/.286/.455 that day. Yet the power outburst may have served as a turning point in his season, which he concluded batting .279/.347/.523.
The Rockies must have liked what they saw, as they brought Hammonds on board as a starting outfielder the following year. With 61 games to enjoy Coors, he hit a blistering .399/.465/.651 with 14 homers at his new home park, earning the first and only All-Star bid of his 13-year career.