Rockies’ Todd Helton gets Baseball Hall of Fame call | Jan. 23, 2024 | Colorado’s Top 150 Sports Moments

By Chris Schmaedeke May 8, 2026 | updated 2 months ago

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton tips his helmet to the crowd after hitting a double against the Cincinnati Reds for his 2,500th career hit in the Rockies’ 7-3 victory in a game in Denver on Sept. 1, 2013. Helton finished his career with a .316 batting average.Todd Helton

Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.

Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Top 150 Sports Moments

No. 62 — Jan. 23, 2024

The second Colorado Rockies player got the call, as Todd Helton learned he would join Larry Walker in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Helton played all 17 of his major league seasons in Denver, finishing with a career batting average of .316 with 369 home runs and 1,406 runs batted in. He also belted 592 doubles and owned a career fielding percentage of .996, winning three Gold Glove awards. Through 2025, only 193 players in MLB history who played 10 or more seasons spent their entire career with one team. Helton is tied for 41st on that list with his 17 years in Colorado.

— Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian

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