On April 26, 1995, the Colorado Rockies hosted the New York Mets in the first game at Coors Field. The move to 20th and Blake came after the Rockies spent the first two years of their existence at Mile High Stadium, establishing eye-popping attendance marks. In 52 out of 135 games over the 1993 campaign and the strike-shortened 1994 season at Mile High, the Rockies drew more than 60,000 fans. In 21 of those games, more than 70,000 fans were in attendance.
But let’s go back to that very first game at Coors Field, which cost $215 million to build.