Gabe White could have been the best reliever in Rockies history and still be remembered for only one thing. On October 6, 2001, White surrendered Tony Gwynn’s 3,141 hit, the last of his career. By no means though should that hit define the entire story of White’s career. Especially in his first year in a Rockies uniform.
The Colorado Rockies sure made it a habit when the franchise was born to pick up former Montreal Expos. Gabe White was no exception, debuting with the team in 1994. The reliever never logged more than 30 innings in each of his two seasons with the Expos though and was traded to Cincinnati in 1997.