when did the colorado rockies go to the world series?
2007 National League Championship Series
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 The Colorado Rockies were created as an expansion franchise in 1993 and Coors Field opened in 1995 . The Rockies advanced to the playoffs that year , but were eliminated in the first round . In 2007 , they advanced to the playoffs as a wild @-@ card entrant , won the NL Championship Series , and brought the World Series to Denver for the first time but were swept in four games by the Boston Red Sox . 

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 Colorado 's win clinched the team 's second post @-@ season berth in franchise history , and the first for their first baseman Todd Helton . The Rockies swept the Phillies in the 2007 National League Division Series and the Diamondbacks in the 2007 National League Championship Series ( NLCS ) to win the franchise 's first National League pennant . This streak , in combination with the Rockies performance at the end of the season , meant the Rockies had won 21 of their last 22 games . The last National League team to win 20 of 21 games at any point in the season were the 1936 New York Giants . The Rockies also opened the playoffs with seven straight wins , the 1976 Cincinnati Reds were the only other team in major league history to do so . The Rockies moved on to the 2007 World Series with their NLCS win , where they were swept by the Boston Red Sox . 

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 The game was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win – loss records of 89 – 73 . The Rockies won a coin flip late in the season , which awarded them home field for the game . Upon winning , the Rockies advanced to the NL Division Series where they swept the Philadelphia Phillies . After advancing , they swept the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL Championship Series , winning their first pennant in franchise history . However , the Rockies were , in turn , swept in the 2007 World Series by the Boston Red Sox , ending their season . In baseball statistics the tie @-@ breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams , with all events in the game added to regular season statistics . 

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 2006 – 2007 : A group of eight United States Armed Forces members 
