Steel blue [SEP] named after
Steel blue
Steel blue is a shade of blue that resembles blue steel, i.e., steel which has been subjected to bluing in order to protect it from rust. It is one of the less vibrant shades of blue; it is usually identified as a blue-grey color.
The first recorded use of "steel blue" as a color name in English was in 1817.
In 1987, Steel blue was included as one of the X11 colors when that color list was formulated. After the invention of the
, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pat Lynch (minors) (August 23, 1999) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
Regular season Major League debuts.
- Batters:
- Chris Sexton (May 3)
- Chris Petersen (May 25)
- Ben Petrick (Sep 1)
- Juan Sosa (Sep 10)
- Pitchers:
- David Lee (