As Denver had no connection to the original Blues, and in recognition of the new location in the Rockies, the team became known as Bears.

It was on these nights that the Bears drew the largest crowds in minor league baseball history.

[3] The Triple-A Bears were affiliated with the New York Yankees at the outset, with Ralph Houk managing many players who would reach the majors and play in the World Series.

[1] The mid-1960s Bears included such future big-leaguers as César Tovar and Ted Uhlaender, but lacked overall success.

[1] The Denver Bears had some good teams from the 1970s to the mid-1980s, producing such players as Andre Dawson, Tim Wallach, Warren Cromartie, Tim Raines, Graig Nettles, Terry Francona, Wallace Johnson, Danny Morris, Pat Rooney, and Bill Gullickson.

Denver players Richie Scheinblum (1971), Cliff Johnson (1973), Roger Freed (1976), Frank Ortenzio (1977), and Randy Bass (1980) were league MVPs.

On June 3, 1987, Zephyrs player Joey Meyer hit the longest verified home run in American professional baseball history at 582 feet.