SEMINOLE, Fla. -- Larry Bearnarth, the Colorado Rockies' first pitching coach, died of a heart attack at his home. He was 58.

Bearnarth, who died on New Year's Eve, was hired by the Rockies in 1992 to scout for the expansion draft and served as pitching coach from 1993-95.

He left after the Colorado won the NL wild card in their third season. He served as a major league scout with the Detroit Tigers the past four years.

Bearnarth pitched in professional baseball for 10 years, spending four seasons in the major leagues with the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bearnarth began his coaching career in 1972 in the Montreal Expos' organization, where he became close friends with the Rockies' original general manager, Bob Gebhard. He was the Expos' pitching coach in 1976 and from 1985-1991 before joining the Rockies.

Bearnarth is survived by his wife, Barbara, and three children, Karin, Kristin and Larry. The couple's 25-year-old son Rik was killed in November 1998 when a his car was hit by a truck that ran a stop sign.

Funeral services were scheduled for Tuesday in Seminole.