1993 Colorado Rockies season

1993  Colorado Rockies
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Mile High Stadium
City	Denver, Colorado
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Jerry McMorris
General managers	Bob Gebhard
Managers	Don Baylor
Television	KWGN-TV (Duane Kuiper, Charlie Jones)
Radio	KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Francisco Gomez)
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The 1993 Colorado Rockies season was the inaugural season for the expansion team in Major League Baseball (MLB) located in Denver, Colorado, which were established as a member of the National League (NL), competing in the NL West division, and based at Mile High Stadium. The first manager named for the Rockies was Don Baylor.

First baseman Andrés Galarraga represented the Rockies at the MLB All-Star Game, held at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Colorado finished with a record of 67–95, in sixth place and 37 games behind the NL West division-champion and NL pennant-winning Atlanta Braves, ahead of only the San Diego Padres. At Mile High Stadium, better known as the home of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL), the Rockies sold 4,483,350 tickets to their home games, setting the Major League record for attendance, which still stands as of the 2023 season ^[update] .

Galarraga concluded the season winning the NL batting title with a .370 batting average, also leading the major leagues. Shortstop Vinny Castilla was the last player from the Rockies' inaugural season to retire, playing his last game at the end of 2006. ^[1]

Offseason

• November 9, 1992: Neifi Pérez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[2]
• November 16, 1992: Andrés Galarraga was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[3]
• November 17, 1992: Dante Bichette was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Colorado Rockies for Kevin Reimer. ^[4]
• December 7, 1992: Bruce Ruffin was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[5]
• December 7, 1992: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[6]

Draft picks

• The following players were selected in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. ^[7]
  • John Burke was drafted by the Rockies in the first round.
  • Mark Thompson was drafted by the Rockies in the second round.
  • Roger Bailey was drafted by the Rockies in the third round.
  • Jason Bates was drafted by the Rockies in the seventh round.
  • Garvin Alston was drafted by the Rockies in the tenth round.
  • Craig Counsell was drafted by the Rockies in the eleventh round.
  • Juan Acevedo was drafted by the Rockies in the fourteenth round.
  • Angel Echevarria was drafted by the Rockies in the seventeenth round.
  • Quinton McCracken was drafted by the Rockies in the 25th round.
  • Mark Strittmatter was drafted by the Rockies in the 28th round.

Expansion draft

As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional 3 players and American League teams could protect 4 more. All unprotected major and minor League players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position	From	Note
1	David Nied	RHP	ATL
3	Charlie Hayes	3B	NYY
5	Darren Holmes	RHP	MIL
7	Jerald Clark	OF	SD
9	Kevin Reimer	OF	TEX	Was dealt the same day to MIL for Dante Bichette
11	Eric Young	2B	LAD
13	Jody Reed	2B	BOS	Was dealt the same day to LAD for Rudy Seánez. Seánez played briefly in the Rockies' minor league system before being released in July 1993
15	Scott Aldred	LHP	DET
17	Alex Cole	OF	PIT
19	Joe Girardi	C	CHC
21	Willie Blair	RHP	HOU
23	Jay Owens	C	MIN
25	Andy Ashby	RHP	PHI

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position	From	Note
28	Freddie Benavides	SS	CIN
30	Roberto Mejía	2B	LAD
32	Doug Bochtler	RHP	MON	Played in the Rockies' minor league system before being traded to SD in the Brad Ausmus deal in July 1993
34	Lance Painter	LHP	SD
36	Butch Henry	LHP	HOU
38	Ryan Hawblitzel	RHP	CHC
40	Vinny Castilla	SS	ATL
42	Brett Merriman	RHP	CAL	Was traded to MIN before the 1993 season for Gary Wayne
44	Jim Tatum	3B	MIL
46	Kevin Ritz	RHP	DET
48	Eric Wedge	C/1B	BOS
50	Keith Shepherd	RHP	PHI
52	Calvin Jones	RHP	SEA	Never pitched in the Majors again; never even played in the Rockies' minor leagues

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position	From	Note
54	Brad Ausmus	C	NYY	Was traded to SD on July 26 and made MLB debut 2 days later
56	Marcus Moore	RHP	TOR
58	Armando Reynoso	RHP	ATL
60	Steve Reed	RHP	SF
62	Mo Sanford	RHP	CIN
64	Pedro Castellano	3B	CHC
66	Curtis Leskanic	RHP	MIN
68	Scott Fredrickson	RHP	SD
70	Braulio Castillo	OF	PHI	Played 39 games for AAA Colorado Springs before being traded to HOU for Mark Grant, but never played in the Majors again
72	Denis Boucher	LHP	CLE	Traded before the season to SD for Jay Gainer

1992 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates

The Rockies and Florida Marlins, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Rockies selected 27th overall in the first round, with pitcher John Burke their top pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, ten made the major leagues, including Burke and—most prominently—Craig Counsell (11th round) and Quinton McCracken (25th). ^[8] The Rockies affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players.

1992 farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A-Short Season	Bend Rockies	Northwest League	Gene Glynn
Rookie	AZL Rockies/Cubs	Arizona League	Paul Zuvella

AZL club affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Freddie Benavides
• Dante Bichette
• Jerald Clark
• Alex Cole
• Andrés Galarraga
• Joe Girardi
• Charlie Hayes
• David Nied (Bryn Smith was the starter for the home opener)
• Eric Young Sr. ^[9]

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	104	58	.642	—	51‍–‍30	53‍–‍28
San Francisco Giants	103	59	.636	1	50‍–‍31	53‍–‍28
Houston Astros	85	77	.525	19	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍40
Los Angeles Dodgers	81	81	.500	23	41‍–‍40	40‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds	73	89	.451	31	41‍–‍40	32‍–‍49
Colorado Rockies	67	95	.414	37	39‍–‍42	28‍–‍53
San Diego Padres	61	101	.377	43	34‍–‍47	27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1993 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1993 v t e
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	10–3	13–0	7–5	8–5	8–5	7–5	9–3	6–6	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6
Chicago	5–7	—	7–5	8–4	6–7	4–8	7–5	5–8–1	8–5	7–6	5–8	8–4	6–6	8–5
Cincinnati	3–10	5–7	—	9–4	7–5	6–7	5–8	4–8	6–6	4–8	8–4	9–4	2–11	5–7
Colorado	0–13	4–8	4–9	—	7–5	11–2	7–6	3–9	6–6	3–9	8–4	6–7	3–10	5–7
Florida	5–7	7–6	5–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–7	5–8	4–9	4–9	6–7	7–5	4–8	4–9
Houston	5–8	8–4	7–6	2–11	9–3	—	9–4	5–7	11–1	5–7	7–5	8–5	3–10	6–6
Los Angeles	5–8	5–7	8–5	6–7	7–5	4–9	—	6–6	8–4	2–10	8–4	9–4	7–6	6–6
Montreal	5–7	8–5–1	8–4	9–3	8–5	7–5	6–6	—	9–4	6–7	8–5	10–2	3–9	7–6
New York	3–9	5–8	6–6	6–6	9–4	1–11	4–8	4–9	—	3–10	4–9	5–7	4–8	5–8
Philadelphia	6-6	6–7	8–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	10–2	7–6	10–3	—	7–6	6–6	4–8	8–5
Pittsburgh	5–7	8–5	4–8	4–8	7–6	5–7	4–8	5–8	9–4	6–7	—	9–3	5–7	4–9
San Diego	4–9	4–8	4–9	7–6	5–7	5–8	4–9	2–10	7–5	6–6	3–9	—	3–10	7–5
San Francisco	6–7	6–6	11–2	10–3	8–4	10–3	6–7	9–3	8–4	8–4	7–5	10–3	—	4–8
St. Louis	6–6	5–8	7–5	7–5	9–4	6–6	6–6	6–7	8–5	5–8	9–4	5–7	8–4	—

Roster

1993 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers 32 Scott Aldred 43 Andy Ashby 19 Willie Blair 46 Kent Bottenfield 49 Scott Fredrickson 55 Mark Grant 27 Greg Harris 27 Butch Henry 40 Darren Holmes 47 Bruce Hurst 41 Mark Knudson 45 Curtis Leskanic 54 Marcus Moore 43 Mike Munoz 17 David Nied 28 Lance Painter 38 Jeff Parrett 39 Steve Reed 42 Armando Reynoso 18 Bruce Ruffin 34 Mo Sanford 34 Scott Service 30 Keith Shepherd 28 Bryn Smith 53 Gary Wayne		Catchers  7 Joe Girardi 32 Jayhawk Owens 16 Danny Sheaffer 22 Eric Wedge Infielders 12 Freddie Benavides 15 Pedro Castellano  9 Vinny Castilla 37 Jay Gainer 14 Andrés Galarraga 13 Charlie Hayes  4 Nelson Liriano  8 Roberto Mejía 20 Jim Tatum 21 Eric Young		Outfielders 10 Dante Bichette  6 Daryl Boston 24 Jerald Clark  5 Alex Cole 33 Chris Jones  3 Dale Murphy  2 Gerald Young		Manager 25 Don Baylor Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (pitching) 29 Ron Hassey (first base) 26 Amos Otis (hitting)  1, 3 Jerry Royster (third base) 23 Don Zimmer (bench) 35 Rick Mathews (bullpen) 41 Bill Plummer (bullpen)

Transactions

• April 3, 1993: Dale Murphy was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[10]
• April 29, 1993: Scott Aldred was selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the Colorado Rockies. ^[11]
• May 14, 1993: Mike Munoz was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[12]
• May 19, 1993: Gerald Young was released by the Colorado Rockies. ^[13]
• June 2, 1993: Bryn Smith was released by the Colorado Rockies. ^[6]
• July 16, 1993: Kent Bottenfield was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies for Butch Henry. ^[14]
• July 26, 1993: Brad Ausmus was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Doug Bochtler and a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for Bruce Hurst and Greg Harris. The Colorado Rockies sent Andy Ashby (July 27, 1993) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. ^[15]

Draft picks

• The following players were selected in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. ^[16]
  • Jamey Wright was drafted by the Rockies in the first round.
  • Bryan Rekar was drafted by the Rockies in the second round.
  • John Thomson was drafted by the Rockies in the seventh round.
  • Edgard Clemente was drafted by the Rockies in the tenth round.
  • Derrick Gibson was drafted by the Rockies in the thirteenth round.
  • Mark Brownson was drafted by the Rockies in the 30th round.
  • Terry Jones was drafted by the Rockies in the 40th round.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Jay Gainer (May 14)
  • Pedro Castellano (May 30)
  • Jayhawk Owens (Jun 6)
  • Roberto Mejía (Jul 15)
• Pitchers:
  • Scott Fredrickson (Apr 29)
  • Lance Painter (May 19)
  • Curtis Leskanic (Jun 27)
  • Marcus Moore (Jul 9) ^[17]

Game log

Game Log
April (8–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 5 @ Mets 3–0 Gooden (1–0) Nied (0–1) 53,127 0–1 2 April 7 @ Mets 6–1 Saberhagen (1–0) Ruffin (0–1) 27,290 0–2 3 April 9 Expos 11–4 Smith (1–0) Bottenfield (0–1) 80,227 1–2 4 April 10 Expos 9–5 Nied (1–1) Martínez (0–2) 65,261 2–2 5 April 11 Expos 19–9 Jones (1–0) Henry (0–1) 66,987 2–3 6 April 13 Mets 8–4 Saberhagen (2–0) Holmes (0–1) 52,087 2–4 7 April 14 Mets 6–3 Fernandez (1–0) Smith (1–1) Maddux (1) 57,489 2–5 8 April 15 Mets 5–3 Nied (2–1) Gooden (1–2) 52,608 3–5 9 April 16 @ Expos 3–2 Bottenfield (1–1) Henry (0–2) Rojas (4) 17,483 3–6 10 April 17 @ Expos 9–1 Ruffin (1–1) Martínez (0–3) 23,166 4–6 11 April 18 @ Expos 4–2 Hill (2–0) Wayne (0–1) 25,034 4–7 12 April 20 @ Cardinals 5–0 Arocha (3–0) Smith (1–2) Olivares (1) 30,516 4–8 13 April 21 @ Cardinals 11–2 Nied (3–1) Magrane (0–2) 25,434 5–8 14 April 22 @ Cardinals 5–2 Perez (2–1) Wayne (0–2) Smith (6) 34,218 5–9 15 April 23 Marlins 5–4 Reed (1–0) Hammond (0–3) Holmes (1) 57,784 6–9 16 April 24 Marlins 2–1 Aquino (1–1) Ashby (0–1) Harvey (5) 58,263 6–10 17 April 25 Marlins 11–1 Bowen (2–1) Smith (1–3) 71,192 6–11 18 April 26 Cubs 6–3 Harkey (3–0) Nied (3–2) Myers (6) 48,768 6–12 19 April 27 Cubs 11–2 Henry (1–2) Morgan (1–4) 48,328 7–12 20 April 28 Cardinals 7–6 Murphy (1–1) Holmes (0–2) Smith (9) 49,765 7–13 21 April 29 Cardinals 5–2 Tewksbury (1–3) Ashby (0–2) Smith (10) 57,472 7–14 22 April 30 @ Marlins 6–2 Reynoso (1–0) Bowen (2–2) 42,535 8–14
May (7–22) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 23 May 1 @ Marlins 7–6 Harvey (1–1) Reed (1–1) 43,583 8–15 24 May 2 @ Marlins 2–1 Henry (2–2) Armstrong (2–3) Holmes (2) 41,370 9–15 25 May 4 @ Cubs 14–13 Blair (1–0) McElroy (1–1) 32,199 10–15 26 May 5 @ Cubs 3–2 Hibbard (2–2) Reynoso (1–1) Myers (8) 20,266 10–16 27 May 6 Braves 13–3 Smoltz (3–3) Nied (3–3) 50,618 10–17 28 May 7 Braves 13–5 Freeman (1–0) Parrett (0–1) 65,429 10–18 29 May 8 Braves 8–7 Mercker (2–0) Fredrickson (0–1) Stanton (11) 64,614 10–19 30 May 9 Braves 12–7 McMichael (1–1) Reed (1–2) 70,786 10–20 31 May 10 Giants 7–4 Reynoso (2–1) Wilson (0–3) 50,705 11–20 32 May 11 Giants 5–3 Swift (4–1) Nied (3–4) Beck (8) 49,072 11–21 33 May 12 Giants 8–2 Black (3–0) Henry (2–3) 50,105 11–22 34 May 13 Giants 13–8 Burkett (6–0) Ruffin (1–2) 58,833 11–23 35 May 14 @ Reds 13–5 Pugh (3–3) Ashby (0–3) 48,352 11–24 36 May 15 @ Reds 5–3 Hill (3–0) Reynoso (2–2) Reardon (6) 49,697 11–25 37 May 16 @ Reds 14–2 Roper (1–0) Nied (3–5) 35,434 11–26 38 May 17 @ Padres 4–0 Benes (6–3) Henry (2–4) 15,251 11–27 39 May 18 @ Padres 2–1 Wayne (1–2) Rodriguez (1–2) Holmes (3) 15,347 12–27 40 May 19 @ Padres 7–3 Harris (4–5) Painter (0–1) 12,773 12–28 41 May 20 @ Padres 5–4 Harris (3–0) Holmes (0–3) 22,098 12–29 42 May 21 @ Dodgers 8–0 Hershiser (5–4) Nied (3–6) 51,818 12–30 43 May 22 @ Dodgers 4–3 McDowell (2–0) Henry (2–5) Gott (6) 50,537 12–31 44 May 23 @ Dodgers 4–0 Martinez (3–3) Blair (1–1) 48,343 12–32 45 May 25 @ Astros 7–5 Wayne (2–2) Hernandez (2–1) Ashby (1) 18,812 13–32 46 May 26 @ Astros 3–2 Smith (2–3) Jones (1–4) Parrett (1) 22,267 14–32 47 May 27 @ Astros 8–0 Drabek (5–5) Nied (3–7) 22,372 14–33 48 May 28 Phillies 15–9 Rivera (3–2) Henry (2–6) 58,312 14–34 49 May 29 Phillies 6–0 Mulholland (6–4) Blair (1–2) 56,263 14–35 50 May 30 Phillies 18–1 Greene (7–0) Painter (0–2) 56,710 14–36 51 May 31 Pirates 6–2 Reynoso (3–2) Wakefield (3–5) 47,665 15–36
June (11–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 52 June 1 Pirates 8–6 Walk (7–3) Smith (2–4) 45,752 15–37 53 June 2 Pirates 5–3 Petkovsek (1–0) Parrett (0–2) Belinda (11) 50,122 15–38 54 June 4 @ Phillies 2–1 Blair (2–2) Mulholland (6–5) Wayne (1) 43,333 16–38 55 June 5 @ Phillies 6–2 Greene (8–0) Reynoso (3–3) 43,837 16–39 56 June 6 @ Phillies 11–7 Schilling (7–1) Ashby (0–4) 55,714 16–40 57 June 8 @ Pirates 4–1 Ruffin (2–2) Wagner (1–3) Shepherd (1) 16,722 17–40 58 June 9 @ Pirates 4–1 Neagle (2–1) Blair (2–3) Belinda (13) 30,625 17–41 59 June 11 Astros 5–4 Parrett (1–2) Hernandez (2–2) Holmes (4) 57,136 18–41 60 June 12 Astros 14–11 Shepherd (1–0) Jones (3–5) 60,864 19–41 61 June 13 Astros 9–1 Ruffin (3–2) Swindell (5–6) 60,349 20–41 62 June 14 Dodgers 9–4 Astacio (5–4) Blair (2–4) 51,475 20–42 63 June 15 Dodgers 12–4 McDowell (3–0) Shepherd (1–1) 55,772 20–43 64 June 16 Dodgers 7–6 Reynoso (4–3) Gross (5–5) Grant (1) 51,765 21–43 65 June 18 Padres 11–1 Harris (7–7) Ruffin (3–3) 52,159 21–44 66 June 19 Padres 17–3 Blair (3–4) Taylor (0–5) 55,603 22–44 67 June 20 Padres 3–1 Reed (2–2) Mason (0–5) Holmes (5) 63,661 23–44 68 June 21 Reds 5–4 Reed (3–2) Reardon (1–1) 51,835 24–44 69 June 22 Reds 16–13 Wickander (1–0) Grant (0–1) Dibble (6) 58,597 24–45 70 June 23 Reds 15–5 Parrett (2–2) Pugh (3–9) 60,282 25–45 71 June 24 @ Giants 17–2 Burkett (11–2) Blair (3–5) 39,827 25–46 72 June 25 @ Giants 7–2 Hickerson (1–1) Henry (2–7) 30,722 25–47 73 June 26 @ Giants 5–1 Reynoso (5–3) Wilson (5–4) 39,327 26–47 74 June 27 @ Giants 5–0 Swift (10–4) Leskanic (0–1) 45,408 26–48 75 June 29 @ Braves 6–4 Smoltz (7–7) Ruffin (3–4) Stanton (21) 48,974 26–49 76 June 30 @ Braves 3–2 Wohlers (2–0) Shepherd (1–2) 48,791 26–50
July (10–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 77 July 1 @ Braves 4–0 Glavine (10–3) Reynoso (5–4) 45,252 26–51 78 July 2 Cubs 11–8 Bautista (3–2) Shepherd (1–3) Myers (25) 62,037 26–52 79 July 3 Cubs 5–4 Reed (4–2) Myers (1–2) 63,826 27–52 80 July 4 Cubs 3–1 Parrett (3–2) Morgan (5–9) Holmes (6) 59,259 28–52 81 July 5 Cubs 10–1 Harkey (6–2) Blair (3–6) 55,185 28–53 82 July 6 Marlins 8–3 Reynoso (6–4) Hough (4–9) 47,528 29–53 83 July 7 Marlins 6–5 Reed (5–2) Harvey (1–2) 50,707 30–53 84 July 8 Marlins 3–2 Leskanic (1–1) Rapp (0–1) Holmes (7) 56,807 31–53 85 July 9 @ Cardinals 5–4 Moore (1–0) Smith (2–2) Holmes (8) 41,466 32–53 86 July 10 @ Cardinals 9–3 Osborne (8–3) Henry (2–8) 53,146 32–54 87 July 11 @ Cardinals 4–1 Reynoso (7–4) Tewksbury (9–7) Reed (1) 44,105 33–54 88 July 15 @ Cubs 1–0 Morgan (7–9) Blair (3–7) 38,765 33–55 89 July 16 @ Cubs 8–2 Guzmán (8–7) Leskanic (1–2) 39,281 33–56 90 July 17 @ Cubs 5–1 Harkey (7–3) Reynoso (7–5) 39,522 33–57 91 July 18 @ Cubs 12–2 Hibbard (8–6) Parrett (3–3) 39,022 33–58 92 July 19 @ Marlins 3–1 Bowen (5–9) Bottenfield (2–6) Harvey (26) 37,703 33–59 93 July 20 @ Marlins 6–3 Blair (4–7) Hammond (10–6) Holmes (9) 31,852 34–59 94 July 21 @ Marlins 6–4 Rapp (1–2) Leskanic (1–3) Harvey (27) 32,129 34–60 95 July 22 Cardinals 7–6 Holmes (1–3) Burns (0–5) 56,013 35–60 96 July 23 Cardinals 13–11 Watson (2–0) Reed (5–3) Smith (34) 58,513 35–61 97 July 24 Cardinals 9–8 Bottenfield (3–6) Osborne (9–4) Holmes (10) 71,784 36–61 98 July 25 Cardinals 5–4 Olivares (3–2) Wayne (2–3) Guetterman (1) 65,211 36–62 99 July 26 Braves 12–7 Maddux (11–8) Leskanic (1–4) 62,937 36–63 100 July 27 Braves 10–5 Smoltz (9–8) Reynoso (7–6) 54,550 36–64 101 July 28 Braves 3–2 Wohlers (5–0) Reed (5–4) McMichael (1) 60,237 36–65 102 July 30 Giants 10–4 Brummett (2–3) Harris (10–10) 71,710 36–66 103 July 31 Giants 4–3 Swift (15–5) Bottenfield (3–7) Beck (30) 72,208 36–67
August (14–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 104 August 1 Giants 6–5 Burkett (16–4) Reynoso (7–7) Beck (31) 72,431 36–68 105 August 2 @ Reds 6–2 Pugh (7–10) Blair (4–8) 29,088 36–69 106 August 3 @ Reds 5–4 Spradlin (1–0) Leskanic (1–5) 26,982 36–70 107 August 4 @ Reds 9–3 Roper (2–1) Harris (10–11) 22,939 36–71 108 August 5 @ Reds 11–4 Rijo (10–5) Bottenfield (3–8) 33,871 36–72 109 August 6 @ Padres 6–3 Benes (13–7) Reynoso (7–8) Hoffman (3) 36–73 110 August 6 @ Padres 6–2 Sanders (1–0) Blair (4–9) 41,085 36–74 111 August 8 @ Padres 5–2 Sanford (1–0) Brocail (2–8) Holmes (11) 15,248 37–74 112 August 9 @ Dodgers 3–2 Reed (6–4) Gott (4–6) Holmes (12) 31,953 38–74 113 August 10 @ Dodgers 4–2 Bottenfield (4–8) Astacio (8–7) 34,163 39–74 114 August 11 @ Dodgers 3–2 Reynoso (8–8) Martínez (8–7) Reed (2) 38,421 40–74 115 August 12 @ Dodgers 4–1 Blair (5–9) Hershiser (8–12) 38,549 41–74 116 August 13 @ Astros 5–3 Wayne (3–3) Jones (3–9) Holmes (13) 37,972 42–74 117 August 14 @ Astros 9–0 Harnisch (11–8) Harris (10–12) 41,523 42–75 118 August 15 @ Astros 4–3 Ruffin (4–4) Hernandez (3–3) Holmes (14) 21,690 43–75 119 August 17 Phillies 10–7 Rivera (11–6) Reynoso (8–9) Williams (33) 63,183 43–76 120 August 18 Phillies 7–6 Thigpen (2–0) Ruffin (4–5) Williams (34) 61,056 43–77 121 August 19 Phillies 6–5 Moore (2–0) Mason (4–9) Holmes (15) 53,443 44–77 122 August 21 Mets 4–3 Harris (11–12) Innis (1–3) Holmes (16) 45–77 123 August 21 Mets 8–6 Reed (7–4) Jones (1–1) Holmes (17) 60,613 46–77 124 August 22 Mets 4–3 Munoz (1–1) Fernandez (2–4) Reed (3) 70,064 47–77 125 August 23 @ Phillies 3–2 Wayne (4–3) Mason (4–10) Holmes (18) 40,481 48–77 126 August 24 @ Phillies 4–2 Jackson (10–9) Blair (5–10) Williams (36) 43,419 48–78 127 August 25 @ Phillies 8–5 Schilling (11–6) Sanford (1–1) 46,448 48–79 128 August 26 @ Mets 7–1 Gooden (12–14) Harris (11–13) 20,062 48–80 129 August 27 @ Mets 3–2 Fernandez (3–4) Bottenfield (4–9) Innis (3) 21,765 48–81 130 August 28 @ Mets 7–5 Reynoso (9–9) Jones (1–2) Holmes (19) 25,238 49–81 131 August 29 @ Mets 6–1 Painter (1–2) Tanana (6–13) 25,774 50–81 132 August 30 Expos 6–1 Fassero (10–3) Sanford (1–2) Rojas (10) 47,699 50–82 133 August 31 Expos 14–3 Heredia (3–2) Harris (11–14) 46,288 50–83
September (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 134 September 1 Expos 11–3 Martínez (13–8) Bottenfield (4–10) 46,781 50–84 135 September 3 Pirates 7–6 Holmes (2–3) Dewey (1–1) 51,512 51–84 136 September 4 Pirates 10–4 Painter (2–2) Wakefield (4–9) 56,113 52–84 137 September 5 Pirates 4–1 Ruffin (5–5) Walk (12–13) Holmes (20) 54,034 53–84 138 September 6 @ Expos 4–3 Scott (5–2) Reed (7–5) Wetteland (34) 40,066 53–85 139 September 7 @ Expos 4–3 Martínez (14–8) Moore (2–1) Wetteland (35) 18,988 53–86 140 September 8 @ Expos 6–1 Rueter (7–0) Reynoso (9–10) Scott (1) 10,764 53–87 141 September 9 @ Pirates 10–7 Wayne (5–3) Johnston (2–3) 10,016 54–87 142 September 10 @ Pirates 9–8 Moore (3–1) Minor (7–6) Holmes (21) 15,335 55–87 143 September 11 @ Pirates 3–2 Bottenfield (5–10) Wakefield (4–10) Ruffin (1) 21,649 56–87 144 September 12 @ Pirates 4–3 Menéndez (2–0) Munoz (1–2) 21,032 56–88 145 September 14 Astros 9–4 Reynoso (10–10) Drabek (8–16) Ruffin (2) 57–88 146 September 14 Astros 6–5 Holmes (3–3) Hernandez (3–5) 42,657 58–88 147 September 15 Astros 6–4 Munoz (2–2) Williams (4–4) Holmes (22) 40,813 59–88 148 September 16 Astros 6–3 Ruffin (6–5) Jones (1–2) Holmes (23) 41,847 60–88 149 September 17 Dodgers 12–3 Nied (4–7) Candiotti (8–8) 56,679 61–88 150 September 18 Dodgers 9–0 Astacio (13–8) Hurst (0–2) 52,293 61–89 151 September 19 Dodgers 8–5 Reynoso (11–10) Martínez (10–4) Holmes (24) 61,573 62–89 152 September 20 Padres 11–7 Seminara (3–2) Harris (11–15) Hoffman (5) 41,531 62–90 153 September 21 Padres 15–4 Blair (6–10) Worrell (1–7) 42,727 63–90 154 September 22 Padres 11–4 Nied (5–7) Benes (15–14) 41,061 64–90 155 September 24 Reds 9–2 Reed (8–5) Ayala (6–10) 57,330 65–90 156 September 25 Reds 6–0 Rijo (14–8) Harris (11–16) 61,179 65–91 157 September 26 Reds 12–7 Reynoso (12–10) Luebbers (2–5) 70,069 66–91 158 September 28 @ Giants 6–4 Hickerson (7–5) Nied (5–8) Beck (45) 28,568 66–92 159 September 29 @ Giants 5–3 Reed (9–5) Torres (3–4) Holmes (25) 39,377 67–92
October (0–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 1 @ Braves 7–4 Avery (18–6) Harris (11–17) McMichael (18) 48,968 67–93 161 October 2 @ Braves 10–1 Maddux (20–10) Reynoso (12–11) 48,899 67–94 162 October 3 @ Braves 5–3 Glavine (22–6) Nied (5–9) McMichael (19) 48,904 67–95

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Joe Girardi	86	310	90	.290	3	31
1B	Andrés Galarraga	120	470	174	.370	22	98
2B	Eric Young	144	490	132	.269	3	42
SS	Vinny Castilla	105	337	86	.255	9	30
3B	Charlie Hayes	157	573	175	.305	25	98
LF	Jerald Clark	140	478	135	.282	13	67
CF	Alex Cole	126	348	89	.256	0	24
RF	Dante Bichette	141	538	167	.310	21	89

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Daryl Boston	124	291	76	.261	14	40
Roberto Mejía	65	229	53	.231	5	20
Danny Sheaffer	82	216	60	.278	4	32
Freddie Benavides	74	213	61	.286	3	26
Chris Jones	86	209	57	.273	6	31
Nelson Liriano	48	151	46	.305	2	15
Jim Tatum	92	98	20	.204	1	12
Jayhawk Owens	33	86	18	.209	3	6
Pedro Castellano	34	71	13	.183	3	7
Dale Murphy	26	42	6	.143	0	7
Jay Gainer	23	41	7	.171	3	6
Gerald Young	19	19	1	.053	0	1
Eric Wedge	9	11	2	.182	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Armando Reynoso	30	189.0	12	11	4.00	117
David Nied	16	87.0	5	9	5.17	46
Butch Henry	20	84.2	2	8	6.59	39
Kent Bottenfield	14	76.2	3	5	6.10	30
Greg Harris	13	73.1	1	8	6.50	40
Bruce Hurst	3	8.2	0	1	5.19	6

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Willie Blair	46	146.0	6	10	4.75	84
Bruce Ruffin	59	139.2	6	5	3.87	126
Jeff Parrett	40	73.2	3	3	5.38	66
Curtis Leskanic	18	57.0	1	5	5.37	30
Andy Ashby	20	54.0	0	4	8.50	33
Lance Painter	10	39.0	2	2	6.00	16
Mo Sanford	11	35.2	1	2	5.30	36
Bryn Smith	11	29.2	2	4	8.49	9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Darren Holmes	62	3	3	25	4.05	60
Gary Wayne	65	5	3	1	5.05	49
Steve Reed	64	9	5	3	4.48	51
Marcus Moore	27	3	1	0	6.84	13
Scott Fredrickson	25	0	1	0	6.21	20
Mike Munoz	21	2	1	0	4.50	16
Keith Shepherd	14	1	3	1	6.98	7
Mark Grant	14	0	1	1	12.56	8
Scott Aldred	5	0	0	0	10.80	5
Mark Knudson	4	0	0	0	22.24	3
Scott Service	3	0	0	0	9.64	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Brad Mills
A	Central Valley Rockies	California League	Paul Zuvella
A-Short Season	Bend Rockies	Northwest League	Howie Bedell
Rookie	AZL Rockies	Arizona League	P. J. Carey

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References

1. "Vinny Castilla stats".
2. "Neifi Perez Stats".
3. "Andres Galarraga Stats".
4. Dante Bichette Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
5. "Bruce Ruffin Stats".
6. Bryn Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
7. "1992 Colorado Rockies Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft".
8. "1992 Colorado Rockies Picks in the 1992 June Amateur Draft" Baseball Reference
9. 1993 Colorado Rockies Roster by Baseball Almanac
10. Dale Murphy Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
11. "Scott Aldred Stats".
12. "Mike Munoz Stats".
13. "Gerald Young Stats".
14. "Kent Bottenfield Stats".
15. "Doug Bochtler Stats".
16. "1993 Colorado Rockies Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft".
17. "1993 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
18. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

• 1993 Rockies at Baseball Reference
• 1993 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.co