1996 Colorado Rockies season

1996  Colorado Rockies
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Coors Field
City	Denver, Colorado
Record	83–79 (.512)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Jerry McMorris
General managers	Bob Gebhard
Managers	Don Baylor
Television	KWGN-TV (Dave Campbell, Dave Armstrong)
Radio	KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Francisco Gamez, Carlos Bido)
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The Colorado Rockies' 1996 season was the fourth for the Rockies. Managed by Don Baylor, they played home games at Coors Field and finished with a record of 83-79, third in the National League West.

Offseason

• November 20, 1995: Joe Girardi was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Yankees for Mike DeJean. ^[1]
• December 18, 1995: Jeff Reed was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. ^[2]

Regular season

• The only no-hitter at Coors Field was thrown by Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 17, 1996. ^[3]
• On May 11, 1996, Al Leiter threw the first no-hitter in Florida Marlins history. The Marlins beat the Rockies by a score of 11-0. ^[4]

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	91	71	.562	—	45‍–‍36	46‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	72	.556	1	47‍–‍34	43‍–‍38
Colorado Rockies	83	79	.512	8	55‍–‍26	28‍–‍53
San Francisco Giants	68	94	.420	23	38‍–‍44	30‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	7–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	5–7	10–3	7–6	9–4	9–3	9–4	7–5	9–4
Chicago	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	6–6	5–8	8–5	6–6	7–5	7–6	4–9	6–6	7–5	5–8
Cincinnati	5–7	8–5	—	7–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	3–9	6–6	10–2	5–8	9–3	9–4	5–8
Colorado	7–5	7–5	6–7	—	5–8	8–5	6–7	3–9	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4
Florida	7–6	6–6	9–3	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	5–8	7–6	6–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	6–6
Houston	6–6	8–5	6–7	5–8	5–7	—	6–6	4–9	8–4	10–2	8–5	6–6	8–4	2–11
Los Angeles	7–5	5–8	8–4	7–6	7–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–6	8–4
Montreal	3–10	6–6	9–3	9–3	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	9–4	8–4
New York	6–7	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–7	4–8	4–8	6–7	—	7–6	8–5	3–10	6–6	5–7
Philadelphia	4–9	6–7	2–10	6–6	7–6	2–10	6–7	7–6	6–7	—	7–5	4–8	6–6	4–8
Pittsburgh	3–9	9–4	8–5	5–7	7–5	5–8	6–6	5–7	5–8	5–7	—	4–9	8–4	3–10
San Diego	4–9	6–6	3–9	5–8	9–3	6–6	8–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	9–4	—	11–2	4–8
San Francisco	5–7	5–7	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	6–7	4–9	6–6	6–6	4–8	2–11	—	7–6
St. Louis	4–9	8–5	8–5	4–8	6–6	11–2	4–8	4–8	7–5	8–4	10–3	8–4	6–7	—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 83–79 (Home: 55–26; Away: 28–53)
April: 11–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 2 @ Phillies 5–3 Ritz (1–0) Fernandez — 36,751 1–0 2 April 3 @ Phillies 1–3 Grace Freeman (0–1) Bottalico 15,648 1–1 3 April 4 @ Phillies 4–7 Mulholland Rekar (0–1) Bottalico 16,220 1–2 4 April 5 @ Expos 4–6 Dyer Munoz (0–1) Rojas 45,042 1–3 5 April 6 @ Expos 5–4 Thompson (1–0) Rueter Leskanic (1) 27,040 2–3 6 April 7 @ Expos 1–9 Fassero Painter (0–1) — 11,212 2–4 7 April 8 Cubs 6–9 Adams Ritz (1–1) Jones 50,185 2–5 8 April 10 Cubs 10–9 Leskanic (1–0) Jones — 50,083 3–5 9 April 11 Mets 7–3 Reynoso (1–0) Mlicki — 48,010 4–5 10 April 12 Mets 6–5 Freeman (1–1) Clark Leskanic (2) 50,045 5–5 11 April 14 Mets 4–10 Harnisch Ritz (1–2) Henry 48,051 5–6 12 April 15 Padres 11–9 Ruffin (1–0) Blair Leskanic (3) 48,027 6–6 13 April 16 Padres 6–10 Ashby Reynoso (1–1) — 48,031 6–7 14 April 17 Padres 6–11 Florie Freeman (1–2) — 48,011 6–8 15 April 19 @ Mets 5–3 Ritz (2–2) Harnisch Leskanic (4) 16,225 7–8 16 April 20 @ Mets 3–4 (10) Franco Habyan (0–1) — 20,847 7–9 17 April 21 @ Mets 6–4 Leskanic (2–0) Franco — 22,737 8–9 18 April 22 @ Cubs 4–2 Freeman (2–2) Navarro Leskanic (5) 21,227 9–9 19 April 23 @ Cubs 4–3 Rekar (1–1) Castillo Leskanic (6) 14,325 10–9 20 April 24 Phillies 8–10 Borland Reed (0–1) Bottalico 48,047 10–10 21 April 25 Phillies 1–7 Fernandez Thompson (1–1) Ryan 48,033 10–11 22 April 26 Expos 2–6 Alvarez Reynoso (1–2) — 48,024 10–12 23 April 27 Expos 6–5 (13) Painter (1–1) Daal — 48,013 11–12 24 April 28 Expos 9–21 Rueter Rekar (1–2) — 48,006 11–13 25 April 30 @ Dodgers 4–7 Nomo Ritz (2–3) Worrell 31,037 11–14
May: 14–11 (Home: 10–2; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 26 May 1 @ Dodgers 4–1 Thompson (2–1) Astacio Ruffin (1) 30,377 12–14 27 May 3 Marlins 9–5 Reynoso (2–2) Burkett — 48,129 13–14 28 May 4 Marlins 17–5 Freeman (3–2) Hammond — 48,101 14–14 29 May 5 Marlins 5–4 Ritz (3–3) Perez — 48,134 15–14 30 May 6 @ Braves 1–4 Avery Thompson (2–2) — 28,725 15–15 31 May 7 @ Braves 5–6 (10) Clontz Leskanic (2–1) — 29,976 15–16 32 May 8 @ Braves 1–5 Glavine Reynoso (2–3) — 29,363 15–17 33 May 9 @ Marlins 2–6 Miller Freeman (3–3) — 21,008 15–18 34 May 10 @ Marlins 2–4 Rapp Ritz (3–4) Nen 27,309 15–19 35 May 11 @ Marlins 0–11 Leiter Thompson (2–3) — 31,549 15–20 36 May 12 @ Marlins 5–7 Nen Leskanic (2–2) — 21,058 15–21 37 May 14 @ Reds 5–3 Reed (1–1) Schourek Ruffin (2) 20,535 16–21 38 May 17 Cardinals 12–11 Leskanic (3–2) Bailey Ruffin (3) 48,074 17–21 39 May 18 Cardinals 9–8 Habyan (1–1) Eckersley — 48,103 18–21 40 May 19 Cardinals 10–3 Thompson (3–3) Benes — 48,075 19–21 41 May 20 Pirates 10–7 Reynoso (3–3) Neagle — 48,042 20–21 42 May 21 Pirates 12–10 Holmes (1–0) Christiansen Ruffin (4) 48,037 21–21 43 May 22 Pirates 6–3 Ritz (4–4) Smith Ruffin (5) 48,044 22–21 44 May 23 Reds 5–7 Carrasco Ruffin (1–1) Brantley 48,040 22–22 45 May 24 Reds 9–11 Ruffin Thompson (3–4) — 48,019 22–23 46 May 25 Reds 7–5 Leskanic (4–2) Moore — 48,012 23–23 47 May 27 @ Cardinals 5–2 Ritz (5–4) Stottlemyre Ruffin (6) 38,804 24–23 48 May 28 @ Cardinals 6–5 Painter (2–1) Mathews Holmes (1) 26,913 25–23 49 May 29 @ Cardinals 5–6 Petkovsek Leskanic (4–3) Benes 27,856 25–24 50 May 31 @ Pirates 4–8 Neagle Reynoso (3–4) Cordova 26,640 25–25
June: 15–14 (Home: 12–5; Away: 3–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 51 June 1 @ Pirates 2–0 Ritz (6–4) Wagner Ruffin (7) 15,633 26–25 52 June 2 @ Pirates 2–5 Smith Holmes (1–1) Cordova 26,745 26–26 53 June 3 @ Pirates 2–7 Ruebel Farmer (0–1) — 8,120 26–27 54 June 4 @ Astros 8–16 Hampton Thompson (3–5) — 18,418 26–28 55 June 5 @ Astros 1–4 Wall Reynoso (3–5) — 14,954 26–29 56 June 6 @ Astros 14–7 Ritz (7–4) Drabek — 22,112 27–29 57 June 7 Braves 19–8 Painter (3–1) Bielecki — 48,027 28–29 58 June 8 Braves 13–12 Holmes (2–1) McMichael Ruffin (8) 48,015 29–29 59 June 9 Braves 3–8 Smoltz Thompson (3–6) — 48,036 29–30 60 June 10 Astros 9–10 Wall Reynoso (3–6) — 48,007 29–31 61 June 11 Astros 7–5 Alston (1–0) Young Ruffin (9) 48,014 30–31 62 June 12 Astros 8–0 Freeman (4–3) Reynolds — 48,024 31–31 63 June 13 Phillies 4–1 Rekar (2–2) Schilling Ruffin (10) 48,018 32–31 64 June 14 Phillies 10–6 Painter (4–1) Springer — 48,006 33–31 65 June 15 Phillies 4–2 Reynoso (4–6) Mulholland Ruffin (11) 48,023 34–31 66 June 16 Phillies 11–3 Ritz (8–4) Munoz — 48,041 35–31 67 June 17 Expos 3–5 Urbina Freeman (4–4) Rojas 48,021 35–32 68 June 18 Expos 8–12 Dyer Holmes (2–2) — 50,025 35–33 69 June 19 Expos 7–6 (10) Ruffin (2–1) Scott — 48,007 36–33 70 June 21 @ Phillies 3–4 (10) Borland Ruffin (2–2) — 25,085 36–34 71 June 22 @ Phillies 4–5 Blazier Hawblitzel (0–1) Bottalico 28,604 36–35 72 June 23 @ Phillies 7–4 Freeman (5–4) Fernandez Ruffin (12) 33,385 37–35 73 June 24 @ Mets 1–2 Isringhausen Holmes (2–3) Franco 16,988 37–36 74 June 25 @ Mets 2–3 Jones Thompson (3–7) Franco 18,251 37–37 75 June 26 @ Mets 5–9 Mlicki Reed (1–2) — 20,675 37–38 76 June 27 Dodgers 13–1 Ritz (9–4) Astacio — 48,043 38–38 77 June 28 Dodgers 13–4 Freeman (6–4) Martinez — 48,025 39–38 78 June 29 Dodgers 10–13 Valdez Rekar (2–3) — 48,009 39–39 79 June 30 Dodgers 16–15 Ruffin (3–2) Worrell — 48,103 40–39
July: 14–14 (Home: 11–3; Away: 3–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 80 July 1 @ Giants 6–9 Juden Painter (4–2) Beck 16,142 40–40 81 July 2 @ Giants 1–5 Gardner Ritz (9–5) — 13,571 40–41 82 July 3 @ Giants 3–2 Leskanic (5–3) Beck Ruffin (13) 44,356 41–41 83 July 4 @ Dodgers 4–9 Valdez Freeman (6–5) — 54,331 41–42 84 July 5 @ Dodgers 1–8 Nomo Bailey (0–1) — 43,415 41–43 85 July 6 @ Dodgers 2–3 Osuna Ruffin (3–3) Worrell 35,562 41–44 86 July 7 @ Dodgers 3–0 Ritz (10–5) Astacio — 38,269 42–44 87 July 11 Padres 8–5 (10) Ruffin (4–3) Hoffman — 45,703 43–44 88 July 12 Padres 13–12 Holmes (3–3) Blair — 48,053 44–44 89 July 13 Padres 11–6 Ritz (11–5) Sanders — 48,009 45–44 90 July 14 Padres 8–4 Reynoso (5–6) Valenzuela — 48,065 46–44 91 July 15 Giants 7–3 Bailey (1–1) Bourgeois — 48,032 47–44 92 July 16 Giants 5–3 Freeman (7–5) Leiter Ruffin (14) 49,035 48–44 93 July 17 Giants 4–3 Wright (1–0) Fernandez Ruffin (15) 48,453 49–44 94 July 18 @ Padres 2–9 Sanders Ritz (11–6) — 24,212 49–45 95 July 19 @ Padres 3–4 Valenzuela Reynoso (5–7) Hoffman 26,559 49–46 96 July 20 @ Padres 5–4 Leskanic (6–3) Bochtler Ruffin (16) 55,046 50–46 97 July 21 @ Padres 0–2 Tewksbury Freeman (7–6) Hoffman 36,686 50–47 98 July 23 Mets 10–7 Ruffin (5–3) Henry — 48,016 51–47 99 July 23 Mets 11–10 Reed (2–2) Henry — 48,058 52–47 100 July 24 Mets 7–6 (10) Leskanic (7–3) Byrd — 48,061 53–47 101 July 25 Cubs 8–10 Bottenfield Ruffin (5–4) Patterson 48,087 53–48 102 July 26 Cubs 4–17 Navarro Freeman (7–7) Adams 48,062 53–49 103 July 27 Cubs 10–6 Thompson (4–7) Telemaco — 48,096 54–49 104 July 28 Cubs 5–7 Bullinger Ritz (11–7) Bottenfield 48,073 54–50 105 July 29 @ Expos 1–4 Cormier Wright (1–1) Rojas 19,115 54–51 106 July 30 @ Expos 1–3 Urbina Reynoso (5–8) Rojas 17,071 54–52 107 July 31 @ Expos 2–6 Fassero Bailey (1–2) — 23,663 54–53
August: 16–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 108 August 1 @ Cubs 1–4 Navarro Thompson (4–8) Patterson 25,564 54–54 109 August 2 @ Cubs 7–2 Ritz (12–7) Telemaco — 34,186 55–54 110 August 3 @ Cubs 8–2 Wright (2–1) Bullinger — 40,460 56–54 111 August 4 @ Cubs 6–1 Reynoso (6–8) Castillo — 38,738 57–54 112 August 5 Marlins 9–16 Hutton Freeman (7–8) — 48,313 57–55 113 August 6 Marlins 11–0 Thompson (5–8) Burkett — 48,339 58–55 114 August 7 Marlins 12–5 Ritz (13–7) Leiter — 48,622 59–55 115 August 9 @ Braves 6–4 Wright (3–1) Glavine Ruffin (17) 41,275 60–55 116 August 10 @ Braves 9–7 (10) Reed (3–2) Wohlers Ruffin (18) 46,064 61–55 117 August 11 @ Braves 1–4 Smoltz Freeman (7–9) Wohlers 32,961 61–56 118 August 13 @ Marlins 0–5 Leiter Ritz (13–8) — 26,256 61–57 119 August 14 @ Marlins 1–2 Brown Leskanic (7–4) Nen 26,589 61–58 120 August 15 @ Marlins 6–7 Powell Ruffin (5–5) Nen 21,723 61–59 121 August 16 @ Reds 8–4 Reynoso (7–8) Salkeld — 28,878 62–59 122 August 17 @ Reds 3–5 Smiley Munoz (0–2) Brantley — 62–60 123 August 17 @ Reds 5–9 Shaw Reed (3–3) — 34,225 62–61 124 August 18 @ Reds 4–9 Jarvis Ritz (13–9) Shaw 24,883 62–62 125 August 19 @ Reds 6–3 Thompson (6–8) Portugal — 22,670 63–62 126 August 20 Cardinals 5–4 (13) Munoz (1–2) Mathews — 48,126 64–62 127 August 21 Cardinals 10–2 Reynoso (8–8) Benes — 48,045 65–62 128 August 22 Cardinals 10–5 Bailey (2–2) Morgan — 48,086 66–62 129 August 23 Pirates 3–5 Lieber Ritz (13–10) Cordova 48,038 66–63 130 August 24 Pirates 9–3 Thompson (7–8) Peters — 48,014 67–63 131 August 25 Pirates 13–9 Munoz (2–2) Wilkins — 48,139 68–63 132 August 26 Reds 9–5 (7) Swift (1–0) Jarvis Bailey (1) 48,093 69–63 133 August 27 Reds 3–4 Smiley Reynoso (8–9) Brantley 50,046 69–64 134 August 28 Reds 10–9 Ruffin (6–5) Shaw — 48,057 70–64 135 August 29 Reds 7–18 Burba Thompson (7–9) — 48,029 70–65 136 August 30 @ Cardinals 4–7 Benes Wright (3–2) Eckersley 25,530 70–66 137 August 31 @ Cardinals 1–2 Benes Bailey (2–3) Eckersley 35,804 70–67
September: 13–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 138 September 1 @ Cardinals 6–15 Petkovsek Rekar (2–4) — 28,552 70–68 139 September 2 @ Pirates 8–3 Ritz (14–10) Loaiza — 9,513 71–68 140 September 4 @ Pirates 2–5 Lieber Thompson (7–10) Plesac 10,081 71–69 141 September 6 @ Astros 1–2 Hernandez Leskanic (7–5) — 20,932 71–70 142 September 7 @ Astros 4–5 Kile Holmes (3–4) Hudek 37,213 71–71 143 September 8 @ Astros 5–2 Reed (4–3) Reynolds Ruffin (19) 31,316 72–71 144 September 9 @ Astros 4–2 Ritz (15–10) Wall Ruffin (20) 13,833 73–71 145 September 10 Braves 9–8 Holmes (4–4) Clontz Ruffin (21) 48,051 74–71 146 September 11 Braves 6–5 Wright (4–2) Neagle Swift (1) 48,091 75–71 147 September 12 Braves 16–8 Burke (1–0) Smoltz — 48,052 76–71 148 September 13 Astros 6–3 Holmes (5–4) Hernandez Ruffin (22) 48,049 77–71 149 September 14 Astros 7–3 Ritz (16–10) Wall — 48,132 78–71 150 September 15 Astros 11–4 Thompson (8–10) Drabek — 48,038 79–71 151 September 16 Dodgers 4–6 Valdez Wright (4–3) — 48,013 79–72 152 September 17 Dodgers 0–9 Nomo Swift (1–1) — 50,066 79–73 153 September 18 Dodgers 6–4 Burke (2–0) Astacio Ruffin (23) 50,053 80–73 154 September 19 @ Giants 4–11 VanLandingham Ritz (16–11) — 10,994 80–74 155 September 20 @ Giants 2–6 Gardner Thompson (8–11) — 15,734 80–75 156 September 21 @ Giants 2–6 Rueter Wright (4–4) — 30,002 80–76 157 September 22 @ Giants 3–7 Soderstrom Nied (0–1) — 30,826 80–77 158 September 24 @ Padres 5–4 (11) Ruffin (7–5) Hoffman Swift (2) 23,556 81–77 159 September 25 @ Padres 5–3 Thompson (9–11) Hamilton Ruffin (24) 32,706 82–77 160 September 27 Giants 3–9 Soderstrom Nied (0–2) — 48,009 82–78 161 September 28 Giants 5–8 Carlson Burke (2–1) Beck 48,042 82–79 162 September 29 Giants 12–3 Ritz (17–11) Watson — 48,162 83–79
Legend:       = Win       = Loss Bold = Rockies team member

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Atlanta Braves 7 5 0.583 89 79 Florida Marlins 5 8 0.385 79 77 Montreal Expos 3 9 0.250 49 87 New York Mets 7 5 0.583 67 66 Philadelphia Phillies 6 6 0.500 62 55 Total 28 33 0.459 346 364 NL Central Chicago Cubs 7 5 0.583 73 72 Cincinnati Reds 6 7 0.462 81 92 Houston Astros 8 5 0.615 85 63 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 0.583 73 65 St. Louis Cardinals 8 4 0.667 83 70 Total 36 26 0.581 395 362 NL West Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers 6 7 0.462 80 80 San Diego Padres 8 5 0.615 83 83 San Francisco Giants 5 8 0.385 57 75 Total 19 20 0.487 220 238 Season Total 83 79 0.512 961 964

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 25 11 14 0.440 128 170 May 25 14 11 0.560 156 147 June 29 15 14 0.517 209 177 July 28 14 14 0.500 145 167 August 30 16 14 0.533 187 162 September 25 13 12 0.520 136 141 Total 162 83 79 0.512 961 964 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 55 26 0.679 658 559 Away 81 28 53 0.346 303 405 Total 162 83 79 0.512 961 964

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1996: Shawn Chacón was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1996. ^[5]
• July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds. ^[6]
• August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants. ^[7]
• August 31, 1996: Marvin Freeman was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Colorado Rockies. ^[8]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Angel Echevarria (Jul 15)
  • Neifi Pérez (Aug 31)
  • Alan Cockrell (Sep 7)
  • Terry Jones (Sep 9)
• Pitchers:
  • Mike Farmer (May 4)
  • Garvin Alston (Jun 6)
  • Ryan Hawblitzel (Jun 9)
  • Jamey Wright (Jul 3)
  • John Burke (Aug 13)
  • Robbie Beckett (Sep 12) ^[9]

Roster

1996 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers 50 Garvin Alston 38 Roger Bailey 41 Robbie Beckett 37 John Burke 36 Mike Farmer 44 Marvin Freeman 48 John Habyan 13 Ryan Hawblitzel 40 Darren Holmes 16 Curtis Leskanic 43 Mike Munoz 17 David Nied 28 Lance Painter 39 Steve Reed 23 Bryan Rekar 42 Armando Reynoso 30 Kevin Ritz 18 Bruce Ruffin 20 Bill Swift 32 Mark Thompson 19 Jamey Wright		Catchers 27 Jorge Brito 27 Steve Decker 34 Jayhawk Owens 15 Jeff Reed Infielders  6 Jason Bates 12 Pedro Castellano  9 Vinny Castilla 14 Andrés Galarraga  5 Neifi Pérez 22 Walt Weiss 21 Eric Young		Outfielders 29 Eric Anthony 10 Dante Bichette 26 Ellis Burks 44 Alan Cockrell 11 Angel Echevarria  1 Trent Hubbard  1 Terry Jones  3 Quinton McCracken 29 Harvey Pulliam 27 Milt Thompson 35 John Vander Wal 33 Larry Walker		Manager 25 Don Baylor Coaches 45 Frank Funk (pitching)  2 Gene Glynn (third base) 24 Ken Griffey (hitting/first base) 47 Jackie Moore (bench) 46 Paul Zuvella (bullpen)

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	Jeff Reed	116	341	97	.284	8	37
1B	Andrés Galarraga	159	626	190	.304	47	150
2B	Eric Young	141	568	184	.324	8	74
SS	Walt Weiss	155	517	146	.282	8	48
3B	Vinny Castilla	160	629	191	.304	40	113
LF	Ellis Burks	156	613	211	.344	40	128
CF	Quinton McCracken	124	283	82	.290	3	40
RF	Dante Bichette	159	633	198	.313	31	141

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
Larry Walker	83	272	75	.276	18	58
Jayhawk Owens	73	180	43	.239	4	17
Jason Bates	88	160	33	.206	1	9
John Vander Wal	104	151	38	.252	5	31
Eric Anthony	32	62	15	.242	4	9
Trent Hubbard	45	60	13	.217	1	12
Neifi Pérez	17	45	7	.156	0	3
Steve Decker	10	25	8	.320	1	8
Angel Echevarria	26	21	6	.286	0	6
Pedro Castellano	13	17	2	.118	0	2
Harvey Pulliam	10	15	2	.133	0	0
Milt Thompson	14	15	1	.067	0	2
Jorge Brito	8	14	1	.071	0	0
Terry Jones	12	10	3	.300	0	1
Alan Cockrell	9	8	2	.250	0	2

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
Kevin Ritz	35	213.0	17	11	5.28	105
Mark Thompson	34	169.2	9	11	5.30	99
Armando Reynoso	30	168.2	8	9	4.96	88
Marvin Freeman	26	129.2	7	9	6.04	71
Jamey Wright	16	91.1	4	4	4.93	45
Bryan Rekar	14	58.1	2	4	8.95	25

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
Roger Bailey	24	83.2	2	3	6.24	45
Mike Farmer	7	28.0	0	1	7.71	16
Bill Swift	7	18.1	1	1	5.40	5

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
Bruce Ruffin	71	7	5	24	4.00	74
Curtis Leskanic	70	7	5	6	6.23	76
Steve Reed	70	4	3	0	3.96	51
Darren Holmes	62	5	4	1	3.97	73
Mike Munoz	54	2	2	0	6.65	45
Lance Painter	34	4	2	0	5.86	48
John Habyan	19	1	1	0	7.13	25
John Burke	11	2	1	0	7.47	19
Ryan Hawblitzel	8	0	1	0	6.00	7
Garvin Alston	6	1	0	0	9.00	5
David Nied	6	0	2	0	13.50	4
Robbie Beckett	5	0	0	0	13.50	6

Awards and Honors

• Eric Young, NL Leader, Stolen Bases

All-Star Game

• Dante Bichette, OF, Starter
• Ellis Burks, OF, Reserve
• Eric Young, 2B, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Brad Mills
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Bill Hayes
A	Salem Avalanche	Carolina League	Bill McGuire
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	P. J. Carey
A-Short Season	Portland Rockies	Northwest League	Ron Gideon
Rookie	AZL Rockies	Arizona League	Jim Eppard

^[10]

References

1. "Joe Girardi Stats".
2. "Jeff Reed Stats".
3. Coors Field
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.143, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
5. "Shawn Chacon Stats".
6. "Eric Anthony Stats".
7. Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
8. "Marvin Freeman Stats".
9. "1996 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

• 1996 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference
• 1996 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com