1996 Colorado Rockies season

Major League Baseball team 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)
| <- 1995 | Seasons | 1997 ->

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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

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* 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

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* 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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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

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1996 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | COL  | FLA  | HOU  | LAD  | MON  | 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

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1996 Game Log: 83–79 (Home: 55–26; Away: 28–53)

April: 11–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–6)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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| 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
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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
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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

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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| = Indicates team leader

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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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

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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

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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

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#### Starting pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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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

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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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

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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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

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

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## References

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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

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