1996 Colorado Rockies season
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 NL West.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | | |
| April | 25 | 11 | 14 | | 128 | 170 |
| May | 25 | 14 | 11 | | 156 | 147 |
| June | 29 | 15 | 14 | | 209 | 177 |
| July | 28 | 14 | 14 | | 145 | 167 |
| August | 30 | 16 | 14 | | 187 | 162 |
| September | 25 | 13 | 12 | | 136 | 141 |
| Total | 162 | 83 | 79 | | 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.
- July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.
- August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants.
- August 31, 1996: Marvin Freeman was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Colorado Rockies.
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- *Angel Echevarria
- *Neifi Pérez
- *Alan Cockrell
- *Terry Jones
- Pitchers:
- *Mike Farmer
- *Garvin Alston
- *Ryan Hawblitzel
- *Jamey Wright
- *John Burke
- *Robbie Beckett
Roster
Player stats
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 |
| 83 | 272 | 75 | .276 | 18 | 58 |
| 73 | 180 | 43 | .239 | 4 | 17 |
| 88 | 160 | 33 | .206 | 1 | 9 |
| 104 | 151 | 38 | .252 | 5 | 31 |
| 32 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 1 | 8 |
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 |
| 35 | 213.0 | 17 | 11 | 5.28 | 105 |
| 34 | 169.2 | 9 | 11 | 5.30 | 99 |
| 30 | 168.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.96 | 88 |
| 26 | 129.2 | 7 | 9 | 6.04 | 71 |
| 16 | 91.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.93 | 45 |
| 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 |
| 24 | 83.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.24 | 45 |
| 34 | 50.2 | 4 | 2 | 5.86 | 48 |
| 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 16 |
| 19 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.13 | 25 |
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 |
| 71 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.00 | 74 |
| 70 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6.23 | 76 |
| 70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.96 | 51 |
| 62 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.97 | 73 |
| 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.65 | 45 |
Farm system
