The

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

' 1996 season was the fourth for the Rockies. Managed by

Don Baylor Don Edward Baylor (June 28, 1949 – August 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and manager. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate (" crowding ...

, they played home games at

Coors Field Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. The sta ...

and finished with a record of 83-79, third in the NL West.

Offseason

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

Regular season

*The only

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

at Coors Field was thrown by

Hideo Nomo is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in his native country, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to . He then exploited a l ...

of the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

on September 17, 1996. *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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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, , 6–3 , , Thompson (6–8) , , Portugal , , — , , 22,670 , , 63–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 126 , , August 20 , ,

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, , 3–5 , , Lieber , , Ritz (13–10) , , Cordova , , 48,038 , , 66–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 130 , , August 24 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Thompson (7–8) , , Peters , , — , , 48,014 , , 67–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 131 , , August 25 , ,

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, , 7–18 , , Burba , , Thompson (7–9) , , — , , 48,029 , , 70–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , August 30 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Benes , , Wright (3–2) , , Eckersley , , 25,530 , , 70–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , August 31 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Benes , , Bailey (2–3) , , Eckersley , , 35,804 , , 70–67 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 1 , , @

, , 6–15 , , Petkovsek , , Rekar (2–4) , , — , , 28,552 , , 70–68 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 2 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Ritz (14–10) , , Loaiza , , — , , 9,513 , , 71–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 4 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Lieber , , Thompson (7–10) , , Plesac , , 10,081 , , 71–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 6 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Hernandez , , Leskanic (7–5) , , — , , 20,932 , , 71–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 7 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Kile , , Holmes (3–4) , , Hudek , , 37,213 , , 71–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 8 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Reed (4–3) , , Reynolds , , Ruffin (19) , , 31,316 , , 72–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 9 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Ritz (15–10) , , Wall , , Ruffin (20) , , 13,833 , , 73–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 10 , ,

, , 9–8 , , Holmes (4–4) , , Clontz , , Ruffin (21) , , 48,051 , , 74–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 11 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Wright (4–2) , , Neagle , , Swift (1) , , 48,091 , , 75–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 12 , ,

, , 16–8 , , Burke (1–0) , , Smoltz , , — , , 48,052 , , 76–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 13 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Holmes (5–4) , , Hernandez , , Ruffin (22) , , 48,049 , , 77–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 14 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Ritz (16–10) , , Wall , , — , , 48,132 , , 78–71 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 15 , ,

, , 11–4 , , Thompson (8–10) , , Drabek , , — , , 48,038 , , 79–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 16 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Valdez , , Wright (4–3) , , — , , 48,013 , , 79–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 17 , ,

, , 0–9 , , Nomo , , Swift (1–1) , , — , , 50,066 , , 79–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 18 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Burke (2–0) , , Astacio , , Ruffin (23) , , 50,053 , , 80–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 19 , , @

, , 4–11 , , VanLandingham , , Ritz (16–11) , , — , , 10,994 , , 80–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 20 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Gardner , , Thompson (8–11) , , — , , 15,734 , , 80–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 21 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Rueter , , Wright (4–4) , , — , , 30,002 , , 80–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 22 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Soderstrom , , Nied (0–1) , , — , , 30,826 , , 80–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 24 , , @

, , 5–4 (11) , , Ruffin (7–5) , , Hoffman , , Swift (2) , , 23,556 , , 81–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 25 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Thompson (9–11) , , Hamilton , , Ruffin (24) , , 32,706 , , 82–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 27 , ,

, , 3–9 , , Soderstrom , , Nied (0–2) , , — , , 48,009 , , 82–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 28 , ,

, , 5–8 , , Carlson , , Burke (2–1) , , Beck , , 48,042 , , 82–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , September 29 , ,

, , 12–3 , , Ritz (17–11) , , Watson , , — , , 48,162 , , 83–79 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Rockies team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

*June 4, 1996:

Shawn Chacón Shawn Anthony Chacón (born December 23, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He last played in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros in 2008. During his career, he threw an 88–92 mph sinker, a big curveball, ...

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 (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)

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1996 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference1996 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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