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1996 Colorado Rockies season

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Owner(s)
  
Jerry McMorris

Manager(s)
  
Don Baylor

General manager(s)
  
Bob Gebhard

Local television
  
KWGN-TV (Dave Campbell, Dave Armstrong)

Local radio
  
KOA (AM) (Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery) KCUV (Francisco Gamez, Carlos Bido)

The Colorado Rockies' 1996 season was the 4th 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.

Contents

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 at Coors Field was thrown by Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers 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.

    • 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 (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)

    • 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

    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

    References

    1996 Colorado Rockies season Wikipedia
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