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 National League 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 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.

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Rockies team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss Bold = Rockies team member

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