2004 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2004 season was the 12th for the Rockies, attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 68–94, fourth in the NL West.

Offseason

 * December 2, 2003: Juan Uribe was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago White Sox for Aaron Miles.
 * December 11, 2003: Vinny Castilla was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * December 14, 2003: Justin Speier was traded by the Colorado Rockies as part of a 3-team deal to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later from Toronto and Joe Kennedy from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sandy Nin (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
 * January 9, 2004: Jeromy Burnitz and Royce Clayton were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.
 * March 8, 2004: Shawn Estes was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Summary
Having missed the first 68 games of the season due to a groin injury, right fielder Larry Walker's first three home runs of the season (video) came on June 25, 2004, versus the Cleveland Indians. The last was off José Jiménez, which won the game for the Rockies in the 10th inning for a 10−8 margin. Walker totaled four hits and five runs batted in (RBI) on the day, and it was his third career three-home run game.

Walker reached 2,000 career hits on June 30, 2004, becoming the 234th player in major league history to do so (video). Having already achieved 400 doubles, 300 home runs, 1,000 runs scored, and 1,000 RBI, he became the 40th player to reach all five totals. The milestone hit was a double off Ben Sheets in the fourth inning versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Through that point, Walker was the Rockies' career leader in 12 categories.

Transactions

 * July 22, 2004: Jamey Wright was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * August 6, 2004: Traded right fielder Larry Walker to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Jason Burch (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luis Martinez and Chris Narveson (August 11, 2004) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
 * September 27, 2004: Jhoulys Chacín was signed as an amateur free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

 * Batters:
 * Luis González (Apr 6)
 * Matt Holliday (Apr 16)
 * Brad Hawpe (May 4)
 * Choo Freeman (Jun 4)
 * J.D. Closser (Jun 30)
 * Jorge Piedra (Aug 7)
 * Pitchers:
 * Scott Dohmann (May 15)
 * Allan Simpson (May 17)
 * Chris Gissell (Aug 22)
 * Jeff Francis (Aug 25)

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