1996 Colorado Rockies
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Colorado Rockies finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 961 runs and belted 221 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Andres Galarraga, who led the team with 47 home runs and 150 RBI. Ellis Burks led the team with 211 hits for a .344 average. Eric Young had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.
The team allowed 964 runs and had a team ERA of 5.60. Kevin Ritz led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 105 strikeouts. Bruce Ruffin was the team's best fireman, with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jason Bates | 2B | 88 | 160 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .312 | .287 | .599 | .206 |
| Pedro Castellano | 2B | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .118 | .404 | .118 |
| Vinny Castilla | 3B | 160 | 629 | 97 | 191 | 40 | 113 | 7 | .343 | .548 | .891 | .304 |
| Andres Galarraga | 1B | 159 | 626 | 119 | 190 | 47 | 150 | 18 | .357 | .601 | .958 | .304 |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 17 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .156 | .200 | .356 | .156 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 155 | 517 | 89 | 146 | 8 | 48 | 10 | .381 | .375 | .756 | .282 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 141 | 568 | 113 | 184 | 8 | 74 | 53 | .393 | .421 | .814 | .324 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eric Anthony | OF | 32 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .342 | .468 | .810 | .242 |
| Dante Bichette | OF | 159 | 633 | 114 | 198 | 31 | 141 | 31 | .359 | .531 | .890 | .313 |
| Ellis Burks | OF | 156 | 613 | 142 | 211 | 40 | 128 | 32 | .408 | .639 | 1.047 | .344 |
| Alan Cockrell | OF | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .375 | .597 | .250 |
| Angel Echevarria | OF | 26 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .346 | .286 | .632 | .286 |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 45 | 60 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .329 | .383 | .712 | .217 |
| Terry Jones | OF | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .300 | .573 | .300 |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 124 | 283 | 50 | 82 | 3 | 40 | 17 | .363 | .410 | .773 | .290 |
| Harvey Pulliam | OF | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .133 | .368 | .133 |
| Milt Thompson | OF | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .133 | .258 | .067 |
| John Vander Wal | OF | 104 | 151 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .335 | .417 | .752 | .252 |
| Larry Walker | OF | 83 | 272 | 58 | 75 | 18 | 58 | 18 | .342 | .570 | .912 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Brito | C | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .071 | .306 | .071 |
| Steve Decker | C | 10 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .393 | .520 | .913 | .320 |
| Jayhawk Owens | C | 73 | 180 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 17 | 4 | .338 | .367 | .705 | .239 |
| Jeff Reed | C | 116 | 341 | 34 | 97 | 8 | 37 | 2 | .365 | .419 | .784 | .284 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5590 | 961 | 1607 | 221 | 909 | 201 | .350 | .472 | .822 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Garvin Alston | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Roger Bailey | 24 | 11 | 83.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 45 | 52 | 6.24 | 1.744 | |||
| Robbie Beckett | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13.50 | 2.830 | |||
| John Burke | 11 | 0 | 15.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7.47 | 1.783 | |||
| Mike Farmer | 7 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 7.71 | 1.607 | |||
| Marvin Freeman | 26 | 23 | 129.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 71 | 57 | 6.04 | 1.604 | |||
| John Habyan | 19 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 7.12 | 2.000 | |||
| Ryan Hawblitzel | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6.00 | 1.600 | |||
| Darren Holmes | 62 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 3.97 | 1.377 | |||
| Curt Leskanic | 70 | 0 | 73.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 76 | 38 | 6.23 | 1.628 | |||
| Mike Munoz | 54 | 0 | 44.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 6.65 | 1.588 | |||
| David Nied | 6 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13.50 | 2.453 | |||
| Lance Painter | 34 | 1 | 50.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 5.86 | 1.598 | |||
| Steve Reed | 70 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 3.96 | 1.133 | |||
| Bryan Rekar | 14 | 11 | 58.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 8.95 | 1.938 | |||
| Armando Reynoso | 30 | 30 | 168.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 88 | 49 | 4.96 | 1.446 | |||
| Kevin Ritz | 35 | 35 | 213 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 5.28 | 1.601 | |||
| Bruce Ruffin | 71 | 0 | 69.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 24 | 74 | 29 | 4.00 | 1.205 | |||
| Bill Swift | 7 | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.40 | 1.530 | |||
| Mark Thompson | 34 | 28 | 169.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 99 | 74 | 5.30 | 1.550 | |||
| Jamey Wright | 16 | 15 | 91.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 41 | 4.93 | 1.599 | |||
| Team Totals | 609 | 162 | 1422.8 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 34 | 932 | 624 | 5.60 | 1.561 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vinny Castilla | 160 |
| At Bats | Dante Bichette | 633 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dante Bichette | 694 |
| Batting Average | Ellis Burks | .344 |
| On-Base % | Ellis Burks | .408 |
| Slugging % | Ellis Burks | .639 |
| OPS | Ellis Burks | 1.047 |
| Runs | Ellis Burks | 142 |
| Hits | Ellis Burks | 211 |
| Total Bases | Ellis Burks | 392 |
| Doubles | Ellis Burks | 45 |
| Triples | Ellis Burks | 8 |
| Home Runs | Andres Galarraga | 47 |
| RBI | Andres Galarraga | 150 |
| Walks | Walt Weiss | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Andres Galarraga | 157 |
| Stolen Bases | Eric Young | 53 |
| Caught Stealing | Eric Young | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Walt Weiss | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dante Bichette | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Vinny Castilla | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Ritz | 17 |
| Losses | Kevin Ritz and Mark Thompson | 11 |
| Saves | Bruce Ruffin | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Kevin Ritz | .607 |
| ERA | Armando Reynoso | 4.96 |
| WHIP | Armando Reynoso | 1.446 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Ritz | 213 |
| Games | Bruce Ruffin | 71 |
| Games Started | Kevin Ritz | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Ritz | 105 |
| Complete Games | Mark Thompson | 3 |
| Shutouts | Mark Thompson | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Ritz | 966 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kevin Ritz | 125 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Ritz | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Kevin Ritz | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Armando Reynoso | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mark Thompson | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Kevin Ritz | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Marvin Freeman | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Thompson | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mark Thompson | 20 |
