1996 Colorado Rockies Roster

The 1996 Colorado Rockies team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1996 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 1996 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Colorado Rockies primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Colorado Rockies



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Complete Roster  
 

50 Garvin Alston 6-02 185 Right Right 1971-12-08
38 Roger Bailey 6-01 180 Right Right 1970-10-03
41 Robbie Beckett 6-05 235 Left Right 1972-07-16
37 John Burke 6-04 220 Right Both 1970-02-09
36 Mike Farmer 6-01 193 Left Both 1968-07-03
44 Marvin Freeman 6-07 222 Right Right 1963-04-10
48 John Habyan 6-02 195 Right Right 1964-01-29
13 Ryan Hawblitzel 6-02 170 Right Right 1971-04-30
40 Darren Holmes 6-00 199 Right Right 1966-04-25
16 Curtis Leskanic 6-00 180 Right Right 1968-04-02
43 Mike Munoz 6-02 200 Left Left 1965-07-12
17 David Nied 6-02 188 Right Right 1968-12-22
28 Lance Painter 6-01 195 Left Left 1967-07-21
39 Steve Reed 6-02 202 Right Right 1965-03-11
23 Bryan Rekar 6-03 205 Right Right 1972-06-03
42 Armando Reynoso 6-00 196 Right Right 1966-05-01
30 Kevin Ritz 6-04 220 Right Right 1965-06-08
18 Bruce Ruffin 6-02 209 Left Both 1963-10-04
20 Bill Swift 6-00 180 Right Right 1961-10-27
32 Mark Thompson 6-02 205 Right Right 1971-04-07
19 Jamey Wright 6-06 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
27 Jorge Brito 6-01 190 Right Right 1966-06-22
27 Steve Decker 6-03 205 Right Right 1965-10-25
34 Jayhawk Owens 6-01 200 Right Right 1969-02-10
15 Jeff Reed 6-02 190 Right Left 1962-11-12
6 Jason Bates 5-11 170 Right Both 1971-01-05
12 Pedro Castellano 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-03-11
9 Vinny Castilla 6-01 185 Right Right 1967-07-04
14 Andres Galarraga 6-03 235 Right Right 1961-06-18
5 Neifi Perez 6-00 175 Right Both 1973-06-02
22 Walt Weiss 6-00 175 Right Both 1963-11-28
21 Eric Young 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-05-18
29 Eric Anthony 6-02 195 Left Left 1967-11-08
10 Dante Bichette 6-03 225 Right Right 1963-11-18
26 Ellis Burks 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-09-11
44 Alan Cockrell 6-02 210 Right Right 1962-12-05
11 Angel Echevarria 6-04 215 Right Right 1971-05-25
1 Trent Hubbard 5-09 200 Right Right 1966-05-11
1 Terry Jones 5-10 160 Right Both 1971-02-15
3 Quinton McCracken 5-08 170 Right Both 1970-08-16
29 Harvey Pulliam 6-00 205 Right Right 1967-10-20
27 Milt Thompson 5-11 170 Right Left 1959-01-05
35 John Vander Wal 6-02 197 Left Left 1966-04-29
33 Larry Walker 6-03 215 Right Left 1966-12-01
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The 1996 Colorado Rockies played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Coors Field (Park Factors: 129/129) where 3,891,014 fans witnessed their 1996 Rockies finish the season with a .512 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1996 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 1996 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Colorado Rockies primary starters list:

1996 Colorado Rockies
Opening Day Starters


Jason Bates
Dante Bichette
Ellis Burks
Vinny Castilla
Andres Galarraga
Jeff Reed
Kevin Ritz
Larry Walker
Walt Weiss

1996 Colorado Rockies
Most Games by Position

C Jeff Reed (111)
1B Andres Galarraga (159)
2B Eric Young (139)
3B Vinny Castilla (160)
SS Walt Weiss (155)
LF Ellis Burks (129)
CF Quinton McCracken (85)
RF Dante Bichette (138)
  
SP Marvin Freeman
SP Armando Reynoso
SP Kevin Ritz
SP Mark Thompson
SP Jamey Wright
  
RP Darren Holmes
RP Curtis Leskanic
RP Mike Munoz
RP Lance Painter
RP Steve Reed
CL Bruce Ruffin


1996 Colorado Rockies
Salaries

Bill Swift $4,608,333.00
Andres Galarraga $4,450,000.00
Larry Walker $4,375,000.00
Ellis Burks $4,033,333.00
Dante Bichette $3,591,666.00
Marvin Freeman $2,500,000.00
Walt Weiss $1,650,000.00
Vinny Castilla $1,200,000.00
Darren Holmes $1,165,000.00
Eric Young $1,125,000.00
Bruce Ruffin $1,000,000.00
Kevin Ritz $740,000.00
Jeff Reed $525,000.00
John Vander Wal $512,500.00
Steve Reed $450,000.00
Armando Reynoso $440,000.00
Mike Munoz $290,000.00
Curtis Leskanic $270,000.00
Jason Bates $181,500.00
Lance Painter $167,000.00
Jayhawk Owens $155,000.00
Roger Bailey $150,000.00
Mark Thompson $145,000.00
Bryan Rekar $135,000.00
Jorge Brito $130,000.00
Trent Hubbard $127,500.00
Pedro Castellano $120,000.00
Quinton McCracken $112,000.00
Neifi Perez $109,000.00
Jamey Wright $109,000.00


1996 Colorado Rockies
Uniform Numbers

#1 Trent Hubbard
#1 Terry Jones
#3 Quinton McCracken
#5 Neifi Perez
#6 Jason Bates
#9 Vinny Castilla
#10 Dante Bichette
#11 Angel Echevarria
#12 Pedro Castellano
#13 Ryan Hawblitzel
#14 Andres Galarraga
#15 Jeff Reed
#16 Curtis Leskanic
#17 David Nied
#18 Bruce Ruffin
#19 Jamey Wright
#20 Bill Swift
#21 Eric Young
#22 Walt Weiss
#23 Bryan Rekar
#26 Ellis Burks
#27 Jorge Brito
#27 Steve Decker
#27 Milt Thompson
#28 Lance Painter
#29 Eric Anthony
#29 Harvey Pulliam
#30 Kevin Ritz
#32 Mark Thompson
#33 Larry Walker
#34 Jayhawk Owens
#35 John Vander Wal
#36 Mike Farmer
#37 John Burke
#38 Roger Bailey
#39 Steve Reed
#40 Darren Holmes
#41 Robbie Beckett
#42 Armando Reynoso
#43 Mike Munoz
#44 Alan Cockrell
#44 Marvin Freeman
#48 John Habyan
#50 Garvin Alston

Did you know that a 1996 Colorado Rockies Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?