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1995 Colorado Rockies season

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Colorado Rockies

| season = 1995

| misc = National League Wild Card Winners

| league = National League

| division = West

| ballpark = Coors Field

| city = Denver, Colorado

| record = 77–67 (.535)

| divisional_place = 2nd

| owners = Jerry McMorris

| general_managers = Bob Gebhard

| managers = Don Baylor

| television = KWGN-TV
(Dave Campbell, Charlie Jones)

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

|}}

The 1995 Colorado Rockies season was their 3rd in Major League Baseball and their 1st season at Coors Field. Don Baylor was the manager.

The team competed in the National League West, finishing with a record of 77−67, second in the division. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth in the first season of the revised postseason format and first postseason appearance in franchise history. They faced the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS), who won this first round series in four games, with the Rockies taking game three.

Offseason

  • December 5, 1994: Drafted Bobby Jones from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1994 Rule 5 draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesbo04.shtml|title=Bobby Jones Stats}}
  • December 15, 1994: Joe Grahe was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grahejo01.shtml|title=Joe Grahe Stats}}
  • April 8, 1995: Signed free agent starting pitcher Bill Swift and right fielder Larry Walker.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swiftbi02.shtml|title=Bill Swift Stats}}{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walkela01.shtml |title=Larry Walker statistics & history |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 30, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Blum |first=Ronald |url=https://apnews.com/3864965701cfec9cd42fd3a67b891b6f |title=The biggest contract since the end of strike, Larry Walker's 4 |agency=Associated Press |date=April 12, 1995 |access-date=January 7, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Chass |first=Murray |author-link=Murray Chass |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/sports/baseball-rockies-open-their-wallet-for-two-stars.html |title=Rockies open their wallet for two stars |work=The New York Times |date=April 9, 1995 |access-date=February 12, 2017}}
  • April 10, 1995: Marcus Moore was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Chris Sexton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moorema01.shtml|title=Marcus Moore Stats}}

Regular season

The start to the 1995 MLB regular season was delayed over three weeks by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike that ended on April 2. As a result, the season only lasted 144 games (instead of the typical 162 game season) and "official" opening day for Coors Field was changed to April 26. The Colorado Rockies played two exhibition games on April 2 and 3 against the New York Yankees as the first baseball to be played at Coors Field.

In his Rockies debut and inaugural game of Coors Field on April 26 versus the New York Mets, Larry Walker doubled three times, including one that tied the score with two outs in the ninth inning.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/larry-walker-123833 |title=Larry Walker stats, fantasy & news (Career biography) |work=MLB.com |access-date=May 13, 2017}} Dante Bichette hit a walk-off home run in the fourteenth inning for an 11−9 win. On May 7, 1995, Walker hit his 100th career home run versus Hideo Nomo of Los Angeles.

The Rockies led the NL in hits (1,406), runs scored (785), triples (43, also the most in the majors), home runs (200), runs batted in (749), batting average (.282) and slugging percentage (.471). Conversely, they also allowed the most hits (1,443), runs (783), earned runs (711) and produced the fewest shutouts (1).{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1995.shtml|title = 1995 National League Season Summary}}

A quartet of Rockies hitters who became known as "The Blake Street Bombers", consisting of Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla, Andrés Galarraga (Walker's former Expos teammate), and Larry Walker, each contributed at least 30 home runs in 1995. The Rockies simultaneously won the first-ever National League wild card berth under the revised postseason format and first playoff appearance in franchise history in just their third season of play.

On October 1 for the final regular season game, the Rockies needed a win at Coors Field versus the San Francisco Giants to avoid playing a tie-breaker game with the Houston Astros for the National League Wild Card post-season berth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199510010.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies Box Score, October 1, 1995}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199510010.shtml|title=Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs Box Score, October 1, 1995}} Using seven pitchers during the nine inning game, Curt Leskanic earned his 10th save and threw the final pitch of the game in a 10–9 victory for the Rockies. During a post-season interview, Leskanic recalled the pitching mound shaking like a mild earthquake with the vibrations from fans in the stadium anticipating their first ever appearance in the MLB post-season.

During the playoffs, Larry Walker collected three hits in 14 at bats in the National League Division Series (NLDS) versus the Atlanta Braves. He hit his first career postseason home run off Tom Glavine in the sixth inning of a 7−4 Game 2 loss. The Braves defeated the Rockies in four games.{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Alan |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/129976b6 |title=Larry Walker |work=Society of American Baseball Research |date=December 21, 2015 |access-date=January 8, 2017}}

=Season standings=

{{1995 NL West standings|highlight=Colorado Rockies}}

=Wild Card standings=

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! width="38%" | Team

! width="7%" | W

! width="7%" | L

! width="9%" | Pct.

! width="7%" | GB

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| Colorado Rockies

7767.535—
Houston Astros7668.5281
Chicago Cubs7371.5074
San Diego Padres7074.4867
New York Mets6975.4798
Philadelphia Phillies6975.4798

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1995 NL Record vs. opponents|team=COL}}

=Transactions=

  • June 1, 1995: Todd Helton was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1995.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heltoto01.shtml Todd Helton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
  • June 1, 1995: Ben Petrick was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/petribe01.shtml|title=Ben Petrick Stats}}
  • July 31, 1995: Bret Saberhagen was traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch (minors). The New York Mets sent David Swanson (minors) (August 4, 1995) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saberbr01.shtml Bret Saberhagen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]

=Major League debuts=

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background:#000000; color:#C4CED4; text-align:center;"| 1995 Colorado Rockies
colspan="10" style="background:#333366; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"| Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|49|Juan Acevedo}}

{{MLBplayer|38|Roger Bailey}}

{{MLBplayer|44|Marvin Freeman}}

{{MLBplayer|55|Joe Grahe}}

{{MLBplayer|47|Bryan Hickerson}}

{{MLBplayer|40|Darren Holmes}}

{{MLBplayer|16|Curtis Leskanic}}

{{MLBplayer|43|Mike Munoz}}

{{MLBplayer|17|David Nied}}

{{MLBplayer|47|Omar Olivares}}

{{MLBplayer|28|Lance Painter}}

{{MLBplayer|39|Steve Reed}}

{{MLBplayer|56|Bryan Rekar}}

{{MLBplayer|42|Armando Reynoso}}

{{MLBplayer|30|Kevin Ritz}}

{{MLBplayer|18|Bruce Ruffin}}

{{MLBplayer|31|Bret Saberhagen}}

{{MLBplayer|48|A. J. Sager}}

{{MLBplayer|20|Bill Swift}}

{{MLBplayer|32|Mark Thompson}}

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer|27|Jorge Brito}}

{{MLBplayer| 7|Joe Girardi}}

{{MLBplayer|11|Matt Nokes}}

{{MLBplayer|34|Jayhawk Owens}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer| 6|Jason Bates}}

{{MLBplayer|15|Pedro Castellano}}

{{MLBplayer| 9|Vinny Castilla}}

{{MLBplayer| 4|Craig Counsell}}

{{MLBplayer|14|Andrés Galarraga}}

{{MLBplayer| 8|Roberto Mejía}}

{{MLBplayer|35|John Vander Wal}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Walt Weiss}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Eric Young}}

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer|10|Dante Bichette}}

{{MLBplayer|26|Ellis Burks}}

{{MLBplayer| 1|Trent Hubbard}}

{{MLBplayer|12|Mike Kingery}}

{{MLBplayer| 3|Quinton McCracken}}

{{MLBplayer|24|Harvey Pulliam}}

{{MLBplayer|19|Jim Tatum}}

{{MLBplayer|33|Larry Walker}}

| style="width:25px;"|

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer|25|Don Baylor}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|36|Larry Bearnarth}} (pitching)

{{MLBplayer| 2|Gene Glynn}} (third base)

{{MLBplayer|41|Art Howe}} (hitting/first base)

{{MLBplayer|37|Rick Mathews}} (bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|23|Don Zimmer}} (bench)

===Game log===

{{Game log start|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}}|title= 1995 Game Log}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=April (4–1)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 1 || April 26 || Mets || 11–9 (14) || Thompson (1–0) || Remlinger (0–1) || || 47,228 || 1–0

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 2 || April 27 || Mets || 8–7 || Reed (1–0) || Lomon (0–1) || || 38,087 || 2–0

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 3 || April 28 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Leskanic (1–0) || Kile (0–1) || Ruffin (1) || 30,405 || 3–0

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 4 || April 29 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Olivares (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || Ruffin (2) || 19,074 || 4–0

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 5 || April 30 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Brocail (1–0) || Leskanic (1–1) || Hudek (1) || 14,455 || 4–1

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=May (13–15)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 6 || May 1 || Padres || 8–3 || Holmes (1–0) || Mauser (0–1) || || 40,117 || 5–1

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 7 || May 2 || Padres || 6–5 (11) || Bailey (1–0) || Williams (0–1) || || 38,387 || 6–1

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 8 || May 3 || Padres || 12–7 || Bailey (2–0) || Hamilton (0–1) || Ruffin (3) || 37,193 || 7–1

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 9 || May 5 || Dodgers || 6–4 || Martínez (2–1) || Olivares (1–1) || Seánez (3) || 46,395 || 7–2

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 10 || May 6 || Dodgers || 17–11 || Williams (1–0) || Acevedo (0–1) || || 48,394 || 7–3

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 11 || May 7 || Dodgers || 12–10 || Daal (2–0) || Reed (1–1) || Valdez (1) || 48,117 || 7–4

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 12 || May 9 || Giants || 10–6 || Ritz (1–0) || Wilson (2–1) || || 41,307 || 8–4

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 13 || May 10 || Giants || 8–5 || Holmes (2–0) || Bautista (0–1) || || 43,690 || 9–4

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 14 || May 11 || Giants || 10–4 || Acevedo (1–1) || Mulholland (2–2) || Reed (1) || 45,609 || 10–4

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 15 || May 12 || @ Marlins || 10–6 || Swift (1–0) || Gardner (0–4) || Ruffin (4) || 22,267 || 11–4

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 16 || May 13 || @ Marlins || 8–2 || Witt (1–2) || Freeman (0–1) || || 33,626 || 11–5

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 17 || May 14 || @ Marlins || 6–3 || Ritz (2–0) || Rapp (0–3) || Ruffin (5) || 20,490 || 12–5

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 18 || May 15 || @ Braves || 4–0 || Mercker (1–1) || Olivares (1–2) || || 27,009 || 12–6

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 19 || May 16 || @ Braves || 15–3 || Smoltz (2–2) || Acevedo (1–2) || || 25,516 || 12–7

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 20 || May 17 || @ Braves || 6–5 || Holmes (3–0) || Maddux (2–1) || Ruffin (6) || 27,070 || 13–7

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 21 || May 18 || @ Braves || 3–2 || McMichael (3–0) || Munoz (0–1) || Borbón (2) || 26,205 || 13–8

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 22 || May 19 || @ Reds || 2–0 || Schourek (1–2) || Ritz (2–1) || Brantley (2) || 25,688 || 13–9

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 23 || May 20 || @ Reds || 10–9 (10) || Smith (1–1) || Bailey (2–1) || || 29,401 || 13–10

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 24 || May 21 || @ Reds || 5–2 || Acevedo (2–2) || Jarvis (1–2) || Holmes (1) || 23,629 || 14–10

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 25 || May 22 || Cubs || 9–8 || Munoz (1–1) || Myers (0–1) || || 47,325 || 15–10

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 26 || May 23 || Cubs || 7–6 || Foster (3–2) || Freeman (0–2) || Myers (9) || 43,226 || 15–11

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 27 || May 24 || Cubs || 5–3 || Castillo (3–1) || Bailey (2–2) || Myers (10) || 45,367 || 15–12

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 28 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Wagner (1–5) || Acevedo (2–3) || Miceli (6) || 11,183 || 15–13

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 29 || May 27 || @ Pirates || 9–4 || Neagle (4–1) || Swift (1–1) || || 16,082 || 15–14

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 30 || May 28 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Freeman (1–2) || White (0–1) || Ruffin (7) || 15,016 || 16–14

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 31 || May 29 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 (11) || Habyan (1–1) || Bailey (2–3) || || 26,889 || 16–15

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 32 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Hill (4–0) || Grahe (0–1) || Henke (10) || 15,251 || 16–16

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 33 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || Acevedo (3–3) || Petkovsek (0–1) || Holmes (2) || 19,297 || 17–16

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=June (15–12)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 34 || June 2 || Pirates || 7–4 || Holmes (4–0) || McCurry (0–1) || || 45,828 || 18–16

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 35 || June 3 || Pirates || 7–6 || Ritz (3–1) || Lieber (1–5) || Holmes (3) || 48,144 || 19–16

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 36 || June 4 || Pirates || 4–1 || Grahe (1–1) || Wagner (1–7) || Leskanic (1) || 48,061 || 20–16

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 37 || June 5 || Cardinals || 9–5 || Petkovsek (1–1) || Acevedo (3–4) || || 46,649 || 20–17

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 38 || June 6 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Leskanic (2–1) || Parrett (2–2) || || 46,621 || 21–17

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 39 || June 7 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Freeman (2–2) || Jackson (0–7) || || 46,704 || 22–17

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 40 || June 8 || @ Cubs || 5–3 || Ritz (4–1) || Foster (4–3) || Reed (2) || 24,757 || 23–17

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 41 || June 9 || @ Cubs || 2–1 (10) || Holmes (5–0) || Pérez (0–4) || Munoz (1) || 21,905 || 24–17

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 42 || June 10 || @ Cubs || 3–0 || Morgan (2–1) || Acevedo (3–5) || Myers (14) || 32,460 || 24–18

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 43 || June 11 || @ Cubs || 5–1 || Thompson (2–0) || Trachsel (2–4) || Leskanic (2) || 27,245 || 25–18

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 44 || June 12 || Reds || 11–6 || Jarvis (3–3) || Freeman (2–3) || || 47,708 || 25–19

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 45 || June 13 || Reds || 6–4 || Ritz (5–1) || Pugh (4–1) || Leskanic (3) || 48,198 || 26–19

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 46 || June 14 || Reds || 10–4 || Grahe (2–1) || Schourek (4–3) || || 48,255 || 27–19

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 47 || June 16 || Braves || 2–0 || Glavine (5–3) || Swift (1–2) || || 48,163 || 27–20

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 48 || June 17 || Braves || 7–1 || Avery (2–4) || Acevedo (3–6) || || 50,035 || 27–21

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 49 || June 18 || Braves || 9–4 || Mercker (4–3) || Freeman (2–4) || || 48,302 || 27–22

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 50 || June 19 || Marlins || 7–2 || Hammond (4–1) || Ritz (5–2) || || 48,145 || 27–23

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 51 || June 20 || Marlins || 7–2 || Mathews (2–0) || Grahe (2–2) || || 48,143 || 27–24

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 52 || June 21 || Marlins || 6–3 || Swift (2–2) || Rapp (2–4) || Reed (3) || 48,117 || 28–24

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 53 || June 22 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Reynoso (1–0) || Dishman (0–1) || Ruffin (8) || 11,653 || 29–24

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 54 || June 23 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Ashby (4–4) || Freeman (2–5) || Hoffman (10) || 15,418 || 29–25

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 55 || June 24 || @ Padres || 2–0 || Hamilton (3–2) || Ritz (5–3) || || 36,137 || 29–26

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 56 || June 25 || @ Padres || 11–3 || Grahe (3–2) || Sanders (5–4) || || 20,776 || 30–26

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 57 || June 27 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Swift (3–2) || Bautista (2–4) || || 14,769 || 31–26

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 58 || June 28 || @ Giants || 2–1 (11) || Barton (1–0) || Munoz (1–2) || || 15,136 || 31–27

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 59 || June 29 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Nomo (6–1) || Freeman (2–6) || || 46,295 || 31–28

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 60 || June 30 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Ritz (6–3) || Candiotti (4–6) || Munoz (2) || 34,253 || 32–28

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=July (17–11)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 61 || July 1 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Worrell (2–0) || Bailey (2–4) || || 54,006 || 32–29

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 62 || July 2 || @ Dodgers || 10–1 || Swift (4–2) || Martínez (7–6) || || 37,354 || 33–29

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 63 || July 3 || Astros || 15–10 || Bailey (3–4) || Dougherty (3–1) || Holmes (4) || 50,028 || 34–29

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 64 || July 4 || Astros || 16–8 || Hampton (3–3) || Olivares (1–3) || || 50,127 || 34–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 65 || July 5 || Astros || 4–2 || Ritz (7–3) || Kile (3–8) || Holmes (5) || 48,091 || 35–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 66 || July 6 || Expos || 9–6 || Grahe (4–2) || Fassero (8–6) || Holmes (6) || 48,073 || 36–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 67 || July 7 || Expos || 12–7 || Acevedo (4–6) || Heredia (3–5) || || 50,111 || 37–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 68 || July 8 || Expos || 8–3 || Reynoso (2–0) || Henry (3–7) || Leskanic (4) || 48,190 || 38–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 69 || July 9 || Expos || 4–1 || Freeman (3–6) || Martínez (6–5) || || 48,114 || 39–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 70 || July 13 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Jones (5–6) || Ritz (7–4) || Franco (10) || 15,276 || 39–31

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 71 || July 14 || @ Mets || 13–4 || Pulsipher (2–4) || Reynoso (2–1) || || 15,377 || 39–32

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 72 || July 15 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Swift (5–2) || Saberhagen (5–5) || Holmes (7) || 17,120 || 40–32

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 73 || July 16 || @ Mets || 2–1 (10) || Franco (4–1) || Thompson (2–1) || || 25,994 || 40–33

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 74 || July 17 || Phillies || 8–5 || Munoz (2–2) || Bottalico (3–2) || Holmes (8) || 48,070 || 41–33

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 75 || July 18 || Phillies || 7–5 || Schilling (7–5) || Ritz (7–5) || Slocumb (22) || 48,011 || 41–34

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 76 || July 19 || Phillies || 5–3 || Rekar (1–0) || Green (8–6) || Holmes (9) || 48,087 || 42–34

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 77 || July 20 || Phillies || 7–3 || Swift (6–2) || Quantrill (7–6) || || 48,037 || 43–34

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 78 || July 21 || Mets || 12–1 || Harnisch (2–7) || Reynoso (2–2) || || 48,059 || 43–35

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 79 || July 22 || Mets || 5–4 || Leskanic (3–1) || Henry (1–4) || Holmes (10) || 48,042 || 44–35

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 80 || July 23 || Mets || 8–5 || Ritz (8–5) || Jones (6–7) || Holmes (11) || 48,129 || 45–35

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 81 || July 24 || @ Phillies || 11–3 || Rekar (2–0) || Green (8–7) || || 25,424 || 46–35

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 82 || July 25 || @ Phillies || 7–6 (10) || Slocumb (2–0) || Munoz (2–3) || || 25,837 || 46–36

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 83 || July 26 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Kile (4–10) || Reynoso (2–3) || Jones (9) || 19,209 || 46–37

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 84 || July 27 || @ Astros || 5–4 (12) || Jones (6–1) || Munoz (2–4) || || 21,734 || 46–38

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 85 || July 28 || @ Expos || 8–3 || Ritz (9–5) || Urbina (2–2) || || 19,221 || 47–38

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 86 || July 29 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Rekar (3–0) || Fassero (10–8) || Holmes (12) || 23,595 || 48–38

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 87 || July 30 || @ Expos || 11–4 || Martínez (9–6) || Freeman (3–7) || || 27,172 || 48–39

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 88 || July 31 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Reynoso (3–3) || Henry (6–8) || Holmes (13) || 14,978 || 49–39

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=August (11–17)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 89 || August 1 || Dodgers || 9–6 || Valdez (8–6) || Thompson (2–2) || Worrell (19) || 48,071 || 49–40

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 90 || August 2 || Dodgers || 10–7 || Tapani (7–11) || Ritz (9–6) || || 48,063 || 49–41

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 91 || August 3 || Dodgers || 9–4 || Saberhagen (6–5) || Martínez (11–7) || || 48,024 || 50–41

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 92 || August 4 || Padres || 14–12 || Reed (2–1) || Berumen (2–3) || Holmes (14) || 48,125 || 51–41

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 93 || August 5 || Padres || 7–3 || Reynoso (4–3) || Ashby (7–6) || || 48,043 || 52–41

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 94 || August 6 || Padres || 16–8 || Dishman (3–4) || Thompson (2–3) || || 48,157 || 52–42

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 95 || August 8 || @ Marlins || 5–4 (13) || Groom (2–3) || Bailey (3–5) || || 31,220 || 52–43

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 96 || August 9 || @ Marlins || 2–1 || Burkett (10–10) || Ritz (9–7) || Nen (13) || 31,805 || 52–44

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 97 || August 10 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Peña (3–1) || Reed (2–2) || || 28,009 || 52–45

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 98 || August 11 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Avery (5–8) || Reynoso (4–4) || Wohlers (16) || 47,408 || 52–46

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 99 || August 12 || @ Braves || 16–4 || Leskanic (4–1) || Mercker (6–7) || || 48,777 || 53–46

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 100 || August 13 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Wohlers (6–3) || Holmes (5–1) || || 43,279 || 53–47

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 101 || August 14 || @ Reds || 4–0 || Burba (7–2) || Ritz (9–8) || || 23,945 || 53–48

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 102 || August 15 || @ Reds || 11–3 || Portugal (6–8) || Rekar (3–1) || || 24,506 || 53–49

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 103 || August 16 || @ Reds || 6–4 || Reynoso (5–4) || Smiley (11–2) || Painter (1) || 25,024 || 54–49

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 104 || August 17 || Cubs || 12–5 || Bailey (4–5) || Navarro (10–5) || || 48,071 || 55–49

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 105 || August 18 || Cubs || 26–7 || Young (2–4) || Saberhagen (6–6) || || 48,082 || 55–50

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 106 || August 19 || Cubs || 6–5 || Castillo (8–6) || Ritz (9–9) || Myers (28) || 48,020t || 55–51

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 107 || August 20 || Cubs || 4–2 || Leskanic (5–1) || Wendell (2–1) || || 50,087 || 56–51

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 108 || August 22 || Pirates || 10–1 || Loaiza (8–5) || Reynoso (5–5) || || 48,083 || 56–52

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 109 || August 23 || Pirates || 9–5 || Bailey (5–5) || Neagle (11–6) || || 48,027 || 57–52

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 110 || August 24 || Pirates || 8–6 || Painter (1–0) || Wagner (2–12) || Leskanic (5) || 48,041 || 58–52

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 111 || August 25 || Cardinals || 8–3 || Morgan (5–7) || Rekar (3–2) || Mathews (1) || 48,012 || 58–53

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 112 || August 26 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Fossas (3–0) || Ruffin (0–1) || Henke (28) || 48,127 || 58–54

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 113 || August 27 || Cardinals || 10–5 || Barber (2–0) || Reynoso (5–6) || || 48,043 || 58–55

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 114 || August 28 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Bailey (6–5) || Powell (0–2) || Leskanic (6) || 8,242 || 59–55

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 115 || August 29 || @ Pirates || 4–0 || Wagner (3–13) || Ritz (9–10) || || 7,634 || 59–56

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 116 || August 30 || @ Pirates || 6–0 || Rekar (4–2) || Ericks (3–7) || || 8,120 || 60–56

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=September (16–11)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 117 || September 1 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || DeLucia (7–6) || Leskanic (5–2) || Henke (30) || 21,164 || 60–57

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 118 || September 2 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Bailey (7–5) || Watson (5–7) || || 26,796 || 61–57

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 119 || September 3 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 (11) || Holmes (6–1) || Parrett (3–5) || Ruffin (9) || 22,188 || 62–57

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 120 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Castillo (9–8) || Rekar (4–3) || || 31,601 || 62–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 121 || September 6 || @ Cubs || 10–4 || Reynoso (6–6) || Bullinger (11–6) || || 23,034 || 63–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 122 || September 8 || Reds || 10–5 || Leskanic (6–2) || Carrasco (2–6) || || 48,026 || 64–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 123 || September 9 || Reds || 6–2 || Swift (7–2) || Wells (14–6) || Ritz (1) || 48,085 || 65–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 124 || September 10 || Reds || 5–4 || Reed (3–2) || Carrasco (2–7) || Leskanic (7) || 48,074 || 66–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 125 || September 11 || Braves || 5–4 (12) || Hickerson (3–3) || Woodall (1–1) || || 48,056 || 67–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 126 || September 12 || Braves || 12–2 || Painter (2–0) || Avery (6–13) || Ritz (2) || 48,013 || 68–58

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 127 || September 13 || Braves || 9–7 || Schmidt (2–0) || Bailey (7–6) || || 48,011 || 68–59

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 128 || September 15 || Marlins || 6–3 || Reed (4–2) || Burkett (13–12) || Leskanic (8) || 48,010 || 69–59

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 129 || September 16 || Marlins || 8–7 || Reed (5–2) || Mathews (4–4) || Ruffin (10) || 48,037 || 70–59

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 130 || September 17 || Marlins || 17–0 || Rapp (12–7) || Rekar (4–4) || || 48,035 || 70–60

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 131 || September 18 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Ritz (10–10) || Hamilton (6–9) || Ruffin (11) || 10,596 || 71–60

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 132 || September 19 || @ Padres || 15–4 || Blair (7–4) || Reynoso (6–7) || || 10,321 || 71–61

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 133 || September 20 || @ Padres || 10–2 || Swift (8–2) || Dishman (4–8) || || 10,095 || 72–61

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 134 || September 21 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Valdez (4–4) || Grahe (4–3) || Beck (31) || 12,968 || 72–62

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 135 || September 22 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Ritz (11–10) || Estes (0–2) || || 17,723 || 73–62

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 136 || September 23 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Brewington (5–4) || Rekar (4–5) || Beck (32) || 28,538 || 73–63

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 137 || September 24 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Reynoso (7–7) || Leiter (10–11) || Leskanic (9) || 34,472 || 74–63

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 138 || September 25 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 || Martínez (17–7) || Swift (8–3) || Worrell (31) || 41,984 || 74–64

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 139 || September 26 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Saberhagen (7–6) || Candiotti (7–14) || || 44,415 || 75–64

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 140 || September 27 || @ Dodgers || 7–4 || Tapani (10–13) || Ritz (11–11) || Worrell (32) || 53,856 || 75–65

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 141 || September 28 || Giants || 12–4 || Brewington (6–4) || Rekar (4–6) || || 48,023 || 75–66

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 142 || September 29 || Giants || 10–7 || Service (3–1) || Leskanic (6–3) || Beck (33) || 48,017 || 75–67

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 143 || September 30 || Giants || 9–3 || Swift (9–3) || Mulholland (5–13) || || 48,023 || 76–67

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:{{Baseball color|Colorado Rockies|15.33 13.13}};|title=October (1–0)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 144 || October 1 || Giants || 10–9 || Painter (3–0) || Leiter (10–12) || Leskanic (10) || 48,039 || 77–67

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log end}}

Playoffs

{{main|1995 National League Division Series}}

{{Game log start|style=background:#6E8B3D|title= 1995 Post-Season}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=National League Division Series| Game| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 1 || October 3 || Braves || 4–5 || Peña (1–0) || Leskanic (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 50,040 || 0–1

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 2 || October 4 || Braves || 4–7 || Peña (2–0) || Munoz (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 50,063 || 0–2

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| 3 || October 6 || @ Braves || 7–5 (10) || Holmes (1–0) || Wohlers (0–1) || Thompson (1) || 51,300 || 1–2

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| 4 || October 7 || @ Braves || 4–10 || Maddux (1–0) || Saberhagen (0–1) || || 50,027 || 1–3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log end}}

Player stats

style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates team leader

style="background:#DDFFDD; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|

| = Indicates league leader

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"| Pos

! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| AB

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| H

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| Avg.

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| HR

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| RBI

style="text-align:center;"

|C

|Joe Girardi

|125

|462

|121

|.262

|8

|55

style="text-align:center;"

|1B

|Andrés Galarraga

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|143

|554

|155

|.280

|31

|106

style="text-align:center;"

|2B

|Eric Young

|120

|366

|116

|.317

|6

|36

style="text-align:center;"

|SS

|Walt Weiss

|137

|427

|111

|.260

|1

|25

style="text-align:center;"

|3B

|Vinny Castilla

|139

|527

|163

|.309

|32

|90

style="text-align:center;"

|LF

|Dante Bichette

|139

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|579

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|197

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|.340

|style="background:#DDFFDD;|40

|style="background:#DDFFDD;|128

style="text-align:center;"

|CF

|Mike Kingery

|119

|350

|94

|.269

|8

|37

style="text-align:center;"

|RF

|Larry Walker

|131

|494

|151

|.306

|36

|101

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| AB

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| H

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| Avg.

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| HR

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| RBI

style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Jason|Bates|Jason Bates}}

11632286.267846
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Ellis|Burks|Ellis Burks}}

10327874.2661449
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|John|Vander Wal|John Vander Wal}}

10510135.347521
align=center

| Trent Hubbard

245818.31039
align=center

| Roberto Mejia

23528.15414
align=center

| Jorge Brito

185111.21607
align=center

| Jayhawk Owens

184511.244412
align=center

| Jim Tatum

34348.23504
align=center

| Matt Nokes

10112.18200
align=center

| Pedro Castellano

450.00000
align=center

| Harvey Pulliam

552.40013
align=center

| Craig Counsell

310.00000
align=center

| Quinton McCracken

310.00000

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Kevin|Ritz|Kevin Ritz}}

31bgcolor="#FFCC00"|173.1bgcolor="#FFCC00"|11bgcolor="#FFCC00"|11bgcolor="#FFCC00|4.21bgcolor="#FFCC00"|120
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Bill|Swift|Bill Swift}}

19105.2934.9468
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Marvin|Freeman|Marvin Freeman}}

2294.2375.8961
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Armando|Reynoso|Armando Reynoso}}

2093.0775.3240
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Bryan|Rekar|Bryan Rekar}}

1585.0464.9860
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Juan|Acevedo|Juan Acevedo}}

1765.2466.4440

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| Roger Bailey

3981.1764.9833
align=center

| {{sortname|Joe|Grahe|Joe Grahe}}

1756.2435.0827
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Mark|Thompson|Mark Thompson (baseball)}}

2151.0236.5330
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Bret|Saberhagen|Bret Saberhagen}}

943.0216.2829
style="text-align:center;"

| Omar Olivares

1131.2137.3915

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SV

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Darren|Holmes|Darren Holmes (baseball)}}

6861bgcolor="#FFCC00"|143.2461
align=center

| {{sortname|Curtis|Leskanic|Curt Leskanic}}

bgcolor="#FFCC00"|7663103.40107
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Steve|Reed|Steve Reed (baseball)}}

715232.1479
style="text-align:center;"

| {{sortname|Mike|Munoz|Mike Munoz (baseball)}}

642427.4237
style="text-align:center;"

| Bruce Ruffin

3701112.1223
align=center

| Lance Painter

333014.3736
align=center

| Bryan Hickerson

1810011.8812
align=center

| A.J. Sager

100007.3610
align=center

| David Nied

200020.773

Farm system

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Colorado Springs Sky Sox|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Brad Mills

|level16=AA|team16=New Haven Ravens|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Paul Zuvella

|level17=A |team17=Salem Avalanche|league17=Carolina League|manager17=Bill Hayes

|level18=A |team18=Asheville Tourists|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Bill McGuire

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Portland Rockies|league19=Northwest League|manager19=P. J. Carey

|level20=Rookie|team20=AZL Rockies|league20=Arizona League|manager20=Jack Maloof}}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado SpringsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/1995.shtml 1995 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference]
  • [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=COL 1995 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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