1993 Colorado Rockies season


The Colorado Rockies' 1993 season was the first for the Rockies. They played in the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager. Playing their home games in a football stadium, the Rockies set the all-time Major League record for attendance, drawing an incredible 4,483,350 fans. It is a record that stands to this day. They finished 37 games behind the NL West Champion Atlanta Braves with a record of 67-95, sixth in the division, only ahead of the San Diego Padres.
Vinny Castilla was the last player from the Rockies' inaugural season to retire, playing his last game at the end of 2006.

Offseason

As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional 3 players and American League teams could protect 4 more. All unprotected major and minor League players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

1992 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates

The Rockies and Florida Marlins, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Rockies selected 27th overall in the first round, with pitcher John Burke their top pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, ten made the major leagues, including Burke and—most prominently—Craig Counsell and Quinton McCracken. The Rockies affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players.

1992 farm system

AZL club affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Transactions

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CJoe Girardi8631090.290331
1BAndrés Galarraga120470174.3702298
2BEric Young144490132.269342
SSVinny Castilla10533786.255930
3BCharlie Hayes157573175.3052598
LFJerald Clark140478135.2821367
CFAlex Cole12634889.256024
RFDante Bichette141538167.3102189

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
12429176.2611440
6522953.231520
8221660.278432
7421361.286326
8620957.273631
4815146.305215
929820.204112
338618.20936
347113.18337
26426.14307
23417.17136
19191.05301
9112.18201

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
30189.012114.00117
1687.0595.1746
2084.2286.5939
1476.2356.1030
1373.1186.5040
38.2015.196

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
461466104.7584
59139.2653.87126
4073.2335.3866
1857.0155.3730
2054.0048.5033
1039.0226.0016
1135.2125.3036
1129.2248.499

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
655315.0549
649534.4851
6233254.0560
273106.8413
250106.2120
212104.5016
141316.987
1401112.568
500010.805
400022.243
30009.643

Farm system