1996 Colorado Rockies

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Record: 83-79, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division (1996 NL)

Managed by Don Baylor

Coaches: Frank Funk, Gene Glynn, Ken Griffey, Jackie Moore and Paul Zuvella

Ballpark: Coors Field

Opening Day Lineup

Player	Position
Walt Weiss	SS
Ellis Burks	LF
Dante Bichette	RF
Larry Walker	CF
Andres Galarraga	1B
Vinny Castilla	3B
Jason Bates	2B
Jorge Brito	C
Kevin Ritz	P

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Dante Bichette, Ellis Burks and Eric Young
• Silver Slugger Award: Ellis Burks (OF), Andres Galarraga (1B) and Eric Young (2B)

Further Reading

• Fredrick C. Bush: "Expos Hit Two Grand Slams, Score Team-Record 21 Runs in Rout of Rockies; April 28, 1996: Montreal Expos 21, Colorado Rockies 9 At Coors Field", in Norm King, ed.: Au jeu/Play Ball: The 50 Greatest Games in the History of the Montreal Expos, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2016, pp. 109-111. ISBN 978-1-943816-15-6
• Mike Petriello: "This was the wildest game in MLB history: 7 lead changes, 38 hits and 10 homers? That wasn't all", mlb.com, February 5, 2023. [1]

1996 MLB season by team