1995 Colorado Rockies season

The 1995 season was the third in the history of the Colorado Rockies, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado. It was also their third season in the National League, and first at Coors Field. 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.

1995 Colorado Rockies
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)
Seasons

Offseason

• December 5, 1994: Drafted Bobby Jones from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1994 Rule 5 draft.
• December 15, 1994: Joe Grahe was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
• April 8, 1995: Signed free agent starting pitcher Bill Swift and right fielder Larry Walker.
• April 10, 1995: Marcus Moore was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Chris Sexton.

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. 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).

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. 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.

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	78	66	0.542	—	39–33	39–33
Colorado Rockies	77	67	0.535	1	44–28	33–39
San Diego Padres	70	74	0.486	8	40–32	30–42
San Francisco Giants	67	77	0.465	11	37–35	30–42

Wild Card standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Colorado Rockies	77	67	.535	—
Houston Astros	76	68	.528	1
Chicago Cubs	73	71	.507	4
San Diego Padres	70	74	.486	7
New York Mets	69	75	.479	8
Philadelphia Phillies	69	75	.479	8

Record vs. opponents

1995 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	8–5	9–4	10–3	6–6	5–4	9–4	5–8	7–6	4–2	5–2	7–1	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	3–7	6–7	8–4	5–8	7–5	3–5	4–3	6–1	8–5	5–7	5–7	9–4
Cincinnati	5–8	7–3	—	5–7	6–6	12–1	4–3	8–4	7–5	9–3	8–5	3–6	3–3	8–5
Colorado	4–9	7–6	7–5	—	5–7	4–4	4–9	7–1	5–4	4–2	8–4	9–4	8–5	5–7
Florida	3–10	4–8	6–6	7–5	—	8–4	3–7	6–7	7–6	6–7	5–8	3–2	5–3	4–3
Houston	6–6	8–5	1–12	4–4	4–8	—	3–2	9–3	6–6	5–7	9–4	7–4	5–3	9–4
Los Angeles	4–5	5–7	3–4	9–4	7–3	2–3	—	7–5	6–6	4–9	9–4	7–6	8–5	7–5
Montreal	4–9	5–3	4–8	1–7	7–6	3–9	5–7	—	7–6	8–5	4–4	7–5	7–6	4–3
New York	8–5	3–4	5–7	4–5	6–7	6–6	6–6	6–7	—	7–6	4–3	6–7	5–8	3–4
Philadelphia	6-7	1–6	3–9	2–4	7–6	7–5	9–4	5–8	6–7	—	6–3	6–6	6–6	5–4
Pittsburgh	2–4	5–8	5–8	4–8	8–5	4–9	4–9	4–4	3–4	3–6	—	4–8	6–6	6–7
San Diego	2–5	7–5	6–3	4–9	2–3	4–7	6–7	5–7	7–6	6–6	8–4	—	6–7	7–5
San Francisco	1–7	7–5	3–3	5–8	3–5	3–5	5–8	6–7	8–5	6–6	6–6	7–6	—	7–6
St. Louis	5–7	4–9	5–8	7–5	3–4	4-9	5–7	3–4	4–3	4–5	7–6	5–7	6–7	—

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Jason Bates (Apr 26)
  • Jorge Brito (Apr 30)
  • Craig Counsell (Sep 17)
  • Quinton McCracken (Sep 17)
• Pitchers:
  • Roger Bailey (Apr 27)
  • Juan Acevedo (Apr 30)
  • Bryan Rekar (Jul 19)

Roster

1995 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers 49 Juan Acevedo 38 Roger Bailey 44 Marvin Freeman 55 Joe Grahe 47 Bryan Hickerson 40 Darren Holmes 16 Curtis Leskanic 43 Mike Munoz 17 David Nied 47 Omar Olivares 28 Lance Painter 39 Steve Reed 56 Bryan Rekar 42 Armando Reynoso 30 Kevin Ritz 18 Bruce Ruffin 31 Bret Saberhagen 48 A. J. Sager 20 Bill Swift 32 Mark Thompson		Catchers 27 Jorge Brito  7 Joe Girardi 11 Matt Nokes 34 Jayhawk Owens Infielders  6 Jason Bates 15 Pedro Castellano  9 Vinny Castilla  4 Craig Counsell 14 Andrés Galarraga  8 Roberto Mejía 35 John Vander Wal 22 Walt Weiss 21 Eric Young		Outfielders 10 Dante Bichette 26 Ellis Burks  1 Trent Hubbard 12 Mike Kingery  3 Quinton McCracken 24 Harvey Pulliam 19 Jim Tatum 33 Larry Walker		Manager 25 Don Baylor Coaches 36 Larry Bearnarth (pitching)  2 Gene Glynn (third base) 41 Art Howe (hitting/first base) 37 Rick Mathews (bullpen) 23 Don Zimmer (bench)

Game log

1995 Game Log
April (4–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 26 Mets 11–9 (14) Thompson (1–0) Remlinger (0–1) 47,228 1–0 2 April 27 Mets 8–7 Reed (1–0) Lomon (0–1) 38,087 2–0 3 April 28 @ Astros 2–1 Leskanic (1–0) Kile (0–1) Ruffin (1) 30,405 3–0 4 April 29 @ Astros 2–1 Olivares (1–0) Hampton (0–1) Ruffin (2) 19,074 4–0 5 April 30 @ Astros 3–1 Brocail (1–0) Leskanic (1–1) Hudek (1) 14,455 4–1
May (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 6 May 1 Padres 8–3 Holmes (1–0) Mauser (0–1) 40,117 5–1 7 May 2 Padres 6–5 (11) Bailey (1–0) Williams (0–1) 38,387 6–1 8 May 3 Padres 12–7 Bailey (2–0) Hamilton (0–1) Ruffin (3) 37,193 7–1 9 May 5 Dodgers 6–4 Martínez (2–1) Olivares (1–1) Seánez (3) 46,395 7–2 10 May 6 Dodgers 17–11 Williams (1–0) Acevedo (0–1) 48,394 7–3 11 May 7 Dodgers 12–10 Daal (2–0) Reed (1–1) Valdez (1) 48,117 7–4 12 May 9 Giants 10–6 Ritz (1–0) Wilson (2–1) 41,307 8–4 13 May 10 Giants 8–5 Holmes (2–0) Bautista (0–1) 43,690 9–4 14 May 11 Giants 10–4 Acevedo (1–1) Mulholland (2–2) Reed (1) 45,609 10–4 15 May 12 @ Marlins 10–6 Swift (1–0) Gardner (0–4) Ruffin (4) 22,267 11–4 16 May 13 @ Marlins 8–2 Witt (1–2) Freeman (0–1) 33,626 11–5 17 May 14 @ Marlins 6–3 Ritz (2–0) Rapp (0–3) Ruffin (5) 20,490 12–5 18 May 15 @ Braves 4–0 Mercker (1–1) Olivares (1–2) 27,009 12–6 19 May 16 @ Braves 15–3 Smoltz (2–2) Acevedo (1–2) 25,516 12–7 20 May 17 @ Braves 6–5 Holmes (3–0) Maddux (2–1) Ruffin (6) 27,070 13–7 21 May 18 @ Braves 3–2 McMichael (3–0) Munoz (0–1) Borbón (2) 26,205 13–8 22 May 19 @ Reds 2–0 Schourek (1–2) Ritz (2–1) Brantley (2) 25,688 13–9 23 May 20 @ Reds 10–9 (10) Smith (1–1) Bailey (2–1) 29,401 13–10 24 May 21 @ Reds 5–2 Acevedo (2–2) Jarvis (1–2) Holmes (1) 23,629 14–10 25 May 22 Cubs 9–8 Munoz (1–1) Myers (0–1) 47,325 15–10 26 May 23 Cubs 7–6 Foster (3–2) Freeman (0–2) Myers (9) 43,226 15–11 27 May 24 Cubs 5–3 Castillo (3–1) Bailey (2–2) Myers (10) 45,367 15–12 28 May 26 @ Pirates 4–2 Wagner (1–5) Acevedo (2–3) Miceli (6) 11,183 15–13 29 May 27 @ Pirates 9–4 Neagle (4–1) Swift (1–1) 16,082 15–14 30 May 28 @ Pirates 6–3 Freeman (1–2) White (0–1) Ruffin (7) 15,016 16–14 31 May 29 @ Cardinals 6–5 (11) Habyan (1–1) Bailey (2–3) 26,889 16–15 32 May 30 @ Cardinals 8–5 Hill (4–0) Grahe (0–1) Henke (10) 15,251 16–16 33 May 31 @ Cardinals 5–3 Acevedo (3–3) Petkovsek (0–1) Holmes (2) 19,297 17–16
June (15–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 34 June 2 Pirates 7–4 Holmes (4–0) McCurry (0–1) 45,828 18–16 35 June 3 Pirates 7–6 Ritz (3–1) Lieber (1–5) Holmes (3) 48,144 19–16 36 June 4 Pirates 4–1 Grahe (1–1) Wagner (1–7) Leskanic (1) 48,061 20–16 37 June 5 Cardinals 9–5 Petkovsek (1–1) Acevedo (3–4) 46,649 20–17 38 June 6 Cardinals 5–4 Leskanic (2–1) Parrett (2–2) 46,621 21–17 39 June 7 Cardinals 7–3 Freeman (2–2) Jackson (0–7) 46,704 22–17 40 June 8 @ Cubs 5–3 Ritz (4–1) Foster (4–3) Reed (2) 24,757 23–17 41 June 9 @ Cubs 2–1 (10) Holmes (5–0) Pérez (0–4) Munoz (1) 21,905 24–17 42 June 10 @ Cubs 3–0 Morgan (2–1) Acevedo (3–5) Myers (14) 32,460 24–18 43 June 11 @ Cubs 5–1 Thompson (2–0) Trachsel (2–4) Leskanic (2) 27,245 25–18 44 June 12 Reds 11–6 Jarvis (3–3) Freeman (2–3) 47,708 25–19 45 June 13 Reds 6–4 Ritz (5–1) Pugh (4–1) Leskanic (3) 48,198 26–19 46 June 14 Reds 10–4 Grahe (2–1) Schourek (4–3) 48,255 27–19 47 June 16 Braves 2–0 Glavine (5–3) Swift (1–2) 48,163 27–20 48 June 17 Braves 7–1 Avery (2–4) Acevedo (3–6) 50,035 27–21 49 June 18 Braves 9–4 Mercker (4–3) Freeman (2–4) 48,302 27–22 50 June 19 Marlins 7–2 Hammond (4–1) Ritz (5–2) 48,145 27–23 51 June 20 Marlins 7–2 Mathews (2–0) Grahe (2–2) 48,143 27–24 52 June 21 Marlins 6–3 Swift (2–2) Rapp (2–4) Reed (3) 48,117 28–24 53 June 22 @ Padres 3–2 Reynoso (1–0) Dishman (0–1) Ruffin (8) 11,653 29–24 54 June 23 @ Padres 3–2 Ashby (4–4) Freeman (2–5) Hoffman (10) 15,418 29–25 55 June 24 @ Padres 2–0 Hamilton (3–2) Ritz (5–3) 36,137 29–26 56 June 25 @ Padres 11–3 Grahe (3–2) Sanders (5–4) 20,776 30–26 57 June 27 @ Giants 5–1 Swift (3–2) Bautista (2–4) 14,769 31–26 58 June 28 @ Giants 2–1 (11) Barton (1–0) Munoz (1–2) 15,136 31–27 59 June 29 @ Dodgers 3–0 Nomo (6–1) Freeman (2–6) 46,295 31–28 60 June 30 @ Dodgers 2–1 Ritz (6–3) Candiotti (4–6) Munoz (2) 34,253 32–28
July (17–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 61 July 1 @ Dodgers 5–4 Worrell (2–0) Bailey (2–4) 54,006 32–29 62 July 2 @ Dodgers 10–1 Swift (4–2) Martínez (7–6) 37,354 33–29 63 July 3 Astros 15–10 Bailey (3–4) Dougherty (3–1) Holmes (4) 50,028 34–29 64 July 4 Astros 16–8 Hampton (3–3) Olivares (1–3) 50,127 34–30 65 July 5 Astros 4–2 Ritz (7–3) Kile (3–8) Holmes (5) 48,091 35–30 66 July 6 Expos 9–6 Grahe (4–2) Fassero (8–6) Holmes (6) 48,073 36–30 67 July 7 Expos 12–7 Acevedo (4–6) Heredia (3–5) 50,111 37–30 68 July 8 Expos 8–3 Reynoso (2–0) Henry (3–7) Leskanic (4) 48,190 38–30 69 July 9 Expos 4–1 Freeman (3–6) Martínez (6–5) 48,114 39–30 70 July 13 @ Mets 4–2 Jones (5–6) Ritz (7–4) Franco (10) 15,276 39–31 71 July 14 @ Mets 13–4 Pulsipher (2–4) Reynoso (2–1) 15,377 39–32 72 July 15 @ Mets 5–4 Swift (5–2) Saberhagen (5–5) Holmes (7) 17,120 40–32 73 July 16 @ Mets 2–1 (10) Franco (4–1) Thompson (2–1) 25,994 40–33 74 July 17 Phillies 8–5 Munoz (2–2) Bottalico (3–2) Holmes (8) 48,070 41–33 75 July 18 Phillies 7–5 Schilling (7–5) Ritz (7–5) Slocumb (22) 48,011 41–34 76 July 19 Phillies 5–3 Rekar (1–0) Green (8–6) Holmes (9) 48,087 42–34 77 July 20 Phillies 7–3 Swift (6–2) Quantrill (7–6) 48,037 43–34 78 July 21 Mets 12–1 Harnisch (2–7) Reynoso (2–2) 48,059 43–35 79 July 22 Mets 5–4 Leskanic (3–1) Henry (1–4) Holmes (10) 48,042 44–35 80 July 23 Mets 8–5 Ritz (8–5) Jones (6–7) Holmes (11) 48,129 45–35 81 July 24 @ Phillies 11–3 Rekar (2–0) Green (8–7) 25,424 46–35 82 July 25 @ Phillies 7–6 (10) Slocumb (2–0) Munoz (2–3) 25,837 46–36 83 July 26 @ Astros 4–3 Kile (4–10) Reynoso (2–3) Jones (9) 19,209 46–37 84 July 27 @ Astros 5–4 (12) Jones (6–1) Munoz (2–4) 21,734 46–38 85 July 28 @ Expos 8–3 Ritz (9–5) Urbina (2–2) 19,221 47–38 86 July 29 @ Expos 5–3 Rekar (3–0) Fassero (10–8) Holmes (12) 23,595 48–38 87 July 30 @ Expos 11–4 Martínez (9–6) Freeman (3–7) 27,172 48–39 88 July 31 @ Expos 3–2 Reynoso (3–3) Henry (6–8) Holmes (13) 14,978 49–39
August (11–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 89 August 1 Dodgers 9–6 Valdez (8–6) Thompson (2–2) Worrell (19) 48,071 49–40 90 August 2 Dodgers 10–7 Tapani (7–11) Ritz (9–6) 48,063 49–41 91 August 3 Dodgers 9–4 Saberhagen (6–5) Martínez (11–7) 48,024 50–41 92 August 4 Padres 14–12 Reed (2–1) Berumen (2–3) Holmes (14) 48,125 51–41 93 August 5 Padres 7–3 Reynoso (4–3) Ashby (7–6) 48,043 52–41 94 August 6 Padres 16–8 Dishman (3–4) Thompson (2–3) 48,157 52–42 95 August 8 @ Marlins 5–4 (13) Groom (2–3) Bailey (3–5) 31,220 52–43 96 August 9 @ Marlins 2–1 Burkett (10–10) Ritz (9–7) Nen (13) 31,805 52–44 97 August 10 @ Marlins 3–2 Peña (3–1) Reed (2–2) 28,009 52–45 98 August 11 @ Braves 5–3 Avery (5–8) Reynoso (4–4) Wohlers (16) 47,408 52–46 99 August 12 @ Braves 16–4 Leskanic (4–1) Mercker (6–7) 48,777 53–46 100 August 13 @ Braves 3–2 Wohlers (6–3) Holmes (5–1) 43,279 53–47 101 August 14 @ Reds 4–0 Burba (7–2) Ritz (9–8) 23,945 53–48 102 August 15 @ Reds 11–3 Portugal (6–8) Rekar (3–1) 24,506 53–49 103 August 16 @ Reds 6–4 Reynoso (5–4) Smiley (11–2) Painter (1) 25,024 54–49 104 August 17 Cubs 12–5 Bailey (4–5) Navarro (10–5) 48,071 55–49 105 August 18 Cubs 26–7 Young (2–4) Saberhagen (6–6) 48,082 55–50 106 August 19 Cubs 6–5 Castillo (8–6) Ritz (9–9) Myers (28) 48,020t 55–51 107 August 20 Cubs 4–2 Leskanic (5–1) Wendell (2–1) 50,087 56–51 108 August 22 Pirates 10–1 Loaiza (8–5) Reynoso (5–5) 48,083 56–52 109 August 23 Pirates 9–5 Bailey (5–5) Neagle (11–6) 48,027 57–52 110 August 24 Pirates 8–6 Painter (1–0) Wagner (2–12) Leskanic (5) 48,041 58–52 111 August 25 Cardinals 8–3 Morgan (5–7) Rekar (3–2) Mathews (1) 48,012 58–53 112 August 26 Cardinals 5–4 Fossas (3–0) Ruffin (0–1) Henke (28) 48,127 58–54 113 August 27 Cardinals 10–5 Barber (2–0) Reynoso (5–6) 48,043 58–55 114 August 28 @ Pirates 6–3 Bailey (6–5) Powell (0–2) Leskanic (6) 8,242 59–55 115 August 29 @ Pirates 4–0 Wagner (3–13) Ritz (9–10) 7,634 59–56 116 August 30 @ Pirates 6–0 Rekar (4–2) Ericks (3–7) 8,120 60–56
September (16–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 117 September 1 @ Cardinals 5–4 DeLucia (7–6) Leskanic (5–2) Henke (30) 21,164 60–57 118 September 2 @ Cardinals 6–1 Bailey (7–5) Watson (5–7) 26,796 61–57 119 September 3 @ Cardinals 5–4 (11) Holmes (6–1) Parrett (3–5) Ruffin (9) 22,188 62–57 120 September 4 @ Cubs 2–0 Castillo (9–8) Rekar (4–3) 31,601 62–58 121 September 6 @ Cubs 10–4 Reynoso (6–6) Bullinger (11–6) 23,034 63–58 122 September 8 Reds 10–5 Leskanic (6–2) Carrasco (2–6) 48,026 64–58 123 September 9 Reds 6–2 Swift (7–2) Wells (14–6) Ritz (1) 48,085 65–58 124 September 10 Reds 5–4 Reed (3–2) Carrasco (2–7) Leskanic (7) 48,074 66–58 125 September 11 Braves 5–4 (12) Hickerson (3–3) Woodall (1–1) 48,056 67–58 126 September 12 Braves 12–2 Painter (2–0) Avery (6–13) Ritz (2) 48,013 68–58 127 September 13 Braves 9–7 Schmidt (2–0) Bailey (7–6) 48,011 68–59 128 September 15 Marlins 6–3 Reed (4–2) Burkett (13–12) Leskanic (8) 48,010 69–59 129 September 16 Marlins 8–7 Reed (5–2) Mathews (4–4) Ruffin (10) 48,037 70–59 130 September 17 Marlins 17–0 Rapp (12–7) Rekar (4–4) 48,035 70–60 131 September 18 @ Padres 5–1 Ritz (10–10) Hamilton (6–9) Ruffin (11) 10,596 71–60 132 September 19 @ Padres 15–4 Blair (7–4) Reynoso (6–7) 10,321 71–61 133 September 20 @ Padres 10–2 Swift (8–2) Dishman (4–8) 10,095 72–61 134 September 21 @ Giants 5–3 Valdez (4–4) Grahe (4–3) Beck (31) 12,968 72–62 135 September 22 @ Giants 6–1 Ritz (11–10) Estes (0–2) 17,723 73–62 136 September 23 @ Giants 2–0 Brewington (5–4) Rekar (4–5) Beck (32) 28,538 73–63 137 September 24 @ Giants 3–1 Reynoso (7–7) Leiter (10–11) Leskanic (9) 34,472 74–63 138 September 25 @ Dodgers 4–3 Martínez (17–7) Swift (8–3) Worrell (31) 41,984 74–64 139 September 26 @ Dodgers 7–3 Saberhagen (7–6) Candiotti (7–14) 44,415 75–64 140 September 27 @ Dodgers 7–4 Tapani (10–13) Ritz (11–11) Worrell (32) 53,856 75–65 141 September 28 Giants 12–4 Brewington (6–4) Rekar (4–6) 48,023 75–66 142 September 29 Giants 10–7 Service (3–1) Leskanic (6–3) Beck (33) 48,017 75–67 143 September 30 Giants 9–3 Swift (9–3) Mulholland (5–13) 48,023 76–67
October (1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 144 October 1 Giants 10–9 Painter (3–0) Leiter (10–12) Leskanic (10) 48,039 77–67

Playoffs

Main article: 1995 National League Division Series

1995 Post-Season
National League Division Series Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 3 Braves 4–5 Peña (1–0) Leskanic (0–1) Wohlers (1) 50,040 0–1 2 October 4 Braves 4–7 Peña (2–0) Munoz (0–1) Wohlers (2) 50,063 0–2 3 October 6 @ Braves 7–5 (10) Holmes (1–0) Wohlers (0–1) Thompson (1) 51,300 1–2 4 October 7 @ Braves 4–10 Maddux (1–0) Saberhagen (0–1) 50,027 1–3

Player stats

= Indicates team 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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Joe Girardi	125	462	121	.262	8	55
1B	Andrés Galarraga	143	554	155	.280	31	106
2B	Eric Young	120	366	116	.317	6	36
SS	Walt Weiss	137	427	111	.260	1	25
3B	Vinny Castilla	139	527	163	.309	32	90
LF	Dante Bichette	139	579	197	.340	40	128
CF	Mike Kingery	119	350	94	.269	8	37
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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jason Bates	116	322	86	.267	8	46
Ellis Burks	103	278	74	.266	14	49
John Vander Wal	105	101	35	.347	5	21
Trent Hubbard	24	58	18	.310	3	9
Roberto Mejia	23	52	8	.154	1	4
Jorge Brito	18	51	11	.216	0	7
Jayhawk Owens	18	45	11	.244	4	12
Jim Tatum	34	34	8	.235	0	4
Matt Nokes	10	11	2	.182	0	0
Pedro Castellano	4	5	0	.000	0	0
Harvey Pulliam	5	5	2	.400	1	3
Craig Counsell	3	1	0	.000	0	0
Quinton McCracken	3	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kevin Ritz	31	173.1	11	11	4.21	120
Bill Swift	19	105.2	9	3	4.94	68
Marvin Freeman	22	94.2	3	7	5.89	61
Armando Reynoso	20	93.0	7	7	5.32	40
Bryan Rekar	15	85.0	4	6	4.98	60
Juan Acevedo	17	65.2	4	6	6.44	40

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roger Bailey	39	81.1	7	6	4.98	33
Joe Grahe	17	56.2	4	3	5.08	27
Mark Thompson	21	51.0	2	3	6.53	30
Bret Saberhagen	9	43.0	2	1	6.28	29
Omar Olivares	11	31.2	1	3	7.39	15

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Darren Holmes	68	6	1	14	3.24	61
Curtis Leskanic	76	6	3	10	3.40	107
Steve Reed	71	5	2	3	2.14	79
Mike Munoz	64	2	4	2	7.42	37
Bruce Ruffin	37	0	1	11	2.12	23
Lance Painter	33	3	0	1	4.37	36
Bryan Hickerson	18	1	0	0	11.88	12
A.J. Sager	10	0	0	0	7.36	10
David Nied	2	0	0	0	20.77	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	Brad Mills
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Paul Zuvella
A	Salem Avalanche	Carolina League	Bill Hayes
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Bill McGuire
A-Short Season	Portland Rockies	Northwest League	P. J. Carey
Rookie	AZL Rockies	Arizona League	Jack Maloof

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs

References

• 1995 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference
• 1995 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com