The month of April: A cautionary tale for the Colorado Rockies

2015 marks the ninth time in Rockies franchise history where the club has left the opening month of the season with a winning record. This historically hasn’t been great for the Rockies.

Colorado Rockies Record in April by season

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[column size=”1/3″]YEAR[/column]
[column size=”1/3″]APRIL RECORD [/column]
[column size=”1/3″]FINAL RECORD[/column]
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[column size=”1/3″]1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015[/column]
[column size=”1/3″]8-14
10-12
4-1
11-14
17-7
12-16
9-10
11-14
13-11
10-16
15-12
9-12
6-15
15-10
10-16
11-17
8-12
11-12
17-8
11-11
16-11
16-13
11-10 [/column]
[column size=”1/3″]67-95
53-64
77-67*
83-79
83-79
77-85
72-90
82-80
73-89
73-89
74-88
68-94
67-95
75-87
90-73*
74-88
92-70*
83-79
73-89
64-98
74-88
66-96
?? [/column]
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*Team reached playoffs

Colorado has only turned one winning record in April into a season where the club reached the playoffs. This occurred in 1995  when the season started in late April  due to the 1994 MLB work stoppage, and the Rockies only played five games that month.

Only twice in team history have the Rockies turned a winning April into a season where they finished with a winning record.

This is the third straight season Colorado has had a winning April, and the Rockies lost a combined 184 games in the last two seasons.

If the Rockies are to continue their good start, they’ll have to buck the trend that has been set in the month of April.