Maybe it’s not surprising that one of the best starters in Colorado Rockies history had a 5.28 ERA in the best season with the club. Pitching in Coors Field in the 1990s is all relative and Kevin Ritz took advantage.
In 1996 he won 17 games which at the time was a club record. Ritz is still tied for second with Pedro Astacio and Jeff Francis with that number. Ubaldo Jimenez is the leader with 19.
Ritz came to the Rockies in 1994 after playing with the Detroit Tigers for four seasons starting in 1989.