1995 Texas Rangers season
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Record | 74–70 (.514) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | George W. Bush |
General manager(s) | Doug Melvin |
Manager(s) | Johnny Oates |
Local television |
KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) Prime Sports (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve, Norm Hitzges) |
Local radio |
KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) |
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The Texas Rangers 1995 season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League west with a record of 74 wins and 70 losses. They also hosted the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Offseason
- December 9, 1994: José Canseco was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz.[1]
- January 26, 1995: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Seattle Mariners | 79 | 66 | 0.545 | — | 46–27 | 33–39 |
California Angels | 78 | 67 | 0.538 | 1 | 39–33 | 39–34 |
Texas Rangers | 74 | 70 | 0.514 | 4½ | 41–31 | 33–39 |
Oakland Athletics | 67 | 77 | 0.465 | 11½ | 38–34 | 29–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–1 | 7–6 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 11–3 | 5–3 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 8–5 |
California | 4–9 | 3–11 | — | 10–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–2 |
Chicago | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 3–2–1 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–5 |
Cleveland | 10–2 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 8–5 | — | 10–3 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 10–3 |
Detroit | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 3–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
Kansas City | 5–4 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 4–3 | — | 10–2 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2–10 | — | 9–4 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
Minnesota | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 1–4 |
New York | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–3–1 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–3 | 6–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–3 | 12–1 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | — | 7–6 | 5–8 | 3–7 |
Seattle | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 10–3 | 3–4 |
Texas | 1–4 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | — | 9–3 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 2–8 | 5–6 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–1 | 1–12 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3–9 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1995: Mickey Tettleton was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
- May 16, 1995: John Dettmer was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Voigt.[4]
- July 20, 1995: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- July 31, 1995: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[6]
- August 31, 1995: Jack Voigt was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Howard.[4]
All-Star Game
The 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 66th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1995, at The Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 3-2.
Roster
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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CF | Otis Nixon | 139 | 589 | 174 | .295 | 0 | 45 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jack Voigt | 33 | 62 | 10 | .161 | 2 | 8 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Awards and honors
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
Farm system
References
- ↑ José Canseco at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mickey Tettleton at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sam Horn at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.