1995_San_Francisco_Giants_season
1995 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1995 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 113th season in Major League Baseball, their 38th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 36th at Candlestick Park, renamed 3Com Park at Candlestick Point that year. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 67–77 record, 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
| 1995 San Francisco Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |||
| City | San Francisco | |||
| Owners | Peter Magowan | |||
| General managers | Bob Quinn | |||
| Managers | Dusty Baker | |||
| Television | KTVU (Ted Robinson, Mike Krukow) SportsChannel Pacific (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Ted Robinson, Hank Greenwald, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) SP Radio (Julio Gonzalez,Rene De La Rosa) | |||
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- November 8, 1994: Kent Bottenfield was released by the San Francisco Giants.[1]
- January 2, 1995: Sergio Valdez was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[2]
- February 8, 1995: Darryl Strawberry was released by the Giants.[3]
- April 8, 1995: Terry Mulholland was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
- April 9, 1995: Glenallen Hill was signed as a free agent by the San Francisco Giants.[5]
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||
Notable transactions
- July 21, 1995: Mark Portugal, Dave Burba and Darren Lewis were traded by the Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty.[6]
Roster
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 | Kirt Manwaring | 118 | 379 | 95 | .251 | 4 | 36 |
| 1B | Mark Carreon | 117 | 396 | 119 | .301 | 17 | 65 |
| 2B | Robby Thompson | 95 | 336 | 75 | .223 | 8 | 23 |
| SS | Royce Clayton | 138 | 509 | 124 | .244 | 5 | 58 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 76 | 283 | 95 | .336 | 23 | 65 |
| LF | Barry Bonds | 144 | 506 | 149 | .294 | 33 | 104 |
| CF | Darren Lewis | 74 | 309 | 78 | .252 | 1 | 16 |
| RF | Glenallen Hill | 132 | 497 | 131 | .264 | 24 | 86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Scarsone | 80 | 233 | 62 | .266 | 11 | 29 |
| J.R. Phillips | 92 | 231 | 45 | .195 | 9 | 28 |
| Deion Sanders | 52 | 214 | 61 | .285 | 5 | 18 |
| John Patterson | 95 | 205 | 42 | .205 | 1 | 14 |
| Mike Benjamin | 68 | 186 | 41 | .220 | 3 | 12 |
| Jeff Reed | 66 | 113 | 30 | .265 | 0 | 9 |
| Rikkert Faneyte | 46 | 86 | 17 | .198 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Lampkin | 65 | 76 | 21 | .276 | 1 | 9 |
| Marvin Benard | 13 | 34 | 13 | .382 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Leonard | 14 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave McCarty | 12 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Aurilia | 9 | 19 | 9 | .474 | 2 | 4 |
| Todd Benzinger | 9 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Leiter | 30 | 195.2 | 10 | 12 | 3.82 | 129 |
| Terry Mulholland | 29 | 149.0 | 5 | 13 | 5.80 | 65 |
| William Van Landingham | 18 | 122.2 | 6 | 3 | 3.67 | 95 |
| Mark Portugal | 17 | 104.0 | 5 | 5 | 4.15 | 63 |
| Trevor Wilson | 17 | 82.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.92 | 38 |
| Jamie Brewington | 13 | 75.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.54 | 45 |
| Sergio Valdez | 13 | 66.1 | 4 | 5 | 4.75 | 29 |
| Shawn Estes | 3 | 17.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Bautista | 52 | 100.2 | 3 | 8 | 6.44 | 45 |
| Joe Rosselli | 9 | 30.0 | 2 | 1 | 8.70 | 7 |
| Salomón Torres | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Beck | 60 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 4.45 | 42 |
| Shawn Barton | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 22 |
| Chris Hook | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 40 |
| Dave Burba | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.98 | 46 |
| Scott Service | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 30 |
| Mark Dewey | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 32 |
| Pat Gomez | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 15 |
| Steve Mintz | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.45 | 7 |
| Carlos Valdez | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 7 |
| Steve Frey | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 5 |
| Kenny Greer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 7 |
| Enrique Burgos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 12 |
| Luis Aquino | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.40 | 4 |
| John Roper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Keith Bodie and Jim Davenport |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Ron Wotus |
| A | San Jose Giants | California League | Carlos Lezcano |
| A | Burlington Bees | Midwest League | Mike Hart |
| A-Short Season | Bellingham Giants | Northwest League | Glenn Tufts |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Shreveport[7]
- Sergio Valdez at Baseball Reference
- Darryl Strawberry at Baseball Reference
- Terry Mulholland at Baseball Reference
- Glenallen Hill at Baseball Reference
- Mark Portugal at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- 1995 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1995 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
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