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1995 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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| 1995 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 74–70 (.514) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | George W. Bush | |||
| General managers | Doug Melvin | |||
| Managers | Johnny Oates | |||
| Television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) Prime Sports Southwest (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve, Norm Hitzges) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) | |||
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- October 14, 1994: Rob Ducey was purchased by the Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) from the Texas Rangers. [1]
- December 9, 1994: José Canseco was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz.[2]
- January 26, 1995: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
Season standings
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| 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 |
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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 | — |
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Notable transactions
- April 13, 1995: Mickey Tettleton was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[4]
- May 16, 1995: John Dettmer was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Voigt.[5]
- July 20, 1995: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[6]
- July 31, 1995: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[7]
- August 31, 1995: Jack Voigt was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Howard.[5]
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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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Iván Rodríguez | 130 | 492 | 149 | .303 | 12 | 67 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 123 | 454 | 137 | .302 | 16 | 92 |
| 2B | Jeff Frye | 90 | 313 | 87 | .278 | 4 | 29 |
| SS | Benji Gil | 130 | 415 | 91 | .219 | 9 | 46 |
| 3B | Mike Pagliarulo | 86 | 241 | 56 | .232 | 4 | 27 |
| LF | Mark McLemore | 129 | 467 | 122 | .261 | 5 | 41 |
| CF | Otis Nixon | 139 | 589 | 174 | .295 | 0 | 45 |
| RF | Rusty Greer | 131 | 417 | 113 | .271 | 13 | 61 |
| DH | Juan González | 90 | 352 | 104 | .295 | 27 | 82 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mickey Tettleton | 134 | 429 | 102 | .238 | 32 | 78 |
| Dean Palmer | 36 | 119 | 40 | .336 | 9 | 24 |
| Luis Ortiz | 41 | 108 | 25 | .231 | 1 | 18 |
| Lou Frazier | 49 | 99 | 21 | .212 | 0 | 8 |
| Esteban Beltré | 54 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Valle | 36 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 5 |
| Craig Worthington | 26 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Voigt | 33 | 62 | 10 | .161 | 2 | 8 |
| Candy Maldonado | 13 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 2 | 5 |
| Shawn Hare | 18 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Buechele | 9 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Fox | 10 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Hatcher | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Horn | 11 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| John Marzano | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kenny Rogers | 31 | 208.0 | 17 | 7 | 3.38 | 140 |
| Roger Pavlik | 31 | 191.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.37 | 149 |
| Kevin Gross | 31 | 183.2 | 9 | 15 | 5.54 | 106 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 21 | 129.2 | 8 | 7 | 4.58 | 53 |
| Bobby Witt | 10 | 61.1 | 3 | 4 | 4.55 | 46 |
| Scott Taylor | 3 | 15.1 | 1 | 2 | 9.39 | 10 |
| Rick Helling | 3 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.57 | 5 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Darren Oliver | 17 | 49.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.22 | 39 |
| Danny Darwin | 7 | 34.0 | 2 | 2 | 7.15 | 22 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jeff Russell | 37 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.03 | 21 |
| Roger McDowell | 64 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4.02 | 49 |
| Ed Vosberg | 44 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.00 | 36 |
| Matt Whiteside | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.08 | 46 |
| Dennis Cook | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.00 | 40 |
| Terry Burrows | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.45 | 22 |
| Chris Nichting | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 6 |
| José Alberro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 | 10 |
| Mark Brandenburg | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.93 | 21 |
| Wilson Heredia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 | 6 |
| Héctor Fajardo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.80 | 9 |
| Chris Howard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| John Dettmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
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- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- "Rob Ducey: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- José Canseco at Baseball Reference
- Mickey Tettleton at Baseball Reference
- Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
- Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac