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1995 Toronto Blue Jays season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1995 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 19th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 56 wins and 88 losses.
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | SkyDome | |||
| City | Toronto | |||
| Record | 56–88 (.389) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Interbrew, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |||
| General managers | Gord Ash | |||
| Managers | Cito Gaston | |||
| Television | CBC Television (Brian Williams, Tommy Hutton) ONT (Don Chevrier, Tommy Hutton) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez) | |||
| Radio | CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |||
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Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1995 season.[1]
October 1994
| October 3 | Randy St. Claire granted free agency (signed with Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract on December 6, 1994). |
| October 11 | Released Dave Righetti. |
| October 14 | Darnell Coles granted free agency (signed with St. Louis Cardinals to a one-year, $300,000 contract on March 9, 1995). |
| October 15 | Ray Giannelli granted free agency (signed with St. Louis Cardinals to a contract on November 18, 1994). Joel Johnston granted free agency (signed with Boston Red Sox to a contract on December 16, 1994). |
| October 18 | Todd Stottlemyre granted free agency (signed with Oakland Athletics to a one-year, $2.05 million contract on April 11, 1995). |
| October 20 | Danny Cox granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year, $700,000 contract on December 14, 1994). Dave Stewart granted free agency (signed with Oakland Athletics to a one-year, $1 million contract on April 8, 1995). |
| October 21 | Pat Borders granted free agency (signed with Kansas City Royals to a one-year, $310,000 contract on April 10, 1995). |
| October 25 | Dick Schofield granted free agency (signed with Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year, $350,000 contract on April 15, 1995). |
November 1994
| November 18 | Traded Eddie Zosky to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later (Scotty Pace on December 14, 1994). |
December 1994
| December 5 | Sent Rob Butler to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal. Freddy García selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1994 MLB Rule 5 draft. Todd Steverson selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1994 MLB Rule 5 draft. Purchased the contract of Tomás Pérez from the California Angels. |
| December 14 | Re-signed free agent Danny Cox to a one-year, $700,000 contract. |
| December 20 | Signed free agent Dave Wainhouse to a contract. |
January 1995
| January 18 | Released Scott Bailes. |
April 1995
| April 6 | Acquired David Cone from the Kansas City Royals for Chris Stynes, Tony Medrano and Dave Sinnes. |
| April 10 | Signed free agent Danny Darwin from the Boston Red Sox to a one-year, $300,000 contract. |
| April 14 | Signed free agent Candy Maldonado from the Cleveland Indians to a one-year, $200,000 contract. |
| April 17 | Signed free agent Paul Gibson from the Milwaukee Brewers to a contract. |
| April 22 | Received Lance Parrish from the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal. |
| April 24 | Signed free agent Frank Viola from the Boston Red Sox to a contract. |
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 58 | 0.597 | — | 42–30 | 44–28 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 65 | 0.549 | 7 | 46–26 | 33–39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 73 | 0.493 | 15 | 36–36 | 35–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 84 | 0.417 | 26 | 35–37 | 25–47 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 56 | 88 | 0.389 | 30 | 29–43 | 27–45 |
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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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Transactions
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1995 regular season.[2]
April 1995
| April 26 | Traded Aaron Small to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later (Ernie Delgado on September 19, 1995). |
June 1995
| June 5 | Released Dave Wainhouse. |
| June 9 | Released Paul Gibson. |
July 1995
| July 18 | Released Danny Darwin. |
| July 25 | Released Frank Viola. |
| July 28 | Acquired Marty Janzen, Mike Gordon and Jason Jarvis from the New York Yankees for David Cone. |
August 1995
| August 1 | Signed free agent Wally Whitehurst from the Boston Red Sox to a contract. |
| August 31 | Sent Candy Maldonado to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal. |
1995 MLB Draft
- June 1, 1995: 1995 Major League Baseball draft
- Roy Halladay was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (17th pick). Player signed June 30, 1995.[3]
- Ryan Freel was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 10th round.[4]
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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 | Sandy Martínez | 62 | 191 | 46 | .241 | 2 | 25 |
| 1B | John Olerud | 135 | 492 | 143 | .291 | 8 | 54 |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | 130 | 517 | 155 | .300 | 13 | 66 |
| SS | Alex Gonzalez | 111 | 367 | 89 | .243 | 10 | 42 |
| 3B | Ed Sprague Jr. | 144 | 521 | 127 | .244 | 18 | 74 |
| LF | Joe Carter | 139 | 558 | 141 | .253 | 25 | 76 |
| CF | Devon White | 101 | 427 | 121 | .283 | 10 | 53 |
| RF | Shawn Green | 121 | 379 | 109 | .288 | 15 | 54 |
| DH | Paul Molitor | 130 | 525 | 142 | .270 | 15 | 60 |
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Other batters
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 | Lance Parrish | 70 | 178 | 36 | .202 | 4 | 22 |
| IF | Domingo Cedeño | 51 | 161 | 38 | .236 | 4 | 14 |
| OF | Candy Maldonado | 61 | 160 | 43 | .269 | 7 | 25 |
| CF | Mike Huff | 61 | 138 | 32 | .232 | 1 | 9 |
| C | Randy Knorr | 45 | 132 | 28 | .212 | 3 | 16 |
| UT | Carlos Delgado | 37 | 99 | 15 | .165 | 3 | 11 |
| SS | Tomás Pérez | 41 | 98 | 24 | .245 | 1 | 8 |
| OF | Robert Pérez | 17 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 1 | 3 |
| OF | Shannon Stewart | 12 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
| UT | Howard Battle | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting and 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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| Pat Hentgen | 30 | 200.2 | 10 | 14 | 5.11 | 135 |
| Al Leiter | 28 | 183.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.64 | 153 |
| Juan Guzmán | 24 | 135.1 | 4 | 14 | 6.32 | 94 |
| David Cone | 17 | 130.1 | 9 | 6 | 3.38 | 102 |
| Paul Menhart | 21 | 78.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.92 | 50 |
| Edwin Hurtado | 14 | 77.2 | 5 | 2 | 5.45 | 33 |
| Danny Darwin | 13 | 65.0 | 1 | 8 | 7.62 | 36 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 12 | 48.2 | 2 | 4 | 7.21 | 27 |
| Jeff Ware | 5 | 26.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.47 | 18 |
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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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| Tony Castillo | 55 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3.22 | 38 |
| Mike Timlin | 31 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2.14 | 36 |
| Tim Crabtree | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.09 | 21 |
| Danny Cox | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.40 | 38 |
| Woody Williams | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.69 | 41 |
| Ken Robinson | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.69 | 31 |
| Jimmy Rogers | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.70 | 13 |
| Darren Hall | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.41 | 11 |
| Ricardo Jordan | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 | 10 |
| Brad Cornett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
| Duane Ward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 |
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- Roberto Alomar, Gold Glove Award
- Devon White, Gold Glove Award
- Roberto Alomar, 2B
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- "1995 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- "1995 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- Roy Halladay at Baseball Reference
- Ryan Freel 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 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac