1995 Chicago Cubs season

1995 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Ed Lynch
Manager(s)	Jim Riggleman
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/CLTV (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Local radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1995 Chicago Cubs season was the 124th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 120th in the National League and the 80th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League Central with a record of 73–71.

Offseason

• December 2, 1994: Dave Otto was released by the Chicago Cubs.^[1]

Regular season

The Cubs pitching staff did well during the regular season, leading all 28 teams in shutouts, with 12.^[2]

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	85	59	0.590	—	44–28	41–31
Houston Astros	76	68	0.528	9	36–36	40–32
Chicago Cubs	73	71	0.507	12	34–38	39–33
St. Louis Cardinals	62	81	0.434	22½	39–33	23–48
Pittsburgh Pirates	58	86	0.403	27	31–41	27–45

Record vs. opponents

1995 National League Records Sources:
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

• April 5, 1995: Brian McRae was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Derek Wallace and Geno Morones (minors).^[3]
• May 24, 1995: Felix Jose was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[4]
• May 26, 1995: Karl Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.^[5]
• June 1, 1995: Kerry Wood was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1995.^[6]
• June 1, 1995: Felix Jose was released by the Chicago Cubs.^[4]

Roster

1995 Chicago Cubs roster
Roster
Pitchers 51 Terry Adams 27 Willie Banks 52 Jim Bullinger 55 Larry Casian 49 Frank Castillo 33 Tom Edens 32 Kevin Foster 57 Rich Garces 41 Bryan Hickerson 36 Mike Morgan 28 Randy Myers 53 Chris Nabholz 38 Jaime Navarro 47 Mike Perez 41 Roberto Rivera 34 Tanyon Sturtze 36 Dave Swartzbaugh 46 Steve Trachsel 39 Mike Walker 13 Turk Wendell 16 Anthony Young		Catchers  6 Mike Hubbard  7 Joe Kmak  8 Mark Parent  8 Todd Pratt  9 Scott Servais  2 Rick Wilkins Infielders 24 Steve Buechele 12 Shawon Dunston 17 Mark Grace 15 Matt Franco 24 Todd Haney 18 José Hernández 20 Howard Johnson 11 Rey Sánchez 27 Todd Zeile		Outfielders 10 Scott Bullett 25 Luis Gonzalez 56 Brian McRae 25 Karl Rhodes 19 Kevin Roberson 21 Sammy Sosa 30 Ozzie Timmons		Manager  5 Jim Riggleman Coaches 43 Dave Bialas (bullpen) 31 Fergie Jenkins (pitching) 40 Tony Muser (hitting)  3 Mako Oliveras (first base) 42 Dan Radison (third base) 26 Billy Williams (bench)

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

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

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

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Ron Clark
AA	Orlando Cubs	Southern League	Bruce Kimm
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Dave Trembley
A	Rockford Cubbies	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Williamsport Cubs	New York–Penn League	Oneri Fleita
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Sandy Alomar, Sr.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Daytona^[7]

References

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ottoda01.shtml
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml
3. Brian McRae Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhodeka01.shtml
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/woodke02.shtml
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1995 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference