1995 Houston Astros season

1995 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Central Division (since 1969)
Location
The Astrodome (since 1965)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	76–68 (.528)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Drayton McLane, Jr.
General manager(s)	Bob Watson
Manager(s)	Terry Collins
Local television	KTXH Prime Sports Southwest
Local radio	KPRC (AM) (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Danny Gonzalez)
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The Houston Astros' 1995 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

• December 28, 1994: Ken Caminiti, Andújar Cedeño, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams and a player to be named later were traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutiérrez, Pedro A. Martínez, Phil Plantier, and Craig Shipley. The Astros completed the deal by sending Sean Fesh (minors) to the Padres on May 1, 1995.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Jeff Bagwell
• Derek Bell
• Craig Biggio
• Tony Eusebio
• Luis Gonzalez
• Darryl Kile
• Dave Magadan
• Orlando Miller
• Phil Plantier^[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

• July 2, 1995: Johan Santana was signed as an amateur free agent by the Astros.^[3]
• July 19, 1995: Phil Plantier was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Rich Loiselle and Jeff Tabaka.^[4]
• August 10, 1995: The Astros traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Henneman. The Astros completed the deal by sending Phil Nevin to the Tigers on August 15.^[5]

Roster

1995 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 46 Doug Brocail 49 Jim Dougherty 15 Doug Drabek 10 Mike Hampton 58 Dean Hartgraves 39 Mike Henneman 35 John Hudek 59 Todd Jones 57 Darryl Kile 41,42 Pedro Martínez 38 Craig McMurtry 52 Ross Powell 37 Shane Reynolds 21,41 Greg Swindell 31 Jeff Tabaka 43 Dave Veres 13 Billy Wagner 56 Donne Wall		Catchers 17 Pat Borders 20 Tony Eusebio  9 Jerry Goff  9 Scott Servais 31,36 Eddie Tucker  3 Rick Wilkins Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio  3 Chris Donnels 12 Ricky Gutiérrez 18,22 Dave Magadan 24 Orlando Miller 21 Phil Nevin 16,18 Craig Shipley 23 Mike Simms  4 Andy Stankiewicz		Outfielders 14 Derek Bell 36 Mike Brumley 27 John Cangelosi 26 Luis Gonzalez 19 Brian Hunter 16 Derrick May 18,6 James Mouton 17 Phil Plantier 28 Milt Thompson Other batters 21 Dave Hajek		Manager  2 Terry Collins Coaches 29 Jesse Barfield (first base) 48 Matt Galante (third base) 55 Steve Henderson (hitting)  1 Julio Linares (bench) 30 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching)

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
Shipley, CraigCraig Shipley	92	232	61	.263	3	24
Gutiérrez, RickyRicky Gutiérrez	52	156	43	.276	0	12
Thompson, MiltMilt Thompson	92	132	29	.220	2	19
Simms, MikeMike Simms	50	121	31	.256	9	24

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
Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez	25	0	0	0	7.40	17

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Rick Sweet
AA	Jackson Generals	Texas League	Tim Tolman
A	Kissimmee Cobras	Florida State League	Dave Engle
A	Quad Cities River Bandits	Midwest League	Jim Pankovits
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Manny Acta
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Bobby Ramos

References

1. Ken Caminiti at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=HOU
3. Johan Santana at Baseball Reference
4. Phil Plantier at Baseball Reference
5. Mike Henneman at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1995 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference