1995 Texas Rangers season

1995 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
The Ballpark in Arlington (since 1994)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	George W. Bush
General manager(s)	Doug Melvin
Manager(s)	Johnny Oates
Local television	KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) Prime Sports (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve, Norm Hitzges)
Local radio	KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo)
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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.

Offseason

• December 9, 1994: José Canseco was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz.^[1]
• January 26, 1995: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1995 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 13, 1995: Mickey Tettleton was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[3]
• May 16, 1995: John Dettmer was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Voigt.^[4]
• July 20, 1995: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[5]
• July 31, 1995: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[6]
• August 31, 1995: Jack Voigt was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Howard.^[4]

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

1995 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 48 José Alberro 51 Mark Brandenburg 38 Terry Burrows 42 Dennis Cook 44 Danny Darwin 21 John Dettmer 30 Héctor Fajardo 46 Kevin Gross 32 Rick Helling 55 Wilson Heredia 41 Chris Howard 31 Roger McDowell 54 Chris Nichting 28 Darren Oliver 59 Roger Pavlik 37 Kenny Rogers 40 Jeff Russell 57 Scott Taylor 39 Bob Tewksbury 52 Ed Vosberg 27 Matt Whiteside 36 Bobby Witt		Catchers 14 John Marzano  7 Iván Rodríguez 10 Dave Valle Infielders  6 Esteban Beltré 22 Steve Buechele 22 Will Clark  1 Jeff Frye 23 Benji Gil 30 Sam Horn  9 Luis Ortiz 13 Mike Pagliarulo 16 Dean Palmer 24 Craig Worthington		Outfielders 18 Eric Fox  4 Lou Frazier 12 Rob Ducey 19 Juan González 29 Rusty Greer 45 Shawn Hare 14 Billy Hatcher 21 Candy Maldonado  3 Mark McLemore  2 Otis Nixon 15 Mickey Tettleton 21 Jack Voigt		Manager 26 Johnny Oates Coaches 17 Dick Bosman (pitching) 20 Bucky Dent (bench) 25 Larry Hardy (bullpen)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 12 Ed Napoleon (first base) 5 Jerry Narron (third base)

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
CF	Otis Nixon	139	589	174	.295	0	45

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jack Voigt	33	62	10	.161	2	8

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
• Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	Greg Biagini
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Bobby Jones
A	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	Butch Wynegar
A	Charleston RiverDogs	South Atlantic League	Mike Berger
A-Short Season	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York–Penn League	Bump Wills
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Chino Cadahia

References

1. José Canseco at Baseball Reference
2. Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
3. Mickey Tettleton at Baseball Reference
4. Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference
5. Sam Horn at Baseball Reference
6. Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference

• 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
• 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.