The 1995 Texas Rangers season was the 35th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 24th in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 2nd season at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished 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 October 14, 1994: Rob Ducey was purchased by the Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific) from the Texas Rangers. December 9, 1994: José Canseco was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz.José Canseco at Baseball Reference January 26, 1995: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 13, 1995: Mickey Tettleton was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Mickey Tettleton at Baseball Reference May 16, 1995: John Dettmer was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Voigt.Jack Voigt at Baseball Reference July 20, 1995: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Sam Horn at Baseball Reference July 31, 1995: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference August 31, 1995: Jack Voigt was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Howard.
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Pitching) (Bench) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (First base) (Third base)
Player stats
= Indicates team leader 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 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
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 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
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 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
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 Darren Oliver 17 49.0 4 2 4.22 39 Danny Darwin 7 34.0 2 2 7.15 22
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 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
Awards and honors
Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
All-Star Game Iván Rodríguez, C, Starter Kenny Rogers, P, Reserve
Farm system
References
External links 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1995 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac