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.
Transactions
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
December 1994
January 1995
April 1995
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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
—
Transactions
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1995 regular season.[ 2]
April 1995
June 1995
July 1995
August 1995
1995 MLB Draft
Roster
1995 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
1995 Game Log
April: 3–2 (Home: 3–2; Away: 0–0)
May: 11–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 4–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
6
May 1
Angels
2–0
Boskie (1–0)
Cone (1–1)
Smith (3)
31,303
3–3
7
May 2
White Sox
9–8
Timlin (1–0)
Márquez (0–1)
34,194
4–3
8
May 3
White Sox
8–7 (10)
Menhart (1–1)
Hernández (0–1)
33,159
5–3
9
May 5
@ Orioles
9–2
Brown (2–0)
Leiter (1–1)
37,670
5–4
10
May 6
@ Orioles
7–3
Darwin (1–0)
Rhodes (1–1)
40,173
6–4
11
May 7
@ Orioles
6–2
Mussina (1–1)
Cone (1–2)
44,304
6–5
12
May 9
Yankees
9–6
Hentgen (2–0)
McDowell (1–1)
37,291
7–5
13
May 10
Yankees
6–4 (11)
Wetteland (1–0)
Williams (0–1)
38,232
7–6
14
May 11
Yankees
12–11
Ausanio (2–0)
Ward (0–1)
Howe (1)
39,370
7–7
15
May 12
@ Brewers
14–5
Ignasiak (2–0)
Darwin (1–1)
12,904
7–8
16
May 13
@ Brewers
10–0
Cone (2–2)
Miranda (1–1)
17,984
8–8
17
May 14
@ Brewers
8–3
Hentgen (3–0)
Eldred (1–1)
13,447
9–8
18
May 15
@ Rangers
12–4
Tewksbury (2–1)
Guzmán (0–1)
17,982
9–9
19
May 16
@ Rangers
6–1
Rogers (3–2)
Leiter (1–2)
Burrows (1)
19,014
9–10
20
May 17
@ Rangers
12–7
Gross (1–3)
Darwin (1–2)
Vosberg (1)
18,910
9–11
21
May 19
@ Tigers
4–2
Cone (3–2)
Moore (3–2)
18,558
10–11
22
May 20
@ Tigers
10–6
Doherty (2–2)
Hentgen (3–1)
18,888
10–12
23
May 21
@ Tigers
2–1
Boever (2–0)
Cox (0–1)
Henneman (3)
19,144
10–13
24
May 22
Royals
7–0
Appier (5–1)
Darwin (1–3)
39,255
10–14
25
May 23
Royals
10–6
Timlin (2–0)
Pichardo (0–1)
Hall (2)
35,049
11–14
26
May 24
Royals
8–5
Gordon (2–1)
Cone (3–3)
37,277
11–15
27
May 26
Indians
7–4
Hershiser (3–1)
Hentgen (3–2)
Mesa (7)
47,113
11–16
28
May 27
Indians
3–0
Leiter (2–2)
Plunk (2–1)
Hall (3)
47,143
12–16
29
May 28
Indians
5–4
Nagy (3–1)
Darwin (1–4)
Mesa (8)
42,365
12–17
30
May 29
Tigers
5–4
Cone (4–3)
Moore (4–3)
Timlin (1)
39,294
13–17
31
May 30
Tigers
8–6
Lira (1–3)
Cox (0–2)
Henneman (5)
39,711
13–18
32
May 31
Tigers
5–3
Hentgen (4–2)
Doherty (2–3)
41,232
14–18
June: 9–16 (Home: 6–5; Away: 3–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
33
June 2
@ Indians
5–0
Leiter (3–2)
Nagy (3–2)
Timlin (2)
41,545
15–18
34
June 3
@ Indians
3–0
Martínez (5–0)
Darwin (1–5)
41,566
15–19
35
June 4
@ Indians
9–8
Tavárez (3–0)
Hall (0–1)
41,688
15–20
36
June 5
@ White Sox
3–2
Abbott (3–2)
Guzmán (0–2)
Hernández (9)
22,180
15–21
37
June 6
@ White Sox
6–4
Bere (2–4)
Hentgen (4–3)
Hernández (10)
18,428
15–22
38
June 7
@ White Sox
4–3
Leiter (4–2)
Keyser (0–1)
Timlin (3)
19,749
16–22
–
June 9
@ Royals
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 4
39
June 10
@ Royals
8–2
Appier (8–2)
Darwin (1–6)
20,883
16–23
40
June 11
@ Royals
3–2 (10)
Pichardo (3–1)
Hall (0–2)
16,881
16–24
41
June 12
Red Sox
4–3 (12)
Timlin (3–0)
Ryan (0–2)
40,171
17–24
42
June 13
Red Sox
11–7
Maddux (1–1)
Hentgen (4–4)
36,297
17–25
43
June 14
Red Sox
5–3
Leiter (5–2)
Wakefield (4–1)
Castillo (1)
37,898
18–25
44
June 16
Rangers
7–3
Tewksbury (5–2)
Darwin (1–7)
38,150
18–26
45
June 17
Rangers
4–3
Cone (5–3)
Rogers (7–3)
45,229
19–26
46
June 18
Rangers
7–2
Guzmán (1–2)
Pavlik (4–2)
40,215
20–26
47
June 20
Brewers
5–3
Roberson (3–2)
Hentgen (4–5)
Fetters (6)
39,456
20–27
48
June 21
Brewers
10–9
Wegman (1–3)
Timlin (3–1)
Fetters (7)
40,296
20–28
49
June 22
Brewers
9–0
Sparks (3–2)
Darwin (1–8)
43,490
20–29
50
June 23
@ Yankees
6–2
McDowell (4–4)
Cone (5–4)
24,499
20–30
51
June 24
@ Yankees
10–2
Pérez (5–4)
Guzmán (1–3)
28,950
20–31
52
June 25
@ Yankees
8–2
Hitchcock (3–4)
Hentgen (4–6)
26,340
20–32
53
June 26
@ Red Sox
4–3
Belinda (5–0)
Castillo (0–2)
26,716
20–33
54
June 27
@ Red Sox
6–5 (11)
Lilliquist (2–1)
Williams (0–2)
30,262
20–34
55
June 28
@ Red Sox
8–4
Cone (6–4)
Smith (2–4)
31,467
21–34
56
June 29
Orioles
5–1
Guzmán (2–3)
Fernandez (0–4)
40,173
22–34
57
June 30
Orioles
6–5
Cox (1–2)
Clark (0–1)
38,416
23–34
July: 15–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 10–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
58
July 1
Orioles
6–2
Moyer (3–3)
Leiter (5–3)
43,375
23–35
59
July 2
Orioles
9–7
Benítez (1–3)
Crabtree (0–1)
Jones (12)
42,226
23–36
60
July 3
@ Angels
4–2
Langston (7–1)
Cone (6–5)
Smith (20)
17,848
23–37
61
July 4
@ Angels
14–0
Finley (7–6)
Guzmán (2–4)
61,292
23–38
62
July 5
@ Angels
6–5
Hentgen (5–6)
Boskie (6–2)
Castillo (2)
14,163
24–38
63
July 6
@ Angels
10–1
Anderson (2–2)
Leiter (5–4)
15,076
24–39
64
July 7
@ Athletics
4–2
Williams (1–2)
Prieto (0–1)
Castillo (3)
14,522
25–39
65
July 8
@ Athletics
9–6
Cone (7–5)
Harkey (4–6)
26–39
66
July 8
@ Athletics
6–3
Eckersley (2–2)
Guzmán (2–5)
25,103
26–40
67
July 9
@ Athletics
7–3
Hentgen (6–6)
Darling (2–4)
20,253
27–40
68
July 12
@ Athletics
7–4
Stottlemyre (8–2)
Leiter (5–5)
Eckersley (19)
11,343
27–41
69
July 13
@ Mariners
4–1
Cone (8–5)
Belcher (4–5)
Castillo (4)
18,616
28–41
70
July 14
@ Mariners
5–1
Guzmán (3–5)
Bosio (6–4)
14,850
29–41
71
July 15
@ Mariners
3–0
Johnson (10–1)
Hentgen (6–7)
36,037
29–42
72
July 16
@ Mariners
9–3
Hurtado (1–0)
Carmona (1–4)
17,632
30–42
73
July 17
@ Twins
6–3
Leiter (6–5)
Harris (0–3)
Castillo (5)
15,415
31–42
74
July 18
@ Twins
7–0
Cone (9–5)
Tapani (4–11)
16,534
32–42
75
July 19
Angels
10–2
Springer (1–2)
Guzmán (3–6)
39,139
32–43
76
July 20
Angels
10–3
Butcher (6–1)
Hentgen (6–8)
37,194
32–44
77
July 21
Mariners
4–3
Hurtado (2–0)
Torres (3–5)
Castillo (6)
36,490
33–44
78
July 22
Mariners
7–2
Belcher (6–5)
Leiter (6–6)
43,483
33–45
79
July 23
Mariners
6–4
Wells (3–3)
Cone (9–6)
Ayala (14)
39,163
33–46
80
July 25
Twins
7–3
Rodriguez (2–3)
Guzmán (3–7)
37,609
33–47
81
July 26
Twins
6–2
Hentgen (7–8)
Trombley (1–6)
37,150
34–47
82
July 27
Twins
9–2
Hurtado (3–0)
Harris (0–4)
42,154
35–47
83
July 28
Athletics
3–0
Leiter (7–6)
Van Poppel (1–3)
Castillo (7)
40,461
36–47
84
July 29
Athletics
18–11
Carrara (1–0)
Prieto (1–4)
41,040
37–47
85
July 30
Athletics
11–3
Darling (4–6)
Guzmán (3–8)
40,312
37–48
86
July 31
@ Orioles
6–3
Hentgen (8–8)
Moyer (6–4)
Jordan (1)
41,937
38–48
August: 11–16 (Home: 5–6; Away: 6–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
87
August 1
@ Orioles
12–10
Robinson (1–0)
Jones (0–4)
Castillo (8)
41,394
39–48
88
August 2
@ Orioles
1–0
Mussina (13–5)
Menhart (1–2)
40,023
39–49
89
August 3
@ Orioles
8–2 (10)
Jordan (1–0)
Clark (1–2)
43,325
40–49
90
August 4
Red Sox
7–1
Hanson (9–4)
Rogers (0–1)
40,137
40–50
91
August 5
Red Sox
9–3
Cormier (4–2)
Hentgen (8–9)
41,454
40–51
92
August 6
Red Sox
6–4
Eshelman (4–2)
Hurtado (3–1)
Aguilera (20)
38,194
40–52
93
August 7
Red Sox
5–4 (10)
Belinda (8–1)
Crabtree (0–2)
42,135
40–53
94
August 8
@ Brewers
6–5 (11)
Wegman (5–4)
Rogers (0–2)
18,222
40–54
95
August 9
@ Brewers
12–7
Karl (3–2)
Guzmán (3–9)
18,417
40–55
96
August 10
@ Brewers
8–4
Hentgen (9–9)
Sparks (7–6)
Castillo (9)
17,661
41–55
97
August 11
@ Rangers
14–5
Hurtado (4–1)
Pavlik (6–7)
31,269
42–55
98
August 12
@ Rangers
6–3
Witt (1–0)
Leiter (7–7)
McDowell (3)
40,040
42–56
99
August 13
@ Rangers
6–1
Gross (6–11)
Carrara (1–1)
25,308
42–57
100
August 15
@ Tigers
11–5
Bohanon (1–1)
Hentgen (9–10)
19,173
42–58
101
August 16
@ Tigers
7–4
Hurtado (5–1)
Maxcy (4–3)
Castillo (10)
17,551
43–58
102
August 17
@ Tigers
3–0
Leiter (8–7)
Lima (1–4)
Castillo (11)
14,629
44–58
103
August 18
Royals
10–3
Gordon (8–8)
Carrara (1–2)
41,168
44–59
104
August 19
Royals
5–4 (13)
Rogers (1–2)
Montgomery (1–2)
40,128
45–59
105
August 20
Royals
4–3
Timlin (4–1)
Olson (1–1)
39,103
46–59
106
August 21
Indians
7–3
Hershiser (11–5)
Hurtado (5–2)
Embree (1)
39,187
46–60
107
August 22
Indians
5–4
Castillo (1–2)
Tavárez (8–2)
39,293
47–60
108
August 23
Indians
6–5
Poole (3–3)
Carrara (1–3)
Mesa (38)
41,169
47–61
109
August 25
White Sox
8–7
Bere (6–11)
Hentgen (9–11)
Hernández (22)
38,684
47–62
110
August 26
White Sox
3–2
Rogers (2–2)
Hernández (2–7)
45,624
48–62
111
August 27
White Sox
2–1
Leiter (9–7)
Righetti (3–2)
Castillo (12)
40,179
49–62
112
August 28
@ Indians
9–1
Ogea (7–3)
Carrara (1–4)
40,283
49–63
113
August 29
@ Indians
4–1
Clark (8–5)
Guzmán (3–10)
41,257
49–64
114
August 30
@ Indians
4–3 (14)
Assenmacher (6–2)
Castillo (1–3)
41,807
49–65
115
August 31
@ Indians
6–4 (10)
Mesa (2–0)
Rogers (2–3)
41,746
49–66
September: 7–21 (Home: 3–11; Away: 4–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
116
September 1
@ White Sox
5–3
Keyser (4–6)
Leiter (9–8)
Hernández (25)
18,444
49–67
117
September 2
@ White Sox
10–4
Álvarez (7–7)
Ware (0–1)
24,369
49–68
118
September 3
@ White Sox
6–5
Simas (1–0)
Guzmán (3–11)
Hernández (26)
23,428
49–69
119
September 4
@ Royals
6–1
Hentgen (10–11)
Gubicza (10–12)
Timlin (4)
50–69
120
September 4
@ Royals
9–7
Magnante (1–1)
Castillo (1–4)
Montgomery (27)
19,905
50–70
121
September 5
@ Royals
9–8 (10)
Olson (3–1)
Robinson (1–1)
12,443
50–71
122
September 6
@ Royals
6–2
Leiter (10–8)
Gordon (10–10)
13,030
51–71
123
September 8
Tigers
9–5
Ware (1–1)
Lira (9–10)
36,490
52–71
124
September 9
Tigers
5–2
Bergman (7–8)
Guzmán (3–12)
Henry (2)
43,127
52–72
125
September 10
Tigers
5–2 (11)
Doherty (5–8)
Timlin (4–2)
Henry (3)
39,255
52–73
126
September 11
Tigers
3–2 (10)
Christopher (3–0)
Rogers (2–4)
Bohanon (1)
32,135
52–74
127
September 12
Rangers
6–5
McDowell (6–3)
Leiter (10–9)
Russell (19)
32,178
52–75
128
September 13
Rangers
3–2 (11)
Whiteside (5–4)
Timlin (4–3)
32,130
52–76
129
September 14
Rangers
6–1
Witt (3–2)
Guzmán (3–13)
32,143
52–77
130
September 15
Brewers
5–1 (15)
Kiefer (4–1)
Robinson (1–2)
34,164
52–78
131
September 16
Brewers
5–4 (11)
Carrara (2–4)
Wegman (5–7)
43,164
53–78
132
September 17
Brewers
5–0
Leiter (11–9)
Givens (5–5)
38,191
54–78
133
September 18
@ Yankees
9–2
Cone (16–8)
Cox (1–3)
15,224
54–79
134
September 19
@ Yankees
5–3
Pettitte (11–8)
Guzmán (3–14)
Wetteland (26)
15,772
54–80
135
September 20
@ Yankees
2–1
Hitchcock (9–10)
Hentgen (10–12)
20,541
54–81
136
September 21
@ Yankees
6–4
Howe (6–3)
Menhart (1–3)
Wetteland (27)
17,766
54–82
–
September 22
@ Red Sox
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 23
137
September 23
@ Red Sox
5–0
Clemens (9–5)
Leiter (11–10)
32,791
54–83
138
September 23
@ Red Sox
8–6
Ware (2–1)
Wakefield (16–6)
Castillo (13)
21,266
55–83
139
September 24
@ Red Sox
2–1
Guzmán (4–14)
Aguilera (3–3)
Timlin (5)
32,472
56–83
140
September 26
Orioles
5–0
Mussina (18–9)
Hentgen (10–13)
35,414
56–84
141
September 27
Orioles
7–0
Erickson (13–10)
Menhart (1–4)
35,019
56–85
142
September 29
Yankees
4–3
Pettitte (12–9)
Castillo (1–5)
Wetteland (31)
40,318
56–86
143
September 30
Yankees
6–1
Kamieniecki (7–6)
Leiter (11–11)
49,233
56–87
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
144
October 1
Yankees
6–1
Hitchcock (11–10)
Hentgen (10–14)
47,182
56–88
*An MLB Players strike , which ended on April 2, resulted in a reduced schedule of 144 games being played in 1995.
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
Other batters
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting and other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Award winners
All-Star Game
[ 5]
Farm system
[ 6]
References
^ "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
^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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