1995 Chicago Cubs season

1995 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	73–71 (.507)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Tribune Company
General managers	Ed Lynch
Managers	Jim Riggleman
Television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/CLTV (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Radio	WGN (Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
Seasons

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. This season also marks the 50th anniversary of their last National league pennant of 1945.

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

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NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	85	59	.590	—	44‍–‍28	41‍–‍31
Houston Astros	76	68	.528	9	36‍–‍36	40‍–‍32
Chicago Cubs	73	71	.507	12	34‍–‍38	39‍–‍33
St. Louis Cardinals	62	81	.434	22½	39‍–‍33	23‍–‍48
Pittsburgh Pirates	58	86	.403	27	31‍–‍41	27‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

1995 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MTL	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
C	Scott Servais	52	175	50	.286	12	35
1B	Mark Grace	143	552	180	.326	16	92
2B	Rey Sánchez	114	428	119	.278	3	27
SS	Shawon Dunston	127	477	141	.296	14	69
3B	Todd Zeile	79	299	68	.227	9	30
LF	Luis Gonzalez	77	262	76	.290	7	34
CF	Brian McRae	137	580	167	.288	12	48
RF	Sammy Sosa	144	564	151	.268	36	119

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
José Hernández	93	245	60	.245	13	40
Ozzie Timmons	77	171	45	.263	8	28
Howard Johnson	87	169	33	.195	7	22
Rick Wilkins	50	162	31	.191	6	14
Scott Bullett	104	150	41	.273	3	22
Steve Buechele	32	106	20	.189	1	9
Todd Haney	25	73	30	.411	2	6
Todd Pratt	25	60	8	.133	0	4
Joe Kmak	19	53	13	.245	1	6
Kevin Roberson	32	38	7	.184	4	6
Mark Parent	12	32	8	.250	3	5
Mike Hubbard	15	23	4	.174	0	1
Matt Franco	16	17	5	.294	0	1
Tuffy Rhodes	13	16	2	.125	0	2

Pitching

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

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
Jaime Navarro	29	200.1	14	6	3.28	128
Frank Castillo	29	188.0	11	10	3.21	135
Kevin Foster	30	167.2	12	11	4.51	146
Steve Trachsel	30	160.2	7	13	5.15	117
Jim Bullinger	24	150.0	12	8	4.14	93
Mike Morgan	4	24.2	2	1	2.19	15

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
Randy Myers	57	1	2	38	3.88	59
Mike Pérez	68	2	6	2	3.66	49
Turk Wendell	43	3	1	0	4.92	50
Mike Walker	42	1	3	1	3.22	20
Larry Casian	42	1	0	0	1.93	11
Bryan Hickerson	38	2	3	1	6.82	28
Chris Nabholz	34	0	1	0	5.40	21
Anthony Young	32	3	4	2	3.70	15
Terry Adams	18	1	1	1	6.50	15
Willie Banks	10	0	1	0	15.43	9
Rich Garcés	7	0	0	0	3.27	6
Dave Swartzbaugh	7	0	0	0	0.00	5
Roberto Rivera	7	0	0	0	5.40	2
Tom Edens	5	1	0	0	6.00	2
Tanyon Sturtze	2	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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. "Dave Otto Stats".
2. "1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
3. Brian McRae Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. "Felix Jose Stats".
5. "Tuffy Rhodes Stats".
6. "Kerry Wood Stats".
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