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1995 Chicago Cubs season

1995 Chicago Cubs

National League
Central
Wrigley Field
Chicago
73–71 (.507)
3rd
Tribune Company
Ed Lynch
Jim Riggleman
WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/CLTV(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
WGN(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
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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.

December 2, 1994: Dave Otto was released by the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs pitching staff did well during the regular season, leading all 28 teams in shutouts, with 12.

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

April 5, 1995: Brian McRae was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Derek Wallace and Geno Morones (minors).
May 24, 1995: Felix Jose was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
May 26, 1995: Karl Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.
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.
June 1, 1995: Felix Jose was released by the Chicago Cubs.

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) |

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

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

Column 1	Column 2
	= Indicates team leader

Column 1	Column 2
	= Indicates league leader

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

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

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

1995 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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