1995 Chicago Cubs season

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.

1995 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record73–71 (.507)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Tribune Company
General manager(s)Ed Lynch
Manager(s)Jim Riggleman
Local televisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN/CLTV
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Thom Brennaman)
Local radioWGN
(Thom Brennaman, Ron Santo, Harry Caray)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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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
NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 8559 0.590 — 44–28 41–31
Houston Astros 7668 0.528 9 36–36 40–32
Chicago Cubs 7371 0.507 12 34–38 39–33
St. Louis Cardinals 6281 0.434 22½ 39–33 23–48
Pittsburgh Pirates 5886 0.403 27 31–41 27–45

Record vs. opponents
1995 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —8–48–59–410–36–65–49–45–87–64–25–27–17–5
Chicago 4–8—3–76–78–45–87–53–54–36–18–55–75–79–4
Cincinnati 5–87–3—5–76–612–14–38–47–59–38–53–63–38–5
Colorado 4–97–67–5—5–74–44–97–15–44–28–49–48–55–7
Florida 3–104–86–67–5—8–43–76–77–66–75–83–25–34–3
Houston 6–68–51–124–44–8—3–29–36–65–79–47–45–39–4
Los Angeles 4–55–73–49–47–32–3—7–56–64–99–47–68–57–5
Montreal 4–95–34–81–77–63–95–7—7–68–54–47–57–64–3
New York 8–53–45–74–56–76–66–66–7—7–64–36–75–83–4
Philadelphia 6-71–63–92–47–67–59–45–86–7—6–36–66–65–4
Pittsburgh 2–45–85–84–88–54–94–94–43–43–6—4–86–66–7
San Diego 2–57–56–34–92–34–76–75–77–66–68–4—6–77–5
San Francisco 1–77–53–35–83–53–55–86–78–56–66–67–6—7–6
St. Louis 5–74–95–87–53–44-95–73–44–34–57–65–76–7—

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 Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

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

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

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

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

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. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ottoda01.shtml
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml
  3. Brian McRae Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml
  5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhodeka01.shtml
  6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/woodke02.shtml
  7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997


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