1995 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs logo.svg 1995 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) chc CHC 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ottoda01.shtml Dave Otto Stats Regular season The Cubs pitching staff did well during the regular season, leading all 28 teams in shutouts, with 12.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml 1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC 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).Brian McRae Statistics Baseball-Reference.com May 24, 1995: Felix Jose was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml Felix Jose Stats May 26, 1995: Karl Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhodeka01.shtml Tuffy Rhodes Stats 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.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/woodke02.shtml Kerry Wood Stats June 1, 1995: Felix Jose was released by the Chicago Cubs. 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 Minor League Baseball 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: DaytonaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1995 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Cub Category:1995 in Chicago Category:Long stubs with short prose