1995 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1995 American League East champions American League East Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 86–58 (.597) 1st JRY Trust John Harrington Dan Duquette Kevin Kennedy WSBK-TV, Ch. 38(Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery)NESN(Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) WEEI(Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione)WROL(Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) bos BOS The 1995 Boston Red Sox season was the 95th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 86–58, as teams played 144 games (instead of the normal 162) due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The Red Sox were swept in 3 games to the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. Offseason November 7, 1994: Bill Haselman was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Bill Haselman at Baseball Reference November 7, 1994: Juan Bell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Juan Bell at Baseball Reference December 5, 1994: Selected Vaughn Eshelman from the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 draft.Vaughn Eshelman page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1994: Jeff McNeely and Nate Minchey were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Alicea.Luis Alicea page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1994: Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz were traded by the Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for José Canseco.Otis Nixon at Baseball Reference Regular season In May, the team's grounds crew changed the signage noting the distance along the left-field foul line from home plate to the Green Monster—updated to read 310 ft m, it had been signed for many years as being 315 ft m.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-the-wall-is-closing-in/173211923/ The Wall is closing in Nick Cafardo The Boston Globe 71 May 13, 1995 May 26, 2025 newspapers.com This occurred shortly after reporter Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe physically measured the distance as 309 ft 3 in.https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/1995/04/25/taking-apart-green-monster-myth/t9KYEksxCimcCd4MGstFqK/story.html Taking apart the Green Monster's '315' myth Dan Shaughnessy Dan Shaughnessy The Boston Globe limited April 25, 1995 May 18, 2025 +Record by monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/TBOS01995.htm The 1995 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet April 7, 2021Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 3 1 3 1 1st (tie) — https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/04301995.htm Events of Sunday, April 30, 1995 May 17 10 20 11 1st +6 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/05311995.htm Events of Wednesday, May 31, 1995 June 14 14 34 25 1st +5 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/06301995.htm Events of Friday, June 30, 1995 July 14 13 48 38 1st +4 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/07311995.htm Events of Monday, July 31, 1995 August 23 7 71 45 1st +14 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/08311995.htm Events of Thursday, August 31, 1995 September 15 12 86 57 1st +8 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/09301995.htm Events of Saturday, September 30, 1995 October 0 1 86 58 1st +7 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/10011995.htm Events of Sunday, October 1, 1995 The Red Sox collected an MLB-high of 286 doubles in 1995, for an average of nearly two per game.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml 1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Notable transactions April 8, 1995: Mike MacFarlane was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Mike MacFarlane page at Baseball Reference April 9, 1995: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Stan Belinda at Baseball Reference April 9, 1995: Cory Bailey and Scott Cooper were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Whiten and Rhéal Cormier.Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference April 9, 1995: Reggie Jefferson was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Reggie Jefferson at Baseball Reference April 11, 1995: Erik Hanson was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Erik Hanson page at Baseball Reference April 14, 1995: Troy O'Leary was selected off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.Troy O'Leary page at Baseball Reference April 18, 1995: Zane Smith was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Zane Smith at Baseball Reference April 22, 1995: Derek Lilliquist was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Derek Lilliquist page at Baseball Reference April 26, 1995: Tim Wakefield was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Tim Wakefield at Baseball Reference May 26, 1995: Tuffy Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.Tuffy Rhodes at Baseball Reference May 30, 1995: Mike Maddux was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Mike Maddux page at Baseball Reference June 1, 1995: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Red Sox in the 43rd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Pat Burrell at Baseball Reference June 6, 1995: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Willie McGee at Baseball Reference July 6, 1996: Frankie Rodriguez and a player to be named later were traded to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Aguilera. J. J. Johnson was sent to the Twins on October 11 to complete the trade.Rick Aguilera page at Baseball Reference July 24, 1995: Mark Whiten was traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Hollins. July 26, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Red Sox.Wally Whitehurst at Baseball Reference July 31, 1995: The Red Sox traded players to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Mike Stanton and a player to be named later. The trade was completed on August 31, when the Braves sent Matt Murray to the Red Sox, and the Red Sox sent Mike Jacobs (minors) and Marc Lewis (minors) to the Braves.Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference August 10, 1995: Eric Gunderson was selected off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.Eric Gunderson page at Baseball Reference August 14, 1995: Wes Chamberlain was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Chris James.Wes Chamberlain page at Baseball Reference August 31, 1995: Dwayne Hosey was selected off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.Dwayne Hosey page at Baseball Reference Opening Day lineup 10 Luis Alicea 2B13 John Valentin SS33 José Canseco DH 42 Mo Vaughn 1B27 Mark Whiten RF39 Mike Greenwell LF15 Mike MacFarlane     C11 Tim Naehring 3B38 Lee Tinsley CF36 Aaron Sele P Roster 1995 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 38 Rick Aguilera 57 Brian Bark 43 Stan Belinda 21 Roger Clemens 34 Rhéal Cormier 52 Vaughn Eshelman 28 Eric Gunderson 40 Erik Hanson 49 Mike Hartley 54 Joe Hudson 45 Joel Johnston 28 Derek Lilliquist 51 Brian Looney 19 Mike Maddux 45 Matt Murray 26 Alejandro Peña 56 Jeff Pierce 30 Frankie Rodriguez 50 Ken Ryan 36 Aaron Sele 54 Keith Shepherd 48 Zane Smith 32 Mike Stanton 55 Jeff Suppan 53 Tim Van Egmond 49 Tim Wakefield Catchers 37 Bill Haselman 30 Scott Hatteberg 15 Mike Macfarlane 12 Rich Rowland Infielders 10 Luis Alicea 29 Juan Bell  6 Chris Donnels 11 Tim Naehring  3 Carlos Rodríguez  7 Steve Rodriguez  2 Terry Shumpert 13 John Valentin 42 Mo VaughnOutfielders 26 Wes Chamberlain 39 Mike Greenwell 46 Dwayne Hosey 22 Chris James 46 Ron Mahay 51 Willie McGee 25 Troy O'Leary 29 Karl Rhodes 35 Matt Stairs 26,38 Lee Tinsley 27 Mark Whiten Designated hitters 33 José Canseco 27 Dave Hollins 18 Reggie Jefferson Manager 44 Kevin Kennedy Coaches 41 John Cumberland (Pitching) 17 Tim Johnson (Bench) 47 Al Nipper (Pitching) 16 Dave Oliver (Third base) 14 Jim Rice (Hitting) 23 Herm Starrette (Bullpen) 20 Frank White (First base) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C Mike Macfarlane 115 364 82 .225 15 51 2 1B Mo Vaughn 140 550 165 .300 39 126 11 2B Luis Alicea 132 419 113 .270 6 44 13 SS John Valentin 135 520 155 .298 27 102 20 3B Tim Naehring 126 433 133 .307 10 57 0 LF Mike Greenwell 120 481 143 .297 15 76 9 CF Lee Tinsley 100 341 97 .284 7 41 18 RF Troy O'Leary 112 399 123 .308 10 49 5 DH Jose Canseco 102 396 121 .306 24 81 4 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB Willie McGee 67 200 57 .285 2 15 5 Bill Haselman 64 152 37 .243 5 23 0 Reggie Jefferson 46 121 35 .289 5 26 0 Mark Whiten 32 108 20 .185 1 10 1 Chris Donnels 40 91 23 .253 2 11 0 Matt Stairs 39 88 23 .261 1 17 0 Dwayne Hosey 24 68 23 .338 3 7 6 Terry Shumpert 21 47 11 .234 0 3 3 Wes Chamberlain 19 42 5 .119 1 1 1 Carlos Rodríguez 13 30 10 .333 0 5 0 Rich Rowland 14 29 5 .172 0 1 0 Juan Bell 17 26 4 .154 1 2 0 Tuffy Rhodes 10 25 2 .080 0 1 0 Chris James 16 24 4 .167 0 1 0 Ron Mahay 5 20 4 .200 1 3 0 Dave Hollins 5 13 2 .154 0 1 0 Steve Rodriguez 6 8 1 .125 0 0 1 Scott Hatteberg 2 2 1 .500 0 0 0 Pitching All starting and relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L SV ERA SOTim Wakefield 27 27 195.1 16 8 0 2.95 119Erik Hanson Erik Hanson (baseball) 29 29 186.2 15 5 0 4.24 139Roger Clemens 23 23 140.0 10 5 0 4.18 132Rhéal Cormier 48 12 115.0 7 5 0 4.07 69Zane Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 24 21 110.2 8 8 0 5.61 47Mike Maddux 36 4 89.2 4 1 1 3.61 65Vaughn Eshelman 23 14 81.2 6 3 0 4.85 41Stan Belinda 63 0 69.2 8 1 10 3.10 57Joe Hudson Joe Hudson (pitcher) 39 0 46.0 0 1 1 4.11 29Ken Ryan 28 0 32.2 0 4 7 4.96 34Aaron Sele 6 6 32.1 3 1 0 3.06 21Rick Aguilera 30 0 30.1 2 2 20 2.67 23Alejandro Peña 17 0 24.1 1 1 0 7.40 25Derek Lilliquist 28 0 23.0 2 1 0 6.26 9Jeff Suppan 8 3 22.2 1 2 0 5.96 19Mike Stanton Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher) 22 0 21.0 1 0 0 3.00 10Frank Rodriguez 9 2 15.1 0 2 0 10.57 14Jeff Pierce Jeff Pierce (baseball) 12 0 15.0 0 3 0 6.60 12Eric Gunderson 19 0 12.1 2 1 0 5.11 9Mike Hartley baseball 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 9.00 2Tim Van Egmond 4 1 6.2 0 1 0 9.45 5Brian Looney 3 1 4.2 0 1 0 17.36 2Joel Johnston 4 0 4.0 0 1 0 11.25 4Matt Murray Matt Murray (baseball) 2 1 3.1 0 1 0 18.90 1Brian Bark 3 0 2.1 0 0 0 0.00 0Keith Shepherd 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 36.00 0 ALDS 1995 American League Division Series GameScoreDate1Boston 4, Cleveland 5October 3, 19952Boston 0, Cleveland 4October 4, 19953Cleveland 8, Boston 2October 6, 1995 Farm system Minor League Baseball The Trenton Thunder replaced the New Britain Red Sox as the Red Sox' Double-A affiliate. The Class A Michigan Battle Cats replaced the Class A-Advanced Lynchburg Red Sox. AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Buddy Bailey AA Trenton Thunder Eastern League Ken Macha A-Advanced Sarasota Red Sox Florida State League Tom Barrett A Michigan Battle Cats Midwest League DeMarlo Hale A-Short Season Utica Blue Sox New York–Penn League Bob Geren Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Felix Maldonado Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxyear1995bost/page/60/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook 1995 61 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine Game log Red Sox Win Red Sox Loss Game postponed Clinched Playoff Spot Clinched Division background:#c60c30; border: 3px solid #024; color:#fff 1995 Boston Red Sox Season Game Log: 86–58 (Home: 42–30; Away: 44–28) y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff April: 3–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 1 || April 26 || Twins || 9–0 || Sele (1–0) || Erickson (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 32,980 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 2 || April 28 || White Sox || 10–4 || Cormier (1–0) || Bere (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 23,199 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 3 || April 29 || White Sox || 8–0 || Hanson (1–0) || Álvarez (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 27,631 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 4 || April 30 || White Sox || 11–17 || DeLeon (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 30,658 || 3–1 || L1 |- y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff May: 17–10 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 5 || May 1 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Howe (1–0) || Lilliquist (0–1) || Wetteland (3) || Yankee Stadium || 17,412 || 3–2 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 6 || May 2 || @ Yankees || 8–0 || Eshelman (1–0) || Hitchcock (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 13,694 || 4–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 7 || May 3 || @ Yankees || 3–4 (13)|| Wickman (1–0) || Pierce (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 19,990 || 4–3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 8 || May 4 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Ausanio (1–0) || Johnston (0–1) || Wetteland (4) || Yankee Stadium || 18,994 || 4–4 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 9 || May 5 || @ Tigers || 10–7 || Lilliquist (1–1) || Lira (0–1) || Ryan (1) || Tiger Stadium || 10,041 || 5–4 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 10 || May 6 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Sele (2–0) || Bergman (0–3) || Belinda (1) || Tiger Stadium || 16,564 || 6–4 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 11 || May 7 || @ Tigers || 12–1 || Eshelman (2–0) || Groom (0–1) || — || Tiger Stadium || 10,752 || 7–4 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 12 || May 9 || Orioles || 4–3 || Belinda (1–0) || Benítez (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 22,006 || 8–4 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 13 || May 10 || Orioles || 6–2 || Hanson (2–0) || Fernandez (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 19,776 || 9–4 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || May 11 || Orioles || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date August 10. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 14 || May 12 || Yankees || 2–12 || Hitchcock (1–2) || Sele (2–1) || — || Fenway Park || 32,754 || 9–5 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 15 || May 13 || Yankees || 6–4 || Eshelman (3–0) || Wickman (1–1) || Ryan (2) || Fenway Park || 32,695 || 10–5 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 16 || May 14 || Yankees || 3–2 || Peña (1–0) || Howe (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 32,526 || 11–5 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 17 || May 16 || @ Brewers || 5–0 || Hanson (3–0) || Scanlan (1–1) || — || Milwaukee County Stadium || 7,714 || 12–5 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 18 || May 17 || @ Brewers || 8–2 || Sele (3–1) || Bones (2–1) || — || Milwaukee County Stadium || 10,934 || 13–5 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 19 || May 18 || Indians || 4–3 || Belinda (2–0) || Poole (1–2) || — || Fenway Park || 24,285 || 14–5 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 20 || May 19 || Indians || 5–9 || Julián Tavárez (1–0) || Ryan (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 23,507 || 14–6 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 21 || May 20 || Indians || 5–7 || Plunk (2–0) || Peña (1–1) || Mesa (4) || Fenway Park || 29,412 || 14–7 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 22 || May 21 || Indians || 10–12 || Assenmacher (1–0) || Pierce (0–2) || Mesa (5) || Fenway Park || 32,339 || 14–8 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 23 || May 23 || @ Mariners || 5–4 (10)|| Belinda (3–0) || Frey (0–2) || Ryan (3) || Kingdome || 11,858 || 15–8 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 24 || May 24 || @ Mariners || 6–15 || Carmona (1–1) || Pierce (0–3) || Nelson (1) || Kingdome || 10,041 || 15–9 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 25 || May 25 || @ Mariners || 3–4 || Belcher (2–0) || Smith (0–1) || Ayala (6) || Kingdome || 12,194 || 15–10 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 26 || May 26 || @ Angels || 8–3 || Hanson (4–0) || Williams (1–2) || — || Anaheim Stadium || 27,816 || 16–10 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 27 || May 27 || @ Angels || 12–1 || Wakefield (1–0) || Bielecki (2–1) || — || Anaheim Stadium || 29,792 || 17–10 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 28 || May 28 || @ Angels || 3–8 || Finley (2–4) || Van Egmond (0–1) || — || Anaheim Stadium || 27,497 || 17–11 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 29 || May 29 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Smith (1–1) || Stewart (2–4) || — || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 30,846 || 18–11 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 30 || May 30 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Wakefield (2–0) || Darling (1–2) || Ryan (4) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 11,224 || 19–11 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 31 || May 31 || @ Athletics || 6–5 || Hanson (5–0) || Stottlemyre (3–1) || Ryan (5) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 14,616 || 20–11 || W3 |- y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff June: 14–14 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 32 || June 2 || Mariners || 6–5 (10)|| Belinda (4–0) || Torres (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 33,476 || 21–11 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 33 || June 3 || Mariners || 10–8 || Cormier (2–0) || Carmona (1–2) || Ryan (6) || Kingdome || 27,301 || 22–11 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 34 || June 4 || Mariners || 2–1 (10)|| Wakefield (3–0) || Ayala (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 28,512 || 23–11 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 35 || June 5 || Angels || 3–2 || Hanson (6–0) || Bielecki (2–2) || Ryan (7) || Fenway Park || 22,027 || 24–11 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 36 || June 6 || Angels || 3–12 || Langston (4–1) || Looney (0–1) || James (1) || Fenway Park || 23,977 || 24–12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 37 || June 7 || Angels || 5–1 || Clemens (1–0) || Finley (3–5) || — || Fenway Park || 23,372 || 25–12 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 38 || June 8 || Angels || 8–10 || Butcher (5–0) || Cormier (2–1) || Smith (15) || Fenway Park || 25,336 || 25–13 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 39 || June 9 || Athletics || 4–1 || Wakefield (4–0) || Stewart (3–5) || — || Fenway Park || 30,304 || 26–13 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 40 || June 10 || Athletics || 5–8 || Corsi (2–0) || Maddux (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 31,418 || 26–14 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 41 || June 11 || Athletics || 1–8 || Stottlemyre (5–1) || Smith (1–2) || — || Fenway Park || 29,737 || 26–15 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 42 || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 (12)|| Timlin (3–0) || Ryan (0–2) || — || SkyDome || 40,171 || 26–16 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 43 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 11–7 || Maddux (2–1) || Hentgen (4–4) || — || SkyDome || 36,297 || 27–16 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 44 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 3–5 || Leiter (5–2) || Wakefield (4–1) || Castillo (1) || SkyDome || 37,898 || 27–17 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 45 || June 16 || Brewers || 3–4 || Miranda (4–2) || Hanson (6–1) || Fetters (5) || Fenway Park || 29,086 || 27–18 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 46 || June 17 || Brewers || 1–9 || Sparks (2–2) || Clemens (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 29,882 || 27–19 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 47 || June 18 || Brewers || 4–2 || Smith (2–2) || Bones (4–4) || Belinda (2) || Fenway Park || 28,646 || 28–19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 48 || June 19 || @ Indians || 3–4 (10)|| Plunk (4–1) || Ryan (0–3) || — || Jacobs Field || 41,645 || 28–20 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 49 || June 20 || @ Indians || 2–9 || Ogea (3–0) || Eshelman (3–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 40,190 || 28–21 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 50 || June 21 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Hanson (7–1) || Hershiser (5–3) || Belinda (3) || Jacobs Field || 41,948 || 29–21 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 51 || June 22 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Clemens (2–1) || Brown (5–6) || Belinda (4) || Camden Yards || 45,081 || 30–21 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 52 || June 23 || @ Orioles || 5–7 || Mussina (6–5) || Smith (2–3) || Lee (1) || Camden Yards || 46,306 || 30–22 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 53 || June 24 || @ Orioles || 6–5 || Cormier (3–1) || Orosco (1–1) || Belinda (5) || Camden Yards || 47,262 || 31–22 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 54 || June 25 || @ Orioles || 1–10 || Rhodes (2–2) || Eshelman (3–2) || — || Camden Yards || 47,561 || 31–23 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 55 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Belinda (5–0) || Castillo (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 26,716 || 32–23 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 56 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 6–5 (11)|| Lilliquist (2–1) || Williams (0–2) || — || Fenway Park || 30,262 || 33–23 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 57 || June 28 || Blue Jays || 4–8 || Cone (6–4) || Smith (2–4) || — || Fenway Park || 31,467 || 33–24 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 58 || June 29 || Tigers || 7–1 || Wakefield (5–1) || Moore (5–6) || — || Fenway Park || 28,457 || 34–24 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 59 || June 30 || Tigers || 6–7 || Boever (4–3) || Ryan (0–4) || Henneman (14) || Fenway Park || 31,349 || 34–25 || L1 |- y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff July: 14–13 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 60 || July 1 || Tigers || 2–11 || Lira (5–4) || Hanson (7–2) || Doherty (1) || Fenway Park || 33,359 || 34–26 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 61 || July 2 || Tigers || 12–11 || Belinda (6–0) || Boever (4–4) || — || Fenway Park || 34,344 || 35–26 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 62 || July 3 || @ Royals || 12–5 || Smith (3–4) || Appier (11–4) || Maddux (1) || Kauffman Stadium || 24,742 || 36–26 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 63 || July 4 || @ Royals || 6–5 || Wakefield (6–1) || Gubicza (5–7) || Belinda (6) || Kauffman Stadium || 26,584 || 37–26 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 64 || July 5 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Pichardo (5–3) || Rodriguez (0–2) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 7,511 || 37–27 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 65 || July 6 || @ Twins || 4–6 || Radke (5–7) || Smith (3–5) || Stevens (1) || Metrodome || 11,934 || 37–28 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 66 || July 7 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Belinda (7–0) || Guardado (0–7) || Aguilera (13) || Metrodome || 12,594 || 38–28 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 67 || July 8 || @ Twins || 5–9 || Guthrie (4–3) || Belinda (7–1) || — || Metrodome || 14,838 || 38–29 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 68 || July 9 || @ Twins || 7–0 || Wakefield (7–1) || Rodriguez (0–3) || — || Metrodome || 18,574 || 39–29 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 69 || July 13 || Rangers || 8–9 || Vosberg (4–2) || Clemens (2–2) || Russell (13) || Fenway Park || 33,315 || 39–30 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 70 || July 14 || Rangers || 5–2 || Wakefield (8–1) || Pavlik (5–5) || Aguilera (14) || Fenway Park || 32,348 || 40–30 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 71 || July 15 || Rangers || 2–7 || Gross (4–8) || Hanson (7–3) || — || Fenway Park || 34,004 || 40–31 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 72 || July 16 || Rangers || 2–5 || Rogers (9–4) || Smith (3–6) || Russell (14) || Fenway Park || 30,295 || 40–32 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 73 || July 17 || Royals || 3–4 || Gubicza (7–7) || Suppan (0–1) || Montgomery (16) || Fenway Park || 24,891 || 40–33 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 74 || July 18 || Royals || 4–1 || Clemens (3–2) || Gordon (6–6) || Aguilera (15) || Fenway Park || 26,960 || 41–33 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 75 || July 19 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Wakefield (9–1) || Sirotka (0–1) || Aguilera (16) || Comiskey Park || 22,391 || 42–33 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 76 || July 20 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Hanson (8–3) || McCaskill (4–3) || Aguilera (17) || Comiskey Park || 21,235 || 43–33 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 77 || July 21 || Twins || 13–5 || Smith (4–6) || Trombley (1–5) || Hudson (1) || Fenway Park || 31,124 || 44–33 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 78 || July 22 || Twins || 7–8 || Guthrie (5–3) || Suppan (0–2) || Stevens (2) || Fenway Park || 34,384 || 44–34 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 79 || July 23 || Twins || 3–8 || Tapani (5–11) || Clemens (3–3) || — || Fenway Park || 34,205 || 44–35 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 80 || July 24 || Twins || 4–1 || Wakefield (10–1) || Radke (7–8) || Aguilera (18) || Fenway Park || 26,333 || 45–35 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 81 || July 25 || White Sox || 3–8 || Bere (5–8) || Cormier (3–2) || Hernández (14) || Fenway Park || 33,069 || 45–36 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 82 || July 26 || White Sox || 5–3 || Smith (5–6) || Fernandez (4–7) || Aguilera (19) || Fenway Park || 33,457 || 46–36 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 83 || July 27 || White Sox || 4–5 || Karchner (1–0) || Aguilera (1–2) || Hernández (15) || Fenway Park || 34,474 || 46–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 84 || July 28 || @ Rangers || 6–2 || Maddux (3–1) || Taylor (0–1) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 39,199 || 47–37 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 85 || July 29 || @ Rangers || 7–1 || Wakefield (11–1) || Gross (4–10) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 46,717 || 48–37 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 86 || July 30 || @ Rangers || 6–7 || Whiteside (3–3) || Hanson (8–4) || Russell (16) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 37,219 || 48–38 || L1 |- y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff August: 23–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 87 || August 1 || @ Tigers || 13–3 || Smith (6–6) || Moore (5–11) || — || Tiger Stadium || 20,170 || 49–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 88 || August 2 || @ Tigers || 0–5 || Bergman (4–6) || Clemens (3–4) || — || Tiger Stadium || 16,488 || 49–39 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 89 || August 3 || @ Tigers || 10–2 || Wakefield (12–1) || Nitkowski (1–4) || — || Tiger Stadium || 11,451 || 50–39 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 90 || August 4 || @ Blue Jays || 7–1 || Hanson (9–4) || Rogers (0–1) || — || SkyDome || 40,137 || 51–39 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 91 || August 5 || @ Blue Jays || 9–3 || Cormier (4–2) || Hentgen (8–9) || — || SkyDome || 41,454 || 52–39 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 92 || August 6 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Eshelman (4–2) || Hurtado (3–1) || Aguilera (20) || SkyDome || 38,194 || 53–39 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 93 || August 7 || @ Blue Jays || 5–4 (10)|| Belinda (8–1) || Crabtree (0–2) || — || SkyDome || 42,135 || 54–39 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 94 || August 8 || Indians || 5–1 || Wakefield (13–1) || Clark (6–4) || — || Fenway Park || 34,574 || 55–39 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 95 || August 9 || Indians || 9–5 || Hanson (10–4) || Plunk (5–2) || — || Fenway Park || 34,240 || 56–39 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 96 || August 10 || Orioles || 11–1 || Cormier (5–2) || Erickson (7–9) || — || Fenway Park || — || 57–39 || W8 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 97 || August 11 || Orioles || 5–4 (12)|| Aguilera (2–2) || Clark (2–3) || — || Fenway Park || 33,143 || 58–39 || W9 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 98 || August 12 || Orioles || 7–0 || Clemens (4–4) || Mussina (13–7) || — || Fenway Park || 34,234 || 59–39 || W10 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 99 || August 13 || Orioles || 3–2 || Wakefield (14–1) || Krivda (0–2) || Belinda (7) || Fenway Park || 34,158 || 60–39 || W11 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 100 || August 14 || Yankees || 9–3 || Hanson (11–4) || Kamieniecki (3–4) || — || Fenway Park ||34,319 || 61–39 || W12 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 101 || August 15 || Yankees || 2–9 || Hitchcock (6–7) || Cormier (5–3) || — || Fenway Park || 34,616 || 61–40 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 102 || August 16 || Yankees || 7–4 || Gunderson (2–1) || Wickman (2–4) || Belinda (8) || Fenway Park || 34,304 || 62–40 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 103 || August 17 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Gunderson (3–1) || Habyan (3–4) || Belinda (9) || Anaheim Stadium || 25,435 || 63–40 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 104 || August 18 || @ Mariners || 3–9 || Wolcott (1–0) || Wakefield (14–2) || — || Kingdome || 27,256 || 63–41 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 105 || August 19 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Hanson (12–4) || Benes (6–8) || Aguilera (21) || Kingdome || 36,007 || 64–41 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 106 || August 20 || @ Mariners || 7–6 || Cormier (6–3) || Bosio (8–6) || Aguilera (22) || Kingdome || 21,813 || 65–41 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 107 || August 21 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Eshelman (5–2) || Anderson (6–5) || Belinda (10) || Anaheim Stadium || 23,943 || 66–41 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 108 || August 22 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Clemens (5–4) || Harkey (7–8) || Aguilera (23) || Anaheim Stadium || 27,822 || 67–41 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 109 || August 23 || @ Angels || 6–5 (10)|| Stanton (2–1) || Smith (0–5) || Aguilera (24) || Anaheim Stadium || 29,053 || 68–41 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 110 || August 24 || @ Athletics || 13–6 || Hanson (13–4) || Ontiveros (8–5) || — || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 13,922 || 69–41 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 111 || August 25 || @ Athletics || 1–6 || Johns (2–0) || Cormier (6–4) || — || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 17,156 || 69–42 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 112 || August 26 || @ Athletics || 4–11 || Stottlemyre (12–5) || Smith (6–7) || — || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 23,177 || 69–43 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 113 || August 27 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Clemens (6–4) || Van Poppel (3–5) || Aguilera (25) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum || 24,220 || 70–43 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 114 || August 29 || Mariners || 4–6 || Benes (7–8) || Wakefield (14–3) || Charlton (3) || Fenway Park || 31,328 || 70–44 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 115 || August 30 || Mariners || 7–6 || Maddux (4–1) || Nelson (5–2) || Aguilera (26) || Fenway Park || 32,356 || 71–44 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 116 || August 31 || Mariners || 2–11 || Wolcott (2–1) || Cormier (6–5) || Guetterman (1) || Fenway Park || 30,627 || 71–45 || L1 |- y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff September/October: 15–13 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 117 || September 1 || Angels || 11–3 || Clemens (7–4) || Boskie (6–3) || — || Fenway Park || 32,861 || 72–45 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 118 || September 2 || Angels || 5–4 || Smith (7–7) || Langston (13–4) || Aguilera (27) || Fenway Park || 32,867 || 73–45 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 119 || September 3 || Angels || 8–1 || Wakefield (15–3) || Finley (13–10) || — || Fenway Park || 32,987 || 74–45 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 120 || September 5 || Athletics || 7–4 (14)|| Aguilera (3–2) || Reyes (3–5) || — || Fenway Park || 27,080 || 75–45 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 121 || September 6 || Athletics || 8–2 || Clemens (8–4) || Johns (3–1) || — || Fenway Park || 30,454 || 76–45 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 122 || September 8 || @ Yankees || 4–8 || Cone (15–7) || Wakefield (15–4) || Howe (2) || Yankee Stadium || 35,896 || 76–46 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 123 || September 9 || @ Yankees || 1–9 || Pettitte (9–8) || Smith (7–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 47,719 || 76–47 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 124 || September 10 || @ Yankees || 3–9 || Hitchcock (8–9) || Hanson (13–5) || — || Yankee Stadium || 27,527 || 76–48 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 125 || September 11 || @ Orioles || 10–7 || Lee (2–0) || Gunderson (3–2) || Jones (22) || Camden Yards || 40,585 || 76–49 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 126 || September 12 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Hartley (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || Orosco (2) || Camden Yards || 40,282 || 76–50 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 127 || September 13 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Wakefield (16–4) || Haynes (0–1) || Aguilera (28) || Camden Yards || 41,536 || 77–50 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 128 || September 14 || @ Indians || 3–5 || Hershiser (14–6) || Eshelman (5–3) || Mesa (43) || Jacobs Field || 41,812 || 77–51 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 129 || September 15 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Hanson (14–5) || Embree (2–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 41,833 || 78–51 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 130 || September 16 || @ Indians || 5–6 || Clark (9–6) || Clemens (8–5) || Mesa (44) || Jacobs Field || 41,765 || 78–52 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 131 || September 17 || @ Indians || 9–6 || Suppan (1–2) || Shuey (0–2) || Aguilera (29) || Jacobs Field || 41,723 || 79–52 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 132 || September 18 || Brewers || 1–6 || Bones (10–10) || Wakefield (16–5) || — || Fenway Park || 28,176 || 79–53 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 133 || September 19 || Brewers || 5–3 || Eshelman (6–3) || Sparks (8–10) || Aguilera (30) || Fenway Park || 27,060 || 80–53 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#090;" | 134 || September 20 || Brewers || 3–2 || Cormier (7–5) || Karl (5–6) || Aguilera (31) || Fenway Park || 32,563 || 81–53 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bbb" | — || September 22 || Blue Jays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain). Makeup date September 23. |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb;" | 135 || September 23 (1)|| Blue Jays || 5–0 || Clemens (9–5) || Leiter (11–10) || — || Fenway Park || 32,791 || 82–53 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb;" | 136 || September 23 (2)|| Blue Jays || 6–8 || Ware (2–1) || Wakefield (16–6) || Castillo (13) || Fenway Park || 21,266 || 82–54 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 137 || September 24 || Blue Jays || 1–2 || Guzmán (4–14) || Aguilera (3–3) || Timlin (5) || Fenway Park || 32,427 || 82–55 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 138 || September 25 || Tigers || 4–7 || Gohr (1–0) || Murray (0–3) || Doherty (6) || Fenway Park || 25,662 || 82–56 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 139 || September 26 || Tigers || 5–1 || Smith (8–8) || Nitkowski (2–7) || — || Fenway Park || 24,032 || 83–56 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 140 || September 27 || Tigers || 5–7 || Lima (3–9) || Wakefield (16–7) || Blomdahl (1) || Fenway Park || 30,989 || 83–57 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 141 || September 28 || @ Brewers || 11–6 || Clemens (10–5) || Scanlan (4–7) || — || Milwaukee County Stadium || 8,286 || 84–57 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 142 || September 29 || @ Brewers || 11–9 || Hanson (15–5) || Bones (10–12) || Aguilera (32) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 10,775 || 85–57 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#bfb" | 143 || September 30 || @ Brewers || 9–1 || Maddux (5–1) || Sparks (9–11) || — || Milwaukee County Stadium || 14,610 || 86–57 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#fbb" | 144 || October 1 || @ Brewers || 1–8 || Karl (6–7) || Wakefield (16–8) || — || Milwaukee County Stadium || 15,453 || 86–58 || L1 |- |Reference:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1995-schedule-scores.shtml 1995 Boston Red Sox Schedule Baseball-Reference.com September 8, 2019 Postseason game log background:#c60c30; border: 3px solid #024;color:#fff Boston Red Sox 1995 Postseason Game Log (0–3) y background:#024; border: 4px solid #c60c30;color:#fff American League Division Series vs. Cleveland Indians (0–3) #/ Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Series Streak |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 3 || @ Indians || 4–5 (14)|| Hill (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 44,218 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 4 || @ Indians || 0–4 || Hershiser (1–0) || Hanson (0–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 44,262 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 6 || Indians || 2–8 || Nagy (1–0) || Wakefield (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 34,211 || 0–3 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#009900;" |colspan="11" | Red Sox Lose Series 0–3 |- Awards and honors Erik Hanson – AL Pitcher of the Month (August) John Valentin – Silver Slugger Award (SS) Mo Vaughn – Silver Slugger Award (1B), American League MVP Tim Wakefield – AL Pitcher of the Month (July) All-Star Game Erik Hanson, reserve P Mo Vaughn, reserve 1B References 30em External links 1995 Boston Red Sox at Baseball Reference 1995 Boston Red Sox season at Baseball Almanac 1995 Boston Red Sox Post-Season Media Guide Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Category:American League East champion seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Red Sox