1995 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 1995 American League West Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California 67–77 (.465) 4th Stephen Schott Kenneth Hofmann Tony La Russa Sandy Alderson KRON-TV/KBHK-TV(Dick Stockton, Joe Morgan)Sports Channel Pacific(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) KNEW(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ray Fosse) The Oakland Athletics' 1995 season was the team's 28th in Oakland, California. It was also the 95th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 67–77. The Athletics, for a third consecutive year, found themselves mired in mediocrity. As had been the case in both 1993 and 1994, an average-to-poor offense (headlined by Mark McGwire, Rickey Henderson, and Rubén Sierra) was sabotaged by one of the league's worst pitching staffs. For a third consecutive season, no Athletics starter posted an earned run average (ERA) of less than 4.50; only one such starter, Todd Stottlemyre, managed to record double-digit wins in the strike-shortened campaign. The Athletics, despite their weak pitching, managed to contend in the first half of the season. On July 1, a win over the division-leading California Angels brought them within 1.5 games of first place; it also ran their record to a surprising 34–28. As had been the case in 1994, the A's followed their surprising start with a prolonged slump; between July 2 and August 15, the team went only 13–28. The collapse, along with an Angels surge (the Angels went 30–11 over the same span) left the A's 17.5 games out of first place. As had also been the case in 1994, Oakland mounted a dramatic comeback; an Angels collapse, combined with a surge of their own, allowed them to pull within five games of first place on September 20. The September 20th victory would be their last, as Oakland lost each of the regular season's final nine games. They finished the campaign eleven games behind the AL West champion Seattle Mariners. The Athletics' on-field mediocrity, however, contained a few bright spots. Mark McGwire clubbed 39 home runs in a mere 104 games; he would hit at least 50 in each of the four subsequent seasons. The 1995 season also saw the debut of future superstar Jason Giambi. Giambi, in his first major league season, batted .256 with six home runs in 54 games. Lastly, the season was Tony La Russa's last as Oakland's manager. He, along with most of the Athletics' assistant coaches, would join the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996. Offseason November 8, 1994: José Ortiz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.José Ortiz at Baseball Reference Regular season 95pxWalter A.HaasOwner: 1981-95(OAK)Honored 1995 Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Notable transactions April 8, 1995: Dave Stewart was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Dave Stewart at Baseball Reference April 11, 1995: Todd Stottlemyre was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Todd Stottlemyre at Baseball Reference April 12, 1995: Mike Gallego was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Mike Gallego at Baseball Reference April 20, 1995: Brian Harper was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Brian Harper at Baseball Reference June 1, 1995: Mark Bellhorn was drafted by the Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 24, 1995.Mark Bellhorn at Baseball Reference July 28, 1995: Rubén Sierra and Jason Beverlin were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Danny Tartabull.Danny Tartabull at Baseball Reference August 21, 1995: Ron Darling was released by the Athletics.Ron Darling at Baseball Reference Roster 1995 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 55 Mark Acre 38 Scott Baker 53 John Briscoe 41 Jim Corsi 17 Ron Darling 43 Dennis Eckersley 26 Chris Eddy 52 Ramón Fermín 19 Mike Harkey 40 Rick Honeycutt 51 Doug Johns 52 Dave Leiper 58 Mike Mohler 50 Steve Ontiveros 38 Steve Phoenix 48 Ariel Prieto 37 Carlos Reyes 35,48 Dave Stewart 30 Todd Stottlemyre 59 Todd Van Poppel 31 John Wasdin 56 Don Wengert 39 Steve Wojciechowski Catchers 12 Brian Harper  6 Eric Helfand 36 Terry Steinbach 19 George Williams Infielders 23 Mike Aldrete 14 Mike Bordick  7 Scott Brosius 48 Fausto Cruz  2 Mike Gallego 13 Brent Gates 16 Jason Giambi 25 Mark McGwire  3 Craig Paquette Outfielders 29 Gerónimo Berroa 24 Rickey Henderson 44 José Herrera 28 Stan Javier 29 Rubén Sierra 45 Danny Tartabull 33 Andy Tomberlin  9 Ernie Young Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 18 Dave Duncan (Pitching)  5 Art Kusnyer (Bullpen)  4 Carney Lansford (Bench) 11 Jim Lefebvre (Hitting)  8 Dave McKay (First Base) 15 Tommie Reynolds (Third Base) 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 Terry Steinbach 114 406 113 .278 15 65 1B Mark McGwire 104 317 87 .274 39 90 2B Brent Gates 136 524 133 .254 5 56 SS Mike Bordick 126 428 113 .264 8 44 3B Craig Paquette 105 283 64 .226 13 49 LF Rickey Henderson 112 407 122 .300 9 54 CF Stan Javier 130 442 123 .278 8 56 RF Rubén Sierra 70 264 70 .265 12 42 DH Gerónimo Berroa 141 546 152 .278 22 88 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 Scott Brosius 123 389 102 .262 17 46 Jason Giambi 54 176 45 .256 6 25 Mike Aldrete 60 125 34 .272 4 21 Mike Gallego 43 120 28 .233 0 8 Danny Tartabull 24 88 23 .261 2 7 Eric Helfand 38 86 14 .163 0 7 Andy Tomberlin 46 85 18 .212 4 10 George Williams George Williams (catcher) 29 79 23 .291 3 14 José Herrera 33 70 17 .243 0 2 Ernie Young 26 50 10 .200 2 5 Fausto Cruz 8 23 5 .217 0 5 Brian Harper 2 7 0 .000 0 0 Pitching 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 Todd Stottlemyre 31 209.2 14 7 4.55 205 Steve Ontiveros 22 129.2 9 6 4.37 77 Ron Darling 21 104.0 4 7 6.23 69 Dave Stewart Dave Stewart (baseball) 16 81.0 3 7 6.89 58 Mike Harkey 14 66.0 4 6 6.27 28 Doug Johns 11 54.2 5 3 4.61 25 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 Todd Van Poppel 36 138.1 4 8 4.88 122 Ariel Prieto 14 58.0 2 6 4.97 37 Steve Wojciechowski Steve Wojciechowski (baseball) 14 48.2 2 3 5.18 13 John Wasdin 5 17.1 1 1 4.67 6 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 Dennis Eckersley 52 4 6 29 4.83 40 Rick Honeycutt 49 5 1 2 2.42 21 Mark Acre 43 1 2 0 5.71 47 Carlos Reyes 40 4 6 0 5.09 48 Jim Corsi 38 2 4 2 2.20 26 Mike Mohler 28 1 1 1 3.04 15 Dave Leiper 24 1 1 0 3.57 10 Don Wengert 19 1 1 0 3.34 16 John Briscoe 16 0 1 0 8.35 19 Chris Eddy 6 0 0 0 7.36 2 Scott Baker 1 0 0 0 9.82 3 Steve Phoenix 1 0 0 0 32.40 3 Ramón Fermín 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 Awards and records Mark McGwire, Major League Record, Most Home Runs in a season in under 350 At-Bats (39)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.371, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Gary Jones AA Huntsville Stars Southern League Dick Scott A Modesto A's California League Glenn Ezell A West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Jim Colborn A-Short Season Southern Oregon A's Northwest League Tony DeFrancesco Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Juan Navarrette LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Athletics References 1995 Oakland Athletics at Baseball Reference 1995 Oakland Athletics at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Oak Category:1990s in Oakland, California