1995 Kansas City Royals season
Coordinates: 39°3′6.1″N 94°28′49.1″W / 39.051694°N 94.480306°W
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Owner(s) | David Glass |
General manager(s) | Herk Robinson |
Manager(s) | Bob Boone |
Local television |
KSMO-TV (Paul Splittorff, Dave Armstrong) |
Local radio |
WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1995 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. During this season, the Royals finished second in the American League Central, with a record of 70 wins and 74 losses.
Although the 1995 Royals had a losing record and finished 30 games behind the Cleveland Indians, the second-place finish in 1995 was the highest finish for the franchise in the American League Central since the Royals joined that division in 1994, until the 2014 team (also) finished second and the 2015 team won the franchise's first Central Division championship.
Regular season
Season standings
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cleveland Indians | 100 | 44 | 0.694 | — | 54–18 | 46–26 |
Kansas City Royals | 70 | 74 | 0.486 | 30 | 35–37 | 35–37 |
Chicago White Sox | 68 | 76 | 0.472 | 32 | 38–34 | 30–42 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 79 | 0.451 | 35 | 33–39 | 32–40 |
Minnesota Twins | 56 | 88 | 0.389 | 44 | 29–43 | 27–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–1 | 7–6 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 11–3 | 5–3 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 8–5 |
California | 4–9 | 3–11 | — | 10–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–2 |
Chicago | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 3–2–1 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–5 |
Cleveland | 10–2 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 8–5 | — | 10–3 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 10–3 |
Detroit | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 3–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
Kansas City | 5–4 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 4–3 | — | 10–2 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2–10 | — | 9–4 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
Minnesota | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 1–4 |
New York | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–3–1 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–3 | 6–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–3 | 12–1 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | — | 7–6 | 5–8 | 3–7 |
Seattle | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 10–3 | 3–4 |
Texas | 1–4 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | — | 9–3 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 2–8 | 5–6 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–1 | 1–12 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3–9 | — |
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).[1]
- April 6, 1995: David Cone was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Chris Stynes, David Sinnes (minors), and Tony Medrano (minors).[2]
- April 19, 1995: Félix José was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[3]
- April 25, 1995: Doug Linton was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[4]
- April 26, 1995: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[5]
- May 14, 1995: Félix José was released by the Kansas City Royals.[3]
- June 29, 1995: Kevin Elster was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[6]
- July 3, 1995: Kevin Elster was released by the Kansas City Royals.[6]
- August 15, 1995: Vince Coleman was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Converse (August 18, 1995) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.[5]
- September 8, 1995: Juan Samuel was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Phil Hiatt (September 14, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.[7]
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Royals[8]
References
- ↑ Brian McRae Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ David Cone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml
- 1 2 Vince Coleman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- 1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elsteke01.shtml
- ↑ Juan Samuel Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1995 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac