The Milwaukee Brewers' 1995 season involved the Brewers' finishing fourth in the American League Central with a record of 65 wins and 79 losses. The 1995 Brewers were the last Major League Baseball team to use a bullpen car, until the 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks.[1]
| 1995 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Owners | Bud Selig | |
| General managers | Sal Bando | |
| Managers | Phil Garner | |
| Television | WVTV (Jim Paschke, Bill Schroeder) | |
| Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers from the Brewers by the Seattle Mariners.[2]
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 100 | 44 | .694 | — | 54–18 | 46–26 |
| Kansas City Royals | 70 | 74 | .486 | 30 | 35–37 | 35–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 68 | 76 | .472 | 32 | 38–34 | 30–42 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 79 | .451 | 35 | 33–39 | 32–40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 56 | 88 | .389 | 44 | 29–43 | 27–45 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- March 24, 1995: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[3]
- April 7, 1995: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[4]
Draft picks
edit- June 1, 1995: Geoff Jenkins was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 17, 1995.[5]
Roster
edit| 1995 Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Joe Oliver | 97 | 337 | 92 | .273 | 12 | 51 |
| 1B | John Jaha | 88 | 316 | 99 | .313 | 20 | 65 |
| 2B | Fernando Viña | 113 | 288 | 74 | .257 | 3 | 29 |
| SS | José Valentín | 112 | 338 | 74 | .219 | 11 | 49 |
| 3B | Kevin Seitzer | 132 | 492 | 153 | .311 | 5 | 69 |
| LF | B. J. Surhoff | 117 | 415 | 133 | .320 | 13 | 73 |
| CF | Darryl Hamilton | 112 | 398 | 108 | .271 | 5 | 44 |
| RF | Matt Mieske | 117 | 267 | 67 | .251 | 12 | 48 |
| DH | Greg Vaughn | 108 | 392 | 88 | .224 | 17 | 59 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hulse | 119 | 339 | 85 | .251 | 3 | 47 |
| Pat Listach | 101 | 334 | 73 | .219 | 0 | 25 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 125 | 328 | 91 | .277 | 9 | 39 |
| Dave Nilsson | 81 | 263 | 73 | .278 | 12 | 53 |
| Mike Matheny | 80 | 166 | 41 | .247 | 0 | 21 |
| Turner Ward | 44 | 129 | 34 | .264 | 4 | 16 |
| Derrick May | 32 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 1 | 9 |
| Mark Loretta | 19 | 50 | 13 | .260 | 1 | 3 |
| Duane Singleton | 13 | 31 | 2 | .065 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Unroe | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sparks | 33 | 202.0 | 9 | 11 | 4.63 | 96 |
| Ricky Bones | 32 | 200.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.63 | 77 |
| Scott Karl | 25 | 124.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.14 | 59 |
| Brian Givens | 19 | 107.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.95 | 73 |
| Bob Scanlan | 17 | 83.1 | 4 | 7 | 6.59 | 29 |
| Cal Eldred | 4 | 23.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.42 | 18 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Roberson | 26 | 84.1 | 6 | 4 | 5.76 | 40 |
| Ángel Miranda | 30 | 74.0 | 4 | 5 | 5.23 | 45 |
| Jamie McAndrew | 10 | 36.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.71 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fetters | 40 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3.38 | 33 |
| Bill Wegman | 37 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5.35 | 50 |
| Ron Rightnowar | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 22 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 33 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.50 | 13 |
| Al Reyes | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.43 | 29 |
| Mike Ignasiak | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.90 | 26 |
| Mark Kiefer | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 41 |
| Rob Dibble | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 | 10 |
| Joe Slusarski | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 |
| Jeff Bronkey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 5 |
| Kevin Wickander | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| José Mercedes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 6 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
editThe Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1995.[6] The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Houston Astros.[6] The Beloit Snappers won the Midwest League championship,[7] and the Helena Brewers won the Pioneer League championship.[8]
References
edit- ^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Alex Diaz at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Oliver at Baseball-Reference
- ^ B. J. Surhoff at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Geoff Jenkins at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b "1995 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Midwest League Champions". Midwest League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Pioneer League Champions". Pioneer League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- 1995 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1995 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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