1995 American League
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The 1995 season of the American League was the ninety-fifth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 144 | 100 | 44 | 0 | .694 | -.- | 840 (5.83) | 607 (4.22) | 0.291 | 0.360 | 0.479 | 3.83 | 0.982 |
| 2 | Kansas City Royals | 144 | 70 | 74 | 0 | .486 | 30.0 | 629 (4.37) | 691 (4.80) | 0.260 | 0.325 | 0.396 | 4.49 | 0.984 |
| 3 | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 68 | 76 | 1 | .469 | 32.0 | 755 (5.21) | 758 (5.23) | 0.280 | 0.354 | 0.431 | 4.85 | 0.980 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 144 | 65 | 79 | 0 | .451 | 35.0 | 740 (5.14) | 747 (5.19) | 0.266 | 0.333 | 0.409 | 4.82 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Minnesota Twins | 144 | 56 | 88 | 0 | .389 | 44.0 | 703 (4.88) | 889 (6.17) | 0.279 | 0.341 | 0.419 | 5.76 | 0.981 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 144 | 86 | 58 | 0 | .597 | -.- | 791 (5.49) | 698 (4.85) | 0.280 | 0.353 | 0.455 | 4.39 | 0.978 |
| 2 | New York Yankees* | 145 | 79 | 65 | 1 | .545 | 7.0 | 749 (5.17) | 688 (4.74) | 0.276 | 0.357 | 0.420 | 4.56 | 0.986 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 71 | 73 | 0 | .493 | 15.0 | 704 (4.89) | 640 (4.44) | 0.262 | 0.340 | 0.428 | 4.31 | 0.986 |
| 4 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 60 | 84 | 0 | .417 | 26.0 | 654 (4.54) | 844 (5.86) | 0.247 | 0.324 | 0.404 | 5.49 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 144 | 56 | 88 | 0 | .389 | 30.0 | 642 (4.46) | 777 (5.40) | 0.260 | 0.326 | 0.409 | 4.88 | 0.982 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Mariners | 145 | 79 | 66 | 0 | .545 | -.- | 796 (5.49) | 708 (4.88) | 0.276 | 0.347 | 0.448 | 4.50 | 0.980 |
| 2 | California Angels | 145 | 78 | 67 | 0 | .538 | 1.0 | 801 (5.52) | 697 (4.81) | 0.277 | 0.350 | 0.448 | 4.52 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Texas Rangers | 144 | 74 | 70 | 0 | .514 | 4.5 | 691 (4.80) | 720 (5.00) | 0.265 | 0.336 | 0.410 | 4.66 | 0.982 |
| 4 | Oakland Athletics | 144 | 67 | 77 | 0 | .465 | 11.5 | 730 (5.07) | 761 (5.28) | 0.264 | 0.340 | 0.420 | 4.93 | 0.981 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League lost the sixty-sixth midsummer classic at The Ballpark at Arlington in Arlington, TX on Tuesday, July 11, 1995 by a score of 3 to 2. The league's manager was Buck Showalter.
Postseason[edit]
The 1995 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Division Series | Championship Series | |||||||
| East. | Boston Red Sox | 0 | ||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 3 | ||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 4 | ||||||
| West. | Seattle Mariners | 2 | ||||||
| West. | Seattle Mariners | 3 | ||||||
| WC | New York Yankees | 2 | ||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion Cleveland Indians were defeated by the National League's Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Mo Vaughn, a first baseman with the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 308 out of a possible 392 points and 12 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners. In the award's voting, he had 136 out of a possible 140 points and 26 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Marty Cordova, an outfielder with the Minnesota Twins. In the award's voting, he had 105 out of a possible 140 points and 13 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: none
- May: Manny Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
- June: Edgar Martinez, Seattle Mariners
- July: Garret Anderson, California Angels
- August: Albert Belle, Cleveland Indians
- September: Albert Belle, Cleveland Indians
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: none
- May: Kenny Rogers, Texas Rangers
- June: Kevin Appier, Kansas City Royals
- July: Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox
- August: Erik Hanson, Boston Red Sox
- September: Norm Charlton, Seattle Mariners
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The forty-ninth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 31 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Detroit Tigers lost to the Chicago Cubs of the National League by a score of 8 to 6.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Larry Barnett
- Ted Barrett
- Larry Bialorucki*
- Matt Bohn*
- Joe Brinkman
- Joe Caraco*
- Gary Cederstrom
- Al Clark
- Drew Coble
- Craig Compton*
- Derryl Cousins
- Terry Craft
- Fieldin Culbreth
- Bill Deegan*
- Don Denkinger
- Laz Diaz
- Al Dresser*
- Dennis Duncan*
- Jim Evans
- Todd Freese*
- Rich Garcia
- Randy Harvey*
- Ted Hendry
- Jeff Henrichs*
- Ed Hickox
- John Higgins*
- John Hirschbeck
- Mike Huber*
- Mark Johnson
- Jim Joyce
- Ken Kaiser
- Al Kaplan*
- Gus Klein*
- Greg Kosc
- Dale Luker*
- Terry Mann*
- Darrel Mason*
- Tim McClelland
- Larry McCoy
- Jim McKean
- Chuck Meriwether
- Durwood Merrill
- Dan Morrison
- Brian O'Nora
- Dallas Parks*
- Jim Paylor*
- Dave Phillips
- Mike Pilato*
- Bruce Ravan*
- Rick Reed
- Mike Reilly
- Rocky Roe
- Jim Schaly*
- Hank Schwartz*
- Dale Scott
- John Shulock
- Dave Slickenmeyer*
- Vic Travis*
- Tim Tschida
- George Ulrich*
- Jim Uremovich*
- Vic Voltaggio
- Larry Walding*
- Tim Welke
- Marvin Wright*
- Larry Young
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
Further Reading[edit]
- Will Leitch: "Ripken, Braves, WC: What made '95 so special: 10 interesting facts from the season that almost wasn't", mlb.com, April 4, 2020. [1]
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