1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 106th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 38th season in Los Angeles, California.
| 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| National League West champions | |
| League | National League |
| Division | Western |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Record | 78–66 (.542) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley |
| General managers | Fred Claire |
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda |
| Television | KTLA (5) |
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas |
The season was notable for the American baseball debut of Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo. In his first season with the Dodgers after an accomplished career in the Japanese leagues, Nomo went 13–6 with a 2.54 ERA and a league leading 236 strikeouts. He was the starting pitcher in the All-Star game and won the Rookie of the Year award. Similar to 'Fernandomania' in 1981, Nomo's success in his debut season was nickname 'Nomomania'.
The Dodgers won the National League West title, but lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the NLDS.
This was Tommy Lasorda's final full season as manager of the Dodgers. Midway through the next season, Lasorda would be replaced by his former shortstop Bill Russell.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 78 | 66 | .542 | — | 39–33 | 39–33 |
| Colorado Rockies | 77 | 67 | .535 | 1 | 44–28 | 33–39 |
| San Diego Padres | 70 | 74 | .486 | 8 | 40–32 | 30–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 67 | 77 | .465 | 11 | 37–35 | 30–42 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
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| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 7–5 | |||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 3–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | |||
| Cincinnati | 5–8 | 7–3 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–1 | 4–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 8–5 | |||
| Colorado | 4–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–4 | 4–9 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | |||
| Florida | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 3–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | |||
| Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 1–12 | 4–4 | 4–8 | — | 3–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 9–4 | |||
| Los Angeles | 4–5 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 7–3 | 2–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | |||
| Montreal | 4–9 | 5–3 | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–3 | |||
| New York | 8–5 | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–4 | |||
| Philadelphia | 6-7 | 1–6 | 3–9 | 2–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | |||
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | |||
| San Diego | 2–5 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–9 | 2–3 | 4–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | |||
| San Francisco | 1–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 7–6 | |||
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 4-9 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | |||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 26, 1995: Casey Candaele was released by the Dodgers.[1]
- May 23, 1995: Acquired Joey Eischen and Roberto Kelly from the Montreal Expos for Henry Rodríguez and Jeff Treadway.
- June 9, 1995: Acquired Kris Foster from the Montreal Expos for Rafael Bournigal.[2]
- June 19, 1995: Acquired Willie Banks from the Chicago Cubs for Dax Winslett.
- July 31, 1995: Acquired Mark Guthrie and Kevin Tapani from the Minnesota Twins for Greg Hansell, José Parra and Ron Coomer.[3]
- August 18, 1995: Acquired Brett Butler from the New York Mets for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness.
Roster
Game log
Regular season
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| Dodgers loss | |
| Postponement | |
| Clinched division | |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
| 1995 regular season game log: 78–66 (Home: 39–33; Away: 39–33)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 11–17 (Home: 2–8; Away: 9–9)
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July: 13–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–7)
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September: 16–10 (Home: 9–6; Away: 7–4)
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October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
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Detailed records
| National League | ||||||
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
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| NL East | ||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–5 | .444 | 34 | 26 |
| 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–5 | .444 | 34 | 26 | |
| NL Central | ||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | .429 | 27 | 29 |
| 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | .429 | 27 | 29 | |
| NL West | ||||||
| Colorado Rockies | 4–3 | 5–1 | 9–4 | .692 | 82 | 77 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4–3 | 5–1 | 9–4 | .692 | 82 | 77 | |
Postseason Game log
| Legend | |
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| Dodgers win | |
| Dodgers loss | |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
Starting Pitchers stats
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Ramón Martínez | 30 | 30 | 206.1 | 17-7 | 3.66 | 81 | 138 | 4 |
| Ismael Valdez | 33 | 27 | 197.2 | 13-11 | 3.05 | 51 | 150 | 6 |
| Hideo Nomo | 28 | 28 | 191.1 | 13-6 | 2.54 | 78 | 236 | 4 |
| Tom Candiotti | 30 | 30 | 190.1 | 7-14 | 3.50 | 58 | 141 | 1 |
| Kevin Tapani | 13 | 11 | 57.0 | 4-2 | 5.05 | 14 | 43 | 0 |
| Willie Banks | 6 | 6 | 29.0 | 0-2 | 4.03 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
Relief Pitchers stats
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; S = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Todd Worrell | 59 | 0 | 62.1 | 4-1 | 2.02 | 19 | 61 | 32 |
| Antonio Osuna | 39 | 0 | 44.2 | 2-4 | 4.43 | 20 | 46 | 0 |
| Pedro Astacio | 48 | 11 | 104.0 | 7-8 | 4.24 | 29 | 80 | 0 |
| Rudy Seánez | 37 | 0 | 34.2 | 1-3 | 6.75 | 18 | 29 | 3 |
| John Cummings | 35 | 0 | 39.0 | 3-1 | 3.00 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| Joey Eischen | 17 | 0 | 20.1 | 0-0 | 3.10 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Omar Daal | 28 | 0 | 20.0 | 4-0 | 7.20 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Guthrie | 24 | 0 | 19.2 | 0-2 | 3.66 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| Todd Williams | 16 | 0 | 19.1 | 2-2 | 5.12 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Hansell | 20 | 0 | 19.1 | 0-1 | 7.45 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 11 | 0 | 10.2 | 1-1 | 2.53 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| José Parra | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | 0-0 | 4.35 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Bruske | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | 0-0 | 4.50 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Rob Murphy | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 0-1 | 12.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chan Ho Park | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 0-0 | 4.50 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Batting Stats
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Mike Piazza | C | 112 | 434 | .346 | 82 | 150 | 32 | 93 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 45 | 94 | .149 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 18 | 40 | .200 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Noe Muñoz | C | 2 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 143 | 551 | .298 | 83 | 164 | 32 | 105 | 4 |
| Delino DeShields | 2B | 127 | 425 | .256 | 66 | 109 | 8 | 37 | 39 |
| José Offerman | SS | 119 | 429 | .287 | 69 | 123 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
| Tim Wallach | 3B/1B | 97 | 327 | .266 | 24 | 87 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | 2B/SS/OF | 88 | 308 | .276 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 16 | 20 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B | 100 | 181 | .287 | 19 | 52 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Garey Ingram | 2B/3B/OF | 44 | 55 | .200 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Busch | 3B/1B | 13 | 17 | .235 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B/3B | 17 | 17 | .118 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 3B/SS | 9 | 10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pye | 3B | 7 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Castro | SS/3B | 11 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raúl Mondesí | RF | 139 | 536 | .285 | 91 | 153 | 26 | 88 | 27 |
| Roberto Kelly | CF | 112 | 409 | .278 | 47 | 114 | 6 | 48 | 15 |
| Billy Ashley | LF | 81 | 215 | .237 | 17 | 51 | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Brett Butler | OF | 39 | 146 | .274 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 41 | 103 | .233 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Chris Gwynn | OF | 67 | 84 | .214 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Henry Rodríguez | OF | 21 | 80 | .263 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 54 | 56 | .179 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Roger Cedeño | OF | 40 | 42 | .238 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Parker | OF | 27 | 29 | .276 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Karim García | OF | 13 | 20 | .200 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | OF | 15 | 11 | .091 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1995 Playoffs
1995 National League Division Series
The division series was played between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati ended up winning the series 3–0.
Game 1, October 3
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
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| Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| W: Pete Schourek (1–0) L: Ramón Martínez (0–1) | ||||||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Benito Santiago (1); LAD – Mike Piazza (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Game 2, October 4
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| W: Dave Burba (1–0) L: Antonio Osuna (0–1) SV: Jeff Brantley (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Reggie Sanders (1); LAD – Eric Karros (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 3, October 6
Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| W: David Wells (1–0) L: Hideo Nomo (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Ron Gant (1), Bret Boone (1), Mark Lewis (1) | ||||||||||||
1995 Awards
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Farm system
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball draft
The Dodgers selected 85 players in this draft. Of those, six of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The first draft pick was left handed pitcher David Yocum out of Florida State University. After an impressive first season with the Vero Beach Dodgers of the Florida State League, Yocum experienced pain in his left shoulder, several surgeries failed to correct the problem and he was out of baseball after just two seasons and 15 games. He later became a firefighter.[6]
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