1995 California Angels season

1995  California Angels
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Anaheim Stadium
City	Anaheim, California
Owners	Gene Autry
General managers	Bill Bavasi
Managers	Marcel Lachemann
Television	KTLA Prime Sports West (Ken Wilson, Ken Brett)
Radio	KMPC (Bob Starr, Mario Impemba)
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The 1995 California Angels season was the 35th season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 30th in Anaheim, and their 30th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished in second place in the American League West with a record of 78 wins and 67 losses.

The 1995 Angels went through statistically the worst late-season collapse in Major League Baseball history. ^[1] On August 16, they held a 10½-game lead over the Texas Rangers and an 11½-game lead over the Seattle Mariners, but suffered through a late season slump, including a nine-game losing streak from August 25 to September 3. They were still atop the division, leading Seattle by 6 games and Texas by 7½, when a second nine-game losing streak from September 13 to 23 dropped them out of first place. The Angels rebounded to win the last five scheduled games to tie Seattle for the division lead, forcing a one-game playoff to determine the division champion. Mariners ace Randy Johnson led his team to a 9–1 triumph over Angel hurler Mark Langston in the tiebreaker game, ending the Angels' season. ^{[2] [3]} It was the closest the Angels would come to reaching the postseason between 1986 and 2002.

Offseason

• December 6, 1994: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. ^[4]
• December 14, 1994: Lee Smith was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. ^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

• v
• t
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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Seattle Mariners	79	66	.545	—	46‍–‍27	33‍–‍39
California Angels	78	67	.538	1	39‍–‍33	39‍–‍34
Texas Rangers	74	70	.514	4½	41‍–‍31	33‍–‍39
Oakland Athletics	67	77	.465	11½	38‍–‍34	29‍–‍43

Record vs. opponents

1995 American League record v t e Sources:
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 13, 1995: Tony Phillips was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the California Angels for Chad Curtis. ^[6]
• April 18, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. ^[7]
• April 18, 1995: Mike Bielecki was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. ^[8]
• April 26, 1995: Ricky Jordan was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. ^[9]
• June 1, 1995: Darin Erstad was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1995. ^[10]
• July 9, 1995: Mark Sweeney was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan. ^[11]
• July 27, 1995: Jim Abbott was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Tim Fortugno to the California Angels for McKay Christensen, John Snyder, Andrew Lorraine, and Bill Simas. ^[12]
• August 24, 1995: Mike Aldrete was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the California Angels for Demond Smith (minors). ^[13]

Roster

1995 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 52 Jim Abbott 56 Brian Anderson 54 Erik Bennett 36 Mike Bielecki 22 Shawn Boskie 23 Mike Butcher 48 Ken Edenfield 31 Chuck Finley 32 John Habyan 34 Mike Harkey 42 Mark Holzemer 46 Mike James 12 Mark Langston 43 Rich Monteleone 37 Bob Patterson 40 Troy Percival 21 Scott Sanderson 47 Lee Smith 43 Russ Springer 99 Mitch Williams		Catchers 28 Andy Allanson  7 Mark Dalesandro 14 Jorge Fábregas 11 Greg Myers 20 Chris Turner Infielders  5 Rod Correia 33 Gary DiSarcina  1 Damion Easley 88 Rene Gonzales 10 Rex Hudler 13 José Lind  9 Carlos Martínez 17 Spike Owen 24 Eduardo Pérez 19 Tony Phillips  9 Dick Schofield  6 J. T. Snow		Outfielders 27 Mike Aldrete 16 Garret Anderson 25 Jim Edmonds 18 Dave Gallagher  3 Orlando Palmeiro 15 Tim Salmon Other batters 44 Chili Davis  8 Kevin Flora		Manager 53 Marcel Lachemann Coaches 57 Mick Billmeyer (Bullpen) 39 Rick Burleson (Third Base) 29 Rod Carew (Hitting) 55 Chuck Hernandez (Pitching)  2 Bobby Knoop (Bench) 38 Bill Lachemann (Assistant) 70 Joe Maddon (First Base)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

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	Jorge Fábregas	73	227	56	.247	1	22
1B	J. T. Snow	143	544	157	.289	24	102
2B	Damion Easley	114	357	77	.216	4	35
3B	Tony Phillips	139	525	137	.261	27	61
SS	Gary DiSarcina	99	362	111	.307	5	41
LF	Garret Anderson	106	374	120	.321	16	69
CF	Jim Edmonds	141	558	162	.290	33	107
RF	Tim Salmon	143	537	177	.330	34	105
DH	Chili Davis	119	424	135	.318	20	86

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
Greg Myers	85	273	71	.260	9	38
Rex Hudler	84	223	59	.265	6	27
Spike Owen	82	218	50	.229	1	28
Andy Allanson	35	82	14	.171	3	10
Eduardo Pérez	29	71	12	.169	1	7
Carlos Martínez	26	61	11	.180	1	9
José Lind	15	43	7	.163	0	1
Mike Aldrete	18	24	6	.250	0	3
Rod Correia	14	21	5	.238	0	3
Orlando Palmeiro	15	20	7	.350	0	1
Dick Schofield	12	20	5	.250	0	2
Rene Gonzales	30	18	6	.333	1	3
Dave Gallagher	11	16	3	.188	0	0
Mark Dalesandro	11	10	1	.100	0	0
Chris Turner	5	10	1	.100	0	1
Kevin Flora	2	1	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
Chuck Finley	32	203.0	15	12	4.21	195
Mark Langston	31	200.1	15	7	4.63	142
Shawn Boskie	20	111.2	7	7	5.64	51
Brian Anderson	18	99.2	6	8	5.87	45
Jim Abbott	13	84.2	5	4	4.15	41
Scott Sanderson	7	39.1	1	3	4.12	23

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
Mike Bielecki	22	75.1	4	6	5.97	45
Mike Harkey	12	61.1	4	3	4.55	28
Russ Springer	19	51.2	1	2	6.10	38

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
Lee Smith	52	0	5	37	3.47	43
Troy Percival	62	3	2	3	1.95	94
Bob Patterson	62	5	2	0	3.04	41
Mike James	46	3	0	1	3.88	36
Mike Butcher	40	6	1	0	4.73	29
John Habyan	28	1	2	0	4.13	25
Mitch Williams	20	1	2	0	6.75	9
Mark Holzemer	12	0	1	0	5.40	5
Rich Monteleone	9	1	0	0	2.00	5
Ken Edenfield	7	0	0	0	4.26	6
Erik Bennett	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Award winners

• Jim Abbott, Hutch Award ^[14]

1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Gary DiSarcina, shortstop, reserve
• Jim Edmonds, outfield, reserve
• Chuck Finley, pitcher, reserve ^[15]
• Lee Smith, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	Don Long
AA	Midland Angels	Texas League	Mario Mendoza
A	Lake Elsinore Storm	California League	Mitch Seoane
A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Tom Lawless
A-Short Season	Boise Hawks	Northwest League	Tom Kotchman
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Bruce Hines

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise ^[16]

References

1. "1995 California Angels Playoff Picture". coolstandings.com. October 2, 1995. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
2. Nightengale, Bob (October 2, 1995). "The Angels are too hardy in not being hardy enough". The Sporting News . Retrieved September 21, 2007.
3. 1995 California Angels Archived June 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from Baseball-Reference.com
4. "Rex Hudler Stats".
5. Lee Smith Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
6. Tony Phillips Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
7. Scott Sanderson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
8. "Mike Bielecki Stats".
9. "Ricky Jordan Stats".
10. Darin Erstad Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
11. "Mark Sweeney Stats".
12. Jim Abbott Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
13. Mike Aldrete Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
14. "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
15. "1995 All-Star Game".
16. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1995 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1995 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

Preceded by 1994	California Angels seasons 1995	Succeeded by 1996