1995 San Diego Padres season

1995  San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Jack Murphy Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	70–74 (.486)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Tom Werner
General managers	Randy Smith
Managers	Bruce Bochy
Television	KFMB-TV KTTY Prime Sports West (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler, Ken Levine)
Radio	KFMB (AM) (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler, Ken Levine)
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The 1995 San Diego Padres season was the 27th season in franchise history.

Offseason

• November 3, 1994: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent by the Padres. ^[1]
• November 28, 1994: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Padres. ^[2]
• December 28, 1994: Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutiérrez, Pedro Martínez, Phil Plantier, and Craig Shipley were traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Ken Caminiti, Andújar Cedeño, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine, and Brian Williams and a player to be named later. The Astros completed the deal by sending Sean Fesh (minors) to the Padres on May 1, 1995. ^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Brad Ausmus
• Andy Benes
• Ken Caminiti
• Andújar Cedeño
• Steve Finley
• Tony Gwynn
• Jody Reed
• Bip Roberts
• Eddie Williams ^[4]

Season standings

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	78	66	0.542	—	39–33	39–33
Colorado Rockies	77	67	0.535	1	44–28	33–39
San Diego Padres	70	74	0.486	8	40–32	30–42
San Francisco Giants	67	77	0.465	11	37–35	30–42

Record vs. opponents

1995 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 5, 1995: Fernando Valenzuela was signed as a free agent by the Padres. ^[5]
• May 31, 1995: Wascar Serrano was signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent. ^[6]
• June 30, 1995: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent by the Padres. ^[7]
• July 19, 1995: Rich Loiselle and Jeff Tabaka was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Phil Plantier. ^[8]
• July 31, 1995: Andy Benes and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Seattle Mariners for Marc Newfield and Ron Villone. The Padres completed the deal by sending Greg Keagle to the Mariners on September 17. ^[9]

Roster

1995 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 43 Andy Ashby 40 Andy Benes 55 Andrés Berumen 47 Willie Blair 45 Doug Bochtler 33 Glenn Dishman 38 Donnie Elliott 39 Bryce Florie 50 Joey Hamilton 48 Dustin Hermanson 51 Trevor Hoffman 54 Marc Kroon 33,48 Bill Krueger 52 Tim Mauser 27 Scott Sanders 46 Jeff Tabaka 34 Fernando Valenzuela 49 Ron Villone 26 Brian Williams 36 Tim Worrell		Catchers 11 Brad Ausmus 25 Brian Johnson Infielders 21 Ken Caminiti  4 Andújar Cedeño 29 Archi Cianfrocco 18 Ray Holbert 17 Tim Hyers 8,9 Scott Livingstone 24 Roberto Petagine  2 Jody Reed 10 Bip Roberts 23 Eddie Williams		Outfielders 31 Billy Bean 30 Phil Clark 12 Steve Finley 19 Tony Gwynn 20 Ray McDavid 14 Marc Newfield  3 Melvin Nieves  7 Phil Plantier 10 Bip Roberts		Manager 15 Bruce Bochy Coaches 14 Davey Lopes (first base)  8 Graig Nettles (third base)  5 Rob Picciolo (bench) 16 Merv Rettenmund (hitting) 34 Sonny Siebert (pitching) ? Tye Waller (bullpen)

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
C	Brad Ausmus	103	328	96	.293	5	34
1B	Eddie Williams	97	296	77	.260	12	47
2B	Jody Reed	131	445	114	.256	4	40
SS	Andújar Cedeño	120	390	82	.210	6	31
3B	Ken Caminiti	143	526	159	.302	26	94
LF	Melvin Nieves	98	234	48	.205	14	38
CF	Steve Finley	139	562	167	.297	10	44
RF	Tony Gwynn	135	535	197	.368	9	90

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
Bip Roberts	73	296	90	.304	2	25
Brian Johnson	68	207	52	.251	3	29
Scott Livingstone	99	196	66	.337	5	32
Phil Plantier	54	148	38	.257	5	19
Roberto Petagine	89	124	29	.234	3	17
Archi Cianfrocco	51	118	31	.263	5	31
Phil Clark	75	97	21	.216	2	7
Ray Holbert	63	73	13	.178	2	5
Marc Newfield	21	55	17	.309	1	7
Ray McDavid	11	17	3	.176	0	0
Billy Bean	4	7	0	.000	0	0
Tim Hyers	6	5	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
Joey Hamilton	31	204.1	6	9	3.08	123
Andy Ashby	31	192.2	12	10	2.94	150
Andy Benes	19	118.2	4	7	4.17	126
Glenn Dishman	19	97.0	4	8	5.01	43
Scott Sanders	17	90.0	5	5	4.30	88

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
Willie Blair	40	114.0	7	5	4.34	83
Fernando Valenzuela	29	90.1	8	3	4.98	57

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
Trevor Hoffman	55	7	4	31	3.88	52
Bryce Florie	47	2	2	1	3.01	68
Brian Williams	44	3	10	0	6.00	75
Andrés Berumen	37	2	3	1	5.68	42
Doug Bochtler	34	4	4	1	3.57	45
Dustin Hermanson	26	3	1	0	6.82	19
Ron Villone	19	2	1	1	4.21	37
Jeff Tabaka	10	0	0	0	7.11	6
Tim Worrell	9	1	0	0	4.73	13
Bill Krueger	6	0	0	0	7.04	6
Tim Mauser	5	0	1	0	9.53	9
Marc Kroon	2	0	1	0	10.80	2
Donnie Elliott	1	0	0	0	0.00	3

Award winners

1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tony Gwynn, outfield, starter

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	Tim Flannery
AA	Memphis Chicks	Southern League	Jerry Royster
A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	Marty Barrett
A	Clinton LumberKings	Midwest League	Ed Romero
Rookie	AZL Padres	Arizona League	Dan Norman
Rookie	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	Mike Basso

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References

1. Rico Rossy at Baseball Reference
2. Wally Whitehurst at Baseball Reference
3. Derek Bell at Baseball Reference
4. "1995 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
5. Fernando Valenzuela at Baseball Reference
6. "Wascar Serrano Stats".
7. Greg Cadaret at Baseball Reference
8. Phil Plantier at Baseball Reference
9. Marc Newfield at Baseball Reference
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1995 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1995 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac