1995 Minnesota Twins season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Minnesota Twins
season = 1995
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
y4 = 1982
city = Minneapolis
y5 = 1982
owners = Carl Pohlad
managers = Tom Kelly
television = WCCO-TV
Midwest Sports Channel
(Bert Blyleven, Dick Bremer, Gene Larkin, Chad Hartman, Tommy John, Kent Hrbek )
radio = 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal,John Gordon)|

Although the 1995 Minnesota Twins were separated from a world championship by only four years, it seemed like eons. Because of the 1994 Major League Baseball strike, the season got off to a late start. However, it did not end soon enough, as the team finished with a 56-88 record and in last place in its division. The team found it impossible to compete against the runaway Cleveland Indians who won 100 games despite the short season and finished 44 games ahead of the Twins. By July, the team was trading away its veterans in a fire sale. Manager Tom Kelly might have preferred that the strike had continued.

Offseason

* November 4, 1995: Rich Robertson was selected off waivers by the Twins from the Pittsburgh Pirates. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roberri02.shtml Rich Robertson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 16, 1995: Matt Merullo was signed as a free agent by the Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/merulma01.shtml Matt Merullo page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 22, 1995: Kevin Maas was signed as a free agent by the Twins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maaske01.shtml Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

*The lone representative of the Twins in the All-Star Game was outfielder Kirby Puckett.

*The highest paid Twin in 1995 was Kirby Puckett at $6,300,000, followed by Rick Aguilera at $4,3500,000.

Offense

Only three players had particularly solid years: second baseman Chuck Knoblauch and outfielders Kirby Puckett and Marty Cordova. Puckett did not know that this would be his last year, but it was a solid one. He would be the team's lone all-star representative. Cordova had a great year for a rookie, and won the Rookie of the Year award.

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1995.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/history/timeline4.jsp Twins history through the 1990s, from www.mlb.com]
* [http://shrpsports.com/mlb/stand/1995finaldiv.htm 1995 Standings]