1995 New York Yankees season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 1995
misc = 1995 AL Wild Card
Derek Jeter's MLB Debut
Don Mattingly's Final Season

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark = Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1976
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = George Steinbrenner
managers = Buck Showalter
television = WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Murcer, Paul Olden)
MSG
(Dave Cohen, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig)
radio = WABC (AM)
(Michael Kay, John Sterling)|The New York Yankees' 1995 season was the 93rd season for the Yankees, their 71st playing home games at Yankee Stadium. Managed by Buck Showalter, the team finished with a record of 79-65, seven games behind the Boston Red Sox. They won the first American League Wild Card. In the playoffs, they would blow a 2-0 series lead and lose to the Mariners in the fifth game.

Offseason

* December 14, 1994: Jack McDowell was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Keith Heberling (minors). The New York Yankees sent Lyle Mouton (April 22, 1995) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdowja01.shtml Jack McDowell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

*On May 29, 1995, Derek Jeter made his major league baseball debut. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeterde01.shtml] It was in a game against the Seattle Mariners. Jeter had 5 At-Bats and had 0 Hits. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199505290SEA]
*On September 11, 1995, pitcher Jack McDowell threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3_pitch_inning.shtml 3 Pitch Inning ] ] This was accomplished in the ninth inning.

eason standings

Transactions

*April 12, 1995: Randy Velarde was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml]
* June 19, 1995: Darryl Strawberry was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
*July 1, 1995: Kevin Maas was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maaske01.shtml]
*July 16, 1995: Dave Silvestri was traded by the New York Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Tyrone Horne (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml]
*July 28, 1995: David Cone was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis (minors), and Mike Gordon (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 28, 1995: Danny Tartabull was traded by the New York Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Rubén Sierra and Jason Beverlin. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tartada01.shtml Danny Tartabull Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 11, 1995: Luis Polonia was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Troy Hughes (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml Luis Polonia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Draft picks

*June 1, 1995: Donzell McDonald was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 22, 1995. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdondo01.shtml]
*June 1, 1995: Future NFL quarterback Daunte Culpepper was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 26th round (730th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Culpepper was drafted out of Vanguard High School. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1995&round=26&draft_type=junreg]

Roster

Starting pitchers

ALDS

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1995.shtml 1995 New York Yankees]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=NYA 1995 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = AL Wild Card
years = 1995
before = 1st season
after = Baltimore Orioles
1996