1995 Boston Red Sox season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Boston Red Sox
season = 1995
misc = 1995 AL East Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Fenway Park
y4 = 1912
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1901
owners = JRY Trust
managers = Kevin Kennedy
television = WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery)
NESN
(Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy)
radio = WRKO
(Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione)
WROL
(Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez)|The by|1995 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 58 losses.

Offseason

*November 7, 1994: Bill Haselman was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haselbi01.shtml]
* December 9, 1994: Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz were traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for José Canseco. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nixonot01.shtml Otis Nixon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 9, 1995: Stan Belinda was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belinst01.shtml Stan Belinda Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* April 9, 1995: Mark Whiten was Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rheal Cormier to the Boston Red Sox for Cory Bailey and Scott Cooper. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 9, 1995: Reggie Jefferson was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffere01.shtml]
*April 18, 1995: Zane Smith signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml Zane Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 26, 1995: Karl Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhodeka01.shtml]
*June 1, 1995: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 43rd round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burrepa01.shtml]
*June 6, 1995: Willie McGee was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgeewi01.shtml Willie McGee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 24, 1995: Mark Whiten was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Hollins.
*July 26, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitewa02.shtml]
*July 31, 1995: Mike Stanton was traded by the Atlanta Braves with a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Matt Murray (August 31, 1995) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike Jacobs (minors) (August 31, 1995) and Marc Lewis (minors) (August 31, 1995) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stantmi02.shtml Mike Stanton Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Opening Day Line Up

Other batters

Relief pitchers

ALDS

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007]

* Class AAA: Pawtucket Red Sox (International League; Buddy Bailey, manager)
* Class AA: Trenton Thunder (Eastern League; Ken Macha, manager)
* Class A: Sarasota Red Sox (Florida State League; Tom Barrett, manager)
* Class A: Michigan Battle Cats (Midwest League; DeMarlo Hale, manager)
* Class SS-A: Utica Blue Sox (New York-Penn League; Bob Geren, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Red Sox (Gulf Coast League; Felix Maldonado, manager)

Awards and records

* Mo Vaughn, Silver Slugger Award

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1995.shtml 1995 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=BOS 1995 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1995
before =New York Yankees
1994
after = New York Yankees
1996