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1995 St. Louis Cardinals
DivisionCentral Division
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record62–81 (.434)
OwnersAnheuser-Busch
ManagersJoe Torre and Mike Jorgensen
TelevisionKPLR
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter)
Prime Sports Midwest
(Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Joe Buck)
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Bob Carpenter)
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1995 season was the team's 114th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 104th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 62-81 during the season and finished 4th in the National League Central division, 22½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds. It was also the team's final season under the ownership of Anheuser-Busch, who would put the team up for sale on October 25, 1995, ending a 43-season ownership reign.

Offseason

  • November 7, 1994: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
  • December 12, 1994: Tom Henke was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
  • March 9, 1995: Darnell Coles was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]

Regular season

Rookie Mark Sweeney got a hit in seven straight pinch-hit at-bats, one short of the major league record. Tom Henke became the seventh pitcher to notch 300 career saves. Outfielders Bernard Gilkey (.298 batting average, 17 home runs), Ray Lankford (25 home runs, 24 stolen bases), and Brian Jordan (.296, 22 home runs) highlighted the Cardinals offense.[4]

The Cardinals struggled offensively in 1995, finishing 28th overall in runs scored (563), hits (1,182), runs batted in (533), batting average (.247), on-base percentage (.314) and slugging percentage (.374).[5]

Season standings

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 85 59 .590 — 44‍–‍28 41‍–‍31
Houston Astros 76 68 .528 9 36‍–‍36 40‍–‍32
Chicago Cubs 73 71 .507 12 34‍–‍38 39‍–‍33
St. Louis Cardinals 62 81 .434 22½ 39‍–‍33 23‍–‍48
Pittsburgh Pirates 58 86 .403 27 31‍–‍41 27‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

1995 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 —


Opening Day starters

  • Scott Cooper
  • Bernard Gilkey
  • Ken Hill
  • Brian Jordan
  • Ray Lankford
  • Manuel Lee
  • John Mabry
  • Tom Pagnozzi
  • Ozzie Smith [6]

Transactions

  • April 5, 1995: Ken Hill was traded by the Montreal Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kirk Bullinger, Bryan Eversgerd, and Da Rond Stovall.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • April 18, 1995: Manuel Lee was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
  • May 2, 1995: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]
  • June 6, 1995: Greg Cadaret was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]
  • June 8, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[11]
  • June 22, 1995: Manuel Lee was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
  • July 9, 1995: Mark Sweeney was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan.[12]
  • July 27, 1995: Ken Hill was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for David Bell, Rick Heiserman, and Pepe McNeal (minors).[7]
  • August 25, 1995: Darnell Coles was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
  • September 11, 1995: Chris Sabo was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[11]

Roster

1995 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

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

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

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

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

Awards and honors

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Joe Pettini
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Mike Ramsey
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Chris Maloney
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Roy Silver
A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Scott Melvin
A-Short Season New Jersey Cardinals New York–Penn League Luis Meléndez
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Steve Turco

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville[13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coolbsc01.shtml
  2. ^ Tom Henke Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ a b Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ "Cardinals timeline 3". St. Louis Cardinals Official Website. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  5. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml
  6. ^ 1995 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
  7. ^ a b Ken Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ a b Manuel Lee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ a b https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml
  11. ^ a b https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saboch01.shtml
  12. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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