1995 Montreal Expos season
| 1995 Montreal Expos | ||
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| Division | Eastern Division | |
| Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
| City | Montreal | |
| Owners | Claude Brochu | |
| Managers | Felipe Alou | |
| Television | The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton) TQS SRC RDS Network (Claude Raymond, Camille Dube) | |
| Radio | CKAC (AM) (Dave Van Horne, Ken Singleton, Elliott Price) CIQC (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte,Alain Chantelois) | |
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The 1995 Montreal Expos season was the 27th season in franchise history.
Offseason
- March 29, 1995: Greg A. Harris was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.[1]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 19th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.
Regular season
- June 3, 1995 – Pedro Martínez pitched 9 perfect innings against the San Diego Padres before giving up a hit in the 10th to notorious Expo-Killer Bip Roberts over the head of Tony Tarasco in right field. He became the second pitcher in history, after Harvey Haddix, to have a perfect game broken up in extra innings.
- June 11, 1995 – Rondell White had a career day in Candlestick Park against the San Francisco Giants. White picks up 6 hits and hits for the cycle. A crowd of 22,392 on hand.
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 90 | 54 | .625 | — | 44–28 | 46–26 |
| New York Mets | 69 | 75 | .479 | 21 | 40–32 | 29–43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 75 | .479 | 21 | 35–37 | 34–38 |
| Florida Marlins | 67 | 76 | .469 | 22½ | 37–34 | 30–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 66 | 78 | .458 | 24 | 31–41 | 35–37 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- Moisés Alou
- Shane Andrews
- Sean Berry
- Wil Cordero
- Jeff Fassero
- Roberto Kelly
- Tim Laker
- Mike Lansing
- Rondell White
Notable 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.[2]
- April 5, 1995: John Wetteland was traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees for Fernando Seguignol
- April 6, 1995: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Atlanta Braves for Tony Tarasco, Esteban Yan, and Roberto Kelly.
- May 23, 1995: Henry Rodriguez was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jeff Treadway to the Montreal Expos for Joey Eischen and Roberto Kelly.[3]
- June 1, 1995: Pete Laforest was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1995.[4]
- June 1, 1995: Future Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round (507th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Brady was drafted out of Serra High School.[5]
- June 9, 1995: Rafael Bournigal was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Kris Foster.[6]
- July 16, 1995: Dave Silvestri was traded by the New York Yankees to the Montreal Expos for Tyrone Horne (minors).[7]
Roster
| 1995 Montreal Expos | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Darrin Fletcher | 110 | 350 | 100 | .286 | 11 | 45 |
| 1B | David Segui | 97 | 383 | 117 | .305 | 10 | 57 |
| 2B | Mike Lansing | 127 | 467 | 119 | .255 | 10 | 62 |
| SS | Wil Cordero | 131 | 514 | 147 | .286 | 10 | 49 |
| 3B | Sean Berry | 103 | 314 | 100 | .318 | 14 | 55 |
| LF | Moisés Alou | 93 | 344 | 94 | .273 | 14 | 58 |
| CF | Rondell White | 130 | 474 | 140 | .295 | 13 | 57 |
| RF | Tony Tarasco | 126 | 438 | 109 | .249 | 14 | 40 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player
Mark Grudzielanek Shane Andrews Tim Laker F.P. Santangelo Roberto Kelly Dave Silvestri Cliff Floyd Lou Frazier Curtis Pride Henry Rodriguez Jeff Treadway Tim Spehr Yamil Benitez Tom Foley Joe Siddall Chad Fonville |
G
78 84 64 35 24 39 29 35 48 24 41 41 14 11 7 14 |
AB
269 220 141 96 95 72 69 63 63 58 50 35 39 24 10 12 |
H
66 47 33 29 26 19 9 12 11 12 12 9 15 5 3 4 |
Avg.
.245 .214 .234 .296 .274 .264 .130 .190 .175 .207 .240 .257 .385 .208 .300 .333 |
HR
1 8 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 |
RBI
20 31 20 9 9 7 8 3 2 5 10 3 7 2 1 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player
Pedro Martínez Jeff Fassero Carlos Perez Butch Henry Kirk Rueter |
G
30 30 28 21 9 |
IP
194.2 189 141.1 126.2 47.1 |
W
14 13 10 7 5 |
L
10 14 8 9 3 |
ERA
3.51 4.33 3.69 2.84 3.23 |
SO
174 164 106 60 28 |
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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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player
Mel Rojas |
G
59 |
W
1 |
L
4 |
SV
30 |
ERA
4.12 |
SO
61 |
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Award winners
1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Carlos Pérez, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ottawa[8]
References
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml
- ^ Ken Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Henry Rodriguez Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1995&round=18&draft_type=junreg
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bournra01.shtml
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1995 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1995 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac