1895 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1895 throughout the world.
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Champions
- Temple Cup: Cleveland Spiders over Baltimore Orioles (4–1)
- National League: Baltimore Orioles
Statistical leaders
- Batting: Jesse Burkett .409
- Home Runs: Sam Thompson 18
- Wins: Cy Young 35
- ERA: Al Maul 2.45
National League final standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 43 | .669 | — | 54–12 | 33–31 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 84 | 46 | .646 | 3 | 49–13 | 35–33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 53 | .595 | 9½ | 51–21 | 27–32 |
| Chicago Colts | 72 | 58 | .554 | 15 | 43–24 | 29–34 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | 43–22 | 28–38 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | 48–19 | 23–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 61 | .538 | 17 | 44–21 | 27–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 64 | .508 | 21 | 42–22 | 24–42 |
| New York Giants | 66 | 65 | .504 | 21½ | 40–27 | 26–38 |
| Washington Senators | 43 | 85 | .336 | 43 | 31–34 | 12–51 |
| St. Louis Browns | 39 | 92 | .298 | 48½ | 25–41 | 14–51 |
| Louisville Colonels | 35 | 96 | .267 | 52½ | 19–38 | 16–58 |
Events
- February 27 – Responding to the complaints of senior citizens like Cap Anson, the National League restricts the size of gloves for all fielders, save catchers and first basemen's, to 10 ounces, with a maximum circumference of 14 inches around the palm (less than 4½ inches across). The league also rescinds the rule forbidding intentional discoloring of the ball, thus allowing players to dirty the baseball to their satisfaction.
- August 16 – Tommy Dowd of the St. Louis Browns hits for the cycle in an 8–5 win over the Louisville Colonels.
- September 30 – Washington Senators first baseman Ed Cartwright hits for the cycle against the Boston Beaneaters.
Births
January
- January 6 – Charlie Blackburn
- January 9 – Ray French
- January 11 – Paddy Driscoll
- January 12 – Henry Bostick
- January 12 – Jack Knight
- January 16 – Lou Guisto
- January 18 – George Hesselbacher
- January 19 – Dan Boone
- January 21 – Ed Sperber
- January 21 – Jimmy Zinn
- January 24 – Joe Cobb
February
- February 2 – George Halas
- February 2 – George Lees
- February 2 – Burlin White
- February 6 – Babe Ruth
- February 9 – Wally Hood
- February 12 – Sweetbread Bailey
- February 15 – Larry Goetz
- February 15 – Jimmy Ring
- February 16 – Red Cox
- February 17 – Leon Carlson
- February 22 – Tony DeFate
- February 22 – Roy Graham
- February 22 – Ed Monroe
- February 23 – Gus Sandberg
- February 24 – Bill Bagwell
March
- March 3 – Joe Jaeger
- March 4 – Jesse Baker
- March 8 – Jack Bentley
- March 9 – Frank Kane
- March 10 – Jake Propst
- March 13 – Eric Erickson
- March 13 – Alejandro Oms
- March 17 – Lyman Lamb
- March 23 – Frank Parkinson
- March 26 – Joe Klugmann
- March 27 – Bill Burwell
- March 31 – Carson Bigbee
April
- April 2 – Earl Pruess
- April 8 – Eddie Bacon
- April 10 – Bob McGraw
- April 11 – Ralph Sharman
- April 12 – Sammy Vick
- April 18 – Hans Rasmussen
- April 22 – Bob Smith
- April 23 – Tom Knowlson
- April 24 – Harry Harper
- April 24 – Dixie Parker
- April 25 – George Lowe
- April 26 – Buzz Murphy
May
- May 3 – Bob Pepper
- May 3 – Chick Tolson
- May 4 – Charlie Babington
- May 8 – Ed Murray
- May 10 – Pat Hardgrove
- May 12 – Jim Poole
- May 13 – Red Lanning
- May 13 – Frank Mills
- May 15 – Joe Evans
- May 15 – Jimmy Smith
- May 16 – Colonel Snover
- May 19 – Ray Kennedy
- May 24 – Gus Felix
- May 25 – Jim Riley
- May 30 – Harry Salmon
June
- June 2 – Al Baird
- June 3 – Johnny Bassler
- June 5 – Ray Rohwer
- June 8 – Sam McConnell
- June 13 – Emilio Palmero
- June 14 – Ike Davis
- June 21 – Oliver Marcelle
- June 23 – Jack Smith
- June 23 – George Weiss
- June 25 – Bill Webb
- June 30 – Johnny Miljus
July
- July 2 – Frank Thompson
- July 5 – George Kopshaw
- July 9 – Joe Gleason
- July 12 – Artie Dede
- July 19 – Snake Henry
- July 23 – Art Rico
- July 29 – Dutch Stryker
August
- August 1 – Clem Llewellyn
- August 4 – Hooks Foreman
- August 7 – Ed Gill
- August 9 – Willis Flournoy
- August 10 – Joe Schepner
- August 16 – Fred Bailey
- August 20 – Pete Schneider
- August 24 – Les Howe
- August 25 – Ray Roberts
- August 26 – Axel Lindstrom
- August 29 – Guy Morrison
September
- September 5 – Ted Jourdan
- September 6 – Shags Horan
- September 10 – George Kelly
- September 15 – Hugh McQuillan
- September 21 – Ad Swigler
- September 22 – Austin McHenry
- September 23 – Johnny Mokan
- September 26 – Bernie Neis
- September 28 – Hal Bubser
- September 28 – Whitey Witt
- September 30 – Dick Cox
October
- October 1 – Carmen Hill
- October 1 – Roy Johnson
- October 3 – Bert Lewis
- October 4 – Ralph Shinners
- October 5 – Norm McMillan
- October 7 – Fred Fussell
- October 8 – Ed Wingo
- October 13 – Mike Gazella
- October 13 – Ben Paschal
- October 13 – Jim Roberts
- October 16 – Bill Skiff
- October 18 – Babe Pinelli
- October 18 – Tom Sullivan
- October 20 – John Russell
- October 22 – Johnny Morrison
- October 24 – Al Pierotti
- October 27 – Clarence Huber
- October 30 – Thomas Healy
November
- November 3 – Felton Stratton
- November 3 – Jim Walkup
- November 3 – Kid Willson
- November 4 – Bill McCarren
- November 5 – Tom McNamara
- November 5 – Rasty Wright
- November 8 – Mike Knode
- November 10 – Chick Fewster
- November 10 – Slicker Parks
- November 10 – Bill Summers
- November 11 – Cy Morgan
- November 13 – George Dumont
- November 17 – George Scott
- November 19 – Billy Zitzmann
- November 23 – Dallas Bradshaw
- November 25 – Jakie May
- November 26 – George Tomer
- November 28 – Bill Anderson
- November 28 – Molly Craft
- November 29 – Jack Enright
December
- December 1 – Jake Miller
- December 2 – Art Jahn
- December 7 – Bud Davis
- December 25 – Frank Ellerbe
- December 25 – Herb Hunter
- December 26 – Bonnie Hollingsworth
- December 26 – Herman Pillette
- December 29 – Clyde Barnhart
Deaths
- January 10 – Steve Ladew, 32, outfielder/pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association.
- January 15 – Ed Silch, 29, pitcher for the 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the National League.
- January 21 – Frank Bowes, 30, backup catcher/outfielder/infielder for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators of the American Association.
- January 29 – Tony Suck, 36, catcher who played with the Buffalo Bisons of the National League (1883) and for the Baltimore Monumentals and Chicago Browns of the Union Association (1884).
- February 8 – Roger Carey, 30, second baseman for the 1889 New York Giants of the National League.
- March 2 – Kid Camp, 25, National League pitcher who played for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1894 Chicago Colts.
- March 30 – Henry Easterday, 30, shortstop who played for five teams of two different leagues between the 1884 and 1890 seasons.
- April 16 – Jack McQuaid, 36, American Association and National League umpire from 1886 to 1894.
- April 18 – Henry Myers, 36, shortstop and manager for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles, who also played part of two seasons with the Providence Grays and the Wilmington Quicksteps.
- April 21 – Jim Tipper, 45, National Association outfielder who played for the Middletown Mansfields, Hartford Dark Blues and New Haven Elm Citys teams between the 1869 and 1875 seasons.
- April 23 – Long John Ewing, 31, pitcher/outfielder for six teams in four different leagues between 1883 and 1891, who led all National League pitchers with a 2.27 earned run average in his last major league season.
- June 21 – Rex Smith, 31, pitcher for the 1886 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.
- July 8 – Steve King, 53, outfielder who played from 1871 to 1872 for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association.
- August 8 – Ed Colgan, (?), catcher/outfielder for the 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association.
- October 3 – Harry Wright, 60, Hall of Fame player/manager and organizer of baseball's first professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, who is recognized as the first major league manager to collect 1000 career victories.
- October 16 – Kid Summers, 27, Canadian catcher and outfielder who played for the 1893 St. Louis Browns of the National League.
- November 9 – George Joyce, 48, center fielder for the 1886 Washington Nationals of the National League.
- November 16 – Jim McLaughlin, 34, pitcher/outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association.
- November 20 – Dick Hunt, 48, right fielder/second baseman for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords of the National Association.
- December 12 – Harry Fuller, 33, third baseman for the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association.