1995 Detroit Tigers season

The 1995 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 60–84 (.417). They were outscored by their opponents 844 to 654. The Tigers drew 1,180,979 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1995, ranking 11th of the 14 teams in the American League.

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

Gabe Kapler

• April 3, 1995: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. ^[1]
• April 7, 1995: Joe Boever was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. ^[2]
• April 7, 1995: Kirk Gibson was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. ^[3]
• April 13, 1995: Tony Phillips was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the California Angels for Chad Curtis. ^[4]
• April 17, 1995: Juan Samuel was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. ^[5]
• June 1, 1995: Mark Mulder was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 55th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign. ^[6]
• June 1, 1995: Gabe Kapler was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 57th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1995. ^[7]
• August 7, 1995: Buddy Groom was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Mike Myers (August 9, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade. ^[8]
• August 10, 1995: Mike Henneman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Phil Nevin (August 15, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade. ^[9]
• September 8, 1995: Juan Samuel was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Phil Hiatt (September 14, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade. ^[5]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

^[10]

References

1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botteke01.shtml
2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boevejo01.shtml
3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibsoki01.shtml
4. ^ Tony Phillips Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
5. ^ ^{a b} Juan Samuel Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
6. ^ Mark Mulder Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
7. ^ Gabe Kapler Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/groombu01.shtml
9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hennemi01.shtml
10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

• 1995 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference