# 1995 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1995 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 26th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 27th overall. The Brewers finished fourth in the American League Central with a record of 65 wins and 79 losses. The 1995 Brewers were the last Major League Baseball team to use a bullpen car, until the 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks.

## Offseason

* October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers from the Brewers by the Seattle Mariners.

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 100 | 44 | .694 | — | 54‍–‍18 | 46‍–‍26 |
| Kansas City Royals | 70 | 74 | .486 | 30 | 35‍–‍37 | 35‍–‍37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 68 | 76 | .472 | 32 | 38‍–‍34 | 30‍–‍42 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | 79 | .451 | 35 | 33‍–‍39 | 32‍–‍40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 56 | 88 | .389 | 44 | 29‍–‍43 | 27‍–‍45 |

### Record vs. opponents

1995 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–1 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 11–3 | 5–3 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 8–5 |
| California | 4–9 | 3–11 | — | 10–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–2 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 3–2–1 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–5 |
| Cleveland | 10–2 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 8–5 | — | 10–3 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 10–3 |
| Detroit | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 3–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 5–4 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 4–3 | — | 10–2 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 |
| Milwaukee | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2–10 | — | 9–4 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 1–4 |
| New York | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–3–1 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–3 | 6–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–3 | 12–1 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | — | 7–6 | 5–8 | 3–7 |
| Seattle | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 10–3 | 3–4 |
| Texas | 1–4 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | — | 9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 2–8 | 5–6 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–1 | 1–12 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3–9 | — |

### Notable transactions

* March 24, 1995: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
* April 7, 1995: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.

#### Draft picks

* June 1, 1995: Geoff Jenkins was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 17, 1995.

### 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Joe Oliver | 97 | 337 | 92 | .273 | 12 | 51 |
| 1B | John Jaha | 88 | 316 | 99 | .313 | 20 | 65 |
| 2B | Fernando Viña | 113 | 288 | 74 | .257 | 3 | 29 |
| SS | José Valentín | 112 | 338 | 74 | .219 | 11 | 49 |
| 3B | Kevin Seitzer | 132 | 492 | 153 | .311 | 5 | 69 |
| LF | B. J. Surhoff | 117 | 415 | 133 | .320 | 13 | 73 |
| CF | Darryl Hamilton | 112 | 398 | 108 | .271 | 5 | 44 |
| RF | Matt Mieske | 117 | 267 | 67 | .251 | 12 | 48 |
| DH | Greg Vaughn | 108 | 392 | 88 | .224 | 17 | 59 |

#### 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 |
| David Hulse | 119 | 339 | 85 | .251 | 3 | 47 |
| Pat Listach | 101 | 334 | 73 | .219 | 0 | 25 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 125 | 328 | 91 | .277 | 9 | 39 |
| Dave Nilsson | 81 | 263 | 73 | .278 | 12 | 53 |
| Mike Matheny | 80 | 166 | 41 | .247 | 0 | 21 |
| Turner Ward | 44 | 129 | 34 | .264 | 4 | 16 |
| Derrick May | 32 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 1 | 9 |
| Mark Loretta | 19 | 50 | 13 | .260 | 1 | 3 |
| Duane Singleton | 13 | 31 | 2 | .065 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Unroe | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Steve Sparks | 33 | 202.0 | 9 | 11 | 4.63 | 96 |
| Ricky Bones | 32 | 200.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.63 | 77 |
| Scott Karl | 25 | 124.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.14 | 59 |
| Brian Givens | 19 | 107.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.95 | 73 |
| Bob Scanlan | 17 | 83.1 | 4 | 7 | 6.59 | 29 |
| Cal Eldred | 4 | 23.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.42 | 18 |

#### 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 |
| Sid Roberson | 26 | 84.1 | 6 | 4 | 5.76 | 40 |
| Ángel Miranda | 30 | 74.0 | 4 | 5 | 5.23 | 45 |
| Jamie McAndrew | 10 | 36.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.71 | 19 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Fetters | 40 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3.38 | 33 |
| Bill Wegman | 37 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5.35 | 50 |
| Ron Rightnowar | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 22 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 33 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.50 | 13 |
| Al Reyes | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.43 | 29 |
| Mike Ignasiak | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.90 | 26 |
| Mark Kiefer | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 41 |
| Rob Dibble | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 | 10 |
| Joe Slusarski | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 |
| Jeff Bronkey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 5 |
| Kevin Wickander | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| José Mercedes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 6 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1995. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Houston Astros. The Beloit Snappers won the Midwest League championship, and the Helena Brewers won the Pioneer League championship.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | New Orleans Zephyrs | American Association | Chris Bando |
| Double-A | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Tim Ireland |
| Class A-Advanced | Stockton Ports | California League | Bob Mariano |
| Class A | Beloit Snappers | Midwest League | Dub Kilgo |
| Rookie | Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Alex Morales |
| Rookie | AZL Brewers | Arizona League | Ralph Dickenson |
| Rookie | DSL Astros/Brewers | Dominican Summer League | — |