# 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 106th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 38th season in Los Angeles, California.
The season was notable for the American baseball debut of Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo. In his first season with the Dodgers after an accomplished career in the Japanese leagues, Nomo went 13–6 with a 2.54 ERA and a league leading 236 strikeouts. He was the starting pitcher in the All-Star game and won the Rookie of the Year award.
The Dodgers won the National League West title, but lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the NLDS.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 78 | 66 | .542 | — | 39‍–‍33 | 39‍–‍33 |
| Colorado Rockies | 77 | 67 | .535 | 1 | 44‍–‍28 | 33‍–‍39 |
| San Diego Padres | 70 | 74 | .486 | 8 | 40‍–‍32 | 30‍–‍42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 67 | 77 | .465 | 11 | 37‍–‍35 | 30‍–‍42 |

### Record vs. opponents

1995 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Delino DeShields | Second baseman |
| José Offerman | Shortstop |
| Raúl Mondesí | Center fielder |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Eric Karros | First baseman |
| Henry Rodríguez | Right fielder |
| Billy Ashley | Left fielder |
| Dave Hansen | Third baseman |
| Ramón Martínez | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* April 26, 1995: Casey Candaele was released by the Dodgers.
* May 23, 1995: Acquired Joey Eischen and Roberto Kelly from the Montreal Expos for Henry Rodríguez and Jeff Treadway.
* June 9, 1995: Acquired Kris Foster from the Montreal Expos for Rafael Bournigal.
* June 19, 1995: Acquired Willie Banks from the Chicago Cubs for Dax Winslett.
* July 31, 1995: Acquired Mark Guthrie and Kevin Tapani from the Minnesota Twins for Greg Hansell, José Parra and Ron Coomer.
* August 18, 1995: Acquired Brett Butler from the New York Mets for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness.

### Roster
## Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Ramón Martínez | 30 | 30 | 206.1 | 17-7 | 3.66 | 81 | 138 | 4 |
| Ismael Valdez | 33 | 27 | 197.2 | 13-11 | 3.05 | 51 | 150 | 6 |
| Hideo Nomo | 28 | 28 | 191.1 | 13-6 | 2.54 | 78 | 236 | 4 |
| Tom Candiotti | 30 | 30 | 190.1 | 7-14 | 3.50 | 58 | 141 | 1 |
| Kevin Tapani | 13 | 11 | 57.0 | 4-2 | 5.05 | 14 | 43 | 0 |
| Willie Banks | 6 | 6 | 29.0 | 0-2 | 4.03 | 16 | 23 | 0 |

## Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; S = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
| Todd Worrell | 59 | 0 | 62.1 | 4-1 | 2.02 | 19 | 61 | 32 |
| Antonio Osuna | 39 | 0 | 44.2 | 2-4 | 4.43 | 20 | 46 | 0 |
| Pedro Astacio | 48 | 11 | 104.0 | 7-8 | 4.24 | 29 | 80 | 0 |
| Rudy Seánez | 37 | 0 | 34.2 | 1-3 | 6.75 | 18 | 29 | 3 |
| John Cummings | 35 | 0 | 39.0 | 3-1 | 3.00 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| Joey Eischen | 17 | 0 | 20.1 | 0-0 | 3.10 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Omar Daal | 28 | 0 | 20.0 | 4-0 | 7.20 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Guthrie | 24 | 0 | 19.2 | 0-2 | 3.66 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| Todd Williams | 16 | 0 | 19.1 | 2-2 | 5.12 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Hansell | 20 | 0 | 19.1 | 0-1 | 7.45 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 11 | 0 | 10.2 | 1-1 | 2.53 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| José Parra | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | 0-0 | 4.35 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Bruske | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | 0-0 | 4.50 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Rob Murphy | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 0-1 | 12.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chan Ho Park | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 0-0 | 4.50 | 2 | 7 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| Mike Piazza | C | 112 | 434 | .346 | 82 | 150 | 32 | 93 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 45 | 94 | .149 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 18 | 40 | .200 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Noe Muñoz | C | 2 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 143 | 551 | .298 | 83 | 164 | 32 | 105 | 4 |
| Delino DeShields | 2B | 127 | 425 | .256 | 66 | 109 | 8 | 37 | 39 |
| José Offerman | SS | 119 | 429 | .287 | 69 | 123 | 4 | 33 | 2 |
| Tim Wallach | 3B/1B | 97 | 327 | .266 | 24 | 87 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Chad Fonville | 2B/SS/OF | 88 | 308 | .276 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 16 | 20 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B | 100 | 181 | .287 | 19 | 52 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Garey Ingram | 2B/3B/OF | 44 | 55 | .200 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Busch | 3B/1B | 13 | 17 | .235 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B/3B | 17 | 17 | .118 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 3B/SS | 9 | 10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Pye | 3B | 7 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Castro | SS/3B | 11 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raúl Mondesí | RF | 139 | 536 | .285 | 91 | 153 | 26 | 88 | 27 |
| Roberto Kelly | CF | 112 | 409 | .278 | 47 | 114 | 6 | 48 | 15 |
| Billy Ashley | LF | 81 | 215 | .237 | 17 | 51 | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Brett Butler | OF | 39 | 146 | .274 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 41 | 103 | .233 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Chris Gwynn | OF | 67 | 84 | .214 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Henry Rodríguez | OF | 21 | 80 | .263 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 54 | 56 | .179 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Roger Cedeño | OF | 40 | 42 | .238 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Parker | OF | 27 | 29 | .276 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Karim García | OF | 13 | 20 | .200 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | OF | 15 | 11 | .091 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## 1995 Playoffs
### 1995 National League Division Series

The division series was played between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati ended up winning the series 3-0.

#### Game 1, October 3

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Pete Schourek (1-0) L: Ramón Martínez (0-1) |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Benito Santiago (1); LAD – Mike Piazza (1) |||||||||||||

#### Game 2, October 4

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| W: Dave Burba (1-0) L: Antonio Osuna (0-1) SV: Jeff Brantley (1) |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Reggie Sanders (1); LAD – Eric Karros (2) |||||||||||||

#### Game 3, October 6

Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| W: David Wells (1-0) L: Hideo Nomo (0-1) |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Ron Gant (1), Bret Boone (1), Mark Lewis (1) |||||||||||||

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Rick Dempsey |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | John Shelby |
| High A | San Bernardino Spirit | California League | Ron Roenicke |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Jon Debus |
| A-Short Season | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Joe Vavra |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | John Shoemaker |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2 | Dominican Summer League | |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers selected 85 players in this draft. Of those, six of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The first draft pick was left handed pitcher David Yocum out of Florida State University. After an impressive first season with the Vero Beach Dodgers of the Florida State League, Yocum experienced pain in his left shoulder, several surgeries failed to correct the problem and he was out of baseball after just two seasons and 15 games. He later became a firefighter.
1995 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | David Yocum | LHP | Florida State University | Yes | 1995–1996 | A+ |
| 2 | Darrin Babineaux | RHP | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Yes | 1995–2002 | AAA |
| 3 | Onan Masaoka | LHP | Waiakea High School | Yes | 1995–2009 | MLB |
| 4 | Judd Granzow | OF | Faith Baptist High School | Yes | 1995 | A- |
| 5 | Seferino Soto | RHP | Palomar College | Yes | 1995–1998 | A |
| 6 | Kevin Gibbs | OF | Old Dominion University | Yes | 1995–2004 | AAA |
| 7 | Trent Cuevas | SS | El Dorado High School | Yes | 1995–1999 | AAA |
| 8 | Jon Tucker | 1B | Chatsworth High School | Yes | 1995–1999 | AA |
| 9 | Eric Brown | SS | East St. John High School | Yes | 1995–2003 | A+ |
| 10 | Mike Carpentier | SS | California State University, Sacramento | Yes | 1994–1997 | AA |
| 11 | Craig Taczy | LHP | Shepard High School | Yes | 1995–2003 | A+ |
| 12 | Kenny Miller | SS | Providence Catholic High School | No Mets-1997 | 1997–1999 | A+ |
| 13 | Brad Wilkerson | LHP | Apollo High School | No Expos-1999 | 1999–2009 | MLB |
| 14 | Spencer Micunek | RHP | Henry Ford Community College | No | | |
| 15 | J.J. Pearsall | LHP | University of South Carolina | Yes | 1995–2002 | AAA |
| 16 | Eric Flores | SS | Rio Mesa High School | Yes | 1995–1997 | A |
| 17 | Tony Mota | OF | Miami Springs High School | Yes | 1996–2006 | AAA |
| 18 | Jay O'Shaughnessy | RHP | Northeastern University | Yes | 1996–1998 | A+ |
| 19 | David Ross | C | Florida High School | No Dodgers-1998 | 1998–2016 | MLB |
| 20 | Jeff Rodriguez | C | Coral Gables High School | No Braves-1999 | 1999–2001 | A+ |
| 21 | Dennis Mauch | C | Cosumnes River College | Yes | 1995 | Rookie |
| 22 | A. J. Walkanoff | C | Creighton University | Yes | 1995–1996 | A+ |
| 23 | Brett Illig | 3B | Phoenixville High School | Yes | 1995–2001 | A+ |
| 24 | Travis Meyer | C | East Carolina University | Yes | 1995–1997 | A+ |
| 25 | Peter Cervantes | RHP | East Los Angeles College | Yes | 1995–2005 | AAA |
| 26 | Peyton Warren | RHP | West Florence High School | No | 1999 | Ind |
| 27 | Mike Sanchez | RHP | Chaffey College | Yes | 1995–2002 | A+ |
| 28 | Ken Morimoto | OF | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Yes | 1995–1998 | A+ |
| 29 | Greg Clark | C | Paradise Valley High School | No Cardinals-1998 | 1998–2001 | A+ |
| 30 | Mitch McNeely | LHP | Centenary College of Louisiana | Yes | 1995–1997 | A+ |
| 31 | Pedro Feliciano | LHP | Jose S. Alegria High School | Yes | 1995–2014 | MLB |
| 32 | Andy Owen | OF | University of California, Riverside | Yes | 1995–2000 | A+ |
| 33 | Laz Gutierrez | LHP | Brito Miami Private School | No Tigers-1998 | 1998–2001 | A |
| 34 | Scott Chambers | LHP | John A. Logan College | Yes | 1995–1999 | A+ |
| 35 | Jeff Keppen | RHP | Georgia Southern University | Yes | 1995–2003 | KBO |
| 36 | Trevor Bishop | RHP | Assiniboia Composite High School | No | | |
| 37 | Dave Schmidt | C | Oregon State University | No Cardinals-1996 | 1996–1999 | AA |
| 38 | Terrence McClain | SS | Cumberland University | Yes | 1995 | A- |
| 39 | Chad Roney | C | Jacksonville University | Yes | 1996–1997 | A+ |
| 40 | Bobby Cripps | C | Cameron High School | Yes | 1996–2000 | AA |
| 41 | John Davis | RHP | Bethune-Cookman College | Yes | 1995–1997 | A+ |
| 42 | Jason Smith | SS | Demopolis High School | No Cubs-1997 | 1997–2009 | MLB |
| 43 | Saúl Rivera | SS | Rafael Cordero High School | No | | |
| 44 | Jeffrey Deno | LHP | Franklin High School | No | | |
| 45 | Brad Block | RHP | Lake Michigan College | No | | |
| 46 | Mike Bourbakis | RHP | Franklin D. Roosevelt High School | Yes | 1995–1998 | A |
| 47 | Steve Green | RHP | Polyvalente Edouard Montpetit | No Angels-1998 | 1998–2011 | MLB |
| 48 | Xavier Curley | 3B | Marshall County High School | No | | |
| 49 | Andrew Dougherty | C | Glassboro High School | No | | |
| 50 | Kevin Hodge | SS | Bryan High School | No Twins-1998 | 1998–2005 | AAA |
| 51 | Mark Paschal | OF | Fontana High School | No | | |
| 52 | Maurice Hightower | LHP | Arlington High School | No | | |
| 53 | Christian Keating | RHP | Brother Rice High School | No | | |
| 54 | Cesar Acosta | OF | Yuma High School | No | | |
| 55 | Brock Rumfield | SS | McLennan Community College | No Orioles-1998 | 1998–1999 | A+ |
| 56 | Vance Cozier | RHP | Pickering High School | No Giants-1999 | 1999–2003 | AA |
| 57 | Joel Ainsworth | LHP | Sarnia Collegiate Institute High School | No | | |
| 58 | Cesar Castaneda | 3B | Lincoln High School | No | | |
| 59 | José Rijo-Berger | OF | Walla Walla Community College | No Mets-1997 | 1997 | A |
| 60 | Chuck Koone | OF | Spartanburg Methodist College | No Orioles-1998 | 1998–2001 | A+ |
| 61 | Cash Riley | OF | Trinity Christian Academy High School | Yes | 1996–1998 | A+ |
| 62 | Brian Oliver | SS | Antioch High School | No Angels-1998 | 1998–2002 | AA |
| 63 | Chris Vollaro | RHP | Alvin Community College | No | | |
| 64 | Mark Vallecorsa | LHP | Damien High School | No | | |
| 65 | Stephen Dupont | RHP | Nicholls State University | No | | |
| 66 | Gregory Conley | C | Sequim High School | No | | |
| 67 | Paul Auton | C | Harry Ainlay High School | No | | |
| 68 | Brian Dawson | RHP | San Bernardino Valley College | No | | |
| 69 | Tim Hackman | RHP | Vernon High School | No | | |
| 70 | Brian Wagner | C | Sacramento City College | No | 1999–2000 | Ind |
| 71 | Joseph Thomas | RHP | West Covina High School | No | | |
| 72 | Tony James | 2B | Chaffey College | No Red Sox-1998 | 1998–2005 | A |
| 73 | Ruam Cail | RHP | Kwantlen College | No | | |
| 74 | Craig Allen | RHP | University of Notre Dame | Yes | 1996–1997 | A |
| 75 | Todd Sutton | OF | Angola High School | No | | |
| 76 | Neal Atchison | RHP | Central Huron High School | No | | |
| 77 | Scott Oliver | RHP | Richland Northeast High School | No Yankees-1999 | 1999–2000 | A |
| 78 | Deron Featherstone | RHP | Hendersonville High School | No Giants-1999 | 1999–2001 | A+ |
| 79 | Larry Bethea | 1B | Red Springs High School | Yes | 1995–2008 | AAA |
| 80 | Brandon Bowe | RHP | San Joaquin Delta College | No Marlins-1999 | 1999–2006 | AA |
| 81 | Michael Tablit | RHP | Yuba Community College | No | | |
| 82 | C. D. Stover | RHP | American River College | Yes | 1996–2002 | A+ |
| 83 | Brad Brewer | SS | Sacramento City College | No Angels-1997 | 1997–1998 | A |
| 84 | Mathew Randel | RHP | Ridgefield High School | No | | |
| 85 | Ryan Moskau | 1B | Sabino High School | No Dodgers-1998 | 1998–2001 | AA |