# 1995 Chicago Cubs season

The 1995 Chicago Cubs season was the 124th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 120th in the National League and the 80th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League Central with a record of 73–71. This season also marks the 50th anniversary of their last National league pennant of 1945.

## Offseason

* December 2, 1994: Dave Otto was released by the Chicago Cubs.

## Regular season

The Cubs pitching staff did well during the regular season, leading all 28 teams in shutouts, with 12.

### Season standings

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 59 | .590 | — | 44‍–‍28 | 41‍–‍31 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 68 | .528 | 9 | 36‍–‍36 | 40‍–‍32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 71 | .507 | 12 | 34‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍33 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 81 | .434 | 22½ | 39‍–‍33 | 23‍–‍48 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 86 | .403 | 27 | 31‍–‍41 | 27‍–‍45 |

### 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 5, 1995: Brian McRae was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago Cubs for Derek Wallace and Geno Morones (minors).
* May 24, 1995: Felix Jose was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
* May 26, 1995: Karl Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.
* June 1, 1995: Kerry Wood was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1995.
* June 1, 1995: Felix Jose was released by the Chicago Cubs.

### 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 | Scott Servais | 52 | 175 | 50 | .286 | 12 | 35 |
| 1B | Mark Grace | 143 | 552 | 180 | .326 | 16 | 92 |
| 2B | Rey Sánchez | 114 | 428 | 119 | .278 | 3 | 27 |
| SS | Shawon Dunston | 127 | 477 | 141 | .296 | 14 | 69 |
| 3B | Todd Zeile | 79 | 299 | 68 | .227 | 9 | 30 |
| LF | Luis Gonzalez | 77 | 262 | 76 | .290 | 7 | 34 |
| CF | Brian McRae | 137 | 580 | 167 | .288 | 12 | 48 |
| RF | Sammy Sosa | 144 | 564 | 151 | .268 | 36 | 119 |

#### 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 |
| José Hernández | 93 | 245 | 60 | .245 | 13 | 40 |
| Ozzie Timmons | 77 | 171 | 45 | .263 | 8 | 28 |
| Howard Johnson | 87 | 169 | 33 | .195 | 7 | 22 |
| Rick Wilkins | 50 | 162 | 31 | .191 | 6 | 14 |
| Scott Bullett | 104 | 150 | 41 | .273 | 3 | 22 |
| Steve Buechele | 32 | 106 | 20 | .189 | 1 | 9 |
| Todd Haney | 25 | 73 | 30 | .411 | 2 | 6 |
| Todd Pratt | 25 | 60 | 8 | .133 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Kmak | 19 | 53 | 13 | .245 | 1 | 6 |
| Kevin Roberson | 32 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Parent | 12 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 3 | 5 |
| Mike Hubbard | 15 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Franco | 16 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuffy Rhodes | 13 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 2 |

### 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 |
| Jaime Navarro | 29 | 200.1 | 14 | 6 | 3.28 | 128 |
| Frank Castillo | 29 | 188.0 | 11 | 10 | 3.21 | 135 |
| Kevin Foster | 30 | 167.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.51 | 146 |
| Steve Trachsel | 30 | 160.2 | 7 | 13 | 5.15 | 117 |
| Jim Bullinger | 24 | 150.0 | 12 | 8 | 4.14 | 93 |
| Mike Morgan | 4 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.19 | 15 |

#### 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 |
| Randy Myers | 57 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 3.88 | 59 |
| Mike Pérez | 68 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.66 | 49 |
| Turk Wendell | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.92 | 50 |
| Mike Walker | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.22 | 20 |
| Larry Casian | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 11 |
| Bryan Hickerson | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.82 | 28 |
| Chris Nabholz | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 21 |
| Anthony Young | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.70 | 15 |
| Terry Adams | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.50 | 15 |
| Willie Banks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 | 9 |
| Rich Garcés | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 6 |
| Dave Swartzbaugh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Roberto Rivera | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Tom Edens | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | American Association | Ron Clark |
| AA | Orlando Cubs | Southern League | Bruce Kimm |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Dave Trembley |
| A | Rockford Cubbies | Midwest League | Steve Roadcap |
| A-Short Season | Williamsport Cubs | New York–Penn League | Oneri Fleita |
| Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Sandy Alomar Sr. |
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