The 1995 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 114th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 104th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 62–81 during the season and finished fourth in the National League Central division, 22½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds. It was also the team's final season under the ownership of Anheuser-Busch, who would put the team up for sale on October 25, 1995, ending a 43-season ownership reign.
Offseason November 7, 1994: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. December 12, 1994: Tom Henke was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Tom Henke Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com March 9, 1995: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season Rookie Mark Sweeney got a hit in seven straight pinch-hit at-bats, one short of the major league record. Tom Henke became the seventh pitcher to notch 300 career saves. Outfielders Bernard Gilkey (.298 batting average, 17 home runs), Ray Lankford (25 home runs, 24 stolen bases), and Brian Jordan (.296, 22 home runs) highlighted the Cardinals offense.
Manager Joe Torre was fired on June 16, and was replaced by Mike Jorgensen for the rest of the season.
The Cardinals struggled offensively in 1995, finishing 28th overall in runs scored (563), hits (1,182), runs batted in (533), batting average (.247), on-base percentage (.314) and slugging percentage (.374).
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Scott Cooper Bernard Gilkey Ken Hill Brian Jordan Ray Lankford Manuel Lee John Mabry Tom Pagnozzi Ozzie Smith1995 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
Transactions April 5, 1995: Ken Hill was traded by the Montreal Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kirk Bullinger, Bryan Eversgerd, and Da Rond Stovall.Ken Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com April 9, 1995: Mark Whiten was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rheal Cormier to the Boston Red Sox for Cory Bailey and Scott Cooper.Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com April 18, 1995: Manuel Lee was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Manuel Lee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com May 2, 1995: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. June 6, 1995: Greg Cadaret was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. June 8, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. June 22, 1995: Manuel Lee was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. July 9, 1995: Mark Sweeney was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan. July 27, 1995: Ken Hill was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for David Bell, Rick Heiserman, and Pepe McNeal (minors). August 25, 1995: Darnell Coles was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. September 11, 1995: Chris Sabo was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Roster 1995 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (First Base) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (Third Base) (Pitching) (Bench)
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 Tom Pagnozzi 62 219 47 .215 2 15 1B John Mabry 129 388 119 .307 5 41 2B José Oquendo 88 220 46 .209 2 17 SS Tripp Cromer 105 345 78 .226 5 18 3B Scott Cooper 118 374 86 .230 3 40 LF Bernard Gilkey 121 480 143 .298 17 69 CF Ray Lankford 132 483 134 .277 25 82 RF Brian Jordan 131 490 145 .296 22 81
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 Danny Sheaffer 76 208 48 .231 5 30 Ozzie Smith 44 156 31 .199 0 11 David Bell 39 144 36 .250 2 19 Darnell Coles 63 138 31 .225 3 16 Todd Zeile 34 127 37 .291 5 22 Allen Battle 61 118 32 .271 0 2 Scott Hemond 57 118 17 .144 3 9 Gerónimo Peña 32 101 27 .267 1 8 Ramón Caraballo 34 99 20 .202 2 3 Gerald Perry 65 79 13 .165 0 5 Mark Sweeney 37 77 21 .273 2 13 José Oliva 22 74 9 .122 2 8 Terry Bradshaw 19 44 10 .227 0 2 Chris Sabo 5 13 2 .154 0 3 Ray Giannelli 9 11 1 .091 0 0 Tim Hulett 4 11 2 .182 0 0 Manuel Lee 1 1 1 1.000 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 Mark Petkovsek 26 137.1 6 6 4.00 71 Allen Watson 21 114.1 7 9 4.96 49 Donovan Osborne 19 113.1 4 6 3.81 82 Ken Hill 18 110.1 6 7 5.06 50 Mike Morgan 17 106.2 5 6 3.88 46 Danny Jackson 19 100.2 2 12 5.90 52 Alan Benes 3 16.0 1 2 8.44 20
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 Tom Urbani 24 82.2 3 5 3.70 52 Vicente Palacios 20 40.1 2 3 5.80 34 John Frascatore 14 32.2 1 1 4.41 21 Brian Barber 9 29.1 2 1 5.22 27
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 Tom Henke 52 1 1 36 1.82 48 Jeff Parrett 59 4 7 0 3.64 71 Tony Fossas 58 3 0 0 1.47 40 Rich DeLucia 56 8 7 0 3.39 76 René Arocha 41 3 5 0 3.99 25 John Habyan 31 3 2 0 2.88 35 T.J. Mathews 23 1 1 2 1.52 28 Doug Creek 6 0 0 0 0.00 10 Cory Bailey 3 0 0 0 7.36 5 Rick Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Awards and honors Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, Roberto Clemente Award
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LouisvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1995 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1995 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com