The 1995 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 19th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 56 wins and 88 losses.
Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1995 season. October 1994 Randy St. Claire granted free agency (signed with Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract on December 6, 1994). Released Dave Righetti. Darnell Coles granted free agency (signed with St. Louis Cardinals to a one-year, $300,000 contract on March 9, 1995). Ray Giannelli granted free agency (signed with St. Louis Cardinals to a contract on November 18, 1994). Joel Johnston granted free agency (signed with Boston Red Sox to a contract on December 16, 1994). Todd Stottlemyre granted free agency (signed with Oakland Athletics to a one-year, $2.05 million contract on April 11, 1995). Danny Cox granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year, $700,000 contract on December 14, 1994). Dave Stewart granted free agency (signed with Oakland Athletics to a one-year, $1 million contract on April 8, 1995). Pat Borders granted free agency (signed with Kansas City Royals to a one-year, $310,000 contract on April 10, 1995). Dick Schofield granted free agency (signed with Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year, $350,000 contract on April 15, 1995).
November 1994 Traded Eddie Zosky to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later (Scotty Pace on December 14, 1994).
December 1994 Sent Rob Butler to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal. Freddy García selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1994 MLB Rule 5 draft. Todd Steverson selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 1994 MLB Rule 5 draft. Purchased the contract of Tomás Pérez from the California Angels. Re-signed free agent Danny Cox to a one-year, $700,000 contract. Signed free agent Dave Wainhouse to a contract.
January 1995 Released Scott Bailes.
April 1995 Acquired David Cone from the Kansas City Royals for Chris Stynes, Tony Medrano and Dave Sinnes. Signed free agent Danny Darwin from the Boston Red Sox to a one-year, $300,000 contract. Signed free agent Candy Maldonado from the Cleveland Indians to a one-year, $200,000 contract. Signed free agent Paul Gibson from the Milwaukee Brewers to a contract. Received Lance Parrish from the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal. Signed free agent Frank Viola from the Boston Red Sox to a contract.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1995 regular season. April 1995 Traded Aaron Small to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later (Ernie Delgado on September 19, 1995).
June 1995 Released Dave Wainhouse. Released Paul Gibson.
July 1995 Released Danny Darwin. Released Frank Viola. Acquired Marty Janzen, Mike Gordon and Jason Jarvis from the New York Yankees for David Cone.
August 1995 Signed free agent Wally Whitehurst from the Boston Red Sox to a contract. Sent Candy Maldonado to the Texas Rangers as part of a conditional deal.
1995 MLB draft June 1, 1995: 1995 Major League Baseball draft Roy Halladay was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (17th pick). Player signed June 30, 1995.Roy Halladay at Baseball Reference Ryan Freel was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 10th round.Ryan Freel at Baseball Reference
Roster 1995 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
(bullpen)
Game log
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 26 || Athletics || 13–1 || Cone (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || || 50,426 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 27 || Athletics || 7–1 || Hentgen (1–0) || Darling (0–1) || || 31,070 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 28 || Angels || 7–6 (10) || Butcher (1–0) || Castillo (0–1) || Smith (1) || 36,208 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 29 || Angels || 3–0 || Leiter (1–0) || Sanderson (0–1) || Hall (1) || 35,278 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 30 || Angels || 5–3 || Butcher (2–0) || Menhart (0–1) || Smith (2) || 35,290 || 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || May 1 || Angels || 2–0 || Boskie (1–0) || Cone (1–1) || Smith (3) || 31,303 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || May 2 || White Sox || 9–8 || Timlin (1–0) || Márquez (0–1) || || 34,194 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || May 3 || White Sox || 8–7 (10) || Menhart (1–1) || Hernández (0–1) || || 33,159 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || May 5 || @ Orioles || 9–2 || Brown (2–0) || Leiter (1–1) || || 37,670 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || May 6 || @ Orioles || 7–3 || Darwin (1–0) || Rhodes (1–1) || || 40,173 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || May 7 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Mussina (1–1) || Cone (1–2) || || 44,304 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || May 9 || Yankees || 9–6 || Hentgen (2–0) || McDowell (1–1) || || 37,291 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || May 10 || Yankees || 6–4 (11) || Wetteland (1–0) || Williams (0–1) || || 38,232 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || May 11 || Yankees || 12–11 || Ausanio (2–0) || Ward (0–1) || Howe (1) || 39,370 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 14–5 || Ignasiak (2–0) || Darwin (1–1) || || 12,904 || 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 10–0 || Cone (2–2) || Miranda (1–1) || || 17,984 || 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 8–3 || Hentgen (3–0) || Eldred (1–1) || || 13,447 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 12–4 || Tewksbury (2–1) || Guzmán (0–1) || || 17,982 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 6–1 || Rogers (3–2) || Leiter (1–2) || Burrows (1) || 19,014 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 17 || @ Rangers || 12–7 || Gross (1–3) || Darwin (1–2) || Vosberg (1) || 18,910 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || May 19 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Cone (3–2) || Moore (3–2) || || 18,558 || 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 20 || @ Tigers || 10–6 || Doherty (2–2) || Hentgen (3–1) || || 18,888 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 21 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Boever (2–0) || Cox (0–1) || Henneman (3) || 19,144 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 22 || Royals || 7–0 || Appier (5–1) || Darwin (1–3) || || 39,255 || 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 23 || Royals || 10–6 || Timlin (2–0) || Pichardo (0–1) || Hall (2) || 35,049 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 24 || Royals || 8–5 || Gordon (2–1) || Cone (3–3) || || 37,277 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 26 || Indians || 7–4 || Hershiser (3–1) || Hentgen (3–2) || Mesa (7) || 47,113 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 27 || Indians || 3–0 || Leiter (2–2) || Plunk (2–1) || Hall (3) || 47,143 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 28 || Indians || 5–4 || Nagy (3–1) || Darwin (1–4) || Mesa (8) || 42,365 || 12–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 29 || Tigers || 5–4 || Cone (4–3) || Moore (4–3) || Timlin (1) || 39,294 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 30 || Tigers || 8–6 || Lira (1–3) || Cox (0–2) || Henneman (5) || 39,711 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 31 || Tigers || 5–3 || Hentgen (4–2) || Doherty (2–3) || || 41,232 || 14–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || June 2 || @ Indians || 5–0 || Leiter (3–2) || Nagy (3–2) || Timlin (2) || 41,545 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || June 3 || @ Indians || 3–0 || Martínez (5–0) || Darwin (1–5) || || 41,566 || 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || June 4 || @ Indians || 9–8 || Tavárez (3–0) || Hall (0–1) || || 41,688 || 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || June 5 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Abbott (3–2) || Guzmán (0–2) || Hernández (9) || 22,180 || 15–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || June 6 || @ White Sox || 6–4 || Bere (2–4) || Hentgen (4–3) || Hernández (10) || 18,428 || 15–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || June 7 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Leiter (4–2) || Keyser (0–1) || Timlin (3) || 19,749 || 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 9 || @ Royals || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || June 10 || @ Royals || 8–2 || Appier (8–2) || Darwin (1–6) || || 20,883 || 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || June 11 || @ Royals || 3–2 (10)|| Pichardo (3–1) || Hall (0–2) || || 16,881 || 16–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || June 12 || Red Sox || 4–3 (12)|| Timlin (3–0) || Ryan (0–2) || || 40,171 || 17–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 13 || Red Sox || 11–7 || Maddux (1–1) || Hentgen (4–4) || || 36,297 || 17–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || June 14 || Red Sox || 5–3 || Leiter (5–2) || Wakefield (4–1) || Castillo (1) || 37,898 || 18–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 16 || Rangers || 7–3 || Tewksbury (5–2) || Darwin (1–7) || || 38,150 || 18–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || June 17 || Rangers || 4–3 || Cone (5–3) || Rogers (7–3) || || 45,229 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || June 18 || Rangers || 7–2 || Guzmán (1–2) || Pavlik (4–2) || || 40,215 || 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 20 || Brewers || 5–3 || Roberson (3–2) || Hentgen (4–5) || Fetters (6) || 39,456 || 20–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 21 || Brewers || 10–9 || Wegman (1–3) || Timlin (3–1) || Fetters (7) || 40,296 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 22 || Brewers || 9–0 || Sparks (3–2) || Darwin (1–8) || || 43,490 || 20–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 23 || @ Yankees || 6–2 || McDowell (4–4) || Cone (5–4) || || 24,499 || 20–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 24 || @ Yankees || 10–2 || Pérez (5–4) || Guzmán (1–3) || || 28,950 || 20–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 25 || @ Yankees || 8–2 || Hitchcock (3–4) || Hentgen (4–6) || || 26,340 || 20–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 26 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Belinda (5–0) || Castillo (0–2) || || 26,716 || 20–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 27 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 (11)|| Lilliquist (2–1) || Williams (0–2) || || 30,262 || 20–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 28 || @ Red Sox || 8–4 || Cone (6–4) || Smith (2–4) || || 31,467 || 21–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 29 || Orioles || 5–1 || Guzmán (2–3) || Fernandez (0–4) || || 40,173 || 22–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 30 || Orioles || 6–5 || Cox (1–2) || Clark (0–1) || || 38,416 || 23–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || July 1 || Orioles || 6–2 || Moyer (3–3) || Leiter (5–3) || || 43,375 || 23–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || July 2 || Orioles || 9–7 || Benítez (1–3) || Crabtree (0–1) || Jones (12) || 42,226 || 23–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || July 3 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Langston (7–1) || Cone (6–5) || Smith (20) || 17,848 || 23–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || July 4 || @ Angels || 14–0 || Finley (7–6) || Guzmán (2–4) || || 61,292 || 23–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || July 5 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Hentgen (5–6) || Boskie (6–2) || Castillo (2) || 14,163 || 24–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || July 6 || @ Angels || 10–1 || Anderson (2–2) || Leiter (5–4) || || 15,076 || 24–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 4–2 || Williams (1–2) || Prieto (0–1) || Castillo (3) || 14,522 || 25–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || July 8 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Cone (7–5) || Harkey (4–6) || || || 26–39