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. Similar to 'Fernandomania' in 1981, Nomo's success in his debut season was nickname 'Nomomania'.
The Dodgers won the National League West title, but lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the NLDS.
This was Tommy Lasorda's final full season as manager of the Dodgers. Midway through the next season, Lasorda would be replaced by his former shortstop Bill Russell.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Delino DeShields Second basemanJosé Offerman ShortstopRaúl Mondesí Center fielderMike PiazzaCatcherEric Karros First basemanHenry Rodríguez Right fielderBilly Ashley Left fielderDave HansenThird basemanRamón 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 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (third base) (bullpen)
(bench) (hitting/1st base) (pitching)
Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member
|- bgcolor=#bfb | 3 || || || Braves || W 9–1 || || || || || || 3–0 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 4 || || || Braves || L 3–4 || || || || || || 3–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 5 || || || Braves || L 3–6 || || || || || || 3–2 || L2
|- bgcolor=#bfb | 34 || || || @ Braves || W 6–3 || || || || || || 15–19 || W2
|- bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 33–31 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 65 || || || @ Braves || L 1–4 || || || || || || 33–32 || L3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 66 || || || @ Braves || L 0–1 || || || || || || 33–33 || L4 |-style=background:#bbbfff | style=";" |— || || style=";" |5:29p.m. PDT || colspan="9" style=";" |66th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX |- bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || || || @ Reds |- bgcolor=#bfb | 68 || || || @ Reds |- bgcolor=#fbb | 69 || || || @ Reds |- bgcolor=#bfb | 83 || || || Braves || W 1–0 || || || || || || 42–41 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 84 || || || Braves || W 9–4 || || || || || || 43–41 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || || || Reds |- bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || || || Reds |- bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || || || Reds
|- bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || || || @ Reds
Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Atlanta Braves 3–2 1–3 4–5 34 26 3–2 1–3 4–5 34 26 NL Central Cincinnati Reds 2–1 1–3 3–4 27 29 2–1 1–3 3–4 27 29 NL West Colorado Rockies 4–3 5–1 9–4 82 77 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — 4–3 5–1 9–4 82 77
Postseason Game log Legend Dodgers win Dodgers lossBoldDodgers team member
|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |1 || || style=";" |5:07p.m. PDT || style=";" |Reds |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |2 || || style=";" |5:07p.m. PDT || style=";" |Reds |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |3 || || style=";" |5:07p.m. PDT || style=";" |@ Reds
Starting Pitchers stats
= Indicates league leader
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 3030 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 59 062.1 4-1 2.02 19 61 32 Antonio Osuna 390 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 350 39.0 3-1 3.00 10 21 0 Joey Eischen 170 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 200 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 90 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 14.0 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 127425 .25666 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 3B100 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 139536 .285 91 153 26 88 27 Roberto Kelly CF 112409 .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 .2384 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 Team123456789RHECincinnati4000300007120Los Angeles000011000280W: 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 Team123456789RHECincinnati000200012560Los Angeles1001000024142W: 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 Team123456789RHELos Angeles000100000191Cincinnati00210431X10112W: David Wells (1–0) L: Hideo Nomo (0–1)HRs: CIN – Ron Gant (1), Bret Boone (1), Mark Lewis (1)
1995 Awards
1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Mike Piazza starter Hideo Nomo starter Todd Worrell reserve Raúl Mondesí reserve José Offerman reserve Rookie of the Year Award Hideo Nomo Gold Glove Award Raúl Mondesí Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars Hideo Nomo TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award Hideo Nomo TSN National League All-Star Eric Karros Mike Piazza
Silver Slugger Award Eric Karros Mike Piazza NL Pitcher of the Month Hideo Nomo (June 1995) NL Player of the Month Mike Piazza (August 1995) NL Player of the Week Raúl Mondesí (April 25–30) Mike Piazza (May 1–7) Hideo Nomo (June 19–25) Ramón Martínez (July 10–16) Eric Karros (July 24–30) Eric Karros (August 7–13) Mike Piazza (August 21–27)
Farm system
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.