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{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
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{{Infobox MLB yearly
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| season = 1995
| season = 1995
| misc =
| misc =
| logo = St Louis Cardinals 1967-1997 logo.png
| image = St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg
| current league = National League
| league = National League
⚫
| division = [[National League Central|Central]]
| y1 = 1892
⚫
| division = [[National League Central|Central Division]]
| y2 = 1994
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
| ballpark = [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
| y4 = 1966
| city = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| city = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| y5 = 1882
| record = 62–81 (.434)
| record = 62–81 (.434)
| divisional place = 4th
| divisional_place = 4th
| owners = [[Anheuser-Busch]]
| owners = [[Anheuser-Busch]]
| general managers = [[Walt Jocketty]]
| general_managers = [[Walt Jocketty]]
| managers = [[Joe Torre]] and [[Mike Jorgensen]]
| managers = [[Joe Torre]] and [[Mike Jorgensen]]
| television = [[KPLR-TV|KPLR]]<br>([[Jack Buck]], [[Mike Shannon]], [[Joe Buck]], [[Al Hrabosky]], [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]])<br>[[Prime Network|Prime Sports Midwest]]<br> ([[Al Hrabosky]], [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]], [[Joe Buck]])
| television = [[KPLR-TV|KPLR]]<br>([[Jack Buck]], [[Mike Shannon]], [[Joe Buck]], [[Al Hrabosky]], [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]])<br>[[Prime Sports|Prime Sports Midwest]]<br> ([[Al Hrabosky]], [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]], [[Joe Buck]])
| radio = [[KMOX]] <br>([[Jack Buck]], [[Mike Shannon]], [[Joe Buck]], [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]])
| radio = [[KMOX]] <br>([[Jack Buck]], [[Mike Shannon]], [[Joe Buck]], [[Al Hrabosky]], [[Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)|Bob Carpenter]])
}}
}}
The '''[[St. Louis Cardinals]] [[1995 in baseball|1995 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 4th in the [[National League Central]] division, 22½ games behind the [[1995 Cincinnati Reds season|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.
The '''[[St. Louis Cardinals]] [[1995 in baseball|1995 season]]''' was the team's 114th season in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and the 104th season in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]. The Cardinals went 62–81 during the season and finished fourth in the [[National League Central]] division, 22½ games behind the [[1995 Cincinnati Reds season|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==
==Offseason==
*November 7, 1994: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coolbsc01.shtml</ref>
*November 7, 1994: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coolbsc01.shtml|title = Scott Coolbaugh Stats}}</ref>
*December 12, 1994: [[Tom Henke]] was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henketo01.shtml Tom Henke Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*December 12, 1994: [[Tom Henke]] was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henketo01.shtml Tom Henke Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*March 9, 1995: Darnell Coles was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*March 9, 1995: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated3>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Regular season==
==Regular season==
Rookie [[Mark Sweeney]] got a hit in seven straight [[pinch hitter|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.<ref name="Cardinals Timeline">{{cite web | url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stl/history/timeline.jsp | title=Cardinals timeline 3 | work=St. Louis Cardinals Official Website | accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
Rookie [[Mark Sweeney]] got a hit in seven straight [[pinch hitter|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.<ref name="Cardinals Timeline">{{cite web | url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stl/history/timeline.jsp | title=Cardinals timeline 3 | work=St. Louis Cardinals Official Website | access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>


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).<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml</ref>
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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1995.shtml|title=1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary}}</ref>


===Season standings===
===Season standings===
{{1995 NL Central Standings}}
{{1995 NL Central standings|highlight=St. Louis Cardinals}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1995 NL Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}


===Opening Day starters===
===Opening Day starters===
*Scott Cooper
*[[Scott Cooper (baseball)|Scott Cooper]]
*Bernard Gilkey
*[[Bernard Gilkey]]
*Ken Hill
*[[Ken Hill (baseball)|Ken Hill]]
*Brian Jordan
*[[Brian Jordan]]
*Ray Lankford
*[[Ray Lankford]]
*Manuel Lee
*[[Manuel Lee]]
*John Mabry
*[[John Mabry]]
*Tom Pagnozzi
*[[Tom Pagnozzi]]
*Ozzie Smith <ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=SLN 1995 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Ozzie Smith]]<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=SLN 1995 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


===Transactions===
===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.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillke01.shtml Ken Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* 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.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillke01.shtml Ken Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* 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.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* 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.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*April 18, 1995: Manuel Lee was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema02.shtml Manuel Lee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*April 18, 1995: Manuel Lee was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated2>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema02.shtml Manuel Lee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*May 2, 1995: Greg Cadaret was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml</ref>
*May 2, 1995: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml|title = Greg Cadaret Stats}}</ref>
*June 6, 1995: Greg Cadaret was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/>
*June 6, 1995: Greg Cadaret was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/>
*June 8, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saboch01.shtml</ref>
*June 8, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saboch01.shtml|title=Chris Sabo Stats}}</ref>
*June 22, 1995: Manuel Lee was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated2 />
*June 22, 1995: Manuel Lee was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated2 />
*July 9, 1995: Mark Sweeney was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml</ref>
*July 9, 1995: Mark Sweeney was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml|title = Mark Sweeney Stats}}</ref>
* 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).<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* 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).<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* August 25, 1995: Darnell Coles was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated3 />
* August 25, 1995: Darnell Coles was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref name=autogenerated3 />
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|-
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer|43|[[Rene Arocha]]}}
{{MLBplayer|43|[[René Arocha]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Cory Bailey]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Cory Bailey]]}}
{{MLBplayer|52|[[Brian Barber]]}}
{{MLBplayer|52|[[Brian Barber]]}}
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{{MLBplayer|29|[[Danny Jackson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|29|[[Danny Jackson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|51|[[T. J. Mathews]]}}
{{MLBplayer|51|[[T. J. Mathews]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[Mike Morgan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Mike Morgan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Donovan Osborne]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Donovan Osborne]]}}
{{MLBplayer|58|[[Vicente Palacios]]}}
{{MLBplayer|58|[[Vicente Palacios]]}}
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{{MLBplayer|46|[[Mark Petkovsek]]}}
{{MLBplayer|46|[[Mark Petkovsek]]}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Rich Rodriguez (baseball)|Rich Rodriguez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Rich Rodriguez (baseball)|Rich Rodriguez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|57|[[Willie Smith (pitcher)|Willie Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Tom Urbani]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Tom Urbani]]}}
{{MLBplayer|38|[[Allen Watson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|38|[[Allen Watson]]}}
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==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| C || [[Tom Pagnozzi]] || 62 || 219 || 47 || .215 || 2 || 15
|- align=center
| 1B || [[John Mabry]] || 129 || 388 || 119 || .307 || 5 || 41
|- align=center
| 2B || [[José Oquendo]] || 88 || 220 || 46 || .209 || 2 || 17
|- align=center
| SS || [[Tripp Cromer]] || 105 || 345 || 78 || .226 || 5 || 18
|- align=center
| 3B || [[Scott Cooper (baseball)|Scott Cooper]] || 118 || 374 || 86 || .230 || 3 || 40
|- align=center
| LF || [[Bernard Gilkey]] || 121 || 480 || 143 || .298 || 17 || 69
|- align=center
| CF || [[Ray Lankford]] || 132 || 483 || 134 || .277 || 25 || 82
|- align=center
| RF || [[Brian Jordan]] || 131 || 490 || 145 || .296 || 22 || 81
|}
|}


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Danny Sheaffer]] || 76 || 208 || 48 || .231 || 5 || 30
|- align=center
| [[Ozzie Smith]] || 44 || 156 || 31 || .199 || 0 || 11
|- align=center
| [[David Bell (baseball)|David Bell]] || 39 || 144 || 36 || .250 || 2 || 19
|- align=center
| [[Darnell Coles]] || 63 || 138 || 31 || .225 || 3 || 16
|- align=center
| [[Todd Zeile]] || 34 || 127 || 37 || .291 || 5 || 22
|- align=center
| [[Allen Battle]] || 61 || 118 || 32 || .271 || 0 || 2
|- align=center
| [[Scott Hemond]] || 57 || 118 || 17 || .144 || 3 || 9
|- align=center
| [[Gerónimo Peña]] || 32 || 101 || 27 || .267 || 1 || 8
|- align=center
| [[Ramón Caraballo]] || 34 || 99 || 20 || .202 || 2 || 3
|- align=center
| [[Gerald Perry]] || 65 || 79 || 13 || .165 || 0 || 5
|- align=center
| [[Mark Sweeney]] || 37 || 77 || 21 || .273 || 2 || 13
|- align=center
| [[José Oliva]] || 22 || 74 || 9 || .122 || 2 || 8
|- align=center
| [[Terry Bradshaw (baseball)|Terry Bradshaw]] || 19 || 44 || 10 || .227 || 0 || 2
|- align=center
| [[Chris Sabo]] || 5 || 13 || 2 || .154 || 0 || 3
|- align=center
| [[Ray Giannelli]] || 9 || 11 || 1 || .091 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Tim Hulett]] || 4 || 11 || 2 || .182 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Manuel Lee]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1.000 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Mark Petkovsek]] || 26 || 137.1 || 6 || 6 || 4.00 || 71
|- align=center
| [[Allen Watson]] || 21 || 114.1 || 7 || 9 || 4.96 || 49
|- align=center
| [[Donovan Osborne]] || 19 || 113.1 || 4 || 6 || 3.81 || 82
|- align=center
| [[Ken Hill (baseball)|Ken Hill]] || 18 || 110.1 || 6 || 7 || 5.06 || 50
|- align=center
| [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Mike Morgan]] || 17 || 106.2 || 5 || 6 || 3.88 || 46
|- align=center
| [[Danny Jackson]] || 19 || 100.2 || 2 || 12 || 5.90 || 52
|- align=center
| [[Alan Benes]] || 3 || 16.0 || 1 || 2 || 8.44 || 20
|}
|}


==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Tom Urbani]] || 24 || 82.2 || 3 || 5 || 3.70 || 52
|- align=center
| [[Vicente Palacios]] || 20 || 40.1 || 2 || 3 || 5.80 || 34
|- align=center
| [[John Frascatore]] || 14 || 32.2 || 1 || 1 || 4.41 || 21
|- align=center
| [[Brian Barber]] || 9 || 29.1 || 2 || 1 || 5.22 || 27
|}
|}


==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Tom Henke]] || 52 || 1 || 1 || 36 || 1.82 || 48
|- align=center
| [[Jeff Parrett]] || 59 || 4 || 7 || 0 || 3.64 || 71
|- align=center
| [[Tony Fossas]] || 58 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1.47 || 40
|- align=center
| [[Rich DeLucia]] || 56 || 8 || 7 || 0 || 3.39 || 76
|- align=center
| [[René Arocha]] || 41 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 3.99 || 25
|- align=center
| [[John Habyan]] || 31 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 2.88 || 35
|- align=center
| [[T.J. Mathews]] || 23 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1.52 || 28
|- align=center
| [[Doug Creek]] || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 10
|- align=center
| [[Cory Bailey]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7.36 || 5
|- align=center
| [[Rich Rodriguez (baseball)|Rick Rodriguez]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
|}
|}


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==Farm system==
==Farm system==
{{See also|Minor league baseball}}
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}


{{MLB Farm System|level14=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team14=[[Louisville Bats|Louisville Redbirds]]|league14=[[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]|manager14=[[Joe Pettini]]
{{MLB Farm System|level14=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team14=[[Louisville Bats|Louisville Redbirds]]|league14=[[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]|manager14=[[Joe Pettini]]
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|level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team17=[[Peoria Chiefs]]|league17=[[Midwest League]]|manager17=Roy Silver
|level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team17=[[Peoria Chiefs]]|league17=[[Midwest League]]|manager17=Roy Silver
|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team18=[[Savannah Cardinals]]|league18=[[South Atlantic League]]|manager18=[[Scott Melvin]]
|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team18=[[Savannah Cardinals]]|league18=[[South Atlantic League]]|manager18=[[Scott Melvin]]
|level19=[[Minor league baseball#Class A-Short Season|Short-Season A]]|team19=[[New Jersey Cardinals]]|league19=[[New York-Penn League]]|manager19=[[Luis Meléndez (baseball)|Luis Meléndez]]
|level19=[[Class A-Short Season|A-Short Season]]|team19=[[New Jersey Cardinals]]|league19=[[New York–Penn League]]|manager19=[[Luis Meléndez (baseball)|Luis Meléndez]]
|level20=[[Minor league baseball#Rookie|Rookie]]|team20=[[Johnson City Cardinals]]|league20=[[Appalachian League]]|manager20=[[Steve Turco]]
|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Johnson City Cardinals]]|league20=[[Appalachian League]]|manager20=[[Steve Turco]]
}}<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball,'' 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>
}}<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1995.shtml 1995 St. Louis Cardinals]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1995.shtml 1995 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=SLN 1995 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=SLN 1995 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{St. Louis Cardinals}}
{{St. Louis Cardinals}}
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[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons]]
[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons]]
[[Category:1995 Major League Baseball season|Saint Louis Cardinals]]
[[Category:1995 Major League Baseball season|Saint Louis Cardinals]]
[[Category:1995 in sports in Missouri|St Lou]]

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1995 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record62–81 (.434)
Divisional place4th
OwnersAnheuser-Busch
General managersWalt Jocketty
ManagersJoe Torre and Mike Jorgensen
TelevisionKPLR
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter)
Prime Sports Midwest
(Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Joe Buck)
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter)
← 1994 Seasons 1996 →

The St. Louis Cardinals 1995 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[edit]

  • November 7, 1994: Scott Coolbaugh was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
  • December 12, 1994: Tom Henke was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
  • March 9, 1995: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]

Regular season[edit]

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.[4]

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).[5]

Season standings[edit]

NL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 85 59 0.590 — 44–28 41–31
Houston Astros 76 68 0.528 9 36–36 40–32
Chicago Cubs 73 71 0.507 12 34–38 39–33
St. Louis Cardinals 62 81 0.434 22½ 39–33 23–48
Pittsburgh Pirates 58 86 0.403 27 31–41 27–45

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1995 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 starters[edit]

Transactions[edit]

  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • April 18, 1995: Manuel Lee was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
  • May 2, 1995: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]
  • June 6, 1995: Greg Cadaret was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]
  • June 8, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[11]
  • June 22, 1995: Manuel Lee was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
  • July 9, 1995: Mark Sweeney was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan.[12]
  • 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).[7]
  • August 25, 1995: Darnell Coles was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
  • September 11, 1995: Chris Sabo was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[11]

Roster[edit]

1995 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Joe Pettini
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Mike Ramsey
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Chris Maloney
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Roy Silver
A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Scott Melvin
A-Short Season New Jersey Cardinals New York–Penn League Luis Meléndez
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Steve Turco

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scott Coolbaugh Stats".
  2. ^ Tom Henke Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ a b Darnell Coles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ "Cardinals timeline 3". St. Louis Cardinals Official Website. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
  6. ^ 1995 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
  7. ^ a b Ken Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ a b Manuel Lee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ a b "Greg Cadaret Stats".
  11. ^ a b "Chris Sabo Stats".
  12. ^ "Mark Sweeney Stats".
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links[edit]

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