1995 AL
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The 1995 season of the American League was the ninety-fifth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
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| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland Indians | 144 | 100 | 44 | 0 | .694 | -.- | 840 (5.83) | 607 (4.22) | 0.291 | 0.360 | 0.479 | 3.83 | 0.982 |
| 2 | Kansas City Royals | 144 | 70 | 74 | 0 | .486 | 30.0 | 629 (4.37) | 691 (4.80) | 0.260 | 0.325 | 0.396 | 4.49 | 0.984 |
| 3 | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 68 | 76 | 1 | .469 | 32.0 | 755 (5.21) | 758 (5.23) | 0.280 | 0.354 | 0.431 | 4.85 | 0.980 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 144 | 65 | 79 | 0 | .451 | 35.0 | 740 (5.14) | 747 (5.19) | 0.266 | 0.333 | 0.409 | 4.82 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Minnesota Twins | 144 | 56 | 88 | 0 | .389 | 44.0 | 703 (4.88) | 889 (6.17) | 0.279 | 0.341 | 0.419 | 5.76 | 0.981 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 144 | 86 | 58 | 0 | .597 | -.- | 791 (5.49) | 698 (4.85) | 0.280 | 0.353 | 0.455 | 4.39 | 0.978 |
| 2 | New York Yankees* | 145 | 79 | 65 | 1 | .545 | 7.0 | 749 (5.17) | 688 (4.74) | 0.276 | 0.357 | 0.420 | 4.56 | 0.986 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 71 | 73 | 0 | .493 | 15.0 | 704 (4.89) | 640 (4.44) | 0.262 | 0.340 | 0.428 | 4.31 | 0.986 |
| 4 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 60 | 84 | 0 | .417 | 26.0 | 654 (4.54) | 844 (5.86) | 0.247 | 0.324 | 0.404 | 5.49 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 144 | 56 | 88 | 0 | .389 | 30.0 | 642 (4.46) | 777 (5.40) | 0.260 | 0.326 | 0.409 | 4.88 | 0.982 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Mariners | 145 | 79 | 66 | 0 | .545 | -.- | 796 (5.49) | 708 (4.88) | 0.276 | 0.347 | 0.448 | 4.50 | 0.980 |
| 2 | California Angels | 145 | 78 | 67 | 0 | .538 | 1.0 | 801 (5.52) | 697 (4.81) | 0.277 | 0.350 | 0.448 | 4.52 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Texas Rangers | 144 | 74 | 70 | 0 | .514 | 4.5 | 691 (4.80) | 720 (5.00) | 0.265 | 0.336 | 0.410 | 4.66 | 0.982 |
| 4 | Oakland Athletics | 144 | 67 | 77 | 0 | .465 | 11.5 | 730 (5.07) | 761 (5.28) | 0.264 | 0.340 | 0.420 | 4.93 | 0.981 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League lost the sixty-sixth midsummer classic at The Ballpark at Arlington in Arlington, TX on Tuesday, July 11, 1995 by a score of 3 to 2. The league's manager was Buck Showalter.
[edit] Postseason
The 1995 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Division Series | Championship Series | |||||||
| East. | Boston Red Sox | 0 | ||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 3 | ||||||
| Cent. | Cleveland Indians | 4 | ||||||
| West. | Seattle Mariners | 2 | ||||||
| West. | Seattle Mariners | 3 | ||||||
| WC | New York Yankees | 2 | ||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion Cleveland Indians were defeated by the National League's Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Mo Vaughn, a first baseman with the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 308 out of a possible 392 points and 12 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Randy Johnson (johnsra05) of the Seattle Mariners. In the award's voting, he had 136 out of a possible 140 points and 26 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Marty Cordova, an outfielder with the Minnesota Twins. In the award's voting, he had 105 out of a possible 140 points and 13 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Silver Sluggers
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The forty-ninth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 31 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Detroit Tigers lost to the Chicago Cubs of the National League by a score of 8 to 6.
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