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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995 / 1997)
91-71, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 771 runs, Allowed 682 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Manager: Bruce Bochy (91-71)
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,187,886 (6th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95; one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
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1995 / 1997 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 10, 1995
Traded Ray Holbert to the Houston Astros. Received Pedro Martinez.
October 12, 1995
Released Donnie Elliott.
October 16, 1995
Bill Bean granted Free Agency.
Greg Cadaret granted Free Agency.
Tim Mauser granted Free Agency.
Rico Rossy granted Free Agency.
October 28, 1995
Signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.
November 11, 1995
Jody Reed granted Free Agency.
Signed Dan Rohrmeier as a free agent.
Fernando Valenzuela granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1995
Released Phil Clark.
November 14, 1995
Sent Tim Hyers to the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
November 16, 1995
Signed Riccardo Ingram as a free agent.
November 20, 1995
Released Phil Plantier.
November 25, 1995
Signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
November 29, 1995
Signed Paul Abbott as a free agent.
Signed Mike Sharperson as a free agent.
December 4, 1995
Drafted Mel Rosario from the Chicago White Sox in the 1995 minor league draft.
December 7, 1995
Signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.
December 11, 1995
Signed Rob Deer as a free agent.
December 14, 1995
Signed Doug Dascenzo as a free agent.
December 15, 1995
Traded Pedro Martinez to the New York Mets. Received Jeff Barry.
December 18, 1995
Signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.
December 19, 1995
Signed Jody Reed as a free agent.
December 21, 1995
Willie Blair granted Free Agency.
Ray McDavid selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.
Signed Mike Oquist as a free agent.
Brian Williams granted Free Agency.
Eddie Williams granted Free Agency.
Traded Bryan Wolff (minors) and Bip Roberts to the Kansas City Royals. Received Aaron Dorlarque (minors) and Wally Joyner.
December 23, 1995
Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
December 27, 1995
Signed Willie Blair as a free agent.
December 29, 1995
Signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.
January 5, 1996
Signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
January 13, 1996
Signed Chris Gwynn as a free agent.
January 18, 1996
Signed Richie Lewis as a free agent.
January 19, 1996
Signed Rob Murphy as a free agent.
March 17, 1996
Traded Luis Arroyo (minors) and Roberto Petagine to the New York Mets. Received Scott Adair (minors) and Pete Walker.
March 22, 1996
Traded Raul Casanova, Richie Lewis and Melvin Nieves to the Detroit Tigers. Received Cade Gaspar (minors), Sean Bergman and Todd Steverson.
March 26, 1996
Released Erik Plantenberg.
March 27, 1996
Released Rob Deer.
March 29, 1996
Robbie Beckett selected by the Florida Marlins off waivers.
April 15, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Rob Deer as a free agent.
April 23, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Mel Rosario to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Keith Eaddy (minors).
June 4, 1996 (Standings)
Drafted Jason Middlebrook in the 9th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 20, 1996.
June 8, 1996 (Standings)
Purchased Jim Tatum from the Boston Red Sox.
June 18, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Russ Spear (minors), Brad Ausmus and Andujar Cedeno to the Detroit Tigers. Received John Flaherty and Chris Gomez.
July 31, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Bryce Florie, Marc Newfield and Ron Villone to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later and Greg Vaughn. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gerald Parent (minors) (September 16, 1996) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
August 1, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Al Osuna as a free agent.
September 12, 1996 (Standings)
Glenn Dishman selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.
September 18, 1996 (Standings)
Fernando Hernandez selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.
October 8, 1996 (Standings)
Released Al Osuna.
October 15, 1996 (Standings)
Paul Abbott granted Free Agency.
Jeff Barry granted Free Agency.
Doug Dascenzo granted Free Agency.
Rob Deer granted Free Agency.
Denny Harriger granted Free Agency.
Mike Oquist granted Free Agency.
Dan Rohrmeier granted Free Agency.
Mandy Romero granted Free Agency.
Rico Rossy granted Free Agency.
Pete Smith granted Free Agency.
Pete Walker granted Free Agency.
October 27, 1996
Signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.
October 28, 1996
Chris Gwynn granted Free Agency.
Greg Vaughn granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1996
Bob Tewksbury granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1996
Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
Signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.
November 5, 1996
Fernando Valenzuela granted Free Agency.
November 21, 1996
Traded Dustin Hermanson to the Florida Marlins. Received Quilvio Veras.
December 2, 1996
Signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.
Signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.
Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
December 3, 1996
Signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.
December 5, 1996
Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
December 6, 1996
Traded Scott Sanders to the Seattle Mariners. Received Sterling Hitchcock.
December 7, 1996
Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.
December 9, 1996
Drafted Will Cunnane from the Florida Marlins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Wiki Gonzalez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
December 16, 1996
Traded Willie Blair and Brian Johnson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Cam Smith (minors) and Joey Eischen.
December 19, 1996
Signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.
December 23, 1996
Signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.
Signed Don Slaught as a free agent.
January 7, 1997
Released Jason Thompson.
Signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.
January 9, 1997
Traded Leroy McKinnis (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mark Smith.
January 12, 1997
Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
January 13, 1997
Purchased Hideki Irabu from Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific).
January 17, 1997
Signed Phil Plantier as a free agent.
January 22, 1997
Sold Sean Mulligan to the Cleveland Indians.
January 30, 1997
Signed Tim Scott as a free agent.
February 7, 1997
Signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.
March 13, 1997
Traded Antonio Fernandez (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Brian Tollberg.
March 15, 1997
Traded Joey Eischen to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray Brown (minors) (March 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.
Traded Luis Lopez to the Houston Astros. Received Sean Runyan.
March 22, 1997
Released Bryan Eversgerd.
Traded Jody Reed to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Darr and Matt Skrmetta.
March 29, 1997
Traded Hal Garrett (minors) and Mark Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Trey Beamon and Angelo Encarnacion.
