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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995 / 1997)
74-88, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 766 runs, Allowed 809 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Manager: Cito Gaston (74-88)
Ballpark: Skydome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,559,573 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
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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 16, 1995
Brent Bowers granted Free Agency.
Darren Hall granted Free Agency.
Wally Whitehurst granted Free Agency.
October 19, 1995
Mike Huff granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1995
Roberto Alomar granted Free Agency.
November 1, 1995
Danny Cox granted Free Agency.
Devon White granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1995
Lance Parrish granted Free Agency.
Duane Ward granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1995
Paul Molitor granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1995
Al Leiter granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1995
Mike Coolbaugh drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
December 6, 1995
Signed Danny Cox as a free agent.
Signed Rich Rowland as a free agent.
Traded Howard Battle and Ricardo Jordan to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Paul Quantrill.
December 7, 1995
Signed Otis Nixon as a free agent.
December 14, 1995
Signed Charlie O'Brien as a free agent.
December 18, 1995
Traded Edwin Hurtado and Paul Menhart to the Seattle Mariners. Received Miguel Cairo and Bill Risley.
December 20, 1995
Signed Mike Huff as a free agent.
December 22, 1995
Signed Erik Hanson as a free agent.
January 16, 1996
Signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
January 24, 1996
Signed Ruben Amaro as a free agent.
February 10, 1996
Signed Dane Johnson as a free agent.
February 20, 1996
Signed Brian Bohanon as a free agent.
February 22, 1996
Signed Frank Viola as a free agent.
March 10, 1996
Signed Wes Chamberlain as a free agent.
March 13, 1996
Traded Joe Lis (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Scott Pose.
March 14, 1996
Selected Roberto Duran off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
March 24, 1996
Released Ben Weber.
March 29, 1996
Kenny Robinson selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers.
May 5, 1996 (Standings)
Released Ruben Amaro.
May 7, 1996 (Standings)
Selected Kenny Robinson off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
May 15, 1996 (Standings)
Traded D. J. Boston (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jacob Brumfield.
May 17, 1996 (Standings)
Sold Randy Knorr to the Houston Astros.
May 24, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Felix Jose as a free agent.
May 27, 1996 (Standings)
Released Wes Chamberlain.
June 4, 1996 (Standings)
Drafted Billy Koch in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 23, 1996.
Drafted Joe Lawrence in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 1, 1996.
Drafted Brent Abernathy in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1996.
Drafted Clayton Andrews in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1996.
Drafted John Bale in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1996.
Drafted Casey Blake in the 7th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
Drafted Josh Phelps in the 10th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1996.
Drafted Orlando Hudson in the 33rd round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 5, 1996 (Standings)
Released Frank Viola.
June 15, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Luis Lopez as a free agent.
July 3, 1996 (Standings)
Giovanni Carrara selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.
Signed Cesar Izturis as an amateur free agent.
August 22, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Tony Castillo and Domingo Cedeno to the Chicago White Sox. Received Allen Halley (minors) and Luis Andujar.
September 30, 1996 (Standings)
Scott Brow selected by the Atlanta Braves off waivers.
October 2, 1996 (Standings)
Dane Johnson selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.
October 3, 1996 (Standings)
Brian Bohanon granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1996 (Standings)
Mike Huff granted Free Agency.
Felix Jose granted Free Agency.
Scott Pose granted Free Agency.
November 14, 1996
Traded players to be named later, Brandon Cromer (minors), Jose Pett (minors) and Jose Silva to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Carlos Garcia, Orlando Merced and Dan Plesac. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Halperin (minors) (December 11, 1996), Abraham Nunez (December 11, 1996) and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
November 18, 1996
Juan Samuel granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1996
Traded Miguel Cairo to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jason Stevenson (minors).
November 27, 1996
Jeff Ware selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.
December 9, 1996
Travis Baptist drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
Tom Davey selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1996 minor league draft.
Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.
Mike Johnson drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
December 11, 1996
Traded Roberto Duran to the Detroit Tigers. Received Anton French (minors).
December 13, 1996
Signed Roger Clemens as a free agent.
December 18, 1996
Signed Juan Samuel as a free agent.
December 20, 1996
Traded John Olerud and cash to the New York Mets. Received Robert Person.
February 17, 1997
Signed Jeff Manto as a free agent.
March 20, 1997
The Baltimore Orioles returned Tom Davey (earlier draft pick).
