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1995 Texas Rangers season

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Owner(s)
  
George W. Bush

Manager(s)
  
Johnny Oates

General manager(s)
  
Doug Melvin

Local television
  
KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) Prime Sports (Mark Holtz, Tom Grieve, Norm Hitzges)

Local radio
  
KRLD (Eric Nadel, Brad Sham ) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo)

The Texas Rangers 1995 season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League west with a record of 74 wins and 70 losses. They also hosted the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 9, 1994: José Canseco was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz.
  • January 26, 1995: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 13, 1995: Mickey Tettleton was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • May 16, 1995: John Dettmer was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Voigt.
  • July 20, 1995: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • July 31, 1995: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • August 31, 1995: Jack Voigt was traded by the Rangers to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Howard.

    • All-Star Game

    The 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 66th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1995, at The Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 3-2.

    Starters by position

    Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Awards and honors

  • Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
  • Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award

    • All-Star Game

    References

    1995 Texas Rangers season Wikipedia
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