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.

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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