1995 Boston Red Sox season

The 1995 Boston Red Sox season was the 95th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 58 losses, as teams played 144 games (instead of the normal 162) due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The Red Sox then lost to the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS.

Offseason

 * November 7, 1994: Bill Haselman was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * November 7, 1994: Juan Bell was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * December 5, 1994: Selected Vaughn Eshelman from the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft.
 * December 7, 1994: Jeff McNeely and Nate Minchey were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Alicea.
 * December 9, 1994: Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz were traded by the Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for José Canseco.

Regular season
The Red Sox collected an MLB-high of 286 doubles in 1995, for an average of nearly 2 per game.

Notable transactions

 * April 8, 1995: Mike MacFarlane was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * April 9, 1995: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * April 9, 1995: Cory Bailey and Scott Cooper were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mark Whiten and Rhéal Cormier.
 * April 9, 1995: Reggie Jefferson was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * April 11, 1995: Erik Hanson was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * April 14, 1995: Troy O'Leary was selected off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
 * April 18, 1995: Zane Smith was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * April 22, 1995: Derek Lilliquist was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * April 26, 1995: Tim Wakefield was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * May 26, 1995: Tuffy Rhodes was selected off waivers by the Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.
 * May 30, 1995: Mike Maddux was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * June 1, 1995: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Red Sox in the 43rd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
 * June 6, 1995: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
 * July 6, 1996: Frankie Rodriguez and a player to be named later were traded to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Aguilera. J. J. Johnson was sent to the Twins on October 11 to complete the trade.
 * July 24, 1995: Mark Whiten was traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Hollins.
 * July 26, 1995: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Red Sox.
 * July 31, 1995: The Red Sox traded players to be named later to the Atlanta Braves for Mike Stanton and a player to be named later. The trade was completed on August 31, when the Braves sent Matt Murray to the Red Sox, and the Red Sox sent Mike Jacobs (minors) and Marc Lewis (minors) to the Braves.
 * August 10, 1995: Eric Gunderson was selected off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
 * August 14, 1995: Wes Chamberlain was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Chris James.
 * August 31, 1995: Dwayne Hosey was selected off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

Starters by position
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

All starting and relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system
The Trenton Thunder replaced the New Britain Red Sox as the Red Sox' Double-A affiliate. The Class A Michigan Battle Cats replaced the Class A-Advanced Lynchburg Red Sox.

Source:

Game log

 * Reference:

Awards and honors

 * Erik Hanson – AL Pitcher of the Month (August)
 * John Valentin – Silver Slugger Award (SS)
 * Mo Vaughn – Silver Slugger Award (1B), American League MVP
 * Tim Wakefield – AL Pitcher of the Month (July)


 * All-Star Game
 * Erik Hanson, reserve P
 * Mo Vaughn, reserve 1B