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Apr. 1, 1996 • Season Preview Edition
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Cleveland, Keystone Eye Next Level
After epic seasons leading to their first playoff appearance in 21 years and first pennant ever, respectively, the Cleveland Barons and Keystone Starlings are looking to take it to the next level. After both teams crashed out in the Semi Series, they will aim to advance to the World Series in '96.
97-win Cleveland returns as a West Division favorite, but will have to contend with defending champions Los Angeles—under new GM Barry Williams, who knocked them out 4-2 in the final four a year ago—and the Atlanta Hilltoppers, who crashed by 28 wins after their historic 110-win year in 1994. All three teams figure to best among the best in the league, as the West continues its dominance over the East. Former playoff stalwarts St. Louis, Chicago, and Detroit find themselves in unfamiliar territory as playoff outsiders heading into the spring. The Colts, under new GM Peter Vays, will move back to the north side, where they hope Wrigley's friendly confines will give the club a boost.
In the East, Brooklyn's surprising run to the World Series appears to be a one-off, according to the prognosticators, who have Toronto and Keystone topping the division, with Boston figuring to be in contention. Keystone was last year's top-scoring attack, led by MVP Wil Cordero, whose 140 RBIs broke Ernie Banks' 30-year record for shortstops. But the division figures to be a much closer battle than the West, with Manhattan, Washington, Havana, and Florida lurking in the middle ground and in position to make a jump to the top three in a weak field.
Barry Bonds will make a run at his fifth MVP, which would pull him within one of Craig Robinson, while four-time Cy Young winner Dwight Gooden finds himself as the #3 starter between Pedro Martinez and Fernie Valenzuela. Atlanta seems unlikely to notch 110 wins as they did in 1994, but even less likely to lose 80 as they did last year.
On the career miletones watch, Cleveland's Robin Yount need 127 games to surpass Mickey Mantle's record of 3175, and 360 AB to pass Mantle's record 11,621, and 146 hits to pass Mantle's 3,332 (2nd all-time). Alan Trammell is right on his heels with 3,088 hits going into his 18th season. Trammell will also look to add a 15th Gold Glove to his record haul. Tony Gwynn is 67 hits shy of becoming the sixth member of the 3,000 hit club.
Lee Smith, now with Denver, will hit 1,000 career games with his second appearance this year, good for 2nd all-time behind Steve Howe. Don Robinson could crack into the top-five in career starts, and Valenzuela could make the top 10 in career strikeouts.
Predicted Finish
Predicted Finish
BNN
East W L GB R RA
Brooklyn 85 77 - 2 10
Florida 85 77 - 18 1
Keystone 85 77 - 4 11
Manhattan 79 83 6 14 8
Toronto 78 84 7 9 14
Boston 77 85 8 7 17
Washington 76 86 9 13 9
Montreal 71 91 14 10 18
Havana 70 92 15 17 6
West W L GB R RA
Los Angeles 103 59 - 11 2
Cleveland 98 64 5 1 4
Atlanta 97 65 6 5 3
Chicago 82 80 21 3 16
Minneapolis 80 82 23 8 12
Denver 79 83 24 15 5
Detroit 77 85 26 6 13
St. Louis 74 88 29 12 7
Seattle 67 95 36 16 15
REED'S READ
Reed BNN Diff
3 Toronto 11 +8
5 Keystone 6 +1
7 Boston 13 +6
9 Brooklyn 4 -5
11 Manhattan 10 -1
13 Washington 14 +1
14 Havana 17 +3
16 Florida 5 -11
17 Montreal 16 -1
Reed BNN Diff
1 Atlanta 3 +2
2 Cleveland 2 0
4 Los Angeles 1 -3
6 St. Louis 15 +9
8 Chicago 7 -1
10 Denver 9 -1
12 Detroit 12 0
15 Minneapolis 8 -7
18 Seattle 18 0
Positional Rankings
underlined means different position last year; italics means tied
Positional Rankings
underlined means different position last year; italics means tied
LEFT FIELDERS
1 1 Barry Bonds STL
2 3 Ryan Klesko DET
3 2 Albert Belle CHI
4 1 Kal Daniels MPS
5 2 Shane Mack HAV
6 - Manny Ramirez ATL
7 4 Ellis Burks BOS
8 9 Cliff Floyd MON
9 - Gregg Jefferies WAS
SHORTSTOP
1 1 Wil Cordero KEY
2 - N. Garciaparra SEA
3 3 Alan Trammell CHI
4 2 Robin Yount CLE
5 4 Jose Valentin ATL
6 5 Barry Larkin DEN
7 - Cory Snyder TOR
8 8 Rey Sanchez STL
9 7 Jeff Blauser MON
THIRD BASEMEN
1 1 Gary Sheffield CHI
2 3 Jim Thome BOS
3 - Alex Rodriguez CLE
4 - Chipper Jones STL
5 5 Jeff Cirillo LA
6 4 Matt Williams BRO
7 2 Wade Boggs ATL
8 9 Travis Fryman MPS
9 - Edgardo Alfonzo MON
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POSITION PLAYERS
01 01 Ken Griffey Jr BRO
02 02 Barry Bonds STL
03 08 Ryan Klesko DET
04 03 Albert Belle CHI
05 04 Gary Sheffield CHI
06 06 John Olerud CHI
07 07 Frank E. Thomas LA
08 -- Juan Gonzalez TOR
09 -- Ivan Rodriguez MON
10 16 Jim Edmonds CLE
11 05 Kal Daniels MPS
12 -- Roberto Alomar CLE
13 -- Mark Grace DEN
14 -- Wil Cordero KEY
15 -- Vladi Guerrero MON
16 -- N Garciaparra SEA
17 -- Jim Thome BOS
18 20 Jeff Bagwell KEY
19 12 Tony Gwynn ATL
20 10 Eric Davis LA
- 09 Rich Gedman CLE
- 11 Ellis Burks TOR
- 13 Dave Nilsson DET
- 14 Wade Boggs ATL
- 15 Shane Mack HAV
- 17 Ryne Sandberg WAS
- 18 Mike Piazza BOS
- 19 Geronimo Pena BRO
CENTER FIELDERS
1 1 Ken Griffey Jr BRO
2 5 Jim Edmonds CLE
3 3 Raul Mondesi TOR
4 - Darin Erstad DEN
5 4 Sammy Sosa BOS
6 - Lenny Dykstra WAS
7 - Johnny Damon SEA
8 5 Stan Javier LA
9 - Garret Anderson MPS
CATCHERS
1 5 Ivan Rodriguez MON
2 2 Dave Nilsson DET
3 3 Mike Piazza BOS
4 4 Mike Stanley KEY
5 1 Rich Gedman CLE
6 6 Charles Johnson FLO
7 8 Benny Santiago TOR
8 7 Ron Karkovice LA
9 - Rick Wilkins DEN
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STARTING PITCHERS
01 01 Pedro Martinez ATL
02 04 Greg Swindell LA
03 02 Fern Valenzuela ATL
04 03 Dwight Gooden ATL
05 07 Ismael Valdez CLE
06 13 Erik Hanson MAN
07 09 Bret Saberhagen STL
08 06 Jon Lieber BOS
09 15 Mike Mason WAS
10 10 Floyd Youmans LA
11 -- J. Isringhausen MPS
12 -- Sean Bergman HAV
13 08 Joe Magrane DEN
14 11 Scott Sanderson CLE
15 12 Rheal Cormier LA
16 05 Mike Mussina FLO
17 -- Kelly Downs ATL
18 16 Tom Glavine WAS
19 -- F. Cordova FLO
20 20 Bruce Hurst LA
- 14 Don Robinson LA
- 17 Darryl Kile ATL
- 18 Andy Benes DET
- 19 Mike Grace TOR
RIGHT FIELDERS
1 4 Juan Gonzalez TOR
2 - Vladi Guerrero MON
3 3 Tony Gwynn ATL
4 2 Eric Davis CHI
5 5 Tim Salmon KEY
6 6 Bernie Williams MPS
7 - Carlos Delgado CLE
8 - Junior Felix CHI
9 7 David Justice STL
SECOND BASEMEN
1 3 Roberto Alomar CLE
2 2 Geronimo Pena BRO
3 1 Ryne Sandberg WAS
4 5 Carlos Baerga KEY
5 4 Tony Phillips STL
6 - Fernando Vina DET
7 6 Bret Boone ATL
8 8 Mick Morandini MAN
9 9 Jay Bell CHI
FIRST BASEMEN
1 1 John Olerud CHI
2 1 Frank E Thomas LA
3 5 Mark Grace DEN
4 3 Jeff Bagwell KEY
5 6 Dion James CLE
6 7 Greg Colbrunn ATL
7 4 Raffy Palmeiro STL
8 - Will Clark MON
9 9 Eric Karros TOR
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TOP RELIEVERS (tiers)
* A Steve Karsay FLO
A A Cory Bailey MON
A A Greg McMichael BRO
B B Jose Mesa TOR
B B Tim Scott HAV
B - Mariano Rivera SEA
B - John Smoltz TOR
B - Mike Timlin BRO
* - 4.5
A - 4.0
B - 3.5
Prospects
Prospects
TOP 20 PROSPECTS
1 RF Vladi Guerrero MON
2 SS Nomar Garciaparra SEA
3 1B Mike Sweeney MON
4 3B Scott Rolen MPS
5 RF Bobby Abreu MPS
6 RP Billy Wagner DET
7 SP Chan Ho Park MON
8 SP Francisco Cordova FLO
9 1B Dmitri Young FLO
10 RF Trot Nixon SEA
11 SP Jason Schmidt BRO
12 2B Derek Jeter MON
13 RF Jermaine Dye MON
14 LF Shannon Stewart LA
15 SP Jason Isringhausen MPS
16 SP Livan Hernandez MON
17 LF Raul Ibanez WAS
18 3B Phil Nevin DEN
19 SP Jose Rosado MPS
20 CF Darin Erstad DEN
FARM SYSTEM RANKINGS
# LY Pts Team
1 1 372 Montreal
2 3 236 Minneapolis
3 6 165 Florida
4 5 141 Seattle
5 15 112 Chicago
6 11 107 Denver
7 9 98 Detroit
8 8 94 Brooklyn
9 2 91 Manhattan
10 10 81 Washington
11 7 45 Los Angeles
12 12 43 Toronto
13 17 29 St. Louis
14 18 22 Keystone
15 4 19 Havana
16 14 19 Atlanta
17 16 3 Boston
18 13 3 Cleveland
West Division
West Division
East Division
East Division
ATLANTA HILLTOPPERS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 77 83 11th 3.2 3.3 17 1
1994 110 50 1st 4.5 2.7 3 1
1995 82 80 9=t 4.9 4.6 13 5
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF R Rondell White .285 24 75 6.0
2B R Bret Boone .258 26 83 1.7
1B R Greg Colbrunn .309 26 104 3.7
RF L Tony Gwynn .336 16 86 4.0
SS R John Valentin .272 16 74 2.4
3B L Wade Boggs .268 10 43 1.5
CF R Tom Brunansky .241 17 99 1.3
C R Charles Johnson .221 26 89 4.4
W L ERA WAR
SP L Pedro Martinez 13 5 2.67 6.2
SP L Fernie Valenzuela 13 13 4.40 4.9
SP R Dwight Gooden 9 9 4.01 5.8
SP R Kelly Downs 11 11 3.76 4.6
SP R Darryl Kile 13 13 5.30 1.5
CL R Bill Wegman 2 SV 2.29 1.9
Inj: SS Jose Valentin
IN: SS John Valentin, CF Tom Brunansky, SP Kelly Downs, RP Bill Wegman, SP Ron Darling, 2B Ron Gant, 1B Howard Johnson
OUT: SP Britt Burns, LF John Kruk, 2B Gary DiSarcina, C B.J. Surhoff, RP Lee Smith
BOSTON FEDERALS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 67 93 16th 4.1 4.4 10 16
1994 99 61 3rd 4.6 3.7 2 9
1995 78 84 12th 5.1 5.3 8 14
Avg HR RBI WAR
CF R Sammy Sosa .277 33 114 3.4
2B R Chuck Knoblauch .269 5 62 1.3
C R Mike Piazza .285 32 100 4.5
1B L Jim Thome .265 21 84 4.0
LF R Ellis Burks .278 31 73 3.8
3B L Dave Hansen .313 11 47 3.4
RF S Carl Everett .265 19 95 0.4
SS R Rey Ordonez rookie
W L ERA WAR
SP R Jon Lieber 13 13 4.77 3.6
SP L Andy Pettitte 13 10 3.78 4.8
SP R Julian Tavarez 13 10 4.80 2.4
SP L Kenny Rogers 3 6 4.94 0.7
SP L Glenn Dishman minors
CL R Billy Taylor 4 SV 4.34 0.6
IN: SP Andy Pettitte, LF Ellis Burks, SP Kenny Rogers, RF Carl Everett, * SS Rey Ordonez, 1B Tino Martinez, SP Glenn Dishman
OUT: SP Bret Saberhagen, SP Greg Mathews, LF Kal Daniels, SS John Valentin, SP Jim Gott
CHICAGO COLTS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 97 63 1st 4.5 3.6 5 3
1994 83 77 10th 3.4 3.1 11 2
1995 92 70 4th 5.3 4.4 3 3
Avg HR RBI WAR
RF S Junior Felix .306 16 110 3.5
LF R Albert Belle .317 39 116 8.3
1B L John Olerud .311 12 82 4.4
3B R Gary Sheffield .305 29 117 6.2
SS R Alan Trammell .293 17 93 6.2
2B R Jay Bell .273 15 80 3.8
CF R J. Allensworth rookie
C R Jason Kendall rookie
W L ERA WAR
SP L Steve Cooke 14 10 3.82 3.2
SP R Craig McMurtry 0 3 9.20 -0.1
SP R John Mitchell 4 6 5.20 0.9
SP R John Doherty 0 1 2.83 0.6
SP R Jeff M. Robinson 6 10 4.96 1.0
CL R Mike Henneman 1 SV 6.64 -0.2
IN: SP John Mitchell, SP John Doherty, *CF Jermaine Allensworth, *C Jason Kendall, *2B Todd Walker, SP Craig McMurtry
OUT: CF Chili Davis, C Jeff Reed, SP Mike Morgan, C Brian Harper
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 90 70 4-T 4.7 3.8 1 4
1994 91 69 7th 4.1 3.5 7 5
1995 86 76 7th 5.2 4.9 4 8
Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Geronimo Pena .308 22 84 6.2
CF L Ken Griffey Jr .294 36 146 8.4
3B R Matt Williams .295 40 144 5.8
1B L Alvin Davis .300 21 70 2.1
RF R Marty Cordova .270 9 37 2.0
LF L Mike Greenwell .257 11 39 0.3
SS S Bret Barberie .245 8 71 4.1
C L Jeff Reed .291 7 45 2.8
W L ERA WAR
SP R Kevin Brown 10 12 4.25 2.9
SP R David Cone 9 7 4.76 3.4
SP L John Smiley 9 13 4.89 3.4
SP D Jason Schmidt rookie
SP R Charlie Lea minors
CL R Greg McMichael 22 SV 2.49 2.5
IN: LF Ivan Calderon, SS Bret Barberie, CF Chili Davis, *SP Jason Schmidt, C Jeff Reed, 1B Alvin Davis, RF Mike Greenwell, SP Charlie Lea
OUT: 1B Dion James, C Mike Sciosica, SP Ramon Martinez, 1B Mark McGwire
CLEVELAND BARONS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 56 104 18th 3.1 4.1 18 13
1994 71 89 12th 3.4 3.9 12 10
1995 97 65 2nd 5.1 4.0 9 2
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF L Luis Polonia .291 10 60 1.6
1B L Dion James .298 10 67 2.2
CF L Jim Edmonds .321 30 127 7.3
3B R Alex Rodriguez .281 34 104 3.7
RF L Carlos Delgado .320 14 80 3.7
SS R Robin Yount .284 10 70 4.7
C L Rich Gedman .277 19 84 5.0
2B R Craig Grebeck .225 5 39 0.8
W L ERA WAR
SP R Ismael Valdez 13 7 3.60 4.0
SP R Scott Sanderson 14 10 4.74 4.6
SP L Randy Tomlin 12 9 3.29 3.6
SP R Salomon Torres 8 3 3.73 0.8
SP R Ed Whitson 7 15 5.55 1.8
CL R Doug Henry 24 SV 3.32 0.1
Inj: 2B Roberto Alomar
IN: SP Scott Sanderson, 1B Dion James, SP Ed Whitson
OUT: SP Mike Mason LF Ivan Calderon, SP Terry Mulholland, RP Bill Wegman, LF Jose Canseco, 2B Eric Young, 1B Wally Joyner, SP Gary Lucas
FLORIDA FLAMINGOS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 82 78 10th 3.8 3.9 11 7
1994 86 74 9th 3.6 3.5 10 6
1995 79 83 11th 4.1 4.7 17 6
Avg HR RBI WAR
2B R Eric Young .271 6 28 3.0
3B R Scott Brosius .256 17 57 3.0
LF R Glenallen Hill .247 4 38 0.7
LF S Ruben Sierra .290 25 106 2.4
SS R Kevin Elster .239 16 63 3.4
1B S Dmitri Young rookie
C R Brad Ausmus .258 8 53 3.1
CF S Terry Jones rookie
W L ERA WAR
SP R Mike Mussina 20 10 3.13 6.1
SP R Francisco Cordova rookie
SP L Greg Hibbard 13 14 4.17 2.3
SP R Scott Bankhead 13 3 4.18 1.0
SP L Gary Lucas 6 6 4.91 0.7
CL R Steve Karsay 36 SV 1.97 1.6
IN: SP Scott Bankhead, 2B Eric Young, SP Gary Lucas, *Francisco Cordova, *1B Dmitri Young, *CF Terry Jones
OUT: 1B Edgar Martinez
DENVER 14ers
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 73 87 13th 3.7 3.9 14 6
1994 57 103 16th 3.0 4.2 17 14
1995 69 93 15th 5.0 5.4 11 16
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF S Tim Raines .282 8 46 1.8
SS R Barry Larkin .282 11 64 3.6
1B L Mark Grace .326 15 86 5.1
RF L Luis Gonzalez .267 16 69 2.2
C L Rick Wilkins .251 18 60 2.3
CF L Darin Erstad rookie
2B L Delino DeShields .264 10 83 2.3
3B S Mark McLemore .273 3 51 2.0
W L ERA WAR
SP L Joe Magrane 5 5 3.59 1.7
SP L David West 13 11 3.81 3.1
SP R Hideo Nomo 10 9 4.46 3.8
SP R Anthony Young 10 7 4.63 1.8
SP R Charles Nagy 6 12 5.09 1.3
CL R Todd Frohwirth 24 SV 4.06 -0.2
IN: SP Joe Magrane, SS Barry Larkin, *CF Darin Erstad, RP Lee Smith
OUT: SP Ron Darling, CF Tom Brunansky
HAVANA LEONES
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 84 76 8th 4.2 4.0 9 10
1994 77 83 11th 3.8 4.0 8 11
1995 77 85 13th 5.1 4.8 6 7
Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Quivio Veras .275 3 38 1.0
LF S Bip Roberts .289 5 52 1.8
CF R Shane Mack .291 24 114 5.6
1B L Rafael Palmeiro .319 39 102 7.1
3B R Kevin Seitzer .285 8 56 1.7
RF L Matt Lawton .258 10 50 2.6
C L Mike Scioscia .236 6 43 2.1
SS R Scott Fletcher .245 0 42 0.6
W L ERA WAR
SP R Shane Reynolds 12 13 3.18 4.4
SP L Denny Neagle 10 8 5.25 1.5
SP R Sean Bergman 4 6 5.65 0.7
SP L Chris Nabholz 11 17 4.22 4.1
SP R Mike Morgan 8 6 3.96 1.5
CL R Tim Scott 18 SV 3.84 0.8
IN: C Mike Scioscia, SP Ramon Martinez, LF Bip Roberts, SP Mike Morgan
OUT: RF Lenny Dykstra, SP Doug Drabek, RP Mark Wohlers
DETROIT GRIFFINS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 95 65 2-T 4.5 4.0 6 9
1994 94 66 5th 4.5 3.4 3 5
1995 94 68 3rd 5.5 4.9 2 8
Avg HR RBI WAR
2B L Fernando Vina .343 0 10 0.7
LF L Larry Walker .293 22 75 3.8
1B L Ryan Klesko .312 42 138 5.5
C L Dave Nilsson .300 28 107 4.1
3B L Jeff Treadway .316 19 93 3.1
CF S Orlando Merced .283 16 99 1.8
RF L Dwight Smith .294 12 69 1.4
SS L Ozzie Guillen .273 1 56 1.1
W L ERA WAR
SP R Andy Benes 10 9 4.65 3.1
SP R Dave Beard 11 3 2.90 1.3
SP R Doug Drabek 12 12 4.87 2.8
SP L Pete Schourek 10 11 4.51 1.4
SP R Alex Fernandez 16 7 3.85 3.4
SP R Hector Carrasco 31 SV 2.92 1.6
IN: SP Doug Drabek
OUT: 1B Howard Johnson
KEYSTONE STARLINGS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 69 91 14th 3.6 4.5 15 17
1994 92 68 6th 4.4 4.0 6 12
1995 89 73 5th 6.0 5.5 1 17
Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Carlos Baerga .334 25 91 6.1
3B R Edgar Martinez .303 12 55 2.5
SS R Wil Cordero .341 39 140 7.0
RF R Tim Salmon .277 39 119 6.5
C R Mike Stanley .275 22 79 3.2
1B R Jeff Bagwell .303 43 139 6.7
LF S John Shelby .298 20 72 0.9
CF R Reggie Sanders minors
W L ERA WAR
SP R Van Landingham 13 9 4.14 3.8
SP R Aaron Sele 6 6 4.83 1.1
SP L Butch Henry 13 11 5.44 2.2
SP R Jose DeLeon 7 12 5.42 2.4
SP R Rusty Meacham 0 1 8.64 -0.2
CL R Steve Olin 3 SV 5.03 1.0
IN: 1B Edgar Martinez, SS Gary DiSarcina, 2B Joey Cora
OUT: SP Scott Bankhead,
LOS ANGELES OUTLAWS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 95 65 2-T 4.3 3.5 8 2
1994 88 72 8th 3.7 3.1 9 3
1995 101 61 1st 5.1 4.0 6 1
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF L Andy Van Slyke .290 19 66 3.8
2B S Tony Phillips .290 16 67 4.0
1B R Frank E. Thomas .299 29 111 4.8
RF R Eric Davis .329 32 111 8.1
3B R Jeff Cirillo .300 19 109 6.7
CF S Stan Javier .286 8 63 4.2
C R Ron Karkovice .234 12 47 2.6
SS R Dick Schofield Jr .265 6 38 0.8
W L ERA WAR
SP L Greg Swindell 13 10 3.23 6.3
SP R Floyd Youmans 18 10 2.65 5.4
SP L Rheal Cormier 15 5 3.69 3.1
SP L Bruce Hurst 17 7 3.78 3.4
SP L Matt Beach rookie
CL R Dave Schmidt 20 SV 4.99 0.5
IN: SS Dick Schofield Jr, *SP Matt Beach, RP Rob Dibble
OUT: SP Don Robinson, RF Jesse Barfield
MANHATTAN GRAY SOX
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 88 72 6th 4.5 4.0 3 11
1994 62 98 13-t 3.2 4.8 14 18
1995 82 80 9-t 4.8 5.2 14 12
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF S Jerry Browne .316 6 54 3.5
3B R David Bell .294 6 55 1.1
SS R Tony Graffanino rookie
RF L Jon Nunnally .305 5 24 1.9
1B R Ed N. Sprague .238 25 80 1.2
C L Darrin Fletcher .313 19 82 3.6
2B L Mickey Morandini .294 2 10 0.8
CF S F.P. Santangelo .268 1 17 1.7
W L ERA WAR
SP R Erik Hanson 15 11 3.75 3.9
SP R Pat Hentgen 10 10 5.07 3.5
SP L Terry Mulholland 15 11 3.65 2.8
SP R Bobby Munoz 13 9 4.80 4.4
SP R Melido Perez 8 15 5.30 1.6
CL R Heathy Slocumb 18 SV 4.34 1.1
IN: SP Terry Mulholland, *SS Tony Graffanino, SS Rene Gonzalez
OUT: SS Barry Larkin, SP Andy Pettitte, 2B Ron Gant, SP John Mitchell
MINNEAPOLIS FOXES
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 75 85 12th 3.8 4.3 13 14
1994 58 102 15th 3.2 4.3 15 16
1995 73 89 14th 5.0 5.5 10 18
Avg HR RBI WAR
RF S Bernie Williams .296 25 92 5.0
2B R Chris Gomez .259 8 53 -0.4
LF L Kal Daniels .297 20 89 1.6
3B R Travis Fryman .282 27 102 3.2
CF L Garret Anderson .288 17 100 1.4
1B L Mike Aldrete .311 8 26 0.8
C S Jorge Posada rookie
SS R Rich Aurilia rookie
W L ERA WAR
SP R J. Isringhausen rookie
SP L Greg Mathews 9 11 4.99 3.6
SP R Frank Castillo 11 17 4.87 2.3
SP R Tommy Greene 12 16 5.79 0.5
SP R Steve Trachsel 12 15 5.66 0.3
CL R Julio Valera 33 SV 3.58 1.7
IN: SP Greg Mathews, LF Kal Daniels
OUT: 1B Will Clark, SS Dick Schofield Jr, SP Kenny Rogers, SP John Doherty, C Terry Steinbach, C Brian Harper
MONTREAL VOYAGEUERS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 83 77 9th 4.5 4.4 3 15
1994 56 104 17th 3.4 4.7 9 17
1995 65 97 17th 4.5 5.3 15 13
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF L Cliff Floyd .301 16 64 2.6
RF R Vladimir Guerrero rookie
1B L Will Clark .350 16 83 4.2
C R Ivan Rodriguez .316 15 88 4.8
3B R Edgardo Alfonzo .301 4 27 0.8
CF L Steve Finley .251 3 26 0.5
SS R Jeff Blauser .287 8 59 1.8
2B R Miguel Cairo rookie
W L ERA WAR
SP R Chris Bosio 8 19 4.55 2.6
SP R Livan Hernandez rookie
SP L Steve Avery 13 15 4.92 1.8
SP L Jim Abbott 9 17 5.68 0.7
SP R Ramiro Mendoza rookie
CL R Cory Bailey 26 SV 3.91 0.7
IN: *RF Vladimir Guerrero, 1B Will Clark, *SP Livan Hernandez, *2B Miguel Cairo, *SP Ramiro Mendoza
OUT: SS Bret Barberie, 2B Joey Cora, LF Bip Roberts, RF Carl Everett, SP Ed Whitson, 1B Tino Martinez
ST. LOUIS MAROONS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 87 73 7th 4.3 4.0 7 8
1994 98 62 4th 4.5 3.5 4 6
1995 87 75 6th 4.9 4.6 12 4
Avg HR RBI WAR
CF L Michael Tucker .258 10 44 2.3
1B R Julio Franco .327 9 65 4.5
LF L Barry Bonds .327 47 146 8.2
3B S Chipper Jones .268 17 84 2.6
CF L David Justice .313 21 80 4.4
2B R Tony Batista rookie
SS R Rey Sanchez .276 4 50 3.4
C R Terry Steinbach .240 14 53 0.6
W L ERA WAR
SP R Bret Saberhagen 12 13 4.02 4.8
SP L Bruce Ruffin 10 14 4.15 5.1
SP L Britt Burns 1 5 4.66 2.3
SP L Donovan Osborne 17 10 3.77 3.6
SP R Jim Gott 4 12 5.71 2.6
CL R Mark Wohlers 0 SV 4.35 0.4
IN: SP Bruce Ruffin, SP Bret Saberhagen, LF Jose Canseco, SP Britt Burns, *2B Tony Batista, SP Jim Gott, RP Mark Wohlers, C Terry Steinbach
OUT: SP Joe Magrane, SS Rene Gonzalez, SP Kelly Downs, RP Rob Dibble
TORONTO POLAR BEARS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 90 70 4-T 4.6 4.1 2 12
1994 101 59 2nd 4.7 3.5 1 8
1995 84 78 8th 5.1 5.1 5 11
Avg HR RBI WAR
2B S Jose Oquendo .280 2 34 0.1
SS R Cory Snyder .300 25 94 2.5
RF R Juan Gonzalez .312 36 108 5.1
CF R Raul Mondesi .268 42 87 4.2
1B R Eric Karros .262 45 112 2.4
LF L John Kruk .248 5 13 0.0
C R Benito Santiago .300 22 79 4.3
3B R Ricky Gutierrez .292 2 6 0.3
W L ERA WAR
SP R Don Robinson 15 8 4.04 4.6
SP L Randy Johnson 6 14 6.13 0.9
SP R Mike Grace 4 14 5.47 2.3
SP R Kirk McCaskill 10 6 3.72 3.7
SP R Bobby Witt minors
CL R Jose Mesa 21 SV 4.13 0.4
Inj: SP Brian Holman, RF Kirby Puckett
IN: SP Don Robinson, SP Randy Johnson, 1B Mark McGwire, LF John Kruk, SP Bobby Witt
OUT: SP Scott Sanderson, LF Ellis Burks
SEATTLE RAINIERS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 75 85 12th 3.8 4.3 13 14
1994 55 105 18th 3.0 4.3 18 15
1995 57 105 18th 3.8 5.1 18 10
Avg HR RBI WAR
1B L Wally Joyner .244 8 52 0.0
3B S Bobby Bonilla minors
SS R Nomar Garciaparra rookie
CF L Johnny Damon .317 5 47 1.6
RF R Jesse Barfield .233 7 24 0.7
LF R Juan Samuel minors
C R Javy Lopez .250 11 55 0.5
2B R Benji Gil .253 12 53 2.1
W L ERA WAR
SP R Joey Hamilton 3 24 6.02 1.1
SP L Wilson Alvarez 6 19 6.48 1.4
SP R Jack Armstrong minors
SP R Jaime Navarro 10 11 4.88 0.8
CL R Mariano Rivera rookie
IN: *Nomar Garciaparra, RF Jesse Barfield, 1B Wally Joyner, 3B Bobby Bonilla
OUT: SP Bruce Ruffin, 1B Alvin Davis
WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
W L Pl R RA Rank
1993 68 92 15th 3.5 3.8 16 5
1994 62 98 13-t 3.2 4.2 16 13
1995 66 96 16th 4.3 5.4 16 15
Avg HR RBI WAR
LF S Gregg Jefferies .298 10 45 1.9
RF L Lenny Dykstra .287 18 75 3.9
1B L Jason Giambi .288 25 78 3.4
2B R Ryne Sandberg .254 22 83 5.4
C L B.J. Surhoff .235 6 24 0.1
3B S Ken Caminiti .279 26 106 4.8
SS R Mariano Duncan .268 8 57 1.8
CF R Andruw Jones rookie
W L ERA WAR
SP L Mike Mason 11 11 3.65 3.9
SP L Tom Glavine 13 9 3.38 3.8
SP R Kevin Tapani 10 16 5.01 1.6
SP R Roger Clemens 8 11 4.21 2.0
SP L David Wells 9 11 4.52 1.8
CL R Phil Leftwich 35 SV 3.43 1.8
IN: RF Lenny Dykstra, SP Mike Mason, *CF Andruw Jones, SP Roger Clemens, C B.J. Surhoff
OUT: SP Randy Johnson, RF Mike Greenwell
1995 League Leaders
1995 League Leaders
Batting Average
Will Clark MPS .350
Wil Cordero KEY .341
Tony Gwynn ATL .336
Carlos Baerga KEY .334
Eric Davis LA .329
Ivan Calderon CLE .327
Barry Bonds STL .327
Julio Franco MAN .327
Mark Grace DEN .326
Jim Edmonds CLE .321
RBIs
Barry Bonds STL 146
Ken Griffey Jr BRO 146
Matt Williams BRO 144
Wil Cordero KEY 140
Jeff Bagwell KEY 139
Ryan Klesko DET 138
Jim Edmonds CLE 127
Tim Salmon KEY 119
Gary Sheffield CHI 117
Albert Belle CHI 116
Infield Zone Rating
Rey Sanchez STL 24.7
Bret Barberie MON 23.0
Robin Yount CLE 20.2
Benji Gil SEA 19.4
Alan Trammell CHI 18.6
Home Runs
Barry Bonds STL 47
Eric Karros TOR 45
Jeff Bagwell KEY 43
Ryan Klesko DET 42
Raul Mondesi TOR 42
Matt Williams BRO 40
Albert Belle CHI 39
Wil Cordero KEY 39
Raffy Palmeiro HAV 39 Tim Salmon KEY 39
bWAR
Ken Griffey Jr BRO 8.3
Albert Belle CHI 8.3
Barry Bonds STL 8.2
Eric Davis LA 8.1
Jim Edmonds CLE 7.3
Raffy Palmeiro HAV 7.2
Wil Cordero KEY 7.0
Jeff Cirillo LA 6.7
Jeff Bagwell KEY 6.7
Tim Salmon KEY 6.5
Outfield Zone Rating
Ken Griffey Jr BRO 23.1
Stan Javier LA 21.8
Danny Bautista SEA 17.0
Rondell White ATL 16.6
Mike Devereaux FLO 16.0
Earned Run Average
Floyd Youmans LA 2.65
Pedro Martinez ATL 2.67
Mike Mussina FLO 3.13
Shane Reynolds HAV 3.18
Greg Swindell LA 3.23
Randy Tomlin CLE 3.29
Tom Glavine WAS 3.38
Angel Miranda STL 3.38
Ismael Valdez CLE 3.60
Mike Mason CLE 3.65
Strikeouts
Pedro Martinez ATL 242
Floyd Youmans LA 197
Mike Mussina FLO 192
Steve Cooke CHI 191
Dwight Gooden ATL 189
Hideo Nomo DEN 185
Fern Valenzuela ATL 184
Greg Swindell LA 180
Erik Hanson CHI 176
Jon Lieber BOS 175
Wins
Mike Mussina FLO 20
Floyd Youmans LA 18
Bruce Hurst LA 17
Donovan Osborne STL 17
Alex Fernandez DET 16
Rheal Cormier LA 15
Erik Hanson MAN 15
Terry Mulholland CLE 15
Don Robinson LA 15
Kirk Rueter KEY 15
pWAR
Dwight Gooden ATL 6.4
Greg Swindell LA 6.3
Pedro Martinez ATL 6.2
Mike Mussina FLO 6.1
Floyd Youmans LA 5.4
Bruce Ruffin SEA 5.1
Fern Valenzuela ATL 4.9
Bret Saberhagen BOS 4.8
Kelly Downs HAV 4.8
Andy Pettitte MAN 4.8
1995 Awards
1995 Awards
Batter of the Month
APR Matt Williams BRO
MAY Barry Bonds STL
JUN Eric Davis LA
JUL John Olerud CHI
AUG Jim Thome BOS
SEP Ryan Klesko DET
Pitcher of the Month
APR Hideo Nomo DEN
MAY Erik Hanson CHI
JUN Randy Tomlin CLE
JUL Mike Mussina FLO
AUG Kirk Rueter KEY
SEP Mike Mussina FLO
Rookie of the Month
APR Hideo Nomo DEN
MAY Roger Salkeld STL
JUN Troy Percival BOS
JUL Danny Bautista SEA
AUG Andy Pettitte MAN
SEP Alex Rodriguez CLE
Player of the Week
4/10 Matt Williams BRO
4/17 Ryan Klesko DET
4/24 Wil Cordero KEY
5/1 Jerry Browne MAN
5/8 Frank Thomas LA
5/15 Raffy Palmeiro HAV
5/22 Reg Jefferson STL
5/29 John Shelby KEY
6/5 Hal Morris DEN
6/12 Carlos Baerga KEY
6/19 Wil Cordero KEY
6/26 Albert Belle CHI
7/3 Bill Spiers DEN
7/10 Albert Belle CHI
7/17 Ryne Sandberg WAS
7/24 Larry Walker DET
7/31 John Olerud CHI
8/7 Jeff Blauser MON
8/14 Chili Davis CHI
8/21 Alex Rodriguez CLE
8/28 Juan Gonzalez TOR
9/4 Bernie Williams MPS
9/11 Ellis Burks TOR
9/18 Barry Bonds STL
9/25 Eric Davis LA
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