| 1995 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record | 71–73 (.493) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Peter Angelos | |||
| General managers | Roland Hemond | |||
| Managers | Phil Regan | |||
| Television | WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDC Home Team Sports (Mel Proctor,Josh Lewin,John Lowenstein,Jim Palmer) | |||
| Radio | WBAL/WTEM (Chuck Thompson,Jon Miller,Fred Manfra) | |||
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The1995 Baltimore Orioles season was the 95th season inBaltimore Orioles franchise history, the 42nd inBaltimore, and the 4th atOriole Park at Camden Yards. It involved the Orioles finishing third in theAmerican League East with a record of 71 wins and 73 losses.
The Orioles scored 704 runs (4.89 per game) and allowed only 640 runs (4.44 per game), second only to theCleveland Indians. The Orioles pitching staff also allowed the fewest hits in the Majors (1,165), the most complete games (19) and the most shutouts in the AL (10).[3]
On Wednesday, September 6, 1995, many baseball fans within and out of the United States tuned into cable TV networkESPN (and called byChris Berman andBuck Martinez) to watch Ripken surpassLou Gehrig's 56-year-old record for consecutive games played. The game, between the Orioles and theCalifornia Angels, still ranks as one of the network's most watched baseball games. Cal's children, Rachel and Ryan, threw out the ceremonial first balls.
Both PresidentBill Clinton and Vice-PresidentAl Gore were at the game. President Clinton was in theWBAL local radio broadcast booth when Ripken hit ahome run[4] in the fourth inning, and called the home run over the air. When the game became official after the Angels' half of the fifth inning, the numerical banners that displayed Ripken's streak on the wall of theBaltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards outside the stadium's right field wall changed from 2130 to 2131.
Everyone attending (including the opposing Angels and all four umpires) erupted with a standing ovation lasting more than 22 minutes, one of the longest standing ovations for any athlete; ESPN did not go to a commercial break during the entire ovation. During the ovation, Cal was convinced by his teammates to take an impromptu victory lap around the entire Camden Yards to shake hands and give high-fives to the fans, creating a highlight reel moment that's been played repeatedly over the years since then.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Red Sox | 86 | 58 | .597 | — | 42–30 | 44–28 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 65 | .549 | 7 | 46–26 | 33–39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 73 | .493 | 15 | 36–36 | 35–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 84 | .417 | 26 | 35–37 | 25–47 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 56 | 88 | .389 | 30 | 29–43 | 27–45 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
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| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–1 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 11–3 | 5–3 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 8–5 |
| California | 4–9 | 3–11 | — | 10–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–2 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 3–2–1 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–5 |
| Cleveland | 10–2 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 8–5 | — | 10–3 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 10–3 |
| Detroit | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 3–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 5–4 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 4–3 | — | 10–2 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 |
| Milwaukee | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2–10 | — | 9–4 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 1–4 |
| New York | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–3–1 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–3 | 6–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–3 | 12–1 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | — | 7–6 | 5–8 | 3–7 |
| Seattle | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 10–3 | 3–4 |
| Texas | 1–4 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | — | 9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 2–8 | 5–6 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–1 | 1–12 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3–9 | — |
| 1995 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Chris Hoiles | 114 | 352 | 88 | .250 | 19 | 58 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 143 | 554 | 172 | .310 | 39 | 104 |
| 2B | Manny Alexander | 94 | 242 | 57 | .236 | 3 | 23 |
| SS | Cal Ripken Jr. | 144 | 550 | 144 | .262 | 17 | 88 |
| 3B | Jeff Manto | 89 | 254 | 65 | .256 | 17 | 38 |
| LF | Brady Anderson | 143 | 554 | 145 | .262 | 16 | 64 |
| CF | Curtis Goodwin | 87 | 289 | 76 | .263 | 1 | 24 |
| RF | Jeffrey Hammonds | 57 | 178 | 43 | .242 | 4 | 23 |
| DH | Harold Baines | 127 | 385 | 115 | .299 | 24 | 63 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Kevin Bass | 111 | 295 | 72 | .244 | 5 | 32 |
| Bret Barberie | 90 | 237 | 57 | .241 | 2 | 25 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 61 | 237 | 79 | .333 | 10 | 46 |
| Jeff Huson | 66 | 161 | 40 | .248 | 1 | 19 |
| Leo Gómez | 53 | 127 | 30 | .236 | 4 | 12 |
| Gregg Zaun | 40 | 104 | 27 | .260 | 3 | 14 |
| Mark Smith | 37 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 3 | 15 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 17 | 63 | 10 | .159 | 3 | 8 |
| Matt Nokes | 26 | 49 | 6 | .122 | 2 | 6 |
| Sherman Obando | 16 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 3 |
| Damon Buford | 24 | 32 | 2 | .063 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarvis Brown | 18 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Devarez | 6 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Voigt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Mussina | 32 | 221.2 | 19 | 9 | 3.29 | 158 |
| Kevin Brown | 26 | 172.1 | 10 | 9 | 3.60 | 117 |
| Scott Erickson | 17 | 108.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.89 | 61 |
| Ben McDonald | 14 | 80.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.16 | 62 |
| Rick Krivda | 13 | 75.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.54 | 53 |
| Scott Klingenbeck | 6 | 31.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.88 | 15 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 4 | 24.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 22 |
| John DeSilva | 2 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 7.27 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jamie Moyer | 27 | 115.2 | 8 | 6 | 5.21 | 65 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 19 | 75.1 | 2 | 5 | 6.21 | 77 |
| Sid Fernandez | 8 | 28.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.39 | 31 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Doug Jones | 52 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5.01 | 42 |
| Jesse Orosco | 65 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.26 | 58 |
| Armando Benítez | 44 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5.66 | 56 |
| Mark Lee | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.86 | 27 |
| Terry Clark | 38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.46 | 18 |
| Mike Oquist | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.17 | 27 |
| Alan Mills | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.43 | 16 |
| Brad Pennington | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 10 |
| Jim Dedrick | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 10 |
| Joe Borowski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 3 |
| Mike Hartley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 4 |
| Gene Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
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