The 1995
Chicago White Sox
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season was the White Sox's 96th season. They finished with a record of 68-76, good enough for 3rd place in the
American League
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, 32 games behind the 1st place
Cleveland Indians
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.
Offseason
* December 14, 1994: Jack McDowell was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Keith Heberling (minors). The New York Yankees sent Lyle Mouton (April 22, 1995) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
Regular season
Notable Transactions
* April 11, 1995: Chris Sabo was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
* April 12, 1995:
Dave Righetti signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
* May 18, 1995:
John Kruk signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
* June 5, 1995: Chris Sabo was released by the Chicago White Sox.
* July 27, 1995: Jim Abbott was traded by the Chicago White Sox with Tim Fortugno to the California Angels for McKay Christensen, John Snyder, Andrew Lorraine, and Bill Simas.
* August 18, 1995: Atlee Hammaker was released by the Chicago White Sox.
1995 Opening Day lineup
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Ray Durham
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, 2B
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Tim Raines, LF
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Frank Thomas, 1B
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Chris Sabo, DH
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Robin Ventura, 3B
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Mike Devereaux
Michael Devereaux (born April 10, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the amateur draft and made his debut on September 2, 1987. Along with the Dodgers, Dev ...
, RF
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Lance Johnson
Kenneth Lance Johnson (born July 6, 1963) is an American former professional baseball center fielder.
Career
Johnson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from Princeton High School, he completed his education at the University of So ...
, CF
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Ron Karkovice, C
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Ozzie Guillén, SS
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Alex Fernandez, P
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''
Pitching
''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''
Farm system
[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997]
References
External links
1995 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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Chicago White Sox seasons
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