The 1995

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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

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, 32 games behind the 1st place

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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:

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signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox. * May 18, 1995:

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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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, 2B *

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, LF * Frank Thomas, 1B *

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, DH *

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, 3B * Mike Devereaux, RF *

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, CF *

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, C *

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, SS * 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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