The 1995 California Angels season featured the Angels finishing in second place in the

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with a record of 78 wins and 67 losses. The 1995 Angels went through statistically the worst late-season collapse in Major League Baseball history. On August 16, they held a 10½-game lead over the Texas Rangers and an 11½-game lead over the

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, but suffered through a late season slump, including a nine-game losing streak from August 25 to September 3. They were still atop the division, leading Seattle by 6 games and Texas by 7½, when a second nine-game losing streak from September 13 to 23 dropped them out of first place. The Angels rebounded to win the last five scheduled games to tie Seattle for the division lead, forcing a one-game playoff to determine the division champion. Mariners ace

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led his team to a 9–1 triumph over Angel hurler

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It was the closest the Angels would come to reaching the postseason between 1986 and 2002.

Offseason

*December 6, 1994: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *December 14, 1994: Lee Smith was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 13, 1995: Tony Phillips was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the California Angels for Chad Curtis. *April 18, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *April 18, 1995:

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was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *April 26, 1995: Ricky Jordan was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *June 1, 1995: Darin Erstad was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1995. *July 9, 1995:

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was traded by the California Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Habyan. *July 27, 1995:

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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 24, 1995:

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was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the California Angels for Demond Smith (minors).

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

=Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Award winners

*Jim Abbott,

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*Gary DiSarcina, shortstop, reserve *Jim Edmonds, outfield, reserve *Chuck Finley, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

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References

External links

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