1995 Kansas City Royals

70-74 • .486 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 1995 Kansas City Royals went 70-74 (.486) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 629 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Gary Gaetti (35 HR, 96 RBI) and Kevin Appier (15-10, 3.89 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
74 Losses
.486 Win %
2nd Rank
629 R 691 RA
Diff -62

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⚡ Quick Stats

629 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
-62 Run Diff
1,237K Attendance

📈 vs. 1995 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 4% below the 1995 league average (.270)
OBP .328 5% below the 1995 league average (.344)
SLG .396 7% below the 1995 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.49 5% better than the 1995 league average (4.71)
Runs Scored 629 14% below the 1995 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 1,237,203
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Avg per Game 17,183

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1995

Batting Avg

1 Keith Lockhart 0.321 2 Chris James 0.310 3 Wally Joyner 0.310 4 Tom Goodwin 0.287 5 Vince Coleman 0.287

Home Runs

1 Gary Gaetti 35 2 Jon Nunnally 14 3 Wally Joyner 12 4 Bob Hamelin 7 5 Joe Vitiello 7

RBI

1 Gary Gaetti 96 2 Wally Joyner 83 3 Greg Gagne 49 4 Jon Nunnally 42 5 Keith Lockhart 33
1995 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gary Gaetti 137 514 76 134 27 0 35 96 47 91 3 0.261
Tom Goodwin 133 480 72 138 16 3 4 28 38 72 50 0.287
Wally Joyner 131 465 69 144 28 0 12 83 69 65 3 0.310
Greg Gagne 120 430 58 110 25 4 6 49 38 60 3 0.256
Brent Mayne 110 307 23 77 18 1 1 27 25 41 0 0.251
Jon Nunnally 119 303 51 74 15 6 14 42 51 86 6 0.244
Vince Coleman 75 293 39 84 13 4 4 20 27 48 26 0.287
Keith Lockhart 94 274 41 88 19 3 6 33 14 21 8 0.321
David Howard 95 255 23 62 13 4 0 19 24 41 6 0.243
Bob Hamelin 72 208 20 35 7 1 7 25 26 56 0 0.168
Johnny Damon 47 188 32 53 11 5 3 23 12 22 7 0.282
Michael Tucker 62 177 23 46 10 0 4 17 18 51 2 0.260
Pat Borders 52 143 14 33 8 1 4 13 7 22 0 0.231
Joe Vitiello 53 130 13 33 4 0 7 21 8 25 0 0.254
Edgar Caceres 55 117 13 28 6 2 1 17 8 15 2 0.239
Phil Hiatt 52 113 11 23 6 0 4 12 9 37 1 0.204
Jose Lind 29 97 4 26 3 0 0 6 3 8 0 0.268
Joe Randa 34 70 6 12 2 0 1 5 6 17 0 0.171
Chris James 26 58 6 18 3 0 2 7 6 10 1 0.310
Henry Mercedes 23 43 7 11 2 0 0 9 8 13 0 0.256
Les Norman 24 40 6 9 0 1 0 4 6 6 0 0.225
Jeff Grotewold 15 36 4 10 1 0 1 6 9 7 0 0.278
Brent Cookson 22 35 2 5 1 0 0 5 2 7 1 0.143
Chris Stynes 22 35 7 6 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.171
Juan Samuel 15 34 3 6 0 0 2 5 5 11 1 0.176
Felix Jose 9 30 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.133
Keith Miller 9 15 2 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.333
Russ McGinnis 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mike Sweeney 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jose Mota 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hipolito Pichardo 44 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Anderson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Appier 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Brewer 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Browning 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Melvin Bunch 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Converse 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Fleming 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Haney 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Huisman 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Jacome 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Linton 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Magnante 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rusty Meacham 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Montgomery 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Pittsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Rasmussen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dilson Torres 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1995

ERA

1 Gregg Olson 3.26 2 Jeff Montgomery 3.43 3 Chris Haney 3.65 4 Dave Fleming 3.66 5 Mark Gubicza 3.75

Wins

1 Kevin Appier 15 2 Tom Gordon 12 3 Mark Gubicza 12 4 Hipolito Pichardo 8 5 Jason Jacome 4

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Appier 185 2 Tom Gordon 119 3 Mark Gubicza 81 4 Jeff Montgomery 49 5 Hipolito Pichardo 43
1995 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Gubicza 12 14 3.75 33 33 0 213.1 222 89 62 81
Kevin Appier 15 10 3.89 31 31 0 201.1 163 87 80 185
Tom Gordon 12 12 4.43 31 31 0 189.0 204 93 89 119
Jason Jacome 4 6 5.36 15 14 0 84.0 101 50 21 39
Chris Haney 3 4 3.65 16 13 0 81.1 78 33 33 31
Jeff Montgomery 2 3 3.43 54 0 31 65.2 60 25 25 49
Hipolito Pichardo 8 4 4.36 44 0 1 64.0 66 31 30 43
Rusty Meacham 4 3 4.98 49 0 2 59.2 72 33 19 30
Billy Brewer 2 4 5.56 48 0 0 45.1 54 28 20 31
Mike Magnante 1 1 4.23 28 0 0 44.2 45 21 16 28
Dilson Torres 1 2 6.09 24 2 0 44.1 56 30 17 28
Melvin Bunch 1 3 5.63 13 5 0 40.0 42 25 14 19
Dave Fleming 0 1 3.66 9 5 0 32.0 27 13 19 14
Gregg Olson 3 3 3.26 20 0 3 30.1 23 11 17 21
Scott Anderson 1 0 5.33 6 4 0 25.1 29 15 8 6
Doug Linton 0 1 7.25 7 2 0 22.1 22 18 10 13
Jim Converse 1 0 5.84 9 0 0 12.1 12 8 8 5
Tom Browning 0 2 8.10 2 2 0 10.0 13 9 5 3
Dennis Rasmussen 0 1 9.00 5 1 0 10.0 13 10 8 6
Rick Huisman 0 0 7.45 7 0 0 9.2 14 8 1 12
Jim Pittsley 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 3.1 7 5 1 0

👥 Roster (51)

Scott Anderson Kevin Appier Pat Borders Billy Brewer Tom Browning Melvin Bunch Edgar Caceres Vince Coleman Jim Converse Brent Cookson Johnny Damon Dave Fleming +39 more

51 players

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The 1995 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1995 Kansas City Royals finished 70-74, a .486 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL Central. The Kansas City Royals scored 629 runs and allowed 691, a run differential of -62. The team batting average of .260 was 4% below the 1995 league mark of .270. The staff ERA of 4.49 was 5% better than the league average of 4.71. Measured against the 730-run league average, the offense was 14% behind.

The home park, Kauffman Stadium, recorded 1,237,203 in attendance, about 17,183 a game. For power, Gary Gaetti led the way with 35 homers. Wally Joyner collected the most hits, 144. Kevin Appier led the pitchers with 15 wins. The saves leader was Jeff Montgomery with 31. In all, the roster shows 51 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1995 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1995 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1995 Kansas City Royals finished 70-74 (.486 win pct).
Who led the 1995 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Gary Gaetti led the 1995 Kansas City Royals with 35 home runs.
What was the 1995 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1995 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.49.
Did the 1995 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1995 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1995 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1995 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 1995 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gary Gaetti (35 HR, 96 RBI) and Kevin Appier (15-10, 3.89 ERA).
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