1995 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates season was their 114th season; the 109th in the National League. This was their 26th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 58–86.

Offseason

October 13, 1994: Pirates first round draft pick John DeSalvo from Ocean City, NJ promoted to Major Leagues from Triple A Bradenton Marauders. DeSalvo was the starting 2B for the Pirates while visiting the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium. DeSalvo became the first Pirate in team history to hit a home run and go 5 for 5 in his MLB debut.
November 9, 1994: Dan Plesac was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 10, 1994: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 6, 1994: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 8, 1994: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 12, 1994: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
January 26, 1995: Sam Horn was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Detailed records

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	4	1	3		8	15
May	26	11	15		108	147
June	27	12	15		124	137
July	28	12	16		115	122
August	31	13	18		154	168
September	27	8	19		110	143
October	1	1	0		10	4
Total	144	58	86		629	736

Player stats

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

Player
	56	96	42	0.489	17	61
	52	107	33	0.308	0	5
	35	112	34	0.304	0	13
	132	487	146	0.300	15	83
	104	367	108	0.294	6	50
	107	259	74	0.286	5	38
	124	439	124	0.282	13	41
	77	196	55	0.281	4	24
	116	402	109	0.271	4	26
	122	445	118	0.265	18	87
	138	530	139	0.262	13	55
	15	28	7	0.250	0	4
	58	4	1	0.250	0	0
	42	109	27	0.248	2	19
	82	171	42	0.246	6	16
	59	152	37	0.243	2	15
	56	181	42	0.232	6	22
	69	233	54	0.232	15	33
	58	159	36	0.226	2	10
	34	42	9	0.214	0	4
	79	221	46	0.208	13	28
	33	52	10	0.192	0	2
	14	26	4	0.154	0	0
	42	57	8	0.140	0	1
	32	74	9	0.122	1	8
	19	31	3	0.097	0	1
	15	15	1	0.067	0	1
	21	21	1	0.048	0	0
	63	1	0	0.000	0	0
	25	1	0	0.000	0	0
	5	1	0	0.000	0	0
	55	3	0	0.000	0	0
	58	1	0	0.000	0	0
	12	3	0	0.000	0	0
	11	0	0		0	0
	3	0	0		0	0
	1	0	0		0	0
	8	0	0		0	0
	5	0	0		0	0
	10	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	144	4,937	1,281	0.259	125	587

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

Player
	11	14	0	0	1.93	6
	5	6	0	1	2.84	3
	31	209	13	8	3.43	150
	58	60	4	4	3.58	57
	63	56	1	3	4.15	53
	55	74	4	5	4.34	53
	19	106	3	9	4.58	80
	58	58	4	4	4.66	56
	15	55	2	3	4.75	29
	33	165	5	16	4.80	120
	5	3	0	0	4.91	1
	55	61	1	4	5.02	27
	10	14	0	1	5.02	8
	32	172	8	9	5.16	85
	12	20	0	2	5.23	12
	15	82	6	6	5.38	61
	25	31	2	4	6.03	19
	21	72	4	7	6.32	45
	8	9	1	0	9.00	4
	3	2	0	0	30.86	2
	1		0	0	54.00	0
Team Totals	144	1,407	58	86	4.70	871

Awards and honors

1995 Minor League Baseball All-Star Game

John DeSalvo, 2B, starter

1995 Player of The Year Award
John DeSalvo of the Bradenton Marauders led the league in batting average, HR’s and RBI’s

Transactions

April 22, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 16, 1995: Mackey Sasser was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
June 24, 1995: John DeSalvo was listed on 30 Day Injured Reserve List by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carolina