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The 1995 season was a season of change for the Red Sox. The biggest change came in the fact that the Major League Baseball season was completed, unlike the strike-shortened '94 campaign.
For the Red Sox and their fans, it was also a season of change in the fact that the Sox ended the year atop the American League East.
It was a nice change of pace for a team that started to become accustomed to late-season collapses.
Simply put, though, first baseman Mo Vaughn was not going to let that happen in 1995. The Hit Dog hit 39 home runs and 126 RBIs to pace the Sox offense.
On the mound, a new guy by the name of Tim Wakefield introduced New England to the knuckleball, anchoring the pitching staff with a 16-8 record to go along with a 2.95 ERA.
However, the Sox fell short in the first season of the new playoff system. Boston ran into the juggernaut that was the Cleveland Indians, and Fenway Park saw only one postseason game in '95.
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