1995 Atlanta Braves season

The 1995 Atlanta Braves season was the 125th season in the history of the franchise and 30th season in the city of Atlanta. The team finished the strike-shortened season with a record of 90–54, the best in the National League, en route to winning the World Series. For the sixth straight season, the team was managed by Bobby Cox.[1]

1995 Atlanta Braves
NL East Champions
NL Champions
World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record90–54 (.625)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Ted Turner
General manager(s)John Schuerholz
Manager(s)Bobby Cox
Local televisionWTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
SportSouth
(Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.)
Local radioWSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The Braves started the season in mediocre fashion, posting a 20–17 record up to June 4, putting them in third place behind the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. The team went on to win twenty of the last twenty-five games before the All-Star Break to put themselves in first place by four and a half games. In the second half of the season, the Braves pulled away from the rest of the division by going 11–7 over the rest of July and 19–10 in August. The team went on to win the division by twenty-one games. The Braves' 90–54 record was second only to the American League's Cleveland Indians, who went 100–44 on the season.

In the postseason, the Braves beat the Colorado Rockies in the NL Division Series three games to one, then swept the Cincinnati Reds four games to zero to win the NL Championship Series. In the World Series, the Braves beat the Cleveland Indians four games to two, bringing the first (and currently only) World Championship to the city of Atlanta.[1]

Through completion of the 2019 MLB season, the Braves are one of two teams out of eight MLB franchises to have first swept their opponent in the League Championship Series (LCS), and subsequently go onto win the World Series. This two-decades-long milestone for Atlanta is based upon the (LCS) becoming a best-of-seven (games) format 10 years earlier, 1985.

Opening Day starter Greg Maddux led the National League in wins (19) and earned run average (1.63) to secure his fourth consecutive Cy Young Award.[2][3] Marquis Grissom won a Gold Glove for center field,[4] and Greg Maddux won his sixth (of thirteen) consecutive Gold Gloves.[5]

Offseason

The Braves 1995 season began without some of the regular contributors of 1994. The team lost Terry Pendleton, Dave Gallagher, and Bill Pecota to free agency. Roberto Kelly and Tony Tarasco were also traded with Esteban Yan to the Montreal Expos for Marquis Grissom. They signed free agents Mike Sharperson, Dwight Smith, and Mike Stanton. The Braves five starting pitchers remained the same from 1994.[6]

The Braves would also be playing in the brand–new National League East in 1995. The division was formed through realignment prior to the 1994 Major League Baseball season, but division championships were not awarded in 1994 due to the 1994 strike. The division includes the Philadelphia Phillies, the Montreal Expos, the Florida Marlins, and the New York Mets.[7]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9054 0.625 — 44–28 46–26
New York Mets 6975 0.479 21 40–32 29–43
Philadelphia Phillies 6975 0.479 21 35–37 34–38
Florida Marlins 6776 0.469 22½ 37–34 30–42
Montreal Expos 6678 0.458 24 31–41 35–37

Record vs. opponents
1995 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —8–48–59–410–36–65–49–45–87–64–25–27–17–5
Chicago 4–8—3–76–78–45–87–53–54–36–18–55–75–79–4
Cincinnati 5–87–3—5–76–612–14–38–47–59–38–53–63–38–5
Colorado 4–97–67–5—5–74–44–97–15–44–28–49–48–55–7
Florida 3–104–86–67–5—8–43–76–77–66–75–83–25–34–3
Houston 6–68–51–124–44–8—3–29–36–65–79–47–45–39–4
Los Angeles 4–55–73–49–47–32–3—7–56–64–99–47–68–57–5
Montreal 4–95–34–81–77–63–95–7—7–68–54–47–57–64–3
New York 8–53–45–74–56–76–66–66–7—7–64–36–75–83–4
Philadelphia 6-71–63–92–47–67–59–45–86–7—6–36–66–65–4
Pittsburgh 2–45–85–84–88–54–94–94–43–43–6—4–86–66–7
San Diego 2–57–56–34–92–34–76–75–77–66–68–4—6–77–5
San Francisco 1–77–53–35–83–53–55–86–78–56–66–67–6—7–6
St. Louis 5–74–95–87–53–44-95–73–44–34–57–65–76–7—

Game log
Legend
Braves Win Braves Loss Game Postponed
1995 Regular Season Game Log

Notable transactions

Postseason
Legend
Braves Win Braves Loss Game Postponed
1995 Postseason Game Log

National League Division Series
Main article: 1995 National League Division Series
GameScoreDateLocationTimeAttendance
1Atlanta – 5, Colorado – 4October 3Coors Field3:1950,040
2Atlanta – 7, Colorado – 4October 4Coors Field3:0850,063
3Colorado – 7, Atlanta – 5October 6Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium3:1651,300
4Colorado – 4, Atlanta – 10October 7Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:3850,027

Atlanta wins series, 3-1

National League Championship Series
Main article: 1995 National League Championship Series
GameScoreDateLocationTimeAttendance
1Atlanta – 2, Cincinnati – 1October 10Riverfront Stadium3:1840,382
2Atlanta – 6, Cincinnati – 2October 11Riverfront Stadium3:2644,624
3Cincinnati – 2, Atlanta – 5October 13Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:4251,424
4Cincinnati – 0, Atlanta – 6October 14Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium2:5452,067

Atlanta wins series, 4-0

World Series
Main article: 1995 World Series

Game 1

October 21, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

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WP: Greg Maddux (1-0)   LP: Orel Hershiser (0-1)
Home runs:
CLE: None
ATL: Fred McGriff (1)

Game 2

October 22, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

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WP: Tom Glavine (1-0)   LP: Dennis Martínez (0-1)   Sv: Mark Wohlers (1)
Home runs:
CLE: Eddie Murray (1)
ATL: Javy López (1)

Game 3

October 24, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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Cleveland202000110017122
WP: José Mesa (1-0)   LP: Alejandro Peña (0-1)
Home runs:
ATL: Fred McGriff (2), Ryan Klesko (1)
CLE: None

Game 4

October 25, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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WP: Steve Avery (1-0)   LP: Ken Hill (0-1)   Sv: Pedro Borbón, Jr. (1)
Home runs:
ATL: Ryan Klesko (2)
CLE: Albert Belle (1), Manny Ramírez (1)

Game 5

October 26, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

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Cleveland20000201X581
WP: Orel Hershiser (1-1)   LP: Greg Maddux (1-1)   Sv: José Mesa (1)
Home runs:
ATL: Luis Polonia (1), Ryan Klesko (3)
CLE: Albert Belle (2), Jim Thome (1)

Game 6

October 28, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

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Cleveland000000000011
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WP: Tom Glavine (2-0)   LP: Jim Poole (0-1)   Sv: Mark Wohlers (2)
Home runs:
CLE: None
ATL: David Justice (1)

Roster
1995 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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Regular starters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage

POS Player G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SO Avg. OBP SLG
SSJeff Blauser115431609116123157107.211.319.341
CFMarquis Grissom139551801422312424761.258.317.376
3BChipper Jones140524871392223867372.265.353.450
RFDavid Justice120411731041724787368.253.365.479
LFRyan Klesko107329481022523704772.310.396.608
2BMark Lemke11639942101165384440.253.325.356
CJavy López100333371051114511457.315.344.498
1BFred McGriff144528851482727936599.280.361.489

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage

POS Player G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SO Avg. OBP SLG
CCharlie O'Brien67198184579232940.227.343.399
INFRafael Belliard751801240207628.222.255.244
LFMike Kelly97137262663171149.190.258.314
OFDwight Smith103131163383211335.252.327.412
3BJose Oliva481097174512722.156.207.330
UTMike Mordecai697510216311916.280.353.480
OFMike Devereaux2955714318211.255.281.364
OFLuis Polonia285361470239.264.304.396
OFBrian Kowitz10243410325.167.259.208
IFEd Giovanola13142100035.071.235.071
UTEddie Perez7131411402.308.308.615
3BMike Sharperson771110202.143.143.286

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV CG SHO IP BB SO
Greg Maddux1921.6328280103209.223181
Tom Glavine1673.082929031198.266127
John Smoltz1273.182929021192.272193
Steve Avery7134.672929031173.152141
Kent Mercker784.15292600014361102

Relief Pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV CG SHO IP BB SO
Mark Wohlers732.09650250064.22490
Greg McMichael722.7967020080.23274
Brad Clontz813.65590400692255
Pedro Borbón223.09410200321733
Steve Bedrosian126.11290000281222
Jason Schmidt225.7692000251819
Mike Stanton115.5926010019.1613
Alejandro Peña004.1514000013418
Matt Murray026.754100010.253
Brad Woodall116.109000010.185
Rod Nichols005.40500006.253
Terrell Wade014.5030000443
Darrell May0011.2520000401
Terry Clark004.91300003.252
Tom Thobe0010.80300003.102

Award winners

1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Grady Little
AA Greenville Braves Southern League Bruce Benedict
A Durham Bulls Carolina League Matt West
A Macon Braves South Atlantic League Nelson Norman
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Paul Runge
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Max Venable
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Jim Saul

[12]

References
  1. "1995 Atlanta Braves Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. "1995 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. "Cy Young Award on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. "Gold Glove Award for National League Outfielders on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. "Gold Glove Award for Pitchers on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. "1995 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. NL East
  8. Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. Mike Devereaux Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  11. "1995 Atlanta Braves Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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