1995 Cincinnati Reds season
The Cincinnati Reds' 1995 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds winning the National League Central, and the National League Division Series in three straight games over the Los Angeles Dodgers before losing the National League Championship Series in four games to the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves.
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1995 NL Central Champions | |
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Record | 85–59 (.590) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Marge Schott |
General manager(s) | Jim Bowden |
Manager(s) | Davey Johnson |
Local television | WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
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Offseason
- October 13, 1994: Jacob Brumfield was traded by the Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Clyburn.[1]
- November 3, 1994: Joe Oliver was released by the Reds.[2]
- November 4, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[3]
- December 1, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Reds.[4]
- December 22, 1994: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 59 | 0.590 | — | 44–28 | 41–31 |
Houston Astros | 76 | 68 | 0.528 | 9 | 36–36 | 40–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 71 | 0.507 | 12 | 34–38 | 39–33 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 81 | 0.434 | 22½ | 39–33 | 23–48 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 86 | 0.403 | 27 | 31–41 | 27–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||
Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 7–5 | |||
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 3–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | |||
Cincinnati | 5–8 | 7–3 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–1 | 4–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 8–5 | |||
Colorado | 4–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 4–4 | 4–9 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | |||
Florida | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 3–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | |||
Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 1–12 | 4–4 | 4–8 | — | 3–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 9–4 | |||
Los Angeles | 4–5 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 7–3 | 2–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | |||
Montreal | 4–9 | 5–3 | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–3 | |||
New York | 8–5 | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–4 | |||
Philadelphia | 6-7 | 1–6 | 3–9 | 2–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | |||
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | |||
San Diego | 2–5 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–9 | 2–3 | 4–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | |||
San Francisco | 1–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 5–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 7–6 | |||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 4-9 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1995: Eric Anthony was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[6]
- May 3, 1995: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[7]
- May 15, 1995: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Salkeld.[7]
- June 12, 1995: Jarvis Brown was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[8]
- June 14, 1995: Jarvis Brown was sent by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.[8]
- July 21, 1995: Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty were traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Portugal, Dave Burba and Darren Lewis.[9]
- July 25, 1995: Frank Viola signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[10]
- August 8, 1995: Mariano Duncan was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.[11]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Benito Santiago | 81 | 266 | 76 | .286 | 11 | 44 |
1B | Hal Morris | 101 | 359 | 100 | .279 | 11 | 51 |
2B | Bret Boone | 138 | 513 | 137 | .267 | 15 | 68 |
3B | Jeff Branson | 122 | 331 | 86 | .260 | 12 | 45 |
SS | Barry Larkin | 131 | 496 | 158 | .319 | 15 | 66 |
LF | Ron Gant | 119 | 410 | 113 | .276 | 29 | 88 |
CF | Darren Lewis | 58 | 163 | 40 | .245 | 0 | 8 |
RF | Reggie Sanders | 133 | 484 | 148 | .306 | 28 | 99 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Eric Anthony | 47 | 134 | 36 | .269 | 5 | 23 |
Damon Berryhill | 34 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 2 | 11 |
Thomas Howard | 113 | 281 | 85 | .302 | 3 | 26 |
Eddie Taubensee | 80 | 218 | 62 | .284 | 9 | 44 |
Lenny Harris | 101 | 197 | 41 | .208 | 2 | 16 |
Mark Lewis | 81 | 171 | 58 | .339 | 3 | 30 |
Jerome Walton | 102 | 162 | 47 | .290 | 8 | 22 |
Eric Anthony | 47 | 134 | 36 | .269 | 5 | 23 |
Deion Sanders | 33 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 1 | 10 |
Damon Berryhill | 34 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 2 | 11 |
Brian Hunter | 40 | 79 | 17 | .215 | 1 | 9 |
Mariano Duncan | 29 | 69 | 20 | .290 | 3 | 13 |
Willie Greene | 8 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Worthington | 10 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 1 | 2 |
Nigel Wilson | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Gibralter | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Owens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pete Schourek | 29 | 190.1 | 18 | 7 | 3.22 | 160 |
John Smiley | 28 | 176.2 | 12 | 5 | 3.46 | 124 |
Kevin Jarvis | 19 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 5.70 | 33 |
Mark Portugal | 14 | 77.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.82 | 33 |
David Wells | 11 | 72.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.59 | 50 |
José Rijo | 14 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 4.17 | 62 |
C. J. Nitkowski | 9 | 32.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 18 |
Rick Reed | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 10 |
Frank Viola | 3 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.28 | 4 |
John Roper | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 6 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tim Pugh | 28 | 98.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.84 | 38 |
Dave Burba | 15 | 63.1 | 6 | 2 | 3.27 | 50 |
Pete Smith | 11 | 24.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.66 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jeff Brantley | 56 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 2.82 | 62 |
Xavier Hernandez | 59 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4.60 | 84 |
Héctor Carrasco | 64 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4.12 | 64 |
Mike Jackson | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.39 | 41 |
Chuck McElroy | 44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 27 |
Johnny Ruffin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 11 |
Brad Pennington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 7 |
Scott Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 |
Matt Grott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 |
Mike Remlinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 |
John Courtright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
Postseason
1995 National League Division Series
Cincinnati wins the series, 3-0
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Cincinnati – 7, Dodgers – 2 | October 3 | Dodger Stadium | 44,199 |
2 | Cincinnati – 5, Dodgers – 4 | October 4 | Dodger Stadium | 46,051 |
3 | Dodgers – 1, Cincinnati – 10 | October 6 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,276 |
1995 National League Championship Series
Game | Score | Date |
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1 | Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1 | October 10, 1995 |
2 | Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 2 | October 11, 1995 |
3 | Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 5 | October 13, 1995 |
4 | Cincinnati 0, Atlanta 6 | October 14, 1995 |
Farm system
Notes
- Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
- Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference
- Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference
- Jack Morris page at Baseball Reference
- Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference
- Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
- Jarvis Brown page at Baseball Reference
- Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference
- Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference
- Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007