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1995 World Series

The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture their first championship since moving to Atlanta in 1966. The Series also marked the resumption of the Fall Classic after the previous year's Series was cancelled due to a players' strike.

Umpires: Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL), Bruce Froemming (NL), Jim McKean (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), John Hirschbeck (AL)

Series MVP: Tom Glavine


Contents
1 Game 1
2 Game 2
3 Game 3
4 Game 4
5 Game 5
6 Game 6

1 Trivia

1.1 External links

Game 1

 October 21, 1995 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
   Cleveland Indians            1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1     2  2  0
   Atlanta Braves               0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  X     3  3  2

   PITCHERS: CLE - Hershiser, Assenmacher (7), Tavarez (7), Embree (8)
             ATL - Maddux

              WP - Maddux

LP - Hershiser 

            SAVE - none

  HOME RUNS: CLE - none
             ATL - McGriff

 ATTENDANCE: 51,876


Game 2

 October 22, 1995 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
   Cleveland Indians            0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0     3  6  2
   Atlanta Braves               0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  X     4  8  2

   PITCHERS: CLE - Martinez, Embree (6), Poole (7), Tavarez (8)
             ATL - Glavine, McMichael (7), pena (7), Wohlers (8)

              WP - Glavine

LP - Martinez 

            SAVE - Wohlers

  HOME RUNS: CLE - Murray
             ATL - Lopez

 ATTENDANCE: 51,877


Game 3

 October 24, 1995 at Jacobs Field (Cleveland Indians)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11     R  H  E
                                -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -     -  -  -
   Atlanta Braves               1  0  0    0  0  1    1  3  0    0  0     6 12  1
   Cleveland Indians            2  0  2    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1     7 12  2

   PITCHERS: ATL - Smoltz, Clontz (3), Mercker (5), McMichael (7), Wohlers (8), Pena (11)
             CLE - Nagy, Assenmacher (8), Tavarez (8), Mesa (9)

              WP - Mesa

LP - Pena 

            SAVE - none

  HOME RUNS: ATL - McGriff, Klesko
             CLE - none

 ATTENDANCE: 43,584


Game 4

 October 25, 1995 at Jacobs Field (Cleveland Indians)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
   Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  1     5 11  1
   Cleveland Indians            0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1     2  6  0

   PITCHERS: ATL - Avery, McMichael (7), Wohlers (9), Borbon (9)
             CLE - Hill, Assenmacher (7), Tavarez (8), Embree (8)

              WP - Avery

LP - Hill 

            SAVE - Borbon

  HOME RUNS: ATL - Klesko
             CLE - Belle, Ramirez

 ATTENDANCE: 43,578


Game 5

 October 26, 1995 at Jacobs Field (Cleveland Indians)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
   Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  2     4  7  0
   Cleveland Indians            2  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  X     5  8  1

   PITCHERS: ATL - Maddux, Clontz (8)
             CLE - Hershiser, Mesa (8)

              WP - Hershiser

LP - Maddux 

            SAVE - Mesa

  HOME RUNS: ATL - Polonia, Klesko
             CLE - Belle, Thome

 ATTENDANCE: 43,595


Game 6

 October 28, 1995 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
   Cleveland Indians            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  1  1
   Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  X     1  6  0

   PITCHERS: CLE - Martinez, Poole (5), Hill (7), Embree (8), Tavarez (8), Assenmacher (8)
             ATL - Glavine, Wohlers (9)

              WP - Glavine

LP - Poole 

            SAVE - Wohlers

  HOME RUNS: CLE - none
             ATL - Justice

 ATTENDANCE: 51,875


Trivia

  • The 1995 World Series was a landmark in the sense that it was televised by two different television networks in the United States. Games 1, 3, and 5 were televised by ABC (with Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, and Tim McCarver serving as the commentators) while NBC televised Games 2, 4, and 6 (with Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, and Bob Uecker commentating). This arrangement was made as a comprise after both networks announced that they would bail out of a five year revenue sharing deal with Major League Baseball called The Baseball Network. If it wasn't for the strike that canceled the 1994 World Series, then ABC would've exclusively covered that year's World Series while NBC would've exclusively covered the 1995 World Series.
  • Kenny Lofton's six stolen bases during the 1995 World Series set a new Fall Classic record for steals during a six-game series.
  • During the second inning of Game 1, Fred McGriff of the Atlanta Braves hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat becoming one of only the 7th National League player to accomplish this particular feat.
  • The Braves won their first championship since 1957 and became the first franchise to win three crowns in three different cities (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta).
  • Just prior to hitting a pivotal home run for the Braves in the clinching Game 6, David Justice publically criticized the Atlanta fans for not being passionate enough.
  • Although still technically the "acting commissioner", this was the first World Series in which Bud Selig presented the World Series Trophy. In the previous two World Series, the trophy was presented by American League president Dr. Bobby Brown.
  • Prior to Game 3, Indians slugger Albert Belle unleashed a a profanity-laced tirade at reporter Hannah Storm of NBC. On the same day, Belle snapped at a photographer near the first base line during batting practice. Belle was ultimately fined $50,000 for his behavior towards Storm.

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