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1995 Atlanta Braves season

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1995 Atlanta Braves
World Series Champions
National League Champions
National League East Division Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkFulton County Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record90–54 (.625)
Divisional place1st
OwnersTed Turner
General managersJohn Schuerholz
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionWTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
SportSouth
(Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.)
RadioWSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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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]

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 World Series championship to the city of Atlanta.[1]

Through completion of the 2019 MLB season, the Braves are one of three teams out of nine MLB franchises to have first swept their opponent in the League Championship Series (LCS), and subsequently go onto win the World Series; the other teams were the 2019 Washington Nationals and the 2022 Houston Astros. This two-decades-long milestone for Atlanta is based upon the (LCS) becoming a best-of-seven (games) format 10 years earlier, in 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]

This would be the last World Series title for the Braves until the 2021 season.

1995 would also be the first full season for Chipper Jones as a full-time starter. Jones was scheduled to compete with Ron Gant for the starting Third Base position in 1994, however Gant broke his leg in a dirt bike accident while Jones himself tore his left knee during spring training, forcing the Braves to play veteran infielder Terry Pendleton at third base for the entire season. By the start of the season, Gant was traded to the Reds, while Pendleton was traded to the Marlins. The trades freed up Jones to become the Braves regular third baseman.

Offseason

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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

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Opening Day starters

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Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 90 54 .625 44‍–‍28 46‍–‍26
New York Mets 69 75 .479 21 40‍–‍32 29‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 69 75 .479 21 35‍–‍37 34‍–‍38
Florida Marlins 67 76 .469 22½ 37‍–‍34 30‍–‍42
Montreal Expos 66 78 .458 24 31‍–‍41 35‍–‍37

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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


Game log

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Legend
Braves Win Braves Loss Game Postponed
1995 Regular Season Game Log
April (4–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
1 April 26 Giants 12–5 Maddux (1–0) Mulholland (0–1) 32,045 2:46 1–0
2 April 27 Giants 6–4 Stanton (1–0) Burba (0–1) Clontz (1) 26,120 2:42 2–0
3 April 28 @ Dodgers 1–9 Daal (1–0) Avery (0–1) 51,181 3:08 2–1
4 April 29 @ Dodgers 4–3 McMichael (1–0) Murphy (0–1) 45,885 2:55 3–1
5 April 30 @ Dodgers 6–3 Smoltz (1–0) Martínez (1–1) Clontz (2) 40,785 3:00 4–1
May (16–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
6 May 2 @ Marlins 7–1 Maddux (2–0) Gardner (0–2) 23,476 3:11 5–1
7 May 3 @ Marlins 6–4 Glavine (1–0) Witt (0–2) Clontz (3) 21,918 3:17 6–1
8 May 4 @ Marlins 6–3 Woodall (1–0) Nen (0–1) McMichael (1) 23,550 2:24 7–1
9 May 5 Phillies 4–9 Green (1–1) Mercker (0–1) Borland (1) 33,296 2:45 7–2
10 May 6 Phillies 1–3 Mimbs (1–0) Smoltz (1–1) Slocumb (3) 37,850 2:57 7–3
11 May 7 Phillies 4–5 Schilling (2–0) Bedrosian (0–1) Slocumb (4) 34,166 2:30 7–4
12 May 8 Phillies 2–3 Abbott (1–0) Glavine (1–1) Slocumb (5) 27,266 2:57 7–5
13 May 9 @ Mets 3–2 McMichael (2–0) Manzanillo (0–1) Clontz (4) 14,882 2:21 8–5
14 May 10 @ Mets 2–5 Henry (1–1) Wohlers (0–1) Franco (3) 12,620 2:54 8–6
15 May 11 @ Mets 3–5 Jones (2–1) Smoltz (1–2) Franco (4) 13,073 2:44 8–7
16 May 12 Reds 4–5 (11) Brentley (1–0) Bedrosian (0–2) 33,106 2:57 8–8
17 May 13 Reds 9–6 Glavine (2–1) Smith (0–1) Borbón (1) 36,058 2:47 9–8
18 May 14 Reds 3–5 (10) Carrasco (1–3) Clontz (0–1) 28,860 3:12 9–9
19 May 15 Rockies 4–0 Mercker (1–1) Olivares (1–2) 27,009 2:24 10–9
20 May 16 Rockies 15–3 Smoltz (2–2) Acevedo (2–1) 25,516 2:35 11–9
21 May 17 Rockies 5–6 Holmes (3–0) Maddux (2–1) Ruffin (6) 27,070 2:41 11–10
22 May 18 Rockies 3–2 McMichael (3–0) Munoz (1–2) Borbón (2) 26,205 2:52 12–10
23 May 19 Marlins 4–0 Avery (1–1) Veres (0–1) 30,275 2:37 13–10
24 May 20 Marlins 8–7 Wohlers (1–1) Nen (0–3) 38,212 3:30 14–10
25 May 21 Marlins 5–1 Smoltz (3–2) Burkett (3–3) 35,141 2:39 15–10
26 May 23 @ Cardinals 7–1 Maddux (3–1) Jackson (0–5) 26,758 2:37 16–10
27 May 24 @ Cardinals 9–5 Glavine (3–1) Frascatore (1–1) 20,413 2:49 17–10
28 May 25 @ Cardinals 1–4 Hill (3–0) Avery (1–2) Henke (9) 23,807 2:26 17–11
29 May 26 @ Astros 8–3 Mercker (2–1) Swindell (3–2) 26,246 3:03 18–11
30 May 27 @ Astros 2–3 (10) Hudek (2–0) Stanton (1–1) 19,257 3:03 18–12
31 May 28 @ Astros 3–1 Maddux (4–1) Kile (1–4) 25,526 2:19 19–12
32 May 29 @ Cubs 2–1 Glavine (4–1) Castillo (3–2) 31,654 2:29 20–12
33 May 31 @ Cubs 1–4 Morgan (1–1) Avery (1–3) Myers (12) 27,372 2:28 20–13
June (15–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
34 June 1 Dodgers 3–6 Valdez (1–2) Mercker (2–2) 27,796 2:19 20–14
35 June 2 Astros 2–7 Drabek (2–3) Smoltz (3–3) 30,041 2:45 20–15
36 June 3 Astros 1–2 (10) Jones (3–0) Wohlers (1–2) Hudek (6) 41,967 2:54 20–16
37 June 4 Astros 2–6 Reynolds (2–4) Glavine (4–2) 29,507 2:46 20–17
38 June 5 Cubs 7–5 Bedrosian (1–2) Hickerson (0–2) Wohlers (1) 27,508 2:43 21–17
39 June 6 Cubs 17–3 Mercker (3–2) Trachsel (2–3) 32,402 2:48 22–17
40 June 7 Cubs 4–3 Smoltz (4–3) Perez (0–3) Wohlers (2) 30,731 2:31 23–17
41 June 9 Cardinals 3–2 (10) McMichael (4–0) Arocha (3–4) 33,231 2:18 24–17
42 June 10 Cardinals 3–7 DeLucia (2–3) Glavine (4–3) 44,956 2:50 24–18
43 June 11 Cardinals 4–8 Habyan (2–1) Avery (1–4) Henke (12) 32,515 2:45 24–19
44 June 13 @ Expos 2–11 Pérez (6–1) Mercker (3–3) 25,492 3:09 24–20
45 June 14 @ Expos 7–3 Smoltz (5–3) Fassero (7–3) 22,339 2:52 25–20
46 June 15 @ Expos 2–0 Maddux (5–1) Martínez (5–2) 25,013 2:25 26–20
47 June 16 @ Rockies 2–0 Glavine (5–3) Swift (1–2) 48,163 2:21 27–20
48 June 17 @ Rockies 7–1 Avery (2–4) Acevedo (3–6) 50,035 2:47 28–20
49 June 18 @ Rockies 9–4 Mercker (4–3) Freeman (2–4) 48,302 2:42 29–20
50 June 19 @ Reds 10–0 Smoltz (6–3) Schourek (4–4) 23,262 2:37 30–20
51 June 20 @ Reds 10–2 Maddux (6–1) Nitkowski (0–1) 23,418 3:14 31–20
52 June 21 @ Reds 1–3 Smiley (6–1) Glavine (5–4) Brantley (10) 23,571 2:22 31–21
53 June 22 @ Reds 8–9 Hernandez (5–0) Borbón (0–1) Brantley (11) 30,497 2:47 31–22
54 June 23 Mets 3–9 Saberhagen (4–2) Mercker (4–4) 38,000 2:17 31–23
55 June 24 Mets 5–4 Smoltz (7–3) Mlicki (4–4) Wohlers (3) 46,121 2:45 32–23
56 June 25 Mets 4–2 Maddux (7–1) Harnisch (1–5) Wohlers (4) 34,120 2:39 33–23
57 June 26 Expos 4–3 Glavine (6–4) Aquino (0–2) Wohlers (5) 31,399 2:25 34–23
58 June 27 Expos 0–3 Henry (3–5) Avery (2–5) Rojas (12) 32,916 1:56 34–24
59 June 28 Expos 4–3 Clontz (1–1) Rojas (1–2) 37,676 2:25 35–24
60 June 30 @ Phillies 1–3 Green (8–4) Smoltz (7–4) Slocumb (20) 32,821 2:40 35–25
July (20–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
61 July 1 @ Phillies 3–1 Maddux (7–1) West (2–2) 33,375 2:25 36–25
62 July 2 @ Phillies 5–3 Glavine (7–4) Mimbs (6–3) Wohlers (6) 35,648 2:44 37–25
63 July 3 @ Phillies 10–4 Avery (3–5) Schilling (5–4) 59,203 2:55 38–25
64 July 4 Dodgers 3–2 Clontz (2–1) Valdez (3–8) Wohlers (7) 49,104 2:26 39–25
65 July 5 Dodgers 4–1 Wohlers (2–2) Astacio (1–7) 36,922 3:01 40–25
66 July 6 Dodgers 1–0 McMichael (5–0) Seánez (1–2) 38,497 2:16 41–25
67 July 7 Giants 8–4 Glavine (8–4) Greer (0–1) 39,482 2:46 42–25
68 July 8 Giants 9–4 Avery (4–5) Portugal (5–3) 49,056 2:17 43–25
69 July 9 Giants 3–2 Wohlers (3–2) Beck (4–3) 37,741 2:33 44–25
July 11 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas
70 July 12 @ Pirates 1–2 Parris (2–2) Smoltz (7–5) Miceli (11) 9,123 2:13 44–26
71 July 13 @ Padres 4–1 Maddux (9–1) Hamilton (3–3) 15,028 2:22 45–26
72 July 14 @ Padres 6–2 Glavine (9–4) Benes (3–6) 17,027 2:17 46–26
73 July 15 @ Padres 7–6 Clontz (3–1) Florie (2–1) Wohlers (8) 39,737 2:49 47–26
74 July 16 @ Padres 1–3 Dishman (2–2) Mercker (4–5) Hoffman (12) 23,925 2:49 47–27
75 July 18 Pirates 4–5 (10) Dyer (3–1) Wohlers (3–3) Miceli (14) 33,940 3:24 47–28
76 July 19 Pirates 3–2 Maddux (10–1) Loaiza (6–5) Wohlers (9) 35,736 2:20 48–28
77 July 20 Pirates 4–3 Clontz (4–1) Plesac (3–1) 31,661 2:30 49–28
78 July 21 Padres 6–9 Bochtler (1–0) McMichael (5–1) Hoffman (14) 39,888 3:33 49–29
79 July 22 Padres 3–2 Wohlers (4–3) Blair (2–1) 48,827 2:29 50–29
80 July 23 Padres 2–1 Smoltz (8–5) Hamilton (3–5) Wohlers (10) 37,109 2:14 51–29
81 July 24 @ Pirates 3–2 Clontz (5–1) Plesac (3–2) Wohlers (11) 16,142 2:55 52–29
82 July 25 @ Pirates 3–1 (10) Clontz (6–1) Gott (1–3) Stanton (1) 13,864 3:51 53–29
83 July 26 @ Dodgers 0–1 Valdez (7–6) Avery (4–6) Worrell (17) 37,491 2:19 53–30
84 July 27 @ Dodgers 4–9 Cummings (1–0) Mercker (4–6) 36,942 2:37 53–31
85 July 28 @ Giants 6–2 Clontz (7–1) Beck (4–5) 21,090 2:12 54–31
86 July 29 @ Giants 5–1 Maddux (11–1) Mulholland (2–10) 21,772 2:09 55–31
87 July 30 @ Giants 2–3 Brewington (2–0) Glavine (9–5) Beck (17) 32,154 2:38 55–32
August (19–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
88 August 1 Phillies 3–4 Fernandez (2–5) Avery (4–7) Slocumb (25) 38,579 3:05 55–33
89 August 2 Phillies 7–5 Mercker (5–6) Muñoz (0–2) Wohlers (12) 35,594 2:56 56–33
90 August 3 Phillies 5–4 Borbón (1–1) Slocumb (2–2) 37,971 2:24 57–33
91 August 4 @ Expos 4–3 Maddux (12–1) Martínez (9–7) Wohlers (13) 20,184 2:20 58–33
92 August 5 @ Expos 9–6 Glavine (10–5) Henry (6–9) Wohlers (14) 24,448 3:31 59–33
93 August 6 @ Expos 2–6 Pérez (10–3) Avery (4–8) 26,257 2:10 59–34
94 August 7 @ Expos 5–1 Mercker (6–6) Fassero (10–9) 19,480 2:43 60–34
95 August 8 Reds 5–4 Smoltz (9–5) McElroy (3–3) Wohlers (15) 38,252 2:29 61–34
96 August 9 Reds 3–9 Burba (6–2) Maddux (12–2) Brantley (24) 38,602 2:55 61–35
97 August 10 Reds 2–1 Wohlers (5–3) Carrasco (2–4) 42,748 2:24 62–35
98 August 11 Rockies 5–3 Avery (5–8) Reynoso (4–4) Wohlers (16) 47,408 1:56 63–35
99 August 12 Rockies 4–16 Leskanic (4–1) Mercker (6–7) 48,777 3:03 63–36
100 August 13 Rockies 3–2 Wohlers (6–3) Holmes (5–1) 43,279 2:42 64–36
101 August 14 Marlins 4–3 McMichael (6–1) Pérez (1–4) 34,375 2:30 65–36
102 August 15 Marlins 4–1 Glavine (11–5) Banks (0–4) Wohlers (17) 30,939 2:22 66–36
103 August 16 Marlins 5–8 Rapp (7–7) Avery (5–9) Nen (15) 35,244 2:41 66–37
104 August 18 @ Cardinals 3–4 Watson (5–4) Mercker (6–8) Henke (25) 32,027 2:36 66–38
105 August 19 @ Cardinals 4–5 Urbani (3–4) Murray (0–1) Henke (26) 35,475 2:38 66–39
106 August 20 @ Cardinals 1–0 Maddux (13–2) Morgan (4–7) 24,613 1:50 67–39
107 August 21 @ Astros 5–4 Glavine (12–5) McMurtry (0–1) Wohlers (18) 15,291 2:59 68–39
108 August 22 @ Astros 6–4 Avery (6–9) Brocail (4–2) Wohlers (19) 14,799 2:52 69–39
109 August 23 @ Astros 6–2 Mercker (7–8) Hampton (8–6) 21,112 2:46 70–39
110 August 25 @ Cubs 7–3 Smoltz (10–5) Castillo (8–7) 31,419 2:50 71–39
111 August 26 @ Cubs 7–2 Maddux (14–2) Trachsel (5–10) 39,775 2:25 72–39
112 August 27 @ Cubs 3–1 Glavine (13–5) Bullinger (10–5) Wohlers (20) 36,401 2:50 73–39
113 August 28 @ Cubs 5–7 Navarro (12–5) Avery (6–10) Myers (30) 17,072 2:45 73–40
114 August 29 Astros 9–11 (13) Swindell (8–9) Murray (0–2) 29,777 4:23 73–41
115 August 30 Astros 0–2 Reynolds (9–9) Smoltz (10–6) Jones (13) 29,671 2:34 73–42
116 August 31 Astros 5–2 Maddux (15–2) Drabek (7–8) 31,274 2:28 74–42
September (16–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
117 September 1 Cubs 5–7 Bullinger (11–5) Glavine (13–6) Myers (31) 36,424 2:59 74–43
118 September 2 Cubs 4–6 Navarro (13–5) Avery (6–11) Myers (32) 49,016 2:47 74–44
119 September 3 Cubs 2–0 Schmidt (1–0) Foster (9–10) Wohlers (21) 42,820 2:17 75–44
120 September 4 Cardinals 6–5 Wohlers (7–3) Parrett (3–6) 29,849 2:42 76–44
121 September 5 Cardinals 1–0 Maddux (16–2) Urbani (3–5) 27,072 1:57 77–44
122 September 6 Cardinals 6–1 Glavine (14–6) Petkovsek (5–5) 29,811 2:39 78–44
123 September 7 @ Marlins 1–5 Rapp (10–7) Avery (6–12) 20,788 1:54 78–45
124 September 8 @ Marlins 6–5 McMichael (7–1) Pérez (1–6) Wohlers (22) 21,897 3:01 79–45
125 September 9 @ Marlins 9–5 Clontz (8–1) Nen (0–6) Wohlers (23) 32,644 3:08 80–45
126 September 10 @ Marlins 4–5 (11) Mathews (4–3) Borbón (1–2) 24,874 3:36 80–46
127 September 11 @ Rockies 4–5 (12) Hickerson (3–3) Woodall (1–1) 48,056 3:35 80–47
128 September 12 @ Rockies 2–12 Painter (2–0) Avery (6–13) Ritz (2) 48,013 2:14 80–48
129 September 13 @ Rockies 9–7 Schmidt (2–0) Bailey (7–6) 48,011 3:12 81–48
130 September 15 @ Reds 3–1 Smoltz (11–6) McElroy (3–4) McMichael (2) 31,882 2:22 82–48
131 September 16 @ Reds 6–1 Maddux (17–2) Portugal (9–10) 37,821 2:45 83–48
132 September 17 @ Reds 4–1 Glavine (15–6) Smiley (12��4) Wohlers (24) 19,797 2:29 84–48
133 September 18 Mets 7–1 Avery (7–13) Jones (9–9) 29,635 2:03 85–48
134 September 19 Mets 3–10 Mlicki (9–6) Schmidt (2–1) 28,837 2:46 85–49
135 September 20 Mets 4–8 Isringhausen (8–2) Smoltz (11–7) Franco (26) 29,506 3:05 85–50
136 September 21 Mets 3–0 Maddux (18–2) Telgheder (1–2) Wohlers (25) 29,982 1:57 86–50
137 September 22 Expos 5–1 Glavine (12–11) Pérez (10–8) 43,547 2:36 87–50
138 September 23 Expos 2–5 Martínez (14–9) McMichael (7–2) Rojas (29) 48,998 2:29 87–51
139 September 24 Expos 5–4 (10) Borbón (2–2) Leiper (1–3) 45,461 3:00 88–51
140 September 26 @ Phillies 5–1 Smoltz (12–7) Quantrill (11–11) 21,476 2:24 89–51
141 September 27 @ Phillies 6–0 Maddux (19–2) Mimbs (9–7) 26,636 2:19 90–51
142 September 29 @ Mets 3–6 Jones (10–10) Glavine (16–7) Franco (28) 16,007 2:23 90–52
143 September 30 @ Mets 4–8 Minor (4–2) Schmidt (2–2) Franco (29) 21,659 3:03 90–53
October (0–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
144 October 1 @ Mets 0–1 (11) Walker (1–0) Wade (0–1) 18,876 2:42 90–54

Notable transactions

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Postseason

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Legend
Braves Win Braves Loss Game Postponed
1995 Postseason Game Log
National League Division Series (3–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
1 October 3 @ Rockies 5–4 Peña (1–0) Leskanic (0–1) Wohlers (1) 50,040 3:19 1–0
2 October 4 @ Rockies 7–4 Peña (2–0) Munoz (0–1) Wohlers (2) 50,063 3:08 2–0
3 October 6 Rockies 5–7 (10) Holmes (1–0) Wohlers (0–1) Thompson (1) 51,300 3:16 2–1
4 October 7 Rockies 10–4 Maddux (1–0) Saberhagen (0–1) 50,027 2:38 3–1
National League Championship Series (4–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
1 October 10 @ Reds 2–1 (11) Wohlers (1–0) Jackson (0–1) McMichael (1) 40,382 3:18 1–0
2 October 11 @ Reds 6–2 (10) McMichael (1–0) Portugal (0–1) 44,624 3:26 2–0
3 October 13 Reds 5–2 Maddux (1–0) Wells (0–1) Wohlers (1) 51,424 2:42 3–0
4 October 14 Reds 6–0 Avery (1–0) Schourek (0–1) 52,067 2:54 4–0
World Series (4–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Time Record
1 October 21 Indians 3–2 Maddux (1–0) Hershiser (0–1) 51,876 2:37 1–0
2 October 22 Indians 4–3 Glavine (1–0) Martínez (0–1) Wohlers (1) 51,877 3:17 2–0
3 October 24 @ Indians 6–7 (11) Mesa (1–0) Peña (0–1) 43,584 4:09 2–1
4 October 25 @ Indians 5–2 Avery (1–0) Hill (0–1) Borbón (1) 43,578 3:14 3–1
5 October 26 @ Indians 4–5 Hershiser (1–1) Maddux (1–1) Mesa (1) 43,595 2:33 3–2
6 October 28 Indians 1–0 Glavine (2–0) Poole (0–1) Wohlers (2) 51,875 3:01 4–2

National League Division Series

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Game Score Date Location Time Attendance
1 Atlanta – 5, Colorado – 4 October 3 Coors Field 3:19 50,040
2 Atlanta – 7, Colorado – 4 October 4 Coors Field 3:08 50,063
3 Colorado – 7, Atlanta – 5 October 6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:16 51,300
4 Colorado – 4, Atlanta – 10 October 7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:38 50,027

Atlanta wins series, 3-1

National League Championship Series

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Game Score Date Location Time Attendance
1 Atlanta – 2, Cincinnati – 1 October 10 Riverfront Stadium 3:18 40,382
2 Atlanta – 6, Cincinnati – 2 October 11 Riverfront Stadium 3:26 44,624
3 Cincinnati – 2, Atlanta – 5 October 13 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:42 51,424
4 Cincinnati – 0, Atlanta – 6 October 14 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:54 52,067

Atlanta wins series, 4-0

World Series

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Game 1

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Atlanta 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 3 2
WP: Greg Maddux (1-0)   LP: Orel Hershiser (0-1)
Home runs:
CLE: None
ATL: Fred McGriff (1)

Game 2

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

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

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Atlanta 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 6 12 1
Cleveland 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 12 2
WP: José Mesa (1-0)   LP: Alejandro Peña (0-1)
Home runs:
ATL: Fred McGriff (2), Ryan Klesko (1)
CLE: None

Game 4

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

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

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

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

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 6 0
WP: Tom Glavine (2-0)   LP: Jim Poole (0-1)   Sv: Mark Wohlers (2)
Home runs:
CLE: None
ATL: David Justice (1)

Roster

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1995 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Regular starters

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Note: POS = Position; 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
SS Jeff Blauser 115 431 60 91 16 12 31 57 107 .211 .319 .341
CF Marquis Grissom 139 551 80 142 23 12 42 47 61 .258 .317 .376
3B Chipper Jones 140 524 87 139 22 23 86 73 72 .265 .353 .450
RF David Justice 120 411 73 104 17 24 78 73 68 .253 .365 .479
LF Ryan Klesko 107 329 48 102 25 23 70 47 72 .310 .396 .608
2B Mark Lemke 116 399 42 101 16 5 38 44 40 .253 .325 .356
C Javy López 100 333 37 105 11 14 51 14 57 .315 .344 .498
1B Fred McGriff 144 528 85 148 27 27 93 65 99 .280 .361 .489

Other batters

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Note: POS = Position; 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
C Charlie O'Brien 67 198 18 45 7 9 23 29 40 .227 .343 .399
INF Rafael Belliard 75 180 12 40 2 0 7 6 28 .222 .255 .244
LF Mike Kelly 97 137 26 26 6 3 17 11 49 .190 .258 .314
OF Dwight Smith 103 131 16 33 8 3 21 13 35 .252 .327 .412
3B Jose Oliva 48 109 7 17 4 5 12 7 22 .156 .207 .330
UT Mike Mordecai 69 75 10 21 6 3 11 9 16 .280 .353 .480
OF Mike Devereaux 29 55 7 14 3 1 8 2 11 .255 .281 .364
OF Luis Polonia 28 53 6 14 7 0 2 3 9 .264 .304 .396
OF Brian Kowitz 10 24 3 4 1 0 3 2 5 .167 .259 .208
IF Ed Giovanola 13 14 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 .071 .235 .071
UT Eddie Perez 7 13 1 4 1 1 4 0 2 .308 .308 .615
3B Mike Sharperson 7 7 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 .143 .143 .286

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 Maddux 19 2 1.63 28 28 0 10 3 209.2 23 181
Tom Glavine 16 7 3.08 29 29 0 3 1 198.2 66 127
John Smoltz 12 7 3.18 29 29 0 2 1 192.2 72 193
Steve Avery 7 13 4.67 29 29 0 3 1 173.1 52 141
Kent Mercker 7 8 4.15 29 26 0 0 0 143.0 61 102

Relief and other pitchers

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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 Wohlers 7 3 2.09 65 0 25 0 0 64.2 24 90
Greg McMichael 7 2 2.79 67 0 2 0 0 80.2 32 74
Brad Clontz 8 1 3.65 59 0 4 0 0 69.0 22 55
Pedro Borbón 2 2 3.09 41 0 2 0 0 32.0 17 33
Steve Bedrosian 1 2 6.11 29 0 0 0 0 28.0 12 22
Jason Schmidt 2 2 5.76 9 2 0 0 0 25.0 18 19
Mike Stanton 1 1 5.59 26 0 1 0 0 19.1 6 13
Alejandro Peña 0 0 4.15 14 0 0 0 0 13.0 4 18
Matt Murray 0 2 6.75 4 1 0 0 0 10.2 5 3
Brad Woodall 1 1 6.10 9 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 5
Rod Nichols 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 3
Terrell Wade 0 1 4.50 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 3
Darrell May 0 0 11.25 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 1
Terry Clark 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 2
Tom Thobe 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 0 0 3.1 0 2

Award winners

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1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ Mike Devereaux Statistics Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ a b "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