Aug 30, ATL (73-42) lost to HOU, 0-2, 126. Selig would become Commissioner of Baseball in 1998, allowing him to present the Commissioner's Trophy annually from that year onward. Cleveland's pitching staff, which was made up of aging veterans such as Orel Hershiser and Dennis Martinez, was seen as their only weak point. Lopez launched his home run in the sixth inning from Cleveland starter Dennis Martinez. Finished Multi-year: over Colorado Rockies, Attendance: 2,561,831 Original MLB Showdown game design copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Schedule and Results), Postseason:     Won World Series (4-2) Aug 18, ATL (66-38) lost to STL, 3-4, 105. Tom Glavine pitched eight innings of one-hit ball (just the 5th 1-hitter in Series history) to help earn him the Series MVP. Atlanta actually tied the game at 2–2 with a run-scoring infield single by Marquis Grissom in the fifth, but Cleveland got two more runs from Maddux making it 4–2. The wind and the pitch, here it is....swing! We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. It is officially here, the beginning of the release of the 2020 MLB Showdown set. A record 18 pitchers were used between the Braves and Indians in Games 2 and 3. The Atlanta Braves have just given you a championship! The 1995 Atlanta Braves hitting stats seen on this page include hitting data for every player who appeared in a game during the 1995 season. Welcome fellow baseball fans! The top of the plate is inscribed with the words 1995 World Series Champions beneath the Braves' tomahawk logo. Greatest MLB Showdown League: Standings and Stats! Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. In the playoffs, which featured a new first round, the Braves overwhelmed the third-year Colorado Rockies, then swept the Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS (spoiling an all-Ohio World Series in the process; notably, prior to their first World Series meeting in 1948, the Indians had spoiled an all-Boston World Series by beating the Red Sox in a 1-game playoff). Atlanta No. Join our linker program. Cleveland added a run in the seventh on an another RBI hit by Baerga scoring Lofton (who would reach base in all six of his plate appearances). Or write about sports? 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series Champion Atlanta was definitely the NL Franchise of the 90s, winning five pennants and making the playoffs every season from 1991 on, unless a strike got in the way. Saturday, October 28, 1995 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Carlos Baerga was responsible for making the last out in three of the four Cleveland losses; Games 1, 2 and 6. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. In 2019, the Atlanta Braves lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Divisional Series. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. This game is also the most recent baseball game that ABC televised. With the World Series moving to raucous Jacobs Field in Cleveland, the Indians got their first win. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 84-60, 645 Runs, 540 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 12:56AM. The Indians scored a run in the ninth to cut the Braves lead to a single run, but Baerga lifted a pop fly that third baseman Chipper Jones grabbed near the visiting dugout to end the game. Both starters settled down until the seventh, when Hershiser and the Cleveland bullpen walked the first three Braves to open the inning. This site makes MLB Showdown cards with the 00/01 MLB Showdown formulas and emulates the design style of the 00 set. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. The inning was capped off by Mike Devereaux's RBI single giving the Braves a 6–5 lead. It may have been even more exciting for the collaborators on the 20... What happens when you have a long Labor Day weekend with a downpour and a Harry Potter Marathon on TV? * - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? Aug 12, ATL (63-36) lost to COL, 4-16, 103. Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month, 44. Tuesday, October 24, 1995 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. MLB Showdown 2018 League - Bob 2000-2000P-2001-200... 2018 MLB Season ERA/WHIP Starter Comparison. The Braves thus took a 2–0 series lead, their most encouraging World Series start of the decade. We present them here for purely educational purposes. They defeated the Cleveland Spiders for the title. Sep 20, ATL (85-50) lost to NYM, 4-8, 138. Chipper Jones walked, McGriff hit a deep fly moving the runners up a base, and David Justice reached when Baerga's booted his groudball, subsequently allowing Polonia to score the tying run. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Young Braves outfielder Ryan Klesko hit a sixth-inning home run to give Atlanta the lead. Yes! The two closers, Mark Wohlers and Jose Mesa then matched zeros for the next two innings. Sports Quiz / 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series Roster Random Sports or Brave Quiz Can you name the 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series roster? Are you a Stathead, too? In honor of Chipper entering the Hall of Fame, here's the Braves only World Series winning team, the 1995 Braves! When was the last time the Braves lost a playoff series? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In the bottom of the second, Fred McGriff launched a tape measure home run on his first ever World Series pitch off Cleveland starter Orel Hershiser to even the score at 1–1. The Atlanta Braves have won the World Series once, in 1995. Omar then scored the go-ahead run when Baerga grounded out. Sep 12, ATL (80-48) lost to COL, 2-12, 134. Do you have a blog? All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Many thanks to him. The Series presented an entertaining matchup between the best pitching staff (Atlanta) and the best lineup (Cleveland). Sep 19, ATL (85-49) lost to NYM, 3-10, 135. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The 1995 World Series provided the only world championship of the 1990s to the decade's most dominant National League team - the Atlanta Braves.