1995 Cleveland Indians season

1995 Cleveland Indians
1995 Cleveland Indians
AL Champs ; AL Central Champs
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901) Central Division (since 1994); ;
Location
	Jacobs Field (since 1994); Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901);
Other information
Owner(s)	Richard Jacobs
General manager(s)	John Hart
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
Local television	WUAB ; Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan ; SportsChannel ; John Sanders, Rick Manning
Local radio	WKNR (1220 AM) ; Herb Score, Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood
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The 1995 Cleveland Indians season was the Major League Baseball season that led to the Indians returning to the World Series for the first time since 1954. In a season that started late by 18 games – giving it just 144 games – the Indians finished in first place in the American League Central Division with a record of 100 wins and 44 losses. This was the first team in the history of the American League ever to win 100 games in a season that had fewer than 154 games.[1]

The most outstanding pitcher for the Indians was their relief pitcher, José Mesa, who finished second in the voting for the American League's Cy Young Award. Mesa pitched in 62 games; he led the league by being the finishing pitcher in 57 games, and he saved a league-leading 46 games, even though he pitched just exactly 64 innings. Mesa was the winning pitcher in three games, and he lost none. Mesa's earned run average was a microscopic 1.13. Mesa only gave up eight earned runs, one unearned run, and three home runs in the entire regular season.

The most outstanding batter and everyday player for the Indians was their left fielder, Albert Belle, who finished second in the voting for the American League's Most Valuable Player Award. Belle played in 143 of the 144 games, and became the first major leaguer to hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a single season. Belle led the league in runs scored (121), runs batted in (126), doubles (52), home runs (50), total bases (377), and slugging percentage (.690). Belle had 173 hits and a batting average of .317.

The second most outstanding batter and everyday player for the Indians was their right fielder, Manny Ramirez. Ramirez played in 137 games, scored 85 runs, batted in 107 runs, hit 26 doubles and 31 home runs, had 149 hits, and batted .308.

On a team that was led by its outfielders in batting, the Indians center fielder Kenny Lofton, playing in just 118 games, also had 149 hits, scored 93 runs, batted .310, and led the American League with 13 triples and 54 stolen bases. This was Lofton's fourth of five consecutive years leading the American League in stolen bases. Lofton also won a Gold Glove in the outfield. Despite Lofton only hitting seven home runs he still finished the shortened season with 53 runs batted in.

The Indians won the Central Division by an overwhelming 30 games over the second-place Kansas City Royals, and they went into the playoffs going strong. In their American League Division Series, the Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox in a three game sweep. Next, in the American League Championship Series, the Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners four games to two. The Indians' starting pitcher, Orel Hershiser, was voted the American League Championship Series' Most Valuable Player.

In the World Series, the Indians faced the Atlanta Braves (champions of the National League for the third time in four years), who had finished the regular season with a 90–54 record, had defeated the Colorado Rockies three games to one in the National League Division Series, and had swept the Cincinnati Reds four games to none in the National League Championship Series. The Braves had the National League's Cy Young Award winner in Greg Maddux, who finished the season with a 19–2 won-loss record and a 1.63 earned run average as a starting pitcher. Maddux also finished in third place in the voting for Most Valuable Player.

The Indians lost the World Series to the Braves by four games to two, with the Braves winning all three games in Atlanta, and the Indians winning two out of three games in Cleveland. The World Series Most Valuable Player was the starting pitcher Tom Glavine of the Braves, who won two games in the Series.

Offseason

November 9, 1994: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Atlanta Braves.[2]
November 18, 1994: Paul Byrd, Jerry Dipoto, Dave Mlicki and a player to be named later were traded by the Indians to the New York Mets for Jeromy Burnitz and Joe Roa. The Indians completed the deal by sending Jesus Azuaje (minors) to the Mets on December 6.[3]
November 21, 1994: Torey Lovullo was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[4]
March 25, 1995: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent with the Indians.[5] However, Ripken only played in six games for the Indians.

Spring training

Regular season

The Indians led the Majors in nearly every offensive category, including runs scored (840), hits (1,461), home runs (207), runs batted in (803), batting average (.291) and slugging percentage (.479). They also struck out the fewest times (766) of all 28 MLB teams.[6][7] They also had one of the most formidable pitching staffs in the AL, allowing the second-fewest hits (1,261), finishing with the best ERA (3.83), the fewest runs allowed (607), fewest earned runs allowed (554), the most saves (50) and the fewest intentional walks (16).[7]

Season standings

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	100	44	0.694	—	54–18	46–26
Kansas City Royals	70	74	0.486	30	35–37	35–37
Chicago White Sox	68	76	0.472	32	38–34	30–42
Milwaukee Brewers	65	79	0.451	35	33–39	32–40
Minnesota Twins	56	88	0.389	44	29–43	27–45

Record vs. opponents

1995 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	9–4	6–1	2–10	8–5	4–5	7–5	3–6	6–7	5–7	6–7	4–1	7–6
Boston	9–4	—	11–3	5–3	6–7	8–5	3–2	8–4	5–4	5–8	8–4	7–5	3–4	8–5
California	4–9	3–11	—	10–2	3–2	6–2	5–7	5–2	8–5	7–5	6–7	7–6	6–7	8–2
Chicago	1–6	3–5	2–10	—	5–8	8–4	8–5	6–7	10–3	3–2–1	7–5	4–9	5–7	6–5
Cleveland	10–2	7–6	2–3	8–5	—	10–3	11–1	9–4	9–4	6–6	7–0	5–4	6–3	10–3
Detroit	5–8	5–8	2–6	4–8	3–10	—	3–4	8–5	7–5	5–8	2–3	5–5	4–8	7–6
Kansas City	5–4	2–3	7–5	5–8	1–11	4–3	—	10–2	6–7	3–7	5–8	7–5	8–6	7–5
Milwaukee	5–7	4–8	2–5	7–6	4–9	5–8	2–10	—	9–4	5–6	7–2	3–2	5–7	7–5
Minnesota	6–3	4–5	5–8	3–10	4–9	5–7	7–6	4–9	—	3–4	5–7	4–8	5–8	1–4
New York	7–6	8–5	5–7	2–3–1	6–6	8–5	7–3	6–5	4–3	—	4–9	4–9	6–3	12–1
Oakland	7–5	4–8	7–6	5–7	0–7	3–2	8–5	2–7	7–5	9–4	—	7–6	5–8	3–7
Seattle	7–6	5–7	6–7	9–4	4–5	5–5	5–7	2–3	8–4	9–4	6–7	—	10–3	3–4
Texas	1–4	4–3	7–6	7–5	3–6	8–4	6–8	7–5	8–5	3–6	8–5	3–10	—	9–3
Toronto	6–7	5–8	2–8	5–6	3–10	6–7	5–7	5–7	4–1	1–12	7–3	4–3	3–9	—

Notable transactions

April 5, 1995: Dave Winfield was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[8] However, Winfield only played in 39 games as a designated hitter in the regular season, and none in the postseason, and he retired at the end of the season.
April 10, 1995: Paul Assenmacher was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[9]
April 25, 1995: Bud Black was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[10]
May 5, 1995: Casey Candaele was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[11]
May 15, 1995: Matt Williams was traded by the Indians to the Houston Astros for Eddie Tucker.[12]
June 6, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[13]
July 14, 1995: Bud Black was released by the Indians.[10]
July 27, 1995: David Bell, Rick Heiserman, and Pepe McNeal (minors) were traded by the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Hill.[14]

Roster

1995 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

45 Paul Assenmacher

40 Bud Black

54 Mark Clark

27 Dennis Cook

56 Alan Embree

52 John Farrell

48 Jason Grimsley

55 Orel Hershiser

44 Ken Hill

59 Albie Lopez

32 Dennis Martínez

49 José Mesa

41 Charles Nagy

37 Chad Ogea

30 Gregg Olson

38 Eric Plunk

62 Jim Poole

47 Joe Roa

53 Paul Shuey

50 Julián Tavárez

Catchers

15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.

12 Jesse Levis

17 Tony Peña

16 Eddie Tucker

Infielders

9 Carlos Baerga

4 David Bell

10 Álvaro Espinoza

33 Eddie Murray

36 Herbert Perry

16 Billy Ripken

11 Paul Sorrento

25 Jim Thome

13 Omar Vizquel

Outfielders

20 Rubén Amaro, Jr.

8 Albert Belle

23 Jeromy Burnitz

58 Brian Giles

35 Wayne Kirby

7 Kenny Lofton

24 Manny Ramírez

Other batters

31 Dave Winfield

Manager

21 Mike Hargrove

Coaches

26 Buddy Bell (Infield)

6 Luis Isaac (Bullpen)

42 Charlie Manuel (Hitting)

1 Dave Nelson (First base)

29 Jeff Newman (Third base)

28 Mark Wiley (Pitching)

Game log

Legend
Indians Win	Indians Loss	Game Postponed

1995 Regular Season Game Log (100-44) (Home: 54-18; Road: 46-26)

April: 2-2 (Road: 2-2)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Time
1	April 27	@ Rangers	11-6	Martínez	Gross		The Ballpark in Arlington	32,161	1-0	3:17
2	April 28	@ Rangers	9-10	Whiteside	Poole	Russell	The Ballpark in Arlington	22,179	1-1	3:04
3	April 29	@ Rangers	5-6	Burrows	Shuey		The Ballpark in Arlington	28,048	1-2	3:11
4	April 30	@ Rangers	7-6	Mesa	Whiteside		The Ballpark in Arlington	26,026	2-2	4:41

May: 19-7 (Home: 9-3, Road: 10-4)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Time
5	May 2	@ Tigers	11-1	Martínez	Bergman		Tiger Stadium	39,398	3-2	3:23
6	May 3	@ Tigers	14-7	Clark	Doherty		Tiger Stadium	29,996	4-2	3:32
7	May 4	@ Tigers	3-4	Wells	Hershiser	Henneman	Tiger Stadium	28,846	4-3	2:25
8	May 5	Twins	5-1	Nagy	Erickson	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,434	5-3	2:22
9	May 6	Twins	2-5	Radke	Black	Aguilera	Jacobs Field	37,325	5-4	2:53
10	May 7	Twins	10-9 (17)	Poole	Guthrie		Jacobs Field	39,431	6-4	6:36!
11	May 8	Royals	6-2	Clark	Appier	Grimsley	Jacobs Field	26,704	7-4	3:19
12	May 9	Royals	10-0	Hershiser	Linton		Jacobs Field	27,225	8-4	2:23
13	May 10	Royals	3-2 (10)	Plunk	Meacham		Jacobs Field	27,749	9-4	3:14
14	May 12	@ Orioles	3-2	Martínez	Brown		Oriole Park at Camden Yards	40,516	10-4	2:50
14	May 13	@ Orioles	1-6	Mussina	Clark		Oriole Park at Camden Yards	40,185	10-5	2:18
15	May 14	@ Orioles	3-1	Hershiser	Rhodes	Mesa	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	39,167	11-5	3:15
17	May 16	@ Yankees	10-5	Nagy	Key		Yankee Stadium	18,246	12-5	3:00
18	May 18	@ Red Sox	3-4	Belinda	Poole		Fenway Park	24,285	12-6	2:55
19	May 19	@ Red Sox	9-5	Tavárez	Ryan		Fenway Park	23,507	13-6	3:27
20	May 20	@ Red Sox	7-5	Plunk	Pena	Mesa	Fenway Park	29,412	14-6	3:08
21	May 21	@ Red Sox	12-10	Assenmacher	Pierce	Mesa	Fenway Park	32,339	15-6	3:48
22	May 22	Brewers	5-7	Bones	Nagy	Fetters	Jacobs Field	34,464	15-7	3:10
23	May 23	Brewers	5-3	Martínez	Sparks	Mesa	Jacobs Field	35,373	16-7	2:54
24	May 24	Brewers	5-7	Rightnowar	Clark	Fetters	Jacobs Field	29,638	16-8	3:59
25	May 26	@ Blue Jays	7-4	Hershiser	Hentgen	Mesa	Skydome	47,113	17-8	2:49
26	May 27	@ Blue Jays	0-3	Leiter	Plunk	Hall	Skydome	47,143	17-9	2:35
27	May 28	@ Blue Jays	5-4	Nagy	Darwin	Mesa	Skydome	42,365	18-9	3:29
28	May 29	White Sox	7-6	Tavárez	DeLeon	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,736	19-9	3:14
29	May 30	White Sox	2-1	Assenmacher	Fernandez	Mesa	Jacobs Field	33,038	20-9	2:57
30	May 31	White Sox	6-3	Hershiser	Abbott	Mesa	Jacobs Field	36,771	21-9	2:45

June: 20-8 (Home: 12-4, Road: 8-4)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Time
31	June 1	White Sox	7-4	Black	Bere	Plunk	Jacobs Field	33,260	22-9	3:16
32	June 2	Blue Jays	0-5	Leiter	Nagy	Timlin	Jacobs Field	41,545	22-10	3:01
33	June 3	Blue Jays	3-0	Martínez	Darwin		Jacobs Field	41,566	23-10	2:30
34	June 4	Blue Jays	9-8	Tavárez	Hall		Jacobs Field	41,688	24-10	3:10
35	June 5	Tigers	8-0	Hershiser	Bergman		Jacobs Field	34,615	25-10	2:43
36	June 6	Tigers	4-3	Tavárez	Boever	Mesa	Jacobs Field	36,115	26-10	3:10
37	June 7	Tigers	3-2 (10)	Plunk	Maxcy		Jacobs Field	36,363	27-10	2:42
38	June 8	@ Brewers	8-7	Tavárez	Lloyd	Mesa	Miller Park	17,641	28-10	3:50
39	June 9	@ Brewers	7-4	Ogea	Roberson	Mesa	Miller Park	13,136	29-10	2:51
40	June 10	@ @ Brewers	1-6	Miranda	Hershiser	Reyes	Miller Park	18,869	29-11	2:28
41	June 11	@ @ Brewers	11-5	Black	Scanlan		Miller Park	18,706	30-11	3:20
42	June 12	Orioles	4-3	Nagy	Brown	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,845	31-11	3:03
43	June 13	Orioles	11-0	Martinez	Mussina		Jacobs Field	41,927	32-11	3:00
44	June 14	Orioles	5-2	Ogea	Klingenbeck	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,839	33-11	3:24
45	June 16	Yankees	2-4	Wickman	Poole	Wetteland	Jacobs Field	41,643	33-12	3:04
46	June 17	Yankees	7-4	Black	Pettitte	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,662	34-12	2:53
47	June 18	Yankees	5-9	McDowell	Nagy	Wetteland	Jacobs Field	41,667	34-13	3:13
48	June 19	Red Sox	4-3 (10)	Plunk	Ryan		Jacobs Field	41,645	35-13	3:37
49	June 20	Red Sox	9-2	Ogea	Eshelman		Jacobs Field	40,190	36-13	2:33
50	June 21	Red Sox	1-3	Hanson	Hershiser	Belinda	Jacobs Field	41,948	36-14	2:33
51	June 23	@ White Sox	5-12	Bere	Nagy		Comiskey Park	31,962	36-15	3:03
52	June 24	@ White Sox	3-8	Fernandez	Black		Comiskey Park	35,028	36-16	2:47
53	June 25	@ White Sox	2-3	DeLeon	Assenmacher	Radinsky	Comiskey Park	27,514	36-17	3:10
54	June 26	@ Royals	2-0	Ogea	Gordon	Mesa	Kauffman Stadium	24,296	37-17	2:48
55	June 27	@ Royals	7-1	Clark	Haney		Kauffman Stadium	19,510	38-17	2:26
56	June 28	@ Royals	5-2	Nagy	Appier	Mesa	Kauffman Stadium	18,596	39-17	2:55
57	June 29	@ Twins	10-5	Black	Erickson		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	17,116	40-17	3:09
58	June 30	@ Twins	4-1	Martinez	Trombley	Mesa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	27,416	41-17	3:05

July: 18-9 (Home: 9-4, Road: 9-5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Time
59	July 1	@ Twins	5-6	Radke	Ogea	Aguilera	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	18,820	41-18	2:53
60	July 2	@ Twins	7-0	Clark	Harris		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	16,790	42-18	2:44
61	July 3	Rangers	9-1	Nagy	Rogers		Jacobs Field	41,713	43-18	2:55
62	July 4	Rangers	6-7	McDowell	Assenmacher	Whiteside	Jacobs Field	41,769	43-19	3:46
63	July 5	Rangers	2-0	Martinez	Gross	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,881	44-19	2:30
64	July 6	Mariners	8-1	Ogea	Belcher		Jacobs Field	41,661	45-19	2:13
65	July 7	Mariners	3-5	Johnson	Clark		Jacobs Field	41,741	45-20	3:11
66	July 8	Mariners	7-3	Nagy	Bosio		Jacobs Field	41,893	46-20	2:40
67	July 9	Mariners	3-9	Torres	Hershiser		Jacobs Field	41,897	46-21	2:50
68	July 14	Athletics	1-0	Embree	Prieto	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,862	47-21	2:34
69	July 14	Athletics	7-6	Nagy	Darling	Mesa	Jacobs Field	41,862	48-21	2:44
70	July 15	Athletics	7-2	Hershiser	Ontiveros	Plunk	Jacobs Field	41,726	49-21	2:22
71	July 16	Athletics	5-4 (12)	Embree	Eckersley		Jacobs Field	41,767	50-21	4:26
72	July 17	Angels	3-8	Anderson	Ogea		Jacobs Field	41,583	50-22	3:08
73	July 18	Angels	7-5	Assenmacher	Smith		Jacobs Field	41,763	51-22	3:10
74	July 19	@ Rangers					The Ballpark in Arlington
75	July 20	@ Rangers					The Ballpark in Arlington
76	July 21	@ Athletics					Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
77	July 22	@ Athletics					Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
78	July 23	@ Athletics					Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
79	July 24	Angels					Anaheim Stadium
80	July 25	Angels					Anaheim Stadium
81	July 26	Angels					Anaheim Stadium
82	July 27	@ Mariners					Kingdome
83	July 28	@ Mariners					Kingdome
84	July 29	@ Mariners					Kingdome
85	July 30	@ Mariners					Kingdome

August: 21-9 (Home: 14-3, Road: 7-6)

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium
86	August 1	Twins	Jacobs Field
87	August 2	Twins	Jacobs Field
88	August 3	Twins	Jacobs Field
89	August 4	White Sox	Jacobs Field
90	August 5	White Sox	Jacobs Field
91	August 6	White Sox	Jacobs Field
92	August 8	@ Red Sox	Fenway Park
93	August 9	@ Red Sox	Fenway Park
94	August 10	@ Yankees	Yankee Stadium
95	August 10	@ Yankees	Yankee Stadium
96	August 11	@ Yankees	Yankee Stadium
97	August 12	@ Yankees	Yankee Stadium
98	August 13	@ Yankees	Yankee Stadium
99	August 14	@ Orioles	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
100	August 15	@ Orioles	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
101	August 16	@ Orioles	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
102	August 17	Brewers	Jacobs Field
103	August 18	Brewers	Jacobs Field
104	August 19	Brewers	Jacobs Field
105	August 20	Brewers	Jacobs Field
106	August 21	@ Blue Jays	Skydome
107	August 22	@ Blue Jays	Skydome
108	August 23	@ Blue Jays	Skydome
109	August 25	Tigers	Jacobs Field
110	August 26	Tigers	Jacobs Field
111	August 27	Tigers	Jacobs Field
112	August 28	Blue Jays	Jacobs Field
113	August 29	Blue Jays	Jacobs Field
114	August 30	Blue Jays	Jacobs Field
115	August 31	Blue Jays	Jacobs Field

September: 19-9 (Home: 9-4, Road: 10-5)

#	Date	Opponent	Stadium
116	September 1	@ Tigers	Tiger Stadium
117	September 2	@ Tigers	Tiger Stadium
118	September 3	@ Tigers	Tiger Stadium
119	September 4	@ Tigers	Tiger Stadium
120	September 5	@ Brewers	Miller Park
121	September 6	@ Brewers	Miller Park
122	September 7	Mariners	Jacobs Field
123	September 8	Orioles	Jacobs Field
124	September 9	Orioles	Jacobs Field
125	September 10	Orioles	Jacobs Field
126	September 11	Yankees	Jacobs Field
127	September 12	Yankees	Jacobs Field
128	September 13	Yankees	Jacobs Field
129	September 14	Red Sox	Jacobs Field
130	September 15	Red Sox	Jacobs Field
131	September 16	Red Sox	Jacobs Field
132	September 17	Red Sox	Jacobs Field
133	September 18	White Sox	Comiskey Park
134	September 19	White Sox	Comiskey Park
135	September 20	White Sox	Comiskey Park
136	September 22	@ Royals	Kauffman Stadium
137	September 23	@ Royals	Kauffman Stadium
138	September 24	@ Royals	Kauffman Stadium
139	September 26	@ Twins	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
140	September 27	@ Twins	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
141	September 28	@ Twins	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
142	September 29	Royals	Jacobs Field
143	September 30	Royals	Jacobs Field

October: 1-0 (Home: 1-0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Time	Local TV	Local Cable TV
144	October 1	Royals					Jacobs Field

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
C	Tony Peña	91	263	69	.262	5	28
1B	Paul Sorrento	104	323	76	.235	25	79
2B	Carlos Baerga	135	557	175	.314	15	90
3B	Jim Thome	137	452	142	.314	25	73
SS	Omar Vizquel	136	542	144	.266	6	56
LF	Albert Belle	143	546	173	.317	50	126
CF	Kenny Lofton	118	481	149	.310	7	53
RF	Manny Ramirez	137	484	149	.308	31	107
DH	Eddie Murray	113	436	141	.323	21	82

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Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Sandy Alomar Jr.	66	203	61	.300	10	35
Wayne Kirby	101	188	39	.207	1	14
Herb Perry	52	162	51	.315	3	23
Álvaro Espinoza	66	143	36	.252	2	17
Dave Winfield	46	115	22	.191	2	4
Rubén Amaro	28	60	12	.200	1	7
Eddie Tucker	17	20	0	.000	0	0
Jesse Levis	12	18	6	.333	0	3
Billy Ripken	8	17	7	.412	2	3
Brian Giles	6	9	5	.556	1	3
Jeromy Burnitz	9	7	4	.571	0	0
David Bell	2	2	0	.000	0	0

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Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Charles Nagy	29	178	16	6	4.55	139
Orel Hershiser	26	167.3	16	6	3.87	111
Dennis Martínez	28	167.3	12	5	3.08	99
Mark Clark	22	124.2	9	7	5.27	68
Ken Hill	12	74.2	4	1	3.98	48
Bud Black	11	47.1	4	2	6.85	34
Joe Roa	1	6	0	1	6.00	0

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Chad Ogea	20	106.1	8	3	3.05	57
Jason Grimsley	15	34	0	0	6.09	25
Albie Lopez	6	23	0	0	3.13	22

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
José Mesa	62	3	0	46	1.13	58
Julián Tavárez	57	10	2	0	2.44	68
Eric Plunk	56	6	2	2	2.67	71
Paul Assenmacher	47	6	2	0	2.82	40
Jim Poole	42	3	3	0	3.75	41
Alan Embree	23	3	2	1	5.11	23
Dennis Cook	11	0	0	0	6.39	13
Paul Shuey	7	0	2	0	4.26	5
Gregg Olson	3	0	0	0	13.50	0
John Farrell	1	0	0	0	3.86	4

Post season

1995 American League Divisional Playoffs

Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox

Cleveland wins the series, 3-0

Game	Score	Date
1	Boston 4, Cleveland 5	October 3, 1995
2	Boston 0, Cleveland 4	October 4, 1995
3	Cleveland 8, Boston 2	October 6, 1995

Game 1, October 3

Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	11	2
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	10	2
WP: Ken Hill (1-0) LP: Zane Smith (0-1) Home runs: BOS: John Valentin (1), Luis Alicea (1), Tim Naehring CLE: Albert Belle (1), Tony Peña (1)

Game 2, October 4

Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	X	4	4	2
WP: Orel Hershiser (1-0) LP: Erik Hanson (0-1) Home runs: BOS: None CLE: Eddie Murray (1)

Game 3, October 6

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	8	11	2
Boston	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	1
WP: Charles Nagy (1-0) LP: Tim Wakefield (0-1) Home runs: CLE: Jim Thome (1) BOS: None

1995 American League Championship Series

Matchups

Game	Score	Date
1	Cleveland 2, Seattle 3	October 10, 1995
2	Cleveland 5, Seattle 2	October 11, 1995
3	Seattle 5, Cleveland 2	October 13, 1995
4	Seattle 0, Cleveland 7	October 14, 1995
5	Seattle 2, Cleveland 3	October 15, 1995
6	Cleveland 4, Seattle 0	October 17, 1995

Game 1

October 10: Kingdome, Seattle, Washington


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	1
Seattle	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3	7	0
WP: Bob Wolcott (1-0) LP: Dennis Martínez (0-1) Sv: Norm Charlton (1) Home runs: CLE: Albert Belle (1) SEA: Mike Blowers (1)

Game 2

October 11: Kingdome, Seattle, Washington


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	5	12	0
Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	1
WP: Orel Hershiser (1-0) LP: Tim Belcher (0-1) Home runs: CLE: Manny Ramírez (2) SEA: Ken Griffey, Jr. (1), Jay Buhner (1)

Game 3

October 13: Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Seattle	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	1
Cleveland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	2
WP: Norm Charlton (1-0) LP: Julián Tavárez (0-1) Home runs: SEA: Jay Buhner (2) CLE: None

Game 4

October 14: Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Cleveland	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	7	9	0
WP: Ken Hill (1-0) LP: Andy Benes (0-1) Home runs: SEA: None CLE: Eddie Murray (1), Jim Thome (1)

Game 5

October 15: Jacobs Field, Cleveland, Ohio


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	3	10	4
WP: Orel Hershiser (2-0) LP: Chris Bosio (0-1) Sv: José Mesa (1) Home runs: SEA: None CLE: Jim Thome (1)

Game 6

October 17: Kingdome, Seattle, Washington


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	8	0
Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
WP: Dennis Martínez (1-1) LP: Randy Johnson (0-1) Home runs: CLE: Carlos Baerga (1) Home: None

1995 World series

Game 1

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: Away: None ATL: Fred McGriff (1)

Game 2

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

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) Home: None

Game 4

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

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

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: Away: None ATL: David Justice (1)

Game log

1995 Postseason Game Log

American League Division Series

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Recap

American League Championship Series

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Recap

World Series vs. Atlanta Braves – Braves win series 4–2

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 21	@ Braves	2–3	Maddux (1–0)	Hershiser (0–1)		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	51,876	0–1	L1
2	October 22	@ Braves	3–4	Glavine (1–0)	Martínez (0–1)	Wohlers (1)	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	51,877	0–2	L2
3	October 24	Braves	7–6 (11)	Mesa (1–0)	Peña (0–1)		Jacobs Field	43,584	1–2	W1
4	October 25	Braves	2–5	Avery (1–0)	Hill (0–1)	Borbón, Jr. (1)	Jacobs Field	43,578	1–3	L1
5	October 26	Braves	5–4	Hershiser (1–1)	Maddux (1–1)	Mesa (1)	Jacobs Field	43,595	2–3	W1
6	October 28	@ Braves	0–1	Glavine (2–0)	Poole (0–1)	Wohlers (2)	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	51,875	2–4	L1

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Indians team member

Award winners

Hershiser became the Most Valuable Player of the 1995 American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners, and he is the only player to win the League Championship series Most Valuable Player Award in both leagues.

All-Star Game

Carlos Baerga, Second Base, Starter
Albert Belle, Outfield, Starter
Kenny Lofton, Outfield, Starter
Dennis Martínez, Pitcher, Reserve
José Mesa, Relief Pitcher, Reserve
Manny Ramírez, Outfield, Reserve

Minor league affiliates

Classification level	Team	League	Season article
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	1995 Buffalo Bisons season
AA	Canton–Akron Indians	Eastern League	1995 Canton–Akron Indians season
Advanced A	Kinston Indians	Carolina League
A	Columbus RedStixx	South Atlantic League
Short Season A	Watertown Indians	New York–Penn League
Rookie	Burlington Indians	Appalachian League

References

Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.371, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
Derek Lilliquist at Baseball-Reference
Paul Byrd at Baseball-Reference
Torey Lovullo at Baseball-Reference
Billy Ripken at Baseball-Reference
"1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary".
1995 Major League Baseball Season Summary Baseball-Reference.com
Dave Winfield at Baseball-Reference
Paul Assenmacher at Baseball-Reference
Bud Black at Baseball-Reference
Casey Candaele at Baseball-Reference
Matt Williams at Baseball-Reference
Todd Frohwirth at Baseball-Reference
Ken Hill at Baseball-Reference
1995 Cleveland Indians Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com

1995 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference
1995 Cleveland Indians team at baseball-almanac.com
1995 WS at Baseball-Reference

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1995 Cleveland Indians season

Offseason

Spring training

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Roster

Game log

Player stats

Starters by position

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Post season

1995 American League Divisional Playoffs

Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox

Game 1, October 3

Game 2, October 4

Game 3, October 6

1995 American League Championship Series

Matchups

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

1995 World series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game log

Award winners

Minor league affiliates

References

Further reading