1995 National League Championship Series

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The 1995 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of baseball's 1995 National League playoffs, matched the Eastern Division champion Atlanta Braves against the Central Division champion Cincinnati Reds. The Reds had the home field advantage.

The two teams were victorious in the NL Division Series (NLDS), with the Braves defeating the wild card qualifier Colorado Rockies 3 games to 1, and the Reds defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers 3 games to 0. The Braves won the series 4 games to 0 to become the National League champions, and defeated the American League champion Cleveland Indians in the 1995 World Series.

Managers: Bobby Cox, Atlanta; Davey Johnson, Cincinnati

Umpires: Paul Runge, Jim Quick, Dana DeMuth, Gerry Davis, Randy Marsh, Jerry Crawford

Series MVP: Mike Devereaux, Atlanta

Television: ABC (Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, and Tim McCarver announcing Games 1-2) and NBC (Greg Gumbel and Joe Morgan announcing Games 3-4)

Contents

[edit] Matchups

Game Score Date
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

[edit] Game 1

October 10: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
WP: Mark Wohlers (1-0)  LP: Mike Jackson (0-1) SV: Greg McMichael (1)
HRs: none

[edit] Game 2

October 11: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Atlanta 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 11 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
WP: Greg McMichael (1-0)  LP: Mark Portugal (0-1)  
HRs: ATL – Javy Lopez (1)

[edit] Game 3

October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 12 1
WP: Greg Maddux (1-0)  LP: David Wells (0-1)
HR: ATL – Charlie O'Brien (1), Chipper Jones (1)

[edit] Game 4

October 14: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Atlanta 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 X 6 12 1
WP: Steve Avery (1-0)   LP: Pete Schourek (0-1)
HRs: ATL – Mike Devereaux (1)

[edit] Quotes

"Wohlers looks...and the strike two pitch to Sanders...a swing and a miss! And the Atlanta Braves have won the 1995 National League pennant! And as you can imagine the celebration begins, down on the natural surface of this ballpark..." - Greg Gumbel


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