1995 Major League Baseball postseason

1995 Major League Baseball playoffs July 2022 Major League Baseball postseason 1995 October 3–28, 19951995 Major Leagues Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1995-schedule.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 11 July 2022 8 Atlanta Braves(3rd title) Cleveland Indians 31 Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA) 6 Kenny Lofton (CLE) 11 Orel Hershiser (CLE) 35 Tom Glavine (ATL) 1993 1996 The 1995 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1995 season. This was the first postseason to be played under the expanded format, as the League Division Series (LDS) was played in both the American and National leagues for the first time since 1981. The league was expanded to three divisions per league, and a new Wild Card berth was added. The next expansion would be in 2012 where another Wild Card berth would be added. The winners of the LDS moved on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. This was the first postseason to take place since the 1994–95 MLB strike. In the American League, the New York Yankees returned to the postseason for the first time since 1981, and this was the first of thirteen consecutive appearances for the Yankees from 1995 to 2007. The Cleveland Indians ended four decades of futility and made their first postseason appearance since 1954, ending what was the longest postseason drought in the majors and all four major North American leagues.https://www.si.com/mlb/longest-playoff-droughts-mlb-history-active-all-time Rasmussen Karl Longest Playoff Droughts in MLB History, Active & All Time Sports Illustrated September 3, 2025 September 9, 2025 This was the first of five straight postseason appearances for the Indians. The Boston Red Sox made their fourth appearance in the past ten years, and the Seattle Mariners made the postseason for the first time in franchise history. In the National League, the Atlanta Braves returned to the postseason for the fourth year in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers made their first appearance since 1988, the Cincinnati Reds returned for the second time in five years, and the Colorado Rockies, just two years into their existence, made the postseason for the first time ever. This was Colorado’s last postseason appearance until 2007, and Cincinnati’s last appearance until 2010. This was the last time until 2006 in which neither team from the previous World Series appeared in the postseason. The postseason began on October 3, 1995, and ended on October 28, 1995, with the Braves defeating the Indians in six games to win their first championship since 1957, when the team was based out of Milwaukee. It was the Braves' third title in franchise history. Playoff seeds right 10px American League Teams 10px National League Teams 480 430 250 30 10 USA 450 USA 42.35 -71.10 Red pog.svg 80 left Red Sox USA 41.50 -81.69 Red pog.svg 80 left Indians USA 47.59 -122.33 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Mariners USA 40.83 -73.93 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Yankees USA 33.74 -84.39 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Braves USA 39.10 -84.51 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Reds USA 34.07 -118.24 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Dodgers USA 39.76 -104.99 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Rockies With each league being split into three divisions, the three division winners of each league automatically qualified for the postseason. The Wild Card was won by the team that posted the best record outside of the division winners. The following teams qualified for the postseason: American League Boston Red Sox – 86–58, AL East champions1995 Boston Red Sox Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Cleveland Indians – 100–44, AL Central champions1995 Cleveland Indians Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Seattle Mariners – 79–66, AL West champions1995 Seattle Mariners Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 New York Yankees – 79–651995 New York Yankees Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Home-field advantage priority order: West, East, Central National League Atlanta Braves – 90–54, NL East champions1995 Atlanta Braves Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Cincinnati Reds – 85–59, NL Central champions1995 Cincinnati Reds Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers – 78–66, NL West champions1995 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Colorado Rockies – 77–671995 Colorado Rockies statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/1995.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 12 July 2022 Home-field advantage priority order: Central, East, West Playoff bracket American League National League Division Series(ALDS, NLDS) League Championship Series(ALCS, NLCS) World Series W Seattle WC NY Yankees 3 2 C Cleveland E Boston 3 0 E Atlanta WC Colorado 3 1 C Cincinnati W Los Angeles 3 0 W Seattle C Cleveland 2 4 E Atlanta C Cincinnati 4 0 AL Cleveland NL Atlanta 2 4 American League Division Series 1995 American League Division Series Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians Cleveland 3–0 Boston Red Sox – 4, Cleveland Indians – 5 (13) October 3 Jacobs Field 5:01 44,218 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10030CLE1995.htm 1995 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 1 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Boston Red Sox – 0, Cleveland Indians – 4 October 4 Jacobs Field 2:33 44,264 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10040CLE1995.htm 1995 ALDS - Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 2 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cleveland Indians – 8, Boston Red Sox – 2 October 6 Fenway Park 3:18 34,211 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10060BOS1995.htm 1995 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox - Game 3 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was the first postseason meeting between the Red Sox and Indians. The Indians swept the Red Sox to advance to their first ever ALCS. Tony Peña would win Game 1 for the Indians with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the thirteenth. Orel Hershiser and the Cleveland bullpen kept the Red Sox offense silent in Game 2 as the Indians won 4–0 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Fenway Park. The Indians then blew out the Red Sox in Game 3 to complete the sweep. This was the first playoff series win by the Indians since the 1948 World Series. Both teams would meet again in the ALDS in 1998, 1999 and 2016, as well as the ALCS in 2007, with the Red Sox winning in 1999 and their 2007 championship season, and the Indians winning in 1998 and 2016. Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees Seattle 3–2 Seattle Mariners – 6, New York Yankees – 9 October 3 Yankee Stadium (I) 3:38 57,178 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10030NYA1995.htm 1995 ALDS - Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees - Game 1 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Seattle Mariners – 5, New York Yankees – 7 (15) October 4 Yankee Stadium (I) 5:12 57,126 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10040NYA1995.htm 1995 ALDS - Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees - Game 2 12 July 2022 Retrosheet New York Yankees – 4, Seattle Mariners – 7 October 6 Kingdome 3:04 57,944 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10060SEA1995.htm 1995 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners - Game 3 12 July 2022 Retrosheet New York Yankees – 8, Seattle Mariners – 11 October 7 Kingdome 4:08 57,180 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10070SEA1995.htm 1995 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners - Game 4 12 July 2022 Retrosheet New York Yankees – 5, Seattle Mariners – 6 (11) October 8 Kingdome 4:19 57,411 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10080SEA1995.htm 1995 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners - Game 5 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was the first postseason series ever played in the Pacific Northwest. This was the first postseason meeting between the Mariners and Yankees. The Mariners overcame a two-games-to-none series deficit to defeat the Yankees in five games, advancing to the ALCS for the first time in franchise history. In the first postseason series played in the Bronx in 14 years, the Yankees prevailed in an offensive slugfest in Game 1. Game 2 was a long and grueling extra-inning battle that was won by the Yankees thanks to a walk-off two-run home run from Jim Leyritz in the bottom of the fifteenth. When the series shifted to Seattle for Game 3, Tino Martinez’s two-run homer gave the Mariners a lead they would not relinquish as won their first playoff game in franchise history. Game 4 was a slugfest which the Mariners won thanks to home runs from Edgar Martinez, Jay Buhner and Ken Griffey Jr. to force a fifth game. In Game 5, the Mariners rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game and send it into extra innings, which was then capped off by Edgar Martinez's series-winning double in the bottom of the eleventh, known as "The Double" in Mariners' baseball lore. The Mariners and Yankees would meet again in the ALCS in 2000 and 2001, with the Yankees winning both series. National League Division Series 1995 National League Division Series Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies Atlanta 3–1 Atlanta Braves – 5, Colorado Rockies – 4 October 3 Coors Field 3:19 50,040 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10030COL1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies - Game 1 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 7, Colorado Rockies – 4 October 4 Coors Field 3:08 50,063 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10040COL1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies - Game 2 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Colorado Rockies – 7, Atlanta Braves – 5 (10) October 6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:16 51,300 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10060ATL1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Colorado Rockies vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 3 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Colorado Rockies – 4, Atlanta Braves – 10 October 7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:38 50,027 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10070ATL1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Colorado Rockies vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 4 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was the first postseason series ever played in the Mountain West region. The Braves defeated the Rockies in four games to advance to the NLCS for the fourth year in a row. Chipper Jones won Game 1 on the road for the Braves with a solo home run in the top of the ninth. In Game 2, the Rockies led 4-3 going into the bottom of the ninth, but the Braves would take the lead and the Rockies surrendered two more runs thanks to an error by Eric Young Sr., which gave the Braves a 2–0 series lead headed back home. Young would redeem himself in Game 3, as he and Vinny Castilla hit a pair of home runs to give the Rockies their first playoff victory in franchise history. The Braves then closed out the series with a blowout win in Game 4. This would be the last postseason appearance by the Rockies until 2007, where they went on a Cinderella run to the World Series before being swept by the Boston Red Sox. Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati 3–0 Cincinnati Reds – 7, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2 October 3 Dodger Stadium 3:15 44,199 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10030LAN1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - Game 1 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cincinnati Reds – 5, Los Angeles Dodgers – 4 October 4 Dodger Stadium 3:21 46,051 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10040LAN1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - Game 2 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Los Angeles Dodgers – 1, Cincinnati Reds – 10 October 6 Riverfront Stadium 3:27 53,276 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10060CIN1995.htm 1995 NLDS - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds - Game 3 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was the first postseason meeting between the Reds and Dodgers. The Reds swept the Dodgers to return to the NLCS for the second time in six years. Pete Schourek and the Cincinnati bullpen kept the Dodger offense at bay in Game 1 as the Reds prevailed in a blowout win. Jeff Brantley ended a late rally by the Dodgers in Game 2 as the Reds held on to win 5–4 to take a 2–0 series lead headed back home. David Wells pitched six solid innings and the Reds’ offense overwhelmed National League Rookie of the Year Hideo Nomo in a blowout win in Game 3 to complete the sweep. Both teams would meet again three decades later in the Wild Card round in 2025, where the Dodgers returned the favor and swept the Reds en route to a World Series title. As of , this is the last time the Reds won a playoff series, and they currently hold the longest playoff series win drought among the four major leagues at 31 years. https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/onsi/news/reds-hold-longest-drought-without-advancing-postseason Rapien James Cincinnati Reds Hold Longest Drought Without Advancing in Postseason Among Four Major Sports Sports Illustrated January 15, 2024 January 7, 2026 American League Championship Series 1995 American League Championship Series Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians Cleveland 4–2 Cleveland Indians – 2, Seattle Mariners – 3 October 10 Kingdome 3:07 57,065 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10100SEA1995.htm 1995 ALCS Game 1 - Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cleveland Indians – 5, Seattle Mariners – 2 October 11 Kingdome 3:14 58,144 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10110SEA1995.htm 1995 ALCS Game 2 - Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Seattle Mariners – 5, Cleveland Indians – 2 (10) October 13 Jacobs Field 3:18 43,643 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10130CLE1995.htm 1995 ALCS Game 3 - Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Seattle Mariners – 0, Cleveland Indians – 7 October 14 Jacobs Field 3:30 43,686 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10140CLE1995.htm 1995 ALCS Game 4 - Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Seattle Mariners – 2, Cleveland Indians – 3 October 15 Jacobs Field 3:37 43,607 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10150CLE1995.htm 1995 ALCS Game 5 - Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cleveland Indians – 4, Seattle Mariners – 0 October 17 Kingdome 2:54 58,489 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10170SEA1995.htm 1995 ALCS Game 6 - Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was the first postseason meeting between the Mariners and Indians. The Indians defeated the Mariners in six games to return to the World Series for the first time since 1954. The Mariners took Game 1 thanks to an RBI double from Luis Sojo. Orel Hershiser pitched eight solid innings as the Indians evened the series in Game 2 heading to Cleveland. In the first ALCS game ever played in Cleveland, the Mariners won thanks to a three-run home run from Jay Buhner in the top of the tenth. Things then went south for the Mariners after the Game 3 win. Ken Hill pitched seven innings of shutout baseball as the Indians blew out the Mariners in Game 4 to even the series. Hershiser improved his postseason record to 7–0 in Game 5 as the Indians took a 3–2 series lead headed back to Seattle. Game 6 was a pitchers duel between Cleveland’s Dennis Martínez and Seattle’s Randy Johnson, which would be won by the former as the Indians won 4–0 to secure their first league pennant in 41 years. This was the first of four consecutive losses in the ALCS for the Mariners. The Mariners returned to the ALCS in 2000 and 2001, but lost to the New York Yankees in six and five games respectively. They then made the ALCS a quarter century later in 2025, which they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games after being eight outs away from the pennant in Game 7, which is to date the closest the Mariners have come to winning a pennant. The Indians would win the pennant again two years later over the Baltimore Orioles in six games before falling in the World Series again. The Indians and Mariners would meet again in the ALDS in 2001, which was won by the Mariners. As of , this is the only time when both teams from Ohio appeared in the LCS. National League Championship Series 1995 National League Championship Series Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves Atlanta 4–0 Atlanta Braves – 2, Cincinnati Reds – 1 (11) October 10 Riverfront Stadium 3:18 40,382 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10100CIN1995.htm 1995 NLCS Game 1 - Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 6, Cincinnati Reds – 2 (10) October 11 Riverfront Stadium 3:26 44,624 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10110CIN1995.htm 1995 NLCS Game 2 - Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cincinnati Reds – 2, Atlanta Braves – 5 October 13 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:42 51,424 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10130ATL1995.htm 1995 NLCS Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cincinnati Reds – 0, Atlanta Braves – 6 October 14 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:54 52,067 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10140ATL1995.htm 1995 NLCS Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was the first postseason meeting between the Braves and Reds. The Braves swept the Reds to return to the World Series for the third time in five years (in the process preventing an all-Ohio World Series from taking place). In Game 1, the Reds took the lead in the fourth inning off an RBI single from Ron Gant, but lost it as David Justice scored a run to send the game into extra innings. Mike Devereaux then scored an RBI single in the top of the eleventh to put the Braves in the lead for good. Game 2 also went into extra innings as Lenny Harris hit an RBI single and Jeff Branson stole home plate to tie the game for the Reds. However, the Reds imploded yet again as in the top of the tenth, Mark Lemke stole home plate off a wild pitch, and Javy López hit a three-run home run to give the Braves a 6–2 victory headed to Atlanta. Game 2 was the last postseason game ever played at Riverfront Stadium, and remains the most recent NLCS game played in Cincinnati to date. Greg Maddux pitched eight solid innings in Game 3 as the Braves won 5–2 to go up three games to none. In Game 4, Steve Avery and the Braves’ bullpen silenced Cincinnati’s offense as the Braves won 6–0 to complete the sweep. The Braves would return to the NLCS the next year, and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games after trailing 3–1 in the series, but would come up short in the World Series. As of , this is the Reds’ last postseason appearance outside of the divisional round, and the only time when both teams from Ohio appeared in the LCS. The Reds and Braves would meet again in the Wild Card round in 2020, which the Braves also won in a sweep. 1995 World Series 1995 World Series Curse of Rocky Colavito Cleveland Indians (AL) vs. Atlanta Braves (NL) Atlanta 4–2 Cleveland Indians – 2, Atlanta Braves – 3 October 21 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2:37 51,876 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10210ATL1995.htm 1995 World Series Game 1 - Cleveland Indians vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cleveland Indians – 3, Atlanta Braves – 4 October 22 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:17 51,877 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10220ATL1995.htm 1995 World Series Game 2 - Cleveland Indians vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 6, Cleveland Indians – 7 (11) October 24 Jacobs Field 4:09 43,584 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10240CLE1995.htm 1995 World Series Game 3 - Atlanta Braves vs. Cleveland Indians 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 5, Cleveland Indians – 2 October 25 Jacobs Field 3:14 43,578 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10250CLE1995.htm 1995 World Series Game 4 - Atlanta Braves vs. Cleveland Indians 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Atlanta Braves – 4, Cleveland Indians – 5 October 26 Jacobs Field 2:33 43,595 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10260CLE1995.htm 1995 World Series Game 5 - Atlanta Braves vs. Cleveland Indians 12 July 2022 Retrosheet Cleveland Indians – 0, Atlanta Braves – 1 October 28 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 3:01 51,875 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B10280ATL1995.htm 1995 World Series Game 6 - Cleveland Indians vs. Atlanta Braves 12 July 2022 Retrosheet This was a rematch of the 1948 World Series, which the Indians won in six games over the then-Boston Braves. After two previous failed attempts, the Braves finally prevailed, upsetting the heavily favored Indians in six games to win their first title since 1957, when the team was based out of Milwaukee. Greg Maddux put up a two-hit complete game performance as the Braves took Game 1, handing Orel Hershiser his first postseason loss ever. Tom Glavine and closer Mark Wohlers would once again stifle the Indians’ offense in Game 2 as the Braves took a 2–0 series lead headed to Cleveland. In the first World Series game played in Cleveland in 41 years, the Indians got on the board in the series after an extra-inning offensive shootout in Game 3, as Eddie Murray hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eleventh for the win. In Game 4, the Braves’ elite pitching would once again give the Indians trouble, as Steve Avery put in a solid six-inning performance on the mound in a 5-2 Atlanta win, giving the Braves a 3–1 series lead. Hershiser pitched eight solid innings and José Mesa would end a late rally by the Braves in Game 5 to send the series back to Atlanta. Game 5 was the last World Series game ever aired by ABC. In Game 6, Glavine pitched eight innings of shutout ball as the Braves prevailed 1–0, capped off by Atlanta's Marquis Grissom catching the final out in the top of the ninth. Game 6 was marred by controversy, due to an unusually wide strike zone that umpire Joe Brinkman gave Glavine, which resulted in complaints from the Indians’ players.https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-game-6-1995-world-series-streaming-on-mlb Bowman Mark NOW: Relish in the 1995 World Series clincher MLB.com May 31, 2020 September 22, 2025 This was the first professional sports championship ever won by an Atlanta-based team. The Braves became the first team to beat both teams from Ohio in the postseason, as they previously defeated the Reds in the NLCS. They returned to the World Series the next year, but lost to the New York Yankees in six games. They would win their next title in 2021 against the Houston Astros in six games. As of , this is the last time the Braves won the World Series at home. This was the first of three consecutive losses in the World Series for the Indians. They would return to the World Series in 1997, but they would lose to the Florida Marlins in seven games after being one out away from the championship in Game 7. The Indians also returned to the Fall Classic in 2016, where they blew a 3–1 series lead to the Chicago Cubs, who won their first championship in 108 years. Broadcasting This was the only postseason in which telecasts were produced by The Baseball Network, the broadcasting joint venture between ABC, NBC and Major League Baseball that began in the 1994 season. Under the original plan, NBC was supposed to air both League Championship Series in even-numbered years while ABC would have all four Division Series and the World Series. Then in odd-numbered years, ABC was supposed to air both League Championship Series while NBC would have all four Division Series and the World Series.More tales of The Baseball Network http://archives.dailyegyptian.com/imported-20111018201841/1995/7/26/more-tales-of-the-baseball-network-abc-lost-the-1994-world-s.html SIU Daily Egyptian July 26, 1995 February 12, 2015 ABC lost the 1994 World Series; this was supposed to be NBC's year. Instead, they split the spoils. Who got the better of the deal? Let's see. The networks each get 6 percent of the advertising revenues; baseball gets 88 percent. Call it a draw. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205073735/http://archives.dailyegyptian.com/imported-20111018201841/1995/7/26/more-tales-of-the-baseball-network-abc-lost-the-1994-world-s.html December 5, 2014 deadQuindt Fritz 1994-07-15 Once a week, The Baseball Network will wield control over all but the inevitable https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/ccaxyyymekjahivndzztmipilvhmbaix_ip-10-166-46-147_1737423755593 2025-01-21 San Diego Union-Tribune D-2 GenealogyBank.comAugust 24, 1993 Baseball players unlikely to endorse new playoffs https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1926&dat=19930824&id=x2ArAAAAIBAJ&pg=3629,6403902&hl=en 2025-01-21 The Daily Reporter Google News Archive Associated Press After the 1994–95 MLB strike forced the cancellation of the 1994 postseason and delayed the start of the 1995 regular season, both networks elected to dissolve the partnership with MLB on June 22, 1995.Craig Jack 1995-08-20 Fans not wild about baseball https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-fans-not-wild-about-bas/163549765/ 2025-01-21 The Boston Globe 66 Newspapers.comAbc And Nbc Quit Baseball Network http://articles.philly.com/1995-06-23/sports/25692151_1_abc-and-nbc-baseball-network-george-vukasin https://web.archive.org/web/20140218223331/http://articles.philly.com/1995-06-23/sports/25692151_1_abc-and-nbc-baseball-network-george-vukasin dead February 18, 2014 The Philadelphia Inquirer June 23, 1995 July 2, 2012McCallum Jack Stone Christian July 3, 1995 Scorecard http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+07.03.95+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=432446527&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1006778%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312042246/http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Scorecard+-+07.03.95+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=432446527&fb=Y&url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006778/index.htm&partnerID=289881 2012-03-12 Sports IllustratedSandomir Richard June 27, 1995 TV SPORTS; All Are to Blame for Baseball Network's Demise https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/27/sports/tv-sports-all-are-to-blame-for-baseball-network-s-demise.html 2025-01-21 The New York Times B-11 To salvage the remains of the partnership, ABC and NBC elected to share coverage of the 1995 postseason including the World Series.Walker Ben July 21, 1995 The World Series may come down to Kenny Lofton vs. Deion Sanders https://apnews.com/dcf842fbd021dcbcd0aed088eac0e86a https://web.archive.org/web/20180806145641/https://apnews.com/dcf842fbd021dcbcd0aed088eac0e86a 2018-08-06 Associated Press NewsNidetz Steve July 21, 1995 ABC, NBC To Share World Series Coverage https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/07/21/abc-nbc-to-share-world-series-coverage/ July 2, 2012 Chicago Tribune The Baseball Network still kept its original plan that not all postseason games (aside from the World Series) were guaranteed to be shown nationally.Burton Mike October 2, 1995 Television / Analysis -- Who's on TV? Playoff Format One Big Mess - - Baseball Network Won't Show All Games https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951002/2144715/television--analysis----whos-on-tv-playoff-format-one-big-mess-----baseball-network-wont-show-all-games 2025-01-21 The Seattle TimesNidetz Steve October 3, 1995 Viewers Get Playoff Coverage Bonanza https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/10/03/viewers-get-playoff-coverage-bonanza/ July 2, 2012 Chicago TribuneJenkins Bruce July 16, 1995 Baseball Should Listen to Berman http://www.deseretnews.com/article/428247/BASEBALL-SHOULD-LISTEN-TO-BERMAN.html?pg=all dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141219065031/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/428247/BASEBALL-SHOULD-LISTEN-TO-BERMAN.html?pg=all December 19, 2014 San Francisco ChronicleBruton Mike October 5, 1995 Tbn TV's Baseball Nonsense http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/oct/05/tbn-tvs-baseball-nonsense/ The Philadelphia Inquirer To increase viewership by preventing games from being played in the afternoon (the league was the only professional sports league in the country to play postseason games on weekday afternoons), the National League and American League's Division and Championship Series games were instead played simultaneouslySandomir Richard October 15, 1993 WORLD SERIES: TV SPORTS; CBS Is Getting Out Just as It Gets It Right https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/15/sports/world-series-tv-sports-cbs-is-getting-out-just-as-it-gets-it-right.html The New York Times in primetime, and affiliates could only air one game each night, which were again determined regionally.TV's Coverage of Playoffs a 'Who's On?' Routine http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF8364A4D1DFC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 1, 1995 May 31, 2011Hooper Ernest 1995-09-29 Baseball strikes out - again https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-baseball-strikes-out-a/163550395/ 2025-01-21 St. Petersburg Times 2C Newspapers.com If one playoff series had already concluded, the remaining games would be aired nationally.Taylor Chuck October 3, 1995 During Baseball Playoffs, No National TV Coverage https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951003/2144801/during-baseball-playoffs-no-national-tv-coverage The Seattle Times For example, Games 1 and 2 of all four Division Series were aired regionally on NBC on October 3–4 before ABC televised Games 3 and 4 on October 6–7. Likewise, Games 1 and 2 of both LCS were regionally televised on ABC on October 10–11 before NBC aired Games 3 and 4 on October 13–14. ABC then had Games 1, 4, and 5 of World Series while NBC aired Games 2, 3, and 6. Had the World Series gone to a seventh game, it would have then been broadcast by ABC.Halberstam David J. October 21, 2019 The cancelled '94 World Series: Network voices remember a baseball low point 25 years ago https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/the-cancelled-94-world-series-network-voices-remember-a-baseball-low-point-25-years-ago/ 2025-01-21 Sports Broadcast Journal References External links League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings - 1995 at Baseball Reference collapsed Category:Major League Baseball postseason