1995 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1995 National League Central champions National League Central Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 85–59 (.590) 1st Marge Schott Jim Bowden Davey Johnson WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) The 1995 Cincinnati Reds season was the 126th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 26th and 25th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The team won their first-ever National League Central title, and the NLDS in three straight games over the Los Angeles Dodgers before losing the NLCS in four games to the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves. It was both the last season for manager Davey Johnson and the last (as of 2026) playoff series victory for the Reds. It was also their last playoff appearance until the 2010 season. Offseason October 13, 1994: Jacob Brumfield was traded by the Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Clyburn.Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference November 3, 1994: Joe Oliver was released by the Reds.Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference November 4, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference December 1, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Reds.Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference December 22, 1994: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Jack Morris page at Baseball Reference Regular season thumb|right|300px|Cincinnati Reds Opening Day 1995 at Riverfront Stadium Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions April 5, 1995: Eric Anthony was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference May 3, 1995: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference May 15, 1995: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Salkeld. June 12, 1995: Jarvis Brown was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Jarvis Brown page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1995: Jarvis Brown was sent by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal. July 21, 1995: Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty were traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Portugal, Dave Burba and Darren Lewis.Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference July 25, 1995: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference August 8, 1995: Mariano Duncan was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference Roster 1995 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 45 Jeff Brantley 34 Dave Burba 58 Héctor Carrasco 62 John Courtright 65 Matt Grott 37 Xavier Hernandez 42 Mike Jackson 32,42 Kevin Jarvis 31 Chuck McElroy 49 C. J. Nitkowski 41 Brad Pennington 21 Mark Portugal 40 Tim Pugh 48 Rick Reed 38 Mike Remlinger 27 José Rijo 44 John Roper 47 Johnny Ruffin 46 Pete Schourek 57 John Smiley 34 Pete Smith 47 Scott Sullivan 44 Frank Viola 49 David Wells Catchers  8 Damon Berryhill 18 Benito Santiago 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 29 Bret Boone 20 Jeff Branson 77 Mariano Duncan 12 Willie Greene 28 Lenny Harris 30 Brian Hunter 11 Barry Larkin 17 Mark Lewis 23 Hal Morris 51 Eric Owens 39 Craig Worthington Outfielders  9 Eric Anthony  6 Ron Gant 61 Steve Gibralter 22 Thomas Howard  7 Darren Lewis 21 Deion Sanders 16 Reggie Sanders 19 Jerome Walton 49 Nigel Wilson Manager 15 Davey Johnson Assistant manager/bench coach 25 Ray Knight Coaches 35 Don Gullett (pitching)  3 Grant Jackson (bullpen)  4 Hal McRae (third base/hitting)  2 Joel Youngblood (first base) Player stats Batting 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 Benito Santiago 81 266 76 .286 11 44 1B Hal Morris 101 359 100 .279 11 51 2B Bret Boone 138 513 137 .267 15 68 3B Jeff Branson Jeff Branson (baseball) 122 331 86 .260 12 45 SS Barry Larkin 131 496 158 .319 15 66 LF Ron Gant 119 410 113 .276 29 88 CF Darren Lewis 58 163 40 .245 0 8 RF Reggie Sanders 133 484 148 .306 28 99 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Thomas Howard Thomas Howard (baseball) 113 281 85 .302 3 26 Eddie Taubensee 80 218 62 .284 9 44 Lenny Harris 101 197 41 .208 2 16 Mark Lewis Mark Lewis (baseball) 81 171 58 .339 3 30 Jerome Walton 102 162 47 .290 8 22 Eric Anthony 47 134 36 .269 5 23 Deion Sanders 33 129 31 .240 1 10 Damon Berryhill 34 82 15 .183 2 11 Brian Hunter Brian Hunter (first baseman) 40 79 17 .215 1 9 Mariano Duncan 29 69 20 .290 3 13 Willie Greene 8 19 2 .105 0 0 Craig Worthington 10 18 5 .278 1 2 Nigel Wilson baseball 5 7 0 .000 0 0 Steve Gibralter 4 3 1 .333 0 0 Eric Owens Eric Owens (baseball) 2 2 2 1.000 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Pete Schourek 29 190.1 18 7 3.22 160 John Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 28 176.2 12 5 3.46 124 Kevin Jarvis 19 79.0 3 4 5.70 33 Mark Portugal 14 77.2 6 5 3.82 33 David Wells 11 72.2 6 5 3.59 50 José Rijo 14 69.0 5 4 4.17 62 C. J. Nitkowski 9 32.1 1 3 6.12 18 Rick Reed Rick Reed (pitcher) 4 17.0 0 0 5.82 10 Frank Viola 3 14.1 0 1 6.28 4 John Roper John Roper (baseball) 2 7.0 0 0 10.29 6 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Tim Pugh 28 98.1 6 5 3.84 38 Dave Burba 15 63.1 6 2 3.27 50 Pete Smith Pete Smith (1987–98 pitcher) 11 24.1 1 2 6.66 14 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Jeff Brantley 56 3 2 28 2.82 62 Héctor Carrasco 64 2 7 5 4.12 64 Xavier Hernandez Xavier Hernandez (baseball) 59 7 2 3 4.60 84 Chuck McElroy 44 3 4 0 6.02 27 Mike Jackson Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher) 40 6 1 2 2.39 41 Johnny Ruffin 10 0 0 0 1.35 11 Brad Pennington 6 0 0 0 5.59 7 Scott Sullivan Scott Sullivan (baseball) 3 0 0 0 4.91 2 Matt Grott 2 0 0 0 21.60 2 Mike Remlinger 2 0 0 0 9.00 1 John Courtright 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Postseason Game log background:#c6011f;color:#fff; 1995 Postseason Game Log (3–4) y background:#000000;color:#fff; NLDS vs Dodgers (3–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 3 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Harnisch (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 44,199 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 4 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Burba (1–0) || Osuna (0–1) || Brantley (1) || Dodger Stadium || 46,051 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 6 || Dodgers || 10–1 || Wells (1–0) || Nomo (0–1) || — || Riverfront Stadium || 53,276 || 3–0 |- y background:#000000;color:#fff; NLCS vs Braves (0–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 10 || Braves || 1–2 (11) || Wohlers (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || McMichael (1) || Riverfront Stadium || 40,382 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 11 || Braves || 2–6 (10) || McMichael (1–0) || Portugal (0–1) || — || Riverfront Stadium || 44,624 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || October 13 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Maddux (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || — || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 51,424 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 14 || @ Braves || 0–6 || Avery (1–0) || Schourek (0–1) || — || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 52,067 || 0–4 |- Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Marc Bombard AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Dave Miley A Winston-Salem Warthogs Carolina League Mark Berry A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Razor Shines Rookie Princeton Reds Appalachian League Brad Kelley Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Donnie ScottJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 1995 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Cincinnati Reds season Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Category:National League Central champion seasons Cinc