1995 Cincinnati Reds season

1995 Cincinnati Reds
1995 NL Central Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
National League Central (since 1994)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Davey Johnson
Local television	WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1995 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Reds winning the National League Central, and the National League Division Series in three straight games over the Los Angeles Dodgers before losing the National League Championship Series in four games to the eventual World champion Atlanta Braves.

Offseason

October 13, 1994: Jacob Brumfield was traded by the Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Clyburn.^[1]
November 3, 1994: Joe Oliver was released by the Reds.^[2]
November 4, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]
December 1, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Reds.^[4]
December 22, 1994: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]

Regular season

Cincinnati Reds Opening Day 1995 at Riverfront Stadium

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	85	59	0.590	—	44–28	41–31
Houston Astros	76	68	0.528	9	36–36	40–32
Chicago Cubs	73	71	0.507	12	34–38	39–33
St. Louis Cardinals	62	81	0.434	22½	39–33	23–48
Pittsburgh Pirates	58	86	0.403	27	31–41	27–45

Record vs. opponents

1995 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	8–5	9–4	10–3	6–6	5–4	9–4	5–8	7–6	4–2	5–2	7–1	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	3–7	6–7	8–4	5–8	7–5	3–5	4–3	6–1	8–5	5–7	5–7	9–4
Cincinnati	5–8	7–3	—	5–7	6–6	12–1	4–3	8–4	7–5	9–3	8–5	3–6	3–3	8–5
Colorado	4–9	7–6	7–5	—	5–7	4–4	4–9	7–1	5–4	4–2	8–4	9–4	8–5	5–7
Florida	3–10	4–8	6–6	7–5	—	8–4	3–7	6–7	7–6	6–7	5–8	3–2	5–3	4–3
Houston	6–6	8–5	1–12	4–4	4–8	—	3–2	9–3	6–6	5–7	9–4	7–4	5–3	9–4
Los Angeles	4–5	5–7	3–4	9–4	7–3	2–3	—	7–5	6–6	4–9	9–4	7–6	8–5	7–5
Montreal	4–9	5–3	4–8	1–7	7–6	3–9	5–7	—	7–6	8–5	4–4	7–5	7–6	4–3
New York	8–5	3–4	5–7	4–5	6–7	6–6	6–6	6–7	—	7–6	4–3	6–7	5–8	3–4
Philadelphia	6-7	1–6	3–9	2–4	7–6	7–5	9–4	5–8	6–7	—	6–3	6–6	6–6	5–4
Pittsburgh	2–4	5–8	5–8	4–8	8–5	4–9	4–9	4–4	3–4	3–6	—	4–8	6–6	6–7
San Diego	2–5	7–5	6–3	4–9	2–3	4–7	6–7	5–7	7–6	6–6	8–4	—	6–7	7–5
San Francisco	1–7	7–5	3–3	5–8	3–5	3–5	5–8	6–7	8–5	6–6	6–6	7–6	—	7–6
St. Louis	5–7	4–9	5–8	7–5	3–4	4-9	5–7	3–4	4–3	4–5	7–6	5–7	6–7	—

Notable transactions

April 5, 1995: Eric Anthony was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]
May 3, 1995: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[7]
May 15, 1995: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Salkeld.^[7]
June 12, 1995: Jarvis Brown was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[8]
June 14, 1995: Jarvis Brown was sent by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.^[8]
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.^[9]
July 25, 1995: Frank Viola signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[10]
August 8, 1995: Mariano Duncan was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[11]

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	Santiago, BenitoBenito Santiago	81	266	76	.286	11	44
1B	Morris, HalHal Morris	101	359	100	.279	11	51
2B	Boone, BretBret Boone	138	513	137	.267	15	68
3B	Branson, JeffJeff Branson	122	331	86	.260	12	45
SS	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin	131	496	158	.319	15	66
LF	Gant, RonRon Gant	119	410	113	.276	29	88
CF	Lewis, DarrenDarren Lewis	58	163	40	.245	0	8
RF	Sanders, ReggieReggie 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
Anthony, EricEric Anthony	47	134	36	.269	5	23
Berryhill, DamonDamon Berryhill	34	82	15	.183	2	11
Howard, ThomasThomas Howard	113	281	85	.302	3	26
Taubensee, EddieEddie Taubensee	80	218	62	.284	9	44
Harris, LennyLenny Harris	101	197	41	.208	2	16
Lewis, MarkMark Lewis	81	171	58	.339	3	30
Walton, JeromeJerome Walton	102	162	47	.290	8	22
Anthony, EricEric Anthony	47	134	36	.269	5	23
Sanders, DeionDeion Sanders	33	129	31	.240	1	10
Berryhill, DamonDamon Berryhill	34	82	15	.183	2	11
Hunter, BrianBrian Hunter	40	79	17	.215	1	9
Duncan, MarianoMariano Duncan	29	69	20	.290	3	13
Greene, WillieWillie Greene	8	19	2	.105	0	0
Worthington, CraigCraig Worthington	10	18	5	.278	1	2
Wilson, NigelNigel Wilson	5	7	0	.000	0	0
Gibralter, SteveSteve Gibralter	4	3	1	.333	0	0
Owens, EricEric Owens	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
Schourek, PetePete Schourek	29	190.1	18	7	3.22	160
Smiley, JohnJohn Smiley	28	176.2	12	5	3.46	124
Jarvis, KevinKevin Jarvis	19	79	3	4	5.70	33
Portugal, MarkMark Portugal	14	77.2	6	5	3.82	33
Wells, DavidDavid Wells	11	72.2	6	5	3.59	50
Rijo, JoséJosé Rijo	14	69	5	4	4.17	62
Nitkowski, C. J.C. J. Nitkowski	9	32.1	1	3	6.12	18
Reed, RickRick Reed	4	17	0	0	5.82	10
Viola, FrankFrank Viola	3	14.1	0	1	6.28	4
Roper, JohnJohn Roper	2	7	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
Pugh, TimTim Pugh	28	98.1	6	5	3.84	38
Burba, DaveDave Burba	15	63.1	6	2	3.27	50
Smith, PetePete Smith	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
Brantley, JeffJeff Brantley	56	3	2	28	2.82	62
Hernandez, XavierXavier Hernandez	59	7	2	3	4.60	84
Carrasco, HéctorHéctor Carrasco	64	2	7	5	4.12	64
Jackson, MikeMike Jackson	40	6	1	2	2.39	41
McElroy, ChuckChuck McElroy	44	3	4	0	62	27
Ruffin, JohnnyJohnny Ruffin	10	0	0	0	1.35	11
Pennington, BradBrad Pennington	6	0	0	0	5.59	7
Sullivan, ScottScott Sullivan	3	0	0	0	4.91	2
Grott, MattMatt Grott	2	0	0	0	21.60	2
Remlinger, MikeMike Remlinger	2	0	0	0	90	1
Courtright, JohnJohn Courtright	1	0	0	0	90	0

Postseason

1995 National League Division Series

Main article: 1995 National League Division Series

Cincinnati wins the series, 3-0

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cincinnati – 7, Dodgers – 2	October 3	Dodger Stadium	44,199
2	Cincinnati – 5, Dodgers – 4	October 4	Dodger Stadium	46,051
3	Dodgers – 1, Cincinnati – 10	October 6	Riverfront Stadium	53,276

1995 National League Championship Series

Main article: 1995 National League Championship Series

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Scott

Notes

↑ Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference
↑ Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
↑ Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference
↑ Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jack Morris page at Baseball Reference
↑ Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
1 2 Jarvis Brown page at Baseball Reference
↑ Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference
↑ Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference
↑ Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1995 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

National League Central champions

1995 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Detroit New York Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee Minnesota

AL West	California Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

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