1995 Cincinnati Reds
National League Central Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkRiverfront Stadium
CityCincinnati
Record85–59 (.590)
Divisional place1st
OwnersMarge Schott
General managersJim Bowden
ManagersDavey Johnson
TelevisionWLWT
SportsChannel Cincinnati
(Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
RadioWLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 1995 Cincinnati Reds season saw the team win the 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 2023) playoff series victory for the Reds.

Offseason

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 record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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

Roster

1995 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Assistant manager/bench coach

Coaches

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 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 113 281 85 .302 3 26
Eddie Taubensee 80 218 62 .284 9 44
Lenny Harris 101 197 41 .208 2 16
Mark Lewis 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 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 5 7 0 .000 0 0
Steve Gibralter 4 3 1 .333 0 0
Eric 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
Pete Schourek 29 190.1 18 7 3.22 160
John Smiley 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 4 17.0 0 0 5.82 10
Frank Viola 3 14.1 0 1 6.28 4
John Roper 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 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 59 7 2 3 4.60 84
Chuck McElroy 44 3 4 0 6.02 27
Mike Jackson 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 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

1995 Postseason Game Log (3–4)
NLDS vs Dodgers (3–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 October 3 @ Dodgers 7–2 Harnisch (1–0) Martinez (0–1) — Dodger Stadium 44,199 1–0
2 October 4 @ Dodgers 5–4 Burba (1–0) Osuna (0–1) Brantley (1) Dodger Stadium 46,051 2–0
3 October 6 Dodgers 10–1 Wells (1–0) Nomo (0–1) — Riverfront Stadium 53,276 3–0
NLCS vs Braves (0–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 October 10 Braves 1–2 (11) Wohlers (1–0) Jackson (0–1) McMichael (1) Riverfront Stadium 40,382 0–1
2 October 11 Braves 2–6 (10) McMichael (1–0) Portugal (0–1) — Riverfront Stadium 44,624 0–2
3 October 13 @ Braves 2–5 Maddux (1–0) Wells (0–1) — Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,424 0–3
4 October 14 @ Braves 0–6 Avery (1–0) Schourek (0–1) — Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 52,067 0–4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
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

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Notes

  1. ^ Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Jack Morris page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ a b Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ a b Jarvis Brown page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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