1995 American League Championship Series

The Teams[edit]

Cleveland Indians[edit]

Main article: 1995 Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians advanced to the series by winning in their Divisional Series matchup against the Boston Red Sox, 3 games to none. The team was managed by Mike Hargrove. The Indians were playing in an American League Championship Series for the first time.

Seattle Mariners[edit]

Main article: 1995 Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners advanced to the series by winning in their Divisional Series matchup against the New York Yankees, 3 games to 2. The team was managed by Lou Piniella. The Mariners were also playing in an American League Championship Series for the first time.

Umpires[edit]

Games 1-4: Dave Phillips, Derryl Cousins, Rick Reed, Dale Ford, Tim McClelland, Drew Coble,
Game 5: Tim McClelland, Drew Coble, Derryl Cousins, Rick Reed, Dale Ford
Game 6: Drew Coble, Ken Kaiser, Derryl Cousins, Rick Reed, Dale Ford, Tim McClelland

Crew chief Dave Phillips came down with the flu after Game 4 and had to be replaced, but a spare umpire was not available until Game 6.

The Games[edit]

Game 1[edit]

1995 MLB Postseason
LG	Division Series	League Champ.	World Series
AL	CLE - BOS	CLE - SEA	ATL - CLE
AL	SEA - NYY	CLE - SEA

NL	CIN - LAD	ATL - CIN
NL	ATL - COL	ATL - CIN
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October 10, 1995 at Kingdome in Seattle, WA; night game (Attendance: 57,065)

Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	1
Seattle Mariners	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	x	3	7	0
Win: Bob Wolcott (1-0) Loss: Dennis Martinez (0-1) Save: Norm Charlton (1)
Home Runs: CLE - Albert Belle (1); SEA - Mike Blowers (1)

Game 2[edit]

October 11, 1995 at Kingdome in Seattle, WA; night game (Attendance: 58,144)

Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	5	12	0
Seattle Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	1
Win: Orel Hershiser (1-0) Loss: Tim Belcher (0-1)
Home Runs: CLE - Manny Ramirez 2 (2); SEA - Ken Griffey (1), Jay Buhner (1)

Game 3[edit]

October 13, 1995 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, OH; night game (Attendance: 43,643)

Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Seattle Mariners	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	1
Cleveland Indians	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	2
Win: Norm Charlton (1-0) Loss: Julian Tavarez (0-1)
Home Runs: SEA - Jay Buhner 2 (3)

Game 4[edit]

October 14, 1995 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, OH; night game (Attendance: 43,686)

Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Cleveland Indians	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	x	7	9	0
Win: Ken Hill (1-0) Loss: Andy Benes (0-1)
Home Runs: CLE - Eddie Murray (1), Jim Thome (1)

Game 5[edit]

October 15, 1995 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, OH; night game (Attendance: 43,607)

Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle Mariners	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
Cleveland Indians	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	3	10	4
Win: Orel Hershiser (2-0) Loss: Chris Bosio (0-1) Save: Jose Mesa (1)
Home Runs: CLE - Jim Thome (2)

Game 6[edit]

October 17, 1995 at Kingdome in Seattle, WA; night game (Attendance: 58,489)

Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland Indians	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	8	0
Seattle Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Win: Dennis Martinez (1-1) Loss: Randy Johnson (0-1)
Home Runs: CLE - Carlos Baerga (1)

Series Summary[edit]

Game	Score	Date	Ballpark, City	Attendance
1	Indians 2 - 3 Mariners	October 10	Kingdome, Seattle, WA	57,065
2	Indians 5 - 2 Mariners	October 11	Kingdome, Seattle, WA	58,144
3	Mariners 5 - 2 Indians (11 innings)	October 13	Jacobs Field, Cleveland, OH	43,643
4	Mariners 0 - 7 Indians	October 14	Jacobs Field, Cleveland, OH	43,686
5	Mariners 2 - 3 Indians	October 15	Jacobs Field, Cleveland, OH	43,607
6	Indians 4 - 0 Mariners	October 17	Kingdome, Seattle, WA	58,489