1995 American League Division Series 2

1995 American League Division Series
Seattle Mariners 79 - 66 in the AL	3 - 2 Series Summary	New York Yankees 79 - 65 in the AL

1995 MLB Postseason
LG	Division Series	League Champ.	World Series
AL	CLE - BOS	CLE - SEA	ATL - CLE
	SEA - NYY
NL	CIN - LAD	ATL - CIN
	ATL - COL
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The Teams

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners advanced to the series by winning the American League West Division in a one-game playoff against the California Agels. It was the first postseason appearance in team history. The team was managed by Lou Piniella.

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees advanced to the series by winning the American League Wild Card. The team was managed by Buck Showalter.

Umpires

• Games 1-2: Mike Reilly, Dale Scott, Jim McKean, Larry McCoy, Rich Garcia, Jim Joyce
• Games 3-5: Joe Brinkman, Rocky Roe, Jim Evans, Dan Morrison, Tim Welke, John Hirschbeck

From 1995 to 2003, each league used two umpiring crews for its divisional series. The crews changed series at the change of venues (after Game 2).

The Games

Game 1

October 3, 1995 at Yankee Stadium II in Bronx, NY; night game (Attendance: 57,178)	Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle Mariners 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 6 9 0 New York Yankees 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 x 9 13 0 Win: David Cone (1-0) Loss: Jeff Nelson (0-1) Home Runs: SEA - Ken Griffey 2 (2); NYY - Wade Boggs (1), Ruben Sierra (1)

Game 2

October 4, 1995 at Yankee Stadium II in Bronx, NY; night game (Attendance: 57,162)	Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E Seattle Mariners 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 16 2 New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 11 0 Win: Mariano Rivera (1-0) Loss: Tim Belcher (0-1) Home Runs: SEA - Vince Coleman (1), Ken Griffey (3); NYY - Ruben Sierra (2), Don Mattingly (1), Paul O'Neill (1), Jim Leyritz (1)

Game 3

October 6, 1995 at Kingdome in Seattle, WA; night game (Attendance: 57,944)	Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 6 2 Seattle Mariners 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 x 7 7 0 Win: Randy Johnson (1-0) Loss: Jack McDowell (0-1) Save: Norm Charlton (1) Home Runs: NYY - Bernie Williams 2 (2), Mike Stanley (1); SEA - Tino Martinez (1)

Game 4

October 7, 1995 at Kingdome in Seattle, WA; day game (Attendance: 57,180)	Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York Yankees 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 14 1 Seattle Mariners 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 5 x 11 16 0 Win: Norm Charlton (1-0) Loss: John Wetteland (0-1) Save: Bill Risley (1) Home Runs: NYY - Paul O'Neill (2); SEA - Edgar Martinez 2 (2), Ken Griffey (4), Jay Buhner (1)

Game 5

October 8, 1995 at Kingdome in Seattle, WA; day game (Attendance: 57,411)	Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E New York Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 Seattle Mariners 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 15 0 Win: Randy Johnson (2-0) Loss: Jack McDowell (0-2) Home Runs: NYY - Paul O'Neill (3); SEA - Joey Cora (1), Ken Griffey (5)

Series Summary

Game	Score	Date	Ballpark, City	Attendance
1	Mariners 6 - 9 Yankees	October 3	Yankee Stadium II, Bronx, NY	57,178
2	Mariners 5 - 7 Yankees (15 innings)	October 4	Yankee Stadium II, Bronx, NY	57,162
3	Yankees 4 - 7 Mariners	October 6	Kingdome, Seattle, WA	57,944
4	Yankees 8 - 11 Mariners	October 7	Kingdome, Seattle, WA	57,180
5	Yankees 5 - 6 Mariners (11 innings)	October 8	Kingdome, Seattle, WA	57,411

Related Sites

• Site remembering the 1995 Mariners, with stories and audio/video from the ALDS.

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