The Series was also Cleveland's first Series appearance in 41 years and marked the resumption of the Fall Classic after the previou… Copyright 1999- Cleveland's Kenny Lofton dominated the baselines with a record, six stolen bases in Game 6, but was unable to beat Tom Glavine's change-up, that vanquished five Indian pitchers, for the 1-0 victory and their third World Series title. "I was on a Braves team that won a World Series. Atlanta ace Maddux set the tone in Game 1 after single-handedly defeating four of his rivals' counterparts (Orel Hershiser, Paul Assenmacher, Julian Tavarez and Alan Embree) in a 3-2 opening victory that featured a Fred McGriff blast as the only home run. Both Eddie Murray and Lopez managed homers for their respective teams, but the revolving bullpens depleted the pool of relievers available for Game 3. document.write(update); Kenny Lofton's six stolen bases during the 1995 World Series set a new Fall Classic record for steals during a six-game series. Orel Hershiser got revenge against Maddux the next day as only two pitchers (each) were used in the fifth outing. Their opponents, the Cleveland Indians were 2-1 in Series play and had not made a final postseason appearance in a staggering forty-one years. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. This team can be, but we'd have to win it, too." - Greg Maddux, ← 1993 | Atlanta Braves (4) vs Cleveland Indians (2) | 1996 →. This time the Indians held on for the 7-6 win despite surrendering homers to both Ryan Klesko and McGriff. The biggest advantage in Atlanta however was the presence of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine (16-7, 3.08 ERA) and John Smoltz on the mound who combined for one of the best rotations in the history of the game. The American League champs were not as stacked in either category, but still finished the regular season with an amazing 100-44 record and a .694 winning percentage. On October 28, 1995 (Game 6), Tom Glavine & Mark Wohlers came within one hit, a weak single by Tony Pena in the sixth inning, of the second postseason no-hitter (the first being a thrown on October 8, 1956). On October 21, 1995, during the second inning of Game 1, Fred McGriff of the Atlanta Braves hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat becoming one of only a few National League players (chart below) to ever accomplish this unique feat. The "pitcher's clinic" continued in the third outing as the National League's John Smoltz, Brad Clontz, Kent Mercker, Greg McMichael, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena matched the American League's Charles Nagy, Paul Assenmacher, Julian Tavarez and Jose Mesa bringing the total to a staggering eighteen pitchers used in two games. 1995 World Series - Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2) series statistics and schedule. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. . Ninety-five was the best team ever. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. copyright=new Date(); 1995 World Series Atlanta Braves (4) vs Cleveland Indians (2) After losing the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and falling to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship in '93, the Atlanta Braves returned to the Fall Classic following a forced one year hiatus due to the subsequent cancellation of the Series by the collective team owners. Eight more arms received the call on the hill in Game 4 as Cleveland led the race thanks to an Albert Belle blast followed by a Manny Ramirez homer, but failed to finish the marathon falling behind 5-2 for their third loss. Baseball's newest dynasty had boasted a strong farm team system that featured Andruw Jones who batted .277 with twenty-five home runs, one hundred runs batted in and fifty-six stolen bases at Class-A Macon (South Atlantic) and their current line-up was just as good with Javier Lopez, Ryan Klesko and Chipper Jones at the plate. Klesko and Luis Polonia knocked one out of the park and were matched by Albert Belle and Jim Thome who pushed their team to a 5-4 triumph that extended the Series for another day. After losing the World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and falling to the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship in '93, the Atlanta Braves returned to the Fall Classic following a forced one year hiatus due to the subsequent cancellation of the Series by the collective team owners. Game 2 took a different turn as eight combined pitchers went head-to-head including Cleveland's Dennis Martinez, Alan Embree, Jim Poole and Julian Tavarez and the Braves' Tom Glavine, Greg McMichael, Alejandro Pena and Mark Wohlers (who emerged 4-3 victors). The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in franchise history (along with 1914 in Boston and 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the first franchise to win three crowns in three different cities. update=copyright.getFullYear();

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