1995 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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National League Central Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 85–59 (.590) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Marge Schott | |
General managers | Jim Bowden | |
Managers | Davey Johnson | |
Television | WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh) | |
Radio | WLW (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.
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
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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 | — |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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 |
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