1995 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1995
Misc:	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
Television:	WLWT SportsChannel Cincinnati (Marty Brennaman, George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Radio:	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

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 2024) playoff series victory for the Reds.

Offseason

October 13, 1994: Jacob Brumfield was traded by the Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Clyburn.^[1]
November 3, 1994: Joe Oliver was released by the Reds.^[2]
November 4, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]
December 1, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Reds.^[4]
December 22, 1994: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]

Regular season

Notable transactions

April 5, 1995: Eric Anthony was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]
May 3, 1995: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[7]
May 15, 1995: Tim Belcher was traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Salkeld.
June 12, 1995: Jarvis Brown was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[8]
June 14, 1995: Jarvis Brown was sent by the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.
July 21, 1995: Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, and David McCarty were traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Mark Portugal, Dave Burba and Darren Lewis.^[9]
July 25, 1995: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[10]
August 8, 1995: Mariano Duncan was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[11]

Roster

1995 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerAssistant manager/bench coachCoaches (first base)

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	81	266	76	.286	11	44
1B	101	359	100	.279	11	51
2B	138	513	137	.267	15	68
3B	122	331	86	.260	12	45
SS	131	496	158	.319	15	66
LF	119	410	113	.276	29	88
CF	58	163	40	.245	0	8
RF	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
113	281	85	.302	3	26
80	218	62	.284	9	44
101	197	41	.208	2	16
81	171	58	.339	3	30
102	162	47	.290	8	22
47	134	36	.269	5	23
33	129	31	.240	1	10
34	82	15	.183	2	11
40	79	17	.215	1	9
29	69	20	.290	3	13
8	19	2	.105	0	0
10	18	5	.278	1	2
5	7	0	.000	0	0
4	3	1	.333	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
29	190.1	18	7	3.22	160
28	176.2	12	5	3.46	124
19	79.0	3	4	5.70	33
14	77.2	6	5	3.82	33
11	72.2	6	5	3.59	50
14	69.0	5	4	4.17	62
9	32.1	1	3	6.12	18
4	17.0	0	0	5.82	10
3	14.1	0	1	6.28	4
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
28	98.1	6	5	3.84	38
15	63.1	6	2	3.27	50
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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
56	3	2	28	2.82	62
64	2	7	5	4.12	64
59	7	2	3	4.60	84
44	3	4	0	6.02	27
40	6	1	2	2.39	41
10	0	0	0	1.35	11
6	0	0	0	5.59	7
3	0	0	0	4.91	2
2	0	0	0	21.60	2
2	0	0	0	9.00	1
1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Postseason

Game Log

|- bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || October 3 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Harnisch (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 44,199 || 1–0|- bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || October 4 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Burba (1–0) || Osuna (0–1) || Brantley (1) || Dodger Stadium || 46,051 || 2–0|- bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || October 6 || Dodgers || 10–1 || Wells (1–0) || Nomo (0–1) || — || Riverfront Stadium || 53,276 || 3–0|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || October 10 || Braves || 1–2 || Wohlers (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || McMichael (1) || Riverfront Stadium || 40,382 || 0–1|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || October 11 || Braves || 2–6 || McMichael (1–0) || Portugal (0–1) || — || Riverfront Stadium || 44,624 || 0–2|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || October 13 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Maddux (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || — || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 51,424 || 0–3|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || October 14 || @ Braves || 0–6 || Avery (1–0) || Schourek (0–1) || — || Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium || 52,067 || 0–4|-

Farm system

References

1995 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brumfja01.shtml Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maaske01.shtml Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morrija02.shtml Jack Morris page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brownja03.shtml Jarvis Brown page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/portuma01.shtml Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/violafr01.shtml Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/duncama01.shtml Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007