1995 Season

28 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1995 Major League Baseball season was played by 28 teams. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series, defeating the Cleveland Indians. Albert Belle led with 50 home runs, Dante Bichette led with 128 RBI, and Dante Bichette and Tony Gwynn led with 197 hits. This page carries the 1995 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1995 Bracket
World Series ATL def. CLE (4-2)
AL Championship CLE def. SEA (4-2)
NL Championship ATL def. CIN (4-0)
AL Division Series CLE def. BOS (3-0)
AL Division Series SEA def. NYA (3-2)
NL Division Series ATL def. COL (3-1)
NL Division Series CIN def. LAN (3-0)

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1995 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 446 plate appearances at 144 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Tony Gwynn .368 2 Edgar Martinez .356 3 Mike Piazza .346 4 Dante Bichette .340 5 Derek Bell .334

OPS qualified

1 Edgar Martinez 1.107 2 Albert Belle 1.091 3 Frank Thomas 1.061 4 Tim Salmon 1.024 5 Barry Bonds 1.009

Home Runs all players

1 Albert Belle 50 2 Dante Bichette 40 3 Jay Buhner 40 4 Frank Thomas 40 5 Mark McGwire 39

RBI all players

1 Dante Bichette 128 2 Albert Belle 126 3 Mo Vaughn 126 4 Jay Buhner 121 5 Sammy Sosa 119

Hits all players

1 Dante Bichette 197 2 Tony Gwynn 197 3 Lance Johnson 186 4 Bobby Bonilla 182 5 Edgar Martinez 182

Runs all players

1 Craig Biggio 123 2 Albert Belle 121 3 Edgar Martinez 121 4 Jim Edmonds 120 5 Tony Phillips 119

Stolen Bases all players

1 Quilvio Veras 56 2 Kenny Lofton 54 3 Barry Larkin 51 4 Tom Goodwin 50 5 Otis Nixon 50
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1995 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 144 innings at 144 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Greg Maddux 1.63 2 Randy Johnson 2.48 3 Hideo Nomo 2.54 4 Andy Ashby 2.94 5 Tim Wakefield 2.95

WHIP qualified

1 Greg Maddux 0.81 2 Randy Johnson 1.05 3 Hideo Nomo 1.06 4 Pete Schourek 1.07 5 Mike Mussina 1.07

Wins all pitchers

1 Greg Maddux 19 2 Mike Mussina 19 3 David Cone 18 4 Randy Johnson 18 5 Pete Schourek 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Randy Johnson 294 2 Hideo Nomo 236 3 Todd Stottlemyre 205 4 Chuck Finley 195 5 John Smoltz 193

Saves all pitchers

1 Jose Mesa 46 2 Randy Myers 38 3 Lee Smith 37 4 Tom Henke 36 5 Rod Beck 33
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Cleveland Indians ★ 100-44 Kansas City Royals 70-74 Chicago White Sox 68-76 Milwaukee Brewers 65-79 Minnesota Twins 56-88

AL East

Boston Red Sox ★ 86-58 New York Yankees 79-65 Baltimore Orioles 71-73 Detroit Tigers 60-84 Toronto Blue Jays 56-88

AL West

Seattle Mariners ★ 79-66 California Angels 78-67 Texas Rangers 74-70 Oakland Athletics 67-77

NL Central

Cincinnati Reds ★ 85-59 Houston Astros 76-68 Chicago Cubs 73-71 St. Louis Cardinals 62-81 Pittsburgh Pirates 58-86

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 90-54 New York Mets 69-75 Philadelphia Phillies 69-75 Florida Marlins 67-76 Montreal Expos 66-78

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 78-66 Colorado Rockies 77-67 San Diego Padres 70-74 San Francisco Giants 67-77

The 1995 season in brief

The best record in the 1995 standings belonged to the Cleveland Indians, who finished 100-44. The weakest record belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 56-88. In the standings, the Seattle Mariners (79-66) edged the California Angels (78-67) in the American League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-66) edged the Colorado Rockies (77-67) in the National League West, the Boston Red Sox won the American League East going away, 86-58 against 79-65 for the New York Yankees, and the Cincinnati Reds ran away with the National League Central at 85-59. The bracket ends with the Atlanta Braves taking the World Series from the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 2. Before that, the bracket shows the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners in the AL Championship Series (4-2), the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Championship Series (4-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series (3-2). On the home run tile, Albert Belle sat first with 50, ahead of Dante Bichette with 40. Tony Gwynn's .368 is the best average on the qualified board, with Edgar Martinez next at .356. Tony Gwynn cleared the 446-plate-appearance line that 1995's 144 team games set. The 1995 leaders page lists every qualified line, and each club links to its own 1995 page.

1995 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1995?
The Atlanta Braves won the 1995 World Series, beating the Cleveland Indians.
How many teams played in 1995?
28 teams played in the 1995 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1995?
Albert Belle led with 50 home runs in 1995.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1995?
Dante Bichette led with 128 RBI in 1995.
Who led MLB in hits in 1995?
Dante Bichette and Tony Gwynn tied for the lead with 197 hits in 1995.
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