1995 American League Championship Series
26th edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1995 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 1995 American League playoffs, matched the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians against the West Division champion Seattle Mariners.
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Dates | October 10–17 | |||||||||
MVP | Orel Hershiser (Cleveland) | |||||||||
Umpires | Dave Phillips (Games 1–4) Ken Kaiser (Game 6) Derryl Cousins, Rick Reed, Dale Ford, Tim McClelland, Drew Coble | |||||||||
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Television | ABC (Games 1–2) NBC (Games 3–6) | |||||||||
TV announcers | Brent Musburger and Jim Kaat (Games 1–2) Bob Costas and Bob Uecker (Games 3–6) | |||||||||
Radio | CBS | |||||||||
Radio announcers | John Rooney and Gary Cohen | |||||||||
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The two teams were victorious in the AL Division Series (ALDS), with the Indians defeating the East Division champion Boston Red Sox three games to none, and the Mariners defeating the wild card qualifier New York Yankees three games to two. As part of the first few years of the new playoff format with a Wild Card team and three divisions, the ALCS would have a predetermined team with home field advantage regardless of record, with 1995 being the year that the champion of the ALDS matchup between the West Division and their opponent would have home field advantage. As such, the Mariners had home field advantage despite having less wins than Cleveland.[1]
The Indians won the series in six games to become the American League champions for the first time since 1954. They subsequently lost to the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1995 World Series.