The 1995 Cincinnati Reds season was the 126th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 26th and 25th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The team won their 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 2025) playoff series victory for the Reds. It was also their last playoff appearance until the 2010 season.

Offseason October 13, 1994: Jacob Brumfield was traded by the Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Danny Clyburn.Jacob Brumfield page at Baseball Reference November 3, 1994: Joe Oliver was released by the Reds.Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference November 4, 1994: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference December 1, 1994: Kevin Maas was released by the Reds.Kevin Maas page at Baseball Reference December 22, 1994: Jack Morris was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Jack Morris page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 5, 1995: Eric Anthony was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference May 3, 1995: Tim Belcher was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference 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.Jarvis Brown page at Baseball Reference 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.Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference July 25, 1995: Frank Viola signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Frank Viola page at Baseball Reference August 8, 1995: Mariano Duncan was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies.Mariano Duncan page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1995 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Assistant manager/bench coach

Coaches

(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 Player 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 Player 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 Player 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 Player 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 Player 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

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1995 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference