1995 National League Championship Series
The 1995 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of baseball's 1995 National League playoffs, matched the East Division champion Atlanta Braves against the Central Division champion Cincinnati Reds. The Reds had the home field advantage due to a predetermined formula which awarded home field advantage to the Central Division champion or its playoff opponent.
| 1995 National League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–14 | |||||||||
| MVP | Mike Devereaux (Atlanta) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Paul Runge Jim Quick Dana DeMuth Gerry Davis Randy Marsh Jerry Crawford | |||||||||
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| Television | ABC (Games 1–2) NBC (Games 3–4) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Al Michaels, Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver (Games 1–2) Greg Gumbel and Joe Morgan (Games 3–4) | |||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jim Hunter and Jerry Coleman | |||||||||
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The two teams were victorious in the NL Division Series (NLDS), with the Braves defeating the wild card qualifier Colorado Rockies three games to one, and the Reds defeating the West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers three games to none. The Braves won the series four games to none to become the National League champions, and defeated the American League champion Cleveland Indians in the 1995 World Series.
This NLCS was notable as it matched up what had been the two easternmost teams in the National League West Division from 1969 to 1993, both teams having been placed there at the insistence of the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs (the former team wanted the Cubs' rivals St. Louis Cardinals, then the dominating power of the NL, in the National League East Division, and the Cubs wanted in the same division as St. Louis). It was also the first NLCS since 1989 not to feature either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Pittsburgh Pirates. The two teams reigned exclusively as NL East champions from 1990 to 1993.