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1995 Atlanta Braves season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Atlanta Braves
season	1995
image	Atlanta Braves Insignia.svg
misc	World Series champions
National League champions
National League East champions
league	National League
division	East
ballpark	Fulton County Stadium
city	Atlanta
record	90–54 (.625)
divisional_place	1st
owners	Ted Turner
general_managers	John Schuerholz
managers	Bobby Cox
television	WTBS
TBS Superstation
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
SportSouth
(Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.)
radio	WSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)

National League champions National League East champions TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) SportSouth (Tim Brando, Ernie Johnson, Ernie Johnson, Jr.) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)|

The 1995 Atlanta Braves season was the 125th season in the history of the franchise and 30th season in the city of Atlanta. The team finished the strike-shortened season with a record of 90–54, the best in the National League, en route to winning the World Series. For the sixth straight season, the team was managed by Bobby Cox.

The Braves started the season in mediocre fashion, posting a 20–17 record up to June 4, putting them in third place behind the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. The team went on to win twenty of the last twenty-five games before the All-Star Break to put themselves in first place by four and a half games. In the second half of the season, the Braves pulled away from the rest of the division by going 11–7 over the rest of July and 19–10 in August. The team went on to win the division by twenty-one games. The Braves' 90–54 record was second only to the American League's Cleveland Indians, who went 100–44 on the season.

In the postseason, the Braves beat the Colorado Rockies in the NL Division Series three games to one, then swept the Cincinnati Reds four games to zero to win the NL Championship Series. In the World Series, the Braves beat the Cleveland Indians four games to two, bringing the first World Series championship to the city of Atlanta.

Through completion of the 2025 MLB season, the Braves are one of three teams out of nine MLB franchises to have first swept their opponent in the League Championship Series (LCS), and subsequently go onto win the World Series; the other teams were the 2019 Washington Nationals, 2022 Houston Astros, and the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers. This two-decades-long milestone for Atlanta is based upon the (LCS) becoming a best-of-seven (games) format 10 years earlier, in 1985.

Opening Day starter Greg Maddux led the National League in wins (19) and earned run average (1.63) to secure his fourth consecutive Cy Young Award. Marquis Grissom won a Gold Glove for center field, and Greg Maddux won his sixth (of thirteen) consecutive Gold Gloves.

This would be the last World Series title for the Braves until the 2021 season.

1995 would also be the first full season for Chipper Jones as a full-time starter. Jones was scheduled to compete with Ron Gant for the starting Third Base position in 1994, however Gant broke his leg in a dirt bike accident while Jones himself tore his left knee during spring training, forcing the Braves to play veteran infielder Terry Pendleton at third base for the entire season. By the start of the season, Gant was traded to the Reds, while Pendleton was traded to the Marlins. The trades freed up Jones to become the Braves regular third baseman.

Offseason

The Braves 1995 season began without some of the regular contributors of 1994. The team lost Terry Pendleton, Dave Gallagher, and Bill Pecota to free agency. Roberto Kelly and Tony Tarasco were also traded with Esteban Yan to the Montreal Expos for Marquis Grissom. They signed free agents Mike Sharperson, Dwight Smith, and Mike Stanton. The Braves five starting pitchers remained the same from 1994.

The Braves would also be playing in the brand–new National League East in 1995. The division was formed through realignment prior to the 1994 Major League Baseball season, but division championships were not awarded in 1994 due to the 1994 strike. The division includes the Philadelphia Phillies, the Montreal Expos, the Florida Marlins, and the New York Mets.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

SS Jeff Blauser
CF Marquis Grissom
3B Chipper Jones
RF David Justice
LF Mike Kelly
2B Mark Lemke
C Javy López
P Greg Maddux
1B Fred McGriff

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Legend	Braves Win	Braves Loss	Game Postponed

|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || April 26 || Giants || 12–5 || Maddux (1–0) || Mulholland (0–1) || || 32,045 || 2:46 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || April 27 || Giants || 6–4 || Stanton (1–0) || Burba (0–1) || Clontz (1) || 26,120 || 2:42 || 2–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 28 || @ Dodgers || 1–9 || Daal (1–0) || Avery (0–1) || || 51,181 || 3:08 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 29 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 || McMichael (1–0) || Murphy (0–1) || || 45,885 || 2:55 || 3–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 30 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Smoltz (1–0) || Martínez (1–1) || Clontz (2) || 40,785 || 3:00 || 4–1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || May 2 || @ Marlins || 7–1 || Maddux (2–0) || Gardner (0–2) || || 23,476 || 3:11 || 5–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || May 3 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Glavine (1–0) || Witt (0–2) || Clontz (3) || 21,918 || 3:17 || 6–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 || May 4 || @ Marlins || 6–3 || Woodall (1–0) || Nen (0–1) || McMichael (1) || 23,550 || 2:24 || 7–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 9 || May 5 || Phillies || 4–9 || Green (1–1) || Mercker (0–1) || Borland (1) || 33,296 || 2:45 || 7–2 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 10 || May 6 || Phillies || 1–3 || Mimbs (1–0) || Smoltz (1–1) || Slocumb (3) || 37,850 || 2:57 || 7–3 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 11 || May 7 || Phillies || 4–5 || Schilling (2–0) || Bedrosian (0–1) || Slocumb (4) || 34,166 || 2:30 || 7–4 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 12 || May 8 || Phillies || 2–3 || Abbott (1–0) || Glavine (1–1) || Slocumb (5) || 27,266 || 2:57 || 7–5 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || May 9 || @ Mets || 3–2 || McMichael (2–0) || Manzanillo (0–1) || Clontz (4) || 14,882 || 2:21 || 8–5 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || May 10 || @ Mets || 2–5 || Henry (1–1) || Wohlers (0–1) || Franco (3) || 12,620 || 2:54 || 8–6 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || May 11 || @ Mets || 3–5 || Jones (2–1) || Smoltz (1–2) || Franco (4) || 13,073 || 2:44 || 8–7 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 16 || May 12 || Reds || 4–5 (11) || Brentley (1–0) || Bedrosian (0–2) || || 33,106 || 2:57 || 8–8 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 || May 13 || Reds || 9–6 || Glavine (2–1) || Smith (0–1) || Borbón (1) || 36,058 || 2:47 || 9–8 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 18 || May 14 || Reds || 3–5 (10) || Carrasco (1–3) || Clontz (0–1) || || 28,860 || 3:12 || 9–9 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || May 15 || Rockies || 4–0 || Mercker (1–1) || Olivares (1–2) || || 27,009 || 2:24 || 10–9 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || May 16 || Rockies || 15–3 || Smoltz (2–2) || Acevedo (2–1) || || 25,516 || 2:35 || 11–9 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || May 17 || Rockies || 5–6 || Holmes (3–0) || Maddux (2–1) || Ruffin (6) || 27,070 || 2:41 || 11–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || May 18 || Rockies || 3–2 || McMichael (3–0) || Munoz (1–2) || Borbón (2) || 26,205 || 2:52 || 12–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 19 || Marlins || 4–0 || Avery (1–1) || Veres (0–1) || || 30,275 || 2:37 || 13–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || May 20 || Marlins || 8–7 || Wohlers (1–1) || Nen (0–3) || || 38,212 || 3:30 || 14–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 || May 21 || Marlins || 5–1 || Smoltz (3–2) || Burkett (3–3) || || 35,141 || 2:39 || 15–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 || May 23 || @ Cardinals || 7–1 || Maddux (3–1) || Jackson (0–5) || || 26,758 || 2:37 || 16–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || May 24 || @ Cardinals || 9–5 || Glavine (3–1) || Frascatore (1–1) || || 20,413 || 2:49 || 17–10 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 25 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Hill (3–0) || Avery (1–2) || Henke (9) || 23,807 || 2:26 || 17–11 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 || May 26 || @ Astros || 8–3 || Mercker (2–1) || Swindell (3–2) || || 26,246 || 3:03 || 18–11 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 27 || @ Astros || 2–3 (10) || Hudek (2–0) || Stanton (1–1) || || 19,257 || 3:03 || 18–12 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 || May 28 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Maddux (4–1) || Kile (1–4) || || 25,526 || 2:19 || 19–12 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Glavine (4–1) || Castillo (3–2) || || 31,654 || 2:29 || 20–12 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Morgan (1–1) || Avery (1–3) || Myers (12) || 27,372 || 2:28 || 20–13 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 34 || June 1 || Dodgers || 3–6 || Valdez (1–2) || Mercker (2–2) || || 27,796 || 2:19 || 20–14 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 35 || June 2 || Astros || 2–7 || Drabek (2–3) || Smoltz (3–3) || || 30,041 || 2:45 || 20–15 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 36 || June 3 || Astros || 1–2 (10) || Jones (3–0) || Wohlers (1–2) || Hudek (6) || 41,967 || 2:54 || 20–16 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || June 4 || Astros || 2–6 || Reynolds (2–4) || Glavine (4–2) || || 29,507 || 2:46 || 20–17 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 || June 5 || Cubs || 7–5 || Bedrosian (1–2) || Hickerson (0–2) || Wohlers (1) || 27,508 || 2:43 || 21–17 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || June 6 || Cubs || 17–3 || Mercker (3–2) || Trachsel (2–3) || || 32,402 || 2:48 || 22–17 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || June 7 || Cubs || 4–3 || Smoltz (4–3) || Perez (0–3) || Wohlers (2) || 30,731 || 2:31 || 23–17 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 || June 9 || Cardinals || 3–2 (10) || McMichael (4–0) || Arocha (3–4) || || 33,231 || 2:18 || 24–17 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 42 || June 10 || Cardinals || 3–7 || DeLucia (2–3) || Glavine (4–3) || || 44,956 || 2:50 || 24–18 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 43 || June 11 || Cardinals || 4–8 || Habyan (2–1) || Avery (1–4) || Henke (12) || 32,515 || 2:45 || 24–19 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 44 || June 13 || @ Expos || 2–11 || Pérez (6–1) || Mercker (3–3) || || 25,492 || 3:09 || 24–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 || June 14 || @ Expos || 7–3 || Smoltz (5–3) || Fassero (7–3) || || 22,339 || 2:52 || 25–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 || June 15 || @ Expos || 2–0 || Maddux (5–1) || Martínez (5–2) || || 25,013 || 2:25 || 26–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || June 16 || @ Rockies || 2–0 || Glavine (5–3) || Swift (1–2) || || 48,163 || 2:21 || 27–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 || June 17 || @ Rockies || 7–1 || Avery (2–4) || Acevedo (3–6) || || 50,035 || 2:47 || 28–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || June 18 || @ Rockies || 9–4 || Mercker (4–3) || Freeman (2–4) || || 48,302 || 2:42 || 29–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || June 19 || @ Reds || 10–0 || Smoltz (6–3) || Schourek (4–4) || || 23,262 || 2:37 || 30–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 || June 20 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Maddux (6–1) || Nitkowski (0–1) || || 23,418 || 3:14 || 31–20 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 52 || June 21 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Smiley (6–1) || Glavine (5–4) || Brantley (10) || 23,571 || 2:22 || 31–21 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 53 || June 22 || @ Reds || 8–9 || Hernandez (5–0) || Borbón (0–1) || Brantley (11) || 30,497 || 2:47 || 31–22 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || June 23 || Mets || 3–9 || Saberhagen (4–2) || Mercker (4–4) || || 38,000 || 2:17 || 31–23 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 || June 24 || Mets || 5–4 || Smoltz (7–3) || Mlicki (4–4) || Wohlers (3) || 46,121 || 2:45 || 32–23 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || June 25 || Mets || 4–2 || Maddux (7–1) || Harnisch (1–5) || Wohlers (4) || 34,120 || 2:39 || 33–23 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 || June 26 || Expos || 4–3 || Glavine (6–4) || Aquino (0–2) || Wohlers (5) || 31,399 || 2:25 || 34–23 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 27 || Expos || 0–3 || Henry (3–5) || Avery (2–5) || Rojas (12) || 32,916 || 1:56 || 34–24 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 28 || Expos || 4–3 || Clontz (1–1) || Rojas (1–2) || || 37,676 || 2:25 || 35–24 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 30 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || Green (8–4) || Smoltz (7–4) || Slocumb (20) || 32,821 || 2:40 || 35–25 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 3–1 || Maddux (7–1) || West (2–2) || || 33,375 || 2:25 || 36–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 || July 2 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Glavine (7–4) || Mimbs (6–3) || Wohlers (6) || 35,648 || 2:44 || 37–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || July 3 || @ Phillies || 10–4 || Avery (3–5) || Schilling (5–4) || || 59,203 || 2:55 || 38–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 || July 4 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Clontz (2–1) || Valdez (3–8) || Wohlers (7) || 49,104 || 2:26 || 39–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || July 5 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Wohlers (2–2) || Astacio (1–7) || || 36,922 || 3:01 || 40–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 || July 6 || Dodgers || 1–0 || McMichael (5–0) || Seánez (1–2) || || 38,497 || 2:16 || 41–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 || July 7 || Giants || 8–4 || Glavine (8–4) || Greer (0–1) || || 39,482 || 2:46 || 42–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || July 8 || Giants || 9–4 || Avery (4–5) || Portugal (5–3) || || 49,056 || 2:17 || 43–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 || July 9 || Giants || 3–2 || Wohlers (3–2) || Beck (4–3) || || 37,741 || 2:33 || 44–25 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#f0e68c" | – || July 11 || colspan='8'|1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 70 || July 12 || @ Pirates || 1–2 || Parris (2–2) || Smoltz (7–5) || Miceli (11) || 9,123 || 2:13 || 44–26 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 71 || July 13 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Maddux (9–1) || Hamilton (3–3) || || 15,028 || 2:22 || 45–26 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 || July 14 || @ Padres || 6–2 || Glavine (9–4) || Benes (3–6) || || 17,027 || 2:17 || 46–26 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || July 15 || @ Padres || 7–6 || Clontz (3–1) || Florie (2–1) || Wohlers (8) || 39,737 || 2:49 || 47–26 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 74 || July 16 || @ Padres || 1–3 || Dishman (2–2) || Mercker (4–5) || Hoffman (12) || 23,925 || 2:49 || 47–27 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 75 || July 18 || Pirates || 4–5 (10) || Dyer (3–1) || Wohlers (3–3) || Miceli (14) || 33,940 || 3:24 || 47–28 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || July 19 || Pirates || 3–2 || Maddux (10–1) || Loaiza (6–5) || Wohlers (9) || 35,736 || 2:20 || 48–28 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 || July 20 || Pirates || 4–3 || Clontz (4–1) || Plesac (3–1) || || 31,661 || 2:30 || 49–28 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 78 || July 21 || Padres || 6–9 || Bochtler (1–0) || McMichael (5–1) || Hoffman (14) || 39,888 || 3:33 || 49–29 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || July 22 || Padres || 3–2 || Wohlers (4–3) || Blair (2–1) || || 48,827 || 2:29 || 50–29 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 || July 23 || Padres || 2–1 || Smoltz (8–5) || Hamilton (3–5) || Wohlers (10) || 37,109 || 2:14 || 51–29 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 || July 24 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Clontz (5–1) || Plesac (3–2) || Wohlers (11) || 16,142 || 2:55 || 52–29 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || July 25 || @ Pirates || 3–1 (10) || Clontz (6–1) || Gott (1–3) || Stanton (1) || 13,864 || 3:51 || 53–29 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 26 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Valdez (7–6) || Avery (4–6) || Worrell (17) || 37,491 || 2:19 || 53–30 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 84 || July 27 || @ Dodgers || 4–9 || Cummings (1–0) || Mercker (4–6) || || 36,942 || 2:37 || 53–31 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 85 || July 28 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Clontz (7–1) || Beck (4–5) || || 21,090 || 2:12 || 54–31 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 86 || July 29 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Maddux (11–1) || Mulholland (2–10) || || 21,772 || 2:09 || 55–31 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 87 || July 30 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Brewington (2–0) || Glavine (9–5) || Beck (17) || 32,154 || 2:38 || 55–32 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 88 || August 1 || Phillies || 3–4 || Fernandez (2–5) || Avery (4–7) || Slocumb (25) || 38,579 || 3:05 || 55–33 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 89 || August 2 || Phillies || 7–5 || Mercker (5–6) || Muñoz (0–2) || Wohlers (12) || 35,594 || 2:56 || 56–33 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 90 || August 3 || Phillies || 5–4 || Borbón (1–1) || Slocumb (2–2) || || 37,971 || 2:24 || 57–33 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 91 || August 4 || @ Expos || 4–3 || Maddux (12–1) || Martínez (9–7) || Wohlers (13) || 20,184 || 2:20 || 58–33 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 92 || August 5 || @ Expos || 9–6 || Glavine (10–5) || Henry (6–9) || Wohlers (14) || 24,448 || 3:31 || 59–33 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 93 || August 6 || @ Expos || 2–6 || Pérez (10–3) || Avery (4–8) || || 26,257 || 2:10 || 59–34 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 94 || August 7 || @ Expos || 5–1 || Mercker (6–6) || Fassero (10–9) || || 19,480 || 2:43 || 60–34 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 95 || August 8 || Reds || 5–4 || Smoltz (9–5) || McElroy (3–3) || Wohlers (15) || 38,252 || 2:29 || 61–34 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 96 || August 9 || Reds || 3–9 || Burba (6–2) || Maddux (12–2) || Brantley (24) || 38,602 || 2:55 || 61–35 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 97 || August 10 || Reds || 2–1 || Wohlers (5–3) || Carrasco (2–4) || || 42,748 || 2:24 || 62–35 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 98 || August 11 || Rockies || 5–3 || Avery (5–8) || Reynoso (4–4) || Wohlers (16) || 47,408 || 1:56 || 63–35 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 99 || August 12 || Rockies || 4–16 || Leskanic (4–1) || Mercker (6–7) || || 48,777 || 3:03 || 63–36 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 100 || August 13 || Rockies || 3–2 || Wohlers (6–3) || Holmes (5–1) || || 43,279 || 2:42 || 64–36 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 101 || August 14 || Marlins || 4–3 || McMichael (6–1) || Pérez (1–4) || || 34,375 || 2:30 || 65–36 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 102 || August 15 || Marlins || 4–1 || Glavine (11–5) || Banks (0–4) || Wohlers (17) || 30,939 || 2:22 || 66–36 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 103 || August 16 || Marlins || 5–8 || Rapp (7–7) || Avery (5–9) || Nen (15)|| 35,244 || 2:41 || 66–37 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 104 || August 18 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Watson (5–4) || Mercker (6–8) || Henke (25) || 32,027 || 2:36 || 66–38 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 105 || August 19 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Urbani (3–4) || Murray (0–1) || Henke (26) || 35,475 || 2:38 || 66–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 106 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Maddux (13–2) || Morgan (4–7) || || 24,613 || 1:50 || 67–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 107 || August 21 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Glavine (12–5) || McMurtry (0–1) || Wohlers (18) || 15,291 || 2:59 || 68–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 108 || August 22 || @ Astros || 6–4 || Avery (6–9) || Brocail (4–2) || Wohlers (19) || 14,799 || 2:52 || 69–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 109 || August 23 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Mercker (7–8) || Hampton (8–6) || || 21,112 || 2:46 || 70–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 110 || August 25 || @ Cubs || 7–3 || Smoltz (10–5) || Castillo (8–7) || || 31,419 || 2:50 || 71–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 111 || August 26 || @ Cubs || 7–2 || Maddux (14–2) || Trachsel (5–10) || || 39,775 || 2:25 || 72–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 112 || August 27 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Glavine (13–5) || Bullinger (10–5) || Wohlers (20) || 36,401 || 2:50 || 73–39 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 28 || @ Cubs || 5–7 || Navarro (12–5) || Avery (6–10) || Myers (30) || 17,072 || 2:45 || 73–40 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 29 || Astros || 9–11 (13) || Swindell (8–9) || Murray (0–2) || || 29,777 || 4:23 || 73–41 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 115 || August 30 || Astros || 0–2 || Reynolds (9–9) || Smoltz (10–6) || Jones (13) || 29,671 || 2:34 || 73–42 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 116 || August 31 || Astros || 5–2 || Maddux (15–2) || Drabek (7–8) || || 31,274 || 2:28 || 74–42 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 117 || September 1 || Cubs || 5–7 || Bullinger (11–5) || Glavine (13–6) || Myers (31) || 36,424 || 2:59 || 74–43 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 118 || September 2 || Cubs || 4–6 || Navarro (13–5) || Avery (6–11) || Myers (32) || 49,016 || 2:47 || 74–44 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 119 || September 3 || Cubs || 2–0 || Schmidt (1–0) || Foster (9–10) || Wohlers (21) || 42,820 || 2:17 || 75–44 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 120 || September 4 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Wohlers (7–3) || Parrett (3–6) || || 29,849 || 2:42 || 76–44 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 121 || September 5 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Maddux (16–2) || Urbani (3–5) || || 27,072 || 1:57 || 77–44 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 122 || September 6 || Cardinals || 6–1 || Glavine (14–6) || Petkovsek (5–5) || || 29,811 || 2:39 || 78–44 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 123 || September 7 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Rapp (10–7) || Avery (6–12) || || 20,788 || 1:54 || 78–45 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 124 || September 8 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || McMichael (7–1) || Pérez (1–6) || Wohlers (22) || 21,897 || 3:01 || 79–45 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 125 || September 9 || @ Marlins || 9–5 || Clontz (8–1) || Nen (0–6) || Wohlers (23) || 32,644 || 3:08 || 80–45 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 126 || September 10 || @ Marlins || 4–5 (11) || Mathews (4–3) || Borbón (1–2) || || 24,874 || 3:36 || 80–46 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 127 || September 11 || @ Rockies || 4–5 (12) || Hickerson (3–3) || Woodall (1–1) || || 48,056 || 3:35 || 80–47 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 128 || September 12 || @ Rockies || 2–12 || Painter (2–0) || Avery (6–13) || Ritz (2) || 48,013 || 2:14 || 80–48 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 129 || September 13 || @ Rockies || 9–7 || Schmidt (2–0) || Bailey (7–6) || || 48,011 || 3:12 || 81–48 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 130 || September 15 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Smoltz (11–6) || McElroy (3–4) || McMichael (2) || 31,882 || 2:22 || 82–48 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 131 || September 16 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Maddux (17–2) || Portugal (9–10) || || 37,821 || 2:45 || 83–48 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 132 || September 17 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Glavine (15–6) || Smiley (12–4) || Wohlers (24) || 19,797 || 2:29 || 84–48 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 133 || September 18 || Mets || 7–1 || Avery (7–13) || Jones (9–9) || || 29,635 || 2:03 || 85–48 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 134 || September 19 || Mets || 3–10 || Mlicki (9–6) || Schmidt (2–1) || || 28,837 || 2:46 || 85–49 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 20 || Mets || 4–8 || Isringhausen (8–2) || Smoltz (11–7) || Franco (26) || 29,506 || 3:05 || 85–50 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 136 || September 21 || Mets || 3–0 || Maddux (18–2) || Telgheder (1–2) || Wohlers (25) || 29,982 || 1:57 || 86–50 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 137 || September 22 || Expos || 5–1 || Glavine (12–11) || Pérez (10–8) || || 43,547 || 2:36 || 87–50 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 23 || Expos || 2–5 || Martínez (14–9) || McMichael (7–2) || Rojas (29) || 48,998 || 2:29 || 87–51 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 139 || September 24 || Expos || 5–4 (10) || Borbón (2–2) || Leiper (1–3) || || 45,461 || 3:00 || 88–51 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 140 || September 26 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Smoltz (12–7) || Quantrill (11–11) || || 21,476 || 2:24 || 89–51 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 141 || September 27 || @ Phillies || 6–0 || Maddux (19–2) || Mimbs (9–7) || || 26,636 || 2:19 || 90–51 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 142 || September 29 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Jones (10–10) || Glavine (16–7) || Franco (28) || 16,007 || 2:23 || 90–52 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 30 || @ Mets || 4–8 || Minor (4–2) || Schmidt (2–2) || Franco (29) || 21,659 || 3:03 || 90–53 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 144 || October 1 || @ Mets || 0–1 (11) || Walker (1–0) || Wade (0–1) || || 18,876 || 2:42 || 90–54 |-

Notable transactions

April 6, 1995: Roberto Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Tony Tarasco and Esteban Yan to the Montreal Expos for outfielder Marquis Grissom.
April 12, 1995: Pitcher Mike Stanton signed up as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
July 31, 1995: Mike Stanton was traded by the Atlanta Braves along with a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Matt Murray (on August 31, 1995) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike Jacobs (minors) (on August 31, 1995) and Marc Lewis (minors) (August 31, 1995) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
August 11, 1995: Luis Polonia was traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Troy Hughes (minors).
August 25, 1995: Mike Devereaux was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Andre King (minors).

Postseason

Legend	Braves Win	Braves Loss	Game Postponed

|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || October 3 || @ Rockies || 5–4 || Peña (1–0) || Leskanic (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 50,040 || 3:19 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || October 4 || @ Rockies || 7–4 || Peña (2–0) || Munoz (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 50,063 || 3:08 || 2–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || October 6 || Rockies || 5–7 (10) || Holmes (1–0) || Wohlers (0–1) || Thompson (1) || 51,300 || 3:16 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 7 || Rockies || 10–4 || Maddux (1–0) || Saberhagen (0–1) || || 50,027 || 2:38 || 3–1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || October 10 || @ Reds || 2–1 (11) || Wohlers (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || McMichael (1) || 40,382 || 3:18 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || October 11 || @ Reds || 6–2 (10) || McMichael (1–0) || Portugal (0–1) || || 44,624 || 3:26 || 2–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 13 || Reds || 5–2 || Maddux (1–0) || Wells (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 51,424 || 2:42 || 3–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 || October 14 || Reds || 6–0 || Avery (1–0) || Schourek (0–1) || || 52,067 || 2:54 || 4–0 |- |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || October 21 || Indians || 3–2 || Maddux (1–0) || Hershiser (0–1) || || 51,876 || 2:37 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || October 22 || Indians || 4–3 || Glavine (1–0) || Martínez (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 51,877 || 3:17 || 2–0 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || October 24 || @ Indians || 6–7 (11) || Mesa (1–0) || Peña (0–1) || || 43,584 || 4:09 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 || October 25 || @ Indians || 5–2 || Avery (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Borbón (1) || 43,578 || 3:14 || 3–1 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 5 || October 26 || @ Indians || 4–5 || Hershiser (1–1) || Maddux (1–1) || Mesa (1) || 43,595 || 2:33 || 3–2 |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || October 28 || Indians || 1–0 || Glavine (2–0) || Poole (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 51,875 || 3:01 || 4–2 |-

National League Division Series

Main article: 1995 National League Division Series

	Game		Score		Date		Location		Time		Attendance
1
2
3
4

Atlanta wins series, 3-1

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1995 National League Championship Series

	Game		Score		Date		Location		Time		Attendance
1
2
3
4

Atlanta wins series, 4-0

World Series

Main article: 1995 World Series

Game 1

October 21, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Game 2

October 22, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Game 3

October 24, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 4

October 25, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 5

October 26, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Game 6

October 28, 1995, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Roster

1995 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

Batting

Regular starters

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage

POS	Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Avg.	OBP	SLG
SS	Jeff Blauser	115	431	60	91	16	12	31	57	107	.211	.319	.341
CF	Marquis Grissom	139	551	80	142	23	12	42	47	61	.258	.317	.376
3B	Chipper Jones	140	524	87	139	22	23	86	73	72	.265	.353	.450
RF	David Justice	120	411	73	104	17	24	78	73	68	.253	.365	.479
LF	Ryan Klesko	107	329	48	102	25	23	70	47	72	.310	.396	.608
2B	Mark Lemke	116	399	42	101	16	5	38	44	40	.253	.325	.356
C	Javy López	100	333	37	105	11	14	51	14	57	.315	.344	.498
1B	Fred McGriff	144	528	85	148	27	27	93	65	99	.280	.361	.489

Other batters

POS	Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Avg.	OBP	SLG
C	Charlie O'Brien	67	198	18	45	7	9	23	29	40	.227	.343	.399
INF	Rafael Belliard	75	180	12	40	2	0	7	6	28	.222	.255	.244
LF	Mike Kelly	97	137	26	26	6	3	17	11	49	.190	.258	.314
OF	Dwight Smith	103	131	16	33	8	3	21	13	35	.252	.327	.412
3B	Jose Oliva	48	109	7	17	4	5	12	7	22	.156	.207	.330
UT	Mike Mordecai	69	75	10	21	6	3	11	9	16	.280	.353	.480
OF	Mike Devereaux	29	55	7	14	3	1	8	2	11	.255	.281	.364
OF	Luis Polonia	28	53	6	14	7	0	2	3	9	.264	.304	.396
OF	Brian Kowitz	10	24	3	4	1	0	3	2	5	.167	.259	.208
IF	Ed Giovanola	13	14	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	.071	.235	.071
UT	Eddie Perez	7	13	1	4	1	1	4	0	2	.308	.308	.615
3B	Mike Sharperson	7	7	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	.143	.143	.286

Pitching

	= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	BB	SO
Greg Maddux	19	2	1.63	28	28	10	3	209.2	23	181
Tom Glavine	16	7	3.08	29	29	3	1	198.2	66	127
John Smoltz	12	7	3.18	29	29	2	1	192.2	72	193
Steve Avery	7	13	4.67	29	29	3	1	173.1	52	141
Kent Mercker	7	8	4.15	29	26	0	0	143.0	61	102

Relief and other pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BB	SO
Mark Wohlers	7	3	2.09	65	0	25	64.2	24	90
Greg McMichael	7	2	2.79	67	0	2	80.2	32	74
Brad Clontz	8	1	3.65	59	0	4	69.0	22	55
Pedro Borbón	2	2	3.09	41	0	2	32.0	17	33
Steve Bedrosian	1	2	6.11	29	0	0	28.0	12	22
Jason Schmidt	2	2	5.76	9	2	0	25.0	18	19
Mike Stanton	1	1	5.59	26	0	1	19.1	6	13
Alejandro Peña	0	0	4.15	14	0	0	13.0	4	18
Matt Murray	0	2	6.75	4	1	0	10.2	5	3
Brad Woodall	1	1	6.10	9	0	0	10.1	8	5
Rod Nichols	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	6.2	5	3
Terrell Wade	0	1	4.50	3	0	0	4.0	4	3
Darrell May	0	0	11.25	2	0	0	4.0	0	1
Terry Clark	0	0	4.91	3	0	0	3.2	5	2
Tom Thobe	0	0	10.80	3	0	0	3.1	0	2

Award winners

Mike Devereaux, OF, NLCS Most Valuable Player
Tom Glavine, P, Babe Ruth Award
Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger
Tom Glavine, P, World Series Most Valuable Player
Marquis Grissom, OF, Gold Glove
Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove
Greg Maddux, P, National League Cy Young Award
Greg Maddux, P, Pitcher of the Month, July
Greg Maddux, Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Fred McGriff, 1B, starter
Greg Maddux, P, reserve

Farm system

References

"1995 Atlanta Braves Batting, Pitching, and Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
"1995 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Cy Young Award on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
"Gold Glove Award for National League Outfielders on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
"Gold Glove Award for Pitchers on Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
"1995 Atlanta Braves Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com.
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[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stantmi02.shtml Mike Stanton Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/polonlu01.shtml Luis Polonia Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
[http://www.baseballreference.com/d/devermi01.shtml Mike Devereaux Statistics] {{Webarchive. link. (December 1, 2008 ''Baseball-Reference.com'')
"1995 Atlanta Braves Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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