1995 World Series Title
Braves defeat Indians in six games for third title
The 1995 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1995 season. The 91st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians. The Braves defeated the Indians in six games to capture their third World Series championship in franchise history (along with 1914 in Boston and 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the first team to win in three different cities. This was the first major professional sports championship ever won by an Atlanta-based team. As of 2026, this is the last time the Braves won the World Series at home.
Quick Facts
- Champion
- Atlanta Braves
- Opponent defeated
- Cleveland Indians
- Series result
- 4-2
- Manager
- Bobby Cox
- Key pitcher
- Tom Glavine
- Season context
- First title since 1957
Lore & Background
After losing the World Series in 1991 to the Minnesota Twins and in 1992 to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Atlanta Braves were making their third attempt in four years (not counting the 1994 strike) to capture Atlanta's first title. The Braves overcame some early inconsistency to win their division by 21 games. In the playoffs, which featured a new first round, the Braves overwhelmed the third-year Colorado Rockies 3-1, then swept the Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS 4-0. The team relied on clutch hitting and its powerful pitching rotation, which was made up of perennial Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery. As the NL champion, they opened this World Series at home because home-field advantage that year alternated between leagues, not based on the All-Star Game result.
Reader's Guide
Five of the six games of the series were won by one run, including the clinching sixth game, a 1–0 combined one-hitter by Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers. This was the first time since the LCS changed to a best-of-seven format that a winner of a LCS via a sweep had gone on to win the World Series. This has since been repeated in 2019 by the Washington Nationals, in 2022 by the Houston Astros, and in 2025 by the Los Angeles Dodgers. This World Series, despite being in an odd-numbered year, opened in the NL home because of the omission of the 1994 World Series. Until 2003, the World Series began in the AL home in even-numbered years.
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