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. The Mariners had the home field advantage, which was predetermined and assigned to either the West Division champion or their opponents in the Division Series.
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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. The Indians won the series four games to two to become the American League champions, and lost to the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1995 World Series.