1995 American League Championship Series

26th edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series

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1995 American League Championship Series

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Cleveland Indians (4)|  Mike Hargrove|  100–44, .694, GA: 30
Seattle Mariners (2)|  Lou Piniella|  79–66, .545, GA: 1
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
Broadcast
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
ALDS|

* Cleveland Indians over Boston Red Sox (3–0)
* Seattle Mariners over New York Yankees (3–2)

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The 1995 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the second round of the American League side in Major League Baseball's 1995 postseason, which matched the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians against the West Division champion Seattle Mariners.

Both the Indians and the Mariners were victorious in the American League 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. As part of the first few years of the new playoff format with a Wild Card team and three divisions, the ALCS would have a predetermined team with home field advantage regardless of record, with 1995 being the year that the champion of the ALDS matchup between the West Division and their opponent would have home field advantage. As such, the Mariners had home field advantage despite having fewer wins than Cleveland.[1]

The Indians won the series in six games to become the American League champions for the first time since 1954. They subsequently lost to the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1995 World Series.

## Background

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### Mariners

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The summer of 1995 proved to be the most pivotal stretch in Seattle Mariners history.[2][3][4][5] The Mariners were an expansion team created as a result of a breach of contract lawsuit involving the Seattle Pilots' 1969 departure after just one year in Seattle. Since the beginning, the Mariners had been a doormat franchise, finishing with a losing record every year until 1991 (by then their 15th season as a franchise). By 1995, they had recorded just two winning record seasons with no postseason appearances.

There was also an issue with the stadium, the Kingdome, which was a multipurpose domed stadium that had become well outdated by the mid-1990s. This became even more apparent in late July 1994, when tiles fell from the ceiling 30 minutes before the stadium was set to open for a game against the Baltimore Orioles, forcing the Mariners to play the rest of what would be a shortened season on the road.[6] It was clear by the start of the 1995 season, the Mariners needed a new stadium in Seattle or they would be moved to a city that could provide them one. The Seattle Mariners did not end up moving from the Kingdome across the street to Safeco Field until the middle of the 1999 season. The inaugural game was played on July 15, 1999, the first game after the All-Star break, before a sold out crowd of 44,604.[7]

With this as the backdrop heading into the strike-shortened 1995 season, the Mariners won their first division title, in part due to a historic collapse from the California Angels. The Angels were leading the American League West by 10+1⁄2-game lead over the Texas Rangers and an 11+1⁄2-game lead over the Seattle Mariners on August 16 and were still atop the division, leading Seattle by six games and Texas by 7+1⁄2, when a nine-game losing streak from September 13 to 23 dropped them out of first place. The Mariners beat the Angels in a one-game playoff and then beat the Yankees in a thrilling five game series in the ALDS to get to their first ALCS in franchise history.

The team was affectionately nicknamed the "Refuse to Lose" Mariners.[8]

### Indians

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The story of lack of team success and stadium funding could have also been said of the Cleveland Indians, prior to 1994. Since the 1954 World Series, the Indians had not made the postseason, which included a stretch from 1977 to 1989 where they placed fourth or worse every year.[9][10] Like the Seattle Mariners, the Indians also played in a multi-purpose stadium that had its issues. Cleveland Stadium, who also hosted the Cleveland Browns, had been the Indians’ home since 1932. By the early 1990s, the stadium's inadequacy was becoming apparent in any event; chunks of concrete were falling off and the pilings were starting to petrify. In May 1990, Cuyahoga County voters approved funding for a new Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex, which included the new ballpark, an adjacent arena for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and two parking garages.

When the Indians moved into Jacobs Field (now named Progressive Field) in 1994, success immediately followed. By the time of the season ended in 1994 due to the players' strike, the Indians were 66-47 and in a postseason spot as a wildcard.[11] The Indians carried over the success into the 1995 season where they won the American League Central by a whopping 30 games, and won 100 games for the first time since the ill-fated 1954 season.

## Summary

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### Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians

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Cleveland won the series, 4–2.

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1 | October 10 | Cleveland Indians – 2, Seattle Mariners – 3 | Kingdome | 3:07 | 57,065[12]
2 | October 11 | Cleveland Indians – 5, Seattle Mariners – 2 | Kingdome | 3:14 | 58,144[13]
3 | October 13 | Seattle Mariners – 5, Cleveland Indians – 2 (11) | Jacobs Field | 3:18 | 43,643[14]
4 | October 14 | Seattle Mariners – 0, Cleveland Indians – 7 | Jacobs Field | 3:30 | 43,686[15]
5 | October 15 | Seattle Mariners – 2, Cleveland Indians – 3 | Jacobs Field | 3:37 | 43,607[16]
6 | October 17 | Cleveland Indians – 4, Seattle Mariners – 0 | Kingdome | 2:54 | 58,489[17]

## Game summaries

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### Game 1

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Tuesday, October 10, 1995, at Kingdome in Seattle, Washington

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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1
Seattle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0
WP: Bob Wolcott (1–0)  LP: Dennis Martínez (0–1)  Sv: Norm Charlton (1)
Home runs:
CLE: Albert Belle (1)
SEA: Mike Blowers (1)

The Indians' starting pitcher was Dennis Martínez for Game 1. Meanwhile, the Mariners started with rookie Bob Wolcott. At the start of the game, Wolcott walked the first three hitters on 13 pitches. Then, he would get the next three outs without giving up a run. He first struck out Albert Belle, got Eddie Murray on a foul pop-fly, then induced a groundout from Jim Thome thanks to a diving stop by Joey Cora. In the second, Mike Blowers hit a two-run homer to give the Mariners a 2–0 lead. However, the Indians would score a run in the next inning and later in the seventh. Belle's homer tied the game at two. With Martinez still pitching in a tie game, the Mariners would take the lead thanks to Luis Sojo's go-ahead double in the bottom half of the seventh. Norm Charlton would come on in the eighth inning for a 1+1⁄3 inning save. He would retire the side in order in the ninth, and the Mariners took Game 1.

### Game 2

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Wednesday, October 11, 1995, at Kingdome in Seattle, Washington

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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0
Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1
WP: Orel Hershiser (1–0)  LP: Tim Belcher (0–1)
Home runs:
CLE: Manny Ramírez 2 (2)
SEA: Ken Griffey Jr. (1), Jay Buhner (1)

The Indians' second veteran Orel Hershiser was called upon to stem the tide against Tim Belcher. Both pitchers dueled for four innings until the Indians broke through in the top of the fifth with a two-run single by Carlos Baerga. In the next inning, the Indians grabbed two more on a Manny Ramírez homer and an RBI triple by Sandy Alomar Jr. Ken Griffey Jr.'s sixth postseason homer put the Mariners on the board to make it 4–1 in the bottom of the sixth. The Indians would put the game away when Manny Ramírez hit his second homer of the game in the eighth inning to make it 5–1. Hershiser would give way to José Mesa in the ninth. Mesa would issue a one-out homer to Jay Buhner but would recover to close out the win, evening the series at 1-1. With the victory, Hershiser raised his postseason record to 6–0 with a 1.47 ERA in 73+1⁄3 innings.[18]

### Game 3

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Friday, October 13, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E

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Seattle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2
WP: Norm Charlton (1–0)  LP: Julián Tavárez (0–1)
Home runs:
SEA: Jay Buhner 2 (3)
CLE: None

In Game 3, the starting pitchers were Randy Johnson and Charles Nagy. Nagy and Johnson pitched a scoreless first inning but the Mariners broke through on a homer by Jay Buhner. An error in the third by Álvaro Espinoza gave the Mariners one more run to make it 2–0 Seattle. The Indians put a run on the board after a leadoff triple by Kenny Lofton and a sac fly by Omar Vizquel in the fourth. In the bottom of the eighth, Buhner missed a deep fly ball to right; Lofton then singled through the left side to tie the game at two. The game moved to extra innings, and in the 11th inning, Buhner, whose miscue tied the game, got sweet redemption with a three-run home run to give the Mariners a 5–2 lead. Charlton, pitching in relief since the ninth inning, got the win and shut down the Indians in the bottom of the 11th to give Seattle a 2-1 series lead.

### Game 4

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Saturday, October 14, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1
Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 0
WP: Ken Hill (1–0)  LP: Andy Benes (0–1)
Home runs:
SEA: None
CLE: Eddie Murray (1), Jim Thome (1)

With their backs to the wall in Game 4, Cleveland called on Ken Hill to help tie the series. Opposing him would be Andy Benes. Benes wouldn't fare well against Hill and the Cleveland batters. The Indians put three on the board in the first inning, a rally capped by Murray's two-run homer. A sac fly by Kenny Lofton made it 4–0 in the second. Rain began to fall in the third inning, and Benes surrendered a two-run homer to Jim Thome. Benes was pulled, and the rain ended after the inning. Hill would pitch beyond expectations and lead his team to a 7–0 shutout, evening the series at 2-2.

### Game 5

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Sunday, October 15, 1995, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Seattle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2
Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 10 | 4
WP: Orel Hershiser (2–0)  LP: Chris Bosio (0–1)  Sv: José Mesa (1)
Home runs:
SEA: None
CLE: Jim Thome (2)

Game 5 was a matchup between Chris Bosio and Orel Hershiser. Hershiser was looking to continue his excellence, and he got help quickly when the Indians knocked home a run in the first inning thanks to an error by Tino Martinez. But Hershiser's slim lead would be cut in the third when Ken Griffey Jr.'s RBI double tied the game. In the fifth, an error by Belle gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead. The Mariners were closing in on a 3–2 series lead going home, but the Indians wouldn't allow it as Thome hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the lead back to the Indians. The Mariners had their share of chances; in the seventh, they had men on the corners with one out and Griffey at the plate. Paul Assenmacher was called from the bullpen. He proceeded to strike out Griffey on a high fastball, then Jay Buhner on a low breaking ball, causing the 40,000 fans in attendance to go wild. The Mariners could not capitalize on any more opportunities and José Mesa closed the door in the ninth, putting the Indians one game away from the World Series.

### Game 6

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Tuesday, October 17, 1995, at Kingdome in Seattle, Washington

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0
Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
WP: Dennis Martínez (1–1)  LP: Randy Johnson (0–1)
Home runs:
CLE: Carlos Baerga (1)
SEA: None

In a clinch opportunity for the Indians, Dennis Martínez faced Randy Johnson. Both pitchers kept the game scoreless until the top of the fifth inning. A key error by Joey Cora allowed Kenny Lofton to single home a run to put the Indians up 1-0. With the score still 1–0 in the eighth, the Indians put three runs together against Johnson. A passed ball with two men in scoring position allowed both of them to score. Kenny Lofton made a mad dash from second base, sliding in just ahead of the tag from Johnson, and the entire Cleveland dugout ran onto the field to celebrate. Then Carlos Baerga followed with a homer to give the Indians a commanding 4–0 lead with six outs to go. Once again, José Mesa came on to close the door in the ninth and did so with ease. The Indians had won their first pennant since 1954. The Mariners were one of the very few teams to have lost in two shutouts in one series. Orel Hershiser was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the ALCS.[19] He became the first player to win the LCS MVP Award in both leagues, having previously done so in 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Composite box

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1995 ALCS (4–2): Cleveland Indians over Seattle Mariners

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E

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Cleveland Indians | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 53 | 7
Seattle Mariners | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 6
Total attendance: 304,634 Average attendance: 50,772

## Aftermath

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### Indians

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In their first World Series appearance since 1954, the Indians lost to the Atlanta Braves in six games. They returned to the World Series in 1997, but they would lose again to the Florida Marlins in seven games. The Indians remained a World Series contender until the early 2000s, which by that time many of their stars, such as Manny Ramirez, Sandy Alomar, and Jim Thome, had moved on to other teams.

In December 2020, MLB Network Presents: The Dynasty That Almost Was debuted on MLB Network, documenting the Indians' run in the mid-to-late 1990s.[20]

### Mariners

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Safeco Field, now named T-Mobile Park, in 2007

By the time of their American League Division Series meeting with the Yankees, Washington Governor Mike Lowry called an emergency session of the legislature in early October with one goal: to hammer out a new funding package for a stadium. A few weeks after the end of the Mariners postseason run, King County Council voted, 10-3, to enact the stadium funding package that the Washington state legislature approved.[21] Although groundbreaking on what would become Safeco Field was still 18 months off, baseball was finally safe in Seattle.

The Mariners would avenge their 1995 American League Championship Series loss to the Indians when they beat them in the 2001 American League Division Series in five games. The Mariners broke the all-time wins record for a team in 2001; however, they failed to make the World Series that season, losing to the Yankees 4-1 in the ALCS. The franchise had not been back to the playoffs since 2001 until they qualified for the 2022 playoffs.

In July 2019, MLB Network released MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle.[22]

## References

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* Arkansas Travelers (Double-A)
* Everett AquaSox (High-A)
* Modesto Nuts (Single-A)
* ACL Mariners (Rookie)
* DSL Mariners (Rookie)

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* Root Sports Northwest

|

Radio|

* ESPN-710
* Radio network affiliates

Broadcasters|

* Rick Rizzs
* Mike Blowers
* Aaron Goldsmith
* Alex Rivera (Spanish)

Seattle Mariners seasons

1970s|

* 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 ·  1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* v
* t
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Major League Baseball on ABC

Related
programs|

* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1953–1954; 1960; 1965)
* Monday Night Baseball (1976–1988)
* Sunday Afternoon Baseball (1977–1987)
* Thursday Night Baseball (1989)
* Baseball Night in America (1994–1995)
* ESPN Major League Baseball (broadcasters)

| Non-MLB
programs|

* Little League World Series
* Wide World of Sports

|

Related
articles|

* History
* The Baseball Network
* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* List of events on Wide World of Sports

| 1953 season|

* Chicago White Sox
* Cleveland Indians
* Philadelphia Athletics

|

ABC's owned and
operated TV stations|

* WABC 7 (Brooklyn Dodgers, August 17, 1953 – October 1, 1953)
* WLS 7 (Chicago Cubs, 2015–2019)
* KTRK 13 (Houston Astros, 1962–1972)
* WFIL 6 (later WPVI) (Philadelphia Athletics, 1949–1954; Philadelphia Phillies, 1959–1970)

Sponsors|

* Falstaff Brewing Corporation
* L&M

Commentators|

* The Baseball Network
* Game of the Week
* Prime time
* All-Star Game
* Wild Card Round
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series

| Play-by-play
announcers|

* Gary Bender
* Jack Buck
* Don Chevrier
* Ken Coleman
* Dizzy Dean
* Bob DeLaney
* Don Drysdale
* Curt Gowdy
* Merle Harmon
* Keith Jackson
* Michael Kay
* George Kell
* Gene Kirby
* Jim Lampley
* Sean McDonough
* Al Michaels
* Brent Musburger
* Bob Neal
* Bob Prince
* Karl Ravech
* Chris Schenkel
* Jon Sciambi
* Gary Thorne
* Pete Van Wieren
* Matt Vasgersian
* Jack Whitaker
* Steve Zabriskie

|

Color
commentators|

* Johnny Bench
* Buddy Blattner
* Lou Brock
* Steve Busby
* Norm Cash
* Howard Cosell
* Larry Dierker
* Don Drysdale
* Leo Durocher
* Carl Erskine
* Todd Frazier
* Tommy Hutton
* Jim Kaat
* Tim Kurkjian
* Reggie Jackson
* Chipper Jones
* Bob Gibson
* Hank Greenberg
* Tommy Henrich
* Tim McCarver
* Jessica Mendoza
* Joe Morgan
* Jim Palmer
* Eduardo Pérez
* Jackie Robinson
* Alex Rodriguez
* Steve Stone
* Bob Uecker
* Earl Weaver
* Bill White
* Warner Wolf

Guest
commentators|

* Johnny Bench
* Rick Dempsey
* Mark Fidrych
* Tommy John
* Tommy Lasorda
* Billy Martin
* Jimmy Piersall
* Ross Porter
* Tom Seaver

Hosts and field
reporters|

* Jack Arute
* Tim Brant
* Dave Diles
* Corey McPherrin
* Buster Olney
* John Saunders
* Bob Stevens
* Al Trautwig
* Lesley Visser

"Inside Pitch"
scouting analysts|

* Tony Gwynn
* Paul Molitor
* Steve Sax
* Mike Schmidt

Lore|

* Roger Maris' 61 home run season (1961)
* "The Bird" (1976)
* "The Double" (1995)
* Sunday Night Baseball on ABC (2021)

| Tiebreaker games|

* 1959 National League playoff series
* 1978 AL East Playoff
* 1980 NL West Playoff

|

LCS games|

* "Chris Chambliss' Walk-Off Home Run" (1976)
* "Garvey Home Run" (1984)
* "Gatorade Glove Play" (1984)
* "You're Looking at One for the Ages Here" (1986)

World Series games|

* "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning" (1977)
* "Mr. October" (1977)
* "The Call" (1985)
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

World Series|

* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* ~~1994~~
* 1995 (Games 1, 4-5)

AL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 1–2)

NL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 1–2)

AL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995

NL Division Series|

* 1995

AL Wild Card Round|

* 2020
* 2023
* 2024

NL Wild Card Round|

* 2020
* 2022

All-Star Game|

* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995

Music|

* "Hello Old Friend"
* "Lights"

Seasons|

| Saturday Game of the Week|

* 1953
* 1954
* 1959 (NL tie-breaker series)
* 1960
* 1961 (prime time games)
* 1965

|

Monday Night Baseball|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989 (now on Thursday nights)

The Baseball Network|

* 1994
* 1995

The 1994 World Series was cancelled due to a strike.
Website: ABC News - MLB News

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on NBC

Game coverage|

* Major League Baseball on NBC Radio (1927–1938; 1957–1975)
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1957–1964; 1966–1989)
* Sunday Afternoon Baseball (1959–1964)
* Monday Night Baseball (1967–1975)
* Baseball Night in America (1994–1995)
* MLB Sunday Leadoff (2022–2023)

| Miscellaneous
programs|

* Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
* Major League Baseball: An Inside Look (1979–1989) (pregame show)
* USA Network Thursday Night Baseball (1979–1983)

|

Related
articles|

* History
* The Baseball Network
* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s

| NBC's owned
and operated
TV stations|

* W2XBS (later WNBT) (New York Yankees, 1939–1945)
* WCAU 10 (Philadelphia Phillies, 2014–present)
* KCST 39 (later KNSD) (San Diego Padres, 1971–1972; 1984–1986)
* KNTV 11 (San Francisco Giants, 2008–present)

|

NBC Sports|

* Bay Area (San Francisco Giants)
* California (Oakland Athletics)
* Chicago (Chicago Cubs [2004–2019] and White Sox [2004–2024])
* Philadelphia (Philadelphia Phillies)
* New York (New York Mets)

Sponsors|

* Ford
* Gillette
* National Bohemian

Commentators|

* The Baseball Network
* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week
* Prime time

| Play-by-play
announcers|

* Mel Allen
* Red Barber
* Jason Benetti
* Buddy Blattner
* Marty Brennaman
* Jack Brickhouse
* Jim Britt
* Jack Buck
* Brendan Burke
* Harry Caray
* Skip Caray
* Bob Carpenter
* Ken Coleman
* Bob Costas
* Dick Enberg
* Bill Enis
* Joe Garagiola
* Curt Gowdy
* Greg Gumbel
* Merle Harmon
* Ernie Harwell
* Al Helfer
* Russ Hodges
* Charlie Jones
* George Kell
* Gene Kelly
* Ned Martin
* Al Michaels
* Jon Miller
* Monte Moore
* Bob Neal
* Lindsey Nelson
* Bill O'Donnell
* Bob Prince
* Jay Randolph
* Phil Rizzuto
* Ted Robinson
* Ray Scott
* Vin Scully
* Jim Simpson
* Charlie Slowes
* Dick Stockton
* Chuck Thompson
* Gary Thorne
* Pete Van Wieren
* Matt Vasgersian
* Bob Wolff
* Jim Woods
* Steve Zabriskie

|

Color
commentators|

* Sal Bando
* Kurt Bevacqua
* Bucky Dent
* Larry Dierker
* Don Drysdale
* Leo Durocher
* Joe Garagiola
* Ken Harrelson
* Fred Haney
* Tommy Hutton
* Jim Kaat
* Sandy Koufax
* Tony Kubek
* Ron Luciano
* John Lowenstein
* Mickey Mantle
* Tim McCarver
* Willie McCovey
* Joe Morgan
* Bobby Murcer
* Wes Parker
* Freddie Patek
* Pee Wee Reese
* Al Rosen
* Tom Seaver
* Mike Shannon
* Joe Torre
* Bob Uecker
* Bill Veeck
* Maury Wills

Guest
commentators|

* Rick Dempsey
* Barry Larkin
* Ronald Reagan
* Mike Schmidt
* Don Sutton
* Bobby Valentine

Hosts|

* Mike Adamle
* Marv Albert
* Len Berman
* Jimmy Cefalo
* Ahmed Fareed
* Gayle Gardner
* Bryant Gumbel
* Bill Macatee
* Keith Olbermann
* Ahmad Rashad
* Hannah Storm

Field reporters|

* Johnny Bench
* Jim Gray
* Jimmy Roberts
* Craig Sager
* Bob Wischusen

Lore|

| Regular season
games|

* #715 (1974)
* "The Sandberg Game" (1984)

|

Tie-breaker games|

* 1951 National League tie-breaker series (Games 2–3)
* 1962 National League tie-breaker series

LCS games|

* "Go crazy folks!" (1985)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)
* "Grand Slam Single" (1999)

World Series
games|

* Subway Series
* "The Catch" (1954)
* Don Larsen's perfect game (1956)
* Bill Mazeroski's home run (1960)
* "Shoe polish incident" (1969)
* "Fisk Waves it Fair" (1975)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* "It gets through Buckner!" (1986)
* Kirk Gibson's home run (1988)
* All-Century Team (1999)

World Series|

* 1947 (Games 1 and 5)
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 2, 3, and 6)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–6)
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

NL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–4)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Division Series|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

All-Star Game|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959: First-Second
* 1960: First-Second
* 1961: First-Second
* 1962: First-Second
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

Seasons|

| Pre-Game of the Week|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956

|

Game of the Week era|

* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965 (All-Star Game and World Series only)
* 1966 (exclusive coverage begins)
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

The Baseball Network era|

* 1994
* 1995

No regular season
coverage|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

MLB Sunday Leadoff era|

* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on CBS Radio

Related programs|

* Major League Baseball on CBS (1955–1965; 1990–1993)
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1985–1997)
* Sunday Night Baseball (1990–1997)

Related articles|

* Major League Baseball on the radio
* 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season (simulcasts)

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week

Key figures|

* Marty Brennaman
* Steve Busby
* Jack Buck
* Gary Cohen
* Jerry Coleman
* Win Elliot
* Gene Elston
* Curt Gowdy
* Hank Greenwald
* Ernie Harwell
* Jim Hunter
* Harry Kalas
* Ralph Kiner
* Denny Matthews
* Frank Messer
* Bob Murphy
* Brent Musburger
* Ned Martin
* Lindsey Nelson
* Ross Porter
* Ted Robinson
* John Rooney
* Herb Score
* Vin Scully
* Dick Stockton
* Bill White

| Color commentators|

* Sparky Anderson
* Johnny Bench
* Rick Cerone
* Al Downing
* Steve Garvey
* Brooks Robinson
* Duke Snider
* Jeff Torborg
* Joe Torre

|

Pre-1976 commentators|

* Mel Allen
* Red Barber
* Boake Carter
* Bob Elson
* Jack Graney
* Fred Hoey
* Ted Husing
* France Laux

Lore|

* 1978 American League East tie-breaker game
* 1980 National League West tie-breaker game
* 1995 American League West tie-breaker game
* The Double (Seattle Mariners)

| World Series games|

* Babe Ruth's called shot (1932)
* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning (1977)
* The Call (1985)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error
* Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
* Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run
* Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run

|

LCS games|

* Francisco Cabrera game (1992)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)

AL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

NL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

AL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

All-Star Game|

* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

World Series|

* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* ~~1994~~
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

The 1994 World Series was cancelled due to a strike.

* v
* t
* e

The Baseball Network

Related programs|

* Major League Baseball on ABC
* history
* Major League Baseball on NBC
* history
* MLB Network Showcase

Related articles|

* MLB Network
* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1990s
* Local broadcasters
* ABC affiliates
* NBC affiliates

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Prime time

| ABC|

* Jack Arute
* Joe Buck
* Rick Dempsey
* Larry Dierker
* Tommy Hutton
* Jim Kaat
* Al Michaels
* Tim McCarver
* Brent Musburger
* Jim Palmer
* John Saunders
* Bob Stevens
* Pete Van Wieren
* Lesley Visser
* Steve Zabriskie

|

NBC|

* Johnny Bench
* Larry Dierker
* Jim Gray
* Greg Gumbel
* Bob Costas
* Tommy Hutton
* Buck Martinez
* Joe Morgan
* Hannah Storm
* Gary Thorne
* Pete Van Wieren
* Bob Uecker

Key events|

* 1994
* All-Star Game
* World Series (cancelled)
* 1995
* All-Star Game
* ALDS
* "The Double"
* NLDS
* ALCS
* NLCS
* World Series

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