| 1995 Seattle Mariners | ||
|---|---|---|
| American League West Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |
| City | Seattle, Washington | |
| Record | 79–66 (.545) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Nintendo of America (represented by John Ellis) | |
| General managers | Woody Woodward | |
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |
| Television | KIRO-TV 7 Prime Sports NW | |
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Chip Caray, Ron Fairly) | |
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The 1995 Seattle Mariners season was the 19th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 79–66 (.545) to win their first American League West title, after having been down by as many as 13 games in early August. They had tied the California Angels for first place, and in the one-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history.[1][2]
In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the New York Yankees in the best-of-five American League Division Series after losing the first two games in New York, a series notable for Edgar Martínez' walk-off 11th-inning double in the fifth game. In the League Championship Series with the favored Cleveland Indians, Seattle won the opener at home and the third game on the road,[3] but fell in six games.[4]