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1995 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2); Tom Glavine, MVP *All-Star Game, July 11 at The Ballpark in Arlington: National League, 3-2; Jeff Conine, MVP Other champions * Caribbean World Series: Senadores de San Juan (Puerto Rico) *College World Series: Cal State-Fullerton *Cuban National Series: Villa Clara over Pinar del Río *Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Orix BlueWave (4-1) * Korean Series: OB Bears over Lotte Giants * Big League World Series: Tainan, Taiwan * Junior League World Series: Lake Charles, Louisiana *Little League World Series: Shan-Hua, Tainan, Taiwan * Senior League World Series: Dunedin, Florida *Pan American Games: Cuba over Nicaragua * Taiwan Series: Uni-President Lions Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame ** Richie Ashburn ** Leon Day ** William Hulbert ** Mike Schmidt ** Vic Willis *Most Valuable Player ** Mo Vaughn (AL) Boston Red Sox ** Barry Larkin (NL) Cincinnati Reds *Cy Young Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 World Series
The 1995 World Series was the World Series, championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1995 Major League Baseball season, 1995 season. The 91st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) champion 1995 Atlanta Braves season, Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion 1995 Cleveland Indians season, Cleveland Indians. It was the first World Series after the 1994 World Series, previous year's Series was canceled due to a 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, players' strike. The Braves won in six games to capture their third World Series championship in Atlanta Braves, franchise history (along with 1914 Boston Braves season, 1914 in Boston and 1957 Milwaukee Braves season, 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the first team to win in three different cities. This was also Cleveland's first Series appearance in 41 years. The Series was also remarkable in that five of the six games were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OB Bears
The Doosan Bears () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium. History The club was founded in Daejeon in as the OB Bears, with the Oriental Brewery as their owners. OB Bears were the first team to be founded in the KBO League. The Doosan Group initially wanted a base in Seoul from 1982, as their company was founded in Seoul and had no connection to Chungcheong Province. But since there was no corporation that could establish a baseball team in Daejeon, Doosan agreed to play in Daejeon for three years before returning to Seoul. In , the team moved to their current home in Seoul. The OB Bears were officially renamed the Doosan Bears in , after Oriental Brewery was sold to InBev and the Doosan Group assumed ownership. The Bears won the inaugural Korean Series in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaragua National Baseball Team
The Nicaragua national baseball team (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Selección de béisbol de Nicaragua'') is the national baseball team of Nicaragua. Considered the best in Central America along with Panama, it represents Nicaragua in international tournaments. Nicaragua has a long history of international baseball, making its first appearance at the second Baseball World Cup (then called the Amateur World Series) in 1939 Amateur World Series, 1939; it hosted the BWC/AWS hosting five times and earned five second-place finishes, the last in 1990 Baseball World Cup, 1990. It has participated in the Baseball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games twice, in Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 and Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996. Nicaragua qualified for the World Baseball Classic for the first time in 2023 World Baseball Classic, 2023. In regional competitions, Nicaragua has qualified for the Baseball at the Pan American Games, Pan American Games five times, in Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba National Baseball Team
The Cuba national baseball team () represents Cuba at regional and international levels. The team is generally made up of players from the domestic Cuban national baseball system, though it has at times included professional players who defected to the United States. Cuba has been described as a baseball powerhouse and currently ranks 8th in World Baseball Softball Confederation's world rankings. For much of the 20th century, Cuba dominated tournaments such as the Baseball World Cup (originally, the Amateur World Series), where it won 26 titles (22 more than the next closest nation) between 1939 and 2005. Its success stemmed, in part, from the amateur status of its domestic league, as professional players from other leagues were largely excluded from international competition. During this period, it enjoyed similar dominance at the Pan American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. Cuba has been the most successful national team at the Olympics, medaling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball At The 1995 Pan American Games
Baseball at the 1995 Pan American Games was contested between teams representing Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the United States. The 1995 edition was the 12th Pan American Games, and was hosted by Mar del Plata. Cuba entered the competition as the six-time defending champions, having won each gold medal dating back to 1971. They successfully defended their title, with Nicaragua finishing second. Medal summary Medal table Medalists References * {{Pan American Games Baseball Events at the 1995 Pan American Games 1995 Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ... Baseball competitions in Argentina International baseball competitions in South America International sports co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin, Florida
Dunedin ( ) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The name comes from ''Dùn Èideann'', the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Dunedin is part of the Tampa Bay Area, Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area and is the fifth largest city in Pinellas County. The population was 36,068 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Dunedin is home to several beaches, including Dunedin Causeway, Honeymoon Island, and Caladesi Island State Park, which is consistently rated among the best beaches in the world. Dunedin is one of the few open waterfront communities from Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota to Cedar Key, Florida, Cedar Key where buildings do not completely obscure the view of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico beyond; a stretch of Edgewater Drive (also known as Alternate US 19) south of downtown offers views of St. Joseph Sound, Clearwater Beach, and Caladesi Island. Downtown Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Senior League World Series
The 1995 Senior League World Series took place from August 13–19 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Dunedin, Florida defeated Clarksville, Indiana in the championship game. It was Florida's second straight championship. Teams Results Winner's Bracket Loser's Bracket Placement Bracket Elimination Round References {{Little League Senior League World Series Senior League World Series The Senior League World Series is a baseball tournament for adolescents aged 13 to 16 years old that began in 1961. In 2017, the tournament was moved from Bangor, Maine to Easley, South Carolina. (Easley was the site of the Big League World Ser ... 1995 in sports in Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan City
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the " prefectural capital" for its over 260-year history as the capital of Taiwan under Dutch rule, the Kingdom of Tungning and later Qing dynasty rule until 1887. Tainan's complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its popular nickname "the Phoenix City". Tainan is classified as a "Sufficiency"-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As Taiwan's oldest urban area with over 400 years history, Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia during the Dutch colonial rule on the island. After Koxinga seized the Dutch fort in 1662, Tainan remained as the capital of the Tungning Kingdom ruled by House of Koxinga until 1683 and afterwards the capital of Taiwan Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Little League World Series
The 1995 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Shan-Hua Little League of Tainan, Taiwan, defeated the Northwest 45 Little League of Spring, Texas, in the championship game of the 49th Little League World Series. Teams *Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations. Pool play Elimination round Notable players *Jeff Frazier (Toms River, New Jersey) - Former MLB player External links1995 Tournament Bracketvia Wayback Machine {{LLWS Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the county seat, parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles (Louisiana), Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the Southwest Louisiana, southwest region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Lake Charles's population was 84,872. The city and metropolitan area of Lake Charles is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gambling, tourism, and education, being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city, Lake Charles metropolitan area, metropolitan Lake Charles is often called the "Lake Area". History On March 7, 1861, Lake Charles was incorporated as the town of Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Junior League World Series
The 1995 Junior League World Series took place from August 14–19 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Lake Charles, Louisiana defeated Northridge, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ... in the championship game. Teams Results Northridge Gets Tripped Up on Last Step Again. ''Los Angeles Times'' References {{Little League Junior League World Series Junior League World Series Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
