Wahoo! What a Finish: The 12 Best Last At-Bat Victories of the 1995 Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians had a phenomenal year in 1995. They were the most exciting team in baseball. Every night, Jacobs Field was jammed with screaming fans. And seemingly every night, the Indians rewarded them. They came from behind in the most dramatic fashion. More than 25 times at home they won in their last at-bat.
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And incredibly, during one 42-game stretch, the Indians won 9 times with dramatic game-ending home runs, including:
July 18, Albert Belle's Slam beats Lee Smith and the Angels
July 6, Manny Ramirez beats Eckersley and the A's
June 4, Paul Sorrento caps nine-run rally vs. Jays
This video showcases the most remarkable finishes at Jacobs Field, with actual game highlights, unbelievable play-by-play calls, and exclusive interviews.
All the heroics of: Albert Belle, Eddie Murray, Carlos Baerga, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome, Paul Sorrento, Sandy Alomar, Omar Vizquel, and the rest of the Tribe.

[@mikeoxinya570]

Cleveland will never have a sports experience like the 95 Indians again.

[@commonsense3055]

Exactly. I'll never forget that team and season. We were so lucky to experience that season!

[@scoot1105]

That '95 Indians was AMAZING!! The only team in MLB to win 100 games, 51 come from behind wins, 27 wins in their last at-bat, and 15 last at-bat wins at home, including 7 wins by a walk-off home run!! No lead, however big, was safe playing against that team!!

[@TheChrisminator19]

I agree with you! This was my favorite MLB seasons of all-time! It was Dave Winfield's final season because he was not going to participate in the postseason. They added Cal Ripken's brother Billy. But he did not participate back then.

[@craigbowman9009]

The Braves were better

[@snieves4]

@@craigbowman9009yeah the braves were really good with those pitchers:

[@PhuryousOne]

Never in my life was baseball more exciting than during that 1995 season. I loved that team and that new ballpark.

[@commonsense3055]

Greatest season of all time!

[@michaeleakin3424]

There is something I love alot about these 90s Indians teams. I am a Braves fan, but anytime they played the Indians it was a big deal to me. I love Cleveland fans so much. I just hate the name change. I hope Cleveland can get their much deserved world series one year.

[@buckeyevinnie8456]

Yes thank you my friend i agree the Indians should of never changed their name always the INDIANS TO ME!!

[@mattkedz6577]

Sure miss this team. Wish they could have won it all, they more than deserved it. Will never see a team with this much talent ever again.

[@codydrummer]

As a young baseball fan I watched this team as much as I could. If only I had known this would be the best team I'd ever see and the best time as a fan

[@justinmckenzie7328]

I'm 36 years old. I believe the baseball team you grew up watching will always mean the most to you, even if they were bad. Luckily I watched these guys. They were never champions, but they were always great. I was a lucky kid to have been born in NE Ohio in the mid 80s, and grew up in the 90s and 2000s. I still root for the "Guardians," but none of it means as much to me as it used to. Frankly, I would rather keep living in the past and watch old games on KZbin every summer.

[@RandyL86]

Totally agree. I’m the same age as you, and me and all my friends were absolutely obsessed with those mid to late 90s Indians. Really, the whole city was. I’ve never seen a more beloved Cleveland team, not even the 2016 Cavs.

[@commonsense3055]

In Cleveland, that was the greatest summer ever! What a team! Most exciting team you will ever see in MLB history, period.

[@commonsense6534]

Don't forget the 1999 club was the first team in 50 years, and the last team since, to score over 1,000 runs in the regular season.

[@markmiller6868]

I got this on VHS as a kid for Christmas. Love these moments and that time period as a kid. What a time to be a fan.

[@clevelandbci9562]

I bought this VHS video with my ALLOWANCE MONEY .I was 15. 42 still watching and hoping.

[@joef5416]

Love this. Too bad there is no longer a baseball team in Cleveland.

[@douganderson7251]

Except there is and they have the second best record in the American League.

[@jaketaylor7763]

Thanks! Been looking for this for years since my VHS tape got lost

[@DrBeef216]

I haven't seen this in 20 years!! Thanks for the upload!!

[@senorboardhead]

Was there. Will not forget - ALBERT, ALBERT, ALBERT !!!

[@sonic-qh7ed]

oh to have the stadium filled every night just like this and so loud good ole days for sure

[@boxofficegal79]

This brings so many great memories!! Thanks for posting. :-)

[@dianemiller3432]

Yes, I so agree with 1995 being the most phenomenal year. My youngest son and I watched every single game. His fav. player was Manny Ramirez, mine was Kenny Lofton. I wish I was there in 1995 to watch at least one game. We did go to Cleveland in 1997 though. I wished I was there to see the GW by Manny in 5-17-76 We played the Texas Rangers and their pitcher was Gil Heredia who Manny hit the GW Grand Slam off of making it 10- 11 . Then, Albert Belle with a RBI single, brought Kenny in making it 10-12 . So glad we won! I still have Kenny Lofton's Starter Jersey which is still looking like new. I miss those 90's years and so does my son. "Indians Fan For Life"!!!

[@greymattermatters404]

that was THE team...tell me if I am wrong but I recall 8 out of the 9 starting lineup had a .300 avg...Visquel was close but God I loved watching him...I could go on and on about this team

[@tracyfunk3928]

As a new fan back then, I thought that it was the norm for everyone to hit 300. I get so disappointed when I see a team batting .271 lead all of baseball or to see the Indians/Guardians have a team batting average hovering around .250. What an exciting team to break in with.

[@geor1717]

Had this video for a such a long time I don’t know what I did with it..such great memories

[@TheTigersfan20]

You are doing God’s work, my fri nd

[@TomBombadil_Ben-adar]

It's what I do

[@iknklst]

The Cleveland Indians 1995 liieup was the real Murderer's Row. No lead by any team they played was safe, no opposing pitcher could make even one mistake the entire time he was on the mound, and the intimidation factor when playing in front of the those deafening Cleveland sellout home crowds who never, ever let up one minute was something to behold. It was lightning in a bottle.

[@jimmccormick6091]

I remember that June 4th game. It was a clear, cool, sunny day, and I had gone up to Tino's at Mayfield and Warrensville for a few cold ones. Toronto got all over Grimsley, but, in the second, I told the owner, and the one other patron, the Tribe was going to come back and win. The owner gave a round on the house (I think there were 5 or 6 people there by then) when Sorrento knocked that one out!

[@buckeyevinnie8456]

Shocking this team loaded with talent did not win a World series ring!!!

[@BrianSmith-ok8xe]

Pitching didn't match the hitting. One of the things I hated about John Hart. He wouldn't pay for pitching.

[@Thomas-j2f]

Cleveland Indians Forever

[@TheChrisminator19]

Here are the top twelve walk-offs that the Cleveland Indians made for their 1995 MLB Season! #12. Manny Ramirez hits the game-winning single against the Kansas City Royals. (May 10th) (7:41) #11. Manny Ramirez's second walk-off as he homers to defeat the Boston Red Sox. (June 19th) (10:39) #10. Jim Thome crushes a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th inning while they were facing the Detroit Tigers. (June 7th) (13:31) #9. As the Milwaukee Brewers were leading five to three, The Indians scored five times in the bottom of the 8th. (August 20th) (16:13) *Jose Mesa picks up his 37th save. #8. They played six hours and thirty-six minutes as Kenny Lofton hits the game-winning single against the Minnesota Twins. (May 7th) (20:40) *They endured by playing 17 innings #7. Sandy Alomar hits the game-winning home run after they beat the Detroit Tigers. (August 25th) (26:20) *Chad Curtis ends Mesa's save streak at the 28:18 mark. #6. Albert Belle's walk-off home run as they nails the Toronto Blue Jays in 14 innings. (August 30th) (30:06) #5. Albert Belle's second walk-off as he belts the game-winning two-run homer in 10 innings. (August 31th) (34:01) *Be sure to watch the last video at the 30:06 mark. #4. Eddie Murray's walk-off homer as they demolished the Milwaukee Brewers while facing relief pitcher Bill Wegman. (August 19th) (37:51) #3. As the Toronto Blue Jays were leading 8 to nothing, It ends is where Paul Sorrento belts the game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th. (June 4th) (41:22) #2. Manny Ramirez's third walk-off as he hits the game-winning two-run homer as they sweep the Oakland Athletics. (July 16th) (46:01) *Dennis Eckersley says, "WOW!" at the 49:34 mark #1. Albert Belle shattered the game-winning walk-off grand slam while facing closer Lee Smith to defeat the California Angels. (July 18th) (49:51) One of the greatest and coolest plays at the 9:26 mark as Pat Borders hits the pitcher's mound or it was deflected off Eric Plunk's foot or on the pitcher's mound as Omar Vizquel makes a barehanded play in get the last out! #GOCLEVELAND #GOTRIBE

[@commonsense6534]

The '95 team was just a continuation of the '94 team who was tied for first place with Chicago when the players striike ended the season. Talk about bad luck.

[@peggyfussner4781]

My brother was at this game.

[@Michael-xl4xs]

8 to 0 Cleveland came back to win that game I was at that game

[@nativeamerican6025]

....and then Maddux and Smoltz. Its always someone or something, (says my Dad).

[@scoot1105]

Yeah. I kinda thought the Braves were due to win a World Series because they had lost 2 heartbreakers the previous few years before the '95 season. I just wish it wasn't against that '95 Indians team! That team was just amazing! And a lot of fun to watch and follow!!

[@alexmilenbachs2924]

Except it was really Glavine and Avery.

[@crumbummin9459]

And still trying with Yasiel Puig. Try trash cans, it worked for us.

[@jasonsdobson7621]

I'd put #3 as #1.

[@garycoatoam5043]

Eric “ker” Plunk blew the lead as usual

[@BrianGarcia711NY]

Are you the real Tom Bombadil??

[@cavalierfan1995]

i thought the reds and indians were going to have that all ohio ws that year but the braves had other ideas

[@tracyfunk3928]

How can you not talk about the comeback from 12 down against Seattle?

[@RandyL86]

That happened in 2001. This is about the 1995 team.

[@tracyfunk3928]

@@RandyL86 I'm old, forgive me. Don't know why I thought it was in '95. Maybe because of the players that played. Quite a few were on both teams. Was that after Loften came back?

[@RandyL86]

@@tracyfunk3928 Yes, Lofton was in Cleveland from 92-96, 98-2001, and then 2007

[@ZacharyCantrell-z6v]

But second at the end. As an Indians fan and now…Well that’s still a sore spot on name change to me. Friggin crybaby BS! It’s just Cleveland’s baseball team.

[@peggyfussner4781]

I have this video

[@SheepDog2177]

They should have never touched the name. It will always be the tribe to me.

[@marklar7551]

CTE 👽🗿👽🗿👽

[@Lester-i5w]

I will never call the Cleveland baseball team the guardians did you know that it was changed by a Democrat a Republican would never have changed a name that was there for over 100 years