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. 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 1995 ALCS (4–2): Cleveland Indians over Seattle Mariners Aftermath Mariners 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. 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. The franchise had not been back to the playoffs since 2001 until they qualified for the 2022 playoffs. In July 2019, the MLB Network released MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle Indians In their first World Series appearance since 1954, the Indians lost to the Braves in six games. The Indians 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