' s ▁( ML B ) ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁regular ▁season ; ▁the ▁California ▁Ang els ▁and ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁met ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁( AL ) ▁West ▁Division . ▁It ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁King d ome ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁necessary ▁after ▁both ▁teams ▁finished ▁the ▁strike - short ened ▁ 1 4 4 - game ▁season ▁with ▁identical ▁records ▁of ▁ ▁Sc or eless ▁until ▁the ▁fifth ▁in ning , ▁Seattle ▁held ▁a ▁sl im ▁ 1 – 0 ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁sevent h - in ning ▁stretch . ▁The ▁Mar in ers ▁then ▁broke ▁it ▁open ▁and ▁won ▁ ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁post season ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁counted ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 4 5 th ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁for ▁both ▁teams , ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁added ▁to ▁regular ▁season ▁statistics . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁Ang els ▁were ▁, ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁place ▁Texas ▁R angers , ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁third - place ▁Mar in ers , ▁at ▁. ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁the ▁Ang els ▁ ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁six - game ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁and ▁their ▁lead ▁was ▁trim med ▁to ▁ 7 ½ ▁games ▁over ▁both ▁Texas ▁and ▁Seattle . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁Ang