Glavine, Klesko share fond memories of Braves' 1995 title

ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Glavine still remembers it vividly, that challenge he made to his teammates during the clinching game of the 1995 World Series.

Amid a scoreless Game 6 against the Cleveland Indians, Glavine implored the Braves' hitters to score a single run. It was all the team would need, he vowed, “because they’re not getting any.”

“I knew I was on my game,” Glavine said Wednesday. “The truth be told, it’s not like that was the one and only time I did that in my career. From time to time as a pitcher, you’re feeling your oats a little bit in a tight game."

Of course, he quickly added: “It’s one thing to do that on a Sunday afternoon in August. It’s another to do it in Game 6 of the World Series.”

Glavine was true to his word. The Hall of Famer pitched one-hit ball over eight innings, David Justice homered and the Braves clinched the series with a 1-0 victory over the Indians.

It was the first major sports championship for the city of Atlanta, and it remains the Braves’ only World Series title since moving to the Deep South in 1966.

With sports on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, Fox Sports Southeast will mark the (almost) 25th anniversary of Atlanta's most triumphant sports moment by airing the entire series over six straight nights beginning Monday.

Ryan Klesko, who homered three times in the series, looks forward to watching it with his 11-year-old son.

“He knows about those three homes runs,” Klesko said during a conference call with Glavine. “He’s seen the Ryan Klesko at-bats compilation, but he’s never gotten to watch me play a whole game.”

In the first postseason of his career, Klesko became the first player in World Series history to homer in three straight road games.

It was the only title of his 16-season...

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