1989 Seattle Mariners season
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The 1989 Seattle Mariners season was their 13th since the franchise creation, and the team finished sixth in the American League West, with a record of Template:Winning percentage. The Mariners were led by first-year manager Jim Lefebvre and the season was enlivened by the arrival of nineteen-year-old Ken Griffey Jr., the first overall pick of the 1987 draft.
Offseason
- November 15, 1988: Luis DeLeón was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[1]
- In spring training, Ken Griffey Jr. set preseason team records for hits (32), RBIs (20) and total bases (49).[2]
Regular season
- Ken Griffey Jr. made his major league baseball debut on opening day, April 3, against the defending American League champion Oakland Athletics.[3][4] Griffey hit a double in his first at-bat.[2][3] During the 1989 season, Griffey was honored by being selected as card number one in the 1989 Upper Deck baseball card set.[2]
- The Mariners had the lowest payroll in the majors in 1989, at $7.6 million.[5]
- Owner George Argyros sold the team in August to a group headed by Indianapolis communications magnate Jeff Smulyan.[6][7][8]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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Notable transactions
- March 27: Steve Balboni was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Dana Ridenour (minors).[9]
- May 25: Mark Langston and a player to be named later were traded by the Mariners to the Montreal Expos for Randy Johnson, Brian Holman, and Gene Harris.[10][11] The Mariners completed the deal by sending Mike Campbell to the Expos on July 31.[12]
- June 5: Brian Turang was drafted by the Mariners in the 51st round of the 1989 amateur draft.[13]
- June 12: Steve Trout was released by the Mariners.[14]
Major league debuts
- Batters:
- Ken Griffey Jr. (Apr 3)
- Omar Vizquel (Apr 3)
- Pitchers:
- Gene Harris (Apr 5)
- Clint Zavaras (June 3) [15]
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dave Valle | 94 | 316 | 32 | 75 | 7 | 34 | .237 | 0 |
| 1B | Alvin Davis | 142 | 498 | 84 | 152 | 21 | 95 | .305 | 0 |
| 2B | Harold Reynolds | 153 | 613 | 87 | 184 | 0 | 43 | .300 | 25 |
| 3B | Jim Presley | 117 | 390 | 42 | 92 | 12 | 41 | .236 | 0 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 143 | 387 | 45 | 85 | 1 | 20 | .220 | 1 |
| LF | Greg Briley | 115 | 394 | 52 | 105 | 13 | 52 | .266 | 11 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 127 | 455 | 61 | 120 | 16 | 61 | .264 | 16 |
| RF | Darnell Coles | 146 | 535 | 54 | 135 | 10 | 59 | .252 | 5 |
| DH | Jeffrey Leonard | 150 | 566 | 69 | 144 | 24 | 93 | .254 | 6 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cotto | 100 | 295 | 78 | .264 | 9 | 33 |
| Scott Bradley | 103 | 270 | 74 | .274 | 3 | 37 |
| Jay Buhner | 58 | 204 | 56 | .275 | 9 | 33 |
| Edgar Martínez | 65 | 171 | 41 | .240 | 2 | 20 |
| Mickey Brantley | 34 | 108 | 17 | .157 | 0 | 8 |
| Dave Cochrane | 54 | 102 | 24 | .235 | 3 | 7 |
| Mike Kingery | 31 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 2 | 6 |
| Mario Díaz | 52 | 74 | 10 | .135 | 1 | 7 |
| Bill McGuire | 14 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 1 | 4 |
| Rey Quiñones | 7 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wilson | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Fields | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bankhead | 33 | 210.1 | 14 | 6 | 3.34 | 140 |
| Brian Holman | 23 | 159.2 | 8 | 10 | 3.44 | 82 |
| Randy Johnson | 22 | 131.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.40 | 104 |
| Erik Hanson | 17 | 113.1 | 9 | 5 | 3.18 | 75 |
| Mike Dunne | 15 | 85.1 | 2 | 9 | 5.27 | 38 |
| Mark Langston | 10 | 73.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.56 | 60 |
| Clint Zavaras | 10 | 52.0 | 1 | 6 | 5.19 | 31 |
| Luis DeLeón | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Swift | 37 | 130.0 | 7 | 3 | 4.43 | 45 |
| Gene Harris | 10 | 33.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.48 | 14 |
| Mike Campbell | 5 | 21.0 | 1 | 2 | 7.29 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Schooler | 67 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 2.81 | 69 |
| Mike Jackson | 65 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3.17 | 94 |
| Jerry Reed | 52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3.19 | 50 |
| Dennis Powell | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.00 | 27 |
| Keith Comstock | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.81 | 22 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.69 | 15 |
| Steve Trout | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6.60 | 17 |
| Julio Solano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 6 |
Farm system
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References
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- ↑ Luis DeLeón page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ a b c Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession, p.167, Dave Jamieson, 2010, Atlantic Monthly Press, imprint of Grove/Atlantic Inc., New York, Template:ISBN
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- ↑ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
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- ↑ Mark Langston page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Brian Turankg page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
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- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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External links
- 1989 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference.com
- 1989 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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