1999 Seattle Mariners season
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The Seattle Mariners' 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing third in the American League West with a Template:Winning percentage record. In July, after 39 home games at the Kingdome, they moved into Safeco Field, and the Kingdome was demolished eight months later.
Offseason
- November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter.[1]
- November 22, 1998: Butch Huskey was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[2]
- December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[3]
Regular season
- July 15, 1999: Immediately after the All-Star break, the Mariners played their first game at Safeco Field, but lost to the San Diego Padres 3–2 with 44,607 in attendance.[4][5] It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.[6]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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Notable transactions
- April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.[7]
- July 26, 1999: Butch Huskey was traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Robert Ramsay.[8]
- August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[9]
Draft picks
- June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball draft
- J. J. Putz was drafted by the Mariners in the 6th round. Player signed June 17, 1999.[10]
- Termel Sledge was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999.
- Rich Harden was drafted by the Mariners in the 38th round, but did not sign.[11]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dan Wilson | 123 | 414 | 110 | .266 | 7 | 38 |
| 1B | David Segui | 90 | 345 | 101 | .293 | 9 | 39 |
| 2B | David Bell | 157 | 597 | 160 | .268 | 21 | 78 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 129 | 502 | 143 | .285 | 42 | 111 |
| 3B | Russ Davis | 124 | 432 | 106 | .245 | 21 | 59 |
| LF | Brian Hunter | 121 | 484 | 112 | .231 | 4 | 34 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 160 | 606 | 173 | .285 | 48 | 134 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 87 | 266 | 59 | .222 | 14 | 38 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 142 | 502 | 169 | .337 | 24 | 86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Huskey | 74 | 262 | 76 | .290 | 15 | 49 |
| John Mabry | 87 | 262 | 64 | .244 | 9 | 33 |
| Raúl Ibañez | 87 | 209 | 54 | .258 | 9 | 27 |
| Tom Lampkin | 76 | 206 | 60 | .291 | 9 | 34 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 55 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 2 | 14 |
| Charles Gipson | 55 | 80 | 18 | .225 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryan Jackson | 32 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Blowers | 19 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 2 | 7 |
| Ozzie Timmons | 26 | 44 | 5 | .114 | 1 | 3 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 21 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 2 | 8 |
| Matt Mieske | 24 | 41 | 15 | .366 | 4 | 7 |
| Carlos Guillén | 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 1 | 3 |
| Shane Monahan | 16 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Giomar Guevara | 10 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Moyer | 32 | 228.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.87 | 137 |
| Freddy García | 33 | 201.1 | 17 | 8 | 4.07 | 170 |
| Jeff Fassero | 30 | 139.0 | 4 | 14 | 7.38 | 101 |
| Gil Meche | 16 | 85.2 | 8 | 4 | 4.37 | 47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Halama | 38 | 179.0 | 11 | 10 | 4.22 | 105 |
| Frank Rodriguez | 28 | 73.1 | 2 | 4 | 5.65 | 47 |
| Paul Abbott | 25 | 72.2 | 6 | 2 | 3.10 | 68 |
| Ken Cloude | 31 | 72.1 | 4 | 4 | 7.96 | 35 |
| Mac Suzuki | 16 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.43 | 32 |
| Brett Hinchliffe | 11 | 30.2 | 0 | 4 | 8.80 | 14 |
| Butch Henry | 7 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 5.04 | 15 |
| Robert Ramsay | 6 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.38 | 11 |
| Melvin Bunch | 5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 11.70 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Mesa | 68 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 4.98 | 42 |
| José Paniagua | 59 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4.06 | 74 |
| Steve Sinclair | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 15 |
| Tom Davey | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 | 17 |
| Todd Williams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 7 |
| Jordan Zimmerman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 3 |
| Rafael Carmona | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 0 |
| Eric Weaver | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.61 | 14 |
| Ryan Franklin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 6 |
| Dámaso Marte | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.35 | 3 |
| Denny Stark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 4 |
| Aaron Scheffer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 4 |
| Allen Watson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |
| Sean Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 |
| Mark Leiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
Farm system
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References
- ↑ Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference
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- ↑ John Mabry page at Baseball Reference
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- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Template:ISBN
- ↑ Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ J. J. Putz page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1999 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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