1989 Seattle Mariners season
1989 Seattle Mariners | |
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Ken Griffey Jr's Rookie Season Randy Johnson's first season with the Mariners | |
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Results | |
Record | 73–89 (.451) |
Divisional place | 6th |
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Owner(s) | George Argyros Jeff Smulyan (August) |
General manager(s) | Woody Woodward |
Manager(s) | Jim Lefebvre |
Local television | KSTW-TV 11 |
Local radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) |
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The Seattle Mariners 1989 season was their 13th since the franchise creation, and the team finished sixth in the American League West, with a record of 73–89 (.451). 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 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 Jeff Smulyan of Indianapolis.[6][7][8]
Season standings[]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 54–27 | 45–36 |
Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 7 | 55–26 | 37–44 |
California Angels | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 8 | 52–29 | 39–42 |
Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 16 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Minnesota Twins | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 19 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
Seattle Mariners | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 26 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Chicago White Sox | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 29½ | 35–45 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 11–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 5–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 1–11 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 2–11 | 1–11 | 8–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 2–11 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Minnesota | 8–4 | 6–6 | 2–11 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 |
New York | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Texas | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 8–5 | 11–2 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — |
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: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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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 |
- Source[16]
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 |
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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 |
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Scott Bankhead | 33 | 210.1 | 14 | 6 | 3.34 | 140 |
Brian Holman | 23 | 159.2 | 8 | 10 | 3.44 | 82 |
Randy Johnson | 22 | 131 | 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 | 1 | 6 | 5.19 | 31 |
Luis DeLeón | 1 | 4 | 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 |
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Bill Swift | 37 | 130 | 7 | 3 | 4.43 | 45 |
Gene Harris | 10 | 33.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.48 | 14 |
Mike Campbell | 5 | 21 | 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[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | Rich Morales |
AA | Williamsport Bills | Eastern League | Jay Ward |
A | San Bernardino Spirit | California League | Ralph Dick |
A | Wausau Timbers | Midwest League | Tommy Jones |
A-Short Season | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | P. J. Carey |
Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Dave Myers |
- Source:[17]
References[]
- ^ 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, ISBN 978-0-8021-1939-1
- ^ a b "McGwire spoils M's opener, 3-2". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1993. p. C1.
- ^ "Ken Griffey Jr. Stats".
- ^ "Signing of O'Brien heralds loose purse string for M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1989. p. C1.
- ^ Cour, Jim (August 23, 1989). "Can owners improve M's". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "M's sold but will stay at Seattle". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 23, 1989. p. 1C.
- ^ Kelley, Steve (August 24, 1989). "M's owners wear Letterman jackets". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). (Seattle Times). p. C1.
- ^ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Mariners trade ace Langston to Expos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 26, 1989. p. 4D.
- ^ LaRue, Larry (May 26, 1989). "Mariners excited about pitchers they're getting". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. B3.
- ^ Mark Langston page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brian Turankg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[]
- Seattle Mariners seasons
- 1989 in sports in Washington (state)
- 1989 Major League Baseball season