1998 Seattle Mariners season

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1998 Seattle Mariners
Randy Johnson's final season with the Mariners
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record76–85 (.472)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by John Ellis)
General manager(s)Woody Woodward
Manager(s)Lou Piniella
Local televisionKIRO-TV 7
KSTW
Fox Sports Northwest
Local radioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd season, and was the final year in which Kingdome was the home venue for the entire season. Their record was 76–85 (.472) and they finished in third place in the four-team American League West, 11½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers.[1]

The Mariners were the defending division champions, but exceeded the .500 mark only once during the season; at 19–18 after a win at Detroit on May 12.[2] On July 18 at the Kingdome, Seattle (crimson, silver, and black) and the Kansas City Royals (yellow gold and blue) played a game in futuristic uniforms for "Turn Ahead the Clock" night. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Mariners won by three.[3][4]

Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs to tie his franchise record set the year before;[5] Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to become the third member of the 40/40 club, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996).[6][7]

Offseason[]

  • November 13, 1997: Jalal Leach was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[8]
  • December 3, 1997: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[9]
  • December 16, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[10]
  • December 27, 1997: Rico Rossy was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[11]
  • January 8, 1998: Glenallen Hill signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[12]
  • January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.[8]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

  • v
  • t
AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 88 74 0.543 — 48–33 40–41
Anaheim Angels 85 77 0.525 3 42–39 43–38
Seattle Mariners 76 85 0.472 11½ 42–39 34–46
Oakland Athletics 74 88 0.457 14 39–42 35–46

Record vs. opponents[]

1998 American League Records
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 5–6 6–5 5–6 4–7 8–3 6–5 6–5 6–5 5–7 9–3 6–5 5–7 4–7 10–6
Baltimore 6–5 — 6–6 2–9 5–6 10–1 5–6 7–3 3–9 8–3 6–5 5–7 6–5 5–7 5–11
Boston 5–6 6–6 — 5–6 8–3 5–5 8–3 5–6 5–7 9–2 7–4 9–3 6–5 5–7 9–7
Chicago 6–5 9–2 6–5 — 6–6 6–6 8–4 6–6 4–7 4–7 4–7 5–6 5–6 4–6–1 7–9
Cleveland 7–4 6–5 3–8 6–6 — 9–3 8–4 6–6 4–7 3–8 9–2 7–3 4–7 7–4 10–6
Detroit 3–8 1–10 5–5 6–6 3–9 — 6–6 8–4 3–8 7–4 3–8 5–6 3–8 5–6 7–9
Kansas City 5–6 6–5 3–8 4–8 4–8 6–6 — 7–5 0–10 7–4 4–6 8–3 3–8 6–5 9–7
Minnesota 5–6 3–7 6–5 6–6 6–6 4–8 5–7 — 4–7 4–7 2–9 7–4 7–4 4–7 7–9
New York 5–6 9–3 7–5 7–4 7���4 8–3 10–0 7–4 — 8–3 8–3 11–1 8–3 6–6 13–3
Oakland 7–5 3–8 2–9 7–4 8–3 4–7 4–7 7–4 3–8 — 5–7 5–6 6–6 5–6 8–8
Seattle 3–9 5–6 4–7 7–4 2–9 8–3 6–4 9–2 3–8 7–5 — 6–5 5–7 4–7 7–9
Tampa Bay 5–6 7–5 3–9 6–5 3–7 6–5 3–8 4–7 1–11 6–5 5–6 — 4–7 5–7 5–11
Texas 7–5 5–6 5–6 6–5 7–4 8–3 8–3 4–7 3–8 6–6 7–5 7–4 — 7–4 8–8
Toronto 7–4 7–5 7–5 6–4–1 4–7 6–5 5–6 7–4 6–6 6–5 7–4 7–5 4–7 — 9–7


Opening Day starters[]

  • Jay Buhner
  • Joey Cora
  • Russ Davis
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Glenallen Hill
  • Randy Johnson
  • Edgar Martínez
  • Alex Rodriguez
  • David Segui
  • Dan Wilson[13]

Notable transactions[]

  • June 13, 1998: Catcher Ken Huckaby was released by the Mariners.[9]
  • July 6, 1998: Outfielder Glenallen Hill was selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Mariners.[12]
  • July 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the Mariners to the Houston Astros for pitcher Freddy García, infielder Carlos Guillen, and a player to be named later; Houston sent pitcher John Halama to the Mariners on October 1 to complete the trade.[14]
  • August 31, 1998: Infielder David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Mariners for Joey Cora.[15]

Roster[]

1998 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager
  • 14 Lou Piniella

Coaches

Major League debuts[]

  • Batters:
    • Rickey Cradle (Jul 1)
    • Charles Gipson (Mar 31)
    • Carlos Guillén (Sep 6)
    • Shane Monahan (Jul 9)
    • Ryan Radmanovich (Apr 13)
  • Pitchers:
    • Steve Gajkowski (May 25)
    • David Holdridge (Aug 8) [16]

Game log[]

Game Log
March
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 Cleveland Indians 9-10 Mesa (1-0) Fossas (0-1) Jackson (1) 57,822 0-1
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 1 Cleveland Indians 7-9 Wright (1-0) Moyer (0-1) Jackson (2) 24,523 0-2
3 April 3 Boston Red Sox 11-6 Cloude (1-0) Lowe (0-1) 27,555 1-2
4 April 4 Boston Red Sox 12-6 Swift (1-0) Rose (0-1) 43,035 2-2
5 April 5 Boston Red Sox 5-10 Saberhagen (1-0) Johnson (0-1) 35,143 2-3
6 April 6 New York Yankees 8-0 Moyer (1-1) Pettitte (0-2) 27,445 3-3
7 April 7 New York Yankees 7-13 Wells (1-1) Bullinger (0-1) 28,424 3-4
8 April 8 New York Yankees 3-4 Lloyd (1-0) Ayala (0-1) Stanton (1) 33,922 3-5
9 April 10 @ Boston Red Sox 7-9 Garces (1-0) Timlin (0-1) 32,805 3-6
10 April 11 @ Boston Red Sox 0-5 Martinez (2-0) Moyer (1-2) 32,403 3-7
11 April 12 @ Boston Red Sox 7-8 Wasdin (2-0) Slocumb (0-1) 23,270 3-8
12 April 13 @ Cleveland Indians 5-6 Burba (2-1) Cloude (1-1) Jackson (6) 42,793 3-9
13 April 14 @ Cleveland Indians 3-8 Assenmacher (1-0) Slocumb (0-2) 40,490 3-10
14 April 15 @ Cleveland Indians 5-3 Spoljaric (1-0) Assenmacher (1-1) Ayala (1) 40,527 4-10
15 April 16 @ Minnesota Twins 3-2 Timlin (1-0) Aguliera (0-2) Ayala (2) 11,351 5-10
16 April 17 @ Minnesota Twins 11-6 Fassero (1-0) Milton (2-1) 18,169 6-10
17 April 18 @ Minnesota Twins 5-3 Cloude (2-1) Tewksbury (2-2) Ayala (3) 23,943 7-10
18 April 19 @ Minnesota Twins 7-4 Swift (2-0) Hawkins (0-2) Timlin (1) 15,124 8-10
19 April 20 Kansas City Royals 8-7 Lira (1-0) Rios (0-1) Ayala (4) 38,345 9-10
20 April 21 Kansas City Royals 3-5 Bevil (3-0) Fossas (0-2) Montgomery (4) 21,547 9-11
21 April 22 Kansas City Royals 11-5 Fassero (2-0) Pichardo (0-2) 22,698 10-11
22 April 24 Minnesota Twins 4-2 Cloude (3-1) Tewksbury (2-3) Ayala (5) 28,157 11-11
23 April 25 Minnesota Twins 2-8 Aguliera (1-2) Timlin (1-2) 51,880 11-12
24 April 26 Minnesota Twins 0-2 Radke (3-1) Moyer (1-3) Aguilera (4) 31,732 11-13
25 April 28 @ Kansas City Royals 5-1 Johnson (1-1) Service (1-1) 11,630 12-13
26 April 29 @ New York Yankees 5-8 Cone (3-1) Fassero (2-1) Rivera (3) 27,949 12-14
27 April 30 @ New York Yankees 8-9 Rivera (1-0) Ayala (0-2) 28,517 12-15
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
28 May 1 Detroit Tigers 3-17 Worrell (2-3) Swift (2-1) 28,827 12-16
29 May 2 Detroit Tigers 4-0 Moyer (2-3) Thompson (1-4) 48,630 13-16
30 May 3 Detroit Tigers 10-6 Johnson (2-1) Castillo (0-1) 44,488 14-16
31 May 5 Chicago White Sox 8-1 Fassero (3-1) Eyre (1-4) 22,760 15-16
32 May 6 Chicago White Sox 10-9 Slocumb (1-2) Castillo (0-2) Ayala (6) 21,243 16-16
33 May 7 Toronto Blue Jays 0-6 Clemens (4-3) Moyer (2-4) 24,129 16-17
34 May 8 Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 Johnson (3-1) Williams (3-2) 29,920 17-17
35 May 9 Toronto Blue Jays 1-4 Hentgen (4-3) Swift (2-2) Myers (9) 49,851 17-18
36 May 10 Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Fassero (4-1) Guzman (1-5) Ayala (7) 39,249 18-18
37 May 12 @ Detroit Tigers 4-2 Spoljaric (2-0) Thompson (2-5) Ayala (8) 11,659 19-18
38 May 13 @ Detroit Tigers 5-8 Moehler (3-3) Cloude (3-2) Jones (5) 10,766 19-19
39 May 14 @ Chicago White Sox 3-5 Fordham (1-0) Johnson (3-2) Simas (2) 15,007 19-20
40 May 15 @ Chicago White Sox 3-6 Navarro (4-3) Swift (2-3) Foulke (1) 16,127 19-21
41 May 16 @ Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 Fassero (5-1) Guzman (1-6) 31,121 20-21
42 May 17 @ Toronto Blue Jays 3-4 Plesac (2-2) Slocumb (1-3) 28,111 20-22
43 May 18 @ Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 Spoljaric (3-0) Clemens (4-5) 28,125 21-22
44 May 19 @ Texas Rangers 4-10 Helling (7-1) Johnson (3-3) Hernandez (1) 37,258 21-23
45 May 20 @ Texas Rangers 7-8 Crabtree (1-0) Timlin (1-3) Wetteland (13) 29,454 21-24
46 May 21 @ Texas Rangers 8-9 Bailes (1-0) Ayala (0-3) 34,613 21-25
47 May 22 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-5 Johnson (2-1) Moyer (2-5) Hernandez (8) 29,522 21-26
48 May 23 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-6 Yan (4-0) Ayala (0-4) Hernandez (9) 35,819 21-27
49 May 24 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1 Johnson (4-3) Springer (1-8) 46,867 22-27
50 May 25 Baltimore Orioles 12-4 Swift (3-3) Rodriguez (0-2) 28,375 23-27
51 May 26 Baltimore Orioles 3-8 Erickson (5-5) Fassero (5-2) 31,164 23-28
52 May 28 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2 Moyer (3-5) Johnson (2-2) 27,017 24-28
53 May 29 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-2 Johnson (5-3) Saunders (1-5) 32,142 25-28
54 May 30 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-5 Springer (2-8) Cloude (3-3) Hernandez (10) 40,212 25-29
55 May 31 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-6 Swift (4-3) White (0-1) 35,184 26-29
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
56 June 1 @ Baltimore Orioles 9-10 Mills (1-2) Fossas (0-3) Benitez (8) 42,622 26-30
57 June 2 @ Baltimore Orioles 8-9 Charlton (1-1) Ayala (0-5) 46,724 26-31
58 June 3 Anaheim Angels 1-8 Finley (6-2) Johnson (5-4) 24,944 26-32
59 June 4 Anaheim Angels 2-6 Hill (8-4) Cloude (3-4) Hasegawa (1) 23,709 26-33
60 June 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Swift (5-3) Valdez (4-7) 39,053 27-33
61 June 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 6-10 Bruske (3-0) Wells (0-1) Osuna (2) 49,559 27-34
62 June 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-7 Dreifort (4-5) Moyer (3-6) Osuna (3) 41,514 27-35
63 June 8 @ San Francisco Giants 3-4 Darwin (6-3) Johnson (5-5) Rodriguez (1) 34,166 27-36
64 June 9 @ San Francisco Giants 6-7 Johnstone (2-2) Cloude (3-5) Nen (19) 24,137 27-37
65 June 10 @ San Francisco Giants 4-1 Swift (6-3) Hershiser (6-4) Slocumb (1) 23,590 28-37
66 June 11 @ Oakland Athletics 2-5 Oquist (4-3) Fassero (5-3) Taylor (11) 7,838 28-38
67 June 12 @ Oakland Athletics 5-0 Moyer (4-6) Candiotti (4-8) 11,533 29-38
68 June 13 @ Oakland Athletics 3-7 Stein (3-3) Johnson (5-6) Fetters (3) 21,444 29-39
69 June 14 @ Oakland Athletics 3-4 Taylor (2-5) Slocumb (1-4) 21,503 29-40
70 June 16 @ Anaheim Angels 2-3 Dickson (7-4) Swift (6-4) Percival (21) 23,123 29-41
71 June 17 @ Anaheim Angels 2-4 Olivares (5-2) Fassero (5-4) Percival (22) 24,800 29-42
72 June 18 @ Anaheim Angels 5-11 Washburn (3-0) Spoljaric (3-1) DeLucia (1) 30,268 29-43
73 June 19 Oakland Athletics 9-1 Johnson (6-6) Stein (3-4) 33,212 30-43
74 June 20 Oakland Athletics 2-6 Haynes (5-3) Cloude (3-6) 44,597 30-44
75 June 21 Oakland Athletics 10-5 Swift (7-4) Oquist (4-4) 37,665 31-44
76 June 22 San Diego Padres 3-5 Miceli (7-2) Fassero (5-5) Hoffman (23) 41,571 31-45
77 June 23 San Diego Padres 5-3 Moyer (5-6) Hamilton (5-8) Slocumb (2) 30,961 32-45
78 June 24 @ San Diego Padres 2-1 Johnson (7-6) Ashby (10-5) 36,900 33-45
79 June 25 @ San Diego Padres 0-6 Langston (2-1) Cloude (3-7) Wall (1) 32,626 33-46
80 June 26 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 8-13 Sodowsky (2-4) Spoljaric (3-2) 49,328 33-47
81 June 27 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 Fassero (6-5) Benes (6-8) Slocumb (3) 48,488 34-47
82 June 28 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 2-3 Embree (2-0) Ayala (0-6) 47,968 34-48
83 June 30 Colorado Rockies 4-6 Astacio (6-8) Johnson (7-7) Munoz (1) 28,821 34-49
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
84 July 1 Colorado Rockies 9-5 Cloude (4-7) Saipe (0-1) 25,551 35-49
85 July 2 Colorado Rockies 10-3 Swift (8-4) Kile (5-11) 32,523 36-49
86 July 3 @ Texas Rangers 8-2 Fassero (7-5) Burkett (4-9) 45,233 37-49
87 July 4 @ Texas Rangers 2-9 Sele (12-5) Moyer (5-7) 46,067 37-50
88 July 5 @ Texas Rangers 4-8 Hernandez (3-1) Johnson (7-8) 38,053 37-51
89 July 9 Anaheim Angels 8-6 Fassero (8-5) Olivares (5-5) Timlin (2) 24,210 38-51
90 July 10 Anaheim Angels 3-5 Percival (2-3) Ayala (0-7) 28,869 38-52
91 July 11 Anaheim Angels 2-0 Johnson (8-8) Sparks (3-1) 35,788 39-52
92 July 12 Anaheim Angels 5-8 Dickson (9-6) Swift (8-5) Percival (26) 32,797 39-53
93 July 13 Texas Rangers 10-3 Cloude (5-7) Van Poppel (1-2) 25,170 40-53
94 July 14 Texas Rangers 6-3 Fassero (9-5) Burkett (5-10) Timlin (3) 25,545 41-53
95 July 15 Minnesota Twins 4-1 Moyer (6-7) Hawkins (5-9) Timlin (4) 23,250 42-53
96 July 16 Minnesota Twins 3-0 Johnson (9-8) Radke (9-8) 24,974 43-53
97 July 17 Kansas City Royals 18-5 Swift (9-5) Rusch (6-11) 29,500 44-53
98 July 18 Kansas City Royals 8-5 Ayala (1-7) Service (3-2) 42,633 45-53
99 July 19 Kansas City Royals 1-4 Belcher (9-8) Fassero (9-6) Montgomery (22) 30,851 45-54
100 July 21 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-3 Moyer (7-7) Alvarez (4-8) 30,298 46-54
101 July 22 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-7 Lopez (6-2) Johnson (9-9) Hernandez (18) 31,558 46-55
102 July 24 @ Baltimore Orioles 4-7 Mussina (8-5) Swift (9-6) Benitez (13) 48,184 46-56
103 July 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Fassero (10-6) Kamieniecki (2-3) Timlin (5) 48,365 47-56
104 July 26 @ Baltimore Orioles 10-4 Moyer (8-7) Erickson (11-8) 48,199 48-56
105 July 28 Cleveland Indians 3-4 Nagy (9-6) Johnson (9-10) Jackson (26) 31,124 48-57
106 July 29 Cleveland Indians 7-8 Ogea (4-2) McCarthy (0-1) Jackson (27) 25,953 48-58
107 July 30 Cleveland Indians 8-9 Shuey (3-1) Wells (0-2) 31,081 48-59
108 July 31 New York Yankees 3-5 Irabu (10-4) Fassero (10-7) Rivera (29) 43,837 48-60
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
109 August 1 New York Yankees 2-5 Wells (13-2) Moyer (8-8) 53,840 48-61
110 August 2 New York Yankees 6-3 Wells (1-2) Cone (15-4) Timlin (6) 47,872 49-61
111 August 3 Boston Red Sox 3-1 Cloude (6-7) Wasdin (5-4) Timlin (7) 27,887 50-61
112 August 4 Boston Red Sox 1-2 Avery (8-4) McCarthy (0-2) Gordon (32) 29,621 50-62
113 August 7 @ Detroit Tigers 6-3 Slocumb (2-4) Crow (1-1) Timlin (8) DH 51-62
114 August 7 @ Detroit Tigers 7-1 Moyer (9-8) Moehler (12-8) 29,039 52-62
115 August 8 @ Detroit Tigers 9-3 Cloude (7-7) Powell (2-3) 37,495 53-62
116 August 9 @ Detroit Tigers 6-3 Wells (2-2) Runyan (1-3) Timlin (9) 27,987 54-62
117 August 11 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4-7 Carpenter (7-6) Fassero (10-8) Quantrill (3) 33,137 54-63
118 August 12 @ Toronto Blue Jays 5-11 Rodriguez (2-3) Ayala (1-8) 39,139 54-64
119 August 14 @ Chicago White Sox 2-14 Sirotka (12-10) Cloude (7-8) 22,713 54-65
120 August 15 @ Chicago White Sox 13-7 Swift (10-6) Navarro (8-14) 21,537 55-65
121 August 16 @ Chicago White Sox 3-5 Foulke (3-1) Fassero (10-9) Simas (15) 25,471 55-66
122 August 17 Detroit Tigers 3-1 Moyer (10-8) Moehler (12-9) Timlin (10) 38,639 56-66
123 August 18 Detroit Tigers 6-7 Greisinger (2-7) Ayala (1-9) Jones (21) 24,136 56-67
124 August 19 Toronto Blue Jays 2-16 Hentgen (11-9) Cloude (7-9) Stieb (1) 26,258 56-68
125 August 20 Toronto Blue Jays 0-7 Clemens (15-6) Swift (10-7) 26,642 56-69
126 August 21 Chicago White Sox 5-4 Paniagua (1-0) Foulke (3-2) Timlin (11) 34,421 57-69
127 August 22 Chicago White Sox 5-4 Timlin (2-3) Navarro (8-15) 43,596 58-69
128 August 23 Chicago White Sox 3-2 Spoljaric (4-2) Snyder (4-2) Paniagua (1) 35,159 59-69
129 August 24 Chicago White Sox 11-10 Cloude (8-9) Sirotka (12-12) Timlin (12) 27,087 60-69
130 August 25 @ Cleveland Indians 4-10 Nagy (11-9) Swift (10-8) 43,113 60-70
131 August 26 @ Cleveland Indians 3-5 Burba (11-9) Fassero (10-10) Jackson (33) 43,091 60-71
132 August 27 @ Cleveland Indians 10-4 Moyer (11-8) Wright (11-8) 43,142 61-71
133 August 28 @ New York Yankees 3-10 Hernandez (10-4) Spoljaric (4-3) 49,789 61-72
134 August 29 @ New York Yankees 6-11 Pettitte (15-8) Cloude (8-10) 55,146 61-73
135 August 30 @ New York Yankees 13-3 Swift (11-8) Irabu (11-7) 55,341 62-73
136 August 31 @ Boston Red Sox 1-5 Saberhagen (12-6) Fassero (10-11) 28,553 62-74
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 @ Boston Red Sox 7-3 Moyer (12-8) Lowe (3-8) 28,150 63-74
138 September 2 @ Boston Red Sox 3-7 Gordon (7-3) Ayala (1-10) 25,813 63-75
139 September 4 Baltimore Orioles 1-10 Guzman (9-14) Spoljaric (4-4) 27,404 63-76
140 September 5 Baltimore Orioles 6-5 McCarthy (1-2) Benitez (5-4) Timlin (13) 43,831 64-76
141 September 6 Baltimore Orioles 2-5 Mussina (13-8) Fassero (10-12) Rhodes (4) 30,285 64-77
142 September 7 Baltimore Orioles 11-1 Moyer (13-8) Drabek (6-11) 24,229 65-77
143 September 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-10 Alvarez (6-13) Suzuki (0-1) 20,679 65-78
144 September 9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2 Abbott (1-0) Arrojo (13-12) Timlin (14) 22,256 66-78
145 September 11 @ Kansas City Royals 6-3 Fassero (11-12) Barber (2-3) Timlin (15) DH 67-78
146 September 11 @ Kansas City Royals 5-8 Appier (1-0) Swift (11-9) Rusch (1) 18,874 67-79
147 September 12 @ Kansas City Royals 2-5 Belcher (13-12) Moyer (13-9) Montgomery (33) 28,091 67-80
148 September 14 @ Minnesota Twins 10-3 Suzuki (1-1) Radke (11-14) 9,711 68-80
149 September 15 @ Minnesota Twins 12-7 Abbott (2-0) Rodriguez (4-6) 8,024 69-80
150 September 16 @ Oakland Athletics 4-1 Fassero (12-12) Heredia (3-2) Timlin (16) 12,371 70-80
151 September 17 @ Oakland Athletics 8-0 Moyer (14-9) Candiotti (11-16) 11,707 71-80
152 September 18 @ Anaheim Angels 5-3 Timlin (3-3) DeLucia (2-6) 39,902 72-80
153 September 19 @ Anaheim Angels 3-5 McDowell (5-3) Spoljaric (4-5) Percival (41) 42,833 72-81
154 September 20 @ Anaheim Angels 1-3 Olivares (9-8) Abbott (2-1) Percival (42) 42,972 72-82
155 September 21 Oakland Athletics 5-2 Paniagua (2-0) Heredia (3-3) Timlin (17) 30,076 73-82
156 September 22 Oakland Athletics 7-6 Moyer (15-9) Witasick (1-2) Timlin (18) 20,908 74-82
157 September 23 Oakland Athletics 3-8 Mathews (6-4) Slocumb (2-5) Taylor (33) 21,182 74-83
158 September 24 Texas Rangers 3-9 Sele (19-11) Suzuki (1-2) 22,891 74-84
159 September 25 Texas Rangers 15-4 Abbott (3-1) Loaiza (9-11) 39,325 75-84
160 September 26 Texas Rangers 5-2 Fassero (13-12) Gunderson (0-3) Timlin (19) 33,147 76-84
161 September 27 Texas Rangers 6-12 Fossas (1-3) Spoljaric (4-6) 37,986 76-85

Source:[17]

Player stats[]

Batting[]

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position[]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen Bases

Pos. Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. Slg. SB
C Dan Wilson 96 325 39 82 9 44 .252 .392 2
1B David Segui 143 522 79 159 19 84 .305 .487 3
2B Joey Cora 131 519 111 166 6 32 .276 .370 15
3B Russ Davis 141 502 68 130 20 82 .259 .442 4
SS Alex Rodriguez 161 686 123 213 42 124 .310 .560 46
LF Glenallen Hill 74 259 37 75 12 33 .290 .521 1
CF Ken Griffey, Jr. 161 633 120 180 56 146 .284 .611 20
RF Jay Buhner 72 244 33 59 15 45 .242 .463 0
DH Edgar Martínez 154 556 86 179 29 102 .322 .429 1

[18]

Other batters[]

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. Slg. SB
Rob Ducey 97 217 30 52 5 23 .240 .410 0
Shane Monahan 62 211 17 51 4 28 .242 .346 1

Starting pitchers[]

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB

Other pitchers[]

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Relief pitchers[]
Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB

Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs[]

Under Construction

Home Run Game Date Inning Location Opposing Pitcher Team
1 1 March 31 5th[19] Seattle Charles Nagy Cleveland Indians
2 3 April 3 5th[20] Seattle Derek Lowe Boston Red Sox
3 4 April 4 2nd [21] Seattle Rose Boston Red Sox
4 11 April 12 5th[22] Boston Tim Wakefield Boston Red Sox
5 12 April 13 1st[23] Cleveland Dave Burba Cleveland Indians
6 12 April 13 7th Cleveland José Mesa Cleveland Indians
7 16 April 17 3rd[24] Minnesota Milton Minnesota Twins
8 April 20| |8th[25]
9
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Awards and honors[]

  • Ken Griffey, Jr., franchise record, most home runs in one season (56)
  • Alex Rodriguez, third member to join the 40/40 Club

Source:[6]

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dave Myers
AA Orlando Rays Southern League Dan Rohn
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Rick Burleson
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Varsho
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League

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