1999 Seattle Mariners season

1999 Seattle Mariners
1999 Seattle Mariners
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1977) Western Division (since 1977); ;
Location
	Kingdome, Safeco Field (since 1977); Seattle, Washington (since 1977);
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Hiroshi Yamauchi; (represented by John Ellis)
General manager(s)	Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	KIRO-TV 7; KSTW; Fox Sports Northwest
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM; (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,; Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,; Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners' 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West with a 79–83 (.488) 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[]

v t AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	95	67	0.586	—	51–30	44–37
Oakland Athletics	87	75	0.537	8	52–29	35–46
Seattle Mariners	79	83	0.488	16	43–38	36–45
Anaheim Angels	70	92	0.432	25	37–44	33–48

Record vs. opponents[]

1999 American League Records v t 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	—	3–9	1–9	5–5	1–9	5–5	7–5	6–4	6–4	8–4	6–6	7–5	6–6	3–9	6–12
Baltimore	9–3	—	5–7	7–3	1–9	5–5	6–4	8–1	4–9	5–7	5–5	5–7	6–6	1–11	11–7
Boston	9–1	7–5	—	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–2	6–4	8–4	4–6	7–3	4–9	4–5	9–3	6–12
Chicago	5–5	3–7	5–7	—	3–9	7–5	6–6	8–3–1	5–7	3–7	4–8	6–4	5–5	6–4	9–9
Cleveland	9–1	9–1	4–8	9–3	—	8–5	7–5	9–3	3–7	10–2	7–3	5–4	3–7	5–7	9–9
Detroit	5–5	5–5	5–7	5–7	5–8	—	7–4	6–6	5–7	4–6	3–7	4–5	5–5	2–10	8–10
Kansas City	5–7	4–6	2–8	6–6	5–7	4–7	—	5–8	5–4	6–6	7–5	2–8	4–6	3–7	6–12
Minnesota	4–6	1–8	4–6	3–8–1	3–9	6–6	8–5	—	4–6	7–5	4–8	5–5	0–12	4–6	10–7
New York	4–6	9–4	4–8	7–5	7–3	7–5	4–5	6–4	—	6–4	9–1	8–4	8–4	10–2	9–9
Oakland	4–8	7–5	6–4	7–3	2–10	6–4	6–6	5–7	4–6	—	6–6	9–1	5–7	8–2	12–6
Seattle	6–6	5–5	3–7	8–4	3–7	7–3	5–7	8–4	1–9	6–6	—	8–4	5–8	7–2	7–11
Tampa Bay	5–7	7–5	9–4	4–6	4–5	5–4	8–2	5–5	4–8	1–9	4–8	—	4–8	5–8	4–14
Texas	6–6	6–6	5–4	5–5	7–3	5–5	6–4	12–0	4–8	7–5	8–5	8–4	—	6–4	10–8
Toronto	9–3	11–1	3–9	4–6	7–5	10–2	7–3	6–4	2–10	2–8	2–7	8–5	4–6	—	9–9

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[]

1999 Seattle Mariners

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

17 Tom Lampkin
6 Dan Wilson

Infielders

25 David Bell
4,16 Mike Blowers
2 Rafael Bournigal
26 Domingo Cedeño
18 Russ Davis
4 Giomar Guevara
8 Carlos Guillén
37 Ryan Jackson
11 Edgar Martínez
3 Alex Rodriguez
21 David Segui

Outfielders

Manager

14 Lou Piniella

Coaches

29 Jesse Barfield
7 John McLaren
16,57 Sam Mejías
15 Matt Sinatro
10 Steve Smith
35 Stan Williams

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

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

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robert Ramsay	6	18.1	0	2	6.38	11

Relief pitchers[]

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ryan Franklin	6	0	0	0	4.76	6

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dave Myers
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Dan Rohn
A	Lancaster JetHawks	California League
A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Gary Thurman

^[12]

References[]

^ Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference
^ "Butch Henry Stats".
^ John Mabry page at Baseball Reference
^ Kepner, Tyler (July 16, 1999). "Field of dreams; nightmare result". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.
^ Cour, Jim (July 16, 1999). "The dome is no longer Mariners home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ 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[]

[1] Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference

[2] "Butch Henry Stats".

[3] John Mabry page at Baseball Reference

[nmrres-4] Kepner, Tyler (July 16, 1999). "Field of dreams; nightmare result". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.

[disno-5] Cour, Jim (July 16, 1999). "The dome is no longer Mariners home". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.

[6] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[7] Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference

[8] Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference

[9] Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference

[10] J. J. Putz page at Baseball Reference

[11] Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference

[12] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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1999 Seattle Mariners
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1977) Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Kingdome, Safeco Field (since 1977) Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis)
General manager(s)	Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	KIRO-TV 7 KSTW Fox Sports Northwest
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
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