1977 Seattle Mariners season
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1977 Seattle Mariners season
| 1977 Seattle Mariners |
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| Owner(s) | Danny Kaye | |
| Manager(s) | Darrell Johnson | |
| Local television | KING-TV 5 (NBC) | |
| Local radio | KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson |
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The 1977 Seattle Mariners season was the first season in franchise history. The creation of the Mariners brought baseball back to Seattle, which had been devoid of baseball since the Seattle Pilots left for Milwaukee to become the Brewers following the 1969 season. The Mariners ended the season just avoiding last place (held by the Oakland A's), finishing 6th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 64-98, 38 games behind the AL West Champion Kansas City Royals.
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Offseason
- October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the Mariners from the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
- October 22, 1976: Diego Segui was purchased by the Mariners from the San Diego Padres.[2]
- November 5, 1976: The 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft was held. The Mariners (along with their expansion partners, the Toronto Blue Jays) selected 30 players to fill their major league roster.
- April 1, 1977: Mike Kekich was purchased by the Mariners from the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.[3]
Regular season
The first game
Linescore
April 6, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| California | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| W: Frank Tanana (1-0) L: Diego Seguí (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: Joe Rudi (1) | ||||||||||||
Boxscore
Batting
| California Angels | AB | R | H | RBI | Seattle Mariners | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remy, 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Collins, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grich, ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Báez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bonds, rf | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Braun, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baylor, dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Stanton, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudi, lf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Stein, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Solaita, 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Meyer, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bochte, cf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Jones, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chalk, 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Stinson, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Humphrey, c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Reynolds, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 9 | 7 | Totals | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
| California Angels | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | Seattle Mariners | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanana, W, (1-0) | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | Seguí, L, (0-1) | 3.2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Montague | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Other notable events
- April 10, 1977: Designated hitter Juan Bernhardt hit the first home run in team history.[5]
- April 13, 1977: The first extra innings game in team history resulted in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
- May 19, 1977: The first shutout win in team history was a 3-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
- July 1, 1977: Amidst a frenzy of negative cheering,[citation needed] the Milwaukee Brewers played their first game in Seattle since 1969, when they were the Seattle Pilots. The Brewers beat the hometown Mariners, 2-1.
- July 8, 1977: Scored the most runs of the season in a 13-11 win against the Minnesota Twins.
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Kansas City Royals | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Texas Rangers | 94 | 68 | 8 | .580 |
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | 12 | .556 |
| Minnesota Twins | 84 | 77 | 17.5 | .522 |
| California Angels | 74 | 88 | 28 | .457 |
| Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 38 | .395 |
| Oakland Athletics | 63 | 98 | 38.5 | .391 |
Notable transactions
- April 20, 1977: Pete Broberg was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Jim Todd to the Mariners on October 25.[6]
- May 2, 1977: Dave Johnson was purchased from the Mariners by the Minnesota Twins.[1]
- June 7, 1977: Tony Phillips was drafted by the Mariners in the 16th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[7]
- July 27, 1977: Dave Pagan was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Rick Honeycutt to the Mariners on August 22.[8]
- August 2, 1977: Stan Thomas was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for future considerations.[9]
- September 9, 1977: Bill Laxton and cash were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Bob Stinson | 105 | 297 | 80 | .269 | 8 | 32 |
| 1B | Dan Meyer | 159 | 582 | 159 | .273 | 22 | 90 |
| 2B | José Báez | 91 | 305 | 79 | .259 | 1 | 17 |
| 3B | Bill Stein | 151 | 566 | 144 | .259 | 13 | 67 |
| SS | Craig Reynolds | 135 | 420 | 104 | .248 | 4 | 28 |
| LF | Steve Braun | 139 | 451 | 106 | .235 | 5 | 31 |
| CF | Ruppert Jones | 160 | 597 | 157 | .263 | 24 | 76 |
| RF | Leroy Stanton | 133 | 454 | 125 | .275 | 27 | 90 |
| DH | Juan Bernhardt | 89 | 305 | 74 | .243 | 7 | 30 |
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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| Dave Collins | 120 | 402 | 96 | .239 | 5 | 28 |
| Carlos López | 99 | 297 | 84 | .283 | 8 | 34 |
| Larry Milbourne | 86 | 242 | 53 | .219 | 2 | 21 |
| Julio Cruz | 60 | 199 | 51 | .256 | 1 | 7 |
| Skip Jutze | 42 | 109 | 24 | .220 | 3 | 15 |
| Larry Cox | 35 | 93 | 23 | .247 | 2 | 6 |
| Ray Fosse | 11 | 34 | 12 | .353 | 0 | 5 |
| Tommy Smith | 21 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Lis | 9 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom McMillan | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 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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| Glenn Abbott | 36 | 204.1 | 12 | 13 | 4.45 | 100 |
| Dick Pole | 25 | 122.1 | 7 | 12 | 5.15 | 51 |
| Gary Wheelock | 17 | 88.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.89 | 47 |
| Rick Jones | 10 | 42.1 | 1 | 4 | 5.10 | 16 |
| Paul Mitchell | 9 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 4.99 | 20 |
| Frank MacCormack | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 |
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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| John Montague | 47 | 182.1 | 8 | 12 | 4.29 | 98 |
| Diego Seguí | 40 | 110.2 | 0 | 7 | 5.69 | 91 |
| Tom House | 26 | 89.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.93 | 39 |
| Dave Pagan | 24 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 6.14 | 30 |
| Stan Thomas | 13 | 58.1 | 2 | 6 | 6.02 | 14 |
| Bob Galasso | 11 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 9.00 | 21 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4.34 | 17 |
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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| Enrique Romo | 58 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 2.83 | 105 |
| Bill Laxton | 43 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.95 | 49 |
| Mike Kekich | 41 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5.60 | 55 |
| Tommy Moore | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 13 |
| Steve Burke | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.87 | 6 |
| Greg Erardi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
| Byron McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| Short-Season A | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | Bobby Floyd |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham[11]
Notes
- ^ a b Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Game log for April 6, 1977
- ^ Griffeys made home run history in '90 | Mariners.com: News
- ^ Jim Todd page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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