1990 Seattle Mariners season
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1990 Seattle Mariners season
| 1990 Seattle Mariners |
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| Owner(s) | Jeff Smulyan | |
| 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 1990 season was their 14th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 5th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 77-85.
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Offseason
- November 13, 1989: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[1]
Regular season
- June 2, 1990: Randy Johnson threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers.[2] Johnson was the first Mariner to throw a no-hitter. He was also the tallest pitcher in Major League history to throw a no-hitter. It was the 2101st game in Mariners history.
Opening Day starters
- Scott Bankhead
- Greg Briley
- Darnell Coles
- Alvin Davis
- Brian Giles
- Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Jeffrey Leonard
- Pete O'Brien
- Harold Reynolds
- Dave Valle
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23 |
| Seattle Mariners | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 |
| Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 27½ |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29 |
Notable transactions
- June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
- Marc Newfield was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 10, 1990.[3]
- Bret Boone was drafted by the Mariners in the 5th round. Player signed June 8, 1990.[4]
- June 18, 1990: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Tracy Jones.[5]
- June 19, 1990: Mario Diaz was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens.[6]
- August 29, 1990: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[7]
- September 18, 1990: Rick Renteria was released by the Mariners.[8]
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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The Griffeys
- Ken Griffey, Sr. joined his son Ken Griffey, Jr. to become the first father and son to play in a game together. The game was played against the Kansas City Royals on August 31. The Griffeys became the first father-and-son teammates. He also hit back-to-back home runs with his son on September 14, 1990.
Line Score
August 31, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Johnson (13-8) L: Davis (7-10) | ||||||||||||
| Home Runs: Pecota (4) Attendance: 27,166 Time: 2:27 | ||||||||||||
Batting
| Kansas City Royals | AB | R | H | RBI | Seattle Mariners | AB | R | H | RBI |
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| Seitzer, 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reynolds, 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McRae, cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Griffey, lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tartabull, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Griffey, Jr., cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson, lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Davis, dh | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Macfarlane, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | O’Brien, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eisenreich, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Buhner, rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pecota, 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Martinez, 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| White, 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Schaefer. 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeltz, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bradley, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vizquel, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Pitching
| Kansas City Royals | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Davis L (7-10) | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Sanchez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Seattle Mariners | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Johnson W (13-8) | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swift SV (3) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Dave Valle | 107 | 308 | 66 | .214 | 7 | 33 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 108 | 366 | 82 | .224 | 5 | 27 |
| 2B | Harold Reynolds | 160 | 642 | 162 | .252 | 5 | 55 |
| 3B | Edgar Martínez | 144 | 487 | 147 | .302 | 11 | 49 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 81 | 255 | 63 | .247 | 2 | 18 |
| LF | Jeffrey Leonard | 134 | 478 | 120 | .251 | 10 | 75 |
| CF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 155 | 597 | 179 | .300 | 22 | 80 |
| RF | Greg Briley | 125 | 337 | 83 | .246 | 5 | 29 |
| DH | Alvin Davis | 140 | 494 | 140 | .283 | 17 | 68 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ken Griffey, Sr. | 21 | 77 | 29 | .377 | 3 | 18 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 55 | 107 | 22 | .206 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Erik Hanson | 33 | 236 | 18 | 9 | 3.24 | 211 |
| Randy Johnson | 33 | 219⅔ | 14 | 11 | 3.65 | 194 |
| Matt Young | 34 | 225⅓ | 8 | 18 | 3.51 | 176 |
| Brian Holman | 28 | 189⅔ | 11 | 11 | 4.03 | 121 |
| Russ Swan | 11 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 3.64 | 15 |
| Rich DeLucia | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 20 |
| Gary Eave | 8 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 4.20 | 16 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
References
- ^ Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball Almanac - Box Score of Randy Johnson's No-Hitter
- ^ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bret Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
- ^ Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Renteria 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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