1998 Seattle Mariners season
1998 Seattle Mariners | |
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Randy Johnson's final season with the Mariners | |
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Record | 76–85 (.472) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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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 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]
Contents
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
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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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
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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]
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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 |
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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 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
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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 |
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs
Under Construction
Home Run | Game | Date | Inning | Location | Opposing Pitcher | Team |
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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] | |||||
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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
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- ↑ Pat Listach Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=SEA
- ↑ Randy Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellda01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1998/26.shtml
- ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1998&t=SEA
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1998.shtml
- ↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199803310SEA
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- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007