Major League Baseball team season
1990 Seattle Mariners |
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League | American League |
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Division | West |
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Ballpark | Kingdome |
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City | Seattle, Washington |
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Record | 77–85 (.475) |
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Divisional place | 5th |
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Owners | Jeff Smulyan |
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General managers | Woody Woodward |
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Managers | Jim Lefebvre |
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Television | KSTW-TV 11 |
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Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) |
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The 1990 Seattle Mariners season was the 14th for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. Under second-year manager Jim Lefebvre, they finished fifth in the American League West at 77–85 (.475). It was the second-best record in the M's history up to that point in time; the win total was one behind the club record set in 1987.[1] The Mariners hit six grand slams, the most in MLB in 1990.[2]
Offseason
- November 13, 1989: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[3]
- December 7, 1989: Pete O'Brien was signed as free agent by the Mariners.[4]
Regular season
- June 2: Randy Johnson threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers,[5][6] the first for the franchise.[7] He was also the tallest pitcher (6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)) in Major League history to throw a no-hitter. It was the 2101st game in Mariners history, played on a Saturday night in the Kingdome.
- September 14: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning against the California Angels.[8] Through 2022, it remains the only occurrence of consecutive homers by a father and son in MLB history.
Opening Day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1990 American League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–3 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–9 | 10–3 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
New York | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 0–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 12–0 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Seattle | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 |
Texas | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
Roster
1990 Seattle Mariners |
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Pitchers | | Catchers Infielders | | Outfielders | | Manager Coaches |
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 in the Kingdome against the Kansas City Royals on August 31.[15] The Griffeys became the first father-and-son teammates to hit back-to-back home runs on September 14.[8]
Line Score
August 31, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
- Source:[16]
References
- ^ "Wild Johnson dampens end for Mariners". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 4, 1990. p. D2.
- ^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1990, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Signing of O'Brien heralds loose purse string for M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1989. p. C1.
- ^ "Mariner sails away with a no-hitter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 3, 1990. p. 1G.
- ^ Baseball Almanac - Box Score of Randy Johnson's No-Hitter
- ^ "Johnson tosses no-hitter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 3, 1990. p. 3B.
- ^ a b "Griffeys hit back-to-back HRs". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. September 15, 1990. p. 3D.
- ^ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bret Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Mario Diaz Stats".
- ^ Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Renteria page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Griffeys make history". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 1, 1990. p. 1B.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1990 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
- 1990 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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