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Major League Baseball season

The Seattle Mariners 1989 season was their 13th since the franchise creation, and the team finished sixth in the American League West, with a record of 73–89 (.451). The Mariners were led by first-year manager Jim Lefebvre and the season was enlivened by the arrival of nineteen-year-old Ken Griffey Jr., the first overall pick of the 1987 draft.

Offseason[edit]

  • November 15, 1988: Luis DeLeón was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[1]
  • In spring training, Ken Griffey Jr. set preseason team records for hits (32), RBIs (20) and total bases (49).[2]

Regular season[edit]

  • Ken Griffey Jr. made his major league baseball debut on opening day, April 3, against the defending league champion Oakland Athletics.[3][4] Griffey hit a double in his first at-bat.[2][3] During the 1989 season, Griffey was honored by being selected as card number one in the 1989 Upper Deck baseball card set.[2]
  • The Mariners had the lowest payroll in the majors in 1989, at $7.6 million.[5]
  • Owner George Argyros sold the team in August to a group headed by Jeff Smulyan of Indianapolis.[6][7][8]

Season standings[edit]

Record vs. opponents[edit]

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 — 6–7 6–6 6–6 7–6 10–3 6–6 7–6 4–8 8–5 5–7 6–6 9–3 7–6
Boston 7–6 — 4–8 7–5 8–5 11–2 4–8 6–7 6–6 7–6 7–5 5–7 6–6 5–8
California 6–6 8–4 — 8–5 5–7 11–1 4–9 7–5 11–2 6–6 5–8 7–6 6–7 7–5
Chicago 6–6 5–7 5–8 — 7–5 4–8 6–7 10–2 5–8 5–6 5–8 7–6 3–10 1–11
Cleveland 6–7 5–8 7–5 5–7 — 5–8 8–4 3–10 5–7 9–4 2–10 6–6 7–5 5–8
Detroit 3–10 2–11 1–11 8–4 8–5 — 6–6 6–7 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–8 4–8 2–11
Kansas City 6–6 8–4 9–4 7–6 4–8 6–6 — 8–4 7–6 6–6 7–6 9–4 8–5 7–5
Milwaukee 6–7 7–6 5–7 2–10 10–3 7–6 4–8 — 9–3 8–5 5–7 7–5 5–7 6–7
Minnesota 8–4 6–6 2–11 8–5 7–5 7–5 6–7 3–9 — 6–6 6–7 7–6 5–8 9–3
New York 5–8 6–7 6–6 6–5 4–9 7–6 6–6 5–8 6–6 — 3–9 8–4 5–7 7–6
Oakland 7–5 5–7 8–5 8–5 10–2 8–4 6–7 7–5 7–6 9–3 — 9–4 8–5 7–5
Seattle 6–6 7–5 6–7 6–7 6–6 8–4 4–9 5–7 6–7 4–8 4–9 — 6–7 5–7
Texas 3–9 6–6 7–6 10–3 5–7 8–4 5–8 7–5 8–5 7–5 5–8 7–6 — 5–7
Toronto 6–7 8–5 5–7 11–1 8–5 11–2 5–7 7–6 3–9 6–7 5–7 7–5 7–5 —

Notable transactions[edit]

Major league debuts[edit]

  • Batters:
    • Ken Griffey Jr. (Apr 3)
    • Omar Vizquel (Apr 3)
  • Pitchers:
    • Gene Harris (Apr 5)
    • Clint Zavaras (June 3) [15]

Roster[edit]

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Source[16]

Other batters[edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system[edit]

Source:[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Luis DeLeón page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ a b c Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession, p.167, Dave Jamieson, 2010, Atlantic Monthly Press, imprint of Grove/Atlantic Inc., New York, ISBN 978-0-8021-1939-1
  3. ^ a b “McGwire spoils M’s opener, 3-2”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1993. p. C1.
  4. ^ “Ken Griffey Jr. Stats”.
  5. ^ “Signing of O’Brien heralds loose purse string for M’s”. Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1989. p. C1.
  6. ^ Cour, Jim (August 23, 1989). “Can owners improve M’s”. Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  7. ^ “M’s sold but will stay at Seattle”. Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 23, 1989. p. 1C.
  8. ^ Kelley, Steve (August 24, 1989). “M’s owners wear Letterman jackets”. Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). (Seattle Times). p. C1.
  9. ^ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ “Mariners trade ace Langston to Expos”. Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 26, 1989. p. 4D.
  11. ^ LaRue, Larry (May 26, 1989). “Mariners excited about pitchers they’re getting”. Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. B3.
  12. ^ Mark Langston page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Brian Turankg page at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
  15. ^ “The Baseball Cube – Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft”.
  16. ^ “1989 Seattle Mariners Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com”. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  17. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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