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1986 Seattle Mariners season
Major League Baseball team season
The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League West with a record of 67–95 (.414), the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors.
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| 1986 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 67–95 (.414) | |||
| Divisional place | 7th | |||
| Owners | George Argyros | |||
| General managers | Dick Balderson | |||
| Managers | Chuck Cottier, Marty Martínez, Dick Williams | |||
| Television | KIRO-TV 7 | |||
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ken Brett) | |||
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At Boston's Fenway Park on Tuesday, April 29, twenty Mariners were struck out by 23-year-old Roger Clemens to set a new major league record. The game was scoreless through six innings, and the Red Sox won 3–1.[1][2][3][4]
- November 1, 1985: Bob Long was released by the Mariners.[5]
- December 12, 1985: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone.[6]
- January 18, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.[7]
- January 18, 1986: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[8]
- January 18, 1986: Pete Ladd was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[9]
- March 31, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Mariners.[10]
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| California Angels | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 50–32 | 42–38 |
| Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 5 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 16 | 45–36 | 31–50 |
| Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 16 | 47–36 | 29–50 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 20 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 21 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 25 | 41–41 | 26–54 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1 |
| Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 |
| Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — |
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Notable transactions
- May 21, 1986: Terry Bell was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Huismann.[11]
- August 19, 1986: Spike Owen and Dave Henderson were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Rey Quiñones, Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, and a player to be named later.[12]
Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bob Kearney | 81 | 204 | 49 | .240 | 6 | 25 |
| 1B | Alvin Davis | 135 | 479 | 130 | .271 | 18 | 72 |
| 2B | Harold Reynolds | 126 | 445 | 99 | .222 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | Spike Owen | 112 | 402 | 99 | .246 | 0 | 35 |
| 3B | Jim Presley | 155 | 616 | 163 | .265 | 27 | 107 |
| LF | Phil Bradley | 143 | 526 | 163 | .310 | 12 | 50 |
| CF | John Moses | 103 | 399 | 102 | .256 | 3 | 34 |
| RF | Danny Tartabull | 137 | 511 | 138 | .270 | 25 | 96 |
| DH | Ken Phelps | 125 | 344 | 85 | .247 | 24 | 64 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ken Phelps | 125 | 344 | 85 | .247 | 24 | 64 |
| Dave Henderson | 103 | 337 | 93 | .276 | 14 | 44 |
| Scott Bradley | 68 | 199 | 60 | .302 | 5 | 28 |
| Iván Calderón | 37 | 131 | 31 | .237 | 2 | 13 |
| Steve Yeager | 50 | 130 | 27 | .208 | 2 | 12 |
| Rey Quiñones | 36 | 122 | 23 | .189 | 0 | 7 |
| Mickey Brantley | 27 | 102 | 20 | .196 | 3 | 7 |
| Domingo Ramos | 49 | 99 | 18 | .182 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Cowens | 28 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Hengel | 21 | 63 | 12 | .190 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Valle | 22 | 53 | 18 | .340 | 5 | 15 |
| Barry Bonnell | 17 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 4 |
| Ross Jones | 11 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Nelson | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Moore | 38 | 266.0 | 11 | 13 | 4.36 | 146 |
| Mark Langston | 37 | 239.1 | 12 | 14 | 4.85 | 245 |
| Mike Morgan | 37 | 216.1 | 11 | 17 | 4.53 | 116 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Swift | 29 | 115.1 | 2 | 9 | 5.46 | 55 |
| Milt Wilcox | 13 | 55.2 | 0 | 8 | 5.50 | 26 |
| Mike Trujillo | 11 | 41.1 | 3 | 2 | 2.40 | 19 |
| Jim Beattie | 9 | 40.1 | 0 | 6 | 6.02 | 24 |
| Jerry Reed | 11 | 34.2 | 4 | 0 | 3.12 | 16 |
| Steve Fireovid | 10 | 21.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.29 | 10 |
| Mike Brown | 6 | 15.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.47 | 9 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Matt Young | 65 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3.82 | 82 |
| Pete Ladd | 52 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3.82 | 53 |
| Lee Guetterman | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.34 | 38 |
| Mark Huismann | 36 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.71 | 59 |
| Karl Best | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.04 | 23 |
| Edwin Núñez | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.82 | 17 |
| Paul Mirabella | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 6 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham[13]
- Cafardo, Nick (April 30, 1986). "Kall him Dr. Klemens". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Patriot Ledger Sports Service. p. 17.
- Golden, Ed (April 30, 1986). "Clemens fans 20 Mariners". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D1.
- "Boston's Clemens makes history". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1986. p. D2.
- Gammons, Peter (May 12, 1986). "Striking out toward Cooperstown". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007