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1988 Seattle Mariners season
Major League Baseball team season
The Seattle Mariners 1988 season was their 12th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing seventh in the American League West with a record of 68–93 (.422).
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| 1988 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 68–93 (.422) | |||
| Divisional place | 7th | |||
| Owners | George Argyros | |||
| General managers | Dick Balderson, Woody Woodward | |||
| Managers | Dick Williams, Jim Snyder | |||
| Television | KIRO-TV 11 | |||
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) | |||
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- December 9, 1987: Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno were traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors).[1]
- December 21, 1987: John Moses was released by the Mariners.[2]
- December 22, 1987: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.[3]
- January 19, 1988: John Rabb was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[4]
- Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235).
Opening Day starters
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 54–27 | 50–31 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 13 | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 19½ | 44–36 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 32½ | 40–41 | 31–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 33½ | 38–43 | 32–48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | 0.422 | 35½ | 37–44 | 31–49 |
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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 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 0–12 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
| California | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 7–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 12–0 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 9–4 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 |
| New York | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–3 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
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Notable transactions
- May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.[6]
- June 1, 1988: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[7]
- June 1, 1988: Greg Pirkl was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.[8]
- June 8, 1988: Manager Dick Williams was fired and replaced by interim manager Jim Snyder.
- July 21, 1988: Ken Phelps was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon (minors) and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12.[9]
- July 22, 1988: Glenn Wilson was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.[10]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Greg Briley (June 27)
- Bill McGuire (Aug 2)
- Pitchers:
- Erik Hanson (Sep 5)
- Mike Schooler (June 10)
- Terry Taylor (Aug 19) [11]
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 | Scott Bradley | 103 | 335 | 86 | .257 | 4 | 33 |
| 1B | Alvin Davis | 140 | 478 | 141 | .295 | 18 | 69 |
| 2B | Harold Reynolds | 158 | 598 | 169 | .283 | 4 | 41 |
| 3B | Jim Presley | 150 | 544 | 125 | .230 | 14 | 62 |
| SS | Rey Quiñones | 140 | 499 | 124 | .248 | 12 | 52 |
| LF | Mickey Brantley | 149 | 577 | 152 | .263 | 15 | 56 |
| CF | Henry Cotto | 133 | 386 | 100 | .259 | 8 | 33 |
| RF | Glenn Wilson | 78 | 284 | 71 | .250 | 3 | 17 |
| DH | Ken Phelps | 72 | 190 | 54 | .284 | 14 | 32 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Steve Balboni | 97 | 350 | 88 | .251 | 21 | 61 |
| Dave Valle | 93 | 290 | 67 | .231 | 10 | 50 |
| Darnell Coles | 55 | 195 | 57 | .292 | 10 | 34 |
| Jay Buhner | 60 | 192 | 43 | .224 | 10 | 25 |
| Mike Kingery | 57 | 123 | 25 | .203 | 1 | 9 |
| Rick Rentería | 31 | 88 | 18 | .205 | 0 | 6 |
| Mario Díaz | 28 | 72 | 22 | .306 | 0 | 9 |
| Bruce Fields | 39 | 67 | 18 | .269 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Hengel | 26 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 2 | 7 |
| Greg Briley | 13 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
| Edgar Martínez | 14 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill McGuire | 9 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| John Rabb | 9 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 4 |
| Brick Smith | 4 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 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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| Mark Langston | 35 | 261.1 | 15 | 11 | 3.34 | 235 |
| Mike Moore | 37 | 228.2 | 9 | 15 | 3.78 | 182 |
| Bill Swift | 38 | 174.2 | 8 | 12 | 4.59 | 47 |
| Scott Bankhead | 21 | 135.0 | 7 | 9 | 3.07 | 102 |
| Mike Campbell | 20 | 114.2 | 6 | 10 | 5.89 | 63 |
| Steve Trout | 15 | 56.1 | 4 | 7 | 7.83 | 14 |
| Erik Hanson | 6 | 41.2 | 2 | 3 | 3.24 | 36 |
| Terry Taylor | 5 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.26 | 9 |
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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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| Edwin Núñez | 14 | 29.1 | 1 | 4 | 7.98 | 19 |
| Dennis Powell | 12 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.68 | 15 |
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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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| Mike Schooler | 40 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3.54 | 54 |
| Mike Jackson | 62 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2.63 | 76 |
| Jerry Reed | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.96 | 48 |
| Rod Scurry | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.02 | 33 |
| Bill Wilkinson | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.48 | 25 |
| Julio Solano | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.09 | 10 |
| Gene Walter | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.13 | 13 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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AZL club affiliation shared with Boston Red Sox[12]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007