1991_Seattle_Mariners_season
1991 Seattle Mariners season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1991 Seattle Mariners season was the 15th since the franchise's creation. It was the first winning season in franchise history,[1] as the Mariners finished fifth in the American League West with a record of 83–79 (.512).[2] Home attendance at the Kingdome was the highest to date, exceeding 2.1 million.[3]
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| 1991 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Jeff Smulyan | |||
| General managers | Woody Woodward | |||
| Managers | Jim Lefebvre | |||
| Television | KSTW-TV 11 (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) KIRO-TV 7 (Greg Gumbel, Joe Simpson) | |||
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) | |||
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After the season, the contract of third-year manager Jim Lefebvre was not renewed despite his performance,[4][5] and he was succeeded by third-base coach Bill Plummer in 1992.[6][7]
This was the last full season under the ownership of Jeff Smulyan; the club was sold the following July.
- November 25, 1990: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[8]
- July 18: Ken Griffey Jr. and Omar Vizquel each had five hits in one game at Milwaukee.[9][10]
- September 30: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out Tino Martinez of the M's for the 5,500th strikeout in his career.[11][12] Griffey, age 21, became the youngest player in 35 years to reach 100 RBI in a season.[11]
- October 4, The Mariners won their 82nd game over the Chicago White Sox, to finish with their first winning season in franchise history.
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Minnesota Twins | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8 | 46–35 | 41–40 |
| Texas Rangers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Oakland Athletics | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 11 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Kansas City Royals | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 13 | 40–41 | 42–39 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 14 | 40–41 | 41–40 |
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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 | — | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
| California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 1–12 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| Minnesota | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 9–3 | 4–8 | 12–1 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
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Notable transactions
- May 17: The Mariners traded cash and a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Mike Blowers; Jim Blueberg (minors) was sent to the Yankees on June 22.[13]
- June 22: Randy Kramer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[14]
Roster
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Regular season
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| 1991 regular season game log: 83–79 (Home: 45–36; Away: 38–43) | ||||||||||||
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April: 10–11 (Home: 6–3; Away: 4–8)
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May: 15–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–5)
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June: 14–13 (Home: 6–4; Away: 8–9)
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July: 15–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–5)
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August: 13–15 (Home: 10–6; Away: 3–9)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–7)
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October: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member |
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| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Dave Valle | 132 | 324 | 63 | .194 | 8 | 32 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 152 | 560 | 139 | .248 | 17 | 88 |
| 2B | Harold Reynolds | 161 | 631 | 160 | .254 | 3 | 57 |
| 3B | Edgar Martínez | 150 | 544 | 167 | .307 | 14 | 52 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 142 | 426 | 98 | .230 | 1 | 41 |
| LF | Greg Briley | 139 | 381 | 99 | .260 | 2 | 26 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 154 | 548 | 179 | .327 | 22 | 100 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 137 | 406 | 99 | .244 | 27 | 77 |
| DH | Alvin Davis | 145 | 462 | 102 | .221 | 12 | 69 |
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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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| Dave Cochrane | 65 | 178 | 44 | .247 | 2 | 22 |
| Henry Cotto | 66 | 177 | 54 | .305 | 6 | 23 |
| Tracy Jones | 79 | 175 | 44 | .251 | 3 | 24 |
| Scott Bradley | 83 | 172 | 35 | .203 | 0 | 11 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 84 | 164 | 41 | .250 | 1 | 11 |
| Tino Martinez | 36 | 112 | 23 | .205 | 4 | 9 |
| Alonzo Powell | 57 | 111 | 24 | .216 | 3 | 12 |
| Ken Griffey Sr. | 30 | 85 | 24 | .282 | 1 | 9 |
| Rich Amaral | 14 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Lennon | 9 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Sinatro | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Howard | 9 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
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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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| Randy Johnson | 33 | 201.1 | 13 | 10 | 3.98 | 228 |
| Brian Holman | 30 | 195.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.69 | 108 |
| Rich DeLucia | 32 | 182.0 | 12 | 13 | 5.09 | 98 |
| Bill Krueger | 35 | 175.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.60 | 91 |
| Erik Hanson | 27 | 174.2 | 8 | 8 | 3.81 | 143 |
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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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| Scott Bankhead | 17 | 60.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.90 | 28 |
| Pat Rice | 7 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 12 |
| Dave Fleming | 9 | 17.2 | 1 | 0 | 6.62 | 11 |
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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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| Bill Swift | 71 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1.99 | 48 |
| Mike Jackson | 72 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3.25 | 74 |
| Russ Swan | 63 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.43 | 33 |
| Rob Murphy | 57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 | 34 |
| Mike Schooler | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3.67 | 31 |
| Calvin Jones | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.53 | 42 |
| Dave Burba | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.68 | 16 |
| Gene Harris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.05 | 6 |
| Keith Comstock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
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- Harold Reynolds, second baseman, Roberto Clemente Award
See also: Minor League Baseball
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | Keith Bodie |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Jim Nettles |
| A | San Bernardino Spirit | California League | Tommy Jones |
| A | Peninsula Pilots | Carolina League | Steve Smith |
| A-Short Season | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | Dave Myers |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Myron Pines |
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- Source:[15]
- "Lefebvre's happy but job unsure". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 8, 1991. p. C2.
- "Major League standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 7, 1991. p. 5D.
- "Mariners lose final; Lefebvre awaits destiny". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 7, 1991. p. D1.
- LaRue, Larry (October 1, 1991). "There will be few tears when Lefebvre leaves". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
- LaRue, Larry (October 11, 1991). "Lefebvre gone as M's skipper". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
- LaRue, Larry (October 29, 1991). "Plummer named Mariners skipper". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
- "Mariners, Yanks name managers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 30, 1991. p. 3B.
- LaRue, Larry (July 19, 1991). "My, oh my! M's go wild in 12-0 rout". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
- "Mariners wallop Milwaukee 12-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 19, 1991. p. 3B.
- "Mariners split with Texas; Griffey gets 100th RBI". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1991. p. C4.
- "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007