1992 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners 1992 season was their 16th since the franchise creation, and finished seventh (last) in the American League West with a record of 64–98 (.395).[1][2]
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Record | 64–98 (.395) |
Divisional place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | Jeff Smulyan, purchased by Hiroshi Yamauchi in July |
General manager(s) | Woody Woodward |
Manager(s) | Bill Plummer |
Local television | KSTW-TV 11 |
Local radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Levine, Billy Sample) |
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After a franchise-best 83 wins the previous season, the Mariners finished with nineteen less, the largest one-year decline in team history.[3] Ownership changed in July,[4][5][6][7] and first-year manager Bill Plummer was fired after the season,[8][9] succeeded by Lou Piniella in November for 1993.[10][11]
Lefthanded starter Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive strikeout titles with 241.[12] In his third full season in the majors, 29-year-old third baseman Edgar Martínez batted .343 to lead the majors and win the first of his two American League batting titles.[13] He hit .388 in July and .395 in August and was the league's player of the month for both.[2]
Offseason
- December 11, 1991: Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba were traded by the Mariners to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger.[14]
- February 19, 1992: Shane Turner was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[15]
- March 9, 1992: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[16]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 51–30 | 45–36 |
Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 6 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 50–32 | 36–44 |
Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
California Angels | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 44–37 | 28–53 |
Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 32 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
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 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 4: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[17]
- May 29: Mario Díaz was released by the Mariners.[17]
- May 29: Bill Haselman was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.[18]
- August 22: Sean Twitty (minors) was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Tim Leary and cash.[19]
Roster
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Player stats
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dave Valle | 124 | 367 | 88 | .240 | 9 | 30 |
1B | Tino Martinez | 136 | 460 | 118 | .257 | 16 | 66 |
2B | Harold Reynolds | 140 | 458 | 113 | .247 | 3 | 33 |
3B | Edgar Martínez | 135 | 528 | 181 | .343 | 18 | 73 |
SS | Omar Vizquel | 136 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 0 | 21 |
LF | Kevin Mitchell | 99 | 360 | 103 | .286 | 9 | 67 |
CF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 142 | 565 | 174 | .308 | 27 | 103 |
RF | Jay Buhner | 152 | 543 | 132 | .243 | 25 | 79 |
DH | Pete O'Brien | 134 | 396 | 88 | .222 | 14 | 52 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Henry Cotto | 108 | 294 | 76 | .259 | 5 | 27 |
Shane Turner | 34 | 74 | 20 | .270 | 0 | 5 |
Jeff Schaefer | 65 | 70 | 8 | .114 | 1 | 3 |
John Moses | 21 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Haselman | 8 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Fleming | 33 | 228⅓ | 17 | 10 | 3.39 | 112 |
Randy Johnson | 31 | 210⅓ | 12 | 14 | 3.77 | 241 |
Erik Hanson | 31 | 186⅔ | 8 | 17 | 4.82 | 112 |
Tim Leary | 8 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 4.91 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Awards and honors
- Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts
- Edgar Martínez, Major League leader, Batting average
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | Keith Bodie |
AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Bob Hartsfield |
A | San Bernardino Spirit | California League | Iván DeJesús |
A | Peninsula Pilots | Carolina League | Marc Hill |
A-Short Season | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | Dave Myers |
Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Carlos Lezcano |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peninsula[20]
References
- "Baseball: American League". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (standings). October 5, 1992. p. C4.
- LaRue, Larry (October 6, 1992). "M's had their highs and lows". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C3.
- Cour, Jim (October 5, 1992). "M's beat McDowell in season finale". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
- Carson, Rob (June 12, 1992). "M's still financial concern". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
- "Mariners' sale gains approval of the owners". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 12, 1992. p. 1C.
- "M's owners expect city to produce". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 13, 1992. p. C2.
- "Mariners have new owner as sale completed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 2, 1992. p. C3.
- "New owners figure one year is enough". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1992. p. 1B.
- "Plummer, all coaches fired by M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 14, 1992. p. C1.
- Finnigan, Bob (November 10, 1992). "Piniella takes Mariners' helm". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Seattle Times). p. C1.
- "Piniella assumes Mariners' helm". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 10, 1992. p. 3F.
- "The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- "Martinez wins first batting title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 5, 1992. p. C1.
- Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
- Shane Turner page at Baseball Reference
- John Moses page at Baseball Reference
- "Mario Diaz Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- Bill Haselman page at Baseball Reference
- Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007