| 1995 Seattle Mariners | |
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| American League West champions American League Runner-Up |
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| Owner(s) | Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis |
| Manager(s) | Lou Piniella |
| Local television | KIRO-TV 7 Prime Sports NW |
| Local radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Chip Caray, Ron Fairly,) |
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The Seattle Mariners' 1995 season was the 19th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 79–66, tying the California Angels for first in the American League West. In a one-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history.[1]
In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the New York Yankees in the best-of-five American League Division Series after being down 2 games to 0, a series notable for Edgar Martínez' 11th-inning double that clinched the series for the Mariners. They were subsequently defeated in the American League Championship Series by the Cleveland Indians, 4–2.
Contents
Offseason[edit]
- October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Milwaukee Brewers.[2]
- November 29, 1994: Félix Fermín was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.[3]
- December 21, 1994: Jay Buhner was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.[4]
- December 21, 1994: Eric Anthony was released by the Mariners.[5]
Regular season[edit]
- Ken Griffey, Jr. suffered a severe wrist injury on May 26 while making a catch at the wall that would sideline him until mid August. The team would stay afloat at .500 however, and after Junior returned they managed their historic late season comeback against the California Angels.[6]
- The Mariners honored the West Coast Negro Baseball League Seattle Steelheads when they wore 1946 Steelheads uniforms on September 9, 1995 at home against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals wore Kansas City Monarchs uniforms.[7] The Mariners beat the Royals 6 to 2 in front of 39,157 fans at the Kingdome.[8]
- Randy Johnson won the Cy Young Award. The award came at the end of a banner year. Johnson (18-2, 2.48 ERA, 294 strikeouts) narrowly missed becoming the first AL Triple Crown pitcher (leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts) since Detroit's Hal Newhouser accomplished the feat in 1945.[6] His .900 winning percentage broke Ron Guidry's 1978 record, and his strikeouts per nine innings ratio of 12.35 broke the record held by Nolan Ryan.[6]
Opening Day Lineup[edit]
- Mike Blowers
- Darren Bragg
- Jay Buhner
- Joey Cora
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- Félix Fermín
- Randy Johnson
- Edgar Martinez
- Tino Martinez
- Dan Wilson
Roster[edit]
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Notable transactions[edit]
- May 15, 1995: Roger Salkeld was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher.[9]
- July 14, 1995: Norm Charlton was signed by the Mariners after being released by the Cincinnati Reds [10]
- July 31, 1995: Ron Villone and Marc Newfield were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Andy Benes and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the trade by sending Greg Keagle to the Mariners on September 17.[11]
- August 15, 1995: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Vince Coleman. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Jim Converse to the Royals on August 18.[12]
Draft Picks[edit]
- June 1, 1995: 1995 Major League Baseball Draft
- Shane Monahan was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round. Player signed June 27, 1995.[13]
- Juan Pierre was drafted by the Mariners in the 30th round, but did not sign.[14]
Season standings[edit]
- Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994 strike. Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker.
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Seattle Mariners | 79 | 66 | 0.545 | — | 46–27 | 33–39 |
| California Angels | 78 | 67 | 0.538 | 1 | 39–33 | 39–34 |
| Texas Rangers | 74 | 70 | 0.514 | 4½ | 41–31 | 33–39 |
| Oakland Athletics | 67 | 77 | 0.465 | 11½ | 38–34 | 29–43 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1995 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–1 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 11–3 | 5–3 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 8–5 |
| California | 4–9 | 3–11 | — | 10–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–2 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 3–2–1 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–5 |
| Cleveland | 10–2 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 8–5 | — | 10–3 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 10–3 |
| Detroit | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 3–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 5–4 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 4–3 | — | 10–2 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 |
| Milwaukee | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2–10 | — | 9–4 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 1–4 |
| New York | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–3–1 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–3 | 6–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–3 | 12–1 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | — | 7–6 | 5–8 | 3–7 |
| Seattle | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 10–3 | 3–4 |
| Texas | 1–4 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | — | 9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 2–8 | 5–6 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–1 | 1–12 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3–9 | — |
Player stats[edit]
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Dan Wilson | 119 | 399 | 111 | .278 | 9 | 51 |
| 1B | Tino Martinez | 141 | 519 | 152 | .293 | 31 | 111 |
| 2B | Joey Cora | 120 | 427 | 127 | .297 | 3 | 39 |
| 3B | Mike Blowers | 134 | 439 | 113 | .257 | 23 | 96 |
| SS | Luis Sojo | 102 | 339 | 98 | .289 | 7 | 39 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 40 | 162 | 47 | .290 | 1 | 9 |
| CF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 72 | 260 | 67 | .258 | 17 | 42 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 126 | 470 | 123 | .262 | 40 | 121 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 145 | 511 | 182 | .356 | 29 | 113 |
Other batters[edit]
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| OF | Alex Diaz | 103 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 3 | 27 |
| OF | Rich Amaral | 90 | 230 | 67 | .282 | 2 | 19 |
| SS | Félix Fermín | 73 | 200 | 39 | .195 | 0 | 15 |
| OF | Darren Bragg | 52 | 145 | 34 | .234 | 3 | 12 |
| 3B/PH | Doug Strange | 74 | 155 | 42 | .271 | 2 | 21 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 48 | 142 | 33 | .232 | 5 | 19 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strike Outs
| Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Randy Johnson | 30 | 214.1 | 18 | 2 | 2.48 | 294 |
| Tim Belcher | 28 | 179.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.52 | 96 |
| Chris Bosio | 31 | 170.0 | 10 | 8 | 4.92 | 85 |
| Salomón Torres | 13 | 72.0 | 3 | 8 | 6.00 | 45 |
| Andy Benes | 12 | 63.0 | 7 | 2 | 4.52 | 45 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | S |
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| Norm Charlton | 30 | 47.2 | 2 | 1 | 1.51 | 58 | 14 |
| Bill Risley | 45 | 60.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.13 | 65 | 1 |
| Bob Wells | 30 | 76.2 | 4 | 3 | 5.75 | 38 | 0 |
| Jeff Nelson | 62 | 78.2 | 7 | 3 | 2.17 | 96 | 2 |
| Bobby Ayala | 63 | 71.0 | 6 | 5 | 4.44 | 77 | 19 |
ALDS[edit]
Main article: 1995 American League Division Series
| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | Seattle 6, New York 9 | October 3, 1995 |
| 2 | Seattle 5, New York 7 | October 4, 1995 |
| 3 | New York 4, Seattle 7 | October 6, 1995 |
| 4 | New York 8, Seattle 11 | October 7, 1995 |
| 5 | New York 5, Seattle 6 | October 8, 1995 |
ALCS[edit]
Main article: 1995 American League Championship Series
| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | Cleveland 2, Seattle 3 | October 10, 1995 |
| 2 | Cleveland 5, Seattle 2 | October 11, 1995 |
| 3 | Seattle 5, Cleveland 2 | October 13, 1995 |
| 4 | Seattle 0, Cleveland 7 | October 14, 1995 |
| 5 | Seattle 2, Cleveland 3 | October 15, 1995 |
| 6 | Cleveland 4, Seattle 0 | October 17, 1995 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Randy Johnson, American League Cy Young Award winner, American League leader, strikeouts
- Edgar Martínez, American League Leader, batting average
- Lou Piniella, Associated Press American League Manager of the Year
In popular culture[edit]
The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, My Oh My, by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore.[15]
Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners".
See also[edit]
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
References[edit]
- ^ "Mariners Postseason Results". MLB.com. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Félix Fermín page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jay Buhner page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c The Ballplayers - Ken Griffey, Jr | BaseballLibrary.com Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "autogenerated1" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Anderson, Lenny (April 14, 1995). "Negro League Seattle Steelheads Gone, But Not Forgotten". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ "September 9, 1995 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Vince Coleman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Shane Monahan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Juan Pierre page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://rapgenius.com/Macklemore-my-oh-my-lyrics
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
- 1995 Seattle Mariners
- 1995 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- A fan site collecting stories about the team and year
- 1995 Mariners: Ringless in Seattle
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