1988 Seattle Mariners season

Offseason

• 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).
• December 21, 1987: John Moses was released by the Mariners.
• 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.
• January 19, 1988: John Rabb was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

Regular season

• Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235).

Opening Day starters

• Mickey Brantley
• Alvin Davis
• Mike Kingery
• Ken Phelps
• Jim Presley
• Rey Quiñones
• Harold Reynolds
• Steve Trout
• Dave Valle
• Glenn Wilson

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.
• June 1, 1988: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
• 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.
• 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.
• July 22, 1988: Glenn Wilson was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.

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)

Roster

Player stats

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bradlph01.shtml Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mosesjo01.shtml John Moses page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/troutst01.shtml Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rabbjo01.shtml John Rabb page at Baseball Reference]
5. [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SEA 1988 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chrisjo02.shtml John Christensen page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pirklgr01.shtml Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference]
11. "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
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