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1990 Seattle Mariners season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Seattle Mariners |
| season | 1990 |
| league | American League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Kingdome |
| city | Seattle, Washington |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 5th |
| owners | Jeff Smulyan |
| general_managers | Woody Woodward |
| managers | Jim Lefebvre |
| television | KSTW-TV 11 |
| radio | KIRO 710 AM |
| (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, | |
| Joe Simpson) |
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) |}} The 1990 Seattle Mariners season was the 14th for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. Under second-year manager Jim Lefebvre, they finished fifth in the American League West at . It was the second-best record in the M's history up to that point in time; the win total was one behind the club record set in 1987. The Mariners hit six grand slams, the most in MLB in .
Offseason
- November 13, 1989: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
- December 7, 1989: Pete O'Brien was signed as free agent by the Mariners.
Regular season
- June 2: Randy Johnson threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers, the first for the franchise. He was also the tallest pitcher () in Major League history to throw a no-hitter. It was the 2101st game in Mariners history, played on a Saturday night in the Kingdome.
- September 14: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning against the California Angels. Through , it remains the only occurrence of consecutive homers by a father and son in MLB history.
Opening Day starters
- Scott Bankhead
- Greg Briley
- Darnell Coles
- Alvin Davis
- Brian Giles
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- Jeffrey Leonard
- Pete O'Brien
- Harold Reynolds
- Dave Valle
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 4: 1990 Major League Baseball draft
- Marc Newfield was selected by the Mariners in the first round (sixth pick), and he signed on June 10.
- Bret Boone was selected by the M's in the fifth round, and he signed on June 8.
- June 18: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Tracy Jones.
- June 19: Mario Díaz was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens.
- August 29: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
- September 18: Rick Rentería was released by the Mariners.
Roster
| 1990 Seattle Mariners |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
The Griffeys
- Ken Griffey, Sr. joined his son (Ken Griffey Jr.) to become the first father and son to play in a game together. The game was played in the Kingdome against the Kansas City Royals on August 31. The Griffeys became the first father-and-son teammates to hit back-to-back home runs on September 14.
Line Score
August 31, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** | **6** | **2** |
| **Seattle** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | **5** | **10** | **1** |
| **W**: Johnson (13-8) **L**: Davis (7-10) | ||||||||||||
| Home Runs: Pecota (4) **Attendance**: 27,166 **Time**: 2:27 |
Batting
| **Kansas City Royals** | AB | R | H | RBI | **Seattle Mariners** | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seitzer, 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reynolds, 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McRae, cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Griffey, lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tartabull, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Griffey Jr., cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson, lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Davis, dh | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Macfarlane, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | O'Brien, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eisenreich, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Buhner, rf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pecota, 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Martinez, 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| White, 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Schaefer. 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeltz, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bradley, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vizquel, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **Totals** | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | **Totals** | 32 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Pitching
| **Kansas City Royals** | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis L (7-10) | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Sanchez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **Totals** | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| **Seattle Mariners** | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson W (13-8) | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swift SV (3) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **Totals** | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Player stats
| = 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dave Valle | 107 | 308 | 66 | .214 | 7 | 33 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 108 | 366 | 82 | .224 | 5 | 27 |
| 2B | Harold Reynolds | 160 | 642 | 162 | .252 | 5 | 55 |
| 3B | Edgar Martínez | 144 | 487 | 147 | .302 | 11 | 49 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 81 | 255 | 63 | .247 | 2 | 18 |
| LF | Jeffrey Leonard | 134 | 478 | 120 | .251 | 10 | 75 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 155 | 597 | 179 | .300 | 22 | 80 |
| RF | Greg Briley | 125 | 337 | 83 | .246 | 5 | 29 |
| DH | Alvin Davis | 140 | 494 | 140 | .283 | 17 | 68 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cotto | 127 | 355 | 92 | .259 | 4 | 33 |
| Scott Bradley | 101 | 233 | 52 | .223 | 1 | 28 |
| Jay Buhner | 51 | 163 | 45 | .276 | 7 | 33 |
| Mike Brumley | 62 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 55 | 107 | 22 | .206 | 0 | 6 |
| Darnell Coles | 37 | 107 | 23 | .215 | 2 | 16 |
| Brian Giles | 45 | 95 | 22 | .232 | 4 | 11 |
| Tracy Jones | 25 | 86 | 26 | .302 | 2 | 15 |
| Ken Griffey, Sr. | 21 | 77 | 29 | .377 | 3 | 18 |
| Tino Martinez | 24 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 0 | 5 |
| Matt Sinatro | 30 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Cochrane | 15 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Hanson | 33 | 236.0 | 18 | 9 | 3.24 | 211 |
| Matt Young | 34 | 225.1 | 8 | 18 | 3.51 | 176 |
| Randy Johnson | 33 | 219.2 | 14 | 11 | 3.65 | 194 |
| Brian Holman | 28 | 189.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.03 | 121 |
| Rich DeLucia | 5 | 36.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 20 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Swift | 55 | 128.0 | 6 | 4 | 2.39 | 42 |
| Russ Swan | 11 | 47.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.64 | 15 |
| Gary Eave | 8 | 30.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.20 | 16 |
| Scott Bankhead | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 11.08 | 10 |
| Mike Gardiner | 5 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.66 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Schooler | 49 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 2.25 | 45 |
| Mike Jackson | 63 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4.54 | 69 |
| Keith Comstock | 60 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.89 | 50 |
| Gene Harris | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.74 | 43 |
| Brent Knackert | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.51 | 28 |
| Bryan Clark | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 3 |
| Dave Burba | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Scott Medvin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 1 |
| Vance Lovelace | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
| Jerry Reed | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 |
| José Meléndez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 7 |
| Dennis Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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References
References
- (October 4, 1990). "Wild Johnson dampens end for Mariners". Spokesman-Review.
- "Team Batting Event Finder: 1990, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference.
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schaeje01.shtml Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference]
- (December 8, 1989). "Signing of O'Brien heralds loose purse string for M's". Spokesman-Review.
- (June 3, 1990). "Mariner sails away with a no-hitter". Eugene Register-Guard.
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06021990.shtml Baseball Almanac - Box Score of Randy Johnson's No-Hitter]
- (June 3, 1990). "Johnson tosses no-hitter". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
- (September 15, 1990). "Griffeys hit back-to-back HRs". Idahonian.
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newfima01.shtml Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebr01.shtml Bret Boone page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference]
- "Mario Diaz Stats".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteri01.shtml Rick Renteria page at Baseball Reference]
- (September 1, 1990). "Griffeys make history". Lawrence Journal-World.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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