1995 Seattle Mariners season

Offseason

Notable transactions

• October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Milwaukee Brewers.
• November 29: Félix Fermín signed as a free agent with the Mariners.
• November 29: Jeff Darwin designated for assignment.
• December 19: Luis Sojo signed a one-year contract.
• December 21: Jay Buhner re-signed with the Mariners on a three-year contract.
• December 21: Eric Anthony was released by the Mariners.

Offseason summary

On November 30, 1994, the Mariners became the first MLB team to publish an official website, called "Seattle Mariners Home Plate".

The start of the 1995 season was delayed by the ongoing players strike, which had ended the 1994 season in August. As the strike continued, the Mariners and all MLB teams began spring training with replacement players. In late March, the Mariners had provisional rosters of replacement players that included a few strikebreaking former MLB players, including Jim Paciorek, Marty Pevey, and Randy McCament. However, the strike ended on April 2, the day before replacement players were scheduled to start the regular season. A shortened 144-game MLB season started on April 26, with the Mariners' Opening Day the following night.

Regular season

Season standings

Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994–95 strike. Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starting lineup

Season summary

• Ken Griffey Jr. suffered a severe left wrist injury on May 26 while making a catch at the wall that sidelined him until mid-August. The Mariners stayed afloat at around .500, and their historic late season comeback tied the California Angels.
• The Mariners honored the West Coast Negro Baseball League Seattle Steelheads when they wore 1946 Steelheads uniforms on September 9 against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals wore Kansas City Monarchs uniforms. The Mariners beat the Royals 6–2 at the Kingdome.
• Randy Johnson won his first 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 pitching Triple Crown winner since Detroit's Hal Newhouser in 1945. Johnson's .900 winning percentage broke Ron Guidry's 1978 record, and his strikeouts per nine innings ratio of 12.35 broke Nolan Ryan's single-season record.

Pennant chase

On August 21, the Mariners () were 12½ games behind the California Angels (). Two weeks later, the lead narrowed to 5½ games, as the Angels went 1–12 while the Mariners were 8–5. After another two weeks, the lead was down to three games, and the teams were even at on the morning of September 21. Seattle led by as many as 3 games. On September 30, with two games left in season, the Mariners only needed one win to clinch their first playoff appearance in franchise history but couldn't hold it, as they lost their final two games at the Texas Rangers. The Angels won their final five games to tie the Mariners at , requiring a one-game playoff for the division title. Also on a five-game winning streak, the New York Yankees secured the new wild card berth at .

Game log

Regular season

|-style=background:#bfb | 1 || April 27 || Tigers || 3–0 || Johnson (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || Ayala (1) || 34,656 || 1–0 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 2 || April 28 || Tigers || 9–2 || Bosio (1–0) || Doherty (0–1) || — || 19,336 || 2–0 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 3 || April 29 || Tigers || 11–1 || Fleming (1–0) || D. Wells (0–1) || Converse (1) || 27,264 || 3–0 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 4 || April 30 || Tigers || 1–10 || Moore (2–0) || B. Wells (0–1) || — || 19,743 || 3–1 || L1 |- |-style=background:#bfb | 5 || May 1 || @ Rangers || 4–1 || Davis (1–0) || Rogers (0–2) || Ayala (2) || 19,104 || 4–1 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 6 || May 2 || @ Rangers || 15–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Heredia (0–1) || — || 17,983 || 5–1 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 7 || May 3 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Bosio (2–0) || Pavlik (0–1) || — || 17,375 || 6–1 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 8 || May 5 || @ Angels || 0–10 || Patterson (1–0) || Fleming (1–1) || — || 30,230 || 6–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 9 || May 6 || @ Angels || 5–7 || Williams (1–1) || Wells (0–2) || L. Smith (4) || 21,882 || 6–3 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 10 || May 7 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Johnson (2–0) || Finley (0–3) || Ayala (3) || 24,868 || 7–3 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || May 9 || @ Athletics || 5–7 || Wengert (1–1) || Converse (0–1) || — || 8,125 || 7–4 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 12 || May 10 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Ontiveros (2–1) || Fleming (1–2) || Eckersley (4) || 8,495 || 7–5 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 13 || May 11 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Harkey (1–1) || Villone (0–1) || Eckersley (5) || 9,444 || 7–6 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 14 || May 12 || White Sox || 6–4 || Johnson (3–0) || Alvarez (1–2) || Risley (1) || 18,166 || 8–6 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 15 || May 13 || White Sox || 6–5 || Davis (2–0) || Fernandez (1–2) || Ayala (4) || 40,653 || 9–6 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 16 || May 14 || White Sox || 2–10 || Abbott (2–1) || Converse (0–2) || — || 19,475 || 9–7 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || May 16 || @ Royals || 2–4 (5) || Haney (1–0) || Fleming (1–3) || — || 12,330 || 9–8 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 18 || May 17 || @ Royals || 4–0 || Wells (1–2) || Gubicza (1–3) || — || 12,020 || 10–8 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || May 18 || @ Royals || 2–3 (14) || Brewer (1–1) || Converse (0–3) || — || 14,793 || 10–9 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 20 || May 19 || @ Twins || 6–8 || Radke (2–1) || Davis (2–1) || Aguilera (6) || 14,639 || 10–10 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 21 || May 20 || @ Twins || 10–6 || Belcher (1–0) || Erickson (1–4) || — || 13,762 || 11–10 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 22 || May 21 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Johnson (4–0) || Tapani (2–2) || Ayala (5) || 12,918 || 12–10 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 23 || May 22 || @ Tigers || 8–10 || Boever (3–0) || Carmona (0–1) || Henneman (4) || 9,167 || 12–11 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 24 || May 23 || Red Sox || 4–5 (10) || Belinda (3–0) || Frey (0–2) || Ryan (3) || 11,868 || 12–12 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 25 || May 24 || Red Sox || 15–6 || Carmona (1–1) || Pierce (0–3) || Nelson (1) || 10,041 || 13–12 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 26 || May 25 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Belcher (2–0) || Z. Smith (0–1) || Ayala (6) || 12,194 || 14–12 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 27 || May 26 || Orioles || 8–3 || Johnson (5–0) || McDonald (0–2) || — || 15,256 || 15–12 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 28 || May 27 || Orioles || 4–11 || Mills (3–0) || Wells (1–3) || — || 20,797 || 15–13 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 29 || May 28 || Orioles || 5–2 || Bosio (3–0) || Brown (4–2) || Ayala (7) || 16,785 || 16–13 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 30 || May 29 || Yankees || 8–7 (12) || Ayala (1–0) || Bankhead (1–1) || — || 18,948 || 17–13 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 31 || May 30 || Yankees || 7–3 || Nelson (2–0) || Perez (2–2) || — || 10,709 || 18–13 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 32 || May 31 || Yankees || 11–9 || Wells (2–3) || MacDonald (0–1) || Ayala (8) || 13,035 || 19–13 || W4 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 33 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Belinda (4–0) || Torres (0–2) || — || 33,476 || 19–14 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 34 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 8–10 || Cormier (2–0) || Carmona (1–2) || Ryan (6) || 27,301 || 19–15 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 35 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 (10) || Wakefield (3–0) || Ayala (1–1) || — || 28,512 || 19–16 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 36 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Johnson (6–0) || McDonald (1–3) || — || 36,732 || 20–16 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 37 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 6–12 || Moyer (1–1) || Fleming (1–4) || — || 33,556 || 20–17 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 38 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 10–2 || Bosio (4–0) || Brown (5–3) || — || 38,407 || 21–17 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 39 || June 8 || @ Orioles || 2–8 || Mussina (5–3) || Torres (0–3) || — || 40,730 || 21–18 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 40 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 11–1 || Belcher (3–0) || Perez (3–3) || — || 19,650 || 22–18 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 41 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Nelson (3–0) || Howe (1–2) || Ayala (9) || 25,279 || 23–18 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 42 || June 11 || @ Yankees || 7–10 || Howe (2–2) || Frey (0–3) || Wetteland (7) || 26,037 || 23–19 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 43 || June 12 || Royals || 9–10 || Meacham (2–2) || Villone (0–2) || Montgomery (9) || 11,628 || 23–20 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 44 || June 13 || Royals || 1–3 || Haney (3–1) || Torres (0–4) || Montgomery (10) || 10,223 || 23–21 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 45 || June 14 || Royals || 1–2 || Appier (9–2) || Belcher (3–1) || Montgomery (11) || 12,585 || 23–22 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 46 || June 16 || Twins || 1–10 || Radke (3–6) || Johnson (6–1) || — || 20,762 || 23–23 || L5 |-style=background:#bfb | 47 || June 17 || Twins || 6–4 || Bosio (5–0) || Trombley (0–2) || Ayala (10) || 16,751 || 24–23 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 48 || June 18 || Twins || 2–1 || Risley (1–0) || Tapani (4–6) || — || 24,707 || 25–23 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 19 || @ White Sox || 6–8 || McCaskill (3–2) || Fleming (1–5) || Hernandez (11) || 22,406 || 25–24 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 50 || June 20 || @ White Sox || 9–5 || Johnson (7–1) || Alvarez (1–2) || — || 25,868 || 26–24 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 51 || June 21 || @ White Sox || 4–5 (10) || McCaskill (4–2) || Risley (1–1) || — || 21,228 || 26–25 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 52 || June 22 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Torres (1–4) || Abbott (3–3) || Ayala (11) || 20,836 || 27–25 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 53 || June 23 || Angels || 4–14 || Langston (6–1) || Belcher (3–2) || — || 14,282 || 27–26 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 54 || June 24 || Angels || 3–2 || Johnson (8–1) || Finley (5–6) || — || 31,275 || 28–26 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 55 || June 25 || Angels || 5–7 || Boskie (6–1) || Bosio (5–1) || Smith (19) || 14,325 || 28–27 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 56 || June 26 || Angels || 7–3 || Torres (2–4) || Anderson (1–1) || — || 18,126 || 29–27 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 57 || June 27 || Athletics || 4–6 || Harkey (4–4) || Belcher (3–3) || Eckersley (16) || 9,767 || 29–28 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 58 || June 28 || Athletics || 5–7 || Van Poppel (1–1) || Nelson (3–1) || — || 15,165 || 29–29 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 59 || June 29 || Athletics || 5–2 || Bosio (6–1) || Arce (1–2) || Ayala (12) || 13,701 || 30–29 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 60 || June 30 || Rangers || 2–10 || Gross (3–7) || Torres (2–5) || — || 12,137 || 30–30 || L1 |- |-style=background:#bfb | 61 || July 1 || Rangers || 2–0 || Belcher (4–3) || Pavlik (4–4) || Ayala (13) || 17,323 || 31–30 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 62 || July 2 || Rangers || 4–3 || Ayala (2–1) || Whiteside (2–2) || — || 19,404 || 32–30 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 63 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || D. Wells (7–3) || Bosio (6–2) || Henneman (15) || 23,780 || 32–31 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 64 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 8–9 || Christopher (1–0) || Ayala (2–2) || — || 20,188 || 32–32 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 65 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 6–8 || Christopher (2–0) || Carmona (1–3) || Henneman (16) || 17,224 || 32–33 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 66 || July 6 || @ Indians || 1–8 || Ogea (5–1) || Belcher (4–4) || — || 41,661 || 32–34 || L4 |-style=background:#bfb | 67 || July 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Johnson (9–1) || Clark (4–3) || — || 41,741 || 33–34 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 68 || July 8 || @ Indians || 3–7 || Nagy (7–4) || Bosio (6–3) || — || 41,893 || 33–35 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 69 || July 9 || @ Indians || 9–3 || Torres (3–5) || Hershiser (5–4) || — || 41,897 || 34–35 || W1 |-style=background:#bbbfff | - || July 11 || colspan="8"|66th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX |-style=background:#fbb | 70 || July 13 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Cone (8–5) || Belcher (4–5) || Castillo (4) || 18,616 || 34–36 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 71 || July 14 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Guzman (3–5) || Bosio (6–4) || — || 14,850 || 34–37 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 72 || July 15 || Blue Jays || 3–0 || Johnson (10–1) || Hentgen (6–7) || — || 36,037 || 35–37 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 73 || July 16 || Blue Jays || 3–9 || Hurtado (1–0) || Carmona (1–4) || — || 17,632 || 35–38 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 74 || July 17 || Tigers || 10–6 (10) || Ayala (3–2) || Groom (1–3) || — || 14,358 || 36–38 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 75 || July 18 || Tigers || 10–6 || Belcher (5–5) || Lima (0–1) || — || 14,667 || 37–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 76 || July 19 || @ Brewers || 6–7 (12) || Wegman (3–3) || Ayala (3–3) || — || 14,175 || 37–39 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 77 || July 20 || @ Brewers || 4–2 (13) || Krueger (1–0) || McAndrew (0–1) || — || 21,211 || 38–39 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 78 || July 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Hurtado (2–0) || Torres (3–6) || Castillo (6) || 36,490 || 38–40 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 79 || July 22 || @ Blue Jays || 7–2 || Belcher (6–5) || Leiter (6–6) || — || 43,483 || 39–40 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 80 || July 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || B. Wells (3–3) || Cone (9–6) || Ayala (14) || 39,163 || 40–40 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 81 || July 24 || Brewers || 4–6 || Bones (6–7) || Bosio (6–5) || Fetters (13) || 10,491 || 40–41 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 82 || July 25 || Brewers || 8–6 || Johnson (11–1) || Karl (1–1) || Ayala (15) || 13,427 || 41–41 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 26 || Brewers || 3–4 || Givens (2–2) || Torres (3–7) || Fetters (14) || 11,315 || 41–42 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 84 || July 27 || Indians || 11–5 || Belcher (7–5) || Ogea (5–3) || — || 20,121 || 42–42 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 85 || July 28 || Indians || 5–6 || Plunk (5–1) || Frey (0–4) || Mesa (28) || 17,609 || 42–43 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 86 || July 29 || Indians || 5–3 || Bosio (7–5) || Embree (2–1) || Ayala (16) || 43,874 || 43–43 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 87 || July 30 || Indians || 2–5 || Hershiser (8–5) || Torres (3–8) || Mesa (29) || 24,089 || 43–44 || L1 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 88 || August 1 || @ Angels || 2–7 || Anderson (6–2) || Johnson (11–2) || — || 22,074 || 43–45 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 89 || August 2 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Harkey (6–6) || Belcher (7–6) || Smith (25) || 23,253 || 43–46 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 90 || August 3 || @ Angels || 10–7 || Benes (5–7) || Abbott (7–5) || Charlton (1) || 34,674 || 44–46 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 91 || August 4 || @ Athletics || 8–9 || Eckersley (3–4) || Ayala (3–4) || — || 11,794 || 44–47 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 92 || August 5 || @ Athletics || 15–9 || Wells (4–3) || Briscoe (0–1) || — || 20,787 || 45–47 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 93 || August 6 || @ Athletics || 15–8 || Krueger (2–0) || Stottlemyre (9–4) || — || 20,368 || 46–47 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 94 || August 7 || White Sox || 6–4 || Belcher (8–6) || Alvarez (4–7) || Charlton (2) || 18,852 || 47–47 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 95 || August 8 || White Sox || 10–9 || Ayala (4–4) || Hernandez (2–5) || — || 16,875 || 48–47 || W4 |-style=background:#bfb | 96 || August 9 || White Sox || 11–8 || Bosio (8–5) || Keyser (3–5) || Ayala (17) || 16,401 || 49–47 || W5 |-style=background:#bfb | 97 || August 11 || @ Royals || 2–1 || Johnson (12–2) || Gubicza (8–10) || Ayala (18) || 19,955 || 50–47 || W6 |-style=background:#fbb | 98 || August 12 || @ Royals || 2–7 || Appier (12–7) || Belcher (8–7) || Meacham (1) || 20,572 || 50–48 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 99 || August 13 || @ Royals || 3–6 || Gordon (8–7) || Krueger (2–1) || Montgomery (20) || 19,489 || 50–49 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 100 || August 14 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Benes (6–7) || Trombley (2–7) || Nelson (2) || 16,637 || 51–49 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 101 || August 15 || @ Twins || 6–7 || Munoz (1–0) || Ayala (4–5) || — || 12,595 || 51–50 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 102 || August 16 || @ Twins || 6–4 || Risley (2–1) || Stevens (3–2) || Ayala (19) || 13,426 || 52–50 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 103 || August 17 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Honeycutt (5–1) || Charlton (2–6) || — || 10,191 || 52–51 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 104 || August 18 || Red Sox || 9–3 || Wolcott (1–0) || Wakefield (14–2) || — || 27,256 || 53–51 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 105 || August 19 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Hanson (12–4) || Benes (6–8) || Aguilera (21) || 36,007 || 53–52 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 106 || August 20 || Red Sox || 6–7 || Cormier (6–3) || Bosio (8–6) || Aguilera (22) || 21,813 || 53–53 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 107 || August 21 || Orioles || 6–0 || Nelson (4–1) || Benitez (1–5) || — || 32,525 || 54–53 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 108 || August 22 || Orioles || 1–2 || Mussina (14–7) || Belcher (8–8) || Jones (20) || 13,631 || 54–54 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 109 || August 23 || Orioles || 1–7 || Krivda (2–2) || Wolcott (1–1) || Benitez (2) || 14,937 || 54–55 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 110 || August 24 || Yankees || 9–7 || Nelson (5–1) || Wetteland (1–4) || — || 17,592 || 55–55 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 111 || August 25 || Yankees || 7–4 || Bosio (9–6) || Pettitte (6–8) || — || 28,130 || 56–55 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 112 || August 26 || Yankees || 7–0 || Johnson (13–2) || Hitchcock (6–9) || — || 41,182 || 57–55 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 113 || August 27 || Yankees || 2–5 || Kamieniecki (4–5) || Belcher (8–9) || Wetteland (23) || 24,913 || 57–56 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 114 || August 29 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Benes (7–8) || Wakefield (14–3) || Charlton (3) || 31,328 || 58–56 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 115 || August 30 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Maddux (4–1) || Nelson (5–2) || Aguilera (26) || 32,356 || 58–57 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 116 || August 31 || @ Red Sox || 11–2 || Wolcott (2–1) || Cormier (6–5) || Guetterman (1) || 30,627 || 59–57 || W1 |- |-style=background:#bfb | 117 || September 1 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Belcher (9–9) || Mussina (15–8) || Charlton (4) || 43,447 || 60–57 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 118 || September 2 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Brown (7–8) || Bosio (9–7) || Jones (21) || 46,731 || 60–58 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 119 || September 3 || @ Orioles || 9–6 || Carmona (2–4) || Krivda (2–3) || Charlton (5) || 46,269 || 61–58 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 120 || September 4 || @ Yankees || 3–13 || Pettitte (8–8) || Torres (3–9) || — || 24,855 || 61–59 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 121 || September 5 || @ Yankees || 6–5 || Wolcott (3–1) || Rivera (5–3) || Charlton (6) || 15,340 || 62–59 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 122 || September 6 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || McDowell (13–10) || Belcher (9–10) || — || 15,426 || 62–60 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 123 || September 7 || @ Indians || 1–4 || Nagy (13–5) || Bosio (9–8) || Mesa (39) || 41,450 || 62–61 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 124 || September 8 || Royals || 4–1 || Johnson (14–2) || Jacome (4–7) || Charlton (7) || 19,350 || 63–61 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 125 || September 9 || Royals || 6–2 || Benes (8–8) || Gubicza (10–13) || — || 39,157 || 64–61 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 126 || September 10 || Royals || 5–4 || Ayala (5–5) || Olson (3–2) || Charlton (8) || 18,066 || 65–61 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 127 || September 11 || Twins || 10–12 || Mahomes (4–7) || Nelson (5–3) || Stevens (9) || 18,193 || 65–62 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 128 || September 12 || Twins || 14–3 || Bosio (10–8) || Rodriguez (5–6) || Carmona (1) || 12,102 || 66–62 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 129 || September 13 || Twins || 7–4 || Nelson (6–3) || Mahomes (4–8) || Charlton (9) || 16,469 || 67–62 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 130 || September 15 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Benes (9–8) || Bere (7–13) || Charlton (10) || 19,100 || 68–62 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 131 || September 16 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Belcher (10–10) || Karchner (3–2) || Charlton (11) || 26,073 || 69–62 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 132 || September 17 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || McCaskill (5–4) || Wolcott (3–2) || Hernandez (30) || 21,913 || 69–63 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 133 || September 18 || Rangers || 8–1 || Johnson (15–2) || Witt (5–10) || — || 29,515 || 70–63 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 134 || September 19 || Rangers || 5–4 (11) || Charlton (3–6) || McDowell (6–4) || — || 20,410 || 71–63 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 135 || September 20 || Rangers || 11–3 || Benes (10–8) || Tewksbury (8–7) || — || 26,524 || 72–63 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 136 || September 22 || Athletics || 10–7 || Nelson (7–3) || Corsi (2–4) || Charlton (12) || 51,500 || 73–63 || W4 |-style=background:#bfb | 137 || September 23 || Athletics || 7–0 || Johnson (16–2) || Johns (5–2) || — || 54,589 || 74–63 || W5 |-style=background:#bfb | 138 || September 24 || Athletics || 9–8 || Charlton (4–6) || Eckersley (4–6) || — || 46,714 || 75–63 || W6 |-style=background:#bfb | 139 || September 26 || Angels || 10–2 || Benes (11–8) || Boskie (7–7) || — || 46,935 || 76–63 || W7 |-style=background:#fbb | 140 || September 27 || Angels || 0–2 || Finley (14–12) || Belcher (10–11) || Smith (35) || 50,212 || 76–64 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 141 || September 28 || @ Rangers || 6–2 || Johnson (17–2) || Pavlik (10–10) || Charlton (13) || 21,502 || 77–64 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 142 || September 29 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Ayala (6–5) || Vosberg (5–5) || Charlton (14) || 25,336 || 78–64 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 143 || September 30 || @ Rangers || 2–9 || Gross (9–15) || Benes (11–9) || — || 33,792 || 78–65 || L1 |- |-style=background:#fbb | 144 || October 1 || @ Rangers || 3–9 || Rogers (17–7) || Belcher (10–12) || Whiteside (3) || 25,714 || 78–66 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 145 || October 2 || Angels || 9–1 || Johnson (18–2) || Langston (15–7) || — || 52,356 || 79–66 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member

Postseason

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 1 || October 3 || @ Yankees || Yankee Stadium || 6–9 || Cone (1–0) || Nelson (0–1) || — || 57,178 || 0–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 || October 4 || @ Yankees || Yankee Stadium || 5–7 (15) || Rivera (1–0) || Belcher (0–1) || — || 57,126 || 0–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || October 6 || Yankees || Kingdome || 7–4 || Johnson (1–0) || McDowell (0–1) || Charlton (1) || 57,944 || 1–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 || October 7 || Yankees || Kingdome || 11–8 || Charlton (1–0) || Wetteland (0–1) || Risley (1) || 57,180 || 2–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 5 || October 8 || Yankees || Kingdome || 6–5 (11) || Johnson (2–0) || McDowell (0–2) || — || 57,411 || 3–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || October 10 || Indians || Kingdome || 3–2 || Wolcott (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || Charlton (1) || 57,065 || 1–0 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 || October 11 || Indians || Kingdome || 2–5 || Hershiser (1–0) || Belcher (0–1) || — || 58,144 || 1–1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || October 13 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 5–2 (11) || Charlton (1–0) || Tavarez (0–1) || — || 43,643 || 2–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 4 || October 14 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 0–7 || Hill (1–0) || Benes (0–1) || — || 43,686 || 2–2 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 5 || October 15 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 2–3 || Hershiser (2–0) || Bosio (0–1) || Mesa (1) || 43,607 || 2–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 6 || October 17 || Indians || Kingdome || 0–4 || Martinez (1–1) || Johnson (0–1) || — || 58,489 || 2–4

Roster

Notable transactions

• May 15: Roger Salkeld was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher.
• July 14: Norm Charlton was signed by the Mariners after being released by the Cincinnati Reds
• July 31: 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 sent Greg Keagle to the Mariners on September 17.
• August 15: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Vince Coleman. The Mariners sent Jim Converse to the Royals on August 18.

Draft picks

• June 1: 1995 Major League Baseball draft
  • Jose Cruz Jr. was drafted in the first round and signed for $1.285 million.
  • Shane Monahan was drafted by the Mariners in the second round, and signed on June 27, 1995.
  • Brian Fuentes was drafted in the 25th round and signed with the Mariners.
  • Juan Pierre was drafted by the Mariners in the 30th round, but did not sign.

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games started; 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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Postseason

ALDS

Main article: 1995 American League Division Series

ALCS

Main article: 1995 American League Championship Series

Awards and honors

• Randy Johnson, American League (AL) Cy Young Award winner, AL leader in strikeouts
• Edgar Martínez, AL batting champion, Silver Slugger Award
• Lou Piniella, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

In popular culture

The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, My Oh My, by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore.

Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners."

In July 2019, the MLB Network released MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle.

The team's playoff run received a dedicated segment in Jon Bois' docuseries The History of the Seattle Mariners, titled "The Battle for Seattle".

Farm system

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References

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