1998_Seattle_Mariners_season
1998 Seattle Mariners season
Major League Baseball team season
The Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd season, and was the final year in which Kingdome was the home venue for the entire season. Their record was 76–85 (.472) and they finished in third place in the four-team American League West, 11½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers.[1]
Quick Facts Seattle Mariners, League ...
| 1998 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 76–85 (.472) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis) | |||
| General managers | Woody Woodward | |||
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |||
| Television | KIRO-TV 7 KSTW Fox Sports Northwest | |||
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson) | |||
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The Mariners were the defending division champions, but exceeded the .500 mark only once during the season; at 19–18 after a win at Detroit on May 12.[2] On July 18 at the Kingdome, Seattle (crimson, silver, and black) and the Kansas City Royals (yellow gold and blue) played a game in futuristic uniforms for "Turn Ahead the Clock" night. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Mariners won by three.[3][4]
Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs to tie his franchise record set the year before;[5] Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to become the third member of the 40/40 club, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996).[6][7]
- November 13, 1997: Jalal Leach was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[8]
- December 3, 1997: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[9]
- December 16, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[10]
- December 27, 1997: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[11]
- January 8, 1998: Glenallen Hill signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[12]
- January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.[8]
Season standings
More information W, L ...
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 48–33 | 40–41 |
| Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 42–39 | 43–38 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 11½ | 42–39 | 34–46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 14 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 |
| Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 |
| Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 |
| Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 |
| Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 |
| Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 |
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Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- June 13, 1998: Catcher Ken Huckaby was released by the Mariners.[9]
- July 6, 1998: Outfielder Glenallen Hill was selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Mariners.[12]
- July 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the Mariners to the Houston Astros for pitcher Freddy García, infielder Carlos Guillén, and a player to be named later; Houston sent pitcher John Halama to the Mariners on October 1 to complete the trade.[14]
- August 31, 1998: Infielder David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Mariners for Joey Cora.[15]
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Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Rickey Cradle (Jul 1)
- Charles Gipson (Mar 31)
- Carlos Guillén (Sep 6)
- Shane Monahan (Jul 9)
- Ryan Radmanovich (Apr 13)
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- Steve Gajkowski (May 25)
- David Holdridge (Aug 8) [16]
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Batting
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
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| C | Dan Wilson | 96 | 325 | 39 | 82 | 9 | 44 | .252 | .392 | 2 |
| 1B | David Segui | 143 | 522 | 79 | 159 | 19 | 84 | .305 | .487 | 3 |
| 2B | Joey Cora | 131 | 519 | 111 | 166 | 6 | 32 | .276 | .370 | 15 |
| 3B | Russ Davis | 141 | 502 | 68 | 130 | 20 | 82 | .259 | .442 | 4 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 161 | 686 | 123 | 213 | 42 | 124 | .310 | .560 | 46 |
| LF | Glenallen Hill | 74 | 259 | 37 | 75 | 12 | 33 | .290 | .521 | 1 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 161 | 633 | 120 | 180 | 56 | 146 | .284 | .611 | 20 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 72 | 244 | 33 | 59 | 15 | 45 | .242 | .463 | 0 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 154 | 556 | 86 | 179 | 29 | 102 | .322 | .429 | 1 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
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| Rob Ducey | 97 | 217 | 30 | 52 | 5 | 23 | .240 | .410 | 0 |
| Shane Monahan | 62 | 211 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 28 | .242 | .346 | 1 |
| Rich Amaral | 73 | 134 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .343 | 11 |
| John Marzano | 50 | 133 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 12 | .233 | .391 | 0 |
| Raúl Ibañez | 37 | 98 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 12 | .255 | .408 | 0 |
| Joe Oliver | 29 | 85 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 10 | .224 | .329 | 1 |
| Rico Rossy | 37 | 81 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .198 | .309 | 0 |
| David Bell | 21 | 80 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 8 | .325 | .425 | 0 |
| Ryan Radmanovich | 25 | 69 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 10 | .217 | .362 | 1 |
| Charles Gipson | 44 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .255 | 2 |
| Jeff Huson | 31 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .163 | .245 | 1 |
| Rick Wilkins | 19 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .195 | .341 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillén | 10 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .410 | 2 |
| Robert Pérez | 17 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .171 | .371 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .444 | 1 |
| Giomar Guevara | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .385 | 0 |
| Rickey Cradle | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | 1 |
| Raúl Chávez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
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Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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| Jamie Moyer | 34 | 234.1 | 15 | 9 | 3.53 | 158 | 42 |
| Jeff Fassero | 32 | 224.2 | 13 | 12 | 3.97 | 176 | 66 |
| Randy Johnson | 23 | 160.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.33 | 213 | 60 |
| Ken Cloude | 30 | 155.1 | 8 | 10 | 6.37 | 114 | 80 |
| Bill Swift | 29 | 144.2 | 11 | 9 | 5.85 | 77 | 51 |
| Mac Suzuki | 6 | 26.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.18 | 19 | 15 |
| Paul Abbott | 4 | 24.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.01 | 22 | 10 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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| Mike Timlin | 70 | 79.1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2.95 | 60 | 16 |
| Bobby Ayala | 62 | 75.1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7.29 | 68 | 26 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 57 | 67.2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5.32 | 51 | 44 |
| Paul Spoljaric | 53 | 83.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6.48 | 55 | 89 |
| Bob Wells | 30 | 51.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.10 | 29 | 16 |
| Greg McCarthy | 29 | 23.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.01 | 25 | 17 |
| Tony Fossas | 23 | 11.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.74 | 10 | 6 |
| José Paniagua | 18 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.05 | 16 | 5 |
| Steve Gajkowski | 9 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 | 3 | 4 |
| Felipe Lira | 7 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 16 | 5 |
| David Holdridge | 7 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 6 | 4 |
| Andrew Lorraine | 4 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 4 |
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More information Home Run, Game ...
| Home Run | Game | Date | Inning | Location | Opposing Pitcher | Team |
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| 1 | 1 | March 31 | 5th[19] | Seattle | Charles Nagy | Cleveland Indians |
| 2 | 3 | April 3 | 5th[20] | Seattle | Derek Lowe | Boston Red Sox |
| 3 | 4 | April 4 | 2nd [21] | Seattle | Brian Rose | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 | 11 | April 12 | 5th[22] | Boston | Tim Wakefield | Boston Red Sox |
| 5 | 12 | April 13 | 1st[23] | Cleveland | Dave Burba | Cleveland Indians |
| 6 | 12 | April 13 | 7th | Cleveland | José Mesa | Cleveland Indians |
| 7 | 16 | April 17 | 3rd[24] | Minnesota | Eric Milton | Minnesota Twins |
| 8 | 19 | April 20 | 3rd[25] | Seattle | Chris Haney | Kansas City Royals |
| 9 | 26 | April 29 | 7th | New York | Mike Stanton | New York Yankees |
| 10 | 27 | April 30 | 1st | New York | David Wells | New York Yankees |
| 11 | 27 | April 30 | 3rd | New York | David Wells | New York Yankees |
| 12 | 29 | May 2 | 1st | Seattle | Justin Thompson | Detroit Tigers |
| 13 | 31 | May 5 | 5th | Seattle | Scott Eyre | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 14 | 34 | May 8 | 3rd | Seattle | Woody Williams | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 15 | 36 | May 10 | 8th | Seattle | Dan Plesac | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 16 | 43 | May 18 | 4th | Toronto | Roger Clemens | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 17 | 46 | May 21 | 4th | Texas | John Burkett | Texas Rangers |
| 18 | 49 | May 24 | 6th | Seattle | Dennis Springer | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 19 | 55 | May 31 | 8th | Tampa | Albie Lopez | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 20 | 57 | June 2 | 3rd | Baltimore | Doug Drabek | Baltimore Orioles |
| 21 | 57 | June 3 | 10th | Baltimore | Norm Charlton | Baltimore Orioles |
| 22 | 59 | June 4 | 1st | Seattle | Ken Hill | Anaheim Angels |
| 23 | 61 | June 6 | 3rd | Seattle | Dave Mlicki | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 24 | 62 | June 7 | 9th | Seattle | Mark Guthrie | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 25 | 64 | June 9 | 6th | San Francisco | Julián Tavárez | San Francisco Giants |
| 26 | 66 | June 11 | 8th | Oakland | Mike Oquist | Oakland Athletics |
| 27 | 72 | June 18 | 1st | Anaheim | Jarrod Washburn | Anaheim Angels |
| 28 | 73 | June 19 | 4th | Seattle | Blake Stein | Oakland Athletics |
| 29 | 77 | June 23 | 1st | Seattle | Joey Hamilton | San Diego Padres |
| 30 | 78 | June 24 | 9th | San Diego | Roberto Ramírez | San Diego Padres |
| 31 | 80 | June 26 | 3rd | Arizona | Jeff Suppan | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 32 | 82 | June 28 | 6th | Arizona | Brian Anderson | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 33 | 83 | June 30 | 1st | Seattle | Pedro Astacio | Colorado Rockies |
| 34 | 84 | July 1 | 3rd | Seattle | Mike Saipe | Colorado Rockies |
| 35 | 85 | July 2 | 2nd | Seattle | Darryl Kile | Colorado Rockies |
| 36 | 89 | July 9 | 6th | Seattle | Pep Harris | Anaheim Angels |
| 37 | 90 | July !0 | 7th | Seattle | Chuck Finley | Anaheim Angels |
| 38 | 94 | July 14 | 3rd | Seattle | John Burkett | Texas Rangers |
| 39 | 94 | July 14 | 7th | Seattle | Scott Bailes | Texas Rangers |
| 40 | 100 | July 21 | 4th | Tampa | Wilson Álvarez | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 41 | 107 | July 30 | 5th | Seattle | Dave Burba | Cleveland Indians |
| 42 | 120 | August 15 | 1st | Chicago | Jaime Navarro | Chicago White Sox |
| 43 | 128 | August 23 | 4th | Seattle | John Snyder | Chicago White Sox |
| 44 | 129 | August 24 | 4th | Seattle | Mike Sirotka | Chicago White Sox |
| 45 | 134 | August 29 | 6th | New York | Andy Pettitte | New York Yankees |
| 46 | 135 | August 30 | 2nd | New York | Hideki Irabu | New York Yankees |
| 47 | 135 | August 30 | 8th | New York | Mike Buddie | New York Yankees |
| 48 | 140 | September 5 | 8th | Seattle | Armando Benítez | Baltimore Orioles |
| 49 | 142 | September 7 | 5th | Seattle | Pete Smith | Baltimore Orioles |
| 50 | 142 | September 7 | 6th | Seattle | Jimmy Key | Baltimore Orioles |
| 51 | 147 | September 12 | 3rd | Kansas City | Tim Belcher | Kansas City Royals |
| 52 | 149 | September 15 | 7th | Minnesota | Eddie Guardado | Minnesota Twins |
| 53 | 151 | September 17 | 1st | Oakland | Tom Candiotti | Oakland Athletica |
| 54 | 156 | September 22 | 3rd | Seattle | Jay Witasick | Oakland Athletics |
| 55 | 156 | September 22 | 5th | Seattle | Jay Witasick | Oakland Athletics |
| 56 | 159 | September 25 | 6th | Seattle | Eric Gunderson | Texas Rangers |
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- Ken Griffey Jr., franchise record, most home runs in one season (56)
- Alex Rodriguez, third member to join the 40/40 Club
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See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dave Myers |
| AA | Orlando Rays | Southern League | Dan Rohn |
| A | Lancaster JetHawks | California League | Rick Burleson |
| A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Gary Varsho |
| A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Terry Pollreisz |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Darrin Garner |
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- LaRue, Larry (May 13, 1998). "M's win, finally top .500 mark". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
- "A-Rod puts Royals on the rocks". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 19, 1998. p. C1.
- "A-Rod gets angry, then he gets even in Seattle victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 19, 1998. p. 5B.
- "Rangers win West despite drubbing". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. September 26, 1998. p. 2B.
- "Mariner milestones". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 28, 1998. p. C2.
- "McDowell tames M's again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 20, 1998. p. C10.
- "Ken Griffey 1998 daily batting log at Baseball Reference". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- "Ken Griffey Jr.1998 daily batting log from mlb.com". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007