| 1983 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 60–102 (.370) | |||
| Divisional place | 7th | |||
| Owners | George Argyros | |||
| General managers | Dan O'Brien Sr. | |||
| Managers | Rene Lachemann Del Crandall (June 25) | |||
| Television | KSTW-TV 11 | |||
| Radio | KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Wes Stock) | |||
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The1983 Major League Baseball season was the seventh season in the history of theSeattle Mariners. They were seventh in theAmerican League West at 60–102 (.370), 39 games behind, with the worst record in themajor leagues. They became the first team to fail tosweep an opponent in any series.
In his third season as the Mariners' manager,Rene Lachemann was fired on June 25, succeeded byDel Crandall.[1][2] At the time, the Mariners were 26–47 (.356), on an eight-game losing streak, and had the worst record in the majors.[3] A former major league manager, Crandall was managing theTriple-AAlbuquerque Dukes, thePacific Coast League affiliate of theLos Angeles Dodgers.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 55–26 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 45–36 | 34–47 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 30–51 | 30–51 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
| Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |
| 1983 Seattle Mariners roster | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 | Rick Sweet | 93 | 249 | 55 | .221 | 1 | 22 |
| 1B | Pat Putnam | 144 | 469 | 126 | .269 | 19 | 67 |
| 2B | Tony Bernazard | 80 | 300 | 80 | .267 | 6 | 30 |
| SS | Spike Owen | 80 | 306 | 60 | .196 | 2 | 21 |
| 3B | Jaime Allen | 86 | 273 | 61 | .223 | 4 | 21 |
| LF | Steve Henderson | 121 | 436 | 128 | .294 | 10 | 54 |
| CF | Dave Henderson | 137 | 484 | 130 | .269 | 17 | 55 |
| RF | Al Cowens | 110 | 356 | 73 | .205 | 7 | 35 |
| DH | Richie Zisk | 90 | 285 | 69 | .242 | 12 | 36 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Nelson | 98 | 291 | 74 | .254 | 5 | 36 |
| Todd Cruz | 65 | 216 | 41 | .190 | 7 | 21 |
| Manny Castillo | 90 | 203 | 42 | .207 | 0 | 24 |
| Ron Roenicke | 59 | 198 | 50 | .253 | 4 | 23 |
| Julio Cruz | 61 | 181 | 46 | .254 | 2 | 12 |
| Orlando Mercado | 66 | 178 | 35 | .197 | 1 | 16 |
| John Moses | 93 | 130 | 27 | .208 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Phelps | 50 | 127 | 30 | .236 | 7 | 16 |
| Domingo Ramos | 53 | 127 | 36 | .283 | 2 | 10 |
| Jamie Nelson | 40 | 96 | 21 | .219 | 1 | 5 |
| Darnell Coles | 27 | 92 | 26 | .283 | 1 | 6 |
| Al Chambers | 31 | 67 | 14 | .209 | 1 | 7 |
| Phil Bradley | 23 | 67 | 18 | .269 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Maler | 26 | 66 | 12 | .182 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Edler | 29 | 63 | 12 | .190 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Reynolds | 20 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Allen | 11 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Bulling | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Young | 33 | 203.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.27 | 130 |
| Jim Beattie | 30 | 196.2 | 10 | 15 | 3.84 | 132 |
| Mike Moore | 22 | 128.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.71 | 108 |
| Gaylord Perry | 16 | 102.0 | 3 | 10 | 4.94 | 42 |
| Glenn Abbott | 14 | 82.1 | 5 | 3 | 4.59 | 38 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stoddard | 35 | 175.2 | 9 | 17 | 4.41 | 87 |
| Bryan Clark | 41 | 162.1 | 7 | 10 | 3.94 | 76 |
| Edwin Núñez | 14 | 37.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.38 | 35 |
| Gene Nelson | 10 | 32.0 | 0 | 3 | 7.88 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Caudill | 63 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 4.71 | 73 |
| Ed Vande Berg | 68 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.36 | 49 |
| Mike Stanton | 50 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3.32 | 47 |
| Roy Thomas | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.45 | 77 |
| Karl Best | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
| Manny Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.63 | 2 |