| 1993 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 82–80 (.506) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis) | |||
| General managers | Woody Woodward | |||
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |||
| Television | KSTW | |||
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus,Ken Levine, Chip Caray,Ron Fairly) | |||
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The1993 Seattle Mariners season was their 17th since the franchise creation. The team ended the season finishing fourth in theAmerican League West, finishing with a record of 82–80 (.506). It was the franchise's first full season under the ownership of Nintendo presidentHiroshi Yamauchi, with team chairman John Ellis representing him. During the 1993 season,Randy Johnson set a club record with 308 strikeouts. It was also the first season he walked less than 100 batters.[1]
The previous fall, the team also introduced a new logo, team colors and uniform set for this season that remain the team's current look to this day (with slight adjustments made in 2015).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 45–36 | 49–32 |
| Texas Rangers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 8 | 50–31 | 36–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Seattle Mariners | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
| California Angels | 71 | 91 | .438 | 23 | 44–37 | 27–54 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | .438 | 23 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 26 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 7–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 10–3 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Cleveland | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 2–10 |
| New York | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
| Oakland | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Texas | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
| 1993 Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | 135 | 423 | 109 | .258 | 13 | 63 |
| 1B | Tino Martinez | 109 | 408 | 108 | .265 | 17 | 60 |
| 2B | Bret Boone | 76 | 271 | 68 | .251 | 12 | 38 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 158 | 560 | 143 | .255 | 2 | 31 |
| 3B | Mike Blowers | 127 | 379 | 106 | .280 | 15 | 57 |
| LF | Mike Felder | 109 | 342 | 72 | .211 | 1 | 20 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 156 | 582 | 180 | .309 | 45 | 109 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 158 | 563 | 153 | .272 | 27 | 98 |
| DH | Pete O'Brien | 72 | 210 | 54 | .257 | 7 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Amaral | 110 | 373 | 108 | .290 | 1 | 44 |
| Dave Magadan | 71 | 228 | 59 | .259 | 1 | 21 |
| Mackey Sasser | 83 | 188 | 41 | .218 | 1 | 21 |
| Greg Litton | 72 | 174 | 52 | .299 | 3 | 25 |
| Brian Turang | 40 | 140 | 35 | .250 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Haselman | 58 | 137 | 35 | .255 | 5 | 16 |
| Edgar Martínez | 42 | 135 | 32 | .237 | 4 | 13 |
| Henry Cotto | 54 | 105 | 20 | .190 | 2 | 7 |
| Dann Howitt | 32 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 2 | 8 |
| Marc Newfield | 22 | 66 | 15 | .227 | 1 | 7 |
| Fernando Viña | 24 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Backman | 10 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pirkl | 7 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Tinsley | 11 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Sheets | 11 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Howard | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 35 | 255.1 | 19 | 8 | 3.24 | 308 |
| Erik Hanson | 31 | 215.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.47 | 163 |
| Tim Leary | 33 | 169.1 | 11 | 9 | 5.05 | 68 |
| Dave Fleming | 26 | 167.1 | 12 | 5 | 4.36 | 75 |
| Chris Bosio | 29 | 164.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.45 | 119 |
| John Cummings | 10 | 46.1 | 0 | 6 | 6.02 | 19 |
| Jim Converse | 4 | 20.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.31 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 13 | 17.0 | 1 | 3 | 9.53 | 8 |
| Roger Salkeld | 3 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Charlton | 34 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2.34 | 48 |
| Jeff Nelson | 71 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.35 | 61 |
| Dennis Powell | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 32 |
| Dwayne Henry | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.67 | 35 |
| Rich DeLucia | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.64 | 48 |
| Ted Power | 25 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3.91 | 16 |
| Russ Swan | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9.15 | 10 |
| Erik Plantenberg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 3 |
| Brad Holman | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.72 | 17 |
| Bob Ayrault | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 7 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 13 |
| Kevin King | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 8 |
| Dave Wainhouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
| Zak Shinall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 |