| 1995 Seattle Mariners | |
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| American League West champions | |
| League | American League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Kingdome |
| City | Seattle, Washington |
| Record | 79–66 (.545) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owner | Nintendo of America (represented by John Ellis) |
| General manager | Woody Woodward |
| Manager | Lou Piniella |
| Television | KIRO-TV 7 KSTW-TV 11 Prime Sports NW |
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus,Rick Rizzs, Chip Caray,Ron Fairly) |
The1995Seattle Mariners season was the 19th in thehistory of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of79–66 (.545) to win their firstAmerican League (AL) West title, after having been down by as many as 13 games in early August. They were tied theCalifornia Angels for first place at the end of the 144-game season. In aone-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history.[1][2]
In thepostseason, the Mariners defeated theNew York Yankees in the best-of-fiveAL Division Series after losing the first two games in New York. The series ended onEdgar Martínez' walk-off11th-inning double. In theAL Championship Series against the favoredCleveland Indians, Seattle won the opener at home and the third game on the road but fell in six games.[3][4]
On November 30, 1994, the Mariners became the first MLB team to publish an official website, called "Seattle Mariners Home Plate".[7][9]
The start of the 1995 season was delayed by the ongoingplayers strike, which had ended the1994 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 fewstrikebreaking former MLB players, includingJim Paciorek,Marty Pevey, andRandy McCament.[10][11] 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,[12] with the Mariners'Opening Day the following night.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Seattle Mariners | 79 | 66 | .545 | — | 46–27 | 33–39 |
| California Angels | 78 | 67 | .538 | 1 | 39–33 | 39–34 |
| Texas Rangers | 74 | 70 | .514 | 4½ | 41–31 | 33–39 |
| Oakland Athletics | 67 | 77 | .465 | 11½ | 38–34 | 29–43 |
Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the1994–95 strike.
Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker.
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
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| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–1 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 11–3 | 5–3 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–4 | 8–5 |
| California | 4–9 | 3–11 | — | 10–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–2 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–10 | — | 5–8 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 3–2–1 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–5 |
| Cleveland | 10–2 | 7–6 | 2–3 | 8–5 | — | 10–3 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 10–3 |
| Detroit | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 3–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 2–3 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 5–4 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 4–3 | — | 10–2 | 6–7 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 |
| Milwaukee | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 2–10 | — | 9–4 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 1–4 |
| New York | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–3–1 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–3 | 6–5 | 4–3 | — | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–3 | 12–1 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 0–7 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | — | 7–6 | 5–8 | 3–7 |
| Seattle | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 10–3 | 3–4 |
| Texas | 1–4 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | — | 9–3 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 5–8 | 2–8 | 5–6 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–1 | 1–12 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3–9 | — |
| No. | Player | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||
| 34 | Darren Bragg | LF | |
| 28 | Joey Cora | 2B | |
| 24 | Ken Griffey Jr. | CF | |
| 19 | Jay Buhner | RF | |
| 11 | Edgar Martínez | DH | |
| 23 | Tino Martinez | 1B | |
| 16 | Mike Blowers | 3B | |
| 6 | Dan Wilson | C | |
| 10 | Félix Fermín | SS | |
| Starting pitcher | |||
| 51 | Randy Johnson | ||
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On August 21, the Mariners (53–53 (.500)) were 12½ games behind the California Angels (66–41 (.617)).[23] 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 72–63 (.533) 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 theTexas Rangers. The Angels won their final five games to tie the Mariners at 78–66 (.542), requiring a one-game playoff for the division title.[24] Also on a five-game winning streak, theNew York Yankees secured the newwild card berth at 79–65 (.549).[25]
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April: 3–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May: 16–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 7–9)
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June: 11–17 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–8)
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July: 13–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–7)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–8)
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September: 19–8 (Home: 12–2; Away: 7–6)
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| 1995 Postseason game log (5–6) (Home: 4–2; Away: 1–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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American League Division Series: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Away 0–2)
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American League Championship Series: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Away 1–2)
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| 1995 Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Dan Wilson | 119 | 399 | 111 | .278 | 9 | 51 |
| 1B | Tino Martinez | 141 | 519 | 152 | .293 | 31 | 111 |
| 2B | Joey Cora | 120 | 427 | 127 | .297 | 3 | 39 |
| 3B | Mike Blowers | 134 | 439 | 113 | .257 | 23 | 96 |
| SS | Luis Sojo | 102 | 339 | 98 | .289 | 7 | 39 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 40 | 162 | 47 | .290 | 1 | 9 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 72 | 260 | 67 | .258 | 17 | 42 |
| RF | Jay Buhner | 126 | 470 | 123 | .262 | 40 | 121 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 145 | 511 | 182 | .356 | 29 | 113 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | Alex Diaz | 103 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 3 | 27 |
| OF | Rich Amaral | 90 | 230 | 67 | .282 | 2 | 19 |
| SS | Félix Fermín | 73 | 200 | 39 | .195 | 0 | 15 |
| 3B/PH | Doug Strange | 74 | 155 | 42 | .271 | 2 | 21 |
| OF | Darren Bragg | 52 | 145 | 34 | .234 | 3 | 12 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 48 | 142 | 33 | .232 | 5 | 19 |
| LF | Marc Newfield | 24 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 3 | 14 |
| C | Chad Kreuter | 26 | 75 | 17 | .227 | 1 | 8 |
| LF | Warren Newson | 33 | 72 | 21 | .292 | 2 | 6 |
| UT | Chris Widger | 23 | 45 | 9 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
| OF | Gary Thurman | 13 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 3 |
| 1B | Greg Pirkl | 10 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
| 2B | Arquimedez Pozo | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 30 | 2141⁄3 | 18 | 2 | 2.48 | 294 |
| Tim Belcher | 28 | 1791⁄3 | 10 | 12 | 4.52 | 96 |
| Chris Bosio | 31 | 170 | 10 | 8 | 4.92 | 85 |
| Salomón Torres | 13 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 6.00 | 45 |
| Andy Benes | 12 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 4.52 | 45 |
| Bob Wolcott | 7 | 362⁄3 | 3 | 2 | 4.42 | 19 |
| Tim Davis | 5 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6.38 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Wells | 30 | 762⁄3 | 4 | 3 | 5.75 | 38 |
| Dave Fleming | 16 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 7.50 | 26 |
| Rafael Carmona | 15 | 472⁄3 | 2 | 4 | 5.66 | 28 |
| Bill Krueger | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5.85 | 10 |
| Jim Converse | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7.36 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SV |
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| Bobby Ayala | 63 | 71 | 6 | 5 | 4.44 | 77 | 19 |
| Jeff Nelson | 62 | 782⁄3 | 7 | 3 | 2.17 | 96 | 2 |
| Bill Risley | 45 | 601⁄3 | 2 | 1 | 3.13 | 65 | 1 |
| Norm Charlton | 30 | 472⁄3 | 2 | 1 | 1.51 | 58 | 14 |
| Lee Guetterman | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 11 | 1 |
| Ron Villone | 19 | 191⁄3 | 0 | 2 | 7.91 | 26 | 0 |
| Steve Frey | 13 | 111⁄3 | 0 | 3 | 4.76 | 7 | 0 |
| John Cummings | 4 | 51⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Ray Davison | 3 | 41⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 2 | 42⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin King | 2 | 32⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Harikkala | 1 | 31⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 | 0 |
| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | Seattle 6,New York 9 | October 3, 1995 |
| 2 | Seattle 5,New York 7 | October 4, 1995 |
| 3 | New York 4,Seattle 7 | October 6, 1995 |
| 4 | New York 8,Seattle 11 | October 7, 1995 |
| 5 | New York 5,Seattle 6 | October 8, 1995 |
| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | Cleveland 2,Seattle 3 | October 10, 1995 |
| 2 | Cleveland 5,Seattle 2 | October 11, 1995 |
| 3 | Seattle 5,Cleveland 2 | October 13, 1995 |
| 4 | Seattle 0,Cleveland 7 | October 14, 1995 |
| 5 | Seattle 2,Cleveland 3 | October 15, 1995 |
| 6 | Cleveland 4,Seattle 0 | October 17, 1995 |
The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song,My Oh My, by Seattle-based rapper,Macklemore.[34]
Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners."
In July 2019, theMLB Network releasedMLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle.[35]
The team's playoff run received a dedicated segment inJon Bois' docuseriesThe History of the Seattle Mariners, titled "The Battle for Seattle".[36]