| 1979 Seattle Mariners | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Kingdome | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Record | 67–95 (.414) | |||
| Divisional place | 6th | |||
| Owners | Stanley Golub,Danny Kaye, Walter Schoenfeld, Lester Smith, James Stillwell, Jr., James A. Walsh | |||
| General managers | Lou Gorman | |||
| Managers | Darrell Johnson | |||
| Television | KING-TV 5 | |||
| Radio | KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus,Ken Wilson, Bill Freehan) | |||
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The1979 Seattle Mariners season was the franchise's third since its creation. The Mariners ended the season in sixth place in theAmerican League West with a record of 67–95 (.414). The Mariners hosted theAll-Star Game on Tuesday, July 17.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| California Angels | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 49–32 | 39–42 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | 39–42 | 43–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14 | 33–46 | 40–41 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | 36–45 | 31–50 |
| Oakland Athletics | 54 | 108 | .333 | 34 | 31–50 | 23–58 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 8–3 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 |
| California | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 9–3 |
| Milwaukee | 5–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 11–1 |
| New York | 6–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 2–11 | 4–8 |
| Seattle | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 8–4 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 2–11 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 1–11 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
The1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between theall-stars of theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was held on July 17, 1979, at theKingdome, the home of the Mariners. The National League defeated the American League, 7–6.
| 1979 Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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| Mariners win | |
| Mariners loss | |
| Postponement | |
| Eliminated from playoff race | |
| Bold | Mariners team member |
| 1979 regular season game log: 67–95 (Home: 36–45; Away: 31–50) | ||||||||||||
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April: 8–15 (Home: 8–10; Away: 0–5)
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May: 10–18 (Home: 4–8; Away: 6–10)
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June: 16–12 (Home: 9–6; Away: 7–6)
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July: 11–18 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–13)
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August: 12–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–8)
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September: 10–16 (Home: 4–8; Away: 6–8)
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| = Indicates team 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 |
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| C | Larry Cox | 100 | 293 | 63 | .215 | 4 | 36 |
| 1B | Bruce Bochte | 150 | 554 | 175 | .316 | 16 | 100 |
| 2B | Julio Cruz | 107 | 414 | 112 | .271 | 1 | 29 |
| 3B | Dan Meyer | 144 | 525 | 146 | .278 | 20 | 74 |
| SS | Mario Mendoza | 148 | 373 | 74 | .198 | 1 | 24 |
| LF | Tom Paciorek | 103 | 310 | 83 | .267 | 6 | 42 |
| CF | Ruppert Jones | 162 | 622 | 166 | .267 | 21 | 78 |
| RF | Leon Roberts | 140 | 450 | 122 | .271 | 15 | 54 |
| DH | Willie Horton | 162 | 646 | 180 | .279 | 29 | 106 |
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 |
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| Larry Milbourne | 123 | 356 | 99 | .278 | 2 | 26 |
| Joe Simpson | 120 | 265 | 75 | .283 | 2 | 27 |
| Bill Stein | 88 | 250 | 62 | .248 | 7 | 27 |
| Bob Stinson | 95 | 247 | 60 | .243 | 6 | 28 |
| Bobby Valentine | 62 | 98 | 27 | .276 | 0 | 7 |
| John Hale | 54 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 2 | 7 |
| Rod Craig | 16 | 52 | 20 | .385 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie Beamon | 27 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Bernhardt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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 |
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| Mike Parrott | 38 | 229.1 | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 127 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 33 | 194.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.04 | 83 |
| Floyd Bannister | 30 | 182.1 | 10 | 15 | 4.05 | 115 |
| Odell Jones | 25 | 118.2 | 3 | 11 | 6.07 | 72 |
| Glenn Abbott | 23 | 116.2 | 4 | 10 | 5.17 | 25 |
| Roy Branch | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.94 | 6 |
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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| Rob Dressler | 21 | 104.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.93 | 36 |
| Paul Mitchell | 10 | 36.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.42 | 18 |
| Joe Decker | 9 | 27.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.28 | 12 |
| Wayne Twitchell | 4 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.27 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Byron McLaughlin | 47 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.22 | 74 |
| Shane Rawley | 48 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3.84 | 48 |
| John Montague | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5.57 | 60 |
| Randy Stein | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.88 | 39 |
| Rich Hinton | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 7 |
| Rafael Vásquez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 9 |
| Jim Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 |
1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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