The Seattle Mariners 1989 season was their 13th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 6th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 73-89. The season, however, was enlivened by the arrival of the Mariners' 1987 first-round draft pick, Ken Griffey, Jr.
[edit] Offseason
- November 15, 1988: Luis DeLeón was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[1]
- In spring training, Ken Griffey, Jr. set preseason team records for hits (32), RBI's (20) and total bases (49).[2]
[edit] Regular season
- Ken Griffey, Jr. made his major league baseball debut on April 3, 1989, in a game against the Oakland Athletics.[3] Griffey would hit a double in his first at-bat.[2] During the 1989 season, Griffey Jr. was honoured by being selected as card Number 1 in the 1989 Upper Deck baseball card set.[2]
[edit] Season standings
[edit] Notable transactions
[edit] Major league debuts
- Batters:
- Ken Griffey, Jr. (Apr 3)
- Omar Vizquel (Apr 3)
- Pitchers:
- Gene Harris (Apr 5)
- Clint Zavaras (June 3) [8]
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Batting
[edit] Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Farm system
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[edit] References
- ^ Luis DeLeón page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession, p.167, Dave Jamieson, 2010, Atlantic Monthly Press, imprint of Grove/Atlantic Inc., New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-8021-1939-1
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke02.shtml
- ^ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Langston page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brian Turankg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1989/26.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1989.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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