1999 Seattle Mariners season

Seattle Mariners
	1999 Seattle Mariners;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (since 1977) Western Division (since 1977); ;
	Location
	Kingdome, Safeco Field (since 1977); Seattle, Washington (since 1977);
	1999 information
Owner(s)	Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	KIRO-TV 7; KSTW; Fox Sports Northwest
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West, finishing with a record of 79-83. In July, they moved into Safeco Field, replacing the Kingdome as their home. The Kingdome was demolished 8 months later.

[edit] Offseason

November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter.^[1]
November 22, 1998: Butch Henry was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[2]
December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[3]

[edit] Regular season

July 15, 1999: The Mariners played their first game at Safeco Field. The Mariners lost to the San Diego Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League History to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.^[4]

[edit] Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB
Texas Rangers	95	67	.586	--
Oakland Athletics	87	75	.537	8
Seattle Mariners	79	83	.488	16
Anaheim Angels	70	92	.432	25

[edit] Notable transactions

April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.^[5]
July 26, 1999: Butch Huskey was traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Robert Ramsay.^[6]
August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[7]

[edit] Draft Picks

June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
- J. J. Putz was drafted by the Mariners in the 6th round. Player signed June 17, 1999.^[8]
- Termel Sledge was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999.
- Rich Harden was drafted by the Mariners in the 38th round, but did not sign.^[9]

[edit] Roster

1999 Seattle Mariners

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

17 Tom Lampkin
6 Dan Wilson

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

14 Lou Piniella

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

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

[edit] Other batters

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

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robert Ramsay	6	18.1	0	2	6.38	11

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ryan Franklin	6	0	0	0	4.76	6

[edit] Farm system

[edit] References

^ Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
^ John Mabry page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
^ Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
^ J. J. Putz page at Baseball Reference
^ Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

[edit] External links

[0] Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference

[1] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml

[2] John Mabry page at Baseball Reference

[3] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[4] Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference

[5] Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference

[6] Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference

[7] J. J. Putz page at Baseball Reference

[8] Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference

[9] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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1999 Seattle Mariners
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1977) Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Kingdome, Safeco Field (since 1977) Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
1999 information
Owner(s)	Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	KIRO-TV 7 KSTW Fox Sports Northwest
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dave Myers
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Dan Rohn
A	Lancaster Jethawks	California League	Darrin Garner
A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
Short-Season A	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	Terry Pollreisz
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Gary Thurman

1999 Seattle Mariners season

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] Draft Picks

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Farm system

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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