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1993 Seattle Mariners
File:SeattleMariners 100.png
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkKingdome
CitySeattle, Washington
Record82–80 (.506)
OwnersHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by John Ellis)
ManagersLou Piniella
TelevisionKSTW
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Ken Levine,
Chip Caray, Ron Fairly)
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The Seattle Mariners 1993 season was their 17th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 4th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 82–80 (.506). 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).

Offseason

  • October 5, 1992: John Moses was released by the Seattle Mariners.[2]
  • November 17, 1992: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Norm Charlton.[3]
  • November 28, 1992: David Ortiz was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent.[4]
  • December 23, 1992: Mackey Sasser was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[5]
  • February 2, 1993: Henry Cotto was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[6]
  • March 16, 1993: Mike Schooler was released by the Seattle Mariners.[7]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
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

Record vs. opponents

1993 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 —


Notable transactions

  • May 14, 1993: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.[8]
  • June 3, 1993: Alex Rodriguez was drafted by the Mariners with the first overall pick of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1993.
  • June 3, 1993: Matt Wise was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 54th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign. [9]
  • June 27, 1993: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent.[10]
  • June 27, 1993: Henry Cotto was traded with Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins for Dave Magadan.[6]
  • July 21, 1993: Pete O'Brien was released to make room on the roster for Edgar Martínez.[11]
  • August 5, 1993: Randy St. Claire was released by the Mariners.[8]

Roster

1993 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Steve Ontiveros 14 0 2 0 1.00 13

Awards and honors

  • Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts
  • Randy Johnson, Franchise Record, Most Strikeouts in one season[1]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Keith Bodie
AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Marc Hill
A Riverside Pilots California League Dave Myers
A Appleton Foxes Midwest League Carlos Lezcano
A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League Mike Goff
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Marty Martínez

[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  2. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mosesjo01.shtml
  3. ^ Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ David Ortiz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sassema01.shtml
  6. ^ a b https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottohe01.shtml
  7. ^ Mike Schooler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ a b https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/st.clra01.shtml
  9. ^ "Matt Wise: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml
  11. ^ "O'Brien takes bad news in stride". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. July 22, 1993. p. C5.
  12. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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