1994 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 1994 season was their 18th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West, finishing with a 49–63 (.438) record. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike, which began on August 12.[2]

1994 Seattle Mariners
Alex Rodriguez's rookie season
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record49–63 (.438)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by John Ellis)
General manager(s)Woody Woodward
Manager(s)Lou Piniella
Local televisionKSTW,
Prime Sports Northwest[1]
Local radioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Chip Caray,
Ron Fairly, Ken Levine)
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The Mariners played their final twenty games on the road, due to interior ceiling repairs at the Kingdome;[3][4] they were 10–1 in August, and won their final six games.[2]

Offseason
  • November 2, 1993: Bret Boone was traded with Erik Hanson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dan Wilson and Bobby Ayala.[5]
  • December 10, 1993: Eric Anthony was traded by the Houston Astros for Mike Felder and Mike Hampton.[6]
  • December 20, 1993: Félix Fermín was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Reggie Jefferson and cash for Omar Vizquel.[7]
  • January 10, 1994: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent.[8]
  • January 31, 1994: Bobby Thigpen was signed as a free agent.[9]
  • February 15, 1994: Jerry Willard was signed as a free agent.[10]

Regular season
  • April 4: The Mariners played in the first game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field. President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the Indians won 4–3 in 11 innings.
  • June 17: In the Mariners' 65th game of the season, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his league-leading 30th home run off Kansas City Royals ace David Cone in a 5–1 win at Kauffman Stadium.
  • July 8: Shortstop Alex Rodriguez made his major league debut at age 18.[11] It was at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez was flawless in the field, but went hitless in three at bats.[12][13] He got his first major league hit the following day.[14]

By Friday, August 12, the Mariners had compiled a 49–63 (.438) record through 112 games and were only two games behind the Texas Rangers for the lead in the four-team AL West Division.[15] They had scored 569 runs (5.08 per game) and allowed 616 runs (5.50 per game).[16]

Slightly more than half of the 162 games scheduled were to be televised this season, with 72 on KSTW and sixteen on Prime Sports Northwest; of those 88 games, 65 were on the road and 23 at home.[1]

Opening day starters
  • Rich Amaral
  • Eric Anthony
  • Mike Blowers
  • Chris Bosio
  • Jay Buhner
  • Félix Fermín
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Tino Martinez
  • Greg Pirkl
  • Dan Wilson[17]

Season standings
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 5262 0.456 — 31–32 21–30
Oakland Athletics 5163 0.447 1 24–32 27–31
Seattle Mariners 4963 0.438 2 22–22 27–41
California Angels 4768 0.409 5½ 23–40 24–28
Division leaders W L Pct.
New York Yankees 7043 0.619
Chicago White Sox 6746 0.593
Texas Rangers 5262 0.456
W L Pct.
Cleveland Indians 6647 0.584
Baltimore Orioles 6349 0.562
Kansas City Royals 6451 0.557
Toronto Blue Jays 5560 0.478
Boston Red Sox 5461 0.470
Minnesota Twins 5360 0.469
Detroit Tigers 5362 0.461
Milwaukee Brewers 5362 0.461
Oakland Athletics 5163 0.447
Seattle Mariners 4963 0.438
California Angels 4768 0.409

Record vs. opponents
1994 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —4–28–42–44–63–44–17–34–54–67–54–63–37–2
Boston 2–4—7–52–43–74–24–25–51–83–79–36–61–57–3
California 4–85–7—5–50–53–46–43–33–34–83–62–76–43–4
Chicago 4–24–25–5—7–58–43–79–32–44–26–39–14–52–3
Cleveland 6–47–35–05–7—8–21–45–29–30–96–03–25–76–4
Detroit 4–32–44–34–82–8—4–86–43–33–35–46–35–75–4
Kansas City 1–42–44–67–34–18–4—5–76–44–27–36–44–36–6
Milwaukee 3–75–53–33–92–54–67–5—6–62–74–14–23–37–3
Minnesota 5–48–13–34–23–93–34–66–6—4–52–53–34–54–8
New York 6–47–38–42–49–03–32–47–25–4—7–58–43–23–4
Oakland 5–73–96–33–60–64–53–71–45–25–7—4–37–35–1
Seattle 4–66–67–21–92–33–64–62–43–34–83–4—9–11–5
Texas 3–35–14–65–47–57–53–43–35–42–33–71–9—4–8
Toronto 2–73–74–33–24–64–56–63–78–44–31–55–18–4—

Transactions
  • April 1: Torey Lovullo was selected off waivers from the California Angels.[18]
  • April 3: Goose Gossage was signed as a free agent.[19]
  • April 29: Bobby Thigpen was released.[9]
  • May 6: Mackey Sasser was released.[20]
  • June 2: Jason Varitek was selected in the first round (14th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft, and signed April 20, 1995.[21]

Roster
1994 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
Dan Wilson9128261327.216
Tino Martinez97329862061.261
Rich Amaral7722860418.263
Edgar Martínez89326931351.285
Félix Fermín101379120135.317
Eric Anthony79262621030.237
Ken Griffey, Jr.1114331404090.323
Jay Buhner1013581002168.279
Reggie Jefferson6316253832.327
Source:[22]

Other batters
Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
Mike Blowers8527078949.289
Luis Sojo6321359622.277
Keith Mitchell4612829515.227
Brian Turang381122118.188
Bill Haselman38831618.193
Torey Lovullo36721627.222
Alex Rodriguez17541102.204
Source:[22]

Starting pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA
Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Steve Smith
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
Source:[23]

References
  1. "M's, PSN unite". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 18, 1994. p. C1.
  2. LaRue, Larry (August 12, 1994). "Baseball flashes 'stop' sign". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
  3. "Ceiling comes crashing in". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 20, 1994. p. 1B.
  4. LaRue, Larry (July 21, 1994). "Fallout". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
  5. "Bret Boone Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. "Eric Anthony Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  7. "Félix Fermín Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  8. "Luis Sojo Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  9. "Bobby Thigpen Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  10. "Jerry Willard Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  11. "Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  12. "Triple-triple doubles up M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 9, 1994. p. C1.
  13. "Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 8, 1994 at Fenway Park". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  14. "M's supporting cast a big hit". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 10, 1994. p. C1.
  15. "Baseball: American League standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 12, 1994. p. C4.
  16. "1994 American League Season Summary - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  17. "1994 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  18. "Torey Lovullo Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  19. "Rich Gossage Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  20. "Mackey Sasser Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  21. "Jason Varitek Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  22. "1994 Seattle Mariners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  23. 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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