Offseason
- November 13, 1989: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[2]
- December 7, 1989: Pete O'Brien was signed as free agent by the Mariners.[3]
Regular season
- June 2: Randy Johnson threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers.[4] Johnson was the first Mariner to throw a no-hitter. He was also the tallest pitcher in Major League history to throw a no-hitter. It was the 2101st game in Mariners history.
- September 14: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning against the California Angels. Through 2016, it is the only occurrence of consecutive homers by a father and son in MLB history.
Record vs. opponents
1990 American League Records Sources: |
Team |
BAL |
BOS |
CAL |
CWS |
CLE |
DET |
KC |
MIL |
MIN |
NYY |
OAK |
SEA |
TEX |
TOR |
Baltimore |
— | 4–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Boston |
9–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–3 |
California |
5–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Chicago |
6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
Cleveland |
7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit |
7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Kansas City |
3–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee |
6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–9 | 10–3 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
Minnesota |
6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
New York |
7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 0–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
Oakland |
8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 12–0 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Seattle |
9–3 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 |
Texas |
4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto |
8–5 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Roster
1990 Seattle Mariners |
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The Griffeys
- Ken Griffey, Sr. joined his son Ken Griffey, Jr. to become the first father and son to play in a game together. The game was played against the Kansas City Royals on August 31. The Griffeys became the first father-and-son teammates. He also hit back-to-back home runs with his son on September 14, 1990.
Line Score
August 31, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
Kansas City |
0 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 6 | 2 |
Seattle |
3 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 0 | x |
5 | 10 | 1 |
W: Johnson (13-8) L: Davis (7-10) |
Home Runs: Pecota (4) Attendance: 27,166 Time: 2:27 |
Batting
Kansas City Royals |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
Seattle Mariners |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
Seitzer, 3b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Reynolds, 2b |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
McRae, cf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Griffey, lf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Tartabull, dh |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Griffey, Jr., cf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Jackson, lf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Davis, dh |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Macfarlane, c |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
O'Brien, 1b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eisenreich, rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Buhner, rf |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Pecota, 1b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Martinez, 3b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
White, 2b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Schaefer. 3b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Jeltz, ss |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bradley, c |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Vizquel, ss |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
30 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
Totals |
32 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
Pitching
Kansas City Royals |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Davis L (7-10) |
6.2 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
Sanchez |
1.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
8.0 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
Seattle Mariners |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
Johnson W (13-8) |
7.1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Swift SV (3) |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
9.0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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
References
- ↑ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1990, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ↑ Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Signing of O'Brien heralds loose purse string for M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 8, 1989. p. C1.
- ↑ Baseball Almanac - Box Score of Randy Johnson's No-Hitter
- ↑ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bret Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
- ↑ Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Renteria page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 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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