1998 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd season, and was the final year in which Kingdome was the home venue for the entire season. Their record was 76–85 (.472) and they finished in third place in the four-team American League West, 11½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers.[1]

1998 Seattle Mariners
Randy Johnson's final season with the Mariners
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record76–85 (.472)
Divisional place3rd
Other information
Owner(s)Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by John Ellis)
General manager(s)Woody Woodward
Manager(s)Lou Piniella
Local televisionKIRO-TV 7
KSTW
Fox Sports Northwest
Local radioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
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The Mariners were the defending division champions, but exceeded the .500 mark only once during the season; at 19–18 after a win at Detroit on May 12.[2] On July 18 at the Kingdome, Seattle (crimson, silver, and black) and the Kansas City Royals (yellow gold and blue) played a game in futuristic uniforms for "Turn Ahead the Clock" night. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Mariners won by three.[3][4]

Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs to tie his franchise record set the year before;[5] Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to become the third member of the 40/40 club, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996).[6][7]

Offseason

  • November 13, 1997: Jalal Leach was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[8]
  • December 3, 1997: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[9]
  • December 16, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[10]
  • December 27, 1997: Rico Rossy was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[11]
  • January 8, 1998: Glenallen Hill signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.[12]
  • January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.[8]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 8874 0.543 48–33 40–41
Anaheim Angels 8577 0.525 3 42–39 43–38
Seattle Mariners 7685 0.472 11½ 42–39 34–46
Oakland Athletics 7488 0.457 14 39–42 35–46

Record vs. opponents

1998 American League Records

Sources:
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim 5–66–55–64–78–36–56–56–55–79–36–55–74–710–6
Baltimore 6–56–62–95–610–15–67–33–98–36–55–76–55–75–11
Boston 5–66–65–68–35–58–35–65–79–27–49–36–55–79–7
Chicago 6–59–26–56–66–68–46–64–74–74–75–65–64–6–17–9
Cleveland 7–46–53–86–69–38–46–64–73–89–27–34–77–410–6
Detroit 3–81–105–56–63–96–68–43–87–43–85–63–85–67–9
Kansas City 5–66–53–84–84–86–67–50–107–44–68–33–86–59–7
Minnesota 5–63–76–56–66–64–85–74–74–72–97–47–44–77–9
New York 5–69–37–57–47–48–310–07–48–38–311–18–36–613–3
Oakland 7–53–82–97–48–34–74–77–43–85–75–66–65–68–8
Seattle 3–95–64–77–42–98–36–49–23–87–56–55–74–77–9
Tampa Bay 5–67–53–96–53–76–53–84–71–116–55–64–75–75–11
Texas 7–55–65–66–57–48–38–34–73–86–67–57–47–48–8
Toronto 7–47–57–56–4–14–76–55–67–46–66–57–47–54–79–7

Opening Day starters

  • Jay Buhner
  • Joey Cora
  • Russ Davis
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Glenallen Hill
  • Randy Johnson
  • Edgar Martínez
  • Alex Rodriguez
  • David Segui
  • Dan Wilson[13]

Notable transactions

Roster

1998 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers
  •  2 Rick Wilkins

Infielders

Outfielders
  • 24 Ken Griffey, Jr.
Manager

Coaches

  •  2 Steve Smith

Major League debuts

  • Batters:
    • Rickey Cradle (Jul 1)
    • Charles Gipson (Mar 31)
    • Carlos Guillén (Sep 6)
    • Shane Monahan (Jul 9)
    • Ryan Radmanovich (Apr 13)
  • Pitchers:
    • Steve Gajkowski (May 25)
    • David Holdridge (Aug 8) [16]

Game log

Game Log

Source:[17]

Player stats

Batting

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen Bases

Pos. Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. Slg. SB
CDan Wilson963253982944.252.3922
1BDavid Segui143522791591984.305.4873
2BJoey Cora131519111166632.276.37015
3BRuss Davis141502681302082.259.4424
SSAlex Rodriguez16168612321342124.310.56046
LFGlenallen Hill7425937751233.290.5211
CFKen Griffey, Jr.16163312018056146.284.61120
RFJay Buhner7224433591545.242.4630
DHEdgar Martínez1545568617929102.322.4291

[18]

Other batters

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. Slg. SB
Rob Ducey972173052523.240.4100
Shane Monahan622111751428.242.3461

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB

Other pitchers

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

Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs

Under Construction

Home Run Game Date Inning Location Opposing Pitcher Team
11March 315th[19]SeattleCharles NagyCleveland Indians
23April 35th[20]SeattleDerek LoweBoston Red Sox
34April 42nd [21]SeattleRoseBoston Red Sox
411April 125th[22]BostonTim WakefieldBoston Red Sox
512April 131st[23]ClevelandDave BurbaCleveland Indians
612April 137thClevelandJosé MesaCleveland Indians
716April 173rd[24]MinnesotaMiltonMinnesota Twins
8April 20| |8th[25]DenverDoobie420 Dude
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Awards and honors

  • Ken Griffey, Jr., franchise record, most home runs in one season (56)
  • Alex Rodriguez, third member to join the 40/40 Club

Source:[6]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dave Myers
AA Orlando Rays Southern League Dan Rohn
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Rick Burleson
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Varsho
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Terry Pollreisz
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Darrin Garner

[26]

References

  1. LaRue, Larry (September 28, 1998). "M's end season to forget". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C2.
  2. LaRue, Larry (May 13, 1998). "M's win, finally top .500 mark". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
  3. "A-Rod puts Royals on the rocks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 19, 1998. p. C1.
  4. "A-Rod gets angry, then he gets even in Seattle victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 19, 1998. p. 5B.
  5. "Rangers win West despite drubbing". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 26, 1998. p. 2B.
  6. "Mariner milestones". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 28, 1998. p. C2.
  7. "McDowell tames M's again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 20, 1998. p. C10.
  8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml
  9. Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. Pat Listach Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml
  12. Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=SEA
  14. Randy Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  15. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellda01.shtml
  16. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1998/26.shtml
  17. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1998&t=SEA
  18. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1998.shtml
  19. http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199803310SEA
  20. http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199804030SEA
  21. http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199804040SEA
  22. http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199804120BOS
  23. http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199804130CLE
  24. http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199804170MIN
  25. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1998.shtml
  26. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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