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1977 Seattle Mariners season

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Owner(s)
  
Danny Kaye

Local television
  
KING-TV 5 (NBC)

Manager(s)
  
Darrell Johnson

General manager(s)
  
Dick Vertlieb/Lou Gorman

Local radio
  
KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson)

The 1977 Seattle Mariners season was the first season in franchise history, which was established via the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion. The creation of the Mariners brought baseball back to Seattle, which had been devoid of baseball since the Seattle Pilots left for Milwaukee to become the Brewers following the 1969 season. The Mariners ended the season just avoiding last place (held by the Oakland A's), finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 64–98, 38 games behind the AL West Champion Kansas City Royals.

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Offseason

  • October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the Mariners from the Baltimore Orioles.
  • October 22, 1976: Diego Seguí was purchased by the Mariners from the San Diego Padres.
  • November 5, 1976: The 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft was held. The Mariners (along with their expansion partners, the Toronto Blue Jays) selected 30 players to fill their major league roster.
  • April 1, 1977: Mike Kekich was purchased by the Mariners from the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.

    • Linescore

    April 6, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

    Boxscore

    Batting
    Pitching

    Other notable events

  • April 10, 1977: Designated hitter Juan Bernhardt hit the first home run in team history.
  • April 13, 1977: The first extra innings game in team history resulted in a 3–2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
  • May 19, 1977: The first shutout win in team history was a 3–0 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
  • July 1, 1977: Amidst a frenzy of negative cheering, the Milwaukee Brewers played their first game in Seattle since 1969, when they were the Seattle Pilots. The Brewers beat the hometown Mariners, 2–1.
  • July 8, 1977: Scored the most runs of the season in a 13–11 win against the Minnesota Twins.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 20, 1977: Pete Broberg was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Jim Todd to the Mariners on October 25.
  • May 2, 1977: Dave Johnson was purchased from the Mariners by the Minnesota Twins.
  • June 7, 1977: Tony Phillips was drafted by the Mariners in the 16th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
  • July 27, 1977: Dave Pagan was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Rick Honeycutt to the Mariners on August 22.
  • August 2, 1977: Stan Thomas was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for future considerations.
  • September 9, 1977: Bill Laxton and cash were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham

    References

    1977 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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