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1979 Seattle Mariners season

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General manager(s)
  
Lou Gorman

Local television
  
KING-TV 5

Manager(s)
  
Darrell Johnson

Owner(s)
  
Stanley Golub, Danny Kaye, Walter Schoenfeld, Lester Smith, James Stillwell, Jr. and James A. Walsh

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

The 1979 Seattle Mariners season was the franchise's third since its creation. The Mariners ended the season in sixth place in the American League West, finishing with a record of 67-95. The Mariners hosted the 1979 All-Star Game.

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Offseason

  • December 5, 1978: Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan were traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Odell Jones, Rafael Vásquez, and Mario Mendoza.
  • December 8, 1978: Craig Reynolds was traded by the Mariners to the Houston Astros for Floyd Bannister.
  • December 21, 1978: Mario Díaz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners.
  • January 27, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
  • February 8, 1979: Jim Todd was released by the Mariners.
  • February 22, 1979: Mike Davey was purchased by the Mariners from the Atlanta Braves.

    • Opening Day lineup

    1. Julio Cruz, 2B
    2. Bill Stein, 3B
    3. Dan Meyer, 1B
    4. Leon Roberts, RF
    5. Willie Horton, DH
    6. Ruppert Jones, CF
    7. Tom Paciorek, LF
    8. Larry Cox, C
    9. Mario Mendoza, SS
  • Glenn Abbott, starting pitcher

    • Notable transactions

  • April 10, 1979: Bobby Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
  • June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Mike Hart was drafted by the Mariners in the 13th round.
  • Bud Black was drafted by the Mariners in the 17th round.
  • Tom Henke was drafted by the Mariners in the 20th round, but did not sign.
  • June 7, 1979: Paul Mitchell was traded by the Mariners to the Milwaukee Brewers for Randy Stein.
  • July 6, 1979: Juan Bernhardt was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton.

    • All-Star Game

    The 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 17, 1979, at The Kingdome, the home of the Seattle Mariners of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 7-6.

    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

    All-Stars

    1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Bruce Bochte, reserve

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose

    References

    1979 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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