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1986 Seattle Mariners season

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Owner(s)
  
George Argyros

Local television
  
KIRO-TV 7

General manager(s)
  
Dick Balderson

Manager(s)
  
Chuck Cottier, Marty Martínez, Dick Williams

Local radio
  
KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ken Brett)

The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 67-95.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 1, 1985: Bob Long was released by the Mariners.
  • December 12, 1985: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone.
  • January 18, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • January 18, 1986: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
  • January 18, 1986: Pete Ladd was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
  • March 31, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Seattle Mariners.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 21, 1986: Terry Bell was traded by the Mariners to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Huismann.
  • August 19, 1986: Spike Owen and Dave Henderson were traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Rey Quiñones, players to be named later, and cash. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Mike Brown and Mike Trujillo to the Mariners on August 22 and John Christensen to the Mariners on September 25.

    • Starters by position

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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham

    References

    1986 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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