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1987 Seattle Mariners season

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Owner(s)
  
George Argyros

Manager(s)
  
Dick Williams

General manager(s)
  
Dick Balderson

Local television
  
KSTW-TV 11

Local radio
  
KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson)

The Seattle Mariners 1987 season was their 11th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 4th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 78-84.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 5, 1986: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rentería. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bob Siegel (minors) to the Pirates on December 10.
  • December 10, 1986: Danny Tartabull and Rick Luecken were traded by the Mariners to the Kansas City Royals for Scott Bankhead, Steve Shields, and Mike Kingery.
  • December 17, 1986: Ricky Nelson was traded by the Mariners to the New York Mets for Doug Gwosdz.
  • March 31, 1987: Pete Ladd was released by the Mariners.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 12, 1987: Mark Huismann was traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Gallagher.
  • June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Ken Griffey, Jr. was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (1st pick).
  • Pat Listach was drafted by the Mariners in the 23rd round, but did not sign.

    • Starters by position

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

    Awards and honors

  • Mark Langston – American League Leader, Strikeouts (262)

    • All-Star Game

    References

    1987 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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