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1991 Seattle Mariners season

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Owner(s)
  
Jeff Smulyan

Manager(s)
  
Jim Lefebvre

General manager(s)
  
Woody Woodward

Local television
  
KSTW-TV 11 (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) KIRO-TV 7 (Greg Gumbel, Joe Simpson)

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

The Seattle Mariners 1991 season was their 15th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 5th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 83-79. It was the first above-.500 season in franchise history.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 25, 1990: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

    • Regular season

  • July 18, 1991: Ken Griffey, Jr. had 5 hits in one game versus the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • September 30, 1991: Nolan Ryan struck out Tino Martinez of the Mariners for the 5500th strikeout in his career.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 17, 1991: The Seattle Mariners traded cash and a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Mike Blowers. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Jim Blueberg (minors) to the Yankees on June 22.
  • June 22, 1991: Randy Kramer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

    • 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

    Awards and honors

  • Harold Reynolds, Second Baseman, Roberto Clemente Award

    • References

    1991 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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