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1999 Seattle Mariners season

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General manager(s)
  
Woody Woodward

Manager(s)
  
Lou Piniella

Owner(s)
  
Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis)

Local television
  
KIRO-TV 7 KSTW Fox Sports Northwest

Local radio
  
KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)

The Seattle Mariners 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West, finishing with a record of 79-83. In July, they moved into Safeco Field, replacing the Kingdome as their home. The Kingdome was demolished 8 months later.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter.
  • November 22, 1998: Butch Huskey was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

    • Regular season

  • July 15, 1999: The Mariners played their first game at Safeco Field. The Mariners lost to the San Diego Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.
  • July 26, 1999: Butch Huskey was traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Robert Ramsay.
  • August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

    • Draft Picks

  • June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
  • J. J. Putz was drafted by the Mariners in the 6th round. Player signed June 17, 1999.
  • Termel Sledge was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999.
  • Rich Harden was drafted by the Mariners in the 38th 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

    Other batters

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

    References

    1999 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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