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1979 Seattle Mariners (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
67-95, Finished 6th in AL Western Division
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Scored 711 runs, Allowed 820 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-92
Managed by Darrell Johnson

Ballpark: Kingdome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 844,447 (13th of 14)
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Batting - 102, Pitching - 104
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1978/1980) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 1978

Jim Colborn granted Free Agency.

Tom Paciorek granted Free Agency.

Bill Plummer granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1978

Purchased Paul Lindblad from the New York Yankees.

December 5, 1978

Traded Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Odell Jones, Rafael Vasquez, and Mario Mendoza.

Drafted Keith Macwhorter from the Boston Red Sox in the 1978 minor league draft.

December 6, 1978

Purchased Bobby Thompson from the Texas Rangers.

December 8, 1978

Traded Craig Reynolds to the Houston Astros. Received Floyd Bannister.

December 21, 1978

Signed Mario Diaz as an amateur free agent.

January 9, 1979

Drafted Carlos Diaz in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 15, 1979

Signed Tom Paciorek as a free agent.

January 27, 1979

Signed Jim Colborn as a free agent.

Signed Willie Horton as a free agent.

January 29, 1979

Released Bob Robertson.

February 1, 1979

Signed Bill Plummer as a free agent.

February 8, 1979

Released Jim Todd.

February 22, 1979

Purchased Mike Davey from the Atlanta Braves.

March 17, 1979

Signed Edwin Nunez as an amateur free agent.

March 20, 1979

Traded Puchy Delgado to the Chicago Cubs. Received Larry Cox.

March 23, 1979

Released Frank MacCormack.

March 24, 1979

Released Tom Brown.

Released Dick Pole.

March 27, 1979

Released Paul Lindblad.

March 28, 1979

Released Jim Colborn.

Released Tom House.

Released Kevin Pasley.

Purchased Joe Simpson from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Released Bobby Thompson.

March 29, 1979

Purchased Bud Bulling from the Minnesota Twins.

March 30, 1979

Signed Danny Walton as a free agent.

April 2, 1979 (Standings)

Returned Keith Macwhorter (earlier draft pick) to the Boston Red Sox.

April 10, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Bobby Valentine as a free agent.

June 5, 1979 (Standings)

Drafted Al Chambers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Carlos Diaz in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Jamie Allen in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Jim Presley in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Brian Snyder in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Hart in the 13th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Bud Black in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Tom Henke in the 20th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 7, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Rob Dressler from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Traded Paul Mitchell to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Randy Stein.

June 12, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Steve Stroughter as a free agent.

July 6, 1979 (Standings)

Traded Juan Bernhardt to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rich Hinton.

July 30, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Ivan Calderon as an amateur free agent.

August 6, 1979 (Standings)

Released John Hale.

August 19, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Wayne Twitchell from the New York Mets.

August 29, 1979 (Standings)

Traded John Montague to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Jim Anderson (December 5, 1979) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

October 4, 1979 (Standings)

Released Bill Plummer.

November 1, 1979

Traded Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis to the New York Yankees. Received Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson, Juan Beniquez, and Jerry Narron.

Wayne Twitchell granted Free Agency.

Bobby Valentine granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1979

Purchased Dan O'Brien from the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 21, 1979

Purchased Kip Young from the Detroit Tigers.

December 1, 1979

Willie Horton granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1979

Traded a player to be named later, Rafael Vasquez, and Rob Pietroburgo (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ted Cox. The Seattle Mariners sent Bud Anderson (March 29, 1980) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 20, 1979

Signed Willie Horton as a free agent.

1980

Released Leroy Stanton.

January 11, 1980

Drafted Bill Mooneyham in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dan Firova in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 20, 1980

Signed Len Randle as a free agent.

March 25, 1980

Released Danny Walton.

March 29, 1980

Released Dan O'Brien.

April 1, 1980

Traded Odell Jones to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

Sold Len Randle to the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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