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1988 Seattle Mariners (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987/1989)
68-93, Finished 7th in AL Western Division
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Scored 664 runs, Allowed 744 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 72-89
Managed by Dick Williams and Jim Snyder

Ballpark: Kingdome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,022,398 (14th of 14)
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 108, Pitching - 109
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1987/1989) / 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 9, 1987

Gary Matthews granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1987

Released Jim Weaver.

November 20, 1987

Released Jerry Narron.

December 9, 1987

Traded Mike Morgan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Ken Dixon.

Traded Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors).

December 21, 1987

Released John Moses.

Released Domingo Ramos.

December 22, 1987

Traded Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor to the New York Yankees. Received Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.

January 11, 1988

Signed Brian Giles as a free agent.

January 19, 1988

Signed John Rabb as a free agent.

February 3, 1988

Traded Ken Spratke (minors) to the Kansas City Royals. Received Dave Cochrane.

March, 1988

Signed Jay Baller as a free agent.

March 1, 1988

Signed Jim Wilson as a free agent.

March 19, 1988

Traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants. Received Rod Scurry. The Seattle Mariners sent Donell Nixon (June 23, 1988) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

March 23, 1988

Released Chris Beasley.

March 28, 1988

Released Mike Trujillo.

May 9, 1988 (Standings)

Released Rich Monteleone.

May 23, 1988 (Standings)

Released John Christensen.

June 1, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Steve Balboni as a free agent.

Drafted Tino Martinez in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1988.

Drafted Greg Pirkl in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.

Drafted Lee Hancock in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.

Drafted Steve Chitren in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Jeff Darwin in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1988.

Drafted Scott Taylor in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 10, 1988.

Drafted Kerry Woodson in the 29th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

Drafted Chris Howard in the 41st round of the 1988 amateur draft.

July 11, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Edwin Nunez to the New York Mets. Received Gene Walter.

July 21, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Ken Phelps to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Jay Buhner, and Rich Balabon (minors). The New York Yankees sent Troy Evers (minors) (October 12, 1988) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

July 22, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Glenn Wilson to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Darnell Coles.

October 15, 1988 (Standings)

Jay Baller granted Free Agency.

Brian Giles granted Free Agency.

Brick Smith granted Free Agency.

November 4, 1988

Mike Moore granted Free Agency.

November 15, 1988

Signed Luis DeLeon as a free agent.

November 20, 1988

Traded Chuck Carr to the New York Mets. Received Reggie Dobie (minors).

December 6, 1988

Drafted Jose Melendez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1988 minor league draft.

December 7, 1988

Signed Jeffrey Leonard as a free agent.

Signed Tom Niedenfuer as a free agent.

December 21, 1988

Released Rod Scurry.

March 27, 1989

Traded Steve Balboni to the New York Yankees. Received Dana Ridenour (minors).

March 29, 1989

Released Eric Fox.

April 1, 1989

Traded Dave Hengel to the Cleveland Indians. Received Chuck Baldwin (minors).


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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