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Major League Baseball team season
1998 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkKingdome
CitySeattle, Washington
Record76–85 (.472)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by John Ellis)
General managersWoody Woodward
ManagersLou Piniella
TelevisionKIRO-TV 7
KSTW
Fox Sports Northwest
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd season, and was the final year in which Kingdome was the home venue for the entire season. Their record was 76–85 (.472) and they finished in third place in the four-team American League West, 11½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers.

The Mariners were the defending division champions, but exceeded the .500 mark only once during the season; at 19–18 after a win at Detroit on May 12. On July 18 at the Kingdome, Seattle (crimson, silver, and black) and the Kansas City Royals (yellow gold and blue) played a game in futuristic uniforms for "Turn Ahead the Clock" night. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Mariners won by three.

Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs to tie his franchise record set the year before; Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to become the third member of the 40/40 club, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996).

Offseason

  • November 13, 1997: Jalal Leach was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 3, 1997: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 16, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 27, 1997: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • January 8, 1998: Glenallen Hill signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 88 74 .543 — 48‍–‍33 40‍–‍41
Anaheim Angels 85 77 .525 3 42‍–‍39 43‍–‍38
Seattle Mariners 76 85 .472 11½ 42‍–‍39 34‍–‍46
Oakland Athletics 74 88 .457 14 39‍–‍42 35‍–‍46

Record vs. opponents

1998 American League record
Sources:
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 5–6 6–5 5–6 4–7 8–3 6–5 6–5 6–5 5–7 9–3 6–5 5–7 4–7 10–6
Baltimore 6–5 — 6–6 2–9 5–6 10–1 5–6 7–3 3–9 8–3 6–5 5–7 6–5 5–7 5–11
Boston 5–6 6–6 — 5–6 8–3 5–5 8–3 5–6 5–7 9–2 7–4 9–3 6–5 5–7 9–7
Chicago 6–5 9–2 6–5 — 6–6 6–6 8–4 6–6 4–7 4–7 4–7 5–6 5–6 4–6–1 7–9
Cleveland 7–4 6–5 3–8 6–6 — 9–3 8–4 6–6 4–7 3–8 9–2 7–3 4–7 7–4 10–6
Detroit 3–8 1–10 5–5 6–6 3–9 — 6–6 8–4 3–8 7–4 3–8 5–6 3–8 5–6 7–9
Kansas City 5–6 6–5 3–8 4–8 4–8 6–6 — 7–5 0–10 7–4 4–6 8–3 3–8 6–5 9–7
Minnesota 5–6 3–7 6–5 6–6 6–6 4–8 5–7 — 4–7 4–7 2–9 7–4 7–4 4–7 7–9
New York 5–6 9–3 7–5 7–4 7–4 8–3 10–0 7–4 — 8–3 8–3 11–1 8–3 6–6 13–3
Oakland 7–5 3–8 2–9 7–4 8–3 4–7 4–7 7–4 3–8 — 5–7 5–6 6–6 5–6 8–8
Seattle 3–9 5–6 4–7 7–4 2–9 8–3 6–4 9–2 3–8 7–5 — 6–5 5–7 4–7 7–9
Tampa Bay 5–6 7–5 3–9 6–5 3–7 6–5 3–8 4–7 1–11 6–5 5–6 — 4–7 5–7 5–11
Texas 7–5 5–6 5–6 6–5 7–4 8–3 8–3 4–7 3–8 6–6 7–5 7–4 — 7–4 8–8
Toronto 7–4 7–5 7–5 6–4–1 4–7 6–5 5–6 7–4 6–6 6–5 7–4 7–5 4–7 — 9–7


Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

1998 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Major League debuts

Game log

Game Log
March
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 Cleveland Indians 9-10 Mesa (1-0) Fossas (0-1) Jackson (1) 57,822 0-1
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 1 Cleveland Indians 7-9 Wright (1-0) Moyer (0-1) Jackson (2) 24,523 0-2
3 April 3 Boston Red Sox 11-6 Cloude (1-0) Lowe (0-1) 27,555 1-2
4 April 4 Boston Red Sox 12-6 Swift (1-0) Rose (0-1) 43,035 2-2
5 April 5 Boston Red Sox 5-10 Saberhagen (1-0) Johnson (0-1) 35,143 2-3
6 April 6 New York Yankees 8-0 Moyer (1-1) Pettitte (0-2) 27,445 3-3
7 April 7 New York Yankees 7-13 Wells (1-1) Bullinger (0-1) 28,424 3-4
8 April 8 New York Yankees 3-4 Lloyd (1-0) Ayala (0-1) Stanton (1) 33,922 3-5
9 April 10 @ Boston Red Sox 7-9 Garces (1-0) Timlin (0-1) 32,805 3-6
10 April 11 @ Boston Red Sox 0-5 Martinez (2-0) Moyer (1-2) 32,403 3-7
11 April 12 @ Boston Red Sox 7-8 Wasdin (2-0) Slocumb (0-1) 23,270 3-8
12 April 13 @ Cleveland Indians 5-6 Burba (2-1) Cloude (1-1) Jackson (6) 42,793 3-9
13 April 14 @ Cleveland Indians 3-8 Assenmacher (1-0) Slocumb (0-2) 40,490 3-10
14 April 15 @ Cleveland Indians 5-3 Spoljaric (1-0) Assenmacher (1-1) Ayala (1) 40,527 4-10
15 April 16 @ Minnesota Twins 3-2 Timlin (1-0) Aguliera (0-2) Ayala (2) 11,351 5-10
16 April 17 @ Minnesota Twins 11-6 Fassero (1-0) Milton (2-1) 18,169 6-10
17 April 18 @ Minnesota Twins 5-3 Cloude (2-1) Tewksbury (2-2) Ayala (3) 23,943 7-10
18 April 19 @ Minnesota Twins 7-4 Swift (2-0) Hawkins (0-2) Timlin (1) 15,124 8-10
19 April 20 Kansas City Royals 8-7 Lira (1-0) Rios (0-1) Ayala (4) 38,345 9-10
20 April 21 Kansas City Royals 3-5 Bevil (3-0) Fossas (0-2) Montgomery (4) 21,547 9-11
21 April 22 Kansas City Royals 11-5 Fassero (2-0) Pichardo (0-2) 22,698 10-11
22 April 24 Minnesota Twins 4-2 Cloude (3-1) Tewksbury (2-3) Ayala (5) 28,157 11-11
23 April 25 Minnesota Twins 2-8 Aguliera (1-2) Timlin (1-2) 51,880 11-12
24 April 26 Minnesota Twins 0-2 Radke (3-1) Moyer (1-3) Aguilera (4) 31,732 11-13
25 April 28 @ Kansas City Royals 5-1 Johnson (1-1) Service (1-1) 11,630 12-13
26 April 29 @ New York Yankees 5-8 Cone (3-1) Fassero (2-1) Rivera (3) 27,949 12-14
27 April 30 @ New York Yankees 8-9 Rivera (1-0) Ayala (0-2) 28,517 12-15
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
28 May 1 Detroit Tigers 3-17 Worrell (2-3) Swift (2-1) 28,827 12-16
29 May 2 Detroit Tigers 4-0 Moyer (2-3) Thompson (1-4) 48,630 13-16
30 May 3 Detroit Tigers 10-6 Johnson (2-1) Castillo (0-1) 44,488 14-16
31 May 5 Chicago White Sox 8-1 Fassero (3-1) Eyre (1-4) 22,760 15-16
32 May 6 Chicago White Sox 10-9 Slocumb (1-2) Castillo (0-2) Ayala (6) 21,243 16-16
33 May 7 Toronto Blue Jays 0-6 Clemens (4-3) Moyer (2-4) 24,129 16-17
34 May 8 Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 Johnson (3-1) Williams (3-2) 29,920 17-17
35 May 9 Toronto Blue Jays 1-4 Hentgen (4-3) Swift (2-2) Myers (9) 49,851 17-18
36 May 10 Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Fassero (4-1) Guzman (1-5) Ayala (7) 39,249 18-18
37 May 12 @ Detroit Tigers 4-2 Spoljaric (2-0) Thompson (2-5) Ayala (8) 11,659 19-18
38 May 13 @ Detroit Tigers 5-8 Moehler (3-3) Cloude (3-2) Jones (5) 10,766 19-19
39 May 14 @ Chicago White Sox 3-5 Fordham (1-0) Johnson (3-2) Simas (2) 15,007 19-20
40 May 15 @ Chicago White Sox 3-6 Navarro (4-3) Swift (2-3) Foulke (1) 16,127 19-21
41 May 16 @ Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 Fassero (5-1) Guzman (1-6) 31,121 20-21
42 May 17 @ Toronto Blue Jays 3-4 Plesac (2-2) Slocumb (1-3) 28,111 20-22
43 May 18 @ Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 Spoljaric (3-0) Clemens (4-5) 28,125 21-22
44 May 19 @ Texas Rangers 4-10 Helling (7-1) Johnson (3-3) Hernandez (1) 37,258 21-23
45 May 20 @ Texas Rangers 7-8 Crabtree (1-0) Timlin (1-3) Wetteland (13) 29,454 21-24
46 May 21 @ Texas Rangers 8-9 Bailes (1-0) Ayala (0-3) 34,613 21-25
47 May 22 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-5 Johnson (2-1) Moyer (2-5) Hernandez (8) 29,522 21-26
48 May 23 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-6 Yan (4-0) Ayala (0-4) Hernandez (9) 35,819 21-27
49 May 24 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1 Johnson (4-3) Springer (1-8) 46,867 22-27
50 May 25 Baltimore Orioles 12-4 Swift (3-3) Rodriguez (0-2) 28,375 23-27
51 May 26 Baltimore Orioles 3-8 Erickson (5-5) Fassero (5-2) 31,164 23-28
52 May 28 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2 Moyer (3-5) Johnson (2-2) 27,017 24-28
53 May 29 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-2 Johnson (5-3) Saunders (1-5) 32,142 25-28
54 May 30 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-5 Springer (2-8) Cloude (3-3) Hernandez (10) 40,212 25-29
55 May 31 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-6 Swift (4-3) White (0-1) 35,184 26-29
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
56 June 1 @ Baltimore Orioles 9-10 Mills (1-2) Fossas (0-3) Benitez (8) 42,622 26-30
57 June 2 @ Baltimore Orioles 8-9 Charlton (1-1) Ayala (0-5) 46,724 26-31
58 June 3 Anaheim Angels 1-8 Finley (6-2) Johnson (5-4) 24,944 26-32
59 June 4 Anaheim Angels 2-6 Hill (8-4) Cloude (3-4) Hasegawa (1) 23,709 26-33
60 June 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Swift (5-3) Valdez (4-7) 39,053 27-33
61 June 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 6-10 Bruske (3-0) Wells (0-1) Osuna (2) 49,559 27-34
62 June 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-7 Dreifort (4-5) Moyer (3-6) Osuna (3) 41,514 27-35
63 June 8 @ San Francisco Giants 3-4 Darwin (6-3) Johnson (5-5) Rodriguez (1) 34,166 27-36
64 June 9 @ San Francisco Giants 6-7 Johnstone (2-2) Cloude (3-5) Nen (19) 24,137 27-37
65 June 10 @ San Francisco Giants 4-1 Swift (6-3) Hershiser (6-4) Slocumb (1) 23,590 28-37
66 June 11 @ Oakland Athletics 2-5 Oquist (4-3) Fassero (5-3) Taylor (11) 7,838 28-38
67 June 12 @ Oakland Athletics 5-0 Moyer (4-6) Candiotti (4-8) 11,533 29-38
68 June 13 @ Oakland Athletics 3-7 Stein (3-3) Johnson (5-6) Fetters (3) 21,444 29-39
69 June 14 @ Oakland Athletics 3-4 Taylor (2-5) Slocumb (1-4) 21,503 29-40
70 June 16 @ Anaheim Angels 2-3 Dickson (7-4) Swift (6-4) Percival (21) 23,123 29-41
71 June 17 @ Anaheim Angels 2-4 Olivares (5-2) Fassero (5-4) Percival (22) 24,800 29-42
72 June 18 @ Anaheim Angels 5-11 Washburn (3-0) Spoljaric (3-1) DeLucia (1) 30,268 29-43
73 June 19 Oakland Athletics 9-1 Johnson (6-6) Stein (3-4) 33,212 30-43
74 June 20 Oakland Athletics 2-6 Haynes (5-3) Cloude (3-6) 44,597 30-44
75 June 21 Oakland Athletics 10-5 Swift (7-4) Oquist (4-4) 37,665 31-44
76 June 22 San Diego Padres 3-5 Miceli (7-2) Fassero (5-5) Hoffman (23) 41,571 31-45
77 June 23 San Diego Padres 5-3 Moyer (5-6) Hamilton (5-8) Slocumb (2) 30,961 32-45
78 June 24 @ San Diego Padres 2-1 Johnson (7-6) Ashby (10-5) 36,900 33-45
79 June 25 @ San Diego Padres 0-6 Langston (2-1) Cloude (3-7) Wall (1) 32,626 33-46
80 June 26 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 8-13 Sodowsky (2-4) Spoljaric (3-2) 49,328 33-47
81 June 27 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 Fassero (6-5) Benes (6-8) Slocumb (3) 48,488 34-47
82 June 28 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 2-3 Embree (2-0) Ayala (0-6) 47,968 34-48
83 June 30 Colorado Rockies 4-6 Astacio (6-8) Johnson (7-7) Munoz (1) 28,821 34-49
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
84 July 1 Colorado Rockies 9-5 Cloude (4-7) Saipe (0-1) 25,551 35-49
85 July 2 Colorado Rockies 10-3 Swift (8-4) Kile (5-11) 32,523 36-49
86 July 3 @ Texas Rangers 8-2 Fassero (7-5) Burkett (4-9) 45,233 37-49
87 July 4 @ Texas Rangers 2-9 Sele (12-5) Moyer (5-7) 46,067 37-50
88 July 5 @ Texas Rangers 4-8 Hernandez (3-1) Johnson (7-8) 38,053 37-51
89 July 9 Anaheim Angels 8-6 Fassero (8-5) Olivares (5-5) Timlin (2) 24,210 38-51
90 July 10 Anaheim Angels 3-5 Percival (2-3) Ayala (0-7) 28,869 38-52
91 July 11 Anaheim Angels 2-0 Johnson (8-8) Sparks (3-1) 35,788 39-52
92 July 12 Anaheim Angels 5-8 Dickson (9-6) Swift (8-5) Percival (26) 32,797 39-53
93 July 13 Texas Rangers 10-3 Cloude (5-7) Van Poppel (1-2) 25,170 40-53
94 July 14 Texas Rangers 6-3 Fassero (9-5) Burkett (5-10) Timlin (3) 25,545 41-53
95 July 15 Minnesota Twins 4-1 Moyer (6-7) Hawkins (5-9) Timlin (4) 23,250 42-53
96 July 16 Minnesota Twins 3-0 Johnson (9-8) Radke (9-8) 24,974 43-53
97 July 17 Kansas City Royals 18-5 Swift (9-5) Rusch (6-11) 29,500 44-53
98 July 18 Kansas City Royals 8-5 Ayala (1-7) Service (3-2) 42,633 45-53
99 July 19 Kansas City Royals 1-4 Belcher (9-8) Fassero (9-6) Montgomery (22) 30,851 45-54
100 July 21 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-3 Moyer (7-7) Alvarez (4-8) 30,298 46-54
101 July 22 @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-7 Lopez (6-2) Johnson (9-9) Hernandez (18) 31,558 46-55
102 July 24 @ Baltimore Orioles 4-7 Mussina (8-5) Swift (9-6) Benitez (13) 48,184 46-56
103 July 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Fassero (10-6) Kamieniecki (2-3) Timlin (5) 48,365 47-56
104 July 26 @ Baltimore Orioles 10-4 Moyer (8-7) Erickson (11-8) 48,199 48-56
105 July 28 Cleveland Indians 3-4 Nagy (9-6) Johnson (9-10) Jackson (26) 31,124 48-57
106 July 29 Cleveland Indians 7-8 Ogea (4-2) McCarthy (0-1) Jackson (27) 25,953 48-58
107 July 30 Cleveland Indians 8-9 Shuey (3-1) Wells (0-2) 31,081 48-59
108 July 31 New York Yankees 3-5 Irabu (10-4) Fassero (10-7) Rivera (29) 43,837 48-60
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
109 August 1 New York Yankees 2-5 Wells (13-2) Moyer (8-8) 53,840 48-61
110 August 2 New York Yankees 6-3 Wells (1-2) Cone (15-4) Timlin (6) 47,872 49-61
111 August 3 Boston Red Sox 3-1 Cloude (6-7) Wasdin (5-4) Timlin (7) 27,887 50-61
112 August 4 Boston Red Sox 1-2 Avery (8-4) McCarthy (0-2) Gordon (32) 29,621 50-62
113 August 7 @ Detroit Tigers 6-3 Slocumb (2-4) Crow (1-1) Timlin (8) DH 51-62
114 August 7 @ Detroit Tigers 7-1 Moyer (9-8) Moehler (12-8) 29,039 52-62
115 August 8 @ Detroit Tigers 9-3 Cloude (7-7) Powell (2-3) 37,495 53-62
116 August 9 @ Detroit Tigers 6-3 Wells (2-2) Runyan (1-3) Timlin (9) 27,987 54-62
117 August 11 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4-7 Carpenter (7-6) Fassero (10-8) Quantrill (3) 33,137 54-63
118 August 12 @ Toronto Blue Jays 5-11 Rodriguez (2-3) Ayala (1-8) 39,139 54-64
119 August 14 @ Chicago White Sox 2-14 Sirotka (12-10) Cloude (7-8) 22,713 54-65
120 August 15 @ Chicago White Sox 13-7 Swift (10-6) Navarro (8-14) 21,537 55-65
121 August 16 @ Chicago White Sox 3-5 Foulke (3-1) Fassero (10-9) Simas (15) 25,471 55-66
122 August 17 Detroit Tigers 3-1 Moyer (10-8) Moehler (12-9) Timlin (10) 38,639 56-66
123 August 18 Detroit Tigers 6-7 Greisinger (2-7) Ayala (1-9) Jones (21) 24,136 56-67
124 August 19 Toronto Blue Jays 2-16 Hentgen (11-9) Cloude (7-9) Stieb (1) 26,258 56-68
125 August 20 Toronto Blue Jays 0-7 Clemens (15-6) Swift (10-7) 26,642 56-69
126 August 21 Chicago White Sox 5-4 Paniagua (1-0) Foulke (3-2) Timlin (11) 34,421 57-69
127 August 22 Chicago White Sox 5-4 Timlin (2-3) Navarro (8-15) 43,596 58-69
128 August 23 Chicago White Sox 3-2 Spoljaric (4-2) Snyder (4-2) Paniagua (1) 35,159 59-69
129 August 24 Chicago White Sox 11-10 Cloude (8-9) Sirotka (12-12) Timlin (12) 27,087 60-69
130 August 25 @ Cleveland Indians 4-10 Nagy (11-9) Swift (10-8) 43,113 60-70
131 August 26 @ Cleveland Indians 3-5 Burba (11-9) Fassero (10-10) Jackson (33) 43,091 60-71
132 August 27 @ Cleveland Indians 10-4 Moyer (11-8) Wright (11-8) 43,142 61-71
133 August 28 @ New York Yankees 3-10 Hernandez (10-4) Spoljaric (4-3) 49,789 61-72
134 August 29 @ New York Yankees 6-11 Pettitte (15-8) Cloude (8-10) 55,146 61-73
135 August 30 @ New York Yankees 13-3 Swift (11-8) Irabu (11-7) 55,341 62-73
136 August 31 @ Boston Red Sox 1-5 Saberhagen (12-6) Fassero (10-11) 28,553 62-74
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 @ Boston Red Sox 7-3 Moyer (12-8) Lowe (3-8) 28,150 63-74
138 September 2 @ Boston Red Sox 3-7 Gordon (7-3) Ayala (1-10) 25,813 63-75
139 September 4 Baltimore Orioles 1-10 Guzman (9-14) Spoljaric (4-4) 27,404 63-76
140 September 5 Baltimore Orioles 6-5 McCarthy (1-2) Benitez (5-4) Timlin (13) 43,831 64-76
141 September 6 Baltimore Orioles 2-5 Mussina (13-8) Fassero (10-12) Rhodes (4) 30,285 64-77
142 September 7 Baltimore Orioles 11-1 Moyer (13-8) Drabek (6-11) 24,229 65-77
143 September 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-10 Alvarez (6-13) Suzuki (0-1) 20,679 65-78
144 September 9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2 Abbott (1-0) Arrojo (13-12) Timlin (14) 22,256 66-78
145 September 11 @ Kansas City Royals 6-3 Fassero (11-12) Barber (2-3) Timlin (15) DH 67-78
146 September 11 @ Kansas City Royals 5-8 Appier (1-0) Swift (11-9) Rusch (1) 18,874 67-79
147 September 12 @ Kansas City Royals 2-5 Belcher (13-12) Moyer (13-9) Montgomery (33) 28,091 67-80
September 13 @ Kansas City Royals Cancelled (rain) 67–80
148 September 14 @ Minnesota Twins 10-3 Suzuki (1-1) Radke (11-14) 9,711 68-80
149 September 15 @ Minnesota Twins 12-7 Abbott (2-0) Rodriguez (4-6) 8,024 69-80
150 September 16 @ Oakland Athletics 4-1 Fassero (12-12) Heredia (3-2) Timlin (16) 12,371 70-80
151 September 17 @ Oakland Athletics 8-0 Moyer (14-9) Candiotti (11-16) 11,707 71-80
152 September 18 @ Anaheim Angels 5-3 Timlin (3-3) DeLucia (2-6) 39,902 72-80
153 September 19 @ Anaheim Angels 3-5 McDowell (5-3) Spoljaric (4-5) Percival (41) 42,833 72-81
154 September 20 @ Anaheim Angels 1-3 Olivares (9-8) Abbott (2-1) Percival (42) 42,972 72-82
155 September 21 Oakland Athletics 5-2 Paniagua (2-0) Heredia (3-3) Timlin (17) 30,076 73-82
156 September 22 Oakland Athletics 7-6 Moyer (15-9) Witasick (1-2) Timlin (18) 20,908 74-82
157 September 23 Oakland Athletics 3-8 Mathews (6-4) Slocumb (2-5) Taylor (33) 21,182 74-83
158 September 24 Texas Rangers 3-9 Sele (19-11) Suzuki (1-2) 22,891 74-84
159 September 25 Texas Rangers 15-4 Abbott (3-1) Loaiza (9-11) 39,325 75-84
160 September 26 Texas Rangers 5-2 Fassero (13-12) Gunderson (0-3) Timlin (19) 33,147 76-84
161 September 27 Texas Rangers 6-12 Fossas (1-3) Spoljaric (4-6) 37,986 76-85

Source:

Player stats

Batting

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. Slg. SB
C Dan Wilson 96 325 39 82 9 44 .252 .392 2
1B David Segui 143 522 79 159 19 84 .305 .487 3
2B Joey Cora 131 519 111 166 6 32 .276 .370 15
3B Russ Davis 141 502 68 130 20 82 .259 .442 4
SS Alex Rodriguez 161 686 123 213 42 124 .310 .560 46
LF Glenallen Hill 74 259 37 75 12 33 .290 .521 1
CF Ken Griffey Jr. 161 633 120 180 56 146 .284 .611 20
RF Jay Buhner 72 244 33 59 15 45 .242 .463 0
DH Edgar Martínez 154 556 86 179 29 102 .322 .429 1

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. Slg. SB
Rob Ducey 97 217 30 52 5 23 .240 .410 0
Shane Monahan 62 211 17 51 4 28 .242 .346 1
Rich Amaral 73 134 25 37 1 4 .276 .343 11
John Marzano 50 133 13 31 4 12 .233 .391 0
Raúl Ibañez 37 98 12 25 2 12 .255 .408 0
Joe Oliver 29 85 12 19 2 10 .224 .329 1
Rico Rossy 37 81 12 16 1 4 .198 .309 0
David Bell 21 80 11 26 0 8 .325 .425 0
Ryan Radmanovich 25 69 5 15 2 10 .217 .362 1
Charles Gipson 44 51 11 12 0 2 .235 .255 2
Jeff Huson 31 49 8 8 1 4 .163 .245 1
Rick Wilkins 19 41 5 8 1 4 .195 .341 0
Carlos Guillén 10 39 9 13 0 5 .333 .410 2
Robert Pérez 17 35 3 6 2 6 .171 .371 0
Dave McCarty 8 18 1 5 1 2 .278 .444 1
Giomar Guevara 11 13 4 3 0 0 .231 .385 0
Rickey Cradle 5 7 0 1 0 2 .143 .143 1
Raúl Chávez 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Jamie Moyer 34 234.1 15 9 3.53 158 42
Jeff Fassero 32 224.2 13 12 3.97 176 66
Randy Johnson 23 160.0 9 10 4.33 213 60
Ken Cloude 30 155.1 8 10 6.37 114 80
Bill Swift 29 144.2 11 9 5.85 77 51
Mac Suzuki 6 26.1 1 2 7.18 19 15
Paul Abbott 4 24.2 3 1 4.01 22 10

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Jim Bullinger 2 5.2 0 1 15.88 4 2
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB
Mike Timlin 70 79.1 3 3 19 2.95 60 16
Bobby Ayala 62 75.1 1 10 8 7.29 68 26
Heathcliff Slocumb 57 67.2 2 5 3 5.32 51 44
Paul Spoljaric 53 83.1 4 6 0 6.48 55 89
Bob Wells 30 51.2 2 2 0 6.10 29 16
Greg McCarthy 29 23.1 1 2 0 5.01 25 17
Tony Fossas 23 11.1 0 3 0 8.74 10 6
José Paniagua 18 22.0 2 0 1 2.05 16 5
Steve Gajkowski 9 8.2 0 0 0 7.27 3 4
Felipe Lira 7 15.2 1 0 0 4.60 16 5
David Holdridge 7 6.2 0 0 0 4.05 6 4
Andrew Lorraine 4 3.2 0 0 0 2.45 0 4

Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs

Home Run Game Date Inning Location Opposing Pitcher Team
1 1 March 31 5th Seattle Charles Nagy Cleveland Indians
2 3 April 3 5th Seattle Derek Lowe Boston Red Sox
3 4 April 4 2nd Seattle Brian Rose Boston Red Sox
4 11 April 12 5th Boston Tim Wakefield Boston Red Sox
5 12 April 13 1st Cleveland Dave Burba Cleveland Indians
6 12 April 13 7th Cleveland José Mesa Cleveland Indians
7 16 April 17 3rd Minnesota Eric Milton Minnesota Twins
8 19 April 20 3rd Seattle Chris Haney Kansas City Royals
9 26 April 29 7th New York Mike Stanton New York Yankees
10 27 April 30 1st New York David Wells New York Yankees
11 27 April 30 3rd New York David Wells New York Yankees
12 29 May 2 1st Seattle Justin Thompson Detroit Tigers
13 31 May 5 5th Seattle Scott Eyre Toronto Blue Jays
14 34 May 8 3rd Seattle Woody Williams Toronto Blue Jays
15 36 May 10 8th Seattle Dan Plesac Toronto Blue Jays
16 43 May 18 4th Toronto Roger Clemens Toronto Blue Jays
17 46 May 21 4th Texas John Burkett Texas Rangers
18 49 May 24 6th Seattle Dennis Springer Tampa Bay Devil Rays
19 55 May 31 8th Tampa Albie Lopez Tampa Bay Devil Rays
20 57 June 2 3rd Baltimore Doug Drabek Baltimore Orioles
21 57 June 3 10th Baltimore Norm Charlton Baltimore Orioles
22 59 June 4 1st Seattle Ken Hill Anaheim Angels
23 61 June 6 3rd Seattle Dave Mlicki Los Angeles Dodgers
24 62 June 7 9th Seattle Mark Guthrie Los Angeles Dodgers
25 64 June 9 6th San Francisco Julián Tavárez San Francisco Giants
26 66 June 11 8th Oakland Mike Oquist Oakland Athletics
27 72 June 18 1st Anaheim Jarrod Washburn Anaheim Angels
28 73 June 19 4th Seattle Blake Stein Oakland Athletics
29 77 June 23 1st Seattle Joey Hamilton San Diego Padres
30 78 June 24 9th San Diego Roberto Ramírez San Diego Padres
31 80 June 26 3rd Arizona Jeff Suppan Arizona Diamondbacks
32 82 June 28 6th Arizona Brian Anderson Arizona Diamondbacks
33 83 June 30 1st Seattle Pedro Astacio Colorado Rockies
34 84 July 1 3rd Seattle Mike Saipe Colorado Rockies
35 85 July 2 2nd Seattle Darryl Kile Colorado Rockies
36 89 July 9 6th Seattle Pep Harris Anaheim Angels
37 90 July !0 7th Seattle Chuck Finley Anaheim Angels
38 94 July 14 3rd Seattle John Burkett Texas Rangers
39 94 July 14 7th Seattle Scott Bailes Texas Rangers
40 100 July 21 4th Tampa Wilson Álvarez Tampa Bay Devil Rays
41 107 July 30 5th Seattle Dave Burba Cleveland Indians
42 120 August 15 1st Chicago Jaime Navarro Chicago White Sox
43 128 August 23 4th Seattle John Snyder Chicago White Sox
44 129 August 24 4th Seattle Mike Sirotka Chicago White Sox
45 134 August 29 6th New York Andy Pettitte New York Yankees
46 135 August 30 2nd New York Hideki Irabu New York Yankees
47 135 August 30 8th New York Mike Buddie New York Yankees
48 140 September 5 8th Seattle Armando Benítez Baltimore Orioles
49 142 September 7 5th Seattle Pete Smith Baltimore Orioles
50 142 September 7 6th Seattle Jimmy Key Baltimore Orioles
51 147 September 12 3rd Kansas City Tim Belcher Kansas City Royals
52 149 September 15 7th Minnesota Eddie Guardado Minnesota Twins
53 151 September 17 1st Oakland Tom Candiotti Oakland Athletica
54 156 September 22 3rd Seattle Jay Witasick Oakland Athletics
55 156 September 22 5th Seattle Jay Witasick Oakland Athletics
56 159 September 25 6th Seattle Eric Gunderson Texas Rangers

Awards and honors

  • Ken Griffey Jr., franchise record, most home runs in one season (56)
  • Alex Rodriguez, third member to join the 40/40 Club

Source:

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dave Myers
AA Orlando Rays Southern League Dan Rohn
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Rick Burleson
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Varsho
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Terry Pollreisz
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Darrin Garner

References

  1. LaRue, Larry (September 28, 1998). "M's end season to forget". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C2.
  2. LaRue, Larry (May 13, 1998). "M's win, finally top .500 mark". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
  3. "A-Rod puts Royals on the rocks". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 19, 1998. p. C1.
  4. "A-Rod gets angry, then he gets even in Seattle victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 19, 1998. p. 5B.
  5. "Rangers win West despite drubbing". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. September 26, 1998. p. 2B.
  6. ^ "Mariner milestones". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 28, 1998. p. C2.
  7. "McDowell tames M's again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 20, 1998. p. C10.
  8. ^ "Jalal Leach Stats".
  9. ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. Pat Listach Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. "Rico Rossy Stats".
  12. ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  13. "1998 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  14. Randy Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  15. "David Bell Stats".
  16. "The Baseball Cube – Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
  17. "1998 Seattle Mariners Schedule by Baseball Almanac".
  18. "1998 Seattle Mariners Statistics".
  19. "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, March 31, 1998 at Kingdome".
  20. "Box Score of Game played on Friday, April 3, 1998 at Kingdome".
  21. "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, April 4, 1998 at Kingdome".
  22. "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, April 12, 1998 at Fenway Park".
  23. "Box Score of Game played on Monday, April 13, 1998 at Jacobs Field".
  24. "Box Score of Game played on Friday, April 17, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome".
  25. "1998 Seattle Mariners Statistics".
  26. "Ken Griffey 1998 daily batting log at Baseball Reference". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  27. "Ken Griffey Jr.1998 daily batting log from mlb.com". mlb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  28. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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