1999 Seattle Mariners season

1999 Seattle Mariners
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1977)
Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Kingdome, Safeco Field (since 1977)
Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
Other information
Owner(s)	Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis)
General manager(s)	Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	KIRO-TV 7 KSTW Fox Sports Northwest
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
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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.

Offseason

• November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter.^[1]
• November 22, 1998: Butch Huskey was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[2]
• December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[3]

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.^[4]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	95	67	0.586	—	51–30	44–37
Oakland Athletics	87	75	0.537	8	52–29	35–46
Seattle Mariners	79	83	0.488	16	43–38	36–45
Anaheim Angels	70	92	0.432	25	37–44	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1999 American League Records Sources:
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	3–9	1–9	5–5	1–9	5–5	7–5	6–4	6–4	8–4	6–6	7–5	6–6	3–9	6–12
Baltimore	9–3	—	5–7	7–3	1–9	5–5	6–4	8–1	4–9	5–7	5–5	5–7	6–6	1–11	11–7
Boston	9–1	7–5	—	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–2	6–4	8–4	4–6	7–3	4–9	4–5	9–3	6–12
Chicago	5–5	3–7	5–7	—	3–9	7–5	6–6	8–3–1	5–7	3–7	4–8	6–4	5–5	6–4	9–9
Cleveland	9–1	9–1	4–8	9–3	—	8–5	7–5	9–3	3–7	10–2	7–3	5–4	3–7	5–7	9–9
Detroit	5–5	5–5	5–7	5–7	5–8	—	7–4	6–6	5–7	4–6	3–7	4–5	5–5	2–10	8–10
Kansas City	5–7	4–6	2–8	6–6	5–7	4–7	—	5–8	5–4	6–6	7–5	2–8	4–6	3–7	6–12
Minnesota	4–6	1–8	4–6	3–8–1	3–9	6–6	8–5	—	4–6	7–5	4–8	5–5	0–12	4–6	10–7
New York	4–6	9–4	4–8	7–5	7–3	7–5	4–5	6–4	—	6–4	9–1	8–4	8–4	10–2	9–9
Oakland	4–8	7–5	6–4	7–3	2–10	6–4	6–6	5–7	4–6	—	6–6	9–1	5–7	8–2	12–6
Seattle	6–6	5–5	3–7	8–4	3–7	7–3	5–7	8–4	1–9	6–6	—	8–4	5–8	7–2	7–11
Tampa Bay	5–7	7–5	9–4	4–6	4–5	5–4	8–2	5–5	4–8	1–9	4–8	—	4–8	5–8	4–14
Texas	6–6	6–6	5–4	5–5	7–3	5–5	6–4	12–0	4–8	7–5	8–5	8–4	—	6–4	10–8
Toronto	9–3	11–1	3–9	4–6	7–5	10–2	7–3	6–4	2–10	2–8	2–7	8–5	4–6	—	9–9

Notable transactions

• April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.^[5]
• July 26, 1999: Butch Huskey was traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Robert Ramsay.^[6]
• August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[7]

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.^[8]
  • 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.^[9]

Roster

1999 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 48 Paul Abbott 31 Melvin Bunch 26 Rafael Carmona 28 Ken Cloude 43 Tom Davey 13 Jeff Fassero 45 Ryan Franklin 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 27 Butch Henry 32 Brett Hinchliffe 23 Mark Leiter 37 Dámaso Marte 55 Gil Meche 49 José Mesa 50 Jamie Moyer 30 José Paniagua 23 Robert Ramsay 33 Frankie Rodriguez 57 Aaron Scheffer 41 Steve Sinclair 48 Sean Spencer 56 Denny Stark 41 Mac Suzuki 40,41 Allen Watson 52 Eric Weaver 31 Todd Williams 46 Jordan Zimmerman		Catchers 17 Tom Lampkin  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 25 David Bell 4,16 Mike Blowers  2 Rafael Bournigal 26 Domingo Cedeño 18 Russ Davis  4 Giomar Guevara  8 Carlos Guillén 37 Ryan Jackson 11 Edgar Martínez  3 Alex Rodriguez 21 David Segui		Outfielders 19 Jay Buhner  1 Charles Gipson 24 Ken Griffey, Jr. 22 Brian Hunter 42 Butch Huskey  5 Raúl Ibáñez 47 John Mabry 20 Matt Mieske 12 Shane Monahan 40 Ozzie Timmons		Manager 14 Lou Piniella Coaches 29 Jesse Barfield  7 John McLaren 16,57 Sam Mejías 15 Matt Sinatro 10 Steve Smith 35 Stan Williams

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robert Ramsay	6	18.1	0	2	6.38	11

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ryan Franklin	6	0	0	0	4.76	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dave Myers
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Dan Rohn
A	Lancaster Jethawks	California League	Darrin Garner
A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Steve Roadcap
A-Short Season	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	Terry Pollreisz
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Gary Thurman

^[10]

References

1. Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
3. John Mabry page at Baseball Reference
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
5. Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
6. Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference
7. Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference
8. J. J. Putz page at Baseball Reference
9. Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1999 Seattle Mariners
• 1999 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com