1986 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkKingdome
CitySeattle, Washington
Record67–95 (.414)
Divisional place7th
OwnersGeorge Argyros
General managersDick Balderson
ManagersChuck Cottier, Marty Martínez,
Dick Williams
TelevisionKIRO-TV 7
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ken Brett)
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The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League West with a record of 67–95 (.414), the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors.

At Boston's Fenway Park on Tuesday, April 29, twenty Mariners were struck out by 23-year-old Roger Clemens to set a new major league record. The game was scoreless through six innings, and the Red Sox won 3–1.[1][2][3][4]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
California Angels 92 70 0.568 — 50–32 42–38
Texas Rangers 87 75 0.537 5 51–30 36–45
Kansas City Royals 76 86 0.469 16 45–36 31–50
Oakland Athletics 76 86 0.469 16 47–36 29–50
Chicago White Sox 72 90 0.444 20 41–40 31–50
Minnesota Twins 71 91 0.438 21 43–38 28–53
Seattle Mariners 67 95 0.414 25 41–41 26–54

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore — 4–9 6–6 9–3 4–9 1–12 6–6 6–7 8–4 5–8 5–7 6–6 5–7 8–5
Boston 9–4 — 5–7 7–5 10–3 7–6 6–6 6–6 10–2 5–8 7–5 8–4 8–4 7–6
California 6–6 7–5 — 7–6 6–6 7–5 8–5 5–7 7–6 7–5 10–3 8–5 8–5 6–6
Chicago 3–9 5–7 6–7 — 5–7 6–6 7–6 5–7 6–7 6–6 7–6 8–5 2–11 6–6
Cleveland 9–4 3–10 6–6 7–5 — 4–9 8–4 8–5 6–6 5–8 10–2 9–3 6–6 3–10–1
Detroit 12–1 6–7 5–7 6–6 9–4 — 5–7 8–5 7–5 6–7 6–6 6–6 7–5 4–9
Kansas City 6–6 6–6 5–8 6–7 4–8 7–5 — 6–6 6–7 4–8 8–5 5–8 8–5 5–7
Milwaukee 7–6 6–6 7–5 7–5 5–8 5–8 6–6 — 4–8 8–5 5–7 6–6 4–8 7–6
Minnesota 4–8 2–10 6–7 7–6 6–6 5–7 7–6 8–4 — 4–8 6–7 6–7 6–7 4–8
New York 8–5 8–5 5–7 6–6 8–5 7–6 8–4 5–8 8–4 — 5–7 8–4 7–5 7–6
Oakland 7–5 5–7 3–10 6–7 2–10 6–6 5–8 7–5 7–6 7–5 — 10–3 3–10 8–4
Seattle 6–6 4–8 5–8 5–8 3–9 6–6 8–5 6–6 7–6 4–8 3–10 — 4–9 6–6
Texas 7–5 4–8 5–8 11–2 6–6 5–7 5–8 8–4 7–6 5–7 10–3 9–4 — 5–7
Toronto 5–8 6–7 6–6 6–6 10–3–1 9–4 7–5 6–7 8–4 6–7 4–8 6–6 7–5 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1986 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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
C Bob Kearney 81 204 49 .240 6 25
1B Alvin Davis 135 479 130 .271 18 72
2B Harold Reynolds 126 445 99 .222 1 24
SS Spike Owen 112 402 99 .246 0 35
3B Jim Presley 155 616 163 .265 27 107
LF Phil Bradley 143 526 163 .310 12 50
CF John Moses 103 399 102 .256 3 34
RF Danny Tartabull 137 511 138 .270 25 96
DH Ken Phelps 125 344 85 .247 24 64

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ken Phelps 125 344 85 .247 24 64
Dave Henderson 103 337 93 .276 14 44
Scott Bradley 68 199 60 .302 5 28
Iván Calderón 37 131 31 .237 2 13
Steve Yeager 50 130 27 .208 2 12
Rey Quiñones 36 122 23 .189 0 7
Mickey Brantley 27 102 20 .196 3 7
Domingo Ramos 49 99 18 .182 0 5
Al Cowens 28 82 15 .183 0 6
Dave Hengel 21 63 12 .190 1 6
Dave Valle 22 53 18 .340 5 15
Barry Bonnell 17 51 10 .196 0 4
Ross Jones 11 21 2 .095 0 0
Ricky Nelson 10 12 2 .167 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike Moore 38 266.0 11 13 4.36 146
Mark Langston 37 239.1 12 14 4.85 245
Mike Morgan 37 216.1 11 17 4.53 116

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Swift 29 115.1 2 9 5.46 55
Milt Wilcox 13 55.2 0 8 5.50 26
Mike Trujillo 11 41.1 3 2 2.40 19
Jim Beattie 9 40.1 0 6 6.02 24
Jerry Reed 11 34.2 4 0 3.12 16
Steve Fireovid 10 21.0 2 0 4.29 10
Mike Brown 6 15.2 0 2 7.47 9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Matt Young 65 8 6 13 3.82 82
Pete Ladd 52 8 6 6 3.82 53
Lee Guetterman 41 0 4 0 7.34 38
Mark Huismann 36 3 3 4 3.71 59
Karl Best 26 2 3 1 4.04 23
Edwin Núñez 14 1 2 0 5.82 17
Paul Mirabella 8 0 0 0 8.53 6

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Bill Plummer
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League R. J. Harrison
A Salinas Spurs California League Greg Mahlberg
A Wausau Timbers Midwest League Bobby Cuellar
A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League Sal Rende

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham[13]

References

  1. ^ Cafardo, Nick (April 30, 1986). "Kall him Dr. Klemens". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Patriot Ledger Sports Service. p. 17.
  2. ^ Golden, Ed (April 30, 1986). "Clemens fans 20 Mariners". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. D1.
  3. ^ "Boston's Clemens makes history". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. April 30, 1986. p. D2.
  4. ^ Gammons, Peter (May 12, 1986). "Striking out toward Cooperstown". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  5. ^ Bob Long page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ "Jerry Dybzinski Stats".
  8. ^ Steve Fireovid page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Pete Ladd page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ "Jerry Dybzinski Stats".
  11. ^ Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Red Sox get Spike Owen from Mariners
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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