1990 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1990 American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 77 85 y 5th Jeff Smulyan Woody Woodward Jim Lefebvre KSTW-TV 11 KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Joe Simpson) The 1990 Seattle Mariners season was the 14th for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball (MLB). Under second-year manager Jim Lefebvre, they finished fifth in the American League West at 77 85 y. It was the second-best record in the M's history up to that point in time; the win total was one behind the club record set in 1987.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OghQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UggEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5847%2C1457364 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Wild Johnson dampens end for Mariners October 4, 1990 D2 The Mariners hit six grand slams, most in MLB.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/QHfWz Team Batting Event Finder: 1990, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference July 3, 2018 Offseason November 13, 1989: Jeff Schaefer signed as a free agent with the Mariners.Jeff Schaefer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schaeje01.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en December 7: Pete O'Brien signed as a free agent with the Mariners.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IWBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3216%2C5322952 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Signing of O'Brien heralds loose purse string for M's December 8, 1989 C1 January 24, 1990: Jim Presley traded to the Atlanta Braves for Gary Eave and Ken Pennington.January 24, 1990 Mariners trade Presley to Braves for infielder, pitcher https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/01/24/Mariners-trade-Presley-to-Braves-for-infielder-pitcher/5485633157200/ 2026-03-18 UPI Regular season April 1990: Ken Griffey Jr. named the American League (AL) Player of the Month after batting .388 with five home runs.ESPN.com: Ken Griffey Jr. Career Notes https://www.espn.com/mlb/profiles/notes/4305.html 2026-03-16 ESPN June 2: Randy Johnson threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UkhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3247%2C957257 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Mariner sails away with a no-hitter June 3, 1990 1GBox Score of Randy Johnson's No-Hitter https://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06021990.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball Almanac the first for the franchise.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RpZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2889%2C676243 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Johnson tosses no-hitter June 3, 1990 3B He was also the tallest pitcher, at 6 10, in MLB history to throw a no-hitter. It was the 2,101st game in Mariners history. Johnson was later named the AL Pitcher of the Month for June.Pitcher of the Month Award Winners History https://www.mlb.com/awards/pitcher-of-the-month 2026-03-16 MLB.com en July 10: Griffey Jr. and Johnson on the AL All-Star Game roster.1990 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10 https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1990-allstar-game.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en September 14: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning against the California Angels.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iJMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=udAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4556%2C1954354 Idahonian Moscow Associated Press Griffeys hit back-to-back HRs September 15, 1990 3D It remains the only time in MLB history that a father and son hit consecutive home runs, 2025 October as of the end of the 2025 season. In his first full major league season, Edgar Martínez led the team with a .302 batting average.Franchise Timeline - 1990s Seattle Mariners https://www.mlb.com/mariners/history/timeline-1990s 2026-03-16 MLB.com en Griffey Jr. and second baseman Harold Reynolds won AL Gold Glove Awards.1990-12-05 GUILLEN, BONDS AMONG GOLDEN GLOVE WINNERS https://www.deseret.com/1990/12/5/18894561/guillen-bonds-among-golden-glove-winners/ 2026-03-16 Deseret News en Associated Press Opening Day starters Harold Reynolds, 2B Ken Griffey Jr., CF Alvin Davis, DH Jeffrey Leonard, RF Pete O'Brien, 1B Greg Briley, LF Edgar Martínez, 3B Dave Valle, C Brian Giles, SS Brian Holman, PSeattle Mariners vs California Angels Box Score: April 9, 1990 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL199004090.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en Season standings Seattle Mariners Record vs. opponents SEA Notable transactions May 24, 1990: Traded Gary Eave to the San Francisco Giants for Russ Swan.May 24, 1990 Mariners Deal Eave To Giants https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19900524/1073492/mariners-deal-eave-to-giants 2026-03-18 The Seattle Times June 4: 1990 MLB draft: Marc Newfield was selected by the Mariners in the first round (sixth pick), and he signed on June 10, receiving a $220,000 bonus.Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference2026-03-18 Marc Newfield Stats & Scouting Report https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/12093-marc-newfield/ 2026-03-18 Baseball America Dave Fleming selected by the Mariners in the third round.1990 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ 2026-03-18 Baseball-Reference.com en Bret Boone was selected by Seattle in the fifth round, and he signed on June 8.Bret Boone Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boonebr01.shtml 2026-03-18 Baseball-Reference.com en Mike Hampton selected by the Mariners in the sixth round. June 18: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Tracy Jones.Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference June 19: Mario Díaz was traded by the Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml Mario Diaz Stats August 29: Ken Griffey Sr. signed as a free agent with the Mariners.Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference September 18: Rick Renteria was released by the Mariners.Rick Renteria page at Baseball Reference Roster 1990 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 15 Scott Bankhead 34 Dave Burba 45 Bryan Clark 34 Keith Comstock 55 Rich DeLucia 37 Gary Eave 23 Mike Gardiner 39 Erik Hanson 47 Gene Harris 36 Brian Holman 38 Mike Jackson 51 Randy Johnson 27 Brent Knackert 42 Vance Lovelace 53 Scott Medvin 54 José Meléndez 48 Dennis Powell 31 Jerry Reed 40 Mike Schooler 37 Russ Swan 18 Bill Swift 1,30 Matt Young Catchers  9 Scott Bradley 17 Matt Sinatro 10 Dave Valle Infielders  7 Mike Brumley 43 Dave Cochrane 21 Alvin Davis 29 Brian Giles 11 Edgar Martínez 14 Tino Martinez 12 Pete O'Brien  4 Harold Reynolds 2,56 Jeff Schaefer 13 Omar Vizquel Outfielders  8 Greg Briley 19 Jay Buhner 33 Darnell Coles 28 Henry Cotto 30 Ken Griffey 24 Ken Griffey Jr. 25 Tracy Jones 00 Jeffrey Leonard Manager  5 Jim Lefebvre Coaches 16 Gene Clines (hitting)  6 Bob Didier (bullpen) 22 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 20 Mike Paul (pitching)  3 Bill Plummer (third base) The Griffeys Ken Griffey Sr. joined his son (Ken Griffey Jr.) to become the first father and son to play in a MLB game together. The game was played in the Kingdome against the Kansas City Royals on August 31.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kSEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3uUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3025%2C76360 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Griffeys make history September 1, 1990 1B The Griffeys became the first father-and-son teammates to hit back-to-back home runs on September 14. Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Dave Valle 107 308 66 .214 7 33 1B Pete O'Brien 108 366 82 .224 5 27 2B Harold Reynolds 160 642 162 .252 5 55 3B Edgar Martínez 144 487 147 .302 11 49 SS Omar Vizquel 81 255 63 .247 2 18 LF Jeffrey Leonard 134 478 120 .251 10 75 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 155 597 179 .300 22 80 RF Greg Briley 125 337 83 .246 5 29 DH Alvin Davis 140 494 140 .283 17 68 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 Henry Cotto 127 355 92 .259 4 33 Scott Bradley 101 233 52 .223 1 28 Jay Buhner 51 163 45 .276 7 33 Mike Brumley 62 147 33 .224 0 7 Jeff Schaefer 55 107 22 .206 0 6 Darnell Coles 37 107 23 .215 2 16 Brian Giles 45 95 22 .232 4 11 Tracy Jones 25 86 26 .302 2 15 Ken Griffey, Sr. 21 77 29 .377 3 18 Tino Martinez 24 68 15 .221 0 5 Matt Sinatro 30 50 15 .300 0 4 Dave Cochrane 15 20 3 .150 0 0 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 Erik Hanson 33 236 18 9 3.24 211 Matt Young 34 2251 3 8 18 3.51 176 Randy Johnson 33 2192 3 14 11 3.65 194 Brian Holman 28 1892 3 11 11 4.03 121 Rich DeLucia 5 36 1 2 2.00 20 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 55 128 6 4 2.39 42 Russ Swan 11 47 2 3 3.64 15 Gary Eave 8 30 0 3 4.20 16 Scott Bankhead 4 13 0 2 11.08 10 Mike Gardiner 5 122 3 0 2 10.66 6 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 Mike Schooler 49 1 4 30 2.25 45 Mike Jackson 63 5 7 3 4.54 69 Keith Comstock 60 7 4 2 2.89 50 Gene Harris 25 1 2 0 4.74 43 Brent Knackert 24 1 1 0 6.51 28 Bryan Clark 12 2 0 0 3.27 3 Dave Burba 6 0 0 0 4.50 4 Scott Medvin 5 0 1 0 6.23 1 Vance Lovelace 5 0 0 0 3.86 1 Jerry Reed 4 0 1 0 4.91 2 José Meléndez 3 0 0 0 11.81 7 Dennis Powell 2 0 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Tommy Jones AA Williamsport Bills Eastern League Rich Morales A San Bernardino Spirit California League Keith Bodie A Peninsula Pilots Carolina League Jim Nettles A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League P. J. Carey Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Dave Myers Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1990 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1990 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mar Seattle Mariners season