1991 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1991 American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 83 79 y 5th Jeff Smulyan Woody Woodward Jim Lefebvre 26,517 KSTW-TV 11(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Joe Simpson)KIRO-TV 7(Greg Gumbel, Joe Simpson) KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Joe Simpson) The 1991 Seattle Mariners season was the 15th since the franchise's creation. It was the first winning season in franchise history,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pihRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6920,1099367 Spokane Chronicle Washington Associated Press Lefebvre's happy but job unsure October 8, 1991 C2 as the Mariners finished fifth in the American League West with a record of 83 79 y.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UkNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4680,1555531 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Major League standings October 7, 1991 5D Home attendance at the Kingdome was the highest to date, exceeding 2.1 million.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pShRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1902,939740 Spokane Chronicle Washington Associated Press Mariners lose final; Lefebvre awaits destiny October 7, 1991 D1 After the season, the contract of third-year manager Jim Lefebvre was not renewed despite his performance,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oShRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2018,76312 Spokane Chronicle Washington LaRue Larry McClatchy News Service There will be few tears when Lefebvre leaves October 1, 1991 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qShRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551,1776674 Spokane Chronicle Washington LaRue Larry McClatchy News Service Lefebvre gone as M's skipper October 11, 1991 C1 and he was succeeded by third-base coach Bill Plummer in 1992.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tShRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2014,4342521 Spokane Chronicle Washington LaRue Larry McClatchy News Service Plummer named Mariners skipper October 29, 1991 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aUNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m-oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841,6751519 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Mariners, Yanks name managers October 30, 1991 3B This was the last full season under the ownership of Jeff Smulyan; the club was sold the following July. Offseason November 25, 1990: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.Rich Amaral page at Baseball Reference Regular season July 18, 1991: Ken Griffey Jr. and Omar Vizquel each had five hits in one game at Milwaukee.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b7gSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6651,2451278 Spokane Chronicle Washington LaRue Larry McClatchy News Service My, oh my! M's go wild in 12-0 rout July 19, 1991 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nX9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2639,918489 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Mariners wallop Milwaukee 12-0 July 19, 1991 3B September 30: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out Tino Martinez of the M's for the 5,500th strikeout in his career.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oShRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700,89658 Spokane Chronicle Washington Associated Press Mariners split with Texas; Griffey gets 100th RBI October 1, 1991 C4http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King smackbomb.com/nolanryan July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all Griffey, age 21, became the youngest player in 35 years to reach 100 RBI in a season. October 4: The Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox to win their 82nd game, guaranteeing with their first winning season in franchise history. Season standings Seattle Mariners Record vs. opponents SEA Notable transactions May 17, 1991: The Mariners traded cash and a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Mike Blowers; Jim Blueberg (minors) was sent to the Yankees on June 22.Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference June 22: Randy Kramer signed with the Mariners.Randy Kramer page at Baseball Reference Roster 1991 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 15 Scott Bankhead 34 Dave Burba 32 Keith Comstock 55 Rich DeLucia 56 Dave Fleming 39 Erik Hanson 47 Gene Harris 36 Brian Holman 38 Mike Jackson 51 Randy Johnson 52 Calvin Jones 44 Bill Krueger 46 Rob Murphy 23 Pat Rice 40 Mike Schooler 37 Russ Swan 18 Bill Swift Catchers  9 Scott Bradley 45 Chris Howard 17 Matt Sinatro 10 Dave Valle Infielders  8 Rich Amaral 21 Alvin Davis 11 Edgar Martínez 14 Tino Martinez 12 Pete O'Brien  4 Harold Reynolds  2 Jeff Schaefer 13 Omar Vizquel Outfielders  1 Greg Briley 19 Jay Buhner 43 Dave Cochrane 28 Henry Cotto 30 Ken Griffey 24 Ken Griffey Jr. 25 Tracy Jones 26 Patrick Lennon  7 Alonzo Powell Manager  5 Jim Lefebvre Coaches  6 Ron Clark (bench) 16 Gene Clines (hitting) 22 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 20 Mike Paul (pitching)  3 Bill Plummer (third base) 49 Dan Warthen (bullpen) Game log Regular season background:#004B8D;color:#FFC425; 1991 regular season game log: 83–79 (Home: 45–36; Away: 38–43) y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; April: 10–11 (Home: 6–3; Away: 4–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; May: 15–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; June: 14–13 (Home: 6–4; Away: 8–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; July: 15–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; August: 13–15 (Home: 10–6; Away: 3–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; September: 12–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FFC425;color:#004B8D; October: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Mariners team member 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 132 324 63 .194 8 32 1B Pete O'Brien 152 560 139 .248 17 88 2B Harold Reynolds 161 631 160 .254 3 57 3B Edgar Martínez 150 544 167 .307 14 52 SS Omar Vizquel 142 426 98 .230 1 41 LF Greg Briley 139 381 99 .260 2 26 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 154 548 179 .327 22 100 RF Jay Buhner 137 406 99 .244 27 77 DH Alvin Davis 145 462 102 .221 12 69 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 Dave Cochrane 65 178 44 .247 2 22 Henry Cotto 66 177 54 .305 6 23 Tracy Jones 79 175 44 .251 3 24 Scott Bradley 83 172 35 .203 0 11 Jeff Schaefer 84 164 41 .250 1 11 Tino Martinez 36 112 23 .205 4 9 Alonzo Powell 57 111 24 .216 3 12 Ken Griffey Sr. 30 85 24 .282 1 9 Rich Amaral 14 16 1 .063 0 0 Patrick Lennon 9 8 1 .125 0 1 Matt Sinatro 5 8 2 .250 0 1 Chris Howard 9 6 1 .167 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 Randy Johnson 33 201.1 13 10 3.98 228 Brian Holman 30 195.1 13 14 3.69 108 Rich DeLucia 32 182.0 12 13 5.09 98 Bill Krueger 35 175.0 11 8 3.60 91 Erik Hanson 27 174.2 8 8 3.81 143 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 Scott Bankhead 17 60.2 3 6 4.90 28 Pat Rice 7 21.0 1 1 3.00 12 Dave Fleming 9 17.2 1 0 6.62 11 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 Bill Swift 71 1 2 17 1.99 48 Mike Jackson 72 7 7 14 3.25 74 Russ Swan 63 6 2 2 3.43 33 Rob Murphy 57 0 1 4 3.00 34 Mike Schooler 34 3 3 7 3.67 31 Calvin Jones 27 2 2 2 2.53 42 Dave Burba 22 2 2 1 3.68 16 Gene Harris 8 0 0 1 4.05 6 Keith Comstock 1 0 0 0 54.00 0 Awards and honors Harold Reynolds won the Roberto Clemente AwardReynolds Honored For His Charity -- M's Second Baseman Wins Clemente Award https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910708/1293335/reynolds-honored-for-his-charity----ms-second-baseman-wins-clemente-award 2026-03-13 The Seattle Times Ken Griffey Jr. was the team's lone All-Star Game selection and won a Gold Glove Award.1991 Seattle Mariners Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1991.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Keith Bodie AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Jim Nettles A San Bernardino Spirit California League Tommy Jones A Peninsula Pilots Carolina League Steve Smith A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League Dave Myers Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Myron Pines SourceJohnson, 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 1991 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1991 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season Seattle Marin