1986 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1986 American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 67 95 y 7th George Argyros Dick Balderson Chuck Cottier, Marty Martínez (interim), Dick Williams KIRO-TV 7 KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Ken Brett) The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League (AL) West with a record of 67 95 y, the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors. At Boston's Fenway Park on Tuesday, April 29, 23-year-old Roger Clemens struck out 20 Mariners, a new major league record. The game was scoreless through six innings, and the Red Sox won 3–1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZ4rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6195%2C8935795 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire Patriot Ledger Sports Service Cafardo Nick Kall him Dr. Klemens April 30, 1986 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cl5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1712%2C9320827 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Golden Ed Clemens fans 20 Mariners April 30, 1986 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9q5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7oYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595%2C3276562 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Boston's Clemens makes history April 30, 1986 D2https://www.si.com/vault/1986/05/12/640832/striking-out-toward-cooperstown Sports Illustrated Gammons Peter Peter Gammons Striking out toward Cooperstown May 12, 1986 26 Manager Chuck Cottier was fired in May. Marty Martínez managed one game as interim manager before Dick Williams became the manager.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hUJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4808%2C2273879 Spokane Chronicle Washington Associated Press Cour Jim Williams says he's M's new skipper May 9, 1986 21 Jim Presley represented the Mariners in the All-Star Game.1986 MLB All-Star Game Roster - Major League Baseball - ESPN http://www.espn.com/mlb/allstargame/history/results/_/year/1986 2026-03-16 ESPN.com Mark Langston led the AL with 245 strikeouts, and John Moses tied for the league lead with 18 times caught stealing.1986 Seattle Mariners Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1986.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com Offseason November 1, 1985: Bob Long was released by the Mariners.Bob Long Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/longbo01.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en December 12: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone.Darnell Coles Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colesda01.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en January 18, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski, Steve Fireovid, and Pete Ladd signed as free agents with the Mariners.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dybzije01.shtml Jerry Dybzinski Stats Baseball ReferenceSteve Fireovid Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fireost01.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com enPete Ladd Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/laddpe01.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en March 31: Dybzinski was released by the Mariners. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SEA Notable transactions May 21, 1986: Terry Bell was traded by Seattle to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Huismann.Mark Huismann Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huismma01.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com en June 26: Received catcher Scott Bradley from the Chicago White Sox. Five days later, the Mariners sent outfielder Iván Calderón to the White Sox.The Chicago White Sox Tuesday acquired outfielder Ivan Calderon... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/01/The-Chicago-White-Sox-Tuesday-acquired-outfielder-Ivan-Calderon/5721520574400/ 2026-03-16 UPI enIvan Calderon https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ivan-calderon/ 2026-03-16 Society for American Baseball Research August 19: Spike Owen and Dave Henderson were traded by the Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Rey Quiñones, Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, and a player to be named later.1986-08-18 Red Sox Get Spike Owen From Mariners https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-18-sp-18144-story.html 2026-03-16 Los Angeles Times en-US John Christensen was sent to Seattle on September 25 to complete the trade.John Christensen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chrisjo02.shtml 2026-03-16 Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1986 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 45 Jim Beattie 39 Karl Best 37 Mike Brown 47,51 Steve Fireovid 36 Lee Guetterman 28 Mark Huismann 46 Pete Ladd 12 Mark Langston 52 Paul Mirabella 25 Mike Moore 35 Mike Morgan 30 Edwin Núñez 31 Jerry Reed 18 Bill Swift 43 Mike Trujillo 34 Milt Wilcox 40 Matt Young Catchers 22 Scott Bradley 11 Bob Kearney  5 Dave Valle  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 21 Alvin Davis  2 Ross Jones  1 Spike Owen 44 Ken Phelps 17 Jim Presley 51 Rey Quiñones  3 Domingo Ramos 19 Harold Reynolds 20 Gorman Thomas Outfielders  9 Barry Bonnell 29 Phil Bradley 14 Mickey Brantley 22 Iván Calderón 16 Al Cowens 42 Dave Henderson 38 Dave Hengel 26 John Moses 16 Ricky Nelson 4,38 Danny Tartabull Manager 15 Chuck Cottier 23 Marty Martínez 23 Dick Williams Coaches  8 Deron Johnson  6 Jim Mahoney 10 Marty Martínez 27 Phil Regan  4 Phil Roof 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 Minor League Baseball 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 RendeLeague champions: BellinghamJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1986 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1986 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season Seattle Mariners