1988 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1988 American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 68 93 y 7th George Argyros Dick Balderson,Woody Woodward Dick Williams (23–33)Jim Snyder4(45–60) KIRO-TV 7 KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson) The 1988 Seattle Mariners season was their twelfth since the franchise creation and their home ballpark was the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. The M's finished seventh (last) in the American League West with a record of 68 93 y. Manager Dick Williams, who later was inducted into the Hall of Fame, was fired in early June; first base coach Jim Snyder was promoted to interim manager in his only season as an MLB manager.1988-06-07 Mariners Fire Williams, Name First Base Coach to Interim Role https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-07-sp-3890-story.html 2026-04-20 Los Angeles Times en-UShttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wOhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1921%2C1660420 Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon) Associated Press Cour Jim Pink slips go out in Seattle and Houston: Williams terminated as Mariners' skipper June 7, 1988 1Ehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rb5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6O8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2222%2C4846465 Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) Associated Press Snyder will talk; Williams rips Langston June 8, 1988 D1 Offseason December 9, 1987: Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies for Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage. December 9: Mike Morgan traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Ken Dixon.1988 Seattle Mariners Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1988-transactions.shtml 2026-04-16 Baseball ReferenceNewhan Ross 1987-12-10 Mariners Trade With Orioles, Phillies https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-10-sp-28150-story.html 2026-04-16 Los Angeles Times en-US December 21: John Moses was released by the Mariners. December 22: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor traded to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.1987-12-23 Pitcher Steve Trout and outfielder Henry Cotto... https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-23-sp-20765-story.html 2026-04-16 Los Angeles Times January 11, 1998: Brian Giles signed as a free agent. January 19: John Rabb signed as a free agent with the Mariners. February 3: Received Dave Cochrane in a trade with the Kansas City Royals for Ken Spratke. March 19: Received Rod Scurry in a trade with the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later (Donell Nixon on June 23). Regular season Opening Day lineup Mickey Brantley, center field Mike Kingery, left field Alvin Davis, first base Ken Phelps, designated hitter Glenn Wilson, right field Dave Valle, catcher Jim Presley, third base Rey Quiñones, shortstop Harold Reynolds, second base Mark Langston, starting pitcherSeattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Box Score: April 4, 1988 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198804040.shtml 2026-04-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Season standings Record vs. opponents SEA Season summary The Mariners started the season on a high point, sharing a lead in the American League West and having a winning record at 4–3 in mid-April. They fell to last place briefly on May 1 and were entrenched in seventh place by mid-June.1988 Seattle Mariners Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1988-schedule-scores.shtml 2026-04-20 Baseball-Reference.com en Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235). He was named the American League (AL) Pitcher of the Month in August after going 4–1 with three complete games.Seattle Mariners pitcher Mark Langston, Tuesday was named the... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/09/01/Seattle-Mariners-pitcher-Mark-Langston-Tuesday-was-named-the/8879557467200/ 2026-04-20 UPI en Manager Dick Williams was fired on June 6, first base coach Jim Snyder was promoted to interim manager. Seattle acquired future Mariners Hall of Famer Jay Buhner from the New York Yankees in a trade for Ken Phelps.August 19, 1988 Baseball Central https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08/19/Baseball-Central/8294587966400/ 2026-04-21 UPI enGoldman Steven 2019-04-11 Chasing Ken Phelps https://tht.fangraphs.com/chasing-ken-phelps/ 2026-04-21 The Hardball Times Four Mariners were named the AL Player of the Week. First baseman Alvin Davis won in May, second baseman Harold Reynolds won in August, and pitchers Mike Moore and Langston each won in September.1988 Seattle Mariners - Awards https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/stats_mlb.asp?ID=1988~26&view=awards 2026-04-20 The Baseball Cube Langston and Reynolds won Gold Glove Awards.1988-12-08 Orel Hershiser of the Dodgers has added... https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-08-sp-1593-story.html 2026-04-20 Los Angeles Times en-US Reynolds tied for the AL lead with 11 triples but also led MLB with 29 times caught stealing.1988 Major League Baseball Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1988-batting-leaders.shtml 2026-04-20 Baseball-Reference.com en He was the Mariners representative in the All-Star Game.1988 MLB All-Star Game Roster http://www.espn.com/mlb/allstargame/history/results/_/year/1988 2026-04-20 ESPN Notable transactions May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.John Christensen page at Baseball Reference June 1: Steve Balboni signed as a free agent with the Mariners.Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference June 1: 1988 MLB draft. The following players signed with the Mariners: Tino Martinez was selected with the 14th overall pick in the first round and signed on June 11. Greg Pirkl was drafted in the second round and signed on June 6.Greg Pirkl Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pirklgr01.shtml 2026-04-20 Baseball-Reference.com en Lee Hancock was selected in the fourth round. Jeff Darwin was selected in the 13th round. July 21: Ken Phelps was traded to the New York Yankees for Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon, and a player to be named later (Troy Evers, on October 12). July 22: Glenn Wilson was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference Major League debuts Batters: Greg Briley (June 27) Bill McGuire (Aug 2)1988 Major League Baseball (MLB) Debuts - Batters https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/debuts_year.asp?ID=1988&view=batting 2026-04-20 The Baseball Cube Pitchers: Erik Hanson (Sep 5) Mike Schooler (June 10) Terry Taylor (Aug 19)1988 Major League Baseball (MLB) Debuts - Pitching https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/debuts_year.asp?ID=1988&view=pitching 2026-04-20 The Baseball Cube 1988 roster 1988 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 15 Scott Bankhead 27 Mike Campbell 39 Erik Hanson 38 Mike Jackson 12 Mark Langston 25 Mike Moore 30 Edwin Núñez 48 Dennis Powell 31 Jerry Reed 40 Mike Schooler 19 Rod Scurry 37 Julio Solano 18 Bill Swift 44 Terry Taylor 34 Steve Trout 32 Gene Walter 13 Bill Wilkinson Catchers  9 Scott Bradley 35 Bill McGuire 10 Dave Valle Infielders 45 Steve Balboni 21 Alvin Davis  5 Mario Díaz 11 Edgar Martínez 44 Ken Phelps 17 Jim Presley 51 Rey Quiñones  1 Rick Rentería  4 Harold Reynolds 35 Brick Smith Outfielders 14 Mickey Brantley  8 Greg Briley 43 Jay Buhner  2 Darnell Coles 28 Henry Cotto 29 Bruce Fields 16 Dave Hengel  7 Mike Kingery 29,30 John Rabb 22 Glenn Wilson Manager  6 Jim Snyder 23 Dick Williams Coaches 20 Howie Bedell 36 Billy Connors 33 Frank Howard  3 Bill Plummer 24 Phil Roof  6 Jim Snyder 32 Ozzie Virgil 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 Scott Bradley Scott Bradley (baseball) 103 335 86 .257 4 33 1B Alvin Davis 140 478 141 .295 18 69 2B Harold Reynolds 158 598 169 .283 4 41 3B Jim Presley 150 544 125 .230 14 62 SS Rey Quiñones 140 499 124 .248 12 52 LF Mickey Brantley 149 577 152 .263 15 56 CF Henry Cotto 133 386 100 .259 8 33 RF Glenn Wilson Glenn Wilson (baseball) 78 284 71 .250 3 17 DH Ken Phelps 72 190 54 .284 14 32 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 Steve Balboni 97 350 88 .251 21 61 Dave Valle 93 290 67 .231 10 50 Darnell Coles 55 195 57 .292 10 34 Jay Buhner 60 192 43 .224 10 25 Mike Kingery 57 123 25 .203 1 9 Rick Rentería 31 88 18 .205 0 6 Mario Díaz 28 72 22 .306 0 9 Bruce Fields 39 67 18 .269 1 5 Dave Hengel 26 60 10 .167 2 7 Greg Briley 13 36 9 .250 1 4 Edgar Martínez 14 32 9 .281 0 5 Bill McGuire 9 16 3 .188 0 2 John Rabb 9 14 5 .357 0 4 Brick Smith 4 10 1 .100 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 Mark Langston 35 261.1 15 11 3.34 235 Mike Moore Mike Moore (baseball) 37 228.2 9 15 3.78 182 Bill Swift 38 174.2 8 12 4.59 47 Scott Bankhead 21 135.0 7 9 3.07 102 Mike Campbell Mike Campbell (pitcher) 20 114.2 6 10 5.89 63 Steve Trout 15 56.1 4 7 7.83 14 Erik Hanson Erik Hanson (baseball) 6 41.2 2 3 3.24 36 Terry Taylor Terry Taylor (baseball) 5 23.0 0 1 6.26 9 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 Edwin Núñez 14 29.1 1 4 7.98 19 Dennis Powell 12 18.2 1 3 8.68 15 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 40 5 8 15 3.54 54 Mike Jackson 62 6 5 4 2.63 76 Jerry Reed 46 1 1 1 3.96 48 Rod Scurry 39 0 2 2 4.02 33 Bill Wilkinson 30 2 2 2 3.48 25 Julio Solano 17 0 0 3 4.09 10 Gene Walter 16 1 0 0 5.13 13 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Bill Plummer and Marty Martínez AA Vermont Mariners Eastern League Rich Morales A San Bernardino Spirit California League Ralph Dick A Wausau Timbers Midwest League Rick Sweet A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League P. J. Carey Rookie AZL Mariners/Red Sox Arizona League Mike Verdi and Myron PinesAZL club affiliation shared with Boston Red SoxJohnson, 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 1988 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1988 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season Seattle Mariners