1977 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1977 American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 64 98 y 6th Danny Kaye Dick Vertlieb/Lou Gorman Darrell Johnson KING-TV 5 (NBC) KVI 570 AM(Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson) The 1977 Seattle Mariners season was the first season in franchise history, which was established via the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion. The city had been without a major league team since the Seattle Pilots left for Milwaukee to become the Brewers in April 1970. The Mariners ended the 1977 season by narrowly avoiding last place (held by the Oakland Athletics), finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 64 98 y, 38 games behind the AL West champion Kansas City Royals. Venue alt=The Kingdome as seen from across a parking lot, 1996.|thumb|316x316px|The Kingdome, 1996 In 1969, the Seattle Pilots played a single season in Seattle at Sick's Stadium before abruptly moving to Milwaukee to become the Brewers. The team had been received poorly, partly due to its shoddy stadium and ownership.Seattle, King County, and State of Washington suspend lawsuit against https://www.historylink.org/File/10321 2026-10-16 www.historylink.org In order to meet the major league stadium standards that the league demanded, the city began the search for land to build a replacement for Sick's Stadium, but the Pilots went bankrupt in the process. The state of Washington began suing the American League for unfairly enabling the sale of the Pilots despite working to meet their demands. Sick's Stadium's multipurpose replacement, the Kingdome, opened in 1976 in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, a Pan-Asian enclave neighboring Seattle's downtown.Nowlin Bill Safeco Field / T-Mobile Park (Seattle) – Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/bioproj/park/safeco-field/ Its construction in the CID was met with protest to preserve the historic neighborhood.Building the Kingdome - City Archives seattle.gov https://www.seattle.gov/city-archives/exhibits-and-education/seattle-voices/building-the-kingdome 2026-10-16 www.seattle.gov Seattle set the record for season opener game attendance at the Kingdome on April 6, 1977.Times BY Leonard Koppett Special to The New York 1977-04-07 Seattle Festive In Welcoming Baseball Back https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/07/archives/seattle-festive-in-welcoming-baseball-back-seattle-festive-as-it.html 2026-10-16 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Offseason Broadcasting team Danny Kaye, a major investor partner in the Mariners, recruited play-by-play announcer Dave Niehaus for the Mariners' inaugural season because of his time with the California Angels.Niehaus, David Arnold (1935-2010) https://www.historylink.org/file/9985 2026-10-16 www.historylink.org He was popular in Seattle throughout his tenure, which lasted until his death in 2010. On-field team September 3, 1976: Former Red Sox manager Darrell Johnson is hired to be the team's first manager. Lou Gorman, Seattle's director of baseball operations, states that Johnson will help in scouting players for the upcoming expansion draft.Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of '76, Dan Epstein, New York: St. Martin's Press, 2014. October 1, 1976: Dave Johnson was purchased by the Mariners from the Baltimore Orioles.Dave Johnson page at Baseball-Reference October 22, 1976: Diego Seguí was purchased by the Mariners from the San Diego Padres.Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference November 5, 1976: The 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft was held. The Mariners (along with their expansion partners, the Toronto Blue Jays) selected 30 players to fill their major league roster. April 1, 1977: Mike Kekich was purchased by the Mariners from the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference Regular season The first game Ceremonial pitch The first ceremonial pitch was thrown by Washington state Senator Henry Jackson alongside MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn and team owner Danny Kaye.Miller H. Robert April 6, 1977 Henry Jackson throwing ceremonial pitch at first Mariners game, April 6, 1977 https://mohai.org/collections-and-research/search/item/2002.46/-.2311%23.10/?searchQuery=Miller%2C+Robert+H.&Pond&Nelson_Mill_Co_&Rognon&Thompson_Ski_Co_&modules%5B0%5D=item&modules%5B1%5D=collections&modules%5B2%5D=library&pageNum=10 October 16, 2026 MOHAI Linescore April 6, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington Team123456789RHECalifornia112210000791Seattle000000000092W: Frank Tanana (1–0)  L: Diego Seguí (0–1)  HRs: Joe Rudi (1) Boxscore Batting California AngelsABRHRBISeattle MarinersABRHRBIRemy, 2b3100Collins, DH4000Grich, ss4000Báez, 2B4020Bonds, rf5100Braun, LF3010Baylor, dh3111Stanton, RF4010Rudi, lf5134Stein, 3B4020Solaita, 1b5010Meyer, 1B4000Bochte, cf 3220Jones, CF4000Chalk, 3b5010Stinson, C3010Humphrey, c4112Reynolds, SS4020Totals37797Totals34090 Pitching California AngelsIPHRERBBSOSeattle MarinersIPHRERBBSOTanana, W, (1–0)9.090029Seguí, L, (0–1)3.256433Montague5.141133Totals9.090029Totals9.097566 Game log for April 6, 1977 Other notable events April 10, 1977: Designated hitter Juan Bernhardt hit the first home run in team history.Griffeys made home run history in '90 | Mariners.com: News April 13, 1977: The first extra innings game in team history resulted in a 3–2 win over the Minnesota Twins. May 19, 1977: The first shutout win in team history was a 3–0 victory over the Oakland Athletics. July 1, 1977: The Milwaukee Brewers played their first game in Seattle since 1969, when they were the Seattle Pilots. The Brewers beat the hometown Mariners, 2–1. July 8, 1977: Scored the most runs of the season in a 13–11 win against the Minnesota Twins. Season standings Record vs. opponents SEA Notable transactions April 20, 1977: Pete Broberg was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Jim Todd to the Mariners on October 25.Jim Todd page at Baseball Reference May 2, 1977: Dave Johnson was purchased from the Mariners by the Minnesota Twins. June 7, 1977: Tony Phillips was drafted by the Mariners in the 16th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference July 27, 1977: Dave Pagan was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Rick Honeycutt to the Mariners on August 22.Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference August 2, 1977: Stan Thomas was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for future considerations.Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference September 9, 1977: Bill Laxton and cash were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ray Fosse.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference Roster 1977 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 17 Glenn Abbott 39 Steve Burke 35 Greg Erardi 19 Bob Galasso 40 Rick Honeycutt 29 Tom House 46 Rick Jones 37 Mike Kekich 38 Bill Laxton 24 Frank MacCormack 30 Byron McLaughlin 41 Doc Medich 34 Paul Mitchell 25 John Montague 20 Tommy Moore 30 Dave Pagan 45 Dick Pole 43 Enrique Romo 27 Diego Seguí 23 Stan Thomas 16 Gary Wheelock Catchers  6 Larry Cox 38 Ray Fosse  3 Skip Jutze 18 Kevin Pasley 15 Bob Stinson Infielders 14 José Báez 26 Juan Bernhardt  2 Julio Cruz 18 Joe Lis 21 Tom McMillan  7 Dan Meyer 10 Larry Milbourne 12 Craig Reynolds 20 Jimmy Sexton  1 Bill Stein Outfielders  4 Steve Braun  5 Dave Collins 23 Puchy Delgado  9 Ruppert Jones  8 Carlos López 11 Tommy Smith 36 Leroy Stanton Manager 22 Darrell Johnson Coaches 31 Don Bryant (Bullpen) 33 Jim Busby (Third Base) 28 Vada Pinson (First Base/Hitting) 32 Wes Stock (Pitching) Game log Regular season Legend Mariners win Mariners loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff race BoldMariners team member Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 1977 regular season game log: 64–98 (Home: 29–52; Away: 35–46)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1977-schedule-scores.shtml 1977 Seattle Mariners schedule and results Baseball Reference February 15, 2026 y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 April # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || || California Angels || 0–7 || Tanana (1–0) || Segui (0–1) || || || 57,762 || 0–1 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || || California Angels || 0–2 || Ryan (1–0) || Romo (0–1) || || || 10,144 || 0–2 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || || California Angels || 7–6 || Laxton (1–0) || Verhoeven (0–1) || || || 11,845 || 1–2 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || || California Angels || 5–1 || Wheelock (1–0) || Simpson (0–1) || Montague (1) || || 27,668 || 2–2 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 10 || || California Angels || 5–12 || Tanana (2–0) || Abbott (0–1) || || || 10,405 || 2–3 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || || Minnesota Twins || 3–12 || Zahn (1–0) || Segui (0–2) || || || 8,979 || 2–4 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 12 || || Minnesota Twins || 2–3 || Schueler (1–1) || Laxton (1–1) || Burgmeier (2) || || 8,589 || 2–5 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || || Minnesota Twins || 3–2 || Moore (1–0) || Burgmeier (0–1) || || || 11,635 || 3–5 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || || Minnesota Twins || 4–3 || Wheelock (2–0) || Redfern (0–2) || Montague (2) || || 9,167 || 4–5 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || || @ California Angels || 0–7 || Ryan (2–1) || Abbott (0–2) || || || 34,654 || 4–6 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || || @ California Angels || 4–6 || Hartzell (1–0) || Montague (0–1) || Kirkwood (1) || || 19,690 || 4–7 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || || @ California Angels || 11–7 || Kekich (1–0) || Monge (0–1) || Pagan (1) || || 13,813 || 5–7 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || || Texas Rangers || 8–6 || Thomas (1–0) || Alexander (1–1) || Laxton (1) || || 9,535 || 6–7 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 19 || || Texas Rangers || 1–3 || Lindblad (1–0) || Wheelock (2–1) || || || 10,947 || 6–8 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 20 || || Texas Rangers || 2–5 || Briles (1–0) || Montague (0–2) || Devine (1) || || 10,763 || 6–9 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || || Royals || 5–6 || Littell (2–1) || Pagan (0–1) || Gura (2) || || 19,756 || 6–10 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || || Royals || 6–8 || Leonard (1–0) || Segui (0–3) || Gura (3) || || 22,685 || 6–11 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || || Royals || 1–16 || Colborn (3–1) || Wheelock (2–2) || — || || — || 6–12 || L5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 24 || || Royals || 4–2 || Montague (1–2) || Splittorff (1–1) || — || || 21,734 || 7–12 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 3–5 || Burgmeier (2–1) || Thomas (1–1) || Johnson (2) || || 3,422 || 7–13 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 3–5 || Johnson (3–0) || Moore (1–1) || Burgmeier (3) || || 3,170 || 7–14 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 28 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 4–3 || Montague (2–2) || Goltz (0–2) || || || 3,766 || 8–14 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 29 || || @ New York Yankees || 0–3 || Guidry (2–0) || Thomas (1–2) || Lyle (5) || || 15,284 || 8–15 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 30 || || @ New York Yankees || 2–7 || Figueroa (2–2) || Wheelock (2–3) || || || 19,525 || 8–16 || L2 |- y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 May # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 1 || || @ New York Yankees || 2–5 || Holtzman (2–1) || Abbott (0–3) || Lyle (6) || || 20,477 || 8–17 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || || @ Boston Red Sox || 10–8 || Montague (3–2) || Wise (1–2) || Pagan (2) || || 12,422 || 9–17 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || || @ Boston Red Sox || 2–5 || Cleveland (2–2) || Thomas (1–3) || Campbell (3) || || 11,408 || 9–18 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 5 || || @ Boston Red Sox || 2–5 || Jenkins (4–1) || Segui (0–4) || || || 10,358 || 9–19 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || || @ Baltimore Orioles || 1–4 || Grimsley (3–1) || Abbott (0–4) || || || 4,402 || 9–20 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || || @ Baltimore Orioles || 2–4 || May (3–3) || Jones (0–1) || Flanagan (1) || || 16,212 || 9–21 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || || @ Baltimore Orioles || 4–6 || Palmer (5–1) || Pole (0–1) || McGregor (1) || || 9,638 || 9–22 || L5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || || @ Toronto Blue Jays || 4–10 || Singer (2–4) || Thomas (1–4) || || || 11,680 || 9–23 || L6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || || @ Toronto Blue Jays || 3–9 || Garvin (5–0) || Montague (3–3) || || || 13,017 || 9–24 || L7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 11 || || New York Yankees || 5–2 || Laxton (2–1) || Holtzman (2–2) || Romo (1) || || 23,978 || 10–24 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 12 || || New York Yankees || 8–6 || Moore (2–1) || Hunter (1–2) || || || 42,132 || 11–24 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 13 || || Boston Red Sox || 5–7 || Willoughby (3–0) || Romo (0–2) || Campbell (4) || || 20,523 || 11–25 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 14 || || Boston Red Sox || 4–8 || Stanley (3–0) || Thomas (1–5) || Campbell (5) || || 52,485 || 11–26 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 15 || || Boston Red Sox || 4–5 || Lee (1–0) || Jones (0–2) || Campbell (6) || || 47,353 || 11–27 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 16 || || Baltimore Orioles || 8–3 || Abbott (1–4) || Palmer (5–3) || Kekich (1) || || 10,388 || 12–27 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 17 || || Baltimore Orioles || 10–2 || Romo (1–2) || May (4–4) || || || 10,920 || 13–27 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 19 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 3–0 || Pagan (1–1) || Langford (3–3) || || || 2,179 || 14–27 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 20 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 5–14 || Medich (3–2) || Jones (0–3) || || || 2,660 || 14–28 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 21 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 7–6 || Kekich (2–0) || Lacey (1–1) || || || 3,230 || 15–28 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 22 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 6–2 || Pole (1–1) || Blue (3–4) || Romo (2) || || 3,138 || 16–28 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || || @ Cleveland Indians || 5–7 || Waits (2–0) || Romo (1–3) || Kern (4) || || 5,576 || 16–29 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 25 || || @ Cleveland Indians || 1–2 || Eckersley (4–3) || Laxton (2–2) || || || 4,516 || 16–30 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || || @ Detroit Tigers || 2–1 || Abbott (2–4) || Fidrych (0–1) || Kekich (2) || || 44,207 || 17–30 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 28 || || @ Detroit Tigers || 3–1 || Pole (2–1) || Rozema (4–2) || Laxton (2) || || 15,820 || 18–30 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || || @ Detroit Tigers || 6–4 || Thomas (2–5) || Foucault (3–2) || || || 11,778 || 19–30 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 30 || || @ Texas Rangers || 7–4 || Romo (2–3) || Blyleven (4–6) || Laxton (3) || || DH || 20–30 || W4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 30 || || @ Texas Rangers || 9–3 || Montague (4–3) || Perry (4–5) || Segui (1) || || 17,844 || 21–30 || W5 |- y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 June # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || || Oakland Athletics || 3–6 || Medich (5–2) || Abbott (2–5) || Coleman (2) || || 14,350 || 21–31 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 2 || || Oakland Athletics || 0–1 || Norris (2–1) || Pole (2–2) || || || 10,712 || 21–32 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 3 || || Cleveland Indians || 1–7 || Eckersley (6–3) || Jones (0–4) || Kern (5) || || 19,438 || 21–33 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 4 || || Cleveland Indians || 5–7 || Waits (3–0) || Kekich (2–1) || Monge (3) || || 24,074 || 21–34 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || || Cleveland Indians || 6–1 || Montague (5–3) || Bibby (4–3) || || || 14,167 || 22–34 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 7 || || Detroit Tigers || 2–5 || Rozema (6–2) || Abbott (2–6) || Foucault (5) || || 10,050 || 22–35 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 8 || || Detroit Tigers || 3–2 || Kekich (3–1) || Hiller (3–6) || || || 11,211 || 23–35 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 9 || || Detroit Tigers || 2–1 || Romo (3–3) || Sykes (0–2) || || || 10,840 || 24–35 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || || Toronto Blue Jays || 3–4 || Lemanczyk (4–5) || Montague (5–4) || Willis (4) || || 11,786 || 24–36 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 11 || || Toronto Blue Jays || 4–5 || Johnson (2–2) || Romo (3–4) || || || 21,318 || 24–37 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 12 || || Toronto Blue Jays || 5–2 || Pole (3–2) || Vuckovich (2–5) || || || 28,412 || 25–37 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 14 || || Oakland Athletics || 3–6 || Torrealba (3–0) || House (1–1) || Lacey (3) || || 13,764 || 25–38 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 15 || || Oakland Athletics || 6–5 || Kekich (4–1) || Torrealba (3–1) || || || 14,248 || 26–38 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || || Oakland Athletics || 3–1 || Abbott (3–6) || Langford (4–5) || || || 11,097 || 27–38 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 17 || || @ Texas Rangers || 2–1 || Pole (4–2) || Marshall (2–1) || House (1) || || DH || 28–38 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || || @ Texas Rangers || 6–8 || Briles (3–3) || Wheelock (2–4) || Devine (3) || || 21,577 || 28–39 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 18 || || @ Texas Rangers || 6–1 || Jones (1–4) || Blyleven (6–8) || || || 17,352 || 29–39 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 19 || || @ Texas Rangers || 2–1 || Romo (4–4) || Perry (6–6) || || || 12,465 || 30–39 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 20 || || @ Royals || 4–2 || Wheelock (3–4) || Leonard (4–8) || Romo (3) || || 21,475 || 31–39 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || || @ Royals || 3–13 || Colborn (8–7) || Abbott (3–7) || — || || 10,958 || 31–40 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || || @ Royals || 3–4 || Bird (3–1) || Pole (4–3) || Littell (8) || || 22,140 || 31–41 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 23 || || @ Royals || 8–6 || Romo (5–4) || Littell (5–3) || — || || 13,520 || 32–41 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 24 || || @ Milwaukee Brewers || 1–7 || Sorensen (1–1) || Montague (5–5) || || || 11,625 || 32–42 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 25 || || @ Milwaukee Brewers || 8–3 || Wheelock (4–4) || Haas (4–5) || Romo (4) || || 19,572 || 33–42 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || || @ Milwaukee Brewers || 6–8 || Caldwell (1–0) || Romo (5–5) || || || 19,699 || 33–43 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 27 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 4–10 || Kravec (3–2) || Pole (4–4) || Johnson (1) || || 16,026 || 33–44 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 4–10 || Barrios (7–3) || Montague (5–6) || || || 8,365 || 33–45 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 29 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 3–1 || House (2–1) || Wood (1–2) || Romo (5) || || 15,415 || 34–45 || W1 |- y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 July # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 1 || || Milwaukee Brewers || 1–2 || Haas (5–5) || Wheelock (4–5) || || || 16,119 || 34–46 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 2 || || Milwaukee Brewers || 2–1 || Abbott (4–7) || Slaton (6–7) || Kekich (3) || || 24,466 || 35–46 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || || Milwaukee Brewers || 3–10 || Augustine (9–9) || Pole (4–5) || || || 16,226 || 35–47 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || || Chicago White Sox || 2–6 || Barrios (8–3) || Montague (5–7) || || || 10,897 || 35–48 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 5 || || Chicago White Sox || 1–4 || Stone (9–6) || House (2–2) || LaGrow (13) || || 14,032 || 35–49 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 6 || || Chicago White Sox || 2–4 || Wood (3–2) || Wheelock (4–6) || || || 21,526 || 35–50 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 8 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 13–11 || Laxton (3–2) || Thormodsgard (6–5) || Romo (6) || || 11,966 || 36–50 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 9 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 5–2 || Pole (5–5) || Goltz (9–6) || Romo (7) || || 23,401 || 37–50 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 10 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 0–15 || Zahn (7–7) || Thomas (2–6) || || || 34,213 || 37–51 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 11 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 1–8 || Coleman (1–0) || House (2–3) || Lacey (5) || || 8,760 || 37–52 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 12 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 2–3 || Blue (7–11) || Romo (5–6) || || || 5,299 || 37–53 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 13 || || @ Oakland Athletics || 3–1 || Abbott (5–7) || Langford (7–8) || || || 4,529 || 38–53 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 14 || || @ California Angels || 4–1 || Pole (6–5) || Brett (6–8) || Romo (8) || 11,400 || 39–53 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 15 || || @ California Angels || 6–2 || House (3–3) || Nolan (4–3) || || || 11,383 || 40–53 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 16 || || @ California Angels || 4–5 || Ryan (13–8) || Romo (5–7) || || || 29,068 || 40–54 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 17 || || @ California Angels || 8–7 || Kekich (5–1) || LaRoche (6–3) || || || 10,879 || 41–54 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | — || July 19, 1977 || 5:30p.m. PDT || 48th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York) |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 21 || || Oakland Athletics || 4–3 || Abbott (6–7) || Langford (7–10) || Romo (9) || || 17,382 || 42–54 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 22 || || Oakland Athletics || 3–5 || Blue (9–11) || Pole (6–6) || Lacey (6) || || 13,960 || 42–55 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 23 || || Oakland Athletics || 10–3 || Wheelock (5–6) || Norris (2–7) || || || 12,216 || 43–55 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 24 || || California Angels || 1–3 || Hartzell (4–6) || House (3–4) || Miller (3) || || DH || 43–56 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 24 || || California Angels || 3–4 || Simpson (5–7) || Galasso (0–1) || LaRoche (10) || || 25,344 || 43–57 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 25 || || California Angels || 2–7 || Ryan (14–9) || Pole (6–7) || || || 10,886 || 43–58 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 26 || || Minnesota Twins || 9–7 || Abbott (7–7) || Thormodsgard (7–8) || Segui (2) || || 12,017 || 44–58 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 27 || || Minnesota Twins || 1–4 || Redfern (4–5) || House (3–5) || || || 16,869 || 44–59 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 28 || || Minnesota Twins || 5–2 || Wheelock (6–6) || Zahn (9–8) || Montague (3) || 11,759 || 45–59 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 29 || || Baltimore Orioles || 4–5 || Drago (4–3) || Kekich (5–2) || || || 14,313 || 45–60 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || July 30 || || Baltimore Orioles || 3–5 || Martinez (9–6) || Montague (5–8) || || || 31,609 || 45–61 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || July 31 || || Baltimore Orioles || 6–1 || Abbott (8–7) || Palmer (12–9) || || || 11,464 || 46–61 || W1 |- y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 August # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 2 || || Boston Red Sox || 2–3 || Campbell (11–7) || Montague (5–9) || || || 24,344 || 46–62 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 3 || || Boston Red Sox || 12–4 || Paxton (5–2) || Wheelock (6–7) || || || 21,152 || 46–63 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 5 || || New York Yankees || 5–3 || Pole (7–7) || Figueroa (10–8) || Romo (10) || || 36,833 || 47–63 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 6 || || New York Yankees || 9–2 || Abbott (9–7) || Hunter (6–7) || || || 42,146 || 48–63 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 7 || || New York Yankees || 1–7 || Torrez (11–10) || Montague (5–10) || || || 29,412 || 48–64 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 8 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 4–5 || Wiles (1–0) || Romo (5–8) || || || 17,047 || 48–65 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 9 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 3–13 || Stone (12–7) || Wheelock (6–8) || || || 12,294 || 48–66 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 10 || || @ Baltimore Orioles || 4–5 || May (13–10) || Pole (7–8) || Drago (5) || || 7,579 || 48–67 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 11 || || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–4 || Drago (5–3) || Romo (5–9) || || || 7,893 || 48–68 || L5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 12 || || @ Boston Red Sox || 2–7 || Wise (9–4) || Mitchell (0–4) || || || 27,005 || 48–69 || L6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 13 || || @ Boston Red Sox || 6–13 || Jenkins (9–7) || Galasso (0–2) || || || 34,095 || 48–70 || L7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || || @ Boston Red Sox || 1–11 || Paxton (6–2) || Wheelock (6–9) || || || 31,223 || 48–71 || L8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 15 || || @ Detroit Tigers || 1–13 || Sykes (3–4) || Pole (7–9) || || || 14,414 || 48–72 || L9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121 || August 16 || || @ Detroit Tigers || 3–2 || Abbott (10–7) || Morris (1–1) || || || 9,065 || 49–72 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 17 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 3–2 || Mitchell (1–4) || Zahn (11–10) || Romo (11) || || 11,739 || 50–72 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 18 || || @ Minnesota Twins || 2–8 || Thormodsgard (10–9) || Galasso (0–3) || || || 13,884 || 50–73 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || || Detroit Tigers || 4–6 || Rozema (14–4) || Pole (7–10) || Taylor (1) || || 19,698 || 50–74 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 20 || || Detroit Tigers || 3–7 || Wilcox (5–0) || Abbott (10–8) || || || 55,670 || 50–75 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 21 || || Detroit Tigers || 4–5 || Crawford (5–5) || Mitchell (1–5) || Hiller (6) || || 15,373 || 50–76 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 22 || || Cleveland Indians || 1–12 || Bibby (10–10) || Galasso (0–4) || || || DH || 50–77 || L5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 22 || || Cleveland Indians || 4–3 || Montague (6–10) || Garland (10–15) || || || 12,347 || 51–77 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 24 || || Toronto Blue Jays || 0–7 || Garvin (9–13) || Pole (7–11) || || || DH || 51–78 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 24 || || Toronto Blue Jays || 3–9 || Jefferson (8–13) || Abbott (10–9) || || || 13,253 || 51–79 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 26 || || @ Cleveland Indians || 4–2 || Romo (6–9) || Kern (6–8) || || || 6,707 || 52–79 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 27 || || @ Cleveland Indians || 0–10 || Eckersley (13–10) || Galasso (0–5) || || || 7,876 || 52–80 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 28 || || @ Cleveland Indians || 6–10 || Bibby (11–10) || Abbott (10–10) || || || 9,599 || 52–81 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 30 || || @ New York Yankees || 5–6 || Lyle (11–4) || Segui (0–5) || || || 20,116 || 52–82 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 31 || || @ New York Yankees || 4–5 || Lyle (12–4) || Galasso (0–6) || || || 17,362 || 52–83 || L4 |- y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 September # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 2 || || @ Toronto Blue Jays || 4–3 || Abbott (11–10) || Lemanczyk (10–13) || || || 13,502 || 53–83 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 3 || || @ Toronto Blue Jays || 6–2 || Montague (7–10) || Jefferson (8–14) || Romo (12) || || 15,109 || 54–83 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 4 || || @ Toronto Blue Jays || 7–2 || Mitchell (2–5) || Garvin (9–14) || || || 17,084 || 55–83 || W3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 5 || || Royals || 4–8 || Colborn (16–13) || Pole (7–12) || — || || 11,750 || 55–84 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 6 || || Royals || 0–10 || Splittorff (13–6) || Honeycutt (0–1) || — || || 7,191 || 55–85 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 7 || || Royals || 7–10 || Littell (7–4) || Romo (6–10) || Bird (11) || || 7,814 || 55–86 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 8 || || Royals || 2–7 || Leonard (16–11) || Montague (7–11) || — || || 7,785 || 55–87 || L4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 9 || || Texas Rangers || 8–3 || House (4–5) || Perry (12–12) || || || 8,245 || 56–87 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 10 || || Texas Rangers || 2–5 || Alexander (14–10) || Mitchell (2–6) || || || DH || 56–88 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 10 || || Texas Rangers || 1–7 || Moret (3–2) || Kekich (5–3) || || || 12,800 || 56–89 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 11 || || Texas Rangers || 6–4 || Romo (7–10) || Lindblad (4–4) || || || 8,363 || 57–89 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 13 || || Milwaukee Brewers || 5–6 || Beare (3–3) || Abbott (11–11) || McClure (6) || || 7,595 || 57–90 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 14 || || Milwaukee Brewers || 5–8 || Rodriguez (4–6) || Erardi (0–1) || || || 5,718 || 57–91 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 16 || || @ Royals || 4–1 || Medich (11–6) || Pattin (8–3) || — || || 19,072 || 58–91 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 17 || || @ Royals || 5–7 || Gura (7–5) || Segui (0–6) || — || || 27,067 || 58–92 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 18 || || @ Royals || 3–8 || Leonard (18–11) || Abbott (11–12) || — || || 33,397 || 58–93 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 20 || || @ Milwaukee Brewers || 1–5 || Slaton (10–14) || Montague (7–12) || || || 3,004 || 58–94 || L3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 21 || || @ Milwaukee Brewers || 11–4 || Romo (8–10) || Augustine (12–17) || || || 3,008 || 59–94 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 22 || || Chicago White Sox || 4–5 || Renko (6–2) || Burke (0–1) || LaGrow (24) || || 8,211 || 59–95 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 23 || || Chicago White Sox || 3–2 || House (5–5) || Barrios (14–6) || Montague (4) || || 9,731 || 60–95 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 24 || || Chicago White Sox || 3–8 || Kravec (10–8) || Segui (0–7) || || || 17,636 || 60–96 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 25 || || Chicago White Sox || 5–4 || Medich (12–6) || Stone (15–12) || Romo (13) || || 11,589 || 61–96 || W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 28 || || @ Texas Rangers || 1–3 || Perry (15–12) || Abbott (11–13) || || || 4,860 || 61–97 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 29 || || @ Texas Rangers || 2–1 || Mitchell (3–6) || Alexander (17–11) || Romo (14) || || 4,714 || 62–97 || W1 |- y Seattle Mariners 1977thru1992 October # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || October 1 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 5–3 || Montague (8–12) || Barrios (14–7) || Romo (15) || || DH || 63–97 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 1 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 1–6 || Kravec (11–8) || Kekich (5–4) || || || 5,778 || 63–98 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 2 || || @ Chicago White Sox || 3–2 || Abbott (12–13) || Frost (1–1) || Romo (16) || || 20,953 || 64–98 || W1 |- http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1977&t=SEA 1977 Seattle Mariners Schedule by Baseball Almanac Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles 3–2 0–5 3–7 3 7 45 39 Boston Red Sox 0–5 1–5 1–10 1 10 42 84 Cleveland Indians 2–3 1–4 3–7 3 7 33 61 Detroit Tigers 2–4 4–1 6–5 6 5 33 47 Milwaukee Brewers 1–4 2–3 3–7 3 7 43 54 New York Yankees 4–1 0–5 4–6 4 6 41 46 Toronto Blue Jays 1–4 3–2 4–6 4 6 39 53 13–23 11–20 24–43 24 43 276 384 AL West California Angels 2–6 4–3 6–9 6 9 60 77 Chicago White Sox 2–5 3–5 5–10 5 10 47 83 Kansas City Royals 1–7 3–4 4–11 4 11 59 108 Minnesota Twins 4–3 4–4 8–7 8 7 60 84 Oakland Athletics 4–4 4–3 8–7 8 7 59 64 Seattle Mariners — — — — — — Texas Rangers 3–4 6–2 9–6 9 6 63 55 16–28 24–22 40–50 40 50 348 471 Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 24 8 16 8 16 y 83 137 May 27 13 14 13 14 y 128 133 June 28 13 15 13 15 y 106 128 July 28 12 16 12 16 y 108 131 August 28 6 22 6 22 y 91 192 September 24 10 14 10 14 y 99 123 October 3 2 1 2 1 y 105 82 Total 162 64 98 64 98 y 624 855 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 29 52 29 52 y 303 419 Road 81 35 46 35 46 y 321 436 Total 162 64 98 64 98 y 624 855 Composite Box + 1977 Seattle Mariners Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E Opponents 116 88 95 102 106 107 107 67 58 2 3 1 0 855 1508 158 Mariners 90 65 71 61 80 67 65 66 56 10 3 0 1 624 1398 147 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 Bob Stinson Bob Stinson (baseball) 105 297 80 .269 8 32 1B Dan Meyer Dan Meyer (first baseman) 159 582 159 .273 22 90 2B José Báez José Báez (baseball) 91 305 79 .259 1 17 3B Bill Stein 151 566 144 .259 13 67 SS Craig Reynolds Craig Reynolds (baseball) 135 420 104 .248 4 28 LF Steve Braun Steve Braun (baseball) 139 451 106 .235 5 31 CF Ruppert Jones 160 597 157 .263 24 76 RF Leroy Stanton 133 454 125 .275 27 90 DH Juan Bernhardt 89 305 74 .243 7 30 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 Collins baseball 120 402 96 .239 5 28 Carlos López Carlos López (baseball) 99 297 84 .283 8 34 Larry Milbourne 86 242 53 .219 2 21 Julio Cruz Julio Cruz (baseball) 60 199 51 .256 1 7 Skip Jutze 42 109 24 .220 3 15 Larry Cox Larry Cox (baseball) 35 93 23 .247 2 6 Jimmy Sexton baseball 14 37 8 .216 1 3 Ray Fosse 11 34 12 .353 0 5 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (baseball) 21 27 7 .259 0 4 Puchy Delgado 13 22 4 .182 0 2 Kevin Pasley 4 13 5 .385 0 2 Joe Lis 9 13 3 .231 0 1 Tom McMillan Tom McMillan (baseball) 2 5 0 .000 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 Glenn Abbott 36 204.1 12 13 4.45 100 Dick Pole 25 122.1 7 12 5.15 51 Gary Wheelock 17 88.1 6 9 4.89 47 Rick Jones Rick Jones (pitcher) 10 42.1 1 4 5.10 16 Paul Mitchell Paul Mitchell (baseball) 9 39.0 3 3 4.99 20 Doc Medich 3 22.1 2 0 3.63 3 Frank MacCormack 3 7.0 0 0 3.86 4 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 John Montague John Montague (baseball) 47 182.1 8 12 4.29 98 Diego Seguí 40 110.2 0 7 5.69 91 Tom House 26 89.1 4 5 3.93 39 Dave Pagan 24 66.0 1 1 6.14 30 Stan Thomas Stan Thomas (baseball) 13 58.1 2 6 6.02 14 Bob Galasso 11 35.0 0 6 9.00 21 Rick Honeycutt 10 29.0 0 1 4.34 17 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 Enrique Romo 58 8 10 16 2.83 105 Bill Laxton 43 3 2 3 4.95 49 Mike Kekich 41 5 4 3 5.60 55 Tommy Moore Tommy Moore (baseball) 14 2 1 0 4.91 13 Steve Burke Steve Burke (baseball) 6 0 1 0 2.87 6 Greg Erardi 5 0 1 0 6.00 5 Byron McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 27.00 1 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ruppert Jones, OF, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League Bobby FloydLEAGUE 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 2 External links 1977 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1977 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Seattle Mariners season Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons Seattle Mariners