1995 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 1995 American League West champions American League West Kingdome Seattle, Washington 79 66 y 1st Nintendo of America(represented by John Ellis) Woody Woodward Lou Piniella KIRO-TV 7KSTW-TV 11Prime Sports NW KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Chip Caray, Ron Fairly) https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.shtml The 1995 Seattle Mariners season was the 19th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 79 66 y to win their first American League (AL) West title, after having been down by as many as 13 games in early August. They were tied the California Angels for first place at the end of the 144-game season. In a one-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history.LaRue Larry October 3, 1995 My, oh my, Mariners win! https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eMdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3950%2C692556 Lewiston Morning Tribune 1B Tacoma News TribuneMariners Postseason Results http://mlb.mlb.com/sea/history/postseason_results.jsp August 10, 2011 MLB.com In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the New York Yankees in the best-of-five AL Division Series after losing the first two games in New York. The series ended on Edgar Martínez' walk-off 11th-inning double. In the AL Championship Series against the favored Cleveland Indians, Seattle won the opener at home and the third game on the road but fell in six games.LaRue Larry October 14, 1995 Bad to the Bone https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g8deAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4625%2C3861461 Lewiston Morning Tribune 1B McClatchy News ServiceLaRue Larry October 18, 1995 Shipwrecked: Mariners lose 4-0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NLVeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ITAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4038%2C514981 Lewiston Morning Tribune 1B McClatchy News Service Offseason Notable transactions October 14, 1994: Alex Diaz was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Milwaukee Brewers.Alex Diaz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazal01.shtml Baseball Reference November 29: Félix Fermín signed as a free agent with the Mariners.Félix Fermín Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fermife01.shtml Baseball Reference November 29: Jeff Darwin designated for assignment. http://archive.org/details/seattle-mariners-1995-media-guide-c Seattle Mariners 1995 Media Guide 1995 Seattle Mariners n1, 121 December 19: Luis Sojo signed a one-year contract.December 20, 1994 Transactions https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/20/sports/transactions-158615.html The New York Times December 21: Jay Buhner re-signed with the Mariners on a three-year contract. December 21: Eric Anthony was released by the Mariners. Offseason summary On November 30, 1994, the Mariners became the first MLB team to publish an official website, called "Seattle Mariners Home Plate".Seattle Mariners Home Plate http://mariners.org/ deviated https://web.archive.org/web/19970630184002/http://www.mariners.org:80/ 1997-06-30 Seattle Mariners The start of the 1995 season was delayed by the ongoing players strike, which had ended the 1994 season in August. As the strike continued, the Mariners and all MLB teams began spring training with replacement players. In late March, the Mariners had provisional rosters of replacement players that included a few strikebreaking former MLB players, including Jim Paciorek, Marty Pevey, and Randy McCament.LaRue Larry 1995-03-30 Piniella's optimism replaced by confusion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-piniellas-optimism-rep/180451986/ 2025-09-05 The News Tribune C7LaRue Larry 1995-03-23 M's replacement roster will hold 40 not 32 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-ms-replacement-roster/180451920/ 2025-09-05 The Everett Herald 5C McClatchy News Service However, the strike ended on April 2, the day before replacement players were scheduled to start the regular season. A shortened 144-game MLB season started on April 26,Chass Murray Murray Chass April 3, 1995 Baseball; Baseball owners quit fight; opening day is set for April 26 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/03/us/baseball-baseball-owners-quit-fight-opening-day-is-set-for-april-26.html The New York Times with the Mariners' Opening Day the following night. Regular season Season standings Seattle Mariners Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994–95 strike.10Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker. Record vs. opponents SEA Opening Day starting lineup No. Uniform numberPlayerPos. Baseball positionBatters34Darren BraggLF28Joey Cora2B24Ken Griffey Jr.CF19Jay BuhnerRF11Edgar MartínezDH23Tino Martinez1B16Mike Blowers3B6Dan WilsonC10Félix FermínSSStarting pitcher51Randy JohnsonSource:Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Box Score: April 27, 1995 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199504270.shtml Baseball Reference Season summary Ken Griffey Jr. suffered a severe left wrist injury on May 26 while making a catch at the wall that sidelined him until mid-August.May 27, 1995 M's win 8-3, but lose Griffey https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m8VeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3069%2C3484109 Lewiston Morning Tribune 3B Associated PressStreet Jim August 15, 1995 Griffey expected in lineup https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4LQpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6289%2C3750133 Spokesman-Review C1 Seattle Post IntelligencerAugust 15, 1995 Junior to rejoin M's https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrVeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5473%2C3463766 Lewiston Morning Tribune 1B The Mariners stayed afloat at around .500, and their historic late season comeback tied the California Angels.The Ballplayers – Ken Griffey, Jr https://baseballbiography.com/ken-griffey-jr-1969 January 12, 2012 baseballbiography.com The Mariners honored the West Coast Negro Baseball Association Seattle Steelheads when they wore 1946 Steelheads uniforms on September 9 against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals wore Kansas City Monarchs uniforms.Anderson Lenny April 14, 1995 Negro League Seattle Steelheads Gone, But Not Forgotten http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1995/9504140099.asp dead http://www.webcitation.org/1243518568696360 May 28, 2009 May 20, 2009 Seattle Post-Intelligencer The Mariners beat the Royals 6–2 at the Kingdome.September 9, 1995 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199509090.shtml May 20, 2009 Baseball Reference Randy Johnson won his first Cy Young Award. The award came at the end of a banner year: Johnson (18–2, 2.48 ERA, 294 strikeouts) narrowly missed becoming the first AL pitching Triple Crown winner since Detroit's Hal Newhouser in 1945.The Ballplayers – Randy Johnson https://baseballbiography.com/randy-johnson-1963 August 12, 2008 baseballbiography.com Johnson's .900 winning percentage broke Ron Guidry's 1978 record, and his strikeouts per nine innings ratio of 12.35 broke Nolan Ryan's single-season record.Randy Johnson Career Notes https://www.espn.com/mlb/profiles/notes/4288.html 2025-10-17 ESPNProgressive Leaders & Records for Strikeouts per 9 IP https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/strikeouts_per_nine_progress.shtml 2025-10-17 Baseball Reference Pennant chase On August 21, the Mariners (53 53 y) were 12½ games behind the California Angels (66 41 y).August 21, 1995 Standings https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QsleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5469%2C1956896 Lewiston Morning Tribune 3B Two weeks later, the lead narrowed to 5½ games, as the Angels went 1–12 while the Mariners were 8–5. After another two weeks, the lead was down to three games, and the teams were even at 72 63 y on the morning of September 21. Seattle led by as many as 3 games. On September 30, with two games left in season, the Mariners only needed one win to clinch their first playoff appearance in franchise history but couldn't hold it, as they lost their final two games at the Texas Rangers. The Angels won their final five games to tie the Mariners at 78 66 y, requiring a one-game playoff for the division title.October 2, 1995 M's, Angels go for broke https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d8deAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3600%2C492380 Lewiston Morning Tribune 1B Associated Press Also on a five-game winning streak, the New York Yankees secured the new wild card berth at 79 65 y.October 2, 1995 Standings https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d8deAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2574%2C508961 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho 3B Game log Regular season Seattle Mariners; 1995 game log: 79–66 (Home: 46–27; Away: 33–39) y Seattle Mariners; April: 3–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#bfb | 1 || April 27 || Tigers || 3–0 || Johnson (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || Ayala (1) || 34,656 || 1–0 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 2 || April 28 || Tigers || 9–2 || Bosio (1–0) || Doherty (0–1) || — || 19,336 || 2–0 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 3 || April 29 || Tigers || 11–1 || Fleming (1–0) || D. Wells (0–1) || Converse (1) || 27,264 || 3–0 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 4 || April 30 || Tigers || 1–10 || Moore (2–0) || B. Wells (0–1) || — || 19,743 || 3–1 || L1 |- y Seattle Mariners; May: 16–12 (Home: 9–3; Away: 7–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#bfb | 5 || May 1 || @ Rangers || 4–1 || Davis (1–0) || Rogers (0–2) || Ayala (2) || 19,104 || 4–1 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 6 || May 2 || @ Rangers || 15–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Heredia (0–1) || — || 17,983 || 5–1 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 7 || May 3 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Bosio (2–0) || Pavlik (0–1) || — || 17,375 || 6–1 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 8 || May 5 || @ Angels || 0–10 || Patterson (1–0) || Fleming (1–1) || — || 30,230 || 6–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 9 || May 6 || @ Angels || 5–7 || Williams (1–1) || Wells (0–2) || L. Smith (4) || 21,882 || 6–3 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 10 || May 7 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Johnson (2–0) || Finley (0–3) || Ayala (3) || 24,868 || 7–3 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || May 9 || @ Athletics || 5–7 || Wengert (1–1) || Converse (0–1) || — || 8,125 || 7–4 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 12 || May 10 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Ontiveros (2–1) || Fleming (1–2) || Eckersley (4) || 8,495 || 7–5 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 13 || May 11 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Harkey (1–1) || Villone (0–1) || Eckersley (5) || 9,444 || 7–6 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 14 || May 12 || White Sox || 6–4 || Johnson (3–0) || Alvarez (1–2) || Risley (1) || 18,166 || 8–6 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 15 || May 13 || White Sox || 6–5 || Davis (2–0) || Fernandez (1–2) || Ayala (4) || 40,653 || 9–6 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 16 || May 14 || White Sox || 2–10 || Abbott (2–1) || Converse (0–2) || — || 19,475 || 9–7 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || May 16 || @ Royals || 2–4 (5) || Haney (1–0) || Fleming (1–3) || — || 12,330 || 9–8 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 18 || May 17 || @ Royals || 4–0 || Wells (1–2) || Gubicza (1–3) || — || 12,020 || 10–8 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || May 18 || @ Royals || 2–3 (14) || Brewer (1–1) || Converse (0–3) || — || 14,793 || 10–9 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 20 || May 19 || @ Twins || 6–8 || Radke (2–1) || Davis (2–1) || Aguilera (6) || 14,639 || 10–10 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 21 || May 20 || @ Twins || 10–6 || Belcher (1–0) || Erickson (1–4) || — || 13,762 || 11–10 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 22 || May 21 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Johnson (4–0) || Tapani (2–2) || Ayala (5) || 12,918 || 12–10 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 23 || May 22 || @ Tigers || 8–10 || Boever (3–0) || Carmona (0–1) || Henneman (4) || 9,167 || 12–11 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 24 || May 23 || Red Sox || 4–5 (10) || Belinda (3–0) || Frey (0–2) || Ryan (3) || 11,868 || 12–12 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 25 || May 24 || Red Sox || 15–6 || Carmona (1–1) || Pierce (0–3) || Nelson (1) || 10,041 || 13–12 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 26 || May 25 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Belcher (2–0) || Z. Smith (0–1) || Ayala (6) || 12,194 || 14–12 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 27 || May 26 || Orioles || 8–3 || Johnson (5–0) || McDonald (0–2) || — || 15,256 || 15–12 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 28 || May 27 || Orioles || 4–11 || Mills (3–0) || Wells (1–3) || — || 20,797 || 15–13 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 29 || May 28 || Orioles || 5–2 || Bosio (3–0) || Brown (4–2) || Ayala (7) || 16,785 || 16–13 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 30 || May 29 || Yankees || 8–7 (12) || Ayala (1–0) || Bankhead (1–1) || — || 18,948 || 17–13 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 31 || May 30 || Yankees || 7–3 || Nelson (2–0) || Perez (2–2) || — || 10,709 || 18–13 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 32 || May 31 || Yankees || 11–9 || Wells (2–3) || MacDonald (0–1) || Ayala (8) || 13,035 || 19–13 || W4 |- y Seattle Mariners; June: 11–17 (Home: 5–9; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 33 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Belinda (4–0) || Torres (0–2) || — || 33,476 || 19–14 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 34 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 8–10 || Cormier (2–0) || Carmona (1–2) || Ryan (6) || 27,301 || 19–15 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 35 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 (10) || Wakefield (3–0) || Ayala (1–1) || — || 28,512 || 19–16 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 36 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Johnson (6–0) || McDonald (1–3) || — || 36,732 || 20–16 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 37 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 6–12 || Moyer (1–1) || Fleming (1–4) || — || 33,556 || 20–17 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 38 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 10–2 || Bosio (4–0) || Brown (5–3) || — || 38,407 || 21–17 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 39 || June 8 || @ Orioles || 2–8 || Mussina (5–3) || Torres (0–3) || — || 40,730 || 21–18 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 40 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 11–1 || Belcher (3–0) || Perez (3–3) || — || 19,650 || 22–18 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 41 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Nelson (3–0) || Howe (1–2) || Ayala (9) || 25,279 || 23–18 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 42 || June 11 || @ Yankees || 7–10 || Howe (2–2) || Frey (0–3) || Wetteland (7) || 26,037 || 23–19 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 43 || June 12 || Royals || 9–10 || Meacham (2–2) || Villone (0–2) || Montgomery (9) || 11,628 || 23–20 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 44 || June 13 || Royals || 1–3 || Haney (3–1) || Torres (0–4) || Montgomery (10) || 10,223 || 23–21 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 45 || June 14 || Royals || 1–2 || Appier (9–2) || Belcher (3–1) || Montgomery (11) || 12,585 || 23–22 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 46 || June 16 || Twins || 1–10 || Radke (3–6) || Johnson (6–1) || — || 20,762 || 23–23 || L5 |-style=background:#bfb | 47 || June 17 || Twins || 6–4 || Bosio (5–0) || Trombley (0–2) || Ayala (10) || 16,751 || 24–23 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 48 || June 18 || Twins || 2–1 || Risley (1–0) || Tapani (4–6) || — || 24,707 || 25–23 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 19 || @ White Sox || 6–8 || McCaskill (3–2) || Fleming (1–5) || Hernandez (11) || 22,406 || 25–24 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 50 || June 20 || @ White Sox || 9–5 || Johnson (7–1) || Alvarez (1–2) || — || 25,868 || 26–24 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 51 || June 21 || @ White Sox || 4–5 (10) || McCaskill (4–2) || Risley (1–1) || — || 21,228 || 26–25 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 52 || June 22 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Torres (1–4) || Abbott (3–3) || Ayala (11) || 20,836 || 27–25 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 53 || June 23 || Angels || 4–14 || Langston (6–1) || Belcher (3–2) || — || 14,282 || 27–26 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 54 || June 24 || Angels || 3–2 || Johnson (8–1) || Finley (5–6) || — || 31,275 || 28–26 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 55 || June 25 || Angels || 5–7 || Boskie (6–1) || Bosio (5–1) || Smith (19) || 14,325 || 28–27 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 56 || June 26 || Angels || 7–3 || Torres (2–4) || Anderson (1–1) || — || 18,126 || 29–27 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 57 || June 27 || Athletics || 4–6 || Harkey (4–4) || Belcher (3–3) || Eckersley (16) || 9,767 || 29–28 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 58 || June 28 || Athletics || 5–7 || Van Poppel (1–1) || Nelson (3–1) || — || 15,165 || 29–29 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 59 || June 29 || Athletics || 5–2 || Bosio (6–1) || Arce (1–2) || Ayala (12) || 13,701 || 30–29 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 60 || June 30 || Rangers || 2–10 || Gross (3–7) || Torres (2–5) || — || 12,137 || 30–30 || L1 |- y Seattle Mariners; July: 13–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#bfb | 61 || July 1 || Rangers || 2–0 || Belcher (4–3) || Pavlik (4–4) || Ayala (13) || 17,323 || 31–30 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 62 || July 2 || Rangers || 4–3 || Ayala (2–1) || Whiteside (2–2) || — || 19,404 || 32–30 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 63 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || D. Wells (7–3) || Bosio (6–2) || Henneman (15) || 23,780 || 32–31 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 64 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 8–9 || Christopher (1–0) || Ayala (2–2) || — || 20,188 || 32–32 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 65 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 6–8 || Christopher (2–0) || Carmona (1–3) || Henneman (16) || 17,224 || 32–33 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 66 || July 6 || @ Indians || 1–8 || Ogea (5–1) || Belcher (4–4) || — || 41,661 || 32–34 || L4 |-style=background:#bfb | 67 || July 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Johnson (9–1) || Clark (4–3) || — || 41,741 || 33–34 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 68 || July 8 || @ Indians || 3–7 || Nagy (7–4) || Bosio (6–3) || — || 41,893 || 33–35 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 69 || July 9 || @ Indians || 9–3 || Torres (3–5) || Hershiser (5–4) || — || 41,897 || 34–35 || W1 |-style=background:#bbbfff | - || July 11 || colspan="8"|66th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX |-style=background:#fbb | 70 || July 13 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Cone (8–5) || Belcher (4–5) || Castillo (4) || 18,616 || 34–36 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 71 || July 14 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Guzman (3–5) || Bosio (6–4) || — || 14,850 || 34–37 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 72 || July 15 || Blue Jays || 3–0 || Johnson (10–1) || Hentgen (6–7) || — || 36,037 || 35–37 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 73 || July 16 || Blue Jays || 3–9 || Hurtado (1–0) || Carmona (1–4) || — || 17,632 || 35–38 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 74 || July 17 || Tigers || 10–6 (10) || Ayala (3–2) || Groom (1–3) || — || 14,358 || 36–38 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 75 || July 18 || Tigers || 10–6 || Belcher (5–5) || Lima (0–1) || — || 14,667 || 37–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 76 || July 19 || @ Brewers || 6–7 (12) || Wegman (3–3) || Ayala (3–3) || — || 14,175 || 37–39 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 77 || July 20 || @ Brewers || 4–2 (13) || Krueger (1–0) || McAndrew (0–1) || — || 21,211 || 38–39 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 78 || July 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Hurtado (2–0) || Torres (3–6) || Castillo (6) || 36,490 || 38–40 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 79 || July 22 || @ Blue Jays || 7–2 || Belcher (6–5) || Leiter (6–6) || — || 43,483 || 39–40 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 80 || July 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || B. Wells (3–3) || Cone (9–6) || Ayala (14) || 39,163 || 40–40 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 81 || July 24 || Brewers || 4–6 || Bones (6–7) || Bosio (6–5) || Fetters (13) || 10,491 || 40–41 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 82 || July 25 || Brewers || 8–6 || Johnson (11–1) || Karl (1–1) || Ayala (15) || 13,427 || 41–41 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 26 || Brewers || 3–4 || Givens (2–2) || Torres (3–7) || Fetters (14) || 11,315 || 41–42 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 84 || July 27 || Indians || 11–5 || Belcher (7–5) || Ogea (5–3) || — || 20,121 || 42–42 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 85 || July 28 || Indians || 5–6 || Plunk (5–1) || Frey (0–4) || Mesa (28) || 17,609 || 42–43 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 86 || July 29 || Indians || 5–3 || Bosio (7–5) || Embree (2–1) || Ayala (16) || 43,874 || 43–43 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 87 || July 30 || Indians || 2–5 || Hershiser (8–5) || Torres (3–8) || Mesa (29) || 24,089 || 43–44 || L1 |- y Seattle Mariners; August: 16–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 88 || August 1 || @ Angels || 2–7 || Anderson (6–2) || Johnson (11–2) || — || 22,074 || 43–45 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 89 || August 2 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Harkey (6–6) || Belcher (7–6) || Smith (25) || 23,253 || 43–46 || L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 90 || August 3 || @ Angels || 10–7 || Benes (5–7) || Abbott (7–5) || Charlton (1) || 34,674 || 44–46 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 91 || August 4 || @ Athletics || 8–9 || Eckersley (3–4) || Ayala (3–4) || — || 11,794 || 44–47 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 92 || August 5 || @ Athletics || 15–9 || Wells (4–3) || Briscoe (0–1) || — || 20,787 || 45–47 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 93 || August 6 || @ Athletics || 15–8 || Krueger (2–0) || Stottlemyre (9–4) || — || 20,368 || 46–47 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 94 || August 7 || White Sox || 6–4 || Belcher (8–6) || Alvarez (4–7) || Charlton (2) || 18,852 || 47–47 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 95 || August 8 || White Sox || 10–9 || Ayala (4–4) || Hernandez (2–5) || — || 16,875 || 48–47 || W4 |-style=background:#bfb | 96 || August 9 || White Sox || 11–8 || Bosio (8–5) || Keyser (3–5) || Ayala (17) || 16,401 || 49–47 || W5 |-style=background:#bfb | 97 || August 11 || @ Royals || 2–1 || Johnson (12–2) || Gubicza (8–10) || Ayala (18) || 19,955 || 50–47 || W6 |-style=background:#fbb | 98 || August 12 || @ Royals || 2–7 || Appier (12–7) || Belcher (8–7) || Meacham (1) || 20,572 || 50–48 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 99 || August 13 || @ Royals || 3–6 || Gordon (8–7) || Krueger (2–1) || Montgomery (20) || 19,489 || 50–49 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 100 || August 14 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Benes (6–7) || Trombley (2–7) || Nelson (2) || 16,637 || 51–49 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 101 || August 15 || @ Twins || 6–7 || Munoz (1–0) || Ayala (4–5) || — || 12,595 || 51–50 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 102 || August 16 || @ Twins || 6–4 || Risley (2–1) || Stevens (3–2) || Ayala (19) || 13,426 || 52–50 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 103 || August 17 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Honeycutt (5–1) || Charlton (2–6) || — || 10,191 || 52–51 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 104 || August 18 || Red Sox || 9–3 || Wolcott (1–0) || Wakefield (14–2) || — || 27,256 || 53–51 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 105 || August 19 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Hanson (12–4) || Benes (6–8) || Aguilera (21) || 36,007 || 53–52 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 106 || August 20 || Red Sox || 6–7 || Cormier (6–3) || Bosio (8–6) || Aguilera (22) || 21,813 || 53–53 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 107 || August 21 || Orioles || 6–0 || Nelson (4–1) || Benitez (1–5) || — || 32,525 || 54–53 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 108 || August 22 || Orioles || 1–2 || Mussina (14–7) || Belcher (8–8) || Jones (20) || 13,631 || 54–54 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 109 || August 23 || Orioles || 1–7 || Krivda (2–2) || Wolcott (1–1) || Benitez (2) || 14,937 || 54–55 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 110 || August 24 || Yankees || 9–7 || Nelson (5–1) || Wetteland (1–4) || — || 17,592 || 55–55 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 111 || August 25 || Yankees || 7–4 || Bosio (9–6) || Pettitte (6–8) || — || 28,130 || 56–55 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 112 || August 26 || Yankees || 7–0 || Johnson (13–2) || Hitchcock (6–9) || — || 41,182 || 57–55 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 113 || August 27 || Yankees || 2–5 || Kamieniecki (4–5) || Belcher (8–9) || Wetteland (23) || 24,913 || 57–56 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 114 || August 29 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Benes (7–8) || Wakefield (14–3) || Charlton (3) || 31,328 || 58–56 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 115 || August 30 || @ Red Sox || 6–7 || Maddux (4–1) || Nelson (5–2) || Aguilera (26) || 32,356 || 58–57 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 116 || August 31 || @ Red Sox || 11–2 || Wolcott (2–1) || Cormier (6–5) || Guetterman (1) || 30,627 || 59–57 || W1 |- y Seattle Mariners; September: 19–8 (Home: 12–2; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#bfb | 117 || September 1 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Belcher (9–9) || Mussina (15–8) || Charlton (4) || 43,447 || 60–57 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 118 || September 2 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Brown (7–8) || Bosio (9–7) || Jones (21) || 46,731 || 60–58 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 119 || September 3 || @ Orioles || 9–6 || Carmona (2–4) || Krivda (2–3) || Charlton (5) || 46,269 || 61–58 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 120 || September 4 || @ Yankees || 3–13 || Pettitte (8–8) || Torres (3–9) || — || 24,855 || 61–59 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 121 || September 5 || @ Yankees || 6–5 || Wolcott (3–1) || Rivera (5–3) || Charlton (6) || 15,340 || 62–59 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 122 || September 6 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || McDowell (13–10) || Belcher (9–10) || — || 15,426 || 62–60 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 123 || September 7 || @ Indians || 1–4 || Nagy (13–5) || Bosio (9–8) || Mesa (39) || 41,450 || 62–61 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 124 || September 8 || Royals || 4–1 || Johnson (14–2) || Jacome (4–7) || Charlton (7) || 19,350 || 63–61 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 125 || September 9 || Royals || 6–2 || Benes (8–8) || Gubicza (10–13) || — || 39,157 || 64–61 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 126 || September 10 || Royals || 5–4 || Ayala (5–5) || Olson (3–2) || Charlton (8) || 18,066 || 65–61 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 127 || September 11 || Twins || 10–12 || Mahomes (4–7) || Nelson (5–3) || Stevens (9) || 18,193 || 65–62 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 128 || September 12 || Twins || 14–3 || Bosio (10–8) || Rodriguez (5–6) || Carmona (1) || 12,102 || 66–62 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 129 || September 13 || Twins || 7–4 || Nelson (6–3) || Mahomes (4–8) || Charlton (9) || 16,469 || 67–62 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 130 || September 15 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Benes (9–8) || Bere (7–13) || Charlton (10) || 19,100 || 68–62 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 131 || September 16 || @ White Sox || 5–3 || Belcher (10–10) || Karchner (3–2) || Charlton (11) || 26,073 || 69–62 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 132 || September 17 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || McCaskill (5–4) || Wolcott (3–2) || Hernandez (30) || 21,913 || 69–63 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 133 || September 18 || Rangers || 8–1 || Johnson (15–2) || Witt (5–10) || — || 29,515 || 70–63 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 134 || September 19 || Rangers || 5–4 (11) || Charlton (3–6) || McDowell (6–4) || — || 20,410 || 71–63 || W2 |-style=background:#bfb | 135 || September 20 || Rangers || 11–3 || Benes (10–8) || Tewksbury (8–7) || — || 26,524 || 72–63 || W3 |-style=background:#bfb | 136 || September 22 || Athletics || 10–7 || Nelson (7–3) || Corsi (2–4) || Charlton (12) || 51,500 || 73–63 || W4 |-style=background:#bfb | 137 || September 23 || Athletics || 7–0 || Johnson (16–2) || Johns (5–2) || — || 54,589 || 74–63 || W5 |-style=background:#bfb | 138 || September 24 || Athletics || 9–8 || Charlton (4–6) || Eckersley (4–6) || — || 46,714 || 75–63 || W6 |-style=background:#bfb | 139 || September 26 || Angels || 10–2 || Benes (11–8) || Boskie (7–7) || — || 46,935 || 76–63 || W7 |-style=background:#fbb | 140 || September 27 || Angels || 0–2 || Finley (14–12) || Belcher (10–11) || Smith (35) || 50,212 || 76–64 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 141 || September 28 || @ Rangers || 6–2 || Johnson (17–2) || Pavlik (10–10) || Charlton (13) || 21,502 || 77–64 || W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 142 || September 29 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Ayala (6–5) || Vosberg (5–5) || Charlton (14) || 25,336 || 78–64 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 143 || September 30 || @ Rangers || 2–9 || Gross (9–15) || Benes (11–9) || — || 33,792 || 78–65 || L1 |- y Seattle Mariners; October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 144 || October 1 || @ Rangers || 3–9 || Rogers (17–7) || Belcher (10–12) || Whiteside (3) || 25,714 || 78–66 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 145 || October 2 || Angels || 9–1 || Johnson (18–2) || Langston (15–7) || — || 52,356 || 79–66 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Mariners team member Postseason Seattle Mariners; 1995 Postseason 5–6) (Home: 4–2; Away: 1–4 n Seattle Mariners; American League Division Series: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Away 0–2) y |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 1 || October 3 || @ Yankees || Yankee Stadium || 6–9 || Cone (1–0) || Nelson (0–1) || — || 57,178 || 0–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 || October 4 || @ Yankees || Yankee Stadium || 5–7 (15) || Rivera (1–0) || Belcher (0–1) || — || 57,126 || 0–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || October 6 || Yankees || Kingdome || 7–4 || Johnson (1–0) || McDowell (0–1) || Charlton (1) || 57,944 || 1–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 || October 7 || Yankees || Kingdome || 11–8 || Charlton (1–0) || Wetteland (0–1) || Risley (1) || 57,180 || 2–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 5 || October 8 || Yankees || Kingdome || 6–5 (11) || Johnson (2–0) || McDowell (0–2) || — || 57,411 || 3–2 n Seattle Mariners; American League Championship Series: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Away 1–2) y |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || October 10 || Indians || Kingdome || 3–2 || Wolcott (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || Charlton (1) || 57,065 || 1–0 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 2 || October 11 || Indians || Kingdome || 2–5 || Hershiser (1–0) || Belcher (0–1) || — || 58,144 || 1–1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || October 13 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 5–2 (11) || Charlton (1–0) || Tavarez (0–1) || — || 43,643 || 2–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 4 || October 14 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 0–7 || Hill (1–0) || Benes (0–1) || — || 43,686 || 2–2 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 5 || October 15 || @ Indians || Jacobs Field || 2–3 || Hershiser (2–0) || Bosio (0–1) || Mesa (1) || 43,607 || 2–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 6 || October 17 || Indians || Kingdome || 0–4 || Martinez (1–1) || Johnson (0–1) || — || 58,489 || 2–4 Roster 1995 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 13 Bobby Ayala 31 Tim Belcher 40 Andy Benes 25 Chris Bosio 22 Rafael Carmona 37 Norm Charlton 32 Jim Converse 44 John Cummings 47 Tim Davis 35 Scott Ray Davison 35 Dave Fleming 41 Steve Frey 48 Lee Guetterman 39 Tim Harikkala 51 Randy Johnson 50 Kevin King 44 Bill Krueger 42 Jim Mecir 43 Jeff Nelson 55 Bill Risley 38 Salomón Torres 33 Ron Villone 46 Bob Wells 33 Bob Wolcott Catchers 18 Chad Kreuter 36 Chris Widger  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 16 Mike Blowers 28 Joey Cora 10 Félix Fermín 11 Edgar Martínez 23 Tino Martinez 20 Greg Pirkl 41 Arquimedez Pozo  3 Alex Rodriguez  9 Luis Sojo 12 Doug Strange Outfielders  8 Rich Amaral 40,34 Darren Bragg 19 Jay Buhner 29 Vince Coleman  1 Alex Diaz 24 Ken Griffey Jr. 27 Marc Newfield 29,26 Warren Newson 32 Gary Thurman Manager 14 Lou Piniella Coaches  5 Bobby Cuellar  4 Lee Elia  7 John McLaren 49 Sam Mejías  2 Sam Perlozzo 17 Matt Sinatro Notable transactions May 15, 1995: Roger Salkeld was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher.Tim Belcher Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/belchti01.shtml 2026-02-09 Baseball-Reference.com en July 14: Norm Charlton was signed by the Mariners after being released by the Philadelphia PhilliesNorm Charlton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/charlno01.shtml 2026-02-09 Baseball-Reference.com en July 31: Ron Villone and Marc Newfield were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Andy Benes and a player to be named later. The Padres sent Greg Keagle to the Mariners on September 17.Lane Cumming Amanda 2025-08-01 The Mariners and the 1995 Trade Deadline: The Anatomy of Going For It https://www.nwbaseballhistory.com/the-mariners-and-the-1995-trade-deadline-the-anatomy-of-going-for-it/ 2025-10-28 NW Baseball History enMarc Newfield Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newfima01.shtml 2026-02-09 Baseball-Reference.com en August 15: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Vince Coleman.August 16, 1995 M's acquire Coleman, send Rodriguez back to Tacoma https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PcleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2714%2C144279 Lewiston Morning Tribune 3B Associated Press The Mariners sent Jim Converse to the Royals on August 18.Vince Coleman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colemvi01.shtml 2026-02-09 Baseball-Reference.com en Draft picks June 1, 1995: 1995 Major League Baseball draft Jose Cruz Jr. was drafted in the first round and signed for $1.285 million.1995 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ 2025-10-17 Baseball Reference Shane Monahan was drafted by the Mariners in the second round and signed on June 27, 1995.Shane Monahan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/monahsh01.shtml 2025-10-17 Baseball Reference Brian Fuentes was drafted in the 25th round and signed with the Mariners. Juan Pierre was drafted by the Mariners in the 30th round but did not sign. Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Dan Wilson 119 399 111 .278 9 51 1B Tino Martinez 141 519 152 .293 31 111 2B Joey Cora 120 427 127 .297 3 39 3B Mike Blowers 134 439 113 .257 23 96 SS Luis Sojo 102 339 98 .289 7 39 LF Vince Coleman 40 162 47 .290 1 9 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 72 260 67 .258 17 42 RF Jay Buhner 126 470 123 .262 40 121 DH Edgar Martínez 145 511 182 .356 29 113 Other batters 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 OF Alex Diaz 103 270 67 .248 3 27 OF Rich Amaral 90 230 67 .282 2 19 SS Félix Fermín 73 200 39 .195 0 15 3B/PH Doug Strange 74 155 42 .271 2 21 OF Darren Bragg 52 145 34 .234 3 12 SS Alex Rodriguez 48 142 33 .232 5 19 LF Marc Newfield 24 85 16 .188 3 14 C Chad Kreuter 26 75 17 .227 1 8 LF Warren Newson 33 72 21 .292 2 6 UT Chris Widger 23 45 9 .200 1 2 OF Gary Thurman 13 25 8 .320 0 3 1B Greg Pirkl 10 17 4 .235 0 0 2B Arquimedez Pozo 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player GS IP W L ERA SO Randy Johnson 30 2141 318 2 2.48 294 Tim Belcher 28 1791 3 10 12 4.52 96 Chris Bosio 31 170 10 8 4.92 85 Salomón Torres 13 72 3 8 6.00 45 Andy Benes 12 63 7 2 4.52 45 Bob Wolcott 7 362 3 3 2 4.42 19 Tim Davis 5 24 2 1 6.38 19 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 Bob Wells 30 762 3 4 3 5.75 38 Dave Fleming 16 48 1 5 7.50 26 Rafael Carmona 15 472 3 2 4 5.66 28 Bill Krueger 6 20 2 1 5.85 10 Jim Converse 6 11 0 3 7.36 9 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SO SV Bobby Ayala 63 71 6 5 4.44 77 19 Jeff Nelson 62 782 3 7 3 2.17 96 2 Bill Risley 45 601 3 2 1 3.13 65 1 Norm Charlton 30 472 3 2 1 1.51 58 14 Lee Guetterman 23 17 0 0 6.88 11 1 Ron Villone 19 191 3 0 2 7.91 26 0 Steve Frey 13 111 3 0 3 4.76 7 0 John Cummings 4 51 3 0 0 11.81 4 0 Scott Ray Davison 3 41 3 0 0 6.23 3 0 Jim Mecir 2 42 3 0 0 0.00 3 0 Kevin King 2 32 3 0 0 12.27 3 0 Tim Harikkala 1 31 3 0 0 16.20 1 0 Postseason ALDS 1995 American League Division Series The Double (Seattle Mariners) GameScoreDate1Seattle 6, New York 9October 3, 19952Seattle 5, New York 7October 4, 19953New York 4, Seattle 7October 6, 19954New York 8, Seattle 11October 7, 19955New York 5, Seattle 6October 8, 1995 ALCS 1995 American League Championship Series GameScoreDate1Cleveland 2, Seattle 3October 10, 19952Cleveland 5, Seattle 2October 11, 19953Seattle 5, Cleveland 2October 13, 19954Seattle 0, Cleveland 7October 14, 19955Seattle 2, Cleveland 3October 15, 19956Cleveland 4, Seattle 0October 17, 1995 Awards and honors Randy Johnson, American League (AL) Cy Young Award winner, AL leader in strikeouts Edgar Martínez, AL batting champion, Silver Slugger Award Lou Piniella, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year In popular culture The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, My Oh My, by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore.2011-01-04 Thinking about Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' rap tribute to Dave Niehaus http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/thinking-about-macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-rap-tribute-to-dave-niehaus-my-oh-my/ 2016-04-04 The Seattle Times Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners." In July 2019, the MLB Network released MLB Network Presents: The 1995 Mariners, Saving Baseball in Seattle.Anderson R.J. July 3, 2019 MLB Network to air documentary about 1995 Mariners, the team that 'saved' baseball in Seattle https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-network-to-air-documentary-about-1995-mariners-the-team-that-saved-baseball-in-seattle/ 2019-07-27 CBS Sports The team's playoff run received a dedicated segment in Jon Bois' docuseries The History of the Seattle Mariners, titled "The Battle for Seattle".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEGq465jXH0 The Battle for Seattle Dorktown 2020-04-09 Secret Base 2024-05-18 YouTube Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Steve Smith AA Port City Roosters Southern League Dave Myers A Riverside Pilots California League Dave Brundage A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Mike Goff A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Orlando Gómez Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Tom LeVasseur SourceThe Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2007 Baseball America Johnson Lloyd Third Durham, North Carolina Wolff Miles References External links 1995 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1995 Seattle Mariners team page at Baseball Almanac 1995mariners.com, a fan site collecting stories about the team and year 1995 Mariners: Ringless in Seattle, ESPN Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Category:American League West champion seasons Seattle Mariners Seattle Seattle Marin