1988 Seattle Mariners season

1988 Seattle Mariners
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1977)
Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Kingdome (since 1977)
Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
Other information
Owner(s)	George Argyros
General manager(s)	Dick Balderson, Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Dick Williams, Jim Snyder
Local television	KIRO-TV 11
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson)
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The Seattle Mariners 1988 season was their 12th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 68-93.

Offseason

• December 9, 1987: Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno were traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors).^[1]
• December 21, 1987: John Moses was released by the Mariners.^[2]
• December 22, 1987: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.^[3]
• January 19, 1988: John Rabb was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[4]

Regular season

• Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235).

Opening Day starters

• Mickey Brantley
• Alvin Davis
• Mike Kingery
• Ken Phelps
• Jim Presley
• Rey Quiñones
• Harold Reynolds
• Steve Trout
• Dave Valle
• Glenn Wilson^[5]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	104	58	0.642	—	54–27	50–31
Minnesota Twins	91	71	0.562	13	47–34	44–37
Kansas City Royals	84	77	0.522	19½	44–36	40–41
California Angels	75	87	0.463	29	35–46	40–41
Chicago White Sox	71	90	0.441	32½	40–41	31–49
Texas Rangers	70	91	0.435	33½	38–43	32–48
Seattle Mariners	68	93	0.422	35½	37–44	31–49

Record vs. opponents

1988 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	5–7	4–7	4–9	5–8	0–12	4–9	3–9	3–10	4–8	7–5	6–6	5–8
Boston	9–4	—	8–4	7–5	8–5	6–7	6–6	10–3	7–5	9–4	3–9	6–6	8–4	2–11
California	7–5	4–8	—	9–4	8–4	5–7	5–8	3–9	4–9	6–6	4–9	6–7	8–5	6–6
Chicago	7–4	5–7	4–9	—	3–9	3–9	7–6	6–6	4–9	3–9	5–8	9–4	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	9–4	5–8	4–8	9–3	—	4–9	6–6	9–4	5–7	6–7	4–8	5–7	6–6	6–7
Detroit	8–5	7–6	7–5	9–3	9–4	—	8–4	5–8	1–11	8–5	4–8	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	12–0	6–6	8–5	6–7	6–6	4–8	—	3–9	7–6	6–6	8–5	7–5	7–6	4–8
Milwaukee	9–4	3–10	9–3	6–6	4–9	8–5	9–3	—	7–5	6–7	3–9	8–4	8–4	7–6
Minnesota	9–3	5–7	9–4	9–4	7–5	11–1	6–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–8	8–5	7–6	7–5
New York	10–3	4–9	6–6	9–3	7–6	5–8	6–6	7–6	9–3	—	6–6	5–7	5–6	6–7
Oakland	8–4	9–3	9–4	8–5	8–4	8–4	5–8	9–3	8–5	6–6	—	9–4	8–5	9–3
Seattle	5–7	6–6	7–6	4–9	7–5	3–9	5–7	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	—	6–7	5–7
Texas	6–6	4–8	5–8	5–8	6–6	4–8	6–7	4–8	6–7	6–5	5–8	7–6	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	11–2	6–6	5–7	7–6	8–5	8–4	6–7	5–7	7–6	3–9	7–5	6–6	—

Notable transactions

• May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.^[6]
• June 1, 1988: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[7]
• June 1, 1988: Greg Pirkl was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.^[8]
• July 21, 1988: Ken Phelps was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon (minors) and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12.^[9]
• July 22, 1988: Glenn Wilson was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.^[10]
• July 24, 1998: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[11]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Greg Briley (June 27)
  • Bill McGuire (Aug 2)
• Pitchers:
  • Erik Hanson (Sep 5)
  • Mike Schooler (June 10)
  • Terry Taylor (Aug 19) ^[12]

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 Walker 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 -- Howie Bedell 36 Billy Connors 33 Frank Howard -- Bill Plummer -- Phil Roof  6 Jim Snyder -- 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	Bradley, ScottScott Bradley	103	335	86	.257	4	33
1B	Davis, AlvinAlvin Davis	140	478	141	.295	18	69
2B	Reynolds, HaroldHarold Reynolds	158	598	169	.283	4	41
3B	Presley, JimJim Presley	150	544	125	.230	14	62
SS	Quiñones, ReyRey Quiñones	140	499	124	.248	12	52
LF	Brantley, MickeyMickey Brantley	149	577	152	.263	15	56
CF	Cotto, HenryHenry Cotto	133	386	100	.259	8	33
RF	Wilson, GlennGlenn Wilson	78	284	71	.250	3	17
DH	Phelps, KenKen Phelps	72	190	54	.284	14	32

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rentería, RickRick Rentería	31	88	18	.205	0	6
Rabb, JohnJohn Rabb	9	14	5	.357	0	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Langston, MarkMark Langston	35	261⅓	15	11	3.34	235
Moore, MikeMike Moore	37	228⅔	9	15	3.78	182
Swift, BillBill Swift	38	174⅔	8	12	4.59	47
Bankhead, ScottScott Bankhead	21	135	7	9	3.07	102
Campbell, MikeMike Campbell	20	114⅔	6	10	5.89	63
Trout, SteveSteve Trout	15	56⅓	4	7	7.83	14
Hanson, ErikErik Hanson	6	41⅔	2	3	3.24	36
Taylor, TerryTerry Taylor	5	23	0	1	6.26	9

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Schooler, MikeMike Schooler	40	5	8	15	3.54	54
Jackson, MikeMike Jackson	62	6	5	4	2.63	76

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Pines

AZL club affiliation shared with Boston Red Sox^[13]

References

1. Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference
2. John Moses page at Baseball Reference
3. Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
4. John Rabb page at Baseball Reference
5. 1988 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
6. John Christensen page at Baseball Reference
7. Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
8. Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference
9. Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
10. Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
11. Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
12. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1988/26.shtml
13. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1988 Seattle Mariners
• 1988 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com