1992 Seattle Mariners season

1992 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)	Jeff Smulyan, purchased by Hiroshi Yamauchi in July
General manager(s)	Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Bill Plummer
Local television	KSTW-TV 11
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Levine, Billy Sample)
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The Seattle Mariners 1992 season was their 16th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 64-98. Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive strikeout titles with 241.^[1]

Offseason

• December 11, 1991: Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba were traded by the Mariners to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger.^[2]
• February 19, 1992: Shane Turner was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[3]
• March 9, 1992: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	96	66	0.593	—	51–30	45–36
Minnesota Twins	90	72	0.556	6	48–33	42–39
Chicago White Sox	86	76	0.531	10	50–32	36–44
Texas Rangers	77	85	0.475	19	36–45	41–40
California Angels	72	90	0.444	24	41–40	31–50
Kansas City Royals	72	90	0.444	24	44–37	28–53
Seattle Mariners	64	98	0.395	32	38–43	26–55

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–6	10–3	8–4	6–7	6–6	5–8	6–6	7–5	7–5	5–8
Boston	5–8	—	8–4	6–6	6–7	4–9	7–5	5–8	3–9	7–6	5–7	6–6	4–8	7–6
California	4–8	4–8	—	3–10	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–7	2–11	7–5	5–8	7–6	9–4	5–7
Chicago	6–6	6–6	10–3	—	7–5	10–2	7–6	5–7	8–5	8–4	5–8	4–9	5–8	5–7
Cleveland	6–7	7–6	6–6	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	5–8	6–6	7–6	6–6	7–5	5–7	6–7
Detroit	3–10	9–4	5–7	2–10	8–5	—	7–5	5–8	3–9	5–8	6–6	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	4–8	5–7	5–8	6–7	7–5	5–7	—	7–5	6–7	5–7	4–9	7–6	6–7	5–7
Milwaukee	7–6	8–5	7–5	7–5	8–5	8–5	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–5
Minnesota	6–6	9–3	11–2	5–8	6–6	9–3	7–6	6–6	—	7–5	5–8	8–5	6–7	5–7
New York	8–5	6–7	5–7	4–8	6–7	8–5	7–5	7–6	5–7	—	6–6	6–6	6–6	2–11
Oakland	6–6	7–5	8–5	8–5	6–6	6–6	9–4	5–7	8–5	6–6	—	12–1	9–4	6–6
Seattle	5–7	6–6	6–7	9–4	5–7	3–9	6–7	4–8	5–8	6–6	1–12	—	4–9	4–8
Texas	5–7	8–4	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	7–6	5–7	7–6	6–6	4–9	9–4	—	3–9
Toronto	8–5	6–7	7–5	7–5	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	7–5	11–2	6–6	8–4	9–3	—

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1992: Mario Díaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[5]
• May 29, 1992: Mario Díaz was released by the Seattle Mariners.^[5]
• May 29, 1992: Bill Haselman was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.^[6]
• August 22, 1992: Sean Twitty (minors) was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Tim Leary and cash.^[7]

Roster

1992 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 34 Jim Acker 47 Juan Agosto 53 Shawn Barton 15 Kevin Brown 55 Rich DeLucia 46 Brian Fisher 35 Dave Fleming 50 Mark Grant 31 Eric Gunderson 39 Erik Hanson 47 Gene Harris 51 Randy Johnson 52 Calvin Jones 54 Randy Kramer 54 Tim Leary 40 Jeff Nelson 32 Clay Parker 48 Dennis Powell 20 Dave Schmidt 29 Mike Schooler 37 Russ Swan 44 Mike Walker 42 Kerry Woodson		Catchers 6,9 Scott Bradley 15 Bill Haselman  6 Bert Heffernan  3 Lance Parrish 17 Matt Sinatro 10 Dave Valle Infielders  8 Rich Amaral 38 Mike Blowers 34 Bret Boone 33 Patrick Lennon 11 Edgar Martínez 23 Tino Martinez 12 Pete O'Brien  4 Harold Reynolds  2 Jeff Schaefer 20 Shane Turner 13 Omar Vizquel		Outfielders  1 Greg Briley 19 Jay Buhner 43 Dave Cochrane 28 Henry Cotto 24 Ken Griffey, Jr. 44 Dann Howitt 17,7 Kevin Mitchell  6 John Moses		Manager  9 Bill Plummer Coaches 16 Gene Clines (hitting) 25 Roger Hansen (bullpen) 22 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 14 Marty Martínez  5 Russ Nixon 49 Dan Warthen (pitching)

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	Dave Valle	124	367	88	.240	9	30
1B	Tino Martinez	136	460	118	.257	16	66
2B	Harold Reynolds	140	458	113	.247	3	33
3B	Edgar Martínez	135	528	181	.343	18	73
SS	Omar Vizquel	136	483	142	.294	0	21
LF	Kevin Mitchell	99	360	103	.286	9	67
CF	Ken Griffey, Jr.	142	565	174	.308	27	103
RF	Jay Buhner	152	543	132	.243	25	79
DH	Pete O'Brien	134	396	88	.222	14	52

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Henry Cotto	108	294	76	.259	5	27
Shane Turner	34	74	20	.270	0	5
Jeff Schaefer	65	70	8	.114	1	3
John Moses	21	22	3	.136	0	1
Bill Haselman	8	19	5	.263	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Fleming	33	228⅓	17	10	3.39	112
Randy Johnson	31	210⅓	12	14	3.77	241
Erik Hanson	31	186⅔	8	17	4.82	112
Tim Leary	8	44	3	4	4.91	12

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	Keith Bodie
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Bob Hartsfield
A	San Bernardino Spirit	California League	Iván DeJesús
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Marc Hill
A-Short Season	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	Dave Myers
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Carlos Lezcano

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peninsula^[8]

References

1. The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com
2. Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
3. Shane Turner page at Baseball Reference
4. John Moses page at Baseball Reference
5. "Mario Diaz Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
6. Bill Haselman page at Baseball Reference
7. Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference
8. 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

• 1992 Seattle Mariners
• 1992 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com