2001 Seattle Mariners season

2001 Seattle Mariners
AL Runner-Up
AL West Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by Howard Lincoln)
General manager(s) Pat Gillick
Manager(s) Lou Piniella
Local television KSTW-TV 11 (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Tom Paciorek)
Local radio KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners' 2001 season was the 25th since the franchise's inception. The Mariners looked to continue success and win the American League West title for the third time. They succeeded at this and won the division, but also finished with an outstanding record of 116 wins and 46 losses. This was an AL record for single-season wins and tied the Major League record set by the Chicago Cubs in 1906.[1] They led the majors in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed.

Along with their 2000 wild card berth, it marked the only time the franchise reached the postseason in consecutive seasons to date. After defeating the Cleveland Indians in the American League Division Series, they fell to the New York Yankees in five games in the American League Championship Series.

The 2001 season was also notable for the Major League debut of star Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki as he led the league in batting average and won AL MVP, as well as the Mariners hosting their second All-Star Game. It was also, as of 2015, the last season in which the Mariners reached the postseason. As of April 2016, Ichiro and Joel Pineiro are the only remaining active players from the 2001 squad.

Offseason

Regular season

Roster

2001 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Seattle Mariners 116 46 0.716 57–24 59–22
Oakland Athletics 102 60 0.630 14 53–28 49–32
Anaheim Angels 75 87 0.463 41 39–42 36–45
Texas Rangers 73 89 0.451 43 41–41 32–48

Detailed records

Opponent Home Away Total Pct.
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 6–0 2–1 8–1 .889
Boston Red Sox 2–1 4–2 6–3 .667
New York Yankees 1–2 5–1 6–3 .667
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–1 2–1 7–2 .778
Toronto Blue Jays 3–3 3–0 6–3 .667
17–7 16–5 33–12 .733
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 5–1 2–1 7–2 .778
Cleveland Indians 2–1 3–1 5–2 .714
Detroit Tigers 3–1 2–1 5–2 .714
Kansas City Royals 1–2 5–1 6–3 .667
Minnesota Twins 3–0 5–1 8–1 .889
14–5 17–5 31–10 .756
AL West
Anaheim Angels 7–3 8–1 15–4 .789
Oakland Athletics 5–4 5–5 10–9 .526
Texas Rangers 8–2 7–3 15–5 .750
20–9 20–9 40–18 .690
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks 2–1 0–0 2–1 .667
Colorado Rockies 0–0 2–1 2–1 .667
Los Angeles Dodgers 0–0 2–1 2–1 .667
San Diego Padres 2–1 2–1 4–2 .667
San Francisco Giants 2–1 0–0 2–1 .667
6–3 6–3 12–6 .667

Record vs. opponents

2001 American League Records

Sources:

Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim 4–5 4–3 6–3 5–4 5–4 5–4 3–6 4–3 6–14 4–15 7–2 7–12 5–4 10–8
Baltimore 5–4 9–10 3–4 1–5 4–2 5–2 3–3 5–13 2–7 1–8 10–9 2–7 7–12 6–12
Boston 3–4 10–9 3–3 3–6 4–5 3–3 3–3 5–13 4–5 3–6 14–5 5–2 12–7 10–8
Chicago 3–6 4–3 3–3 10–9 13–6 14–5 5–14 1–5 1–8 2–7 5–2 7–2 3–3 12–6
Cleveland 4–5 5–1 6–3 9–10 13–6 11–8 14–5 4–5 4–3 2–5 5–1 5–4 2–4 7–11
Detroit 4–5 2–4 5–4 6–13 6–13 8–11 4–15 4–5 1–6 2–5 4–2 8–1 2–4 10–8
Kansas City 4–5 2–5 3–3 5–14 8–11 11–8 6–13 0–6 3–6 3–6 4–2 4–5 4–3 8–10
Minnesota 6–3 3–3 3–3 14–5 5–14 15–4 13–6 4–2 5–4 1–8 1–6 4–5 2–5 9–9
New York 3–4 13–5 13–5 5–1 5–4 5–4 6–0 2–4 3–6 3–6 13–6 3–4 11–8 10–8
Oakland 14–6 7–2 5–4 8–1 3–4 6–1 6–3 4–5 6–3 9–10 7–2 9–10 6–3 12–6
Seattle 15–4 8–1 6–3 7–2 5–2 5–2 6–3 8–1 6–3 10–9 7–2 15–5 6–3 12–6
Tampa Bay 2–7 9–10 5–14 2–5 1–5 2–4 2–4 6–1 6–13 2–7 2–7 4–5 9–10 10–8
Texas 12–7 7–2 2–5 2–7 4–5 1–8 5–4 5–4 4–3 10–9 5–15 5–4 3–6 8–10
Toronto 4–5 12–7 7–12 3–3 4–2 4–2 3–4 5–2 8–11 3–6 3–6 10–9 6–3 8–10

Game log

Legend
 Mariners win
 Mariners loss
 Postponement
BoldMariners team member
2001 Game Log: 116–46 (Home: 57–24; Road: 59–22)

All-Star game

The Mariners hosted the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 10, 2001 at Safeco Field. It was the second time the Mariners hosted the Midsummer Classic, and the first at Safeco Field. Eight Mariners were in the game, including four in the starting lineup. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League by the final score of 4-1. This would be the final All-Star Game for Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn.

Player stats

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; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB
C Wilson, DanDan Wilson 123 377 100 .265 10 42 3
1B Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud 159 572 173 .302 21 95 3
2B Boone, BretBret Boone 158 623 206 .331 37 141 5
3B Bell, DavidDavid Bell 135 470 122 .260 15 64 2
SS Guillén, CarlosCarlos Guillén 140 456 118 .259 5 53 4
LF Martin, AlAl Martin 100 283 68 .240 7 42 9
CF Cameron, MikeMike Cameron 150 540 144 .267 25 110 34
RF Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki 157 692 242 .350 8 69 56
DH Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez 132 470 144 .306 23 116 4

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB
McLemore, MarkMark McLemore 125 409 117 .286 5 57 39
Javier, StanStan Javier 89 281 82 .292 4 33 11
Lampkin, TomTom Lampkin 79 204 46 .225 5 22 1
Sprague, EdEd Sprague 45 94 28 .298 2 16 0
Gipson, CharlesCharles Gipson 94 64 14 .219 0 5 1
Buhner, JayJay Buhner 19 45 10 .222 2 5 0
Borders, PatPat Borders 5 6 3 .500 0 0 0
Podsednik, ScottScott Podsednik 5 6 1 .167 0 3 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L ERA SO
García, FreddyFreddy García 34 34 238.2 18 6 3.05 163
Sele, AaronAaron Sele 34 33 215 15 5 3.60 114
Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer 33 33 209.2 20 6 3.43 119
Abbott, PaulPaul Abbott 28 27 163 17 4 4.25 118
Halama, JohnJohn Halama 31 17 110.1 10 7 4.73 50

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player GP GS IP W L ERA SO
Piñeiro, JoelJoel Piñeiro 17 11 75.1 6 2 2.03 56
Tomko, BrettBrett Tomko 11 4 34.2 3 1 5.19 22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; SVO = Save opportunities; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV SVO ERA SO
Sasaki, KazuhiroKazuhiro Sasaki 69 66.2 0 4 45 52 3.24 62
Franklin, RyanRyan Franklin 38 78.1 5 1 0 1 3.56 60
Rhodes, ArthurArthur Rhodes 71 68.0 8 0 3 7 1.72 83
Nelson, JeffJeff Nelson 69 65.1 4 3 4 5 2.76 88
Charlton, NormNorm Charlton 44 47.2 4 2 1 2 3.02 48
Paniagua, JoséJosé Paniagua 60 66.0 4 3 3 4 4.36 46

Postseason

ALDS

ALCS

Postseason Game log

Legend
 Mariners win
 Mariners loss
 Postponement
BoldMariners team member
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