1990 Seattle Mariners season

1990 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
General manager(s)	Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Jim Lefebvre
Local television	KSTW-TV 11
Local radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson)
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The Seattle Mariners 1990 season was their 14th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 5th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 77-85.

Offseason

• November 13, 1989: Jeff Schaefer was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.

Regular season

• June 2, 1990: Randy Johnson threw a no-hitter versus the Detroit Tigers. Johnson was the first Mariner to throw a no-hitter. He was also the tallest pitcher in Major League history to throw a no-hitter. It was the 2101st game in Mariners history.
• September 4, 1990: Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in a game against the California Angels. It was the first and only time in Major League Baseball history that this ever happened.

Opening Day starters

• Scott Bankhead
• Greg Briley
• Darnell Coles
• Alvin Davis
• Brian Giles
• Ken Griffey, Jr.
• Jeffrey Leonard
• Pete O'Brien
• Harold Reynolds
• Dave Valle

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	103	59	0.636	—	51–30	52–29
Chicago White Sox	94	68	0.580	9	49–31	45–37
Texas Rangers	83	79	0.512	20	47–35	36–44
California Angels	80	82	0.494	23	42–39	38–43
Seattle Mariners	77	85	0.475	26	38–43	39–42
Kansas City Royals	75	86	0.466	27½	45–36	30–50
Minnesota Twins	74	88	0.457	29	41–40	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1990 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	7–5	6–6	6–7	6–7	8–3	7–6	6–6	6–7	4–8	3–9	8–4	5–8
Boston	9–4	—	7–5	6–6	9–4	8–5	4–8	5–8	4–8	9–4	4–8	8–4	5–7	10–3
California	5–7	5–7	—	5–8	7–5	5–7	7–6	7–5	9–4	6–6	4–9	5–8	8–5	7–5
Chicago	6–6	6–6	8–5	—	5–7	5–7	9–4	10–2	7–6	10–2	8–5	8–5	7–6	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	4–9	5–7	7–5	—	5–8	6–6	9–4	7–5	5–8	4–8	7–5	7–5	4–9
Detroit	7–6	5–8	7–5	7–5	8–5	—	5–7	3–10	6–6	7–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	5–8
Kansas City	3–8	8–4	6–7	4–9	6–6	7–5	—	4–8	8–5	8–4	4–9	7–6	5–8	5–7
Milwaukee	6–7	8–5	5–7	2–10	4–9	10–3	8–4	—	4–8	6–7	5–7	4–8	5–7	7–6
Minnesota	6–6	8–4	4–9	6–7	5–7	6–6	5–8	8–4	—	6–6	6–7	6–7	5–8	3–9
New York	7–6	4–9	6–6	2–10	8–5	6–7	4–8	7–6	6–6	—	0–12	9–3	3–9	5–8
Oakland	8–4	8–4	9–4	5–8	8–4	6–6	9–4	7–5	7–6	12–0	—	9–4	8–5	7–5
Seattle	9–3	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	5–7	6–7	8–4	7–6	3–9	4–9	—	7–6	6–6
Texas	4–8	7–5	5–8	6–7	5–7	6–6	8–5	7–5	8–5	9–3	5–8	6–7	—	7–5
Toronto	8–5	3–10	5–7	7–5	9–4	8–5	7–5	6–7	9–3	8–5	5–7	6–6	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Marc Newfield was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 10, 1990.
  • Bret Boone was drafted by the Mariners in the 5th round. Player signed June 8, 1990.
• June 18, 1990: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Tracy Jones.
• June 19, 1990: Mario Díaz was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens.
• August 29, 1990: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
• September 18, 1990: Rick Rentería was released by the Mariners.

Roster

1990 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 15 Scott Bankhead 34 Dave Burba 45 Bryan Clark 34 Keith Comstock 55 Rich DeLucia 37 Gary Eave 23 Mike Gardiner 39 Erik Hanson 47 Gene Harris 36 Brian Holman 38 Mike Jackson 51 Randy Johnson 27 Brent Knackert 42 Vance Lovelace 53 Scott Medvin 54 José Meléndez 48 Dennis Powell 31 Jerry Reed 40 Mike Schooler 37 Russ Swan 18 Bill Swift 1,30 Matt Young		Catchers  9 Scott Bradley 17 Matt Sinatro 10 Dave Valle Infielders  7 Mike Brumley 43 Dave Cochrane 21 Alvin Davis 29 Brian Giles 11 Edgar Martínez 14 Tino Martinez 12 Pete O'Brien  4 Harold Reynolds 2,56 Jeff Schaefer 13 Omar Vizquel		Outfielders  8 Greg Briley 19 Jay Buhner 33 Darnell Coles 28 Henry Cotto 30 Ken Griffey 24 Ken Griffey, Jr. 25 Tracy Jones 00 Jeffrey Leonard		Manager  5 Jim Lefebvre Coaches 16 Gene Clines (hitting)  6 Bob Didier (bullpen) 22 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 20 Mike Paul (pitching)  3 Bill Plummer (third base)

The Griffeys

• Ken Griffey, Sr. joined his son Ken Griffey, Jr. to become the first father and son to play in a game together. The game was played against the Kansas City Royals on August 31. The Griffeys became the first father-and-son teammates. He also hit back-to-back home runs with his son on September 14, 1990.

Line Score

August 31, Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2
Seattle	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	x	5	10	1
W: Johnson (13-8)  L: Davis (7-10)
Home Runs: Pecota (4) Attendance: 27,166 Time: 2:27

Batting

Kansas City Royals	AB	R	H	RBI	Seattle Mariners	AB	R	H	RBI
Seitzer, 3b	4	0	0	0	Reynolds, 2b	5	0	1	0
McRae, cf	4	0	1	0	Griffey, lf	4	1	1	0
Tartabull, dh	3	0	1	0	Griffey, Jr., cf	4	1	1	0
Jackson, lf	3	1	1	0	Davis, dh	2	3	2	1
Macfarlane, c	4	0	1	0	O’Brien, 1b	3	0	0	0
Eisenreich, rf	3	0	0	1	Buhner, rf	3	0	2	1
Pecota, 1b	3	1	1	1	Martinez, 3b	2	0	1	1
White, 2b	3	0	1	0	Schaefer. 3b	2	0	1	1
Jeltz, ss	3	0	0	0	Bradley, c	4	0	1	0
NONE	0	0	0	0	Vizquel, ss	3	0	0	0
Totals	30	2	6	2	Totals	32	5	10	4

Pitching

Kansas City Royals	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Davis L (7-10)	6.2	9	5	4	6	1
Sanchez	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.0	10	5	4	6	1

Seattle Mariners	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Johnson W (13-8)	7.1	5	2	2	2	4
Swift SV (3)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	2	4

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	107	308	66	.214	7	33
1B	Pete O'Brien	108	366	82	.224	5	27
2B	Harold Reynolds	160	642	162	.252	5	55
3B	Edgar Martínez	144	487	147	.302	11	49
SS	Omar Vizquel	81	255	63	.247	2	18
LF	Jeffrey Leonard	134	478	120	.251	10	75
CF	Ken Griffey, Jr.	155	597	179	.300	22	80
RF	Greg Briley	125	337	83	.246	5	29
DH	Alvin Davis	140	494	140	.283	17	68

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ken Griffey, Sr.	21	77	29	.377	3	18
Jeff Schaefer	55	107	22	.206	0	6

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Erik Hanson	33	236	18	9	3.24	211
Randy Johnson	33	219⅔	14	11	3.65	194
Matt Young	34	225⅓	8	18	3.51	176
Brian Holman	28	189⅔	11	11	4.03	121
Russ Swan	11	47	2	3	3.64	15
Rich DeLucia	5	36	1	2	2.00	20
Gary Eave	8	30	0	3	4.20	16

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	Tommy Jones
AA	Williamsport Bills	Eastern League	Rich Morales
A	San Bernardino Spirit	California League	Keith Bodie
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Jim Nettles
A-Short Season	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	P. J. Carey
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Dave Myers

External links

• 1990 Seattle Mariners
• 1990 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com