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1993 Seattle Mariners season

The 1993 Seattle Mariners season was their 17th since the franchise creation. The team ended the season finishing fourth in the American League West, finishing with a record of . It was the franchise's first full season under the ownership of Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, with team chairman John Ellis representing him. During the 1993 season, Randy Johnson set a club record with 308 strikeouts. It was also the first season he walked less than 100 batters.

The previous fall, the team also introduced a new logo, team colors and uniform set for this season that remain the team's current look to this day (with slight adjustments made in 2015).

Offseason

  • October 5, 1992: John Moses was released by the Seattle Mariners.
  • October 14, 1992: The Mariners dismissed manager Bill Plummer, along with the entire coaching staff.
  • November 10, 1992: The Mariners hire Lou Piniella as the team's new manager.
  • November 17, 1992: Kevin Mitchell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Norm Charlton.
  • November 28, 1992: David Ortiz was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent.
  • December 23, 1992: Mackey Sasser was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • February 2, 1993: Henry Cotto was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • March 16, 1993: Mike Schooler was released by the Seattle Mariners.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • May 14, 1993: Randy St. Claire was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.
  • June 3, 1993: Alex Rodriguez was drafted by the Mariners with the first overall pick of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1993.
  • June 3, 1993: Matt Wise was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 54th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign.
  • June 27, 1993: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent.
  • June 27, 1993: Henry Cotto was traded with Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins for Dave Magadan.
  • July 21, 1993: Pete O'Brien was released to make room on the roster for Edgar Martínez.
  • August 5, 1993: Randy St. Claire was released by the Mariners.

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

  • Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts
  • Randy Johnson, Franchise Record, Most Strikeouts in one season

Farm system

References

External links