1999 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1999
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Kingdome
y4 = 1977
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis
managers = Lou Piniella
television = KIRO-TV 7
KSTW
Fox Sports Northwest
radio = KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)|The Seattle Mariners 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West, finishing with a record of 79-83. In July, they moved into Safeco Field, replacing the Kingdome as their home. The Kingdome was demolished 8 months later.

Offseason

*November 9, 1998: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mark Leiter. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spoljpa01.shtml Paul Spoljaric Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 30, 1998: John Mabry was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mabryjo01.shtml John Mabry Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

The Mariners played their first game at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the San Diego Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League History to host an interleague game on its inaugural day. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

eason standings

Transactions

*June 2, 1999: JJ Putz was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1999. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/putzjj01.shtml]
*June 2, 1999: Rich Harden was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 38th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harderi01.shtml Rich Harden Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 28, 1999: Mike Blowers was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blowemi01.shtml Mike Blowers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1999.shtml 1999 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=SEA 1999 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]