- 1997 Seattle Mariners season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1997
misc = AL West Champions
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 byJohn Ellis
managers =Lou Piniella
television =KIRO-TV 7
Fox Sports Northwest
radio = KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus ,Rick Rizzs ,Ron Fairly )|TheSeattle Mariners 1997 season was their 21st since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 1st in theAmerican League West, finishing with a record of 90-72.Offseason
*November 15, 1996: Dave Silvestri was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Montreal Expos. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml]
*January 24, 1997: 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 ] ]
*February 20, 1997:Dennis Martinez was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml]
*March 27, 1997: Dave Silvestri was selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml]Regular Season
In 1997, Randy Johnson set an American League record for left-handers by striking out nineteen batters in a 4-1 loss to the Oakland A's on June 24. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Randy_Johnson_1963 The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com ] ] On August 8th he matched the feat by setting down nineteen Chicago White Sox. Johnson posted a 20-4 record with 291 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.28. He finished second in the Cy Young balloting to Toronto's Roger Clemens.
Opening Day Starters
*Jay Buhner
*Joey Cora
*Russ Davis
*Jeff Fassero
*Ken Griffey, Jr.
*Edgar Martinez
*Alex Rodriguez
*Paul Sorrento
*Lee Tinsley
*Dan Wilson [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=SEA 1997 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]eason standings
Notable transactions
*April 8, 1997: Steve Decker was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deckest01.shtml Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 24, 1997:Dennis Martinez was released by the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml]
*July 31, 1997: Heathcliff Slocumb was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek.
*July 31, 1997: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Mike Timlin to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Cruz. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spoljpa01.shtml Paul Spoljaric Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* August 20, 1997: Roberto Kelly was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Seattle Mariners for players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Joe Mays (October 9, 1997) and Jeromy Palki (minors) (October 9, 1997) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
*September 2, 1997: Steve Decker was released by the Seattle Mariners.Player stats
Batting
"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"
Relief pitchers
Game 3
October 4 ,Oriole Park at Camden Yards Game 4
October 5 ,Oriole Park at Camden Yards References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1997.shtml 1997 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1997&t=SEA 1997 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1997
before = Texas Rangers
1996
after = Texas Rangers
1998
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