- 1995 Seattle Mariners season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1995
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
Prime Sports NW
radio = KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus ,Chip Caray ,Ron Fairly ,Ken Levine )|The
Seattle Mariners 1995 season was the team's 19th, and the regular season ended with a record of 79-66 and the franchise's first everAmerican League West division title. After trailing the California Angels by as many as 13 games during the season, the Mariners mounted an amazing comeback to tie the Angels at the end of the regular season, and defeated the Angels in a one-game tiebreaker.In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the
New York Yankees in the best-of-five American League Division Series after being down 2 games to 0, a series notable forEdgar Martinez ' 11th-inning double that clinched the series for the Mariners. They were subsequently defeated in the American League Championship Series by theCleveland Indians , 4-2.With the cloud of potential relocation hanging over the team stemming from the poor state of repair of the
Kingdome , the Mariners' late-season comeback, playoff run, and Martinez' double in particular, are credited with "saving baseball in Seattle", and spurred public funding for a new stadium,Safeco Field , which opened in July 1999.Despite the Mariners' defeat in the ALCS, and their three subsequent postseason appearances, the impact the 1995 season had on keeping the team in Seattle is one of the key reasons why it is widely regarded by Seattle fans as the most memorable season in franchise history.
Offseason
* November 29, 1994: Felix Fermin signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fermife01.shtml Felix Fermin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 21, 1994:Jay Buhner signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/buhneja01.shtml Jay Buhner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 21, 1994:Eric Anthony was released by the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml]Regular Season
*Randy Johnson won the Cy Young Award. The award came at the end of a banner year. Johnson (18-2, 2.48 ERA, 294 strikeouts) narrowly missed becoming the first AL Triple Crown pitcher (leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts) since Detroit's Hal Newhouser accomplished the feat in 1945. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Randy_Johnson_1963 The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com ] ] His .900 winning percentage broke Ron Guidry's 1978 record, and his strikeouts per nine innings ratio of 12.35 broke the record held by Nolan Ryan.
*On May 29, 1995, Derek Jeter made his major league baseball debut. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeterde01.shtml] It was in a game against the Seattle Mariners. Jeter had 5 At-Bats and had 0 Hits. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199505290SEA]Opening Day Lineup
*
Mike Blowers
*Darren Bragg
*Jay Buhner
*Joey Cora
*Felix Fermin
*Ken Griffey, Jr.
*Randy Johnson
*Edgar Martínez
*Tino Martinez
* Dan WilsonTransactions
*May 15, 1995:
Tim Belcher was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Roger Salkeld. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belchti01.shtml]
*June 1, 1995:Juan Pierre was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 30th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pierrju01.shtml Juan Pierre Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 31, 1995: Marc Newfield was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Ron Villone to the San Diego Padres for aplayer to be named later and Andy Benes. The San Diego Padres sent Greg Keagle (September 17, 1995) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newfima01.shtml]
*August 15, 1995: Vince Coleman was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Converse (August 18, 1995) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colemvi01.shtml Vince Coleman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]eason standings
:"Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994 strike. Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker."
Player stats
Batting
"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"
Other pitchers
ALCS
Awards and Honors
* Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts
* Lou Piniella, Associated Press Manager of the Yearee also
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The Double (Seattle Mariners) References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.shtml 1995 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1995&t=SEA 1995 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.1995mariners.com A fan site collecting stories about the team and year]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=dynasties/mariners/080226 1995 Mariners: Ringless in Seattle]succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1995
before = Texas Rangers
1994
after = Texas Rangers
1996
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