1989 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1989
misc = Ken Griffey Jr's Rookie Season

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Kingdome
y4 = 1977
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Jeff Smulyan
managers = Jim Lefebvre
television = KSTW-TV 11
radio = KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Joe Simpson)|

The Seattle Mariners 1989 season was their 13th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 6th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 73-89. The season, however, was enlivened by the arrival of the Mariners' 1987 first-round draft pick, Ken Griffey, Jr.

Offseason

*November 15, 1988: Luis DeLeón was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deleolu01.shtml Luis DeLeón page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Notable transactions

* March 27, 1989: Steve Balboni was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Dana Ridenour (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balbost01.shtml Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference] ]
* May 25, 1989: Mark Langston and a player to be named later were traded by the Mariners to the Montreal Expos for Randy Johnson, Brian Holman, and Gene Harris. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Mike Campbell to the Expos on July 31. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/langsma01.shtml Mark Langston page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1989: Brian Turang was drafted by the Mariners in the 51st round of the 1989 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/turanbr01.shtml Brian Turankg page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 12, 1989: Steve Trout was released by the Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/troutst01.shtml Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference] ]

eason standings

Roster

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1989.shtml]

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1989.shtml 1989 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=SEA 1989 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]