1979 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1979
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Kingdome
y4 = 1977
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Danny Kaye
managers = Darrell Johnson
television = KING-TV 5
radio = KVI 570 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson, Bill Freehan)|

The Seattle Mariners 1979 season was their 3rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 6th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 67-95. The Mariners hosted the All-Star Game in 1979.

Offseason

*December 5, 1978: Enrique Romo, Rick Jones, and Tom McMillan were traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Odell Jones, Rafael Vásquez, and Mario Mendoza. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/romoen01.shtml Enrique Romo page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 8, 1978: Craig Reynolds was traded by the Mariners to the Houston Astros for Floyd Bannister. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bannifl01.shtml Floyd Bannister page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 27, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortowi01.shtml Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 8, 1979: Jim Todd was released by the Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/toddji01.shtml Jim Todd page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Opening Day Starters

* Glenn Abbott
* Larry Cox
* Julio Cruz
* Willie Horton
* Ruppert Jones
* Mario Mendoza
* Dan Meyer
* Tom Paciorek
* Leon Roberts
* Bill Stein

eason standings

Transactions

* April 10, 1979: Bobby Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valenbo01.shtml Bobby Valentine page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft
**Bud Black was drafted by the Mariners in the 17th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blackbu02.shtml Bud Black page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Tom Henke was drafted by the Mariners in the 20th round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henketo01.shtml Tom Henke page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 6, 1979: Juan Bernhardt was traded by the Mariners to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hintori01.shtml Rich Hinton page at Baseball Reference] ]

All-Star Game

The by|1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 17, 1979, at The Kingdome in Seattle, Washington the home of the Seattle Mariners of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 7-6.

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Bruce Bochte, First Base, Reserve

References and external links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1979.shtml 1979 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=SEA 1979 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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