1992 Seattle Mariners season

1992 Seattle Mariners
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Kingdome
City	Seattle, Washington
Record	64–98 (.395)
Divisional place	7th
Owners	Jeff Smulyan, purchased by Hiroshi Yamauchi in July
General managers	Woody Woodward
Managers	Bill Plummer
Television	KSTW-TV 11
Radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Levine, Billy Sample)
Seasons

The 1992 Seattle Mariners season was their 16th since the franchise creation. The team finished seventh (last) in the American League West with a record of 64–98 (.395).^[1][2]

After a then franchise-best 83 wins the previous season, the Mariners finished with nineteen fewer, the largest one-year decline in team history.^[3] The team ownership was transferred in July from Jeff Smulyan to Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi,^[4][5][6][7] and first-year manager Bill Plummer was fired after the season,^[8][9] succeeded by Lou Piniella in November for 1993.^[10][11]

Lefthanded starter Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive strikeout titles with 241.^[12] In his third full season in the majors, 29-year-old third baseman Edgar Martínez batted .343 to lead the majors and win the first of his two American League batting titles.^[13] He hit .388 in July and .395 in August and was the league's player of the month for both.^[2]

Offseason

• October 11, 1991: The Mariners decided not to bring back manager Jim Lefebvre, along with pitching coach Mike Paul for the 1992 season.
• October 29, 1991: Third base coach Bill Plummer was promoted to manager.
• December 11, 1991: Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, and Dave Burba were traded by the Mariners to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger.^[14]
• February 19, 1992: Shane Turner was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[15]
• March 9, 1992: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[16]

Regular season

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	96	66	.593	—	51‍–‍30	45‍–‍36
Minnesota Twins	90	72	.556	6	48‍–‍33	42‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox	86	76	.531	10	50‍–‍32	36‍–‍44
Texas Rangers	77	85	.475	19	36‍–‍45	41‍–‍40
California Angels	72	90	.444	24	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍50
Kansas City Royals	72	90	.444	24	44‍–‍37	28‍–‍53
Seattle Mariners	64	98	.395	32	38‍–‍43	26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	8–4	6–6	7–6	10–3	8–4	6–7	6–6	5–8	6–6	7–5	7–5	5–8
Boston	5–8	—	8–4	6–6	6–7	4–9	7–5	5–8	3–9	7–6	5–7	6–6	4–8	7–6
California	4–8	4–8	—	3–10	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–7	2–11	7–5	5–8	7–6	9–4	5–7
Chicago	6–6	6–6	10–3	—	7–5	10–2	7–6	5–7	8–5	8–4	5–8	4–9	5–8	5–7
Cleveland	6–7	7–6	6–6	5–7	—	5–8	5–7	5–8	6–6	7–6	6–6	7–5	5–7	6–7
Detroit	3–10	9–4	5–7	2–10	8–5	—	7–5	5–8	3–9	5–8	6–6	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	4–8	5–7	5–8	6–7	7–5	5–7	—	7–5	6–7	5–7	4–9	7–6	6–7	5–7
Milwaukee	7–6	8–5	7–5	7–5	8–5	8–5	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–5
Minnesota	6–6	9–3	11–2	5–8	6–6	9–3	7–6	6–6	—	7–5	5–8	8–5	6–7	5–7
New York	8–5	6–7	5–7	4–8	6–7	8–5	7–5	7–6	5–7	—	6–6	6–6	6–6	2–11
Oakland	6–6	7–5	8–5	8–5	6–6	6–6	9–4	5–7	8–5	6–6	—	12–1	9–4	6–6
Seattle	5–7	6–6	6–7	9–4	5–7	3–9	6–7	4–8	5–8	6–6	1–12	—	4–9	4–8
Texas	5–7	8–4	4–9	8–5	7–5	4–8	7–6	5–7	7–6	6–6	4–9	9–4	—	3–9
Toronto	8–5	6–7	7–5	7–5	7–6	8–5	7–5	5–8	7–5	11–2	6–6	8–4	9–3	—

Notable transactions

• April 4: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[17]
• May 29: Mario Díaz was released by the Mariners.^[17]
• May 29: Bill Haselman was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Texas Rangers.^[18]
• August 22: Sean Twitty (minors) was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Tim Leary and cash.^[19]

Roster

1992 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 34 Jim Acker 47 Juan Agosto 53 Shawn Barton 15 Kevin Brown 55 Rich DeLucia 46 Brian Fisher 35 Dave Fleming 50 Mark Grant 31 Eric Gunderson 39 Erik Hanson 47 Gene Harris 51 Randy Johnson 52 Calvin Jones 54 Randy Kramer 54 Tim Leary 40 Jeff Nelson 32 Clay Parker 48 Dennis Powell 20 Dave Schmidt 29 Mike Schooler 37 Russ Swan 44 Mike Walker 42 Kerry Woodson		Catchers 6,9 Scott Bradley 15 Bill Haselman  6 Bert Heffernan  3 Lance Parrish 17 Matt Sinatro 10 Dave Valle Infielders  8 Rich Amaral 38 Mike Blowers 34 Bret Boone 33 Patrick Lennon 11 Edgar Martínez 23 Tino Martinez 12 Pete O'Brien  4 Harold Reynolds  2 Jeff Schaefer 20 Shane Turner 13 Omar Vizquel		Outfielders  1 Greg Briley 19 Jay Buhner 43 Dave Cochrane 28 Henry Cotto 24 Ken Griffey Jr. 44 Dann Howitt 17,7 Kevin Mitchell  6 John Moses		Manager  9 Bill Plummer Coaches 16 Gene Clines (hitting) 25 Roger Hansen (bullpen) 22 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 14 Marty Martínez (third base)  5 Russ Nixon (bench) 49 Dan Warthen (pitching)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Dave Valle	124	367	88	.240	9	30
1B	Tino Martinez	136	460	118	.257	16	66
2B	Harold Reynolds	140	458	113	.247	3	33
3B	Edgar Martínez	135	528	181	.343	18	73
SS	Omar Vizquel	136	483	142	.294	0	21
LF	Kevin Mitchell	99	360	103	.286	9	67
CF	Ken Griffey Jr.	142	565	174	.308	27	103
RF	Jay Buhner	152	543	132	.243	25	79
DH	Pete O'Brien	134	396	88	.222	14	52

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Henry Cotto	108	294	76	.259	5	27
Greg Briley	86	200	55	.275	5	12
Lance Parrish	69	192	45	.234	8	21
Dave Cochrane	65	152	38	.250	2	12
Bret Boone	33	129	25	.194	4	15
Rich Amaral	35	100	24	.240	1	7
Shane Turner	34	74	20	.270	0	5
Mike Blowers	31	73	14	.192	1	2
Jeff Schaefer	65	70	8	.114	1	3
Dann Howitt	13	37	10	.270	1	8
Matt Sinatro	18	28	3	.107	0	0
John Moses	21	22	3	.136	0	1
Bill Haselman	8	19	5	.263	0	0
Bert Heffernan	8	11	1	.091	0	1
Patrick Lennon	1	2	0	.000	0	0
Scott Bradley	2	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Fleming	33	228.1	17	10	3.39	112
Randy Johnson	31	210.1	12	14	3.77	241
Erik Hanson	31	186.2	8	17	4.82	112
Tim Leary	8	44.0	3	4	4.91	12
Randy Kramer	4	16.1	0	1	7.71	6

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brian Fisher	22	91.1	4	3	4.53	26
Rich DeLucia	30	83.2	3	6	5.49	66
Mark Grant	23	81.0	2	4	3.89	42
Clay Parker	8	33.1	0	2	7.56	20
Mike Walker	5	14.2	0	3	7.36	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mike Schooler	53	2	7	13	4.70	33
Jeff Nelson	66	1	7	6	3.44	46
Russ Swan	55	3	10	9	4.74	45
Dennis Powell	49	4	2	0	4.58	35
Calvin Jones	38	3	5	0	5.69	49
Jim Acker	17	0	0	0	5.28	11
Juan Agosto	17	0	0	0	5.89	12
Shawn Barton	14	0	1	0	2.92	4
Eric Gunderson	9	2	1	0	8.68	2
Kerry Woodson	8	0	1	0	3.29	6
Gene Harris	8	0	0	0	7.00	6
Dave Schmidt	3	0	0	0	18.90	1
Kevin Brown	2	0	0	0	9.00	2

Awards and honors

• Randy Johnson, American League leader, Strikeouts
• Edgar Martínez, Major League leader, Batting average

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	Keith Bodie
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Bob Hartsfield
A	San Bernardino Spirit	California League	Iván DeJesús
A	Peninsula Pilots	Carolina League	Marc Hill
A-Short Season	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	Dave Myers
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Carlos Lezcano

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peninsula^[20]

References

1. "Baseball: American League". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (standings). October 5, 1992. p. C4.
2. LaRue, Larry (October 6, 1992). "M's had their highs and lows". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C3.
3. Cour, Jim (October 5, 1992). "M's beat McDowell in season finale". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
4. Carson, Rob (June 12, 1992). "M's still financial concern". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
5. "Mariners' sale gains approval of the owners". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 12, 1992. p. 1C.
6. "M's owners expect city to produce". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 13, 1992. p. C2.
7. "Mariners have new owner as sale completed". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 2, 1992. p. C3.
8. "New owners figure one year is enough". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1992. p. 1B.
9. "Plummer, all coaches fired by M's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 14, 1992. p. C1.
10. Finnigan, Bob (November 10, 1992). "Piniella takes Mariners' helm". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Seattle Times). p. C1.
11. "Piniella assumes Mariners' helm". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 10, 1992. p. 3F.
12. "Randy Johnson | baseballbiography.com". Retrieved July 19, 2008.
13. "Martinez wins first batting title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 5, 1992. p. C1.
14. Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
15. Shane Turner page at Baseball Reference
16. John Moses page at Baseball Reference
17. "Mario Diaz Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
18. Bill Haselman page at Baseball Reference
19. Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference
20. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1992 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
• 1992 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com