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1992 Seattle Mariners season

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1992 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkKingdome
CitySeattle, Washington
Record64–98 (.395)
Divisional place7th
OwnersJeff Smulyan, purchased by
Hiroshi Yamauchi in July
General managerWoody Woodward
ManagerBill Plummer
TelevisionKSTW-TV 11
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Ken Levine,
Billy Sample)

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

After a then franchise-best 83 wins the previous season, the Mariners won 19 fewer games, the largest one-year decline in team history.[3] Owner Jeff Smulyan sold the team in July to Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi.[4][5][6][7] First-year manager Bill Plummer was fired after the season, [8][9] succeeded by Lou Piniella in November.[10][11]

Starting pitcher Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive AL 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 AL batting titles.[13] He hit .388 in July and .395 in August and was the AL Player of the Month for both.[2]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 9666 .593 — 51‍–‍30 45‍–‍36
Minnesota Twins 9072 .556 6 48‍–‍33 42‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox 8676 .531 10 50‍–‍32 36‍–‍44
Texas Rangers 7785 .475 19 36‍–‍45 41‍–‍40
California Angels 7290 .444 24 41‍–‍40 31‍–‍50
Kansas City Royals 7290 .444 24 44‍–‍37 28‍–‍53
Seattle Mariners 6498 .395 32 38‍–‍43 26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —8–58–46–67–610–38–46–76–65–86–67–57–55–8
Boston 5–8—8–46–66–74–97–55–83–97–65–76–64–87–6
California 4–84–8—3–106–67–58–55–72–117–55–87–69–45–7
Chicago 6–66–610–3—7–510–27–65–78–58–45–84–95–85–7
Cleveland 6–77–66–65–7—5–85–75–86–67–66–67–55–76–7
Detroit 3–109–45–72–108–5—7–55–83–95–86–69–38–45–8
Kansas City 4–85–75–86–77–55–7—7–56–75–74–97–66–75–7
Milwaukee 7–68–57–57–58–58–55–7—6–66–77–58–47–58–5
Minnesota 6–69–311–25–86–69–37–66–6—7–55–88–56–75–7
New York 8–56–75–74–86–78–57–57–65–7—6–66–66–62–11
Oakland 6–67–58–58–56–66–69–45–78–56–6—12–19–46–6
Seattle 5–76–66–79–45–73–96–74–85–86–61–12—4–94–8
Texas 5–78–44–98–57–54–87–65–77–66–64–99–4—3–9
Toronto 8–56–77–57–57–68–57–55–87–511–26–68–49–3—

Notable transactions

1992 roster

1992 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league 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
CDave Valle12436788.240930
1BTino Martinez136460118.2571666
2BHarold Reynolds140458113.247333
3BEdgar Martínez135528181.3431873
SSOmar Vizquel136483142.294021
LFKevin Mitchell99360103.286967
CFKen Griffey Jr.142565174.30827103
RFJay Buhner152543132.2432579
DHPete O'Brien13439688.2221452

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 Cotto10829476.259527
Greg Briley8620055.275512
Lance Parrish6919245.234821
Dave Cochrane6515238.250212
Bret Boone3312925.194415
Rich Amaral3510024.24017
Shane Turner347420.27005
Mike Blowers317314.19212
Jeff Schaefer65708.11413
Dann Howitt133710.27018
Matt Sinatro18283.10700
John Moses21223.13601
Bill Haselman8195.26300
Bert Heffernan8111.09101
Patrick Lennon120.00000
Scott Bradley210.00000

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 Fleming33228.117103.39112
Randy Johnson31210.112143.77241
Erik Hanson31186.28174.82112
Tim Leary844.0344.9112
Randy Kramer416.1017.716
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 Fisher2291.1434.5326
Rich DeLucia3083.2365.4966
Mark Grant2381.0243.8942
Clay Parker833.1027.5620
Mike Walker514.2037.365
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 Schooler5327134.7033
Jeff Nelson661763.4446
Russ Swan5531094.7445
Dennis Powell494204.5835
Calvin Jones383505.6949
Jim Acker170005.2811
Juan Agosto170005.8912
Shawn Barton140102.924
Eric Gunderson92108.682
Kerry Woodson80103.296
Gene Harris80007.006
Dave Schmidt300018.901
Kevin Brown20009.002

Awards and honors

Farm system

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[25]

References

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  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. Sherwin, Bob (October 11, 1991). "M's End Lefebvre's Reign -- Team Silent About Why Manager, Coach Fired". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  15. "Third-base coach Plummer named manager of Mariners". Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1991. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  16. Judd, Ron. "M's Trade For Kevin Mitchell -- Deal Sends Swift, Jackson Burba To Giants". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  17. "Kevin Mitchell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  18. "Trade Pays Off For Pitcher Swift -- Former Mariner Gets $7.95 Million In S.F." The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  19. "Shane Turner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  20. John Moses page at Baseball Reference
  21. "Mario Diaz Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  22. "Bill Haselman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball Reference.
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  25. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007