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1990 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkKingdome
CitySeattle, Washington
Record77–85 (.475)
Divisional place5th
OwnerJeff Smulyan
General managerWoody Woodward
ManagerJim Lefebvre
TelevisionKSTW-TV 11
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Joe Simpson)
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Seattle Mariners season was the 14th for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball (MLB). Under second-year manager Jim Lefebvre, they finished fifth in the American League West at 77–85 (.475). It was the second-best record in the M's history up to that point in time; the win total was one behind the club record set in 1987.[1] The Mariners hit six grand slams, most in MLB.[2]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Opening Day starters

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 10359 .636 — 51‍–‍30 52‍–‍29
Chicago White Sox 9468 .580 9 49‍–‍31 45‍–‍37
Texas Rangers 8379 .512 20 47‍–‍35 36‍–‍44
California Angels 8082 .494 23 42‍–‍39 38‍–‍43
Seattle Mariners 7785 .475 26 38‍–‍43 39‍–‍42
Kansas City Royals 7586 .466 27½ 45‍–‍36 30‍–‍50
Minnesota Twins 7488 .457 29 41‍–‍40 33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

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1990 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —4–97–56–66–76–78–37–66–66–74–83–98–45–8
Boston 9–4—7–56–69–48–54–85–84–89–44–88–45–710–3
California 5–75–7—5–87–55–77–67–59–46–64–95–88–57–5
Chicago 6–66–68–5—5–75–79–410–27–610–28–58–57–65–7
Cleveland 7–64–95–77–5—5–86–69–47–55–84–87–57–54–9
Detroit 7–65–87–57–58–5—5–73–106–67–66–67–56–65–8
Kansas City 3–88–46–74–96–67–5—4–88–58–44–97–65–85–7
Milwaukee 6–78–55–72–104–910–38–4—4–86–75–74–85–77–6
Minnesota 6–68–44–96–75–76–65–88–4—6–66–76–75–83–9
New York 7–64–96–62–108–56–74–87–66–6—0–129–33–95–8
Oakland 8–48–49–45–88–46–69–47–57–612–0—9–48–57–5
Seattle 9–34–88–55–85–75–76–78–47–63–94–9—7–66–6
Texas 4–87–55–86–75–76–68–57–58–59–35–86–7—7–5
Toronto 8–53–105–77–59–48–57–56–79–38–55–76–65–7—

Notable transactions

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Roster

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1990 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

The Griffeys

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Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Valle10730866.214733
1BPete O'Brien10836682.224527
2BHarold Reynolds160642162.252555
3BEdgar Martínez144487147.3021149
SSOmar Vizquel8125563.247218
LFJeffrey Leonard134478120.2511075
CFKen Griffey Jr.155597179.3002280
RFGreg Briley12533783.246529
DHAlvin Davis140494140.2831768

Other batters

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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 Cotto12735592.259433
Scott Bradley10123352.223128
Jay Buhner5116345.276733
Mike Brumley6214733.22407
Jeff Schaefer5510722.20606
Darnell Coles3710723.215216
Brian Giles459522.232411
Tracy Jones258626.302215
Ken Griffey, Sr.217729.377318
Tino Martinez246815.22105
Matt Sinatro305015.30004
Dave Cochrane15203.15000

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Erik Hanson332361893.24211
Matt Young342251⁄38183.51176
Randy Johnson332192⁄314113.65194
Brian Holman281892⁄311114.03121
Rich DeLucia536122.0020

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Swift55128642.3942
Russ Swan1147233.6415
Gary Eave830034.2016
Scott Bankhead4130211.0810
Mike Gardiner5122⁄30210.666

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mike Schooler4914302.2545
Mike Jackson635734.5469
Keith Comstock607422.8950
Gene Harris251204.7443
Brent Knackert241106.5128
Bryan Clark122003.273
Dave Burba60004.504
Scott Medvin50106.231
Vance Lovelace50003.861
Jerry Reed40104.912
José Meléndez300011.817
Dennis Powell20009.000

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Tommy Jones
AA Williamsport Bills Eastern League Rich Morales
A San Bernardino Spirit California League Keith Bodie
A Peninsula Pilots Carolina League Jim Nettles
A-Short Season Bellingham Mariners Northwest League P. J. Carey
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Dave Myers
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References

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  1. ↑ "Wild Johnson dampens end for Mariners". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 4, 1990. p. D2.
  2. ↑ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1990, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Schaefer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Signing of O'Brien heralds loose purse string for M's". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 8, 1989. p. C1.
  5. ↑ "Mariners trade Presley to Braves for infielder, pitcher". UPI. January 24, 1990. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "ESPN.com: Ken Griffey Jr. Career Notes". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mariner sails away with a no-hitter". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 3, 1990. p. 1G.
  8. ↑ "Box Score of Randy Johnson's No-Hitter". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Johnson tosses no-hitter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. June 3, 1990. p. 3B.
  10. ↑ "Pitcher of the Month Award Winners | History". MLB.com. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "1990 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Griffeys hit back-to-back HRs". Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. September 15, 1990. p. 3D.
  13. ↑ "Franchise Timeline - 1990s | Seattle Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  14. ↑ "GUILLEN, BONDS AMONG GOLDEN GLOVE WINNERS". Deseret News. Associated Press. December 5, 1990. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Seattle Mariners vs California Angels Box Score: April 9, 1990". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mariners Deal Eave To Giants". The Seattle Times. May 24, 1990. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  17. ↑ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
  18. ↑ "Marc Newfield Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America. March 18, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  19. 1 2 "1990 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Bret Boone Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  21. ↑ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
  22. ↑ "Mario Diaz Stats".
  23. ↑ Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
  24. ↑ Rick Renteria page at Baseball Reference
  25. ↑ "Griffeys make history". Lawrence Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. September 1, 1990. p. 1B.
  26. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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