1995 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners' 1995 season was the 19th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 79–66, tying the California Angels for first in the American League West. In a one-game tiebreaker, the Mariners defeated the Angels 9–1 to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history.[1]
In the postseason, the Mariners defeated the New York Yankees in the best-of-five American League Division Series after being down 2 games to 0, a series notable for Edgar Martínez' 11th-inning double that clinched the series for the Mariners. They were subsequently defeated in the American League Championship Series by the Cleveland Indians, 4–2.
Offseason
Regular season
- Ken Griffey, Jr. suffered a severe wrist injury on May 26 while making a catch at the wall that would sideline him until mid August. The team would stay afloat at .500 however, and after Junior returned they managed their historic late season comeback against the California Angels.[6]
- Randy Johnson won the Cy Young Award. The award came at the end of a banner year. Johnson (18-2, 2.48 ERA, 294 strikeouts) narrowly missed becoming the first AL Triple Crown pitcher (leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts) since Detroit's Hal Newhouser accomplished the feat in 1945.[6] His .900 winning percentage broke Ron Guidry's 1978 record, and his strikeouts per nine innings ratio of 12.35 broke the record held by Nolan Ryan.[6]
Opening Day Lineup
Roster
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Notable transactions
Draft Picks
Season standings
- Note: Teams played 144 games instead of the normal 162 as a consequence of the 1994 strike. Seattle and California each played 145 games due to the one-game tiebreaker.
Player stats
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
Other batters
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strike Outs
Relief pitchers
ALDS
| Game | Score | Date |
| 1 | Seattle 6, New York 9 | October 3, 1995 |
| 2 | Seattle 5, New York 7 | October 4, 1995 |
| 3 | New York 4, Seattle 7 | October 6, 1995 |
| 4 | New York 8, Seattle 11 | October 7, 1995 |
| 5 | New York 5, Seattle 6 | October 8, 1995 |
ALCS
| Game | Score | Date |
| 1 | Cleveland 2, Seattle 3 | October 10, 1995 |
| 2 | Cleveland 5, Seattle 2 | October 11, 1995 |
| 3 | Seattle 5, Cleveland 2 | October 13, 1995 |
| 4 | Seattle 0, Cleveland 7 | October 14, 1995 |
| 5 | Seattle 2, Cleveland 3 | October 15, 1995 |
| 6 | Cleveland 4, Seattle 0 | October 17, 1995 |
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Awards and honors
In popular culture
The Mariners' ALDS run is the subject of the song, My Oh My, by Seattle-based rapper, Macklemore.[15]
Chicago-based band Coping has a song titled "'95 Mariners".
See also
Farm system
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References
- ↑ "Mariners Postseason Results". MLB.com. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ↑ Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Félix Fermín page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jay Buhner page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Eric Anthony page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Ballplayers - Ken Griffey, Jr | BaseballLibrary.com
- ↑ Anderson, Lenny (April 14, 1995). "Negro League Seattle Steelheads Gone, But Not Forgotten". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ↑ "September 9, 1995 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ↑ Tim Belcher page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Norm Charlton page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Vince Coleman page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Shane Monahan page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Juan Pierre page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://rapgenius.com/Macklemore-my-oh-my-lyrics
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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