1996 Seattle Mariners season

Major League Baseball team season

1996 Seattle Mariners

League| American League
Division| West
Ballpark| Kingdome
City| Seattle, Washington
Record| 85–76 (.528)
Divisional place| 2nd
Owners| Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by John Ellis)
General managers| Woody Woodward
Managers| Lou Piniella
Television| KIRO-TV 7
Prime Sports NW
Radio| KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly)
| <- 1995 | Seasons | 1997 ->

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The 1996 Seattle Mariners season was the 20th season in franchise history, and the team was the runner-up in American League West, with a record of 85–76 (.528), 4½ games behind the champion Texas Rangers. The Mariners led the majors in runs (993), doubles (335), runs batted in (954), and slugging percentage (.484), but the pitching staff had the highest earned run average (5.21) in team history. Four Mariners scored at least 100 runs and four drove in at least 100 runs.[1] In their game against the Kansas City Royals on May 11, the Mariners set a franchise record of 12 extra-base hits.[2]

## Offseason

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* November 29, 1995: Mike Blowers was traded by the Mariners to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willis Otañez and Miguel Cairo.[3]
* January 23, 1996: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Florida Marlins.[4]
* January 29, 1996: Aaron Small was selected off waivers from the Mariners by the Oakland Athletics.[4]
* March 25, 1996: Ricky Jordan was purchased by the Mariners from the California Angels.[5]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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AL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Texas Rangers | 90 | 72  | .556  | —  | 50‍–‍31  | 40‍–‍41
Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76  | .528  | 4½  | 43‍–‍38  | 42‍–‍38
Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84  | .481  | 12  | 40‍–‍41  | 38‍–‍43
California Angels | 70 | 91  | .435  | 19½  | 43‍–‍38  | 27‍–‍53

### Record vs. opponents

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1996 American League record

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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 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 3–10–1 | 8–5
Boston | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 12–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5
California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 7–5
Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–8 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5
Cleveland | 7–5 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 12–0 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–5
Detroit | 2–11 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 0–12 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7
Kansas City | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8
Milwaukee | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7
Minnesota | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–5
Oakland | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 4–8
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7
Texas | 10–3–1 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–10 | — | 10–2
Toronto | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 2–10 | —

### Game log

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1996 Game Log: 85–76 (Home: 43–38; Away: 42–38)

March: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)

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1 | March 31 | White Sox | 3–2 (12) | Hurtado (1–0) | Simas | — | 57,467 | 1–0

April: 15–10 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–5)

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2 | April 2 | White Sox | 3–2 | Hitchcock (1–0) | Alvarez | Charlton (1) | 38,570 | 2–0
3 | April 3 | White Sox | 2–4 | Magrane | Wolcott (0–1) | Hernandez | 22,783 | 2–1
4 | April 5 | Brewers | 6–10 | Karl | Hurtado (1–1) | — | 27,768 | 2–2
5 | April 6 | Brewers | 8–5 | Johnson (1–0) | Sparks | — | 56,892 | 3–2
6 | April 7 | Brewers | 3–1 | Hitchcock (2–0) | Bones | Jackson (1) | 21,004 | 4–2
7 | April 9 | @ Tigers | 9–10 | Keagle | Menhart (0–1) | Williams | 42,932 | 4–3
8 | April 10 | @ Tigers | 3–7 | Olivares | Hurtado (1–2) | — | 9,299 | 4–4
9 | April 11 | @ Tigers | 9–1 | Johnson (2–0) | Gohr | — | 12,272 | 5–4
10 | April 12 | @ Blue Jays | 9–6 | Hitchcock (3–0) | Quantrill | — | 31,293 | 6–4
11 | April 13 | @ Blue Jays | 14–3 | Bosio (1–0) | Ware | — | 33,645 | 7–4
12 | April 14 | @ Blue Jays | 9–4 | Wolcott (1–1) | Hentgen | — | 29,301 | 8–4
13 | April 15 | Angels | 11–10 | Charlton (1–0) | Eichhorn | — | 36,960 | 9–4
14 | April 16 | Angels | 5–3 | Johnson (3–0) | Abbott | — | 25,404 | 10–4
15 | April 17 | Tigers | 8–3 | Jackson (1–0) | Veres | — | 18,008 | 11–4
16 | April 18 | Tigers | 11–3 | Bosio (2–0) | Sodowsky | Hurtado (1) | 17,536 | 12–4
17 | April 19 | Blue Jays | 4–10 | Hentgen | Wolcott (1–2) | Bohanon | 32,189 | 12–5
18 | April 20 | Blue Jays | 1–3 | Guzman | Menhart (0–2) | Timlin | 47,487 | 12–6
19 | April 21 | Blue Jays | 9–5 | Johnson (4–0) | Hanson | — | 34,915 | 13–6
20 | April 22 | Blue Jays | 7–16 | Castillo | Hurtado (1–3) | — | 18,467 | 13–7
21 | April 24 | @ White Sox | 1–2 | Alvarez | Bosio (2–1) | Hernandez | 15,882 | 13–8
22 | April 25 | @ White Sox | 3–4 | Tapani | Wolcott (1–3) | Hernandez | 14,679 | 13–9
23 | April 26 | @ Brewers | 6–5 | Carmona (1–0) | Potts | Charlton (2) | 13,072 | 14–9
24 | April 27 | @ Brewers | 6–5 | Wells (1–0) | Bones | Charlton (3) | 17,270 | 15–9
25 | April 28 | @ Brewers | 9–16 | Potts | Davis (0–1) | — | 19,717 | 15–10
26 | April 30 | @ Rangers | 8–0 | Bosio (3–1) | Gross | — | 27,272 | 16–10

May: 12–14 (Home: 8–9; Away: 4–5)

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27 | May 1 | @ Rangers | 4–5 | Russell | Jackson (1–1) | Henneman | 31,775 | 16–11
28 | May 2 | Indians | 4–6 | Hershiser | Wolcott (1–4) | Mesa | 21,711 | 16–12
29 | May 3 | Indians | 2–5 | Nagy | Hitchcock (3–1) | Mesa | 38,086 | 16–13
30 | May 4 | Indians | 5–1 | Menhart (1–2) | Lopez | — | 57,133 | 17–13
31 | May 5 | Indians | 0–2 | Martinez | Bosio (3–2) | Mesa | 56,883 | 17–14
32 | May 6 | Twins | 5–4 | Wells (2–0) | Radke | Charlton (4) | 32,203 | 18–14
33 | May 7 | Twins | 0–2 | Parra | Wolcott (1–5) | Stevens | 15,626 | 18–15
34 | May 8 | Twins | 5–7 (10) | Guardado | Wells (2–1) | Stevens | 22,175 | 18–16
35 | May 10 | Royals | 10–14 | Valera | Davis (0–2) | — | 24,231 | 18–17
36 | May 11 | Royals | 11–1 | Wolcott (2–5) | Belcher | Carmona (1) | 43,297 | 19–17
37 | May 12 | Royals | 8–5 | Johnson (5–0) | Linton | Charlton (5) | 27,470 | 20–17
38 | May 14 | @ Yankees | 0–2 | Gooden | Hitchcock (3–2) | — | 20,786 | 20–18
39 | May 15 | @ Yankees | 10–5 | Hurtado (2–3) | Key | — | 20,680 | 21–18
40 | May 17 | @ Orioles | 13–14 | Mills | Charlton (1–1) | — | 47,259 | 21–19
41 | May 18 | @ Orioles | 7–3 | Milacki (1–0) | Mercker | — | 46,434 | 22–19
42 | May 19 | @ Orioles | 7–8 | Mussina | Hurtado (2–4) | Myers | 47,565 | 22–20
43 | May 21 | @ Red Sox | 13–7 | Wells (3–1) | Eshelman | — | 24,528 | 23–20
44 | May 22 | @ Red Sox | 6–1 | Wolcott (3–5) | Wakefield | — | 26,753 | 24–20
45 | May 23 | @ Red Sox | 4–11 | Clemens | Milacki (1–1) | — | 31,551 | 24–21
46 | May 24 | Yankees | 10–4 | Hitchcock (4–2) | Kamieniecki | — | 44,236 | 25–21
47 | May 25 | Yankees | 4–5 | Mendoza | Hurtado (2–5) | Wetteland | 57,173 | 25–22
48 | May 26 | Yankees | 4–3 | Menhart (2–2) | Gooden | Charlton (6) | 42,410 | 26–22
49 | May 28 | Orioles | 8–12 | Rhodes | Guetterman (0–1) | Haynes | 23,235 | 26–23
50 | May 29 | Orioles | 9–8 | Charlton (2–1) | Myers | — | 20,253 | 27–23
51 | May 30 | Red Sox | 1–10 | Gordon | Torres (0–1) | — | 17,395 | 27–24
52 | May 31 | Red Sox | 9–6 | Wells (4–1) | Garces | — | 29,119 | 28–24

June: 14–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 9–7)

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53 | June 1 | Red Sox | 5–6 | Wakefield | Milacki (1–2) | Slocumb | 34,822 | 28–25
54 | June 2 | Red Sox | 3–1 | Wolcott (4–5) | Clemens | Jackson (2) | 47,540 | 29–25
55 | June 4 | @ Indians | 10–7 | Carmona (2–0) | Mesa | Charlton (7) | 42,179 | 30–25
56 | June 5 | @ Indians | 5–13 | Plunk | Milacki (1–3) | — | 42,274 | 30–26
57 | June 6 | @ Indians | 5–2 | Wells (5–1) | Martinez | Charlton (8) | 42,236 | 31–26
58 | June 7 | @ Royals | 5–9 | Valera | Wolcott (4–6) | — | 20,891 | 31–27
59 | June 8 | @ Royals | 8–12 | Appier | Milacki (1–4) | Montgomery | 30,022 | 31–28
60 | June 9 | @ Royals | 3–2 | Hitchcock (5–2) | Gubicza | Charlton (9) | 20,489 | 32–28
61 | June 10 | @ Twins | 6–13 | Aldred | Wagner (0–1) | Trombley | 17,134 | 32–29
62 | June 11 | @ Twins | 18–8 | Wells (6–1) | Aguilera | Hurtado (2) | 14,395 | 33–29
63 | June 12 | @ Twins | 5–3 | Wolcott (5–6) | Radke | Charlton (10) | 15,830 | 34–29
64 | June 14 | White Sox | 1–4 | Alvarez | Hitchcock (5–3) | Hernandez | 30,163 | 34–30
65 | June 15 | White Sox | 8–6 (12) | Carmona (3–0) | McCaskill | — | 47,042 | 35–30
66 | June 16 | White Sox | 7–6 | Wells (7–1) | Magrane | Jackson (3) | 34,588 | 36–30
67 | June 18 | Blue Jays | 3–11 | Guzman | Wolcott (5–7) | — | 25,912 | 36–31
68 | June 19 | Blue Jays | 2–9 | Hanson | Harikkala (0–1) | — | 26,265 | 36–32
69 | June 20 | @ White Sox | 8–5 | Hitchcock (6–3) | Tapani | Charlton (11) | 23,017 | 37–32
70 | June 21 | @ White Sox | 12–2 | Wagner (1–1) | Magrane | — | 23,253 | 38–32
71 | June 22 | @ White Sox | 4–2 | Wells (8–1) | Fernandez | Charlton (12) | 27,036 | 39–32
72 | June 23 | @ White Sox | 6–7 (10) | McCaskill | Guetterman (0–2) | — | 26,768 | 39–33
73 | June 25 | @ Blue Jays | 7–8 | Crabtree | Charlton (2–2) | — | 31,420 | 39–34
74 | June 26 | @ Blue Jays | 5–6 | Ware | Ayala (0–1) | Crabtree | 30,158 | 39–35
75 | June 27 | @ Blue Jays | 9–1 | Wells (9–1) | Quantrill | — | 31,108 | 40–35
76 | June 28 | Rangers | 19–8 | Carmona (4–0) | Pavlik | — | 34,413 | 41–35
77 | June 29 | Rangers | 5–9 | Oliver | Meacham (0–1) | — | 37,556 | 41–36
78 | June 30 | Rangers | 4–3 | Hitchcock (7–3) | Witt | Charlton (13) | 33,392 | 42–36

July: 16–12 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–6)

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79 | July 1 | Athletics | 4–6 | Wengert | Wagner (1–2) | Taylor | 18,166 | 42–37
80 | July 2 | Athletics | 6–11 | Mohler | Charlton (2–3) | — | 19,632 | 42–38
81 | July 3 | Athletics | 4–3 | Ayala (1–1) | Reyes | — | 36,619 | 43–38
82 | July 4 | @ Rangers | 9–5 | Carmona (5–0) | Henneman | — | 46,668 | 44–38
83 | July 5 | @ Rangers | 6–3 | Hitchcock (8–3) | Witt | — | 46,397 | 45–38
84 | July 6 | @ Rangers | 9–5 | Wagner (2–2) | Gross | — | 46,458 | 46–38
85 | July 7 | @ Rangers | 3–8 | Hill | Wells (9–2) | — | 36,933 | 46–39
86 | July 11 | Angels | 5–4 (12) | Carmona (6–0) | Monteleone | — | 25,949 | 47–39
87 | July 12 | Angels | 7–6 (10) | Ayala (2–1) | McElroy | — | 29,618 | 48–39
88 | July 13 | Angels | 4–6 | Boskie | Ayala (2–2) | Percival | 37,792 | 48–40
89 | July 14 | Angels | 8–0 | Wells (10–2) | Grimsley | — | 33,243 | 49–40
90 | July 15 | @ Athletics | 5–1 | Wolcott (6–7) | Telgheder | — | 11,183 | 50–40
91 | July 16 | @ Athletics | 5–12 | Chouinard | Hitchcock (8–4) | — | 15,206 | 50–41
92 | July 17 | @ Athletics | 6–7 | Corsi | Minor (0–1) | Taylor | 14,387 | 50–42
93 | July 18 | @ Angels | 15–3 | Meacham (1–1) | Boskie | — | 22,780 | 51–42
94 | July 19 | @ Angels | 4–9 | Grimsley | Wells (10–3) | — | 23,332 | 51–43
95 | July 20 | @ Angels | 4–5 | Schmidt | Charlton (2–4) | Percival | 31,759 | 51–44
96 | July 21 | @ Angels | 6–2 | Hitchcock (9–4) | Abbott | — | 22,088 | 52–44
97 | July 22 | Brewers | 8–3 | Wagner (3–2) | Mercedes | — | 40,555 | 53–44
98 | July 23 | Brewers | 3–7 | Karl | Carmona (6–1) | — | 22,378 | 53–45
99 | July 24 | Brewers | 8–7 | Ayala (3–2) | Fetters | — | 19,899 | 54–45
100 | July 25 | Tigers | 4–7 (10) | Lima | Ayala (3–3) | — | 19,949 | 54–46
101 | July 26 | Tigers | 6–4 | Hitchcock (10–4) | Sager | Jackson (4) | 25,175 | 55–46
102 | July 27 | Tigers | 13–7 | Davis (1–2) | Williams | — | 43,209 | 56–46
103 | July 28 | Tigers | 6–14 | Olivares | Bosio (3–3) | — | 38,204 | 56–47
104 | July 30 | @ Brewers | 6–5 | Wells (11–3) | Eldred | Ayala (1) | — | 57–47
105 | July 30 | @ Brewers | 3–4 | Van Egmond | Wolcott (6–8) | Fetters | 18,591 | 57–48
106 | July 31 | @ Brewers | 9–3 | Hitchcock (11–4) | D'Amico | — | 30,772 | 58–48

August: 12–17 (Home: 5–10; Away: 7–7)

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107 | August 1 | @ Brewers | 9–2 | Moyer (1–0) | McDonald | — | 18,425 | 59–48
108 | August 2 | @ Tigers | 2–8 | Olivares | Wagner (3–3) | — | 23,405 | 59–49
109 | August 3 | @ Tigers | 3–6 | Olson | Charlton (2–5) | — | 25,928 | 59–50
110 | August 4 | @ Tigers | 9–3 | Wolcott (7–8) | Nitkowski | — | 23,569 | 60–50
111 | August 6 | Indians | 3–4 | Lopez | Wells (11–4) | Mesa | 31,472 | 60–51
112 | August 7 | Indians | 4–5 | Tavarez | Charlton (2–6) | Mesa | 30,431 | 60–52
113 | August 8 | Indians | 1–2 | Ogea | Mulholland (0–1) | Mesa | 36,822 | 60–53
114 | August 9 | Twins | 5–6 | Parra | Wolcott (7–9) | Rodriguez | 25,130 | 60–54
115 | August 10 | Twins | 4–10 | Klingenbeck | Hitchcock (11–5) | — | 34,381 | 60–55
116 | August 11 | Twins | 3–6 | Radke | Wells (11–5) | Rodriguez | 36,114 | 60–56
117 | August 12 | Royals | 4–10 | Appier | Moyer (1–1) | Huisman | 43,476 | 60–57
118 | August 13 | Royals | 9–5 | Mulholland (1–1) | Linton | Johnson (1) | 21,961 | 61–57
119 | August 14 | Royals | 1–3 | Rosado | Wolcott (7–10) | Montgomery | 23,709 | 61–58
120 | August 16 | @ Yankees | 6–5 | Hitchcock (12–5) | Polley | Jackson (5) | 50,724 | 62–58
121 | August 17 | @ Yankees | 10–3 | Moyer (2–1) | Rogers | — | 51,729 | 63–58
122 | August 18 | @ Yankees | 13–12 (12) | Ayala (4–3) | Mecir | Jackson (6) | 44,769 | 64–58
123 | August 19 | @ Yankees | 4–10 | Pettitte | Carmona (6–2) | — | 33,994 | 64–59
124 | August 20 | @ Orioles | 1–4 | Mussina | Wagner (3–4) | Myers | 47,679 | 64–60
125 | August 21 | @ Orioles | 5–10 | Erickson | Hitchcock (12–6) | — | 47,198 | 64–61
126 | August 22 | @ Orioles | 10–3 | Moyer (3–1) | Coppinger | — | 47,380 | 65–61
127 | August 23 | @ Red Sox | 6–4 | Bosio (4–3) | Brandenburg | Ayala (2) | 33,079 | 66–61
128 | August 24 | @ Red Sox | 5–9 | Lacy | Wells (11–6) | — | 32,928 | 66–62
129 | August 25 | @ Red Sox | 5–8 | Maddux | Wagner (3–5) | Slocumb | 34,377 | 66–63
130 | August 26 | Yankees | 2–1 | Ayala (5–3) | Lloyd | Charlton (14) | 32,857 | 67–63
131 | August 27 | Yankees | 7–4 | Moyer (4–1) | Lloyd | — | 32,975 | 68–63
132 | August 28 | Yankees | 10–2 | Mulholland (2–1) | Gooden | — | 30,952 | 69–63
133 | August 29 | Orioles | 9–6 | Charlton (3–6) | Myers | — | 24,915 | 70–63
134 | August 30 | Orioles | 2–5 | Coppinger | Hitchcock (12–7) | Mills | 44,532 | 70–64
135 | August 31 | Orioles | 6–7 | Erickson | Bosio (4–4) | Benitez | 42,092 | 70–65

September: 15–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 7–8)

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136 | September 1 | Orioles | 5–1 | Mulholland (3–1) | Wells | — | 50,015 | 71–65
137 | September 2 | Red Sox | 8–9 (10) | Slocumb | Carmona (6–3) | — | 24,470 | 71–66
138 | September 3 | Red Sox | 11–9 | Torres (1–1) | Gordon | Charlton (15) | 17,374 | 72–66
139 | September 4 | Red Sox | 5–7 | Mahomes | Hitchcock (12–8) | Slocumb | 22,642 | 72–67
140 | September 8 | @ Indians | 1–2 | Nagy | Mulholland (3–2) | — | 42,307 | 72–68
141 | September 8 | @ Indians | 6–5 | Charlton (4–6) | Mesa | — | 42,217 | 73–68
142 | September 10 | @ Royals | 2–4 | Rosado | Torres (1–2) | Bluma | 12,499 | 73–69
143 | September 11 | @ Royals | 2–4 | Linton | Moyer (4–2) | Bluma | 13,078 | 73–70
144 | September 12 | @ Royals | 8–5 | Mulholland (4–2) | Haney | Charlton (16) | 15,045 | 74–70
145 | September 13 | @ Twins | 13–7 | Wells (12–6) | Miller | — | 15,510 | 75–70
146 | September 14 | @ Twins | 5–3 (10) | Ayala (6–3) | Guardado | Charlton (17) | 18,002 | 76–70
147 | September 15 | @ Twins | 7–0 | Torres (2–2) | Robertson | — | 25,142 | 77–70
148 | September 16 | Rangers | 6–0 | Moyer (5–2) | Burkett | — | 50,544 | 78–70
149 | September 17 | Rangers | 5–2 | Mulholland (5–2) | Hill | Ayala (3) | 32,279 | 79–70
150 | September 18 | Rangers | 5–2 | Hitchcock (13–8) | Witt | Charlton (18) | 35,162 | 80–70
151 | September 19 | Rangers | 7–6 | Davis (2–2) | Cook | Charlton (19) | 39,769 | 81–70
152 | September 20 | Athletics | 12–2 | Carmona (7–3) | Wengert | Meacham (1) | 56,535 | 82–70
153 | September 21 | Athletics | 9–2 | Moyer (6–2) | Telgheder | — | 56,103 | 83–70
154 | September 22 | Athletics | 11–13 | Mohler | Mulholland (5–3) | Taylor | 54,194 | 83–71
155 | September 23 | @ Angels | 3–4 | Finley | Hitchcock (13–9) | Percival | 16,212 | 83–72
156 | September 24 | @ Angels | 6–11 | Springer | Wells (12–7) | — | 18,891 | 83–73
157 | September 25 | @ Angels | 11–2 | Torres (3–2) | Boskie | — | 17,160 | 84–73
158 | September 26 | @ Athletics | 5–7 | Taylor | Charlton (4–7) | — | 11,141 | 84–74
159 | September 27 | @ Athletics | 1–8 | Telgheder | Mulholland (5–4) | — | 25,132 | 84–75
160 | September 28 | @ Athletics | 5–3 (10) | Carmona (8–3) | Acre | Charlton (20) | 30,057 | 85–75
161 | September 29 | @ Athletics | 1–3 | Small | Torres (3–3) | Taylor | 34,462 | 85–76

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Mariners team member

### Detailed records

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| American League

Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 82 | 81
Boston Red Sox | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | 81 | 88
Detroit Tigers | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 83 | 73
New York Yankees | 9 | 3 | 0.750 | 80 | 56
Toronto Blue Jays | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 79 | 82
Total | 31 | 30 | 0.508 | 405 | 380
AL Central
Chicago White Sox | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 58 | 46
Cleveland Indians | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 46 | 54
Kansas City Royals | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 71 | 74
Milwaukee Brewers | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | 84 | 73
Minnesota Twins | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 76 | 69
Total | 31 | 30 | 0.508 | 335 | 316
AL West
California Angels | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | 89 | 65
Oakland Athletics | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 74 | 78
Seattle Mariners |
Texas Rangers | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | 90 | 56
Total | 23 | 16 | 0.590 | 253 | 199
Season Total | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 993 | 895
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March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2
April | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0.600 | 164 | 138
May | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0.462 | 159 | 151
June | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0.538 | 173 | 163
July | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0.571 | 176 | 157
August | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0.414 | 158 | 163
September | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 160 | 121
Total | 161 | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 993 | 895
| Games  | Won  | Lost  | Win %  | RS | RA

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Home  | 81 | 43 | 38 | 0.531 | 473 | 449
Away  | 80 | 42 | 38 | 0.525 | 520 | 446
Total | 161 | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 993 | 895

### Notable transactions

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* April 13, 1996: Félix Fermín was released by the Mariners.[6]
* June 4, 1996: 1996 Major League Baseball Draft
* Gil Meche was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (22nd pick). Player signed June 9, 1996.[7]
* Juan Pierre was drafted by the Mariners in the 48th round, but did not sign.[8]
* Sean Spencer was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 40th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1996.[9]
* August 1, 1996: Greg Pirkl was selected off waivers from the Mariners by the Boston Red Sox.[10]
* August 14, 1996: Roger Blanco (minors) was traded by the Mariners to the Atlanta Braves for Mark Whiten.[11]
* August 22, 1996: Luis Sojo was selected off waivers from the Mariners by the New York Yankees.[12]
* August 29, 1996: The Mariners traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Dave Hollins. The Mariners completed the deal by sending David Ortiz to the Twins on September 13.[13]

### Roster

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1996 Seattle Mariners

Roster
Pitchers

* 13 Bobby Ayala
* 25 Chris Bosio
* 22 Rafael Carmona
* 37 Norm Charlton
* 47 Tim Davis
* 35 Scott Davison
* 48 Lee Guetterman
* 39 Tim Harikkala
* 41 Sterling Hitchcock
* 32 Edwin Hurtado
* 42 Mike Jackson
* 51 Randy Johnson
* 40 Joe Klink
* 40 Greg McCarthy
* 43 Rusty Meacham
* 16 Paul Menhart
* 53 Bob Milacki
* 23 Blas Minor
* 50 Jamie Moyer
* 45 Terry Mulholland
* 96 Mac Suzuki
* 38 Salomón Torres
* 52 Matt Wagner
* 46 Bob Wells
* 33 Bob Wolcott

|  | Catchers

* 17 John Marzano
* 36 Chris Widger
* 6 Dan Wilson

Infielders

* 28 Joey Cora
* 18 Russ Davis
* 10 Dave Hollins
* 34 Brian Hunter
* 29 Ricky Jordan
* 10 Jeff Manto
* 11 Edgar Martínez
* 20 Greg Pirkl
* 3 Alex Rodriguez
* 30 Andy Sheets
* 9 Luis Sojo
* 44 Paul Sorrento
* 12 Doug Strange

|  | Outfielders

* 8 Rich Amaral
* 56 Darren Bragg
* 19 Jay Buhner
* 1 Alex Diaz
* 24 Ken Griffey Jr.
* 40 Manny Martínez
* 20 Mark Whiten

Other batters

* 26 Raúl Ibáñez

|  | Manager

* 14 Lou Piniella

Coaches

* 5 Bobby Cuellar
* 4 Lee Elia
* 7 John McLaren
* 49 Sam Mejías
* 2 Steve Smith
* 15 Matt Sinatro

## Player stats

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### 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

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C | Dan Wilson | 138 | 491 | 140 | .285 | 18 | 83
1B | Paul Sorrento | 143 | 471 | 136 | .289 | 23 | 93
2B | Joey Cora | 144 | 530 | 154 | .291 | 6 | 45
SS | Alex Rodriguez | 146 | 601 | 215 | .358 | 36 | 123
3B | Russ Davis | 51 | 167 | 39 | .234 | 5 | 18
LF | Rich Amaral | 118 | 312 | 91 | .292 | 1 | 29
CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 140 | 545 | 165 | .303 | 49 | 140
RF | Jay Buhner | 150 | 564 | 153 | .271 | 44 | 138
DH | Edgar Martínez | 139 | 499 | 163 | .327 | 26 | 103

#### 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

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Luis Sojo | 77 | 247 | 52 | .211 | 1 | 16
Brian Hunter | 75 | 198 | 53 | .268 | 7 | 28
Darren Bragg | 69 | 195 | 53 | .272 | 7 | 25
Doug Strange | 88 | 183 | 43 | .235 | 3 | 23
Mark Whiten | 40 | 140 | 42 | .300 | 12 | 33
Andy Sheets | 47 | 110 | 21 | .191 | 0 | 9
John Marzano | 41 | 106 | 26 | .245 | 0 | 6
Dave Hollins | 28 | 94 | 33 | .351 | 3 | 25
Alex Diaz | 38 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 1 | 5
Jeff Manto | 21 | 54 | 10 | .185 | 1 | 4
Ricky Jordan | 15 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 1 | 4
Greg Pirkl | 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 1
Manny Martinez | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 3
Chris Widger | 8 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0
Raúl Ibañez | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### 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

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Sterling Hitchcock | 35 | 196.2 | 13 | 9 | 5.35 | 132
Bob Wolcott | 30 | 149.1 | 7 | 10 | 5.73 | 78
Matt Wagner | 15 | 80.0 | 3 | 5 | 6.86 | 41
Jamie Moyer | 11 | 70.2 | 6 | 2 | 3.31 | 29
Terry Mulholland | 12 | 69.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.67 | 34
Tim Harikkala | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 1

#### 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

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Bob Wells | 36 | 130.2 | 12 | 7 | 5.30 | 94
Randy Johnson | 14 | 61.1 | 5 | 0 | 3.67 | 85
Chris Bosio | 18 | 60.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.93 | 39
Salomón Torres | 10 | 49.0 | 3 | 3 | 4.59 | 36
Edwin Hurtado | 16 | 47.2 | 2 | 5 | 7.74 | 36
Rusty Meacham | 15 | 42.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.74 | 25
Paul Menhart | 11 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 | 7.29 | 18
Bob Milacki | 7 | 21.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.86 | 13

#### 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

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Norm Charlton | 70 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 4.04 | 73
Mike Jackson | 73 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.63 | 70
Rafael Carmona | 53 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 62
Bobby Ayala | 50 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5.88 | 61
Tim Davis | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.01 | 34
Lee Guetterman | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.09 | 6
Blas Minor | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 | 14
Greg McCarthy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 7
Scott Davison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 9
Joe Klink | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2
Mac Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 1

## Awards and honors

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Alex Rodriguez became the first shortstop in 56 years to win the American League Batting Crown.[14]

* Alex Rodriguez, American League Batting Champion

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dave Myers
AA | Port City Roosters | Southern League | Orlando Gómez
A | Lancaster JetHawks | California League | Dave Brundage
A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Mike Goff
A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Roger Hansen
Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Tom LeVasseur

[15]

## References

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1. ^ "1996 Major League baseball Season Summary". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
2. ^ "Team Batting Game Finder". Stathead. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
3. ^ "Mike Blowers Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
4. ^ a b "Aaron Small Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
5. ^ "Ricky Jordan Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
6. ^ "Félix Fermín Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
7. ^ "Gil Meche Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
8. ^ "Juan Pierre Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
9. ^ "Sean Spencer Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
10. ^ "Greg Pirkl Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
11. ^ "Mark Whiten Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
12. ^ "Luis Sojo Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
13. ^ "David Ortiz Stats". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
14. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.371, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
15. ^ 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

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* 1996 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
* 1996 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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