1986 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 1986 season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League West with a record of 67–95 (.414), the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors.

1986 Seattle Mariners
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Kingdome
City	Seattle, Washington
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	7th
Owners	George Argyros
General managers	Dick Balderson
Managers	Chuck Cottier, Marty Martínez, Dick Williams
Television	KIRO-TV 7
Radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ken Brett)
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At Boston's Fenway Park on Tuesday, April 29, twenty Mariners were struck out by 23-year-old Roger Clemens to set a new major league record. The game was scoreless through six innings, and the Red Sox won 3–1.^[1][2][3][4]

Offseason

• November 1, 1985: Bob Long was released by the Mariners.^[5]
• December 12, 1985: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone.^[6]
• January 18, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was signed as a free agent with the Mariners.^[7]
• January 18, 1986: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[8]
• January 18, 1986: Pete Ladd was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[9]
• March 31, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Mariners.^[10]

Regular season

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
California Angels	92	70	.568	—	50‍–‍32	42‍–‍38
Texas Rangers	87	75	.537	5	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍45
Kansas City Royals	76	86	.469	16	45‍–‍36	31‍–‍50
Oakland Athletics	76	86	.469	16	47‍–‍36	29‍–‍50
Chicago White Sox	72	90	.444	20	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍50
Minnesota Twins	71	91	.438	21	43‍–‍38	28‍–‍53
Seattle Mariners	67	95	.414	25	41‍–‍41	26‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1986 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	6–6	9–3	4–9	1–12	6–6	6–7	8–4	5–8	5–7	6–6	5–7	8–5
Boston	9–4	—	5–7	7–5	10–3	7–6	6–6	6–6	10–2	5–8	7–5	8–4	8–4	7–6
California	6–6	7–5	—	7–6	6–6	7–5	8–5	5–7	7–6	7–5	10–3	8–5	8–5	6–6
Chicago	3–9	5–7	6–7	—	5–7	6–6	7–6	5–7	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	2–11	6–6
Cleveland	9–4	3–10	6–6	7–5	—	4–9	8–4	8–5	6–6	5–8	10–2	9–3	6–6	3–10–1
Detroit	12–1	6–7	5–7	6–6	9–4	—	5–7	8–5	7–5	6–7	6–6	6–6	7–5	4–9
Kansas City	6–6	6–6	5–8	6–7	4–8	7–5	—	6–6	6–7	4–8	8–5	5–8	8–5	5–7
Milwaukee	7–6	6–6	7–5	7–5	5–8	5–8	6–6	—	4–8	8–5	5–7	6–6	4–8	7–6
Minnesota	4–8	2–10	6–7	7–6	6–6	5–7	7–6	8–4	—	4–8	6–7	6–7	6–7	4–8
New York	8–5	8–5	5–7	6–6	8–5	7–6	8–4	5–8	8–4	—	5–7	8–4	7–5	7–6
Oakland	7–5	5–7	3–10	6–7	2–10	6–6	5–8	7–5	7–6	7–5	—	10–3	3–10	8–4
Seattle	6–6	4–8	5–8	5–8	3–9	6–6	8–5	6–6	7–6	4–8	3–10	—	4–9	6–6
Texas	7–5	4–8	5–8	11–2	6–6	5–7	5–8	8–4	7–6	5–7	10–3	9–4	—	5–7
Toronto	5–8	6–7	6–6	6–6	10–3–1	9–4	7–5	6–7	8–4	6–7	4–8	6–6	7–5	—

Notable transactions

• May 21, 1986: Terry Bell was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Huismann.^[11]
• August 19, 1986: Spike Owen and Dave Henderson were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Rey Quiñones, Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, and a player to be named later.^[12]

Roster

1986 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 45 Jim Beattie 39 Karl Best 37 Mike Brown 47,51 Steve Fireovid 36 Lee Guetterman 28 Mark Huismann 46 Pete Ladd 12 Mark Langston 52 Paul Mirabella 25 Mike Moore 35 Mike Morgan 30 Edwin Núñez 31 Jerry Reed 18 Bill Swift 43 Mike Trujillo 34 Milt Wilcox 40 Matt Young		Catchers 22 Scott Bradley 11 Bob Kearney  5 Dave Valle  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 21 Alvin Davis  2 Ross Jones  1 Spike Owen 44 Ken Phelps 17 Jim Presley 51 Rey Quiñones  3 Domingo Ramos 19 Harold Reynolds 20 Gorman Thomas		Outfielders  9 Barry Bonnell 29 Phil Bradley 14 Mickey Brantley 22 Iván Calderón 16 Al Cowens 42 Dave Henderson 38 Dave Hengel 26 John Moses 16 Ricky Nelson 4,38 Danny Tartabull		Manager 15 Chuck Cottier 23 Marty Martínez 23 Dick Williams Coaches  8 Deron Johnson  6 Jim Mahoney 10 Marty Martínez 27 Phil Regan  4 Phil Roof

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Bob Kearney	81	204	49	.240	6	25
1B	Alvin Davis	135	479	130	.271	18	72
2B	Harold Reynolds	126	445	99	.222	1	24
SS	Spike Owen	112	402	99	.246	0	35
3B	Jim Presley	155	616	163	.265	27	107
LF	Phil Bradley	143	526	163	.310	12	50
CF	John Moses	103	399	102	.256	3	34
RF	Danny Tartabull	137	511	138	.270	25	96
DH	Ken Phelps	125	344	85	.247	24	64

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ken Phelps	125	344	85	.247	24	64
Dave Henderson	103	337	93	.276	14	44
Scott Bradley	68	199	60	.302	5	28
Iván Calderón	37	131	31	.237	2	13
Steve Yeager	50	130	27	.208	2	12
Rey Quiñones	36	122	23	.189	0	7
Mickey Brantley	27	102	20	.196	3	7
Domingo Ramos	49	99	18	.182	0	5
Al Cowens	28	82	15	.183	0	6
Dave Hengel	21	63	12	.190	1	6
Dave Valle	22	53	18	.340	5	15
Barry Bonnell	17	51	10	.196	0	4
Ross Jones	11	21	2	.095	0	0
Ricky Nelson	10	12	2	.167	0	1

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
Mike Moore	38	266.0	11	13	4.36	146
Mark Langston	37	239.1	12	14	4.85	245
Mike Morgan	37	216.1	11	17	4.53	116

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
Bill Swift	29	115.1	2	9	5.46	55
Milt Wilcox	13	55.2	0	8	5.50	26
Mike Trujillo	11	41.1	3	2	2.40	19
Jim Beattie	9	40.1	0	6	6.02	24
Jerry Reed	11	34.2	4	0	3.12	16
Steve Fireovid	10	21.0	2	0	4.29	10
Mike Brown	6	15.2	0	2	7.47	9

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
Matt Young	65	8	6	13	3.82	82
Pete Ladd	52	8	6	6	3.82	53
Lee Guetterman	41	0	4	0	7.34	38
Mark Huismann	36	3	3	4	3.71	59
Karl Best	26	2	3	1	4.04	23
Edwin Núñez	14	1	2	0	5.82	17
Paul Mirabella	8	0	0	0	8.53	6

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Calgary Cannons	Pacific Coast League	Bill Plummer
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	R. J. Harrison
A	Salinas Spurs	California League	Greg Mahlberg
A	Wausau Timbers	Midwest League	Bobby Cuellar
A-Short Season	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	Sal Rende

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellingham^[13]