2001 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners' 2001 season was the 25th since the franchise's inception. They finished with a 116–46 record (.71605 win %), tying the major league record for wins in the modern era since 1901, set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs,^[1] and setting the record for wins by an American League team.

2001 Seattle Mariners
American League West champions
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Safeco Field
City	Seattle, Washington
Record	116–46 (.716)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managers	Pat Gillick
Managers	Lou Piniella
Television	KSTW-TV 11 FSN Northwest (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Tom Paciorek)
Radio	KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
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Of the 116 wins, 59 were by four or more runs, setting a record that was later broken by the 2022 and 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers, each with 60 such wins.^[2] They also led the majors in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. The 2001 Mariners hold the record for the most Wins Above Replacement (WAR) by a team in a season in MLB history, with 50.4.^[3] Even the 1927 New York Yankees, often considered the greatest team of all time due to their elite "Murderers’ Row" lineup, fell short of the Mariners; they recorded 48.7 WAR, 1.7 less than the Mariners, the second-highest single-season total in MLB history.^[3]

On August 5, 2001, the Cleveland Indians accomplished a historic 12-run comeback, defeating the Seattle Mariners 15-14 in 11 innings, after trailing 14-2 in the 7th inning. This remarkable victory, known as the "Great Return," tied a major league record for the largest comeback in a game, featuring five runs with two outs in the ninth inning.

The 2001 season was also notable for the Major League debut of star Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who led the league in batting average and won both the AL Rookie of the Year and the AL MVP awards. Additionally, the Mariners hosted their second All-Star Game on July 10.

Winning the American League West, the 2001 season marked the first time the Mariners reached the postseason in consecutive seasons. The team defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS in five games, but fell to the New York Yankees in five games in the ALCS. They became the first team in MLB history to win 110 or more regular season games and fail to reach the World Series. They would later be joined in this regard by the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Despite the record-setting win total, the Mariners would not reach the postseason again until 2022, which was the longest active drought in the four major North American sports. They would also not win the AL West or return to the ALCS again until the 2025 season.

Offseason

• November 7, 2000: Scott Podsednik was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[4]

• November 18, 2000: Ichiro Suzuki was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[5]

• December 22, 2000: Bret Boone was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[6]

Regular season

Roster

2001 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 48 Paul Abbott 37 Norm Charlton 45 Ryan Franklin 61 Brian Fuentes 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 36 José Paniagua 38 Joel Piñeiro 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 30 Aaron Sele 67 Denny Stark 40 Brett Tomko		Catchers 10 Pat Borders 17 Tom Lampkin  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 25 David Bell 29 Bret Boone  8 Carlos Guillén  5 John Olerud 10 Ed Sprague Jr. 13 Ramon Vazquez		Outfielders 19 Jay Buhner 44 Mike Cameron  1 Charles Gipson 28 Stan Javier 18 Gene Kingsale 23 Al Martin  4 Mark McLemore 20 Scott Podsednik 10 Anthony Sanders 51 Ichiro Suzuki Designated Hitter 11 Edgar Martínez		Manager 14 Lou Piniella Coaches  7 John McLaren (bench) 12 John Moses (first base) 31 Dave Myers (third base) 27 Gerald Perry (hitting) 35 Bryan Price (pitching) 15 Matt Sinatro (bullpen)

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Seattle Mariners	116	46	.716	—	57‍–‍24	59‍–‍22
Oakland Athletics	102	60	.630	14	53‍–‍28	49‍–‍32
Anaheim Angels	75	87	.463	41	39‍–‍42	36‍–‍45
Texas Rangers	73	89	.451	43	41‍–‍41	32‍–‍48

Detailed records

Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pct.
AL East
Baltimore Orioles	6–0	2–1	8–1	.889
Boston Red Sox	2–1	4–2	6–3	.667
New York Yankees	1–2	5–1	6–3	.667
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	5–1	2–1	7–2	.778
Toronto Blue Jays	3–3	3–0	6–3	.667
	17–7	16–5	33–12	.733
AL Central
Chicago White Sox	5–1	2–1	7–2	.778
Cleveland Indians	2–1	3–1	5–2	.714
Detroit Tigers	3–1	2–1	5–2	.714
Kansas City Royals	1–2	5–1	6–3	.667
Minnesota Twins	3–0	5–1	8–1	.889
	14–5	17–5	31–10	.756
AL West
Anaheim Angels	7–3	8–1	15–4	.789
Oakland Athletics	5–4	5–5	10–9	.526
Texas Rangers	8–2	7–3	15–5	.750
	20–9	20–9	40–18	.690
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks	2–1	0–0	2–1	.667
Colorado Rockies	0–0	2–1	2–1	.667
Los Angeles Dodgers	0–0	2–1	2–1	.667
San Diego Padres	2–1	2–1	4–2	.667
San Francisco Giants	2–1	0–0	2–1	.667
	6–3	6–3	12–6	.667

Record vs. opponents

2001 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2001 v t e
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–5	4–3	6–3	5–4	5–4	5–4	3–6	4–3	6–14	4–15	7–2	7–12	5–4	10–8
Baltimore	5–4	—	9–10	3–4	1–5	4–2	5–2	3–3	5–13–1	2–7	1–8	10–9	2–7	7–12	6–12
Boston	3–4	10–9	—	3–3	3–6	4–5	3–3	3–3	5–13	4–5	3–6	14–5	5–2	12–7	10–8
Chicago	3–6	4–3	3–3	—	10–9	13–6	14–5	5–14	1–5	1–8	2–7	5–2	7–2	3–3	12–6
Cleveland	4–5	5–1	6–3	9–10	—	13–6	11–8	14–5	4–5	4–3	2–5	5–1	5–4	2–4	7–11
Detroit	4–5	2–4	5–4	6–13	6–13	—	8–11	4–15	4–5	1–6	2–5	4–2	8–1	2–4	10–8
Kansas City	4–5	2–5	3–3	5–14	8–11	11–8	—	6–13	0–6	3–6	3–6	4–2	4–5	4–3	8–10
Minnesota	6–3	3–3	3–3	14–5	5–14	15–4	13–6	—	4–2	5–4	1–8	1–6	4–5	2–5	9–9
New York	3–4	13–5–1	13–5	5–1	5–4	5–4	6–0	2–4	—	3–6	3–6	13–6	3–4	11–8	10–8
Oakland	14–6	7–2	5–4	8–1	3–4	6–1	6–3	4–5	6–3	—	9–10	7–2	9–10	6–3	12–6
Seattle	15–4	8–1	6–3	7–2	5–2	5–2	6–3	8–1	6–3	10–9	—	7–2	15–5	6–3	12–6
Tampa Bay	2–7	9–10	5–14	2–5	1–5	2–4	2–4	6–1	6–13	2–7	2–7	—	4–5	9–10	10–8
Texas	12–7	7–2	2–5	2–7	4–5	1–8	5–4	5–4	4–3	10–9	5–15	5–4	—	3–6	8–10
Toronto	4–5	12–7	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	5–2	8–11	3–6	3–6	10–9	6–3	—	8–10

Game log

2001 game log: 116–46 (Home: 57–24; Away: 59–22)
April: 20–5 (Home: 8–2; Away: 12–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 April 2 Athletics 5–4 Rhodes (1–0) Mecir (0–1) Sasaki (1) 45,911 1–0 W1 2 April 3 Athletics 1–5 Zito (1–0) Halama (0–1) – 27,212 1–1 L1 3 April 4 Athletics 10–2 Sele (1–0) Heredia (0–1) – 31,382 2–1 W1 4 April 6 @ Rangers 9–7 (10) Rhodes (2–0) Zimmerman (0–1) Sasaki (2) 34,684 3–1 W2 5 April 7 @ Rangers 6–5 Franklin (1–0) Davis (0–1) Sasaki (3) 41,651 4–1 W3 6 April 8 @ Rangers 4–5 Venafro (1–0) Paniagua (0–1) Crabtree (2) 44,306 4–2 L1 7 April 10 @ Athletics 5–1 Halama (1–1) Heredia (0–2) Sasaki (4) 14,880 5–2 W1 8 April 11 @ Athletics 3–0 Sele (2–0) Mecir (0–2) Sasaki (5) 16,652 6–2 W2 9 April 12 @ Athletics 7–3 Moyer (1–0) Hudson (1–1) – 15,414 7–2 W3 10 April 13 @ Angels 3–4 Hasegawa (1–0) Sasaki (0–1) – 31,087 7–3 L1 11 April 14 @ Angels 2–1 García (1–0) Valdez (0–1) Sasaki (6) 34,780 8–3 W1 12 April 15 @ Angels 7–5 Paniagua (1–1) Hasegawa (1–1) Nelson (1) 20,733 9–3 W2 13 April 16 Rangers 9–7 Franklin (2–0) Glynn (0–3) – 45,657 10–3 W3 14 April 17 Rangers 6–4 Moyer (2–0) Helling (0–3) Sasaki (7) 34,536 11–3 W4 15 April 18 Rangers 6–8 Davis (2–1) Tomko (0–1) Zimmerman (1) 48,823 11–4 L1 16 April 19 Angels 3–2 García (2–0) Valdez (0–2) Sasaki (8) 25,016 12–4 W1 17 April 20 Angels 4–1 Halama (2–1) Rapp (0–3) Sasaki (9) 39,274 13–4 W2 18 April 21 Angels 5–2 Moyer (3–0) Washburn (0–2) Nelson (2) 39,274 14–4 W3 19 April 22 Angels 5–0 Sele (3–0) Ortiz (2–2) – 44,192 15–4 W4 20 April 24 @ Yankees 7–5 García (3–0) Stanton (1–1) Sasaki (10) 29,522 16–4 W5 21 April 25 @ Yankees 7–5 Charlton (1–0) Pettitte (3–2) Sasaki (11) 23,684 17–4 W6 22 April 26 @ Yankees 7–3 Moyer (4–0) Mussina (1–3) Rhodes (1) 30,218 18–4 W7 23 April 27 @ White Sox 8–3 Sele (4–0) Baldwin (0–1) Sasaki (12) 16,276 19–4 W8 24 April 28 @ White Sox 8–5 Tomko (1–1) Biddle (1–1) Sasaki (13) 25,542 20–4 W9 25 April 29 @ White Sox 1–2 (14) Glover (2–1) Franklin (2–1) – 25,442 20–5 L1
May: 20–7 (Home: 10–5; Away: 10–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 26 May 1 Red Sox 0–2 Martínez (3–0) Halama (2–2) Arrojo (4) 36,642 20–6 L2 27 May 2 Red Sox 5–1 Sele (5–0) Nomo (3–2) – 40,170 21–6 W1 28 May 3 Red Sox 10–3 Moyer (5–0) Castillo (3–2) – 32,513 22–6 W2 29 May 4 Blue Jays 3–8 Parris (2–2) Abott (0–1) – 42,284 22–7 L1 30 May 5 Blue Jays 7–5 Rhodes (3–0) Borbón (0–2) Sasaki (14) 42,894 23–7 W1 31 May 6 Blue Jays 3–11 Carpenter (3–1) Halama (2–3) – 45,080 23–8 L1 32 May 8 @ Red Sox 4–12 Nomo (4–2) Moyer (5–1) – 32,941 23–9 L2 33 May 9 @ Red Sox 10–5 Nelson (1–0) Arrojo (1–1) Sasaki (15) 31,616 24–9 W1 34 May 10 @ Red Sox 5–2 Halama (3–3) Ohka (2–2) Sasaki (16) 31,428 25–9 W2 35 May 11 @ Blue Jays 7–2 Abbott (1–1) Hamilton (1–2) – 20,279 26–9 W3 36 May 12 @ Blue Jays 11–7 Tomko (2–1) Escobar (0–1) – 24,908 27–9 W4 37 May 13 @ Blue Jays 7–5 Moyer (6–1) Loaiza (4–4) Sasaki (17) 20,624 28–9 W5 38 May 15 White Sox 4–3 Nelson (2–0) Howry (2–1) Paniagua (1) 31,096 29–9 W6 39 May 16 White Sox 7–2 Abbott (2–1) Biddle (1–3) Paniagua (2) 33,748 30–9 W7 40 May 17 White Sox 5–1 García (4–0) Wells (3–4) Nelson (3) 43,510 31–9 W8 41 May 18 Yankees 10–14 Mendoza (3–1) Halama (3–4) – 45,794 31–10 L1 42 May 19 Yankees 1–2 (10) Stanton (4–1) Sasaki (0–2) Rivera (12) 45,880 31–11 L2 43 May 20 Yankees 6–2 Sele (6–0) Clemens (4–1) – 45,953 32–11 W1 44 May 22 @ Twins 11–12 Wells (4–1) Abbott (2–2) – 29,005 32–12 L1 45 May 23 @ Twins 5–4 Rhodes (4–0) Carrasco (2–1) Sasaki (18) 26,605 33–12 W1 46 May 25 @ Royals 9–6 Franklin (3–1) Grimsley (0–2) Sasaki (19) 17,555 34–12 W2 47 May 26 @ Royals 7–2 Sele (2–0) Meadows (1–6) – 21,368 35–12 W3 48 May 27 @ Royals 5–4 Charlton (7–0) Santiago (2–2) – 19,524 36–12 W4 49 May 28 @ Royals 13–3 Abbott (3–2) Durbin (3–3) – 20,142 37–12 W5 50 May 29 Orioles 3–2 García (5–0) Roberts (5–4) Sasaki (20) 30,413 38–12 W6 51 May 30 Orioles 12–5 Halama (4–4) Johnson (4–3) – 34,757 39–12 W7 52 May 31 Orioles 2–1 Sele (8–0) Mercedes (1–7) Sasaki (21) 37,612 40–12 W8
June: 18–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 53 June 1 Devil Rays 8–4 Moyer (7–1) Rekar (0–7) Nelson (4) 41,094 41–12 W9 54 June 2 Devil Rays 7–4 Abbott (4–2) Rupe (2–5) Sasaki (22) 45,473 42–12 W10 55 June 3 Devil Rays 8–4 García (6–0) Sturtze (2–5) Sasaki (23) 45,390 43–12 W11 56 June 4 Rangers 11–6 Franklin (4–1) Venafro (1–2) – 45,812 44–12 W12 57 June 5 Rangers 5–4 Paniagua (2–1) Smart (1–1) Sasaki (24) 44,853 45–12 W13 58 June 6 Rangers 7–3 Moyer (8–1) Oliver (4–2) – 45,754 46–12 W14 59 June 8 Padres 7–1 Abbott (5–2) Jarvis (3–6) – 45,293 47–12 W15 60 June 9 Padres 3–6 Jones (3–8) García (6–1) Hoffman (12) 45,322 47–13 L1 61 June 10 Padres 8–1 Halama (5–4) Loewer (0–1) – 45,418 48–13 W1 62 June 12 @ Rockies 10–9 Fuentes (1–0) Acevedo (0–1) Sasaki (25) 41,263 49–13 W2 – June 13 @ Rockies Postponed (rain); rescheduled June 14 (game 1) 63 June 14 (1) @ Rockies 2–8 Chacón (4–3) Moyer (8–2) – 45,261 49–14 L1 64 June 14 (2) @ Rockies 5–1 Abbott (6–2) Astacio (5–7) – 37,048 50–14 W1 65 June 15 @ Padres 5–1 García (7–1) Jones (3–9) – 60,918 51–14 W2 66 June 16 @ Padres 9–2 Halama (6–4) Loewer (0–2) – 61,065 52–14 W3 67 June 17 @ Padres 9–11 Davey (2–2) Nelson (2–1) Hoffman (14) 36,027 52–15 L1 68 June 18 @ Athletics 3–4 Zito (4–6) Charlton (2–1) Isringhausen (13) 16,368 52–16 L2 69 June 19 @ Athletics 8–7 Rhodes (5–0) Isringhausen (1–2) Sasaki (26) 17,542 53–16 W1 70 June 20 @ Athletics 4–6 Guthrie (5–1) Sasaki (0–3) – 40,639 53–17 L1 71 June 21 @ Athletics 12–10 Paniagua (3–1) Tam (0–3) Rhodes (2) 23,642 54–17 W1 72 June 22 Angels 1–8 Washburn (5–4) Sele (8–1) – 45,461 54–18 L1 73 June 23 Angels 1–2 Rapp (2–7) Moyer (8–3) Percival (18) 45,430 54–19 L2 74 June 24 Angels 7–3 Abbott (7–2) Schoeneweis (6–6) Sasaki (27) 45,722 55–19 W1 75 June 26 Athletics 7–3 García (8–1) Mulder (8–5) – 45,337 56–19 W2 76 June 27 Athletics 3–6 Hudson (8–5) Halama (6–5) Isringhausen (14) 45,104 56–20 L1 77 June 28 Athletics 3–6 Guthrie (6–1) Fuentes (1–1) Isringhausen (15) 45,399 56–21 L2 78 June 29 @ Angels 9–5 Moyer (9–3) Schoeneweis (6–7) – 40,822 57–21 W1 79 June 30 @ Angels 5–3 Stark (1–0) Ortiz (6–6) Sasaki (28) 27,784 58–21 W2
July: 18–9 (Home: 8–4; Away: 10–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 80 July 1 @ Angels 5–0 García (9–1) Wise (1–2) – 28,887 59–21 W3 81 July 2 @ Rangers 9–7 (10) Nelson (3–1) Petkovsek (0–1) Sasaki (29) 28,487 60–21 W4 82 July 3 @ Rangers 8–4 Sele (9–1) Oliver (7–3) – 41,849 61–21 W5 83 July 4 @ Rangers 3–6 Bell (2–0) Moyer (9–4) Venafro (3) 49,103 61–22 L1 84 July 5 @ Rangers 2–14 Rogers (4–6) Stark (1–1) – 29,797 61–23 L2 85 July 6 @ Dodgers 13–0 García (10–1) Brown (7–4) – 53,072 62–23 W1 86 July 7 @ Dodgers 1–2 Herges (7–6) Paniagua (3–2) – 40,937 62–24 L1 87 July 8 @ Dodgers 9–2 Sele (10–1) Williams (2–1) – 40,511 63–24 W1 – July 10 72nd All-Star Game American League 4,   National League 1   (Seattle;  Safeco Field) 88 July 12 Giants 4–3 (11) Rhodes (6–0) Boehringer (0–2) – 45,696 64–24 W2 89 July 13 Giants 3–5 Ortiz (10–5) Moyer (9–5) Nen (27) 45,909 64–25 L1 90 July 14 Giants 3–2 García (11–1) Estes (7–4) Sasaki (30) 45,809 65–25 W1 91 July 15 Diamondbacks 8–0 Sele (11–1) Ellis (6–4) – 45,855 66–25 W2 92 July 16 Diamondbacks 3–5 Batista (5–5) Halama (6–6) Kim (7) 45,770 66–26 L1 93 July 17 Diamondbacks 6–1 Abbott (8–2) Anderson (2–6) – 45,894 67–26 W1 94 July 18 @ Royals 2–0 Nelson (4–1) Hernández (2–3) Sasaki (31) 15,818 68–26 W2 95 July 19 @ Royals 3–6 Wilson (4–1) García (11–2) – 21,566 68–27 L1 96 July 20 @ Twins 4–0 Sele (12–1) Mays (11–7) – 36,863 69–27 W1 97 July 21 @ Twins 6–3 Halama (7–6) Johnson (0–1) Sasaki (32) 33,501 70–27 W2 98 July 22 @ Twins 6–3 Abbott (9–2) Lohse (3–2) – 44,665 71–27 W3 99 July 23 @ Twins 3–2 Moyer (10–5) Radke (10–7) Sasaki (33) 31,220 72–27 W4 100 July 24 Royals 1–6 Wilson (5–1) García (11–3) – 45,119 72–28 L1 101 July 25 Royals 1–5 Byrd (2–4) Sele (12–2) – 45,265 72–29 L2 102 July 26 Royals 4–0 Piñeiro (1–0) George (0–1) – 44,519 73–29 W1 103 July 27 Twins 11–4 Abbott (10–2) Lohse (3–3) – 45,808 74–29 W2 104 July 28 Twins 5–1 Moyer (11–5) Radke (10–8) – 45,681 75–29 W3 105 July 29 Twins 10–2 García (12–3) Milton (9–4) – 45,780 76–29 W4 106 July 31 @ Tigers 2–4 Lima (3–2) Sele (12–3) Anderson (13) 30,022 76–30 L1
August: 20–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 11–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 107 August 1 @ Tigers 7–1 Abbott (11–2) Holt (7–9) – 23,847 77–30 W1 108 August 2 @ Tigers 2–1 Piñeiro (2–0) Pettyjohn (0–4) Sasaki (34) 27,097 78–30 W2 109 August 3 @ Indians 2–1 Moyer (12–5) Colón (10–8) Sasaki (35) 42,580 79–30 W3 110 August 4 @ Indians 8–5 García (13–3) Báez (2–1) Rhodes (3) 42,440 80–30 W4 111 August 5 @ Indians 14–15 (11) Rocker (3–4) Paniagua (3–3) – 42,494 80–31 L1 112 August 6 @ Indians 8–6 Abbott (12–2) Nagy (4–5) Paniagua (3) 42,058 81–31 W1 113 August 7 Blue Jays 5–4 (14) Halama (8–6) DeWitt (0–1) – 45,636 82–31 W2 114 August 8 Blue Jays 12–4 Moyer (13–5) Carpenter (7–10) – 45,450 83–31 W3 115 August 9 Blue Jays 5–6 Quantrill (10–2) García (13–4) Koch (25) 45,670 83–32 L1 116 August 10 White Sox 6–8 Biddle (4–7) Sasaki (0–4) Foulke (28) 45,665 83–33 L2 117 August 11 White Sox 4–3 Franklin (5–1) Foulke (3–7) – 45,665 84–33 W1 118 August 12 White Sox 2–1 Rhodes (7–0) Wells (6–9) Sasaki (36) 45,765 85–33 W2 119 August 14 @ Red Sox 6–3 Paniagua (4–3) Beck (5–4) Sasaki (37) 33,790 86–33 W3 120 August 15 @ Red Sox 6–2 García (14–4) Castillo (7–7) – 33,186 87–33 W4 121 August 16 @ Red Sox 4–6 Garcés (4–1) Sele (12–4) Urbina (1) 33,548 87–34 L1 122 August 17 @ Yankees 0–4 Mussina (12–10) Abbott (12–3) Mendoza (5) 54,616 87–35 L2 123 August 18 @ Yankees 7–6 Rhodes (8–0) Lilly (3–6) Sasaki (38) 55,294 88–35 W1 124 August 19 @ Yankees 10–2 Moyer (14–5) Pettitte (14–7) – 54,339 89–35 W2 125 August 20 Tigers 1–4 Sparks (9–7) García (14–5) – 45,972 89–36 L1 126 August 21 Tigers 4–1 Sele (13–4) Weaver (10–13) Sasaki (39) 45,036 90–36 W1 127 August 22 Tigers 16–1 Abbott (13–3) Lima (4–5) – 45,814 91–36 W2 128 August 23 Tigers 5–1 Piñeiro (3–0) Redman (2–5) – 45,063 92–36 W3 129 August 24 Indians 4–1 Moyer (15–5) Colón (10–10) Charlton (1) 45,767 93–36 W4 130 August 25 Indians 3–2 (11) Halama (9–6) Rocker (3–6) – 45,818 94–36 W5 131 August 26 Indians 3–4 Riske (1–0) Nelson (4–2) Wickman (24) 45,782 94–37 L1 132 August 28 @ Devil Rays 0–6 Wilson (6–8) Piñeiro (3–1) – 11,687 94–38 L2 133 August 29 @ Devil Rays 5–2 Moyer (16–5) Sturtze (8–11) – 12,792 95–38 W1 134 August 30 @ Devil Rays 4–0 García (15–5) Rupe (5–11) – 12,260 96–38 W2 135 August 31 @ Orioles 0–3 Maduro (3–4) Sele (13–5) – 37,084 96–39 L1
September: 15–6 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 136 September 1 @ Orioles 6–4 Abbott (14–3) Mercedes (7–16) Sasaki (40) 45,668 97–39 W1 137 September 2 @ Orioles 1–0 Piñeiro (4–1) Bauer (0–1) Sasaki (41) 45,668 98–39 W2 138 September 3 Devil Rays 3–2 (11) Charlton (3–1) Yan (4–6) – 45,728 99–39 W3 139 September 4 Devil Rays 3–8 (10) Zambrano (6–2) Charlton (3–2) – 44,859 99–40 L1 140 September 5 Devil Rays 12–6 Halama (10–6) Phelps (2–2) – 44,720 100–40 W1 141 September 7 Orioles 10–1 Abbott (15–3) Mercedes (7–17) – 45,797 101–40 W2 142 September 8 Orioles 6–1 Piñeiro (5–1) Bauer (0–2) – 45,894 102–40 W3 143 September 9 Orioles 6–0 Moyer (17–5) Towers (8–10) – 45,344 103–40 W4 144 September 10 @ Angels 5–1 García (16–5) Valdez (9–10) – 20,311 104–40 W5 – September 11 @ Angels Postponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 2 – September 12 @ Angels Postponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 3 – September 13 Rangers Postponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 4 – September 14 Rangers Postponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 5 – September 15 Rangers Postponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 6 – September 16 Rangers Postponed (September 11 attacks), rescheduled for October 7 145 September 18 Angels 4–0 García (17–5) Ortiz (12–9) – 45,294 105–40 W6 146 September 19 Angels 5–0 Moyer (18–5) Schoeneweis (10–10) – 45,459 106–40 W7 147 September 20 Angels 3–6 Hasegawa (5–4) Halama (10–7) Percival (39) 44,768 106–41 L1 148 September 21 @ Athletics 1–5 Lidle (11–6) Abbott (15–4) Isringhausen (30) 30,387 106–42 L2 149 September 22 @ Athletics 2–11 Hiljus (4–0) Piñeiro (5–2) – 45,734 106–43 L3 150 September 23 @ Athletics 4–7 Mulder (20–7) García (17–6) Isringhausen (31) 38,628 106–44 L4 151 September 24 @ Rangers 9–3 Moyer (19–5) Davis (10–9) – 22,765 107–44 W1 152 September 25 @ Rangers 13–2 Sele (14–5) Duchscherer (1–1) – 27,781 108–44 W2 153 September 26 @ Rangers 7–5 Abbott (16–4) Bell (5–5) Sasaki (42) 24,712 109–44 W3 154 September 28 Athletics 5–3 García (18–6) Mulder (20–8) Sasaki (43) 45,695 110–44 W4 155 September 29 Athletics 4–8 Hiljus (5–0) Moyer (19–6) – 45,104 110–45 L1 156 September 30 Athletics 6–3 Sele (15–5) Hudson (17–9) – 45,674 111–45 W1
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 2–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 157 October 2 @ Angels 14–5 Abbott (17–4) Washburn (11–10) – 18,600 112–45 W2 158 October 3 @ Angels 4–3 Charlton (4–2) Levine (8–10) Sasaki (44) 18,503 113–45 W3 159 October 4 Rangers 16–1 Tomko (3–1) Myette (4–5) – 45,302 114–45 W4 160 October 5 Rangers 6–2 Moyer (20–6) Helling (12–11) – 45,333 115–45 W5 161 October 6 Rangers 1–0 Piñeiro (6–2) Davis (11–10) Sasaki (45) 45,607 116–45 W6 162 October 7 Rangers 3–4 Mahomes (7–6) Nelson (4–3) Zimmerman (28) 45,578 116–46 L1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member

All-Star Game

Main article: 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Mariners hosted the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 10, 2001 at Safeco Field. It was the second time the Mariners hosted the Midsummer Classic, and the first at Safeco Field. Eight Mariners were in the game, including four in the starting lineup. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League by the final score of 4–1. This would be the final All-Star Game for Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn.

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; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	Dan Wilson	123	377	100	.265	10	42	3
1B	John Olerud	159	572	173	.302	21	95	3
2B	Bret Boone	158	623	206	.331	37	141	5
3B	David Bell	135	470	122	.260	15	64	2
SS	Carlos Guillén	140	456	118	.259	5	53	4
LF	Al Martin	100	283	68	.240	7	42	9
CF	Mike Cameron	150	540	144	.267	25	110	34
RF	Ichiro Suzuki	157	692	242	.350	8	69	56
DH	Edgar Martínez	132	470	144	.306	23	116	4

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Mark McLemore	125	409	117	.286	5	57	39
Stan Javier	89	281	82	.292	4	33	11
Tom Lampkin	79	204	46	.225	5	22	1
Ed Sprague	45	94	28	.298	2	16	0
Charles Gipson	94	64	14	.219	0	5	1
Jay Buhner	19	45	10	.222	2	5	0
Ramón Vázquez	17	35	8	.229	0	4	0
Anthony Sanders	9	17	3	.176	0	2	0
Gene Kingsale	10	15	5	.333	0	1	2
Pat Borders	5	6	3	.500	0	0	0
Scott Podsednik	5	6	1	.167	0	3	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Freddy García	34	34	238.2	18	6	3.05	163
Aaron Sele	34	33	215.0	15	5	3.60	114
Jamie Moyer	33	33	209.2	20	6	3.43	119
Paul Abbott	28	27	163.0	17	4	4.25	118
John Halama	31	17	110.1	10	7	4.73	50

Other pitchers

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

Player	GP	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joel Piñeiro	17	11	75.1	6	2	2.03	56
Brett Tomko	11	4	34.2	3	1	5.19	22
Denny Stark	4	3	14.2	1	1	9.20	10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; SVO = Save opportunities; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	SVO	ERA	SO
Kazuhiro Sasaki	69	66.2	0	4	45	52	3.24	62
Ryan Franklin	38	78.1	5	1	0	1	3.56	60
Arthur Rhodes	71	68.0	8	0	3	7	1.72	83
Jeff Nelson	69	65.1	4	3	4	5	2.76	88
Norm Charlton	44	47.2	4	2	1	2	3.02	48
José Paniagua	60	66.0	4	3	3	4	4.36	46
Brian Fuentes	10	11.2	1	1	0	1	4.63	10

Postseason

Main article: 2001 MLB Postseason

Game log

2001 Postseason game log: 4–6 (Home: 2–3; Away: 2–3)
ALDS vs. Cleveland Indians: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 9 Indians 0–5 Colón (1–0) García (0–1) – 48,033 0–1 2 October 11 Indians 5–1 Moyer (1–0) Finley (0–1) – 48,052 1–1 3 October 13 @ Indians 2–17 Sabathia (1–0) Sele (0–1) – 45,069 1–2 4 October 14 @ Indians 6–2 García (1–1) Colón (1–1) – 45,025 2–2 5 October 15 Indians 3–1 Moyer (2–0) Finley (0–2) Sasaki (1) 47,867 3–2
ALCS vs. New York Yankees: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Away: 1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 17 Yankees 2–4 Pettitte (1–1) Sele (0–2) Rivera (3) 47,644 0–1 2 October 18 Yankees 2–3 Mussina (2–0) García (1–2) Rivera (4) 47,791 0–2 3 October 20 @ Yankees 14–3 Moyer (3–0) Hernández (1–1) – 56,517 1–2 4 October 21 @ Yankees 1–3 Rivera (1–0) Sasaki (0–1) – 56,375 1–3 5 October 22 @ Yankees 3–12 Pettitte (2–1) Sele (0–3) – 56,370 1–4
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
American League Division Series Pitchers: 48 Paul Abbott 37 Norm Charlton 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 36 José Paniagua 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 30 Aaron Sele Catchers: 17 Tom Lampkin 6 Dan Wilson Infielders: 25 David Bell 29 Bret Boone 5 John Olerud 10 Ed Sprague Jr. 13 Ramón Vázquez Outfielders: 19 Jay Buhner 44 Mike Cameron 1 Charles Gipson 28 Stan Javier 23 Al Martin 4 Mark McLemore 51 Ichiro Suzuki Designated hitter: 11 Edgar Martínez
American League Championship Series Pitchers: 48 Paul Abbott 37 Norm Charlton 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 36 José Paniagua 38 Joel Piñeiro 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 30 Aaron Sele Catchers: 17 Tom Lampkin 6 Dan Wilson Infielders: 25 David Bell 29 Bret Boone 8 Carlos Guillén 5 John Olerud Outfielders: 19 Jay Buhner 44 Mike Cameron 1 Charles Gipson 28 Stan Javier 23 Al Martin 4 Mark McLemore 51 Ichiro Suzuki Designated hitter: 11 Edgar Martínez

Awards and records

• Bret Boone, Most RBIs in one season by an American League Second Baseman (141)^[9]
• Ichiro Suzuki, American League Most Valuable Player
• Ichiro Suzuki, American League Rookie of the Year
• Ichiro Suzuki, American League Batting Champion
• Ichiro Suzuki, American League Stolen Base Leader
• Freddy García, American League ERA Leader
• Lou Piniella, Manager of the Year

All-Star Game

• John Olerud, first base, starter
• Bret Boone, second base, starter
• Ichiro Suzuki, outfield, starter
• Edgar Martínez, designated hitter, starter
• Mike Cameron, outfield, reserve
• Freddy García, pitcher, reserve
• Jeff Nelson, pitcher, reserve
• Kazuhiro Sasaki, pitcher, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dan Rohn
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Dave Brundage
A	San Bernardino Stampede	California League	Daren Brown
A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Gary Thurman
A-Short Season	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	Terry Pollreisz
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Omer Muñoz

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tacoma^[10]

Major League Baseball draft

2001 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Mike Wilson (pictured) was a Mariners second round pick in 2001.
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)	Pat Gillick
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
First pick	Michael Garciaparra
Draft positions	23rd
Number of selections	52
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years	2000 • 2001 • 2002

The following is a list of 2001 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 52 selections in the 2001 draft, the first being shortstop Michael Garciaparra in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 7 catchers, 5 shortstops, 2 third basemen, 1 first baseman, and 1 second baseman.

Draft

The Mariners selected John Axford in the seventh round of the 2001 draft.

Key

Round (Pick)	Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position	Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold	Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics	Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
*	Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

Round (Pick)	Name	Position	School	Source
1 (36)	Michael Garciaparra	Shortstop	Don Bosco High School	[11]
2 (49)	René Rivera	Catcher	Papa Juan High School	[12]
2 (67)	Mike Wilson	Outfielder	Booker T. Washington High School	[13]
3 (80)	Lazaro Abreu	Catcher	Miami Southridge High School	[14]
3 (99)	Tim Merritt	Shortstop	University of South Alabama	[15]
4 (129)	Bobby Livingston	Left-handed pitcher	Trinity Christian High School	[16]
5 (159)	John Cole	Second baseman	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	[17]
6 (189)	Justin Ockerman	Right-handed pitcher	Garden City High School	[18]
7 (219)	John Axford	Right-handed pitcher	Assumption College School	[19]
8 (249)	Jeff Ellena	Shortstop	Cal Poly Pomona	[20]
9 (279)	Justin Blood	Left-handed pitcher	Franklin Pierce College	[21]
10 (309)	Beau Hintz	Left-handed pitcher	Fresno State University	[22]
11 (339)	Josh Ellison	Outfielder	Westminster Academy	[23]
12 (369)	Mike Hrynio	Third baseman	Dover High School	[24]
13 (399)	Jason Van Meetren	Outfielder	Stanford University	[25]
14 (429)	Blake Woods	Shortstop	Grand Canyon University	[26]
15 (459)	Chris Colton	Outfielder	Newnan High School	[27]
16 (489)	Sean Peless	First baseman	Edmonds Community College	[28]
17 (519)	Ramon Royce	Right-handed pitcher	Lewis–Clark State College	[29]
18 (549)	John Williamson	Outfielder	East Carolina University	[30]
19 (579)	Brian Sabourin	Right-handed pitcher	Dakota Collegiate	[31]
20 (609)	David Purcey	Left-handed pitcher	Trinity Christian Academy	[32]
21 (639)	Matt Ware	Outfielder	Loyola High School	[33]
22 (669)	Ladd Hall	Right-handed pitcher	Buena High School	[34]
23 (699)	Aaron Braithwaite	Outfielder	Miami Killian High School	[35]
24 (729)	Garry Bakker	Right-handed pitcher	Suffern High School	[36]
25 (759)	Eddie Olszta	Catcher	Butler University	[37]
26 (789)	Jon Nelson	Third baseman	Dixie State College	[38]
27 (819)	Tim Bausher	Right-handed pitcher	Kutztown University	[39]
28 (849)	Wes Morrow	Right-handed pitcher	Grayson County College	[40]
29 (879)	Kyle Aselton	Left-handed pitcher	W. F. West High School	[41]
30 (909)	Billy Sadler	Right-handed pitcher	Pensacola Junior College	[42]
31 (939)	Jason Rainey	Outfielder	Texas Tech University	[43]
32 (969)	Bryan Vickers	Catcher	Perrysburg High School	[44]
33 (999)	Tom Keefer	Right-handed pitcher	Byng High School	[45]
34 (1029)	Trevor Heid	Outfielder	Dixie State College	[46]
35 (1059)	Todd Holliday	Pitcher	South Charleston High School	[47]
36 (1089)	Ben Hudson	Catcher	Truett-McConnell College	[48]
37 (1119)	Miguel Martinez	Left-handed pitcher	Miami Dade College	[49]
38 (1149)	Bobby Cramer	Left-handed pitcher	Long Beach State University	[50]
39 (1179)	Justin Ruchti	Catcher	Klein Forest High School	[51]
40 (1209)	Marquis Pettis	Outfielder	Diablo Valley College	[52]
41 (1238)	Kevin Guyette	Right-handed pitcher	Florida International University	[53]
42 (1266)	Ryan Brincat	Outfielder	Mira Costa High School	[54]
43 (1294)	Bradley Pahs	Catcher	Chesterton High School	[55]
44 (1322)	William Keyes	Right-handed pitcher	St. James School	[56]
45 (1350)	Brandon Fusilier	Outfielder	Navarro College	[57]
46 (1378)	Alan Gannaway	Right-handed pitcher	Bessemer High School	[58]
47 (1405)	Ethan Katz	Right-handed pitcher	University High School	[59]
48 (1431)	Luis DeJesus	Shortstop	Teodoro Aguilar Mora High School	[60]
49 (1456)	Nicholaus Hamilton	Outfielder	West Lowndes High School	[61]
50 (1479)	Brandon Espinosa	Right-handed pitcher	Santa Ana College	[62]