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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. They are in the Western Division of the American League.

Founded: 1977 (American League expansion)
Home ballpark: Safeco Field (2000-present), Kingdome (1977-1999).
Uniform colors: Navy Blue, Emerald Green, Silver
Logo design: A baseball on an 8-pointed compass.
Wild Card titles won (1): 2000
Division titles won (3): 1995, 1997, 2001
League pennants won (0): none
World Series championships won (0): none

Seattle Mariners History

The team was added to the American League in 1977, and were for many years perennial non-achievers. By the mid 1990s, under manager Lou Piniella, with a core of strong players built around center-fielder Ken Griffey, Jr., pitcher Randy Johnson and designated hitter Edgar Martinez, they won their division in 1995. Their dramatic championship run that year was halted in the ALCS by the Cleveland Indians. They won the division again in 1997 and the playoff wild card in 2000, despite the loss of Griffey and Johnson.

In 2001, despite the loss of superstar shortstop Alex Rodriguez, the addition of Japanese sensation Ichiro Suzuki helped the Mariners to have one of the most successful regular seasons on record, leading the major leagues in winning percentage from start to finish, easily winning the American League West championship, setting a new American League record for most wins in a single season (116), and matching the major league record for single season wins set by the Chicago Cubs in 1906. They pulled off a come-from-behind 3-2 series win over the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS to advance to the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, but succumbed to the Yankees for the second year in a row in the ALCS, 4 games to 1.

Seattle's previous major league team, the Pilots, became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970, after a single season in Seattle.

Seattle Mariners Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Gaylord Perry


    • Seattle Mariners Retired numbers

  • 42 Jackie Robinson (retired by all Major League ballclubs)


    • Cy Young Award Winners

  • 1995 Randy Johnson


    • Most Valuable Players

  • 1997 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 2001 Ichiro Suzuki


    • Rookie Of the Year

  • 1984 Alvin Davis
  • 2000 Kazuhiro Sasaki
  • 2001 Ichiro Suzuki


    • Batting Champion

  • 1992 Edgar Martinez (.343)
  • 1995 Edgar Martinez (.356)
  • 1996 Alex Rodriguez (.358)
  • 2001 Ichiro Suzuki (.350)


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