1994 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1994
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Kingdome
y4 = 1977
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by John Ellis
managers = Lou Piniella
television = KSTW
radio = KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Chip Caray, Ron Fairly, Ken Levine)|

The Seattle Mariners 1994 season was their 18th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West, finishing with a record of 49-63. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike.

Offseason

*November 2, 1993: Bret Boone was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Erik Hanson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dan Wilson and Bobby Ayala. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebr01.shtml Bret Boone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 10, 1993: Eric Anthony was traded by the Houston Astros to the Seattle Mariners for Mike Felder and Mike Hampton. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anthoer01.shtml]
* December 20, 1993: Felix Fermin was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Reggie Jefferson and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Omar Vizquel. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fermife01.shtml Felix Fermin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 10, 1994: Luis Sojo was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml]
*January 31, 1994: Bobby Thigpen was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thigpbo01.shtml Bobby Thigpen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 15, 1994: Jerry Willard was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willaje01.shtml]

Regular Season

*On April 4, 1994, the Mariners played in the first game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field. President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in 11 innings.

*On July 8, 1994, Alex Rodriguez made his major league baseball debut. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrial01.shtml] It was in a game against the Boston Red Sox, and Rodriguez appeared in three at-bats and had 0 hits. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199407080BOS]

Opening Day starters

*Rich Amaral
*Eric Anthony
*Mike Blowers
*Chris Bosio
*Jay Buhner
*Felix Fermin
*Ken Griffey, Jr.
*Tino Martinez
*Greg Pirkl
*Dan Wilson [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=SEA]

eason standings

Transactions

*April 1, 1994: Torey Lovullo was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml]
*April 3, 1994: Goose Gossage was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 29, 1994: Bobby Thigpen was released by the Seattle Mariners.
*May 6, 1994: Mackey Sasser was released by the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sassema01.shtml]
*June 2, 1994: Jason Varitek was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed April 20, 1995. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/varitja01.shtml Jason Varitek Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1994.shtml]

Starting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1994.shtml 1994 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1994&t=SEA 1994 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]